Explosive Ordnance Risk Education in Sudan
The UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster invites interested and eligible applicants to apply for a Call for Proposals (“CFP”) for the grant project: Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) in Sudan to raise risk awareness of landmines and/or Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). The Grantee shall have exclusive control over the administration and implementation of this project; however, both the quality of the Grantee’s work and the progress being made towards successfully achieving the activities and outputs of the project shall be subject to review by UNOPS. Details on the application process and the administration of the grant are set forth in this CFP document. Interested applicants are encouraged to read the CFP and its annexes in their entirety prior to applying. Completed returnable documents should be signed and submitted along with a comprehensive proposal.
How to submit?
Kindly review this CFP document in its entirety to ensure understanding of the request and requirements.
Interested organisations are requested to submit a proposal in English to the email address below, with the organization’s logo in the header. The following documents are required to be submitted by the deadline:
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CFP Annex A – Grant Application Template (including Appendix 1 as applicable)
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CFP Annex B – Grant Budget Template. (Applicants are also encouraged to submit a Cash Flow showing expected expenditure over the course of the grant period, and suggest an optimal Payment Schedule based on the Cash Flow need.)
Important Notice Regarding COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: This CFP is being launched at a time of great uncertainty in Sudan and around the world as governments and the United Nations are coming to grips with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Considering how rapidly COVID 19 is evolving and how much has changed globally and in Sudan in a short timeframe, it must be considered that some of the requirements outlined in this CFP may change during the solicitation period; and should requirements change, relevant updates will be shared on UNGM. Likewise, should potential Applicants consider that any of the requirements outlined in this CFP be impossible to achieve due to the impact of COVID-19, they should make their concerns known to the UNOPS focal point stipulated below.
As UNOPS adheres to the ‘Do No Harm’ principle and supports safe implementation of all project activities, the Applicant(s) must explain how they plan to protect staff and beneficiaries from the risks of COVID-19 and budget for appropriate risk mitigation equipment and supplies, if not already purchased beforehand. The Applicant (s) must comply with the Government of Sudan regulations, and should adhere to best practices in health and safety, including from guidance issued by the World Health Organisation.
The Applicant(s) are required to submit an additional methodology of project activities that can be done in compliance with movement/public gathering restrictions that might be imposed by the Government of Sudan before or during project implementation. The selected Grantee(s) will be expected to achieve Project Outputs with the alternative remote methodology in case of movement restrictions. The alternative methodology should be used only after UNMAS Sudan and NMAC approval. The alternative methodology should include detailed description of the activities, monitoring and evaluation approach, data collection methodologies, impact measurement tools and other relevant components that will be done remotely or/and in compliance with relevant Government of Sudan limitations on public gathering and movements.
In addition, depending on the situation of COVID-19 and relevant government restrictions in the country, the selected Grantees may be required, in consultation with UNMAS Sudan and NMAC, to modify their delivery modalities including the possible inclusion of COVID-19 awareness messages as aligned with information provided by the Ministry of Health and World Health Organizations.
When to submit?
Deadline: 15 July 2020, by 5:00 PM Sudan local time
Where to submit?
Email: alii@unops.org and cc email: YoshiyukiS@unops.org
Questions?
Please submit questions to Ali Ibrahim, National Programme Officer, at alii@unops.org and Yoshiyuki Shiomi, Associate Programme Officer, at YoshiyukiS@unops.org no later than 22 June 2020, 5:00 PM, Sudan local time. Answers will be posted on the United Nations Global Marketplace by 25 June 2020, before 5:00 PM, Sudan local time.
Pre-submission Meeting
Organizations interested in submitting a proposal in response to this CFP are strongly encouraged to attend a pre-submission meeting to be held on 24 June 2020 at 3:00 P.M. Sudan local time.
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