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| Organization Name: | World Resources Institute |
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| GT Ref ID: | 027303 |
| Notice Type: | Request For Proposal |
| Bidding Type: | International |
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Indonesian-based wood Identification program SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT WRI aims to award a one-year contract with three one-year option periods to develop an Indonesian-based wood identification consortium. The goal of the consortium will be to scale up the development and use of genetic, chemical, and anatomical wood identification tools and provide technical support to enforcement officers. WRI seeks to contract an Indonesian-based scientific institution with a successful track record in the use of these tools and who will oversee the consortium to ensure completion of deliverables. Year one project activities will be conducted from October 2021 through September 2022, with each potential option year running [Oct – Sep] About the World Resources Institute Founded in 1982, The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global environmental think tank that goes beyond research to put ideas into action. We work with governments, companies, and civil society to build solutions to urgent environmental challenges. WRI’s transformative ideas protect the earth and promote development because sustainability is essential to meeting human needs and fulfilling human aspirations in the future. Over the last six years WRI, through the Forest Legality Initiative, has worked with scientific partners on developing and catalyzing wood identification tools for law enforcement. Our experience has shown that these tools can help effectively verify the species and origin of wood products. But for these tools to be widely adopted by enforcement agencies, the development of reference databases and laboratory capacity needs to be addressed. SCOPE OF WORK The Indonesian-based lead consultant organization will identify and select a team of local partners to: 1) Develop a methodology to identify appropriate high-value Indonesian commercial timber species based on law enforcement needs 2) Develop of plan of action for the collection of 300+ field samples from the high-value commercial timber species list 3) Carry out scientific field collections 4) Build local laboratory capacity for the use of genetic, chemical, and anatomical tools 5) Develop genetic, chemical, and anatomical reference database for identified priority species 6) Carry out pilot projects with Indonesian law enforcement using developed tools and databases Within the one-year project period WRI expects the consultant team to demonstrate appreciable growth towards the development of appropriate forensic timber identification tools and their subsequent uptake by the enforcement community. Through local partners the consultant team will build genetic, chemical, and anatomical laboratory capacity, expand reference databases for priority Indonesian commercial timber species, and obtain legal recognition by the Indonesian judiciary for the use of these methods in a court of law via pilot cases with Indonesian enforcement officers. WRI will liaise between the consultant team and global scientists who will assist Indonesian laboratory partners in obtaining accreditation in the development and management of forensic data based on internationally recognized standards. The goal is for all laboratory partners to achieve accreditation and become government service providers by the end of the grant. To achieve this the consultant team will carry out a specific set of activities: - Build scientific capacity in Indonesia to forensically analyze wood samples (based on internationally recognized SOPs) using machine vision-based wood anatomical analysis, stable isotope analysis, chemical analysis (using a DART-TOF mass spectrometer), and genetic analysis. - Expand reference databases for selected priority species using all analytical methods cited above - Carry out successful pilots in collaboration with Indonesian law enforcement officials to demonstrate the utility and effectiveness of the developed tools and databases - Achieve legal recognition for the use of the above tools in enforcement cases whereby data produced using these tools is accepted as evidence in an Indonesian court of law For more details please click here. |
| Deadline: | 30th September 2021; 17:00hrs Local Time |
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