Consulting services for Strengthening the Implementation Capacity of Caribbean Blue Economy Clusters and Value Chains

The IDB intends to hire consulting services to strengthen the Implementation Capacity of Caribbean Blue Economy Clusters and Value Chains 

The Consulting Company will support the four (4) Jamaican private queen conch Industrial fishers/companies that have been in preparation to enter a third-party audit to demonstrate compliance with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.

To achieve the consultancy’s objective, the following activities are to be completed, following the MSC guidelines:

• Desk Review of pre assessment report 
• Prepare the Announcement Comment Draft Report (ACDR).
• Publish the ACDR and announcement notification on the MSC website prior to on-site visits, at least 60 calendar days prior the audit. 
• Conduct the onsite audit and assess each of the four queen conch fisheries against the most relevant MSC Fisheries Standard.
• Prepare the Client and Peer Review Draft Report (CPRDR).
• Submit CPRDR to at least two peer reviewers and client for review and comments.
• Prepare the Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR).
• Publish the PCDR on the MSC website for stakeholder comments.
• Prepare the Final Draft Report (FDR).
• Publish the FDR on the MSC website for stakeholder comments. 
• Prepare and submit the ‘Notice of Objection’ with an MSC independent adjudicator.
• Complete the Public Certification Report which includes the FDR.
• Publish the Public Certification Report and the Fishery Certificate on the MSC website.

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Important: Expressions of interest must be delivered using the IDB Portal for Bank Executed Operations (http://beoprocurement.iadb.org/home) by: October 7th 2022, 5:00 P.M. (Washington D.C. Time).