Amendment to Request for Proposal
Amendment number: 01
Reference Request for Proposal Number: RFP-CATALYZE-217772-Ethiopia-2023-0029
Amendment effective date: June 01, 2023
Description of Amendment:
This amendment serves to modify:
1. Dates
Descriptions Per previous RFP Per amended RFP
Closing date and time June 02, 2023 11:50 PM Addis June 16, 2023 11:50 PM Addis
Ababa time (UTC +3) Ababa time (UTC +3)
Questions Deadline May 19, 2023 at 02:00 PM, June 08, 2023 at 02:00 PM,
Addis Ababa time (UTC+3) at Addis Ababa time (UTC+3) at
17:00 EAT 17:00 EAT
Virtual Bidders Conference May 23, 2023 at 02:00 PM, June 9, 2023 at 11:00 AM, Addis
Addis Ababa time (UTC+3) Ababa time (UTC+3)
2. Instructions to offerors
Descriptions Per previous RFP Per amended RFP
(d) Key Personnel and Staffing Plan: (d) Key Personnel and Staffing Plan:
1. Technical The offeror will provide a team of The offeror will provide a team of
Proposal technicians and experts with relevant technicians and experts with relevant
qualifications and experience to qualifications and experience to
adequately support the required adequately support the required
activities. A brief description of staffing activities. A brief description of staffing
resources required to complete the resources required to complete the
assignment should be provided, along assignment should be provided, along
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with their technical specialties and with their technical specialties and
availability. A team leader and other availability. A team leader and other
senior staff that the offeror believes are senior staff that the offeror believes are
essential to the successful completion of essential to the successful completion of
the activity must be named in the the activity must be named in the
proposal and curriculum vitae (CV) proposal and curriculum vitae (CV)
provided as an annex (maximum 2 provided. These CVs must receive
pages). approval by MS4G prior to
implementation. CVs must be provided
as an annex to this proposal (maximum
2 pages).
3. Table 1. Eligibility requirement
Descriptions Per previous RFP Per amended RFP
• Must be a registered legal • Must be a registered legal
Requirement (a) entity in Ethiopia for a entity in Ethiopia for a
minimum of five years. minimum of three years.
• Copy of the business license • Copy of renewed business
Requirement (a) Supporting certificate or articles and license certificate or articles
documents Memorandum of Association. and Memorandum of
Shareholder agreement or Association.
equivalent.
4. Table 2. Technical evaluation criteria
Descriptions Per previous RFP Per amended RFP
a. Demonstrated experience of b. Demonstrated experience of
4.Past performance: Evaluation helping enterprises input supply, helping enterprises input supply,
criteria 4a distribution and distribution and
automating/digitizing their automating/digitizing their
business. business.
b.Demonstrated experience in c. Demonstrated experience in
4.Past performance: Evaluation facilitation of apprenticeship or facilitation of apprenticeship or
criteria 4b employment of youth and employment of youth and
women in Agri-SMEs women in Agri-SMEs
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5. Annex A: Scope of Work
Descriptions Per previous RFP Per amended RFP
Firm Commitment: Firm Commitment: BASPs must Firm Commitment: BASPs
obtain signed commitment from must obtain signed commitment
participating firms indicating the from participating firms
firm’s willingness to contribute indicating the firm’s willingness
25% of the cost of the BASP’s to contribute 15% of the cost of
service cost and cooperate in the BASP’s service cost and
services delivery. cooperate in services delivery.
6. Acceptance of Deliverables/Timeline
Descriptions Per previous RFP Per amended RFP
Deliverable #3 Proposed Final Report and proof of 10% Final Report
deliverable growth
Deliverable #3 acceptance Final performance report. This Final performance report. This
criteria report should summarize report should summarize progress
progress against each business’s against each business’s
implementation plan, data on implementation plan, data on
revenue, youth data, sales revenue, youth data, sales volume
volume and value, cash flow, and and value, cash flow, and
employment for each enterprise, employment for each enterprise, as
as well as key learnings. well as key learnings. In some
Documentation showing a 10% cases, evidence of a 10% revenue
revenue and sales increase and and sales increase or proof of
Implementation and active use of implementation and active use of
the digital inventory system for the digital inventory system for 100
the OSS. OSSs may be required.
All other terms and conditions remain the same with the RFP issued on May 10, 2023
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Request for Proposal (RFP)
Subject RFP #: RFP-CATALYZE-217772-Ethiopia-2023-0029
RFP Issue Date: June 01, 2023
Terms of Reference / Enhanced Agricultural Inputs and Fertilizer Distribution through Improved OSS
Specifications: Service Provision (BASP, Digitization and Youth Engagement)
CATALYZE
Project
The Company Palladium International, LLC
Country of Performance Ethiopia
Closing Date and Time June 16, 2023, at 11:59 PM, Addis Ababa time (UTC +3)
☒ Accepted at [email protected] by June
Questions Deadline 08, 2023 at 02:00 PM, Addis Ababa time (UTC+3)
☐ N/A
☒ Virtually on June 09, 2023 at 11:00 AM Addis Ababa time (UTC+3)
Bidders’ Conference
☐ N/A
Submissions will be accepted:
☒ Electronically: email to
[email protected] Details for Submission
Offer Validity Period 120 days
Thank you for your interest in the above procurement. As implementer of the CATALYZE Innovative Blended
Finance Project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Palladium invites
you to submit a proposal for the scope of work attached in Annex A. Your proposal must be valid for the
Offer Validity Period.
Please email your notice of intention to submit a proposal by the Questions Deadline. Answers to questions
shall be distributed to all offerors that have indicated an intention to submit a proposal by the deadline.
Please submit your proposal in accordance with the Details for Submission above by the closing date and
time. This RFP in no way obligates Palladium to award a contract nor does it commit Palladium to pay any
cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Palladium bears no responsibility for data
errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.
Yours sincerely,
CATALYZE Procurement Team
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Terms and conditions
1. Proposal Conditions
By submitting a proposal, potential suppliers are bound by 11. Price/Cost Basis
these terms and conditions. Potential suppliers must submit offers Prices or costs quoted must show the tax exclusive price, the tax
with all details provided in English and with prices quoted in a
component and the tax inclusive price.
single currency.
The contract price, which must include any and all taxes, supplier
2. Proposal Lodgement charges and costs, will be the maximum price payable by the
The Company may grant extensions to the Closing Time at Company for the Goods and/or Services.
its discretion. The Company will not consider any quotes received
12. Financial information
after the Closing Time specified in the RFP unless the
If requested by the Company, potential suppliers must be able to
Company determines to do so otherwise at its sole discretion.
demonstrate their financial stability and ability to remain viable as a
3. Evaluation provider of the Goods and/or Services over the term of any
The Company may review all proposal to confirm compliance with agreement.
this RFP and to determine the best proposal in the circumstances. If requested by the Company, the potential supplier must promptly
provide the Company with such information or documentation as
4. Alterations the Company reasonably requires in order to evaluate the
The Company may decline to consider a proposal in which there potential supplier’s financial stability.
are alterations, erasures, illegibility, ambiguity or incomplete
details. 13. Referees
The Company reserves the right to contact the potential supplier’s
5. The Company’s Rights referees, or any other person, directly and without notifying
The Company may, at its discretion, discontinue the RFP; decline the potential supplier.
to accept any proposal; terminate, extend or vary its selection
process; decline to issue any contract; seek information or 14. Conflict of interest
Potential suppliers must notify the Company immediately if
negotiate with any potential supplier that has not been invited to any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest arises (a
submit a proposal; satisfy its requirement separately from the RFP perceived conflict of interest is one in which a reasonable person
process; terminate negotiations at any time and commence would think that the person’s judgement and/or actions are
negotiations with any other potential supplier; evaluate likely to be compromised, whether due to a financial or
proposals as the Company sees appropriate (including with personal interest (including those of family members) in the
reference to information provided by the prospective supplier or procurement or the Company).
from a third party); and negotiate with any one or more potential
suppliers. 15. Inconsistencies
If there is inconsistency between any of the parts of the RFP the
6. Amendments and Queries following order of precedence shall apply:
The Company may amend, or clarify any aspect of the RFP prior to (a) these Terms and Conditions;
the RFP Closing Time by issuing an amendment to the RFP in the (b) the first page of this RFP; and
same manner as the original RFP was distributed. Such (c) the Schedule
amendments or clarifications will, as far as is practicable be issued so that the provision in the higher ranked document will prevail to
simultaneously to all parties. the extent of the inconsistency.
Any queries regarding this RFP should be directed to the Contact
Person identified on the cover page of this RFP. 16. Collusion and Unlawful Inducements
Potential suppliers and their officers, employees, agents
7. Clarification and advisors must not engage in any collusive, anti-competitive
The Company may, at any time prior to execution of a contract, conduct or any other similar conduct with any other potential
seek clarification or additional information from, and enter supplier or person or quote any unlawful inducements in
into discussions and negotiations with, any or all potential suppliers relation to their proposal or the RFP process.
in relation to their proposals. In doing so, the Company will not Potential suppliers must disclose where proposals have been
allow any potential supplier to substantially tailor or amend their compiled with the assistance of current or former the
proposal. Company employees (within the previous 9 months and who was
substantially involved in the design, preparation, appraisal, review,
8. Confidentiality and or daily management of this activity) and should note that this
In their proposal, potential suppliers must identify any aspects may exclude their proposal from consideration.
of their proposal that they consider should be kept confidential, with Potential suppliers warrant that they have not provided or offered
reasons. Potential suppliers should note that the Company will only any payment, gift, item, hospitality or any other benefit to the
agree to treat information as confidential in cases that it considers Company, its employees, consultants, agents, subcontractors
appropriate. In the absence of such an agreement, potential (or any other person involved in the decision-making process
suppliers acknowledge that the Company has the right to disclose relating to this RFP) which could give arise to a perception of
the information contained in their proposal. bribery or corruption in relation to the RFP or any other dealings
The potential supplier acknowledges that in the course of this RFP, between the parties.
it may become acquainted with or have access to the Company’s
Confidential Information (including the existence and terms of this 17. Jurisdiction
RFP and the TOR). It agrees to maintain the confidence of This RFP shall be subject to the laws of the District of Columbia,
the Confidential Information and to prevent its unauthorised United States of America. The language of the arbitration will be
disclosure to any other person. If the potential supplier is required English.
to disclose Confidential Information due to a relevant law or legal The Potential Supplier and the Company will use their best efforts
proceedings, it will provide reasonable notice of such disclosure to to settle amicably any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of,
the Company. The parties agree that this obligation applies during or relating to this RFP or the breach, termination, or invalidity
the RFP and after the completion of the process. thereof. If no agreeable settlement can be found, any dispute,
controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this RFP or
the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by
9. Alternatives
mediation through the American Arbitration Association by filing a
Potential suppliers may submit proposals for alternative methods of request for mediation with the AAA and the other party. The
addressing the Company’s requirement described in the RFP Parties will be
where the option to do so was stated in the RFP or agreed in bound by any arbitration award rendered as a result of such
writing with the Company prior to the RFP Closing Time. Potential arbitration as the final adjudication of any such dispute.
suppliers are responsible for providing a sufficient level of
detail about the alternative solution to enable its evaluation.
10. Reference Material
If the RFP references any other materials including, but not limited
to, reports, plans, drawings, samples or other reference material,
the potential supplier is responsible for obtaining the referenced
material and considering it in framing their proposal. And provide it
to the Company upon request.
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Company Information
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact — the intentional creation
of enduring social and economic value. We work with corporations, governments, foundations, investors,
communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social,
environmental and financial benefits.
Project Background
USAID CATALYZE Market Systems for Growth (CATALYZE MS4G) is a four-year activity focusing on creating
transformative outcomes in the food security and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sectors. To achieve these
goals, the activity will engage youth, mobilize capital, increase access to finance, and support stakeholders to self-
advocate toward policy change which will promote opportunities for the private sector community. In response to
the impact of supply disruptions, sharp price increases in the price of food, and increases in the cost of agricultural
production in Ethiopia, CATALYZE MS4G is placing a special focus on activities and partnerships with Ethiopian
private sector partners to help increase farmer’s access to – and ability to afford – both chemical and biological
fertilizer, enhance the reliance of enterprises impacted by the rising cost of fertilizer, and strengthen Ethiopia’s
fertilizer and supply chain over the long term.
Purpose
The purpose of this RFP is to select multiple Business Advisory Service Providers (BASPs) to strengthen and
improve the capacity of at least 100 agricultural One Stop Shops (OSS) through business advisory service
provision, digitization of OSSs’ services, and creation of youth apprenticeships or employment for better fertilizer
and agricultural inputs distribution to farmers. Each BASP is expected to support 5 to 20 OSS enterprises
(minimum 5 and maximum 20).
A complete scope of work is attached as Annex A.
Type of Contract
Palladium intends to issue Pay-for-Result (P4R) subcontracts to selected offerors.
Anticipated Contract Period of Performance
Subcontracts will be offered to winning bidders for a period of 12 months with the option for renewal based on
performance and the availability of funding, at the sole discretion of USAID CATALYZE MS4G.
Place of Performance
The activities to be performed under this subcontract will take place in Ethiopia. The team proposed by the offeror
would be expected to travel to various regions and secondary cities1 where OSS enterprises are located.
Instructions to Offerors
Separate technical and cost proposals must be submitted by email no later than the time and date specified on
the cover page.
1. Technical Proposal
For the technical proposal, the offeror must submit:
(a) Cover letter with the following information:
1. Offeror’s contact info and address.
2. Type of company or organization.
1
Secondary cities mean cities with a population of 300,000 or more.
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3. Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number (bidders must have a UEI number or obtain one within 10
days of being notified of selection). Bidders are advised to apply on SAM.gov for ease of obtaining
UEI number.
4. Signed by an authorized representative of the offeror.
(b) Sector Coverage and Firm Profile: Including the background on the offeror and relevant expertise,
providing a description of specific past projects performed, and results achieved by the offeror highlighting
relevant expertise. The applicant should demonstrate experience providing technical assistance in input
supply, distribution, or automating and digitizing businesses. Applicants should demonstrate experience in
facilitation of apprenticeships or creating employment for youth and women (maximum 2 pages).
(c) Technical Proposals: Outline by component, the specific steps to completion, and how the offeror would
achieve the deliverables and indicators outlined in Annex A of this RFP and in the evaluation criteria
below. (maximum 8 pages)
(d) Key Personnel and Staffing Plan: The offeror will provide a team of technicians and experts with
relevant qualifications and experience to adequately support the required activities. A brief description of
staffing resources required to complete the assignment should be provided, along with their technical
specialties and availability. A team leader and other senior staff that the offeror believes are essential to
the successful completion of the activity must be named in the proposal and curriculum vitae (CV)
provided. These CVs must receive approval by MS4G prior to implementation. CVs must be provided as
an annex to this proposal (maximum 2 pages)
(e) Proposed Work Plan: (in a Gantt Chart) showing how the offeror would execute this project including a
timeline (maximum 2 pages)
(f) Past Performance References: Summary report of business advisory services provided specifically in
the agriculture sector; practical experience in Agri-SMEs capacity building, job creation and digitalization;
proven experience of working in agricultural input, supply, distribution, and utilization systems in
Ethiopia(maximum 3 report submissions, maximum 2 pages each) including contact information for three
references who oversaw or was familiar with the work of the offeror for these services and projects
(maximum 1 page)
(g) All supporting documentation specified below in the pass/fail evaluation criteria.
The selected offeror will be required to complete the Due Diligence Questionnaire (attachment 1) and provide
a UEI number within 10 days of being notified of selection.
Note: GSA has developed a useful interactive PDF tool that guides through the most common scenarios
about UEI (https://www.fsd.gov/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=af05f8fb1b44851006b09796bc4bcb6d)
Bidders can attach proof of application for UEI number following the above guideline for support in obtaining
your UEI!
2. Cost Proposal
Offers must submit a detailed cost proposal. Offerors will find CATALYZE MS4G Budget Template posted with
this RFP or can request through [email protected]. The cost proposal
consists of:
(a) Budget in Microsoft Excel with all formulas visible (unlocked)
(b) Accompanying Word Document with all cost assumptions and explanations
Key assumptions
• Budget in Ethiopian Birr only.
• OSS is expected to contribute 15% of the cost related to the services. The contribution can be
provided in cash or in-kind.
• All prices are to be inclusive of relevant taxes.
• Separate unit cost and number of units.
• Break down activity costs in as much detail as possible.
• Offerors should budget for: labor, travel, and transportation, training and other costs.
• All consultant fees as required which should match the rationale for the proposed salaries in the
AID1420-17.
• Offeror should budget for:
o Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance by FAR 52.228-3, as applicable.
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Submission of Offers
Electronic proposals must be submitted by sending two separate emails, one for technical proposal and one
for cost proposal with the RFP number RFP-CATALYZE-217772-Ethiopia-2023-0029 in the subject lines.
Offers received past the deadline stated on the cover page will be deemed non-responsive and will not be
considered for award.
Evaluation and Award Process
Proposals will be evaluated using a best value trade off methodology. This is a three-stage process.
(1) The first set of criteria is graded on a pass/fail basis. Offerors must meet the following minimum eligibility
qualification criteria and provide supporting documentation:
Table 1. Eligibility requirement
# Requirement Supporting Documentation
Must be a registered legal entity in Ethiopia for
Copy of renewed business license certificate or
(a) a minimum of three years.
articles and Memorandum of Association
Must not have any active exclusions from
working with the US government
(www.sam.gov), the UN (Sanctions List), or the N/A (MS4G will conduct the vetting to check the
(b)
US Department of the Treasury Office of exclusion)
Foreign Asset Control
(2) If these minimum criteria are met, the offer’s technical proposal will be evaluated as follows:
Table 2. Technical evaluation criteria
Evaluation Criteria Documents Evaluated Points
1. Sector coverage and firm profile
a. The expertise of the offeror within Firm profile 10
preferred agricultural sector especially in
input supply and fertilizer provision
sectors.
2. Technical proposal
a. Technical approach – A clear technical Technical approach 12
approach that depicts a proposal
showing the firm’s understanding of the
challenges, actions identified to address
them and on how to execute the
implementation plan.
b. Management approach – that describes Technical approach and staffing plan 12
how the firm will be implementing its
proposal including teaming, engagement
of partner enterprises, networking with
needed experts and monitoring
arrangements.
c. Workplan – GANTT chart demonstrating a Work plan 11
timeline of activities over the period of
performance. It should present a weekly
timeline beginning at week 1 with the
signing of the subcontract.
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3. Key Personnel and Staffing Plan
The offeror must provide a brief description of Staffing plan and CVs 20
the staffing resources required to complete
this activity, their technical specialities and
their availability, time required for recruitment
and onboarding.
- Team Leader has at least five years’
experience supporting enterprises,
farmers, youth engagement, and
intermediaries in business development
and sales-related activities in anchor firm
contracts.
- At least two key personnel with a
minimum of 5-year experience in Agri
business and related professions.
4. Past Performance.
a. Practical experience of providing business Past performance references 15
advisory support services to specific
agribusiness SMEs or OSSs.
b. Demonstrated experience of helping Firm profile and performance references 1. 15
enterprises input supply, distribution and
automating/digitizing their business.
c. Demonstrated experience in facilitation of
apprenticeship or employment of youth
and women in Agri-SMEs
5. Gender Equity
a. Service provider is majority women- Shareholder Agreement or equivalent,
owned (50%), women managed or led business licence and Articles and 5
businesses, legal registered entity in Memorandum of Association.
Ethiopia.
TOTAL 100
(3) The offeror’s cost proposal will be evaluated for:
• Proposed total price, relative to other offers received.
• Realism and reasonableness of the work to be performed.
• Price reflects a clear understanding of the requirements.
• Price is consistent with various elements of the technical proposal.
• Compliance with USAID cost principles (select one: Non-profit entities – Cost Principles in 2 CFR 200
Subpart E or For-Profit entities – Cost Principles in FAR Part 31).
Palladium reserves the right to award under this solicitation without further negotiations. The offerors are
encouraged to offer their best terms and prices with the original submission.
PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY AND ETHICS
It is Palladium’s policy that no gifts of any kind and of any value be exchanged between vendors/contractors and
Palladium personnel. Discovery of the same will be grounds for disqualification of the vendor/contractor from
participation in any Palladium’s procurements and may result in disciplinary actions against Palladium personnel
involved in such discovered transactions.
Resulting Award
This RFP in no way obligates Palladium to award a contract. Palladium may opt to select multiple offers in
response to this RFP.
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Any contract/purchase order resulting from this solicitation must be signed by both parties in order to be
considered valid and in force. All costs associated with, but not limited to, production, preparation and/or delivery
of goods or services, including deliveries, accepted by Palladium staff, without a fully executed (signed by both
parties) contract/purchase order, are at the vendor’s risk only. Palladium shall not pay for any costs, without
limitation, associated with production, preparation or delivery of goods and/or services under this or any other
contract/purchase order, which has not been signed by both parties.
If your proposal is successful, you will be required to enter into the Company’s standard contract for the types of
goods or services being provided. In the provision of the Goods and Services, you will be required to comply with
the Company’s policies, including (without limitation) its Business Partner Code of Conduct and any relevant client
terms and conditions. Potential suppliers must also comply with the Company’s Business Partner Code of
Conduct in the submission of any proposals pursuant to this RFP.
If you are bidding as part of a joint venture, partnership or similar, please make this clear in your submission.
Likewise, if you propose to subcontract any part of the goods or services provision, then disclose this fact within
your submission. The Company may require additional information from you and approval for subcontracting will
not be automatic as subcontractors will be subject to Palladium’s Due Diligence process.
Attachments
Please review the additional documentation and proposed contracts terms and conditions which should be given
consideration when preparing your proposal. By submitting your bid, you will certify that that you are in agreement
with the contract terms and conditions as included in this solicitation and that all prices include all aspects of the
required compliance with the terms and conditions of the proposed contract.
Attachement 1 - Budget Template
Attachement 2 - Due Diligence Questionnaire
Attachment 3 - FFATA Form (will be required only for successful offeror, where applicable – included for
awareness only)
Attachment 4 - FFP-Subcontract-Template (will be required only for successful offeror, where applicable –
included for awareness only)
Palladium Business Partner Code of Conduct and Child Protection Guidelines can be downloaded in full at:
http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/policies or request through email from
[email protected]
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Annex A: Scope of Work
The purpose of this RFP is to select a business advisory service provider (BASP) on a Pay-for-Result (P4P) basis
to help the OSS to improve their business performance, support them with their organizational and operational
long- and short-term strategic plan, by improving their market linkage, access to finance for investment plans and
create job and apprenticeship opportunities for youth and women. BASPs will be supporting OSSs through
technical support for optimal inputs utilization techniques, business administration, market linkages, and digitization
of accounting systems including marketing and bookkeeping. These interventions are expected to transform OSS
business performance to scale and reach more smallholder famers, creating improved access to fertilizer.
BASPS are expected to provide technical assistance of the following areas:
• Youth Programming: provide skilled youth and women apprenticeships and new job creation
opportunities within the OSSs and provide technical support to the OSSs in human capital management.
• Business Support: BASP support will be provided to a total of 100 OSSs to improve their service
delivery through addressing their internal administrative and operational challenges that will allow them to
be bankable.
• Digital Economy: design an activity to strengthen the business support ecosystem supporting the OSS
to automate and digitize their service delivery, inventory system and client management to help enhance
sales of fertilizer directly (and other products indirectly).
Selected OSS are expected to meet the following criteria:
• Gender Parity: At least 50% of the enterprises must be women-owned or led.
• Geographic Diversity: At least 50% of the enterprises must be in secondary cities with a population of
300,000 or more.
• Firm Commitment: BASPs must obtain signed commitment from participating enterprises indicating the
enterprise’s willingness to contribute 15% of the cost of the BASP’s service cost and cooperate in
services delivery.
Selected BASPs will be responsible for performing the activities described below with each OSS:
• Firm-specific operational and financial diagnostic: Identify an appropriate business diagnostic tool and
conduct firm-level business diagnostic. Take stock of the current situation, identifying gaps, critical issues
and immediate future needs to drive business improvement and gain efficiency. The diagnostic must
assess and identify challenges and opportunities that need to be addressed by the company to grow its
sales and revenue.
• Based on the diagnostic, submit a proposal for services to be rendered: The firm must approve the
proposed changes required to achieve the objective of sales and revenue growth. The BASP must
recommend the strategy, workplan, and timeline to achieve such objectives. The technical support must
produce at minimum 10% sales and revenue growth annually.
• Capacity building: The BASP will also provide short-term consultancy and training services as needed.
Technical and managerial skills training, coaching, and mentoring addressing the specific needs of the
enterprise may be provided in order to accelerate growth. All training, mentoring, and coaching must be
practical and specific on the actual challenges confronting the business, as opposed to more traditional
classroom-based theory.
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7. Acceptance of deliverables/timeline
All deliverables will be reviewed by the CATALYZE MS4G Technical Manager (or his/her designee) for
completeness and before being reviewed for acceptance and approved for payment. Deliverables may
include, but are not limited to:
No. Proposed Deliverable Acceptance criteria Due date Payment
Schedule
1 Executed service Signed contractual agreement with Within 60 days Up to 30%
agreement OSS, diagnostic and recommendation from contract start
report. The report must include date
Firm level diagnosis implementation plan, timeline, and
expected outcome for business
Recommendation and support, youth engagement, and digital
implementation plan economy.
2 Implementation reports Documented progress on interventions Quarterly bases Up to 30%
outlined in the implementation plan in from contract start
the business for each participating date
OSS. Must include data on quarterly
revenue, sales volume and value, cash
flow, and youth and women
apprenticeship/employment for each
enterprise.
3 Final report Final performance report. This report 12 months after the Up to 40%
should summarize progress against contract date
each business’s implementation plan,
data on revenue, youth data, sales
volume and value, cash flow, and
employment for each enterprise, as
well as key learnings. In some cases,
evidence of a10% revenue and sales
increase or proof of implementation
and active use of the digital inventory
system for 100 OSSs may be required.
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