National Consultant for the Development of the root cause analysis and national management plan for the Octopus marine commodity
Procurement Process
RFP - Request for proposal
Office
Philippines - PHILIPPINES
Deadline
02-Jul-21
Published on
20-Jun-21
Reference Number
79836
Overview
National Consultant for the Development of the root cause analysis and national management plan for the Octopus marine commodity | |
Location : | Home-based, PHILIPPINES |
Application Deadline : | 02-Jul-21 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Time left : | 12d 2h 20m |
Additional Category : | Climate & Disaster Resilience |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 26-Jul-2021 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | eighty-four (84) days spread over 5 months |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | July to November 2021 |
You may apply directly here: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=99913
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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National Consultant for the Development of the root cause analysis and national management plan for the Octopus marine commodity
Project Title: 00092092: Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities Project
Project Description and Background Overexploitation of marine fisheries is a major global issue and a key driver of changes in the marine environment. Excessive fishing is caused by a variety of interacting factors, including the growing global demand for seafood. This project contributes to addressing key aspects of the market forces that drive overfishing. The project will add to the transformation of the seafood market by mainstreaming sustainability in the value chain of important commodities platforms, and fisheries improvement projects (FIP), developing national capacities and generating learning to be shared worldwide. The project will allocate GEF resources strategically under the following four (4) project components, namely:
Component 1: Promotion of global demand for sustainable marine commodities Component 2: Enabling environment for sustainable marine commodities supply chains Component 3: Demonstration of Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) Component 4: Sustainable marine commodities information and knowledge management systems
The project is an inter-regional intervention. Market engagement and knowledge management are global components. The sustainable marine commodities platforms and FIPs will be implemented, using a participatory approach in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
This activity is covered under Component 2: Enabling environment for sustainable marine commodity supply chains. It is aligned with the Project Document (ProDoc) which directs under this component the conduct of an in-depth sector analysis for the country; and the preparation of a five-year strategic plan/ National Action Plan (NAP), herewith identified in this document as the National Management Plan (NMP), for the platform towards the sustainable fisheries management of the Octopus (OCT) commodity.
In 2015, the Philippines passed Republic Act (RA)10654 “An act to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Republic Act 8550”, otherwise known as “The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998”, which took effect last October 2015. The Fisheries Code adheres to the following objectives: (i) conservation, protection and sustained management of the country’s fishery and aquatic resources; (ii) poverty alleviation and the provision of supplementary livelihood among municipal fisherfolk; (iii) improvement of productivity of aquaculture within ecological limits; (iv) optimal utilization of offshore and deep-sea resources; and (v) upgrading of post-harvest technology. The Fisheries Code is a codification of existing fishery laws.
Presently, the OCT fishery in the country is not managed and there is very scarce information. The Philippines Fisheries Bureau classifies the octopus as a “municipal fishery”, which includes fishing done in coastal and inland. In 2017, according to United States (US) trade statistics, the Philippines was the second-largest exporter of octopus to the United States in terms of volume (4,204,914 kg exported), only after Spain, and fourth-largest exporter in terms of value ($17,692,487 worth of product exported). In 2016 the Philippines was the second-largest exporter of octopus to the United States in terms of volume (3.186.602 kg exported), and the third-largest exporter in terms of value ($11.531.220 worth of product exported) (NOAA, 2.018). For 2016 the US marked represented 79,5% of the total exportation of Filipino octopus. Notably, the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBAq) recommends avoiding the consumption of OCT from the Philippines mainly because there is no fisheries management nor assessment.
Cognizant of the present sustainability issues and challenges that beset the OCT commodity in the country, and the need for a Unified National Management Plan (NMP) for the sustainability of the commodity, which all stakeholders, including government and business, will actively support by virtue of mutual benefits anchored upon an agreed unified set of goals—in line with the objectives of the Fisheries Code, and supported by the goal of the GMC to mainstream sustainable fisheries management for the OCT commodity in the Philippines, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Philippines, as implementing partner of the project “Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities (GMC-PHI), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), requires the services of a National Consultant for the support and packaging of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) report, and National Management Plan (NMP) for the Philippines’ Octopus (Octopodidae) marine commodity.
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Scope of Work The Project will hire a National Consultant with the following three (3) responsibilities:
Expected Outputs and Deliverables There will be two (2) main outputs of the consultancy:
Institutional Arrangement
Duration of Work
Duty Station
[1] The OCT-NMP shall serve as the new OCT management plan of BFAR, as well as for other stakeholders and associated groups, such as businesses and NGOs that are part of the OCT TWG platform.
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Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor The successful Individual Contractor should meet the following minimum qualification Education
Experience
Language
Scope of Proposal and Schedule of Payments The financial proposals from possible candidates should be expressed in a lump sum amount inclusive of all financial costs. The position does not require any travel thus, travel costs (e.g., Fares and DSAs) shall not be included in the financial proposal. The payment terms will be as follows:
Recommended Presentation of Offer The following documents are to be requested:
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer The Offers received will be evaluated using a combined scoring method - where the technical proposal will be weighted 70% and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30%. The contractor must have a good command of oral and written English for reportorial requirements. For the evaluation of the CV, the selection of the successful consultant will be based on the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points). Only applications that will obtain a minimum of 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be qualified for the financial evaluation.
Offerors must upload in one (1) file the aforementioned documents. Templates for a) P11 Personal History Form and b) Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal (Annex 2) are available through the link below. UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contractors are also available: http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU
Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification. Please see the deadline of submissions above. In view of the volume of applications, UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified. |
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