SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (SEARCH)
ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT FOR THE UPGRADE AND DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY WARNING AND EARLY RESPONSE SOFTWARE FOR BENUE, NASARAWA, PLATEAU, AND TARABA STATES

SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (SEARCH) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. Search seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 600 staff worldwide, Search implements projects from 50 offices in 35 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.  In Nigeria, Search has offices in Abuja, Jos, Maiduguri, Bauchi, Kaduna, Makurdi, Taraba, Port Harcourt, Bayelsa, Warri and Yola.

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is seeking to engage an IT consultant/firm to conduct an assessment and analysis of the existing conflict monitoring and response mechanisms software (Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System – CEWERS) in Search for Common office in Abuja, with the aim of upgrading the software to create new interphases to accommodate extra locations for Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and Taraba Dashboards or develop new software for these states. The objectives include assessing existing mechanisms, identifying gaps, defining requirements for the CEWERS software, The consultant is expected to develop a user-friendly interface, integrating Geographic Information System (GIS) and SMS capabilities and data visualization, designing a secure database architecture, developing a notification and alert system, conducting rigorous testing, and providing comprehensive documentation and training materials and capacity building of the staff on the use of the developed software. The deliverables include an assessment report, gap analysis report, and detailed requirements document for the CEWERS software.

If your organisation feels it can provide the services, kindly review the attached Request for Proposal and respond.