Amendments_to_RFP_FTFEVCA_3-9-2016.pdf

Amendments to the Request for Proposal No. SOL-663-16-000002 –

Feed the Future Ethiopia Value Chain Activity

The following are amendments made to the Request for Proposal No. SOL-663-16-000002

1. Page 1. The closing date has been changed from March 28, 2016 to April 8, 2016.

2. Page 8. Added line to separate the last two paragraphs.

3. Page 11. Table Purpose: Improve the performance of the agriculture sector. The table has been changed to include corrections to the unit of measure and values for target achievements for goats and dairy. The table has been revised as follows::

Purpose: Improve the performance of the agricultural sector

Indicators, Baseline and Performance Targets

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Base-line

Target 1 2 3 4 5

Gross margins

($USD/hecta re)

Maize, Coffee, Chickpea

(USD/hectar e)

Cattle, Sheep, &

Goats

($USD/live animal)

Maize

(566)

Coffee

(744)

Chickpe a (789)

Cattle

(450)

Sheep

(89)

Goats

(29)

Dairy

(1,161)

Poultry

(N/A)

(651)

(855) a (907)

(517)

(102)

(33.5)

(1,335)

(566)

(744)

Chickpea

(789)

(450)

(89)

(1,161)

(594)

(781)

(828)

(472)

(93)

(30)

(1219)

(622)

(818) a (867)

(495)

(98)

(32)

(1,277)

(633)

(833)

(883)

(504)

(99)

(32)

(1,300)

(651)

(855)

(907)

(517)

(102)

(33.5)

(1,335)

4. Page. 12, last paragraph: modified sentence from “to the expected result is increased availability of diverse, safe and quality foods in domestic markets.” To “The expected result is increased availability of diverse, safe and quality foods in domestic markets.”

5. Page 14. Output 1.1. The table has been adjusted to correct a target as follows:

Output 1.1: Strengthened and Scaled up Input Supply System’s Delivery of Affordable, High-quality Technologies and Services

Indicators, Baseline and Performance Targets

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Base-line

Target 1 2 3 4 5

Value of inputs purchased by smallholder farmers, disaggregated by women, men and youth as a result of

USG assistance

($USD millions).

10.4 M 13.6 M 10.4 M 11.5 M 12.5 M 13.1 M 13.6M

Number of kebeles in the ZOI have direct input supply systems including the expansion of the Direct Seed

Marketing

Program

1,194 1,508 1,204 1,344 1,444 1,508 1,508

6. Page 17. Table Output 1.3 has been modified to match annual target values with Life of

Project values as follows:

Output 1.3: Increased Availability Of, Access To and Consumption Of Safe Diverse Foods

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Base-line

Targe t

1 2 3 4 5

Percentage of households in the ZOI reporting that children have a minimally acceptable diet (4 food groups).

4.3% 5.6% 4.3% 4.5% 4.7% 5.2% 5.6%

Percentage of households in the ZOI reporting that women have a minimally acceptably diverse diet (4 food groups).

11.7

15.2

11.7% 12.3

12.9% 14.0% 15.2%

7. Page 18. Table Sub-Purpose 2. Changed the target value of incremental sales of Maize from 10.0 to 11.7 and the value for Cattle in Year 5 has been changed from 1.73 to 1.74.

Sub-Purpose 2: Strengthened Inclusive Market Systems and Trade.

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Baseline Target 1 2 3 4 5

Value of incre-mental sales

($USD

millions)

(9.78)

(15.2)

(1.3)

(1.47)

(2.94)

(6.4)

(4.0)

(11.7)

(18.2) a (1.6)

(1.74)

(3.5)

(7.7)

(4.9)

(9.78)

(15.2)

(1.3)

(1.47)

(2.94)

(6.4)

(10.2)

(15.9) a

(1.4)

(1.52)

(3.1)

(6.7)

(4.3)

(10.8)

(16.7) a (1.45)

(1.59)

(3.2)

(7.0)

(4.5)

(11.2)

(17.4)

(1.5)

(1.66)

(3.4)

(7.4)

(4.7)

(11.7)

(18.2)

(1.6)

(1.74)

(3.5)

(7.7)

8. Page 19. Eliminated period in Expected Outcomes section.

9. Page 19. Table Output 2.1. The targets for Post-Harvest Loss at Farm Gate (% of harvest) have been changed. The table is revised as:

Output 2.1: Strengthened Market Access & Organization Of The Market System

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Baselin e

Target 1 2 3 4 5

Post-harvest loss at farm gate (% of harvest).

(9.5%)

(13.7%

3%

(3%)

(9.5%)

(13.7%)

(8.5%)

(10%)

Chickp

(5.5%)

(7%)

(4%)

(5%)

Chickp ea

(5%)

(3%) (5%) ea

(4.5%) a

(4%)

(3.5%) (3%)

Female participation in cooperatives

(millions of women)

1.75 M 2.05 M 1.74 M 1.8 M 1.87 M 1.96 M 2.05 M

10. Page 20. Output 2.2. The table has been revised to indicate cumulative values for Yrs 1-5 as follows:

Output 2.2. Increased Access To Financial and Other Supporting Services

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Base-line

Target 1 2 3 4 5

4.5.2-38: Value of new private sector investment in the agriculture sector or food chain leveraged by

FTF implementation ($

US millions)

0 M 125 M 0 M 25 M 50 M 90 M 125 M

4.5.2-29: Value of

Agricultural and Rural

Loans ($ US millions)

0 M 5.9 M 0 M 4.1 M 4.4 M 5 M 5.9 M

11. Page 24. Paragraph 1 was modified as follows:

Initial “The second indicator is the amount or volume of each commodity produced by product from female headed households. The baseline was derived by calculating the percentage of output by female headed households for each value chain. Here the baseline estimate is provided as a sum across all value chains. The estimate is not precise and will be updated during the baseline analysis and then tracked. “

Revised, “The second indicator is the amount or volume of each commodity produced.

The baseline and targets for livestock and dairy are set by the AGP II Baseline study, which is available from ATA. The baseline and targets for maize, coffee and chickpea are set using FTFMS for exports and production attributable to USAID activities.”

12. Page 24. Table Output 2.5. The table has been modified to correct values for the Indicator

4.5.2-36 and to delete the second indicator “Volume (metric tons) of targeted commodities traded (disaggregated by sex) as follows:.

The table originally appeared as follows.

Output 2.5: Increased Trade In Domestic, Regional and International Markets.

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target Achievements

Indicator Base-line Target 1 2 3 4 5

4.5.2-36:

Value of exports

($USD

millions) of targeted agricultural commoditi es as a result of

USG

assistance

(by commodity

(29.3)

(33.7)

(12.3)

(8.6)

(.21)

(35.8)

(41.1)

(15)

(10.5)

(5)

(.25)

(29.3)

(33.7)

(12.3)

(8.6)

(.21)

(4.1)

(30)

(35)

(12.7)

(9.0)

(4.25)

(.22)

(4.3)

(31)

(37)

(13.5)

(9.5)

(.23)

(33)

(39)

(14.5)

(10)

(4.75)

(.24)

(4.7)

(35.8)

(41.1)

(15)

(10.5)

(5)

(.25)

Volume

(thousand metric tons of targeted commoditi es traded

(disaggreg ated by sex).

Crop and meat –

(thousands of metric tons/ year).

Dairy -

(millions of liters of milk/year).

No Unit for Poultry

(153)

(23)

(25)

(840)

(114)

(97)

(3,637)

(N/A

(187)

(1084)

(196)

(171)

(6666)

(153

(23)

(25)

(840)

(114)

(97)

(3637)

(160)

(24)

(26)

(860)

(134)

(110)

(4000)

(168)

(26)

(28)

(900)

(155)

(130)

(4800)

(175)

(27)

(975)

(178)

(150)

(5300)

(187)

(1084)

(196)

(171)

(6666)

13. Page 25. There is a new paragraph preceding Table for Sub-Purpose 3. The text reads.

“The expected result is an improved enabling environment that supports agricultural transformation. Since each of the outputs and the sub-purpose can be treated by an identical standard Feed the Future Indicator, the baseline, life of project target, and annual targets are rolled up into the table for the Sub-Purpose 3. For clarity, the indicator is disaggregated by

Outputs 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. The life of project target is 30 reforms, 10 for each output. The pace of reform is identical. Half will be achieved by year 4 and the other half by year 5.”

14. Page 25. Table for Sub-Purpose 3 has been replaced to change the title, indicator and to roll up the disaggregated indicators for Outcomes 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.

The Table for Sub-Purpose 3 has been revised as follows:

Sub-Purpose 3: Improved Enabling Environment in Support of Agricultural Transformation

(Cumulative Achievement).

Indicators, Baseline and Performance Targets

Indicator Baseline and Target Annual Target

Achievements

Indicator Base- Target 1 2 3 4 5 line

4.5.1-24 Number of agricultural and nutritional enabling environment policies completing the following processes/steps of development as a result of USG assistance in each case:

Stage 1: Analysis

Stage 2: Stakeholder consultation/public debate

Stage 3: Drafting or revision

Stage 4: Approval (legislative or regulatory)

Stage 5: Full and effective implementation

Disaggregated according to

Output 3.1 (see below)

Output 3.2 (see below)

Output 3.3 (see below)

15. Page 27-28. Table for Output 3.1 has been deleted.

16. Page 29. Table for Output 3.2 has been deleted.

17. Page 29. The Indicator “Events at which MSPs discuss major value chains issues” has been deleted and will not be used to evaluate the Selected Contractor.

18. Page 29. Paragraph 3 under Expected Outcomes. The sentences have been deleted.

“Compatible indicators for the number of changes in policy are matched with an indicator for the number of public-private dialogues which facilitate the policy reforms. The annual targets allow for slow startup and then nearly linear progress. “

19. Page 30. Table for Output 3.3 has been deleted.

20. Page. 43, last paragraph:: modified sentence to read as follows: “The Selected Contractor will consult with USAID, MoANR, ATA, and relevant stakeholders, including

USAID/Ethiopia Feed the Future implementing partners, other donors’ implementing partners, and national actors in the agricultural sector, both private and public to develop a detailed draft annual work plan and budget for submission 60 calendar days after the award.”

21. Page 52. Paragraph 2 about the minimal qualifications of the Chief-of-Party has been revised as follows:

“Minimal Qualifications:

o Master’s degree in international development, agriculture, livestock management, economics or related field of study or have 7 years of work experience in agricultural development.

o Minimum of 5 years of experience as a senior manager (Chief -of-Party, Deputy

Chief-of-Party, Senior Program leader, Chief of Staff, or Country Director) in managing large (at least $15 million), complex agricultural development programs with a private sector/ multi-value chain development focus, preferably within

Africa.

o Experience collaborating across activities and strong communications and interpersonal skills, with ability to productively interact with a wide range and levels of organizations (government, private sector, other projects, and NGOs).”

22. Page 53. Paragraph 1-3 about the minimal qualifications of the Deputy Chief-of-Party

Finance and Administration has been revised as follows:

Minimum Qualifications:

o Master’s Degree or 7 years of work experience in business administration, finance, law, compliance or related area of study o Five years of experience in managing complex activities of $15 M, preferably within the context of agricultural value chain development in Africa.

o At least 5 years of accounting, financial management with additional grant administration experience preferred.

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

o Experience in computer based information and communications management.

o Good knowledge of the management and coordination of GUCs is preferred.

23. Page 53. Paragraph 1-3 the minimal qualifications of the Deputy Chief-of-Party

Technical has been revised as follows:

o Master’s degree in international development, agriculture, livestock management, nutrition, economics or related field of study or have 7 years of work experience in agricultural development.

o Five years of experience in managing large (at least $8 million), complex agricultural development programs with a private sector/ multi-value chain development focus, preferably within Africa.

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Significant experience in policy and institutional development and coordination skills.

24. Page 53. Paragraph 1-2 about the minimal qualifications of the Crop Value Chain

Advisor has been revised as follows:

o Master’s Degree in crop production, agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural economics or related field is required or 7 years work experience.

o Five years of professional work experience in crop production and/or crop protection, or food security, value chain development including facilitation, agribusiness, marketing and financial services, private sector development, and/or enabling environment policy reforms.

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

o Advanced ICT skills.

o Five years of experience with gender mainstreaming.

25. Page 53. Last two paragraphs about the minimal qualifications of the Livestock Value

Chain Advisor has been revised as follows::

o Master’s Degree in livestock management, agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural economics or related field is required or 7 years of work experience.

o Five years of professional work experience in livestock production and/or protection, or food security, value chain development including facilitation, agribusiness, trade, marketing and financial service and private sector development.

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

o Advanced ICT skills.

o Five years of experience with gender mainstreaming.

26. Under section I- add the following clause – AIDAR 752.7019 – “Participant Training.

27. Under page 120 item9 “Subcontractors” Delete - .attachment 2 under Section J and replace it with Section B. Also delete the following sentence: “Do not include fixed price contracts in this category”

28. Under page 118 – 2PART 2- Proposed Costs/Prices. Under paragraph 2 delete the word “major” in reference to sub-offeror in both instances.