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Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Provision of Cash Based Intervention (CBI) Services

with International Organization for Migration

BTDC-ID: 40036
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Expected Outputs

Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Provision of Cash Based Intervention (CBI) Services

Announcement Description

Currently, IOM Cambodia is planning on managing roughly 2.6 million USD in cash operations in the next financial year, assisting over 4,000 households with intervention spanning emergency relief to recovery and resilience.

IOM Cambodia implements diverse programmes such as support to Recognition of Prior Learning Certification, MPCA, Business Start-up grants and agricultural input kits among other programmes using both in-kind and Cash-Based Interventions (CBI). Assistance is delivered through direct cash and digital payments to meet urgent needs and support local economies, with approaches adapted to feasibility of the modality, community preferences, appropriateness and donor requirements. Cash modalities include shelter, NFIs, Cash for Work, Multi-purpose Cash Assistance, Cash for transportation of returnees, Cash for livelihoods and market-based programs. Emergency responses occur within 24-72 hours, while livelihood support may take up to a month due to coordination needs.

Expected Outputs

Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Provision of Cash Based Intervention (CBI) Services

  • Career Category: Call for Proposals
  • Location: Phnom Penh
Summary

Purpose:

At the Mission level, IOM is committed to scaling up cash-based responses with greater transparency and accountability to safeguard cash distributions. Currently, IOM is implementing multi-million USD projects using Cash-Based Intervention (CBI) as a key response modality. This underscores the need to expand the pool of Financial Service Providers (FSPs) to support operations more efficiently and effectively.

IOM seeks FSPs capable of offering diverse cash delivery mechanisms both direct cash and digital solutions across four target provinces—Preah Vihear, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Battambang. These services must be widely accepted by partners, stakeholders, local authorities, and beneficiaries.

This ToR aims to identify providers with proven capacity, experience, extensive reach, and interest in delivering solutions aligned with program requirements, leveraging appropriate technologies where feasible.

Lots for Vetting:

In the application process, FSP should submit proposal, as per the operational context in each location that they are able to access. FSPs can submit proposal asper their capacity, coverage and technology. FSPs should submit technical and financial proposal including an area mapping that identifies the province and districts they are applying.

  • Direct cash, cash delivery in transit, cash delivery over the counter including money transfer agents and traders
  • Electronic vouchers and pre-paid card for cash transfer, and
  • Mobile money enrolment and transfer

Eligibility

  • The Financial Service Provider should provide detail information on the following:
  • Previous experience on humanitarian cash transfer in partnership with International Organizations, NGOs and UN agencies
  • Experience in working with the UN system in Cambodia
  • Efficiency and effectiveness of the disbursement of beneficiaries including the maximum time between the transfer by IOM to the FSP and the availability of funds to the beneficiaries (in number of days)
  • Plan and capacity to expand the cash transfer services to potential beneficiaries (1,000 beneficiaries per location per day) within an established timeframe (5 days)
  • Having enough liquidity to deliver cash to 1,000 beneficiaries per location per day, equivalent to AFN 20 million within the established timeframe (5 days)
  • Having appropriate, user-friendly and tested technology with alternative mechanisms
  • Security of payments and beneficiaries
  • Accuracy of the accounts, reconciliations and reports of disbursement
  • Usability and ease of use of the mechanism, based on the comments/suggestions from beneficiaries Effective access to financial services by the beneficiaries, considering their specific vulnerability
  • Industry compliance to the national financial service provision

Submission Requirements

Interested applicants are invited to submit the following in addition to the Required Capacity and Experience mentioned above:

  • For digital payments, conceptual framework with demonstration sessions is required based on request from IOM- How System Works for Cash Transfers through digital payment.
  • Explanation of the FSP suitability and capability for the service including financial liquidity.
  • All examples of previous similar work supported with document- Evaluation reports/ Certification from companies worked with.
  • Expected service charge per transaction with time frame.
  • List of geographic presence and list of planned expansion locations.
  • Required currency for payment and transfer of cash from IOM to FSP.

Please click the attachement below for more information.

Attachment:
  • 30000026782_SUPPLIER
  • Annex_31_TMP Declaration of Conformity
  • Checklist of Minimum requirements _Qualifications as per Terms of Reference
  • TORs for FSPs Selection_Cambodia PRM
  • Vendor-Information-Sheet-
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • Sayon Building, No. 42, St.214, Sangkat Boeng Reang, Khan Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • International Organization for Migration
 
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