Terms of reference for onboarding private veterinary service provider to create linkages and capacitate PVPS and CAHWS in SWS along the transhuman corridor – Baidoa, Wajid, Hudur and Elbarde

1.0 Organizational Context

World Vision Somalia is a humanitarian organization operating in the country since 1993. Its mission is to support vulnerable children and communities to enhance their resilience and well-being. World Vision’s main interventions include food security and agricultural recovery, health and nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, education, advocacy, and emergency response. This comprehensive approach directly contributes to improving the well-being and resilience of communities in Somalia, specifically focusing on health, education, water, sanitation, and food security.

The impact of climate change is a pressing concern in Somalia, with frequent droughts and floods threatening the food supply and livelihoods of millions. World Vision’s response includes advocating for policies that address hunger and malnutrition, seeking sustained funding for critical food security actions, and collaborating with partners to strengthen food systems. Their work in the WASH sector also contributes to climate change adaptation by ensuring access to clean water and promoting hygiene practices, essential for health and dignity, especially in environmental challenges.

Overall, World Vision Somalia’s contributions to food security and climate change are multifaceted and deeply integrated into Somali society. Their ongoing efforts to support and empower communities are vital for creating a more resilient and food-secure future.

World Vision and other partners such as CARE, Shaqadoon, and WARDI are carrying out an anticipatory action climate resilience project along transhumance corridors in the Southwest State of Somalia. This project, funded by DANIDA, aims to decrease vulnerability and enhance the resilience of pastoral and agro- pastoral communities in the region.

2.0 Project Overview

Anticipatory Action and Climate Resilience Along Transhuman Corridor in Somalia (AART) is a DANIDA- financed multi-sector project to support Somalia’s recovery and build national resilience to recurrent natural disasters.

AART’s primary focus is on monitoring and supporting pastoral communities’ migration routes during both normal and crisis periods. The project works to establish resources and infrastructure that can be utilized as needed to provide access to animal health services, water sources, and temporary resting camps along the migration routes.

Since its launch, the AART project has made significant progress in implementing measures to address the impact of climate change. Given the increasingly severe droughts and flash floods in pastoral communities, the AART seeks to accelerate its intervention in the most common migratory routes in the Southwest state of Somalia. The specific focus is on enhancing access to early warning information, improving livestock health services, and ensuring adequate water resources along the migratory routes that connect lower Shabelle, Bay, and Bakool. This targeted approach aims to facilitate the swift recovery of the affected communities along these critical migratory corridors.

The immediate and rapid implementation of AART is to ameliorate the current high levels of climate risks experienced by many pastoral households in Somalia. The main goal of the project is to: 1)

To mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and enhance the resilience and social cohesion of vulnerable groups such as displaced populations and host communities, it is essential to improve protective measures. This includes preventing further displacement due to climate change. Additionally, it is crucial to provide livelihood recovery and technical advice packages to small-scale agro-pastoralist, nomadic pastoralist, and riverine agriculturalist communities in the most food-insecure rural areas. This support should be facilitated using an "inputs for assets" modality where appropriate, and unconditionally in cases of immediate need.

The livestock industry is the most significant contributor, with over 50% of the target communities depending on livestock for their livelihood in South-west state. As a result of the current severe flooding and projected droughts, it is expected that a large population of pastoralists to migrate from wet-season grazing areas to dry-season grazing areas along river Shabelle. Hence, this mass migration is expected to increase vulnerabilities of livestock disease outbreaks and expose livestock to vector-borne related diseases. The episode will significantly impact the livestock market, which is already affected by low prices due to deteriorating body conditions and low food availability and production in the affected communities. By effectively tackling the challenges mentioned above, AART aims to enhance accessibility to animal health services. This will be achieved by creating a pool of private veterinary pharmacists distributed across the transhuman migratory corridor through strategically positioned private veterinary service providers. This will:

1. Protect the key livestock-related assets of crisis-affected communities and
2. Rebuild key livestock-related assets among crisis-affected communities. Therefore, SomRep and it is IP seek to subcontract a private sector to offer veterinary support and advisory services to pastoral communities.
   1. Scope of Work

Conduct PVP and CAHWS mapping along the transhuman corridor:

PVP and CAHWS mapping:

To identify the current Private Veterinary Pharmacies (PVPs) and Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) along the transhuman corridor, the selected private veterinary service provider company should actively participate in and conduct a preliminary mapping of PVPs and CAHWs at the target location. This mapping will help identify the existing PVPs and CAHWs in the target areas and assess the need to establish new PVPs along the transhuman corridor. Additionally, the contracted company will evaluate the capacity gaps of the existing PVPs and CAHWs, identifying the type of support required.

Provide one-on-one technical support.

The selected private service providers are expected to conduct one-on-one technical support for the existing PVPs and CAHWS, provide personalised support, expert guidance, and practical training and establish long-term relationships with PVPs and CAHWS along the transhumance corridor.

Supply Veterinary Drugs and kits to PVPS and community animal health workers.

To avoid the common issue of a one-size-fits-all approach and tailor our support to the specific needs of each PVP and CAHW, we will embark on a one-on-one technical support approach and provide individualized technical support to PVPs and CAHWS along the transhumance corridors. This will be informed the individual needs assessment reports produced during the one-on-one technical support.

Provide 5% of input loan to PVPS and CAHWS

To develop a sustainable, long-term relationship and business partnership for the PVPs (Pastoralist Vulnerable People) and CAHWs (Community Animal Health Workers) along the transhumance corridor, the chosen private service provider is expected to offer a 5% loan for the inputs provided to the PVPs and CAHWs in the specified target locations.

Expected Outcomes (Key Results Expected / Key Deliverables)

• Inception Report on the progress of the activities.
  • Mapping report
    • One-on-one technical support report (individualised needs report)
    • Training reports,
    • Evidence of loans provided to PVPs
    • Sales voucher
    • Input provision report

Activities

• Identification of existing PVPs and CAHWS
  • Provision of one one-on-one technical support to existing PVPs and CAHWS
    • Establishing new PVPs and CAHWS in areas along the transhumance corridor
    • Training of PVPs and CAHWS
    • Provision of input
    • Provision of loans to PVPs
    • Conduct an initial gap analysis

1. Qualification and Experience

The veterinary service provider should have the following:

• Should be a national-level veterinary service provider with import and distribution capacity.
  • Should have veterinary stores at both Mogadishu and Baidabo.
    • Vet doctors should have 5-10 years of field experience and proven field interventions.
    • Should have participated in similar livestock intervention.
    • At least 3 years with similar or relevant experience and engagement in animal treatment and service provision in similar arrangements.
• Sound knowledge context as well as demonstrated ability to manage the available time and resources and to work to tight deadlines
  • Experience working with inclusive business models and partnerships with the private sector is an asset;

5.0 Project Timeline

The Duration of the assignment is 3 months.

6.0 Ethical Requirements

World Vision will guide how the activity will be implemented to ensure the consultants abide by child- safeguarding principles.

7.0 Evaluation Criteria

1. Mandatory Requirements

   • Provide a certified copy of a certificate of business registration, Certificate of incorporation, business license or similar document (Companies/Organizations)

     Provide a valid tax compliance certificate

     Provide 3 references from previous clients for similar works including contacts

Note – Applicant who will not meet the above mandatory requirement will not be considered for Technical Evaluation.

1. Technical Evaluation by a Technical Team

Applicants will need to have the following experiences and qualifications – as detailed in their Technical Proposal (CV and Portfolio) that are submitted as part of the application:

• 2-3 examples of past activities they have conducted
  • 3 examples of reports on previous similar activity. (needs assessment report, distribution report and training reports)
    • Evidence of veterinary drug imports (proforma invoices, shipping bills)
    • Evidence of quality testing reporting from the manufacturer
    • Well-qualified persons in the required field with previous experience with similar jobs with donor’ entities and humanitarian agencies.
    • Provide one report on similar activities and training
    • Provide term sheets showing the implementation of similar activities

All applicant Technical Proposals (CV and Portfolio) will be reviewed by a panel of WV and AART technical teams to determine: If the applicant has the necessary skills and experience to deliver on the Expected Outcomes

10.0 Financial Evaluation

• A detailed breakdown of costs associated with the exercise including Logistics Cost
• Credit Terms
• Payment Terms

Submission

Interested individuals and firms should submit their proposal in English and by email to somo_supplychain@wvi.org on or before 26th November 2024. Proposals should be submitted in three distinct/separate attachments, namely. Mandatory Requirements, Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal (Bidders who will combine both technical and financial proposals shall be disqualified)

Email title should be; – Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis

“World Vision reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid and is not bound to give reasons for its decision”

How to Apply:

Submission

Interested individuals and firms should submit their proposal in English and by email to somo_supplychain@wvi.org on or before 26th November 2024. Proposals should be submitted in three distinct/separate attachments, namely. Mandatory Requirements, Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal (Bidders who will combine both technical and financial proposals shall be disqualified)

Email title should be; – Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis

“World Vision reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid and is not bound to give reasons for its decision”