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Request for Proposals No: 2023-00 Landscape assessment to understand the current status and potential scope of introducing/ scaling up Double Fortified Salt in India Issued by the Nutrition International “NI” (formerly known as the Micronutrient Initiative) Deadline for receipt of proposals at NI: Monday, January 8, 2024, 12:00 MIDNIGHT, IST 1. RFP NOTICE 1.1. Request for Proposals – Procurement Notice Nutrition International (NI), a non-profit agency dedicated to eliminating vitamin and mineral deficiencies worldwide, invites proposals from competent agencies for “Landscape assessment to understand the current status and potential scope of introducing/ scaling up Double Fortified Salt in India”. The submission deadline for proposals is Monday, January 8, 2024, 12:00 MIDNIGHT, IST. 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE RFP 2.1. Nutrition International (NI) is an Ottawa-based, international not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the world's most vulnerable people, especially women and children in developing countries get the vitamins and minerals they need to survive and thrive. Working with impacted families, communities and nations, we are improving lives of close to 500 million people in more than 70 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. NI is supported by the Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Government of Canada and other generous donors. In the India, NI is working with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to help address the challenge of malnutrition. NI India program will help inform government policy and national health guidelines to make nutrition programs increasingly effective and inclusive. NI will also work with local government units to strengthen nutrition programs for the vulnerable – especially pregnant women, infants and young children. 2.2. This Request for Proposals (RFP) and particularly the Guidelines for Preparing Proposals that follow, are designed to help Respondents to produce proposals that are acceptable to NI and to ensure that all proposals are given equal consideration. It is essential, therefore, that Respondents provide the complete information that is requested, and in the formats and on the terms specified. 3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS 3.1. These instructions should be read in conjunction with information contained in the enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR), and in any accompanying documents within this package. 3.2. This Request for Proposals (RFP) to support NI in “Landscape assessment to understand the current status and potential scope of introducing/ scaling up Double Fortified Salt in India”. 3.3. NI is not bound to accept the lowest priced, or any, proposal. NI reserves the right to request any (or all) Respondent(s) to meet with NI to clarify their proposal(s) without commitment, and to publish on its website answers to any questions raised by any Respondent (without identifying that Respondent). 3.4. Respondent are requested to read through the sample of consulting agreement template used by NI while doing contracting with commercial/for profit registered entities for the assignment (in case the contract awarding agency is an NGO then a different template might be used), attached as Annexure 3 and state in the proposal, any clause which they might have a concern in accepting as stated in the template. The payment released on achievement of deliverables / milestone on actual expense incurred by the agency (reimbursement model). 3.5. The respondent is required to apply of all the districts, proposal for implementing the project in parts shall not be accepted. 3.6. Respondents are responsible for all costs associated with proposal preparation and associated work. For detailed information, please check the complete version of the advert attached below
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