Region: Guatemala
JICA consultant contract announcement: Project for Strengthening the Implementation of School Lunch Programs in Guatemala
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Announcement Independent Administrative Agency Japan International Cooperation Agency Rules on Handling of Contracts (2003 Ordinance (Procurement) No. 8) are hereby announced as follows. October 14, 2026 Japan International Cooperation Agency Contract Administrator Director Record 1. Announcement Title: Project for Strengthening the Implementation of School Lunch Programs in Guatemala 2. Matters for Competition: As per Chapter 1, Section 1 of the Request for Proposals 3. Eligibility for Competition: As per Chapter 1, Section 3 of the Request for Proposals 4. Contract Terms: Refer to the Contract Terms for "Business Implementation and Support Services" and the Contract Form 5. Submission of Proposals and Quotations: As per Chapter 1, Sections 2 and 6 of the Request for Proposals 6. Other: As per the Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals
Service Name: Project for Strengthening the Implementation of School Lunch Programs in Guatemala
Procurement Management Number: 26a00772
[Content Structure]
Chapter 1 Procedures for Proposal Competition
Chapter 2 Draft Special Specifications
Chapter 3 Notes on Preparing Proposals
This document explains the services that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as "JICA") intends to commission to private consultants, etc., and the method for selecting the contractor (proposal competition).
Proposal competition is a method of selecting the most advantageous contractor for JICA by comprehensively evaluating the proposals, technical proposals, and capabilities of the competing participants based on the proposals submitted by the competing participants.
Competing participants are requested to submit proposals and quotations for the services related to this project based on this document and the loaned materials.
Furthermore, Chapter 2 "Draft Special Specifications" and Section 2 of Chapter 3 "Conditions for Service Implementation" of this document indicate the basic content for preparing proposals, and do not preclude competing participants from supplementing, improving, or modifying parts thereof when submitting their proposals.
The content of the proposal will be discussed in the contract negotiations conducted with the party granted the right to negotiate, and the "Special Specifications" will be finalized as an attachment to the contract.
October 14, 2026 Japan International Cooperation Agency International Cooperation Procurement Department
Chapter 1 Procedures for Proposal Competition
1. Matters for Competition
(1) Service Name: Project for Strengthening the Implementation of School Lunch Programs in Guatemala
(2) Service Content: As per "Chapter 2 Draft Special Specifications"
(3) Applicable Contract Terms: The "Contract Terms for Business Implementation and Support Services" will apply. Accordingly, services (services) stipulated in the contract will be provided overseas, and thus will be treated as overseas transactions and will be non-taxable transactions for consumption tax. Therefore, please do not add consumption tax to the final quotation. (All items are non-taxable)
However, for services related to training in Japan (or inviting participants to Japan), a separate contract applying the "Contract Terms for Service Implementation of Technical Training, etc." will be concluded. In the final quotation for such a contract, please calculate the main contract and the training in Japan (or invitation to Japan) separately.
(4) Contract Performance Period (Scheduled): January 2027 - December 2029
Please note that the local service period, contract performance period, and service content described in this Request for Proposals may change due to reasons on the side of the client government, etc. These will be determined through consultation during contract negotiations.
(5) Advance Payment Restrictions
For this contract, as the contract performance period exceeds 12 months, the maximum amount of advance payment will be restricted.
Specifically, advance payments will be allowed to be claimed in installments every year, with the respective limits as follows. Please note that this is based on the assumption of the contract performance period in (4) above, and the limits, etc., if the contract performance period differs, will be confirmed at the contract negotiation stage.
1) First payment (after contract conclusion): Limited to 13% of the contract amount.
2) Second payment (after 13 months from contract conclusion): Limited to 13% of the contract amount.
3) Third payment (after 25 months from contract conclusion): Limited to 13% of the contract amount.
(6) Partial Payment Setting
For this contract, one partial payment will be set per fiscal year. The specific timing of partial payments will be confirmed during contract negotiations, but the following is envisioned.
1) Fiscal Year 2027 (around March 2028)
2) Fiscal Year 2028 (around March 2029)
1 For accounting processing according to the progress of each fiscal year, payments corresponding to the implemented work are required to be made annually.
2. Contact Department and Schedule, etc.
(1) Selection Procedure Window International Cooperation Procurement Department Contract Promotion Division 1/2 Email address: outm1@jica.go.jp
(2) Service Implementation Department Human Development Department Health Division 1 Health Group 2 Team
(3) Schedule The schedule for this project is as follows.
No. Item Date
1 Document Download Deadline Until October 20, 2026
2 Questions regarding the Request for Proposals Until 12:00 on October 21, 2026
3 Answers to Questions Until October 26, 2026
4 Deadline for Submission of Final Quotations, Separate Quotations, Proposals, etc. 12:00 on November 9, 2026
5 Presentation Not held.
6 Notification Date of Evaluation Results By November 18, 2026
7 Application Date for Technical Explanation (starting from the day after the notification of evaluation results is sent, for up to 7 business days) (Application destination: https://forms.office.com/r/6MTyT96ZHM) *Changed from the announcement in July 2023.
3. Eligibility for Competition
(1) Confirmation of Various Qualifications Please refer to the latest version of the "Proposal Preparation Guidelines for Consultant Contracts" for confirmation of the following.
(URL: https://www.jica.go.jp/announce/manual/guideline/consultant/20220330.html)
1) Negative Qualification Restrictions
2) Positive Qualification Requirements
3) Confirmation of Competition Eligibility Requirements
(2) Exclusion of Conflicts of Interest There are no specific excluded parties.
(3) Possibility of Forming a Joint Venture A joint venture is permitted. However, the project manager shall be from the representative of the joint venture.
2 Furthermore, members of the joint venture (excluding the representative) are not required to meet the competition eligibility requirements specified in 2) above (1) (1) General "All-Ministry" Qualification and (2) Japanese registered companies (corporate registration, etc. may be confirmed during contract negotiations).
If forming a joint venture, please create a Joint Venture Formation Notification (no specific format) and attach it to the proposal. The representative's seal or company seal of all companies, including the representative and members of the joint venture, may be omitted. Furthermore, subcontracting with joint venture members is not permitted.
4. Distribution of Materials
Those who wish to receive distribution of materials should download them individually in accordance with the procedures shown in the JICA website "Partner Operation Manual for Applicants for Consultant Contracts" below.
https://partner.jica.go.jp/Contents/pdf/JIC...
