Needs and Objectives
The project intends to enhance intra-regional trade as part of integration efforts, and facilitate greater assurance of Halal Food through the development of the ASEAN Halal Food certification and accreditation schemes which are intended to guide AMS in facilitating the recognition of Halal Food standards and its implementation.
It is expected that through this project, AMS would be better equipped to promote the harmonisation and/or standardization of halal certification and accreditation systems in the region, leading to increased adoption and acceptance of the ASEAN General Guidelines on Halal Food including among producers and consumers.
Together with AADCP II, the ASEAN Secretariat, will engage the services of an entity or firm to support the
preparation of the project outputs, namely: i) Assessment Report of Halal Certification and Accreditation
Schemes in AMS; ii) ASEAN Certification Scheme for Halal Food Recognition Mechanism; and, iii) ASEAN
Accreditation Scheme for Halal Food Recognition Mechanism.
Scope of Services
The consultancy will be undertaken over a continuous effective period of up to 10 calendar months with approximately up to 70 days of professional services covering all deliverables. Work will commence immediately after contract signing.
The number of person working days or weeks is intended to indicate the amount of relative effort required to deliver the corresponding outputs. The calculation is based on assumption of five person-days per week. Actual time will be agreed in negotiation with the successful bidder.
A team of experts will be hired to implement the project. We require, at the minimum, the following expertise within the team:
1. Expert on Halal Certification for agriculture/agricultural products
2. Expert on Halal Accreditation for agriculture/agricultural products
The experts will collaborate and provide inputs on the various reports, as needed.
Bidding
Interested consulting firms are invited to submit a proposal in response to these Terms of Reference. This proposal should be in two separate documents: Technical and Financial components.
The Technical component should present the following information:
- A brief discussion indicating the bidder’s understanding of the needs of the project;
- A brief analysis of key issues;
- A methodological discussion of how the bidder proposes to address those needs including assessment of key issues, analytical strategies that will underlie the project, specific techniques to be utilised, and practical discussion of possible limitations in carrying out the project;
- A detailed work plan that specifies activities to be undertaken, expected outputs and deliverables, resources to be utilised and timing;
- Staffing and management plan;
- A discussion on how measures to ensure the future sustainability of the outcomes of the project will be addressed;
- CVs of all proposed experts;
- Brief discussion of firm’s or individual’s past experience in undertaking similar work and brief summaries
of all projects undertaken.
The Financial component should specify professional fees of experts.
Other costs for experts and participants such as reimbursable expenses for airfare, other travel costs and daily subsistence allowance for workshops, meetings, and all other agreed activities will be discussed with the preferred contractor during the finalisation of the scope of services. Costs will be based on prevailing ASEC rates.
Submission of Application
Applicants should send their application with a cover letter, materials specified in Section IX above and other supporting documents with “Development of the ASEAN Certification and Accreditation Schemes for Halal Food” as the subject via email to tender@aadcp2.org, no later than 12 September 2022 at 5:00pm, Jakarta time.
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), please visit http://aadcp2.org/aadcp-ii-tender-frequently-asked-questions/
Any queries on the TOR should be sent to contact@aadcp2.org with the subject line: Development of the ASEAN Certification and Accreditation Schemes for Halal Food.