SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
SELECTION, CONFIGURATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF AN AI-ENABLED MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM
(CONSULTING FIRM)
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAM
REF NO: NPCO/SAPZ/25/2005

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“the Fund” or “IFAD”) towards the cost of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for these consulting services.
2. The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with the Client.
3. The Special Agro- Industrial Processing Zones Programme (“SAPZ” or “the Client”) now invites proposals for the Selection, Configuration and Deployment of an AI enabled Monitoring and Evaluation System. More details on the services are provided in the RFP and Terms of Reference (TOR) which can be downloaded from the SAPZ, website: www.sapz.gov.ng.
4. Before preparing its EOIs, the consultant is advised to review the terms of reference in Section VI of the RFP. The consultant shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest. A consultant with an actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise explicitly approved by the Fund. A consultant including their respective personnel and affiliates are considered to have a conflict of interest if they a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the contract, b) participate in more than one EOI under this procurement action, c) have a business or family relationship with a member of the client’s board of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly involved in any part of (i) the preparation of this expression of interest, (ii) the selection process for this procurement, or (iii) execution of the contract. The consultant has an ongoing obligation to disclose any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest during preparation of the RFP, the selection process or the contract execution. Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.

1. All consultants are required to comply with the Revised IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Activities and Operations (hereinafter, “IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy”) in competing for, or in executing, the contract.
   a. If determined that a consultant or any of its personnel or agents, or its sub-consultants, sub-contractors, service providers, suppliers, sub-suppliers and/or any of their personnel or agents, has, directly or indirectly, engaged in any of the prohibited practices defined in IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy or integrity violations such as sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse as established in IFAD’s Policy on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in competing for, or in executing, the contract, the EOI may be rejected or the contract may be terminated by the client.
   b. In accordance with IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy, the Fund has the right to sanction firms and individuals, including by declaring them ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to participate in any IFAD-financed and/or IFAD-managed activity or operation. The Fund also has the right to recognize debarments issued by other international financial institutions in accordance with its Anticorruption Policy.
   c. Consultants and any of their personnel and agents, and their sub-consultants, sub-contractors, service providers, suppliers, sub-suppliers and any of their personnel and agents are required to fully cooperate with any investigation conducted by the Fund, including by making personnel available for interviews and by providing full access to any and all accounts, premises, documents and records (including electronic records) relating to this selection process or the execution of the contract and to have such accounts, premises, records and documents audited and/or inspected by auditors and/or investigators appointed by the Fund.
   d. Consultants have the ongoing obligation to disclose in their EOI and later in writing as may become relevant: (i) any administrative sanctions, criminal convictions or temporary suspensions of themselves or any of their key personnel or agents for fraud and corruption, and (ii) any commissions or fees paid or to be paid to agents or other parties in connection with this selection process or the execution of the contract. As a minimum, consultants must disclose the name and contact details of the agent or other party and the reason, amount and currency of the commission or fee paid or to be paid. Failure to comply with these disclosure obligations may lead to rejection of the EOI or termination of the contract.
   e. Consultants are required to keep all records and documents, including electronic records, relating to this selection process available for a minimum of three (3) years after notification of completion of the process or, in case the consultant is awarded the contract, execution of the contract.
2. The Fund requires that all beneficiaries of IFAD funding or funds administered by IFAD, including the client, any consultants, implementing partners, service providers and suppliers, observe the highest standards of integrity during the procurement and execution of such contracts, and commit to combat money laundering and terrorism financing consistent with IFAD’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy.
3. A firm will be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method and procedures described in this RFP, in accordance with the policies detailed in the latest IFAD’s Project Procurement Guidelines as approved by IFAD’s Executive Board and IFAD Procurement Handbook
4. Proposals must be delivered to the address and in the manner specified in the PDS ITC 20.3, 20.5 and 20.7 no later than 4.00pm WAT (GMT+1) of October 30, 2026. LATE SUBMISSION SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED
5. Only electronic proposals shall be accepted. The PDS provides details on how electronic submission will be done.

SIGNED:
DR. KABIR YUSUF
National Program Coordinator, SAPZ
National Co-ordination Office (NCO)
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
#3 Aguleri Street, off Gimbiya Street, Area 11, Abuja,
admin@sapz.gov.ng; gunoh@sapz.gov.ng;
+2348168088308; +2348035949354