Dear Moderator,
Please post the following Call for Proposals.
Request for Proposals
Consultancy to prepare a concept for the design of a Management Information System to support decision-making for managing forest and protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago
1. Background
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO/UN) is implementing a four year project, Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago[1], on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The overall project goal is to conserve globally important biodiversity and ecosystems in Trinidad and Tobago. The objectives are to facilitate the development of a new system of protected areas (PAs) for Trinidad and Tobago, consistent with the country’s approved 2011 Protected Areas Policy, by:
In the context of biodiversity information sharing and management, the policies require:
“…effective information access and exchange, information management, and use of traditional knowledge for management of Protected Areas (PAs) and forests in Trinidad and Tobago, the Government, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, shall:
Data is currently being collected and generated under the Project. Examples include:
· Literature review focusing on the pilot sites and studies on 33 species identified in the project document
· Species distribution data for over 30 species in six pilot sites
· 2014 high-resolution aerial photo mosaics in ECW format
In this regard, this consultancy is to prepare a concept for the design of a data management system which will improve access, exchange and management of information for effective decision-making on the management of forest and protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago.
2. Objectives and Scope of Work
The principal objective of the assignment is to prepare a concept for the design of a management information system for forest and protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago inclusive of associated cost and informed by a situational analysis, data needs and gap assessment and relevant global best practices.
3. Activities
The activities for this consultancy are:
4. Outputs
The outputs of this consultancy will be:
5.
Duration
The intended length of this consultancy is four (4) months.
6.
Consultant profile
The consultant should be an organization with:
7.
General terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for this consultancy are available at
this link.
8.
Evaluation and Selection Decision
Evaluation criteria for Proposals are established to identify the Offer considered to provide the "best value for money" to the Organization, i.e.
the Proposal offering the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in this Call. The relative influence of the financial proposal on the overall evaluation will be no less than 20%. Evaluation criteria for the technical proposal may
include inter alia the completeness of the proposal, the effectiveness of the proposal in meeting the technical requirements, competency in terms of managerial and technical capabilities and performance history, as well as financial viability and capacity
to perform without risk of default.
9. Application process
Interested organizations are invited to present a short concept paper on how to implement the consultancy and include CVs with their applications. Applications should be submitted to Neila Bobb-Prescott, Chief Technical Advisor at [log in to unmask] by 4th July 2017.
[1] Further background information on the project is available at http://eppd-tt.blogspot.com/p/gef-improving-forest-and-protected-areas.html
Kind regards,
Neila
Neila Bobb-Prescott
Chief Technical Advisor
Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Representation for Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname
Scott House - First Floor, #134-138 Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain
P.O. Box 822, Trinidad and Tobago
( (868) 625-0467/8, 299-0027/28/29/30, 225-3374
6 (868) 623-0995
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