For and on behalf of the President of India, sealed bids are invited in the double-bid system for the Selection of an Agency for Impact Evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)-Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. You can submit your proposal online at http://eprocure.gov.in/ by 1 PM. Hard copies of the uploaded proposals can also be sent in a sealed cover addressed to the Under Secretary (INM), Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Welfare of Farmers, Room No. Client or Employer or Mo A & FW means the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare which has invited tenders for consultancy services with which the selected Consultant signs the Contract for Services and to which the selected consultant will provide the services as per the Terms and Conditions and Terms of Reference of the contract.
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Conflict of Interest
Any such disclosure shall be made in accordance with the technical proposal forms provided herein. If the Consultant fails to disclose the said situations and if the Employer becomes aware of such situation at any time, this may lead to the Consultant's disqualification during the tendering process or to the termination of his contract during the execution of the task.
Unfair Advantage
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Preparation of Proposal
Submission of the wrong type of technical proposal will result in the Proposal being deemed non-responsive. For the assignment/work, the outline should indicate the names of the professional staff involved, the nature and duration of the assignment/work, the contract amount and the involvement of the consultant. Guidelines for the content of this section of Technical Proposals are provided under Form TECH -4 of Section 4.
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Taxes – The Consultant must be fully familiar with the internal duties and applicable taxes on amounts payable by the Employer under . iii).
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Submission, Receipt and opening of Proposal
Evaluation of Technical Proposal
The technical assessment of the proposals must be carried out by the Advisory Evaluation Committee (CEC). A proposal shall be considered unsuitable and rejected at the stage of the technical evaluation if it does not meet the minimum technical standard on the above aspects as may be decided by the CEC. After completing the technical evaluation, the CEC Member Secretary shall notify the consultants whose proposals meet the minimum technical standards.
Evaluation of the Financial Proposal
The CEC shall evaluate the technical proposals by giving marks for the following parameters:-. i) Previous experience including number of tasks that the company has handled, corresponding to the task area (25 points). ii) Methodology, work plan and understanding of TOR (50 marks) (iii) Educational qualifications and experience with the key. After completing the technical evaluation, the CEC Member Secretary shall notify the consultants whose proposals meet the minimum technical standards. ii) CEC will correct any calculation errors. In addition to the above corrections, the elements described in the technical proposals, but not priced, are assumed to be included in the prices of other activities of goods.
Method of Selection
When correcting calculation errors, in the event of a discrepancy between a partial amount and the total amount, or between words and figures, the former will take precedence. In the event that an activity of line items is quantified in the financial proposal differently from the technical proposal, no corrections to the financial proposal are allowed. The selected agency will not be allowed to replace core staff without the consent of the CEC.
If it is found that junior staff have been tendered without confirmation of their availability, the consultant will be disqualified and the process will continue with the remaining proposals. If, for any reason, the process fails to result in an acceptance agreement with a selected agency, the CEC terminates discussions with that agency and may choose from among the remaining proposals. From the time the proposals are opened until the time the contract is awarded, the consultants must not contact the client regarding any matter related to their technical and/or financial proposal.
Any attempt by the Consultants to influence the Client in examining, evaluating, ranking the Proposals and recommending the award of the contract may result in the rejection of the Consultants' proposal. The CEC may cancel the bid and reject all proposals without giving any reason at any stage of the tender process.
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Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is the first comprehensive scheme launched as a Centrally Sponsored Program (CSP) from 2015-17, which has now been revised for the next 3 years. The scheme is implemented with 90:10 (GoI: State Govt.) funding pattern in 8 NE states and 3 hill states of J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, 100% in Union Territory and 60:40 funding pattern in remaining states of the country. The new guidelines of the scheme have been uploaded on the website www.agricoop.nic.in.
The PKVY scheme is implemented by the state government on a hectare basis for 500-1000 hectares of area in each cluster. A group of farmers with a total area of 20 hectares, as far as possible, in the epidemic area within the village. Implementation of the program through Handicraft Support Agencies and Capacity Building of Cluster Farmers and Regional Councils as Certification Agencies is well defined.
Details of the state-wise allocation fund released and state-wise allocation of clusters under PKVY scheme during 2015-16 to 2018-19 are given in Annexure-I & II. Component-wise financial breakdown for 3 years under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) as per old and new guidelines is given in Annexure-III & IV. For effective monitoring of schemes output outcome framework has been finalized in consultation with NITI Aayog.
Framework maps for each scheme, their outputs, outcomes and relevant and measurable indicators to monitor scheme performance.
Objectives of the Scheme
Due to organic farming, the land is not only becoming fertile and healthy, but making human life disease-free and the environment also becoming pollution-free. Cost reduction (cost saving): There is an immediate reduction in the cost of cultivation (cost saving) up to 20 to 40 % as the beneficiaries do not use purchased fertilizers and pesticides. The benefits are significant in crops such as rice and cotton, for which farmers spend large sums of money on purchasing fertilizers and pesticides before PKVY.
There has been a huge increase in organic area in tribal, rain-fed, hilly and remote areas under the PKVY scheme.
Evaluation of the Objective(s)
Scope of evaluation
Assessment of the physical and financial progress and outcome of the scheme in the target areas and their overall impact on improving organic production area coverage and strengthening the entire value chain. 3.3.13 The evaluation study should also focus on: . a) Ranking of the states in the framework of meeting the objectives of the scheme, as well as highlighting the logical limitations, if any, in the implementation of the scheme by the states.
Coverage and Sampling Size
In addition, at least 10 ineligible farmers near the clusters must be captured.
Deliverables
Details of the state allocation and fund released under PKVY schemes implemented by DAC&FW during 2015-16 to 2018-19. ANNEXURE-II State wise allocation of clusters under PKVY schemes implemented by DAC&FW during 2015-16 to 2018-19. Financial break up for 3 years under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) as per old guidelines is as under:-.
Financial allocation for 3 years under Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY) as per new guidelines is as follows:-. Work continues on the PKVY scheme for the proposed quarterly target (area in ha) for the next three years. The fund was released for the first, second and third quarter, but the progress report was awaited from the States.
Technical Proposal Forms
- Consultant’s Organization
- General Information
- Consultant’s Experience
- Specific experience of Programme Evaluation with Central Government, State Government
- Experience of working with Central Government and State Government on Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Integrated Nutrient Management related projects
- Specific experience of working with International organizations
- On Inputs and Facilities to be provided by the Employer
- No. Name of Staff Area of Expertise
- FORM TECH –6 CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) FOR PROPOSED PROFESSIONAL STAFF
- Certification
Provide here a brief description of the history and organization of your firm/institution/entity and each associate for this assignment/work. The brief description should include details of ownership, date and place of establishment of the consultancy (attach the certificate), objectives of the consultancy etc. Also, if the consultant has formed an Association, the details of each member of the Association, the name of the managing members, etc. will be provided).
The employer will provide necessary support in the form of information/discussions/documents/field visits/coordination with other agencies and logistics where deemed necessary to complete the project. In this section, the consultants must explain their understanding of the objectives of the task/job, approach to the task/job, method of carrying out the activities (including proposed research design) and achieving the expected output and the level of detail of such output. The proposed work plan should be consistent with the technical approach and methodology and demonstrate understanding of the TOR and ability to translate them into a feasible work plan.
He/she should list the main disciplines of the assignment/post, the responsible key expert and proposed technical and support staff. Note:- Evaluation of the above proposed personnel will be considered according to the following:- 1) General qualifications (general education, training and experience):. Indicates all major activities of the Assignment/work, including the delivery of reports (eg inception, interim, draft and final reports), and other metrics such as Employer Approvals.
We hereby declare that our consulting firm does not engage in such activities that can be characterized as conflicting activities under Section 2(4). We also confirm that in case of misrepresentation of information, our proposals/contract will be rejected/terminated by the employer who binds us. Our financial offer will be binding on us subject to changes arising from contract negotiations until the expiry of the period of validity of the offer (as set out in paragraph 8 of section 2, i.e.
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