Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity - Request for Expressions of Interest- EOI-ARE-02-21 “Renewable Energy Systems”.

Chemonics International is an international development company based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Since 1975, we have worked in 150 countries around the world, and we are currently implementing 118 projects in 84 countries. Our main partner is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and we also work with foreign donors such as the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Global Fund. We have more than 4,000 staff in our project offices around the world, and more than 500 staff based in our headquarters in Washington, D.C.

About the USAID-Funded Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity in Lebanon: 

ARE is a multi-year activity funded by the United States Agency for International Development (hereinafter “USAID”) and implemented by Chemonics. ARE has a period duration of four years with the potential to extend up to five years upon exercise of contract options by USAID. It is a private sector engagement activity, designed under the principles of flexibility and adaptation, to develop rural economics in Lebanon through support to the agro-food sector and other industries, at both firm and sector levels, to unlock local and export sales potential while also creating jobs and increasing farmers’ and worker’s incomes. ARE aims to increase jobs; improve incomes; improve female participation and employment opportunities; increase domestic and export sales; increase private sector investment; improve access to finance; link value chain actors to domestic and international markets; and improve farm production through improved practices, technology, increased volume, and/or decreased cost.

The USAID-funded Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) activity is seeking expressions of interest for the supply, installation and maintenance of small to medium scale solar pumping systems, renewable energy systems and/or PV applications for agricultural and agri-food applications.

Only those Interested Parties submitting a response to this Expression of Interest will be considered for prequalification. Pre-qualification documents are to be submitted no later than 5:00 PM, Beirut, local time on January 14, 2022.  ARE will make the determination of contractors that demonstrate the appropriate qualifications to perform the work.