Background:

The project titled ‘Climate Change Adaptation in North Eastern Region (CCA NER)’, aims to improve the sustainable and climate resilient management of natural resources in five states of North Eastern Region of India and also raise the living standard of farmers by adding value to their agricultural activities.

Under National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC), a project entitled “gene pool conservation of indigenous rice varieties under traditional integrated rotational farming system for promoting livelihood and food security as climate change adaptation strategy”, is presently being undertaken by the government of Nagaland which was facilitated by GIZ CCA NER. This project aims for comprehensive conservation, promotion and marketing of indigenous rice varieties and other food crops for building climate resilience, enhancing livelihood, ensuring foods and nutritional security and promoting gender empowerment. In synergy with this project, GIZ CCA NER in collaboration with the State Agriculture Research Station (SARS), Dept. of Agriculture, Government of Nagaland, proposes to undertake nutritional profiling of few selected indigenous varieties that exhibit factors like climate resilience, high yield, aroma and marketability.

Objective: To determine the nutrient profile of few selected Indigenous food crops of Nagaland

Tasks of the assignment:

In this context, the selected agency/institute is expected to carry out following tasks:

• Undertake nutrient profiling of 20 indigenous rice varieties/landraces, 2 types of millets, 2 varieties of Job’s tears, 2 varieties of Perilla and 1 variety each of rice bean, soyabean and Rajma (Kholar)
• Parameters to be analyzed are Protein & amino acid, Starch, Crude fibre, Lipid, Minerals, Vitamins, Gylcemic index, Flavonoid & phenolic compounds, Phytic acid, Phytate, Zinc & Iron

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes –

• Terms of Reference
• Technical Evaluation Grid
• Bidding Conditions
• Grid for Assessing the Eligibility of Firms
• General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Timeline

Deadline to receive queries: 8^th Octobber, 2018
Clarifications to the queries: 11^th October, 2018

The deadline for submission of proposal is:  22^nd October, 2018, by 17.30hrs

GIZ reserves the right to cancel/modify this tender and / or reject a bid document including subsequently a technical and financial proposal, without assigning any reasons.