(Extended) RFP (Request for
Proposal): Sales Force Effectiveness
Training

PATTA Project Background and Description: PATTA will bring to scale private sector solutions to improve agricultural productivity in Pakistan through a four-year activity. PATTA will partner with agricultural technology companies to commercialize products and services to increase the productivity and competitiveness of small farmers, while mobilizing private sector investment in agricultural technologies. PATTA’s partnership will provide small farmers with broader access to affordable technologies to increase productivity, build resilience to climate change and reduce postharvest losses. Through this intervention, PATTA expects to achieve the following results:

• Increased capacity of agriculture technology related businesses to commercialize technologies and management practices
• Increased adaptation of agriculture technologies by small farmers

Assignment Objectives:

The main objective of Sales/Field Force Effectiveness Training is:

• to increase the use of agricultural technologies by farmers in various agro climatic zones;
• to train, groom and equip sale force and dealers network on basic selling skills;
• increase the sales volume of the companies and earn more profit;  
• expansion of new business and new customer enrollment

The detailed Scope of Work (SOW) and deliverables for the assignment can be found in attachment.

Offer Deadline and Protocol:

Separate proposal for technical and financial in soft copies should be submitted no later than August 31, 2018 by email to [email protected]

• Please reference the RFP number in any response to this RFP. Offers received after the specified time and date will be categorized as late submission and will be considered only at the discretion of CNFA. 

• Questions: Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFP may be submitted no later than August 17, 2018 by email to [email protected] Questions and requests for clarification and the responses there to that CNFA believes may be of interest to other offeror will be circulated to all RFP recipients who have indicated an interest in bidding.

Only the written answers issued by CNFA will be considered official and carry weight in the RFP process and subsequent evaluation. Any verbal information received from employees of CNFA or any other entity should not be considered as an official response to any questions regarding this RFP.