Request for Expression of Interest (reoi) – Study to Develop Cross-border Digital Soil Maps in the Igad Region

Tender descriptionIntergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)Request for Expression of Interest(Consulting Services – Firms Selection)Country:IGAD SecretariatName of project:Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern AfricaProject No.:P178566Grant No.:IDA-E0820Find Global GrantsAssignment Title: Study to Develop Cross-Border DigitalSoilfor a Pilot Area in the IGAD Region, Including Digital Soil PropertyMaps, and Uncertainty LayersReference/Contract No.:DJ-IGAD-567697-CS-CQSThe Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.The consulting services (“the Services”) includes i) The review of cross border areas in the IGAD region that have existing or planned IGAD Ground Water Information System (GWIS) in place, and identify the most suitable pilot area based on agreed technical, institutional and data-availability criteria. ii) To conductsoilfield sampling, laboratory analysis, and quality controlled data compilation one cross border pilot area with a Ground Water Information System in place. iii)To generate updated, harmonized and decision-ready digital soil maps for the selected cross-border pilot area, including key soil properties, soil constraints, land-suitability information and uncertainty estimates. iv)To compile and harmonise existing soil, water, land-use, climate, terrain and remote-sensing datasets relevant to the selected pilot area and ensure compatibility with IGAD’s GeoNode repository, dashboards, DACAS and related decision-support tools. v)To develop a scalable workflow, data standard and implementation approach that can later be extended to other IGAD cross-border clusters. The assignment is expected to take 175 Calendar Days from the date of contract commencement.The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website:https://igad.int/consultanciesor can be obtained at the address given below.The The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 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 shortlisting criteria:The firm should have at least 10 years of experience in conducting soil mapping (soil field sampling, laboratory analysis, and quality controlled data compliation; and generation of harmonised and decision-ready digital soil maps and other tasks in line with the objectives of the assignment)Satisfactory completion of three similar assignments in the past 10 yearsAvailability of the below key experts with the required profiles as detailed in the Terms of Reference(i) Team Leader: Overall lead of the assignment,(ii)Soil Scientist:Conducts soil characterization, fertility assessment, and land capability evaluation, (iii)Digital Soil Mapping Specialist: Develops digital soil maps using spatial modeling, machine learning, and geostatistics, (iv)GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist:Processes satellite imagery, spatial data, and develops geospatial products, (vi) Agronomist/Crop ProductionSpecialist:Interprets soil information into crop-specific management recommendations. At the proposal stage, the consulting firm must provide a staffing plan with names, roles, and CVs for the core project team as part of the proposal.Study Geology Request for Expression of Interest(Consulting Services – Firms Selection) Country:IGAD SecretariatName of project:Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern AfricaProject No.:P178566Grant No.:IDA-E0820Find Global Grants Assignment Title: Study to Develop Cross-Border DigitalSoilfor a Pilot Area in the IGAD Region, Including Digital Soil PropertyMaps, and Uncertainty Layers Reference/Contrac