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RTI International (through the USDA Food for Progress Program Ethiopia SunGold Project) Requests Proposals for Business Development Services for Capital Mobilization in Ethiopia's Sunflower Sector
Description
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
Business Development Services for Capital Mobilization in Ethiopia's Sunflower Sector
OPPORTUNITY
RTI International, through the USDA Food for Progress Program Ethiopia Sun Gold Project, invites proposals from qualified business development service firms and individual consultants to make sunflower-related agribusinesses investment-ready and close financing deals.
KEY ASSIGNMENT
- Provide hands-on investment-readiness and business development support.
- Develop and manage a transaction pipeline and prepare financing packages.
- Facilitate engagement with banks, MFIS, investors, grant facilities, and other capital providers.
- Mobilize and verify an aggregate USD 6,000,000 in successfully closed external financing.
Priority implementation areas include Sun Gold operating areas in Oromia, including Jimma, and the Central, South, and Southwest Ethiopia Regions.
SOLICITATION DETAILS
Solicitation No.: SG-001-2027
Procurement Type: RFP/Subcontract
Contract Type: Performance-based professional services
Anticipated Duration: Up to 24 months
Proposal Deadline: November 16, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. EAT
Offer Validity: 90 days
WHO MAY APPLY
Legally authorized firms or individual consultants in Ethiopia with relevant expertise in business development, finance, investment, banking, management consulting, or related fields. Applicants should demonstrate agribusiness transaction experience, strong capital-provider networks, and the capacity to work directly with agricultural SMEs.
HOW TO OBTAIN THE FULL RFP
Interested applicants may download the complete RFP, including detailed requirements and submission instructions, from the RTI International Current Opportunities webpage: https://www.rti.org/current-opportunities
Only complete proposals submitted in accordance with the full solicitation requirements will be considered. RTI reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and is not obligated to make an award.
Tender details
- Deadline: 2026-11-16
- Bid closing time: 17:00
- Bid opening: 2026-11-16 17:00
- Bid opening (note): No Specific Opening Date and Time
- Region: Addis Ababa
- Publishing entity: RTI International
- Published on: The Reporter (Oct 31, 2026)
- Posted at: 2026-10-31T08:02:42.000Z
- Source: Qelal Tenders