BID NOTICE

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a private international, nonsectarian, voluntary organization providing relief, protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict.

The IRC is undertaking the Procurement of Solar Electric/Pumping/Bio san, Biochar Water filter Training at Ecological Agriculture Training Center of the Karenni Land and Forestry Department in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar.  The company who interested to propose the service should have minimum requirement accordingly.

1. Provide training material for practical installation and continue to use in the training center.
2. Provide practical maintenance training
3. All trainings provide in local language (Karen and/or Burmese)
4. Training materials should be in local language and diagrams that will be easy to understand by trainees.
5. Trainers and Co Trainers should be 4-6 people to facilitate at least 25 trainees.
6. The training and installation should be conduct around 15 May to 15 June 2017

To receive the Request for Proposal from 21-31 March 2017. 

Interested and suitably qualified companies or service providers may request complete information from the IRC office located at:

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

888/210-212 Mahatun Plaza Bldg., 2^nd Floor,

Ploenchit Road, Lumphinee Sub-district,

Phatumwan District, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.

For question please contact

Email to:           Harit.Rod-Ame@rescue.org

cc:                    Anchalee.Phungthum@rescue.org

Offers to supply will not be accepted after close of business 05:00 p.m. on the 14 April 2017 at the IRC Bangkok office.  All tender documents must be submitted in English language in a sealed envelope or proposal submission please e-mail to IRC-TH-Procurement@rescue.org.

SCOPE OF WORK

Practical training on installation and maintenance for solar system and water filtering system in resource poor areas at karenni agricultural department training center at Myanmar – Thailand border

Background of the project:

Under the USAID-funded Project for Local Empowerment (PLE), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), together with partners Mae Tao Clinic (MTC), The Border Consortium (TBC) and World Education (WE), supports a network of more than 30 border-based community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide life-saving health and education services, emergency cash and food relief, livelihood programs including trainings, organization development for CBOs  and protection assistance to conflict-affected people living in four states and two regions in South East Burma, as well as for migrants and refugees living in six provinces and nine camps in Thailand. PLE provides impactful and cost-effective humanitarian assistance on both sides of the Thailand-Burma border by building the technical, management, and leadership capacities of CBO partners to deliver health, education, legal, and protection services, women’s protection and empowerment services, distribute food and cash transfers, implement livelihoods activities and trainings, and advocate for lasting positive change for displaced Burmese.

PLE partners with the Greater Mekong Subregion Agriculture and Education Development Foundation and the Ecological Agriculture training center of the Karenni Agriculture Department to train community members to use appropriate technologies in their local community for livelihood activities and disseminate the skills to their community members.

Objectives:

General: 

 Organized Practical Training on installation and maintenance for solar system and water filtering system in resource poor areas at the Ecological Agriculture training center of the Karenni Agriculture Department at Myanmar – Thailand Border

The training should be delivered in Burmese language.

Specific:

1. Provide training material for practical installation and continue to use in the training center energy supply and water consumption
2. Provide practical maintenance training
3. All trainings provide in local languages (Karen and/or Burmese)
4. Provide Training materials in local language and diagrams that easy to understand by local community members
5. Trainers and Co trainers should be 4 to 6 people to facilitate at least 25 trainees
6. The training and installation should be conducted between 15 May to 15 June 2017

Deliverable

• Eight days training (theory and practical demonstration) in Thailand Myanmar Border ecological agriculture training center
  • Basic calculation of energy demand
  • Wiring and installation
  • maintenance
• Installation of a solar system in the training center (at least 10 solar panels including charge controllers, inverters, Batteries, breakers and surge protectors, wiring and a 5 KVA back-up generator and other necessary material to utilize solar panels linking with the back-up generator
• Foundation and roofing for protection of the electric system
• Installation of a biochar water filter for the provision of clean drinking water
• Ethnic language training manual
• Delivery of all necessary material

Pre-collaboration activities:  

• Meeting with PLE Livelihood coordinator and prepare course, link with PLE WASH coordinator for water installation.

Post – collaboration activities:

• Provide refresher training as necessary at the Center or in the Community (Separate TOR need to be established)
• Provide similar deliverables in other border areas (Separate TOR need to be established)

http://th.thaingo.org/files/RFP - Solar Electric+Pumping+Water Filter Training-Mar 17_1_1.pdf

http://th.thaingo.org/files/SCOPE OF WORK Solar training - Attachment 1_1_1.pdf

http://th.thaingo.org/files/P42 Supplier Information Form 2016 - Attachment 2_1_1.pdf

http://th.thaingo.org/files/IRC Conflict of Interest and Supplier Code of Conduct - Attachment 3_1_1.pdf

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)