REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP): Review and Gap Analysis of Existing Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Integrated Soil fertility Management (ISFM) Extension Materials to Guide their Revision and Development.

The Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia (TRANSFORM) program is a four-year initiative (2025–2028) funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union to improve soil fertility and agricultural resilience. It aims to rehabilitate 65,000 hectares of farmland and strengthen the capacity of 100,000 smallholder farmers through tailored extension services, improved access to quality soil inputs, participatory research and innovation, and supportive policies and institutions for sustainable soil management. It is being implemented in three regions of Ethiopia (Amhara, Central Ethiopia and Oromia Regional States).

The Program is implemented through a consortium led by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), in partnership with Stichting Wageningen Research Ethiopia – Wageningen Environmental Research (SWR-WENR), ISRIC – World Soil Information, the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF), and SOS Sahel Ethiopia.

IFDC invites experienced consulting firms to submit technical and financial proposals to assess the existing NRM and ISFM extension materials being used by Community Development Facilitators (CDFs), Development Agents (DAs), Subject Matter Specialists (SMSs) and farmers across Ethiopia. This helps to guide the revision of existing and development of missing materials.

Proposals must be written in English and bidders are responsible for ensuring that proposals reach the address above on or before the deadline. Proposals submitted after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for evaluation.

Proposals shall be reviewed and evaluated based on completeness, compliance, and responsiveness to the requirements of the RFP and all other annexes providing details of IFDC requirements. IFDC reserves the right to accept or reject all or part of the bids at any time, without an obligation to provide reasons.