| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Agriculture |
| Agency |
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Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project Component-C of Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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2240639 |
| Procuring Entity District |
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Dinajpur |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (National) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Strengthening of BAMIS Portal by incorporation of Agromet data base and information and Development Crop Weather calendar and pest & Disease Weather Calendar for different major cereals, cash and horticultural crops |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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12.01.0000.018.01.001.21.6371 |
| Date |
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19/12/2021 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Consultants Qualifications Selection (CQS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Loan |
| Development Partners |
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The World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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06/01/2022 16.00 P.M.
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| Publication Date |
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19/12/2021
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The services, among others, include the following:
It is required to issue crop and location specific agromet advisories with special reference to major extreme weather events. A number of products related to drought and flood are required to prepare agromet advisories for different crops. At present, all the products are not readily available in DAE. It is possible to develop a number of drought and flood products for operational use. It is proposed to develop number of indicators like Aridity anomaly, SPI seasonal update and last four weeks, SPI forecast, QPF, Basin level forecast, rainfall distribution using Markov Chain Model, Assured rainfall using incomplete gamma distribution, soil moisture estimation etc. It is also proposed to arrange hands on training to develop above mentioned products with the meteorological data available at BMD.
There is great need of remote sensing applications to cover up the gap areas of observation particularly in land surface observation required for agromet advisories. Active promotion of the use of remote sensing in DAE would enhance improved agrometeorological applications. DAE has started incorporation of satellite based agrometeorological component, particularly NDVI composite image, developed by NOAA for generating information on crop vigour and agricultural progress. This information along with the rainfall data are being used in stress monitoring and track the crop growth from sowing to harvesting of the major crops in the country. At present strategies need to be worked out, how one can use the other parameters including their anomalies like LST, surface insolation, surface soil wetness index, clear sky evaporation, PET, VITT etc. in monitoring of different weather parameters and events and ultimately preparation of advisories. It is proposed to interpret different satellite information in Agromet advisory for Farmers.
The Crop-Weather Calendars are used in agromet-advisory services. With the week as the basic time unit, the compiled information can assist forecasters in farming weather warnings and forecasts directed at farmers. Crop-weather calendars provide information on crop growth stages, normal weather for crop growth, warnings to be issued based on prevailing weather condition, water requirement of crops during their various phenophases and weather conditions favourable for development of crop pests and diseases. These calendars are useful for crop planning, irrigation scheduling and plant protection measures. Information contained in the calendars gives broad indications of the direction of development which may prove useful to the planners, agricultural administrators, plant breeders and the farmers in formulating policy matters regarding plant breeding, crop adoption, drought, supplemental irrigation, maximizing the yield. Crop weather calendars can act as guiding tool while issuing crop weather advisories for the farming community.
It has been well established that climate plays a dominant role in regulating the incidence and spread of pests and diseases. Pest & disease weather calendars are useful in advising the farmers for need-based application of the insecticides by considering the susceptible stage of crop as well as range of meteorological parameters required for the establishment of the pests. Considering such early warning models/guidelines, users can take crop protection measures in time and save them from pest and disease attacks. Moreover, if weather information for the out-break of a pest & disease in a particular crop is issued sufficiently in advance, farmers can even switch to cultivation of another crop. Thus, by close monitoring of temperature, rainfall and humidity in months when the probability of attacks of pests and diseases are highest, it is possible to issue warnings. AMISDP project may engage in developing weather based early warning models, pest weather calendars, as well as guidelines for combating different plant pests and diseases.
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are:
(a) General experience of the Firm(s);
(b) Experience in similar assignments of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area;
(c) Financial soundness of the firm; and staffing and logistics of the firm.
Consultants are requested to submit the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria:
(a) Registration paper of the firm (s); (b) JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable); (c) Firm’s brochure; (d) Audited financial reports for last two years; (e) service experience record (including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man month, employer, location of service etc.).
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| Other Details (if applicable) |
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| AMISDP-SD-009 |
12 months |
PE office, Dhaka |
15-02-2022 |
30-12-2022 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Dr. Md. Shah Kamal Khan |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Room # 728, 6th Floor, Middle Building, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +8801712184274, Fax : , Email : kamalmoa@gmail.com |
Advertisement Corrigendum(s) |
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Date Of Corrigendum |
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02/01/2022 |
| Brief Description |
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Same as Previous |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Same as Previous |
| Duration |
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12 months |
| Other Information |
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PE District: Dhaka |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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23/01/2022 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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16.00 P.M. |
| Status |
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Active |
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| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
