Developing New Product Packages

            Request for Proposal

for

“Developing New Product Packages”

Background 

Palestine Farms for Medjoul Dates Company (Palestine Dates) in cooperation with Cowater International, acting for the Trade Facilitation and Customs Support Programme (Tasdeer), is soliciting quotations from eligible and responsible consultancy firms or individuals for the delivery of technical services for the benefit of Palestine Dates Company to provide the company with designs of new product packages. The Trade Facilitation and Customs Support Programme (Tasdeer) is an official program of the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Contract No. PO10054, and is being carried out in West Bank and Gaza. The objective of Tasdeer programme is to improve the Palestinian private sector competitiveness and the PA’s capacity in the fields of trade, customs and import policy regulation and administration. The Tasdeer programme aims to increase sustainable private sector led economic growth and job creation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the PA’s fiscal sustainability while ensuring equitable access to increased trade, and improved institutional capacity. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion are main tools and objectives for Tasdeer to ensure the benefits of the programme are equally accessed by the diverse groups of men and women in the supply chain. 

Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein.  Failure to adhere with the instructions described herein may lead to disqualification of a proposal from consideration.

Deadlines 

Questions regarding the technical requirements of this RFQ may be submitted by email to Tharwat Alshami, Email: [email protected] Questions must be submitted in writing until Sunday 15, December 2024 before 4:00 pm phone calls will not be accepted.

Offers must be received no later than 4:00 pm Monday - December 23, 2024. Offers received after this date or time will be considered late and will be considered only at the discretion of the company.

Instructions for Submission of Offers

All offers and related documents must be sent by mail to [email protected], Please enter the following in the subject section: 

“Developing New Product Packages”

All offers must be submitted in Dollar. No price variation due to escalation, inflation, fluctuation in exchange rates, or any other market factors shall be accepted by Palestine Dates after it has received the offers.

Additional supporting documentation can be submitted as part of the Proposal response in PDF, PPT, Word and Excel format. They should be clearly labeled and indicate how they relate to/support the proposal and marked as either technical or commercial. No publicity material is required.

Technical proposal requirements 

The Technical Volume should describe in detail the offeror’s proposed plan for providing the required services. It should demonstrate a clear understanding of the work to be undertaken, and the responsibilities of all parties involved. The plan should include details on equipment, personnel, and if any subcontractors that the offeror will make available to carry out the required activities. The plan should also provide details on the anticipated delivery schedule, including an estimated completion date. CVs of the key team members shall also be attached, showing how their skills are fulfilling the needed technical skills for this assignment. 

Qualifications, skills, and professional experience for individual consultants:  

The service provider shall have a university degree from an accredited college or university in marketing, production engineering, agriculture/ food production engineering or any other related field.   

The service provider shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in areas related to food production, marketing, or product identity development.  

Proven experience in product identity development.

Company profile or individual’s CV.  

All electronic copies of documents in the Technical Volume must be in PDF.

The information contained in the Technical Volume should not contain any cost- or price-related information.

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