Consulting services for the design and piloting of a national monitoring system for migrato-ry waterbirds, raptors and wild mammals in Tajikistan

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Country: Republic of Tajikistan Project: One Health for Pandemic Prevention Food Systems Resilience and Ecosystem Health in Central Asia Grant No.: IDA E452-TJ, TF-C7889 Assignment Title: Consulting services for the design and piloting of a national monitoring system for migratory waterbirds, raptors and wild mammals in Tajikistan Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): OHP/CS/CQS-2026/18 1. The Republic of Tajikistan has received financing from the International Development Association and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of the One Health for Pandemic Prevention Food Systems Resilience and Ecosystem Health in Central Asia and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 2. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website:https://aedpmu.tj/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/tor_wildlife_wetland_and_migratory_bird_monitoring-clean.pdf 3. The State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” 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 criteria for selecting the Consultant are: The firm or consortium shall be legally registered and have at least five years of experience in wildlife or biodiversity monitoring; It shall have delivered at least two comparable assignments (monitoring design, field training or telemetry), preferably in Central Asia or other mountain or arid regions, and shall show that it can work in Tajikistan through national partners or staff; Experience in Central Asia and knowledge of Russian and/or Tajik are an advantage for all key experts; 4. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, revised in February 2025) Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 5. The selection of consultants will be conducted using the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method, in accordance with the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, revised in February 2025) Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Co