REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) – EOI SOM/002/2025
FOR PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE DROUGHT MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR SOMALIA/ SOMALILAND
Closing on 24th February 2025 at 23:59 hrs (East Africa Time)
Background
The United Nations World Food Programme hereinafter referred to as the “WFP”, with its Headquarters located in Via C.G. Viola, 68/70, 00148 Rome, Italy is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience by assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year. About 17,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified and experienced consultants, research institutions, and other relevant entities to enhance disaster response capacity for drought shocks in Somalia. This initiative aims to strengthen the technical and infrastructural capacities of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) and the National Disaster Preparedness and Food Reserve Authority (NADFOR) for Somaliland to improve drought forecasting, early warning systems, and anticipatory actions.
The main objective of this EOI is to identify and shortlist capable service providers who can deliver robust drought forecasting models with triggers and thresholds and capacity-building programs and initiatives tailored to the needs of SODMA and NADFOR. The selected service providers will work closely with WFP to design and implement programs that enhance disaster response management, improve early warning systems, and build resilience against drought-related risks.
Scope of Work: The consultant/company will be responsible for:
Capacity Assessment:
Conduct a detailed evaluation of SODMA, NADFOR, and other relevant stakeholders to identify existing capabilities and gaps in drought forecasting and early warning systems.
Deliver a Capacity Assessment Report outlining drought capabilities for Somalia and Somaliland.
Drought Model Development and Capacity Building:
Conduct a desk review of existing drought models and case studies to identify best practices and lessons learned.
Design and implement appropriate drought modeling tools, such as Statistical (ARIMA, Regression) or integrated/hybrid models with various indices.
iii. Provide training and capacity-building support to SODMA and NADFOR staff on practical applications of selected drought models.
1. Deliver reports on Model Development, Validation, and Training Implementation.
To participate in the pre-qualification exercise, companies are required to provide the following: The filled in EOI Response Form, which includes:
All supporting documentation listed above shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions provided and sent somalia.procurement@wfp.org, copying abdi.jelleaden@wfp.org, and meity.kadarwati@wfp.org .
WFP will not consider incomplete or unsigned submissions. All responses and supporting documentation received will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be made available to the public.
This request for EOI does not constitute a solicitation. WFP reserves the right to change or cancel this procurement process or any of its requirements at any time during the process; any such action will be communicated to all participants.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at somalia.procurement@wfp.org.
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Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to impro... Read More
