Subject: Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for provision of Consulting Services to Conduct Feasibility Studies and ESIA for the Construction of a modern fish processing factory in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, and Terms of Reference (ToR)

Reference No.: NAFAA/IFSSP/QCBS/003/2025 Assignment Title: Recruitment of a Firm to Conduct Feasibility Studies and ESIA for the Construction of a Modern Fish Processing Factory in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.

Click the link for REOI info: info:https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:14d8f860-3962-4068-9610-76922dd12642

Click the link for ToR info: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:45184abf-681a-453a-824c-29e628df83e0

The Government of Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has received support from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) towards the implementation of the “Integrated Fisheries Sector Strengthening Project (IFSSP)”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards eligible payment of the services of a consulting firm for the conduct of feasibility studies and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) for the construction of a modern fish processing factory in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.

NaFAA, through the IFSS Project, is soliciting the services of a qualified Consulting Firm or Consultant Consortia to conduct the feasibility studies and ESIA to achieve the following objectives:

1. assess the technical, economic, market, and operational feasibility of establishing a modern fish processing factory in Buchanan.

2. propose several options for the design and operation of the processing factory, including the governance arrangements to run the economic activities in a sustainable manner that provide shared benefits for all actors of the fisheries sector including small-scale operators.

3. develop a comprehensive Environmental and Social Impact Plan (ESMP) in accordance with national regulations and international best practices, ensuring the proposed project is environmentally and socially sustainable. The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), through the IFSS Project, now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in performing the Services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brief corporate profile, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.