| 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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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (International) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Developing sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasts and associated climate information for agricultural decision-making |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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12.01.0000.018.01.001.21.6372 |
| Date |
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19/12/2021 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
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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09/01/2022 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:
Develop and support BMD to implement cutting-edge sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasts of rainfall and temperature relevant to agricultural planning and decision-making processes, including the evaluation of product skill. Given evidence that the predictability of the climate of Bangladesh at seasonal and sub-seasonal timescales is limited, it will be essential for the selected firm to make use of international best practices for objective, reproducible forecast methodologies that take advantage of the latest state-of-the-art dynamical model predictions available. The forecasts should be developed based on seasonal and sub-seasonal dynamical model forecasts, calibrated against gridded data fields from BMD. They should include calibrated forecasts of rainfall, and temperature) issued in real-time, from a week to one month and ultimately to 1-2 seasons in advance, that can be tied and tailored to specific agriculture thresholds and decisions.
The selected organization will work in collaboration with BMD and local agrometeorological experts to develop and connect climate information products designed to help address the needs of DAE and its stakeholders, using the firm’s cutting-edge forecasting approach, along with best available historical and monitoring information to inform agriculture decisions. This will involve the development and implementation of largely automated forecasting systems and of online interactive tools to display and disseminate forecasts, as well as past and present data. It will also produce recommendations for the development of standard procedures to operationalize, operate and maintain the systems in real-time and beyond the life of the project.
Provide relevant localized climate information products from BMD that can be integrated into existing and new agricultural advisories, and into the BAMIS portal. The selected firm will support DAE to identify and integrate skillful seasonal – to - sub-seasonal forecasts and other relevant past, present and future gridded weather and climate information products and analyses available from BMD such as newly generated merged datasets of quality-controlled station and satellite data (e.g., ENACTS) that may be useful to inform weather-sensitive agricultural management decisions. They firm will guide their integration of these data into existing agromet-advisories and explore opportunities to develop new advisories that consider the increased lead-time of seasonal and sub-seasonal forecasts. The selected firm will support the integration of newly developed products and datasets into the Bangladesh Agro-Meteorological Information Portal, in order to disseminate agro-meteorological services and related information to different users, especially to the farmers, in Bangladesh.
Assess the usefulness and usability of new climate information products and advisories for local agricultural decision-making and for national planning and disaster risk-reduction. The selected firm will propose a process based on years of experience in the use of climate services for agricultural decision-making to assess how the new climate information products contribute to improving agromet-advisories developed from the perspective of farmers and other decision-makers, and analyze and share the results with DAE.
Transfer the developed technology to DAE staff, and strengthen DAE capacity via training activities to generate, access, communicate and use new climate information products and agromet advisories. The selected firm will work with DAE to understand their capacity needs, and provide training for up to ten DAE staff on generating, communicating and supporting the use of new climate information and advisory products. It will provide recommendations on the development of a SOP manual covering accessing BMD products, integrating BMD products into relevant agricultural advisories, and incorporating the climate information products into the BAMIS portal.
Continued technical support following completion of the project. The selected firm and its local partner will provide technical support as needed, on a fee basis, for troubleshooting, maintenance and enhancement of the systems at DAE and BMD.
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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 three years including top sheet; (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 |
|---|
| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| AMISDP-SD-010 |
18 months |
PE office, Dhaka |
15-02-2022 |
30-06-2023 |
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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 |
: |
Same as previous |
| Duration |
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18 months |
| Other Information |
: |
N/A |
| Last Date Of Submission |
: |
23/01/2022 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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16.00 P.M. |
| Status |
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Active |
Date Of Corrigendum |
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09/02/2022 |
| Brief Description |
: |
As previous |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
: |
As previous |
| Duration |
: |
18 months |
| Other Information |
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The date of submission REOI is 24 February 2022 |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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24/02/2022 |
| 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 |
