Procurement Notices

Project Description 

In October 2017, the project concept entitled “Integrated Approach in the Management of Major Biodiversity Corridors in the Philippines” with a budget proposal of USD12M was cleared by GEF CEO.  The project aims to establish and operationalize a comprehensive planning and management framework to manage biological corridors in an integrated manner which will generate multiple benefits including effective conservation of globally significant biodiversity, reduced deforestation and degradation and enhanced livelihoods. Specifically, the project is envisioned to address the following barriers:

Barrier 1:  Policies, regulations, and approaches that breed disjointed governance, planning, management, and financing of activities within the landscape/corridor. Currently relevant agencies in PA management and those that have remit over lands identified as biodiversity corridors are guided by their respective mandates and deliver on stated outcomes.  The interplay of various policies and programs in the same landscape oftentimes result in unintended results due to the absence of a commonly agreed planning and management framework for all sectors to follow;

Barrier 2: Fragmented implementation of key programs that fails to effectively address threats to BD corridor connectivity and natural resources decline: The absence of an integrated planning framework within the landscape that considers connectivity within the corridor is manifested by programs being implemented with no focus on addressing threats to habitat loss, maintaining ecosystem flows, fragmentation, conversion of high conservation value forests to agriculture. Thus, existing corridors remain a mosaic of disjointed land management units with incompatible objectives;

Barrier 3: Weak community level mechanisms to incentivize conservation of biodiversity, promote sustainable natural resource utilization, and monitor compliance: The BD corridors consist of areas that are managed under various tenure regimes including communally and privately-owned lands. A system of incentives is essential to encourage private or land tenure holders in critical spaces within the landscape to contribute to providing stepping stones or expand the pathways of target species while ensuring improvement in ecosystem services and resilience.

To detail out the project concept into a full blown project proposal, the GEF has also granted an amount of USD273,000 as project preparation grant. This PPG aims to prepare and develop the following documents for final submission and approval by the GEF:

• UNDP-GEF Project Document (ProDoc), using the 2017 standard template.
• Mandatory annexes to the ProDoc, including gender analysis and action plan, and stakeholder engagement plan, among others, and project specific annexes (e.g. landscape profile, institutional and legal analysis, feasibility studies etc).
• GEF CEO Endorsement Request.
• Validation Workshop report (as appropriate for projects with a moderate and high SESP risk rating).

The project preparation grant (PPG) has an allocation for the hiring of an Indigenous Peoples and Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Expert/Specialist to initiate and conduct the necessary consultations with relevant stakeholders and secure relevant FPIC documents/ requirements in selected IP sites in selected project sites for the implementation of the BD Corridor Project.  

Institutional Arrangement

The ISD Programme Manager with ISD Programme Analyst shall directly supervise the Consultant.  As needed, the UNDP project staff shall provide logistical assistance to the Consultant in order for her/him to accomplish enumerated outputs.

Duration of Work

The Consultant shall be engaged for 60 days spread over 4 months from June to September 2019.

Duty Station

The Consultant is not expected to report on a daily basis to UNDP-ISD Philippines office based in Mandaluyong City but shall be available on an on-call basis.

Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

The financial proposals from possible candidates should be expressed in lump sum amount inclusive of all financial costs related to this engagement (i.e. professional fees, transportation/travel to and from residence-Manila, reproduction, communications including internet). The financial proposal should also include Domestic airfare, food and accommodation to Occidental and Oriental Mindoro (1 each), Butuan City, and Davao City.

• First Tranche - 15% Upon submission and approval of the Inception report and proposed work and financial plan;

• Second Tranche - 20% Upon submission and approval of the First Progress report with initial FPIC work plan and design;

• Third Tranche - 40% Upon submission and approval of the Second and Third Report with Documentation of the consultation meetings;

• Fourth Tranche - 25% Upon submission and approval of the Final Report which includes the FPIC process documentation, highlights of all consultations and certificate of pre-condition for at least 2 to 3 IP groups;

Under the direct supervision of the ISD Programme Manager through the ISD Programme Analyst, the Indigenous Peoples and Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Expert/Specialist shall:

• Identify specific Indigenous Peoples Groups within the project sites which will require FPIC;
• Prepare the necessary requirements for the application of certificate of pre-condition and FPIC;
• Meet with key agencies on possible related knowledge, activities, initiatives, strategies, identification of key stakeholders and other related matters on FPIC ;
• Coordinate with NCIP and DENR regarding the processes and requirements for the application of certificate of pre-condition and FPIC
• Processing of the appropriate planning prerequisites in engaging IPs/IP communities like 26 the Field Based Investigation (FBI) and/or Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) that may lead to the issuance of the Certificate Precondition (CP) to achieve meaningful IP participation in project; and
• Facilitate/Assist NCIP in the conduct of FBI and/or FPIC and validate to at least 2 to 3 IP groups across project sites;

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Expertise in data collection and analysis
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
• Strong analytical and research skills; and
• Excellent organizational, and communication skills;

Offers will be evaluated based on combined scoring method – where the Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on qualifications in the CV and brief description of previous work. The Technical evaluation is weighted a max. of 70%.

The Financial Proposal that will be evaluated through submission of the Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC including Financial Proposal Template and combined with the price offer will be weighted a max of 30%;

For the evaluation of the Technical Proposal, the selection of the successful consultant must be based in the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points):

Applicants who will only receive 70 points  from the assessment of the CV and Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment will be qualified for the assessment of the Financial Proposal.

Recommended Presentation of Offer:

All documents mentioned below must be uploaded in one (1) file at https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=85580

You may download the editable version of the Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC by clicking on this link: http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU

1. Duly accomplished Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC that indicates the all-inclusive lumpsum contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided; If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;
2. Financial Proposal (Annex 2 of Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability)
3. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
4. Sample of previous papers or proposals (at least two) where he/she was the principal author;

In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.