Environmental Consultant

Solicitation Number: Q’tra-PROC-RFP-53 
Solicitation Type: Request for Proposals (RFP) – Individual Consultants Only  
Procurement Description: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is an international agricultural development organization specializing in sustainable, enterprise-based initiatives. CNFA is implementing the USAID-funded Quality Technologies Revitalizing Agriculture (Q’tra) Activity (2023–2028) in the West Bank and Gaza. This five-year, $55 million initiative focuses on enhancing freshwater conservation, revitalizing agriculture, and improving food and water security while driving economic growth. 

Q’tra will support farmers in Gaza by introducing tailored irrigation technologies, climate-smart agricultural practices, and solar-powered solutions to increase productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and optimize water and energy use. Also, in Gaza, Q’tra’s activities focus on high vegetation water use hotspots across Gaza, such as:  Rafah, Khan Younis, and Middle and Northern Governorates in Gaza. During the post-conflict recovery of Gaza, Q’tra will strengthen food security by helping farmers restart agricultural productivity and improve the availability and functionality of irrigation water resources. 

CNFA is looking to engage an Environmental Consultant to support the Q’tra Activity. The consultant will oversee all environmental compliance tasks, assess potential environmental and social impacts of relevant interventions in Gaza, and develop an Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP). Additionally, the consultant will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the approved EMMPs for Q’tra activities in Gaza. 

Anticipated Period of Performance: January 1, 2025 – December 30, 2025 

The project will span one year, with periodic progress updates and milestone reviews. 

Place of Performance: Gaza, Palestinian Territories. 

Contracting Party: CNFA 
For: USAID 
Under: Quality Technologies Revitalizing Agriculture (Q’tra) Activity 
Release Date: December 27, 2024 

Point of Contact for Questions and Offers: 
Name: Rami Khalaf 
Title: Senior Procurement officer 
Address: Al Masyoun Ramallah , West bank  
Email:  [email protected] 

Questions: 
Question Deadline: January 6th, 2025, 1:00 pm  
Instructions: Questions must be submitted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted. Only CNFA’s written answers will be considered official and carry weight in the solicitation and subsequent evaluation. Verbal information received from CNFA or any other entity should not be considered an official response to any questions.  

Offers: 
Offer Deadline: January 10th, 2025, 5:00 pm  
Via:  ​​☒​ Email 
        ​​☐​ Hard copy 
        ​​☐​ Email or Hard copy 

Instructions: Reference the Solicitation Number in any response to this solicitation. Offers received after the specified time and date will be considered late and considered only at CNFA’s discretion. Offerors must strictly follow the deadlines provided in this solicitation to be considered for award.  
Offer Validity: Offers must remain valid for not less than 60 calendar days after the offer deadline.  
Award: Award will be made to the offeror who is determined to be the best offeror per the evaluation criteria and methodology provided herein. CNFA will not issue an award to different offerors, entities, or third-parties other than the selected offeror(s) which submits an offer in response to this solicitation. CNFA anticipates awarding a Consultant Agreement to the selected offeror(s). 

Terms and Conditions: The resultant award is subject to CNFA’s standard Terms and Conditions as stipulated in Section 6.