Tender: Request For Proposals at Nature Conservancy

Tender: Request For Proposals at Nature Conservancy

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The Nature Conservancy

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. In Tanzania, TNC collaborates with various stakeholders to promote sustainable community development through sustainable and equitable management and use of fisheries resources and freshwater biodiversity protection.

In Nkasi District, United Republic of Tanzania, working with Nkasi District and respective village governments, the Lake Tanganyika Program has established 10 Beach Management Units (BMUs) across 10 villages, which are organized into three CFMAs in Kirando, Kipili, and Mkinga wards. These BMUs are tasked with enforcing fisheries regulations and policies in their areas as mandated by the Director of Fisheries under the Fisheries Act. The CFMAs are intended to provide supervisory support to the BMUs and advisory assistance to the village councils to which the BMUs are accountable.

Despite the establishment of Centre Coordination Committees (CCC) for these CFMAs, they are not yet fully operational. Additionally, while the BMUs are functioning, their performance requires enhancement to meet the conservation targets outlined in their respective work and management plans.

The Lake Tanganyika Program seeks to engage a competent contractor to support the operationalization and capacity building of the three CFMA Centre coordination committees and to conduct a thorough assessment of the performance of the 10 BMUs. Special emphasis will be placed on developing operational strategies and practical modalities that transform CFMAs into local community-led organizations capable of providing technical guidance and leadership to BMUs in sustainable fisheries co-management and freshwater biodiversity protection.

Interested and qualified vendors are encouraged to contact TNC for the complete Request for Proposal at procurement.lake@tnc.org. Please note that each vendor is invited to submit a quote for only one of the three proposed sites, and we encourage vendors to select the site that best aligns with their capabilities and resources.