Request for proposal for organizing awareness cum training camps/events

Request for proposal for organizing awareness cum training camps/events

Introduction

SFAC invites Request for Proposal (RFP) from interested agencies for organizing various awareness cum training camps in time bound manner about various schemes and objectives of SFAC. The objective is to create pan India awareness amongst stakeholders, current and potential.

SFAC is a society registered under Societies Act focused on increasing incomes of small and marginal farmers through aggregation and development of agribusiness. SFAC has pioneered the formation and growth of Farmer Producer Organizations/Farmer Producer Companies, which is now being implemented across the length and breadth of the country. SFAC offers Schemes like Equity Grant and Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme to FPCs to improve availability of working capital and development of business activities. SFAC also promotes development of small agribusiness through its VCA Scheme for value added processing and marketing linkages.

Scope of Work

The broad scope of work for the selected Agency would be as follows:

• Organizing awareness cum training camps in different Districts/ States/ other locations across the country as per the agreed plan.
• Successfully infoAwareness building shall also cover the benefits accruing out of formation and sustainability of Farmer Producer Organisations plus e-NAM and its advantages for the farmers.
• The mobilization of local print and electronic media apart from all the stakeholders for awareness cum training camps. On the spot handholding for applying for such schemes and answering queries and doubts would also be needed.
• Schemes or any other schemes for that purpose to create awareness amongst farmers, FPOs/ RIs/ agri-business, corporate entities involved in marketing, Banks, Central & State Govt. officials, etc.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

The prospective service provider must conform to the minimum eligibility criteria. Bids submitted by agencies that do not fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria will not be considered.

a. The bidder must be incorporated and registered in India under the Indian Companies Act 1956 or a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) registered under the LLP Act, 2008 or Indian Partnership Act 1932 or Society Registered under the Societies Act or any Cooperative registered under the respective act and should have been in operation in India for minimum of 3 years. In support of eligibility, Certificate of Incorporation should be furnished.

The Bidding firm must be a profit making company since the last three financial years and should have a positive net worth. In support of eligibility, Certificate from CA firm should be provided.

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