Request for Proposals (RFP) for Investment Partnership

Egg Hub Establishment and Operations – Senegal

Issued by: Sight and Life (SAL) Project: Senegal Egg Hub Initiative Country: Senegal Implementation Area: Bambilor

0. About Sight and Life

Sight and Life (SAL) is a Swiss-based foundation and a leading name in nutrition science and research. For 40 years, SAL has delivered evidence-based innovative solutions to eliminate all forms of malnutrition in women, adolescents and children. With over 35 years of work in bringing life-saving research, knowledge, commodities, and services to the most vulnerable populations, SAL combines evidence and innovation to drive greater impact. Through the local offices in Asia and Africa and teams across multiple countries, we are working to deploy evidence-backed innovative social business models that holistically address issues of hunger, micronutrient deficiencies, poverty, and climate change. For more, visit www.sightandlife.org

1. Background

Sight and Life (SAL), in collaboration with strategic implementation partners, is planning to launch an Egg Hub initiative in Senegal to strengthen local poultry systems, improve access to affordable and nutritious eggs, and support inclusive economic opportunities for smallholder farmers.

The initiative will adopt a market-based Egg Hub model that supports affiliated poultry farm groups through access to quality poultry inputs, technical assistance, production support, and market linkage services. The model is intended to strengthen local poultry value chains while improving productivity, sustainability, and commercial viability among participating farmers. SAL intends to partner with a qualified private sector poultry operator to establish and manage the Egg Hub and coordinate support services to affiliated poultry farm groups.

2. Objective of the Partnership

The objective of this partnership is to establish and operationalize an Egg Hub in Senegal that will support six (6) affiliated poultry farm groups through a centralized poultry support and service model.

The selected Egg Hub Operator will be expected to:

Provide quality poultry inputs such as Point of Lay (POL) birds, feed, vaccines, and poultry equipment.
Provide technical training and advisory services to affiliated farmers.
Facilitate sustainable input distribution and market linkage systems.
Support aggregation, marketing, and distribution of eggs.
Promote improved poultry husbandry and biosecurity practices.
Support sustainable revolving input and repayment systems

3. Egg Hub Model

The Egg Hub will function as a centralized service and coordination platform supporting affiliated semi-commercial poultry farm groups.

Under the Senegal Egg Hub initiative:

The Egg Hub will support six (6) affiliated poultry farm groups.
Each farm group will operate approximately 1,000 Point of Lay (POL) layer birds.
The total planned rollout under the initial phase is approximately 6,000 POL birds.
The Egg Hub Operator will coordinate input supply, technical support, production monitoring, and market linkage services.
Affiliated farmers will receive structured technical support and operational guidance to ensure commercial viability and sustainability.

The final implementation area within Senegal will be determined during the inception phase in consultation with the selected operator and relevant stakeholders

4. Scope of the Egg Hub Operator

The selected operator will be responsible for the following:

4.1 Hub Operations

Ensure reliable access to quality poultry inputs, including POL birds, feed, vaccines, and poultry equipment.
Maintain or coordinate brooding, rearing, storage, and distribution systems required to support affiliated farm groups.
Coordinate logistics and delivery of poultry inputs.

4.2 Farmer Recruitment and Engagement

Support the identification and onboarding of six affiliated poultry farm groups.
Provide technical training, supervision, and extension services.
Promote improved poultry production, husbandry, and biosecurity practices.

4.3 Input Supply and Market Linkages

Facilitate the timely supply of poultry inputs.
Support egg aggregation, marketing, and distribution.
Strengthen relationships with buyers, traders, and institutional markets.
Where feasible, support contract farming or buy-back arrangements.

4.4 Revolving Fund and Input Management

Support implementation of input revolving mechanisms where applicable.
Maintain accurate records of input distribution and farmer repayments.
Monitor farmer production performance and repayment compliance.
Submit periodic operational and financial reports to SAL.

4.5 Demonstration and Learning

Establish or support demonstration and learning activities.
Participate in documentation of lessons learned and best practices.
Support knowledge-sharing activities related to the Egg Hub model.

5. Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

Be legally registered and authorized to operate in Senegal.
Demonstrate operational experience in poultry production or poultry input supply systems.
Demonstrate technical capacity in feed production, brooding, rearing, hatchery operations, or layer production systems.
Have experience supporting smallholders or out-grower poultry farmers.
Demonstrate adequate managerial and financial capacity.
Have qualified technical personnel with poultry production experience.
Demonstrate willingness to co-invest in the initiative through cash and/or in-kind contribution.
Demonstrate strong business reputation and operational credibility.

6. Proposal Requirements

Interested applicants are requested to submit a concise technical and financial proposal addressing the following sections:

6.1 Company Information

Legal business name
Registration details
Contact information
Years of poultry sector experience
Existing infrastructure and operational capacity

6.2 Technical and Operational Plan

Proposed Egg Hub operational model
Feed production and supply approach
Poultry health and vaccination plan
Farmer recruitment and support approach
Production management and technical supervision plan
Proposed egg production plan per age/weeks the farms will get (using the format attached in annex 3 below)

6.3 Market and Offtake Strategy

Existing egg market channels and buyers
Aggregation and distribution approach
Strategy for supporting stable and competitive egg markets

6.4 Financial and Investment Plan

Proposed investment requirements
Operator contribution
Working capital requirements
Sustainability and scalability approach
Detailed cost of Point of Lay (POL) using the format attached to Annex 2.
Forecasted revenue estimations using the format attached in annex 4.
Proposed cost; feed purchase plan along with its forecasted cost per age/week the farms will get in one hand and the other related cost, including the savings for the purchase of the next year’s flocks on the other hand (using the format attached in annex 5 below)
Affiliated farmers forecasted profit and loss for three consecutive years
Total budget outlay (using annex 7)

6.5 Implementation Timeline

Operational readiness timeline
Farmer onboarding schedule
Input supply timeline
Expected production start date

7. Required Attachments

Applicants should include:

Business registration certificate
Organizational profile
Photos of existing facilities (if applicable)
Key personnel profiles or CVs
Any relevant technical or operational supporting documents

8. Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on:

Technical and operational capacity
Poultry sector experience
Experience supporting farmers or out-growers
Financial and organizational capacity
Sustainability and scalability of the proposed model
Market linkage strategy
Value for money and co-investment commitment

9. Submission Process

Qualified bidders are requested to submit their applications to SAL_Rwanda@sightandlife.org with the subject line: Egg Hub operator in Senegal not later than August 25th at 6.00 PM (Dakar time).

Please note that only short-listed bidders will be contacted. SAL is an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be treated according to the merit of the candidate and with strict confidentiality.

10. Disclaimer

Issuance of this RFP does not constitute a commitment by SAL to award funding or enter into a contractual agreement. SAL reserves the right to cancel, amend, reject, or negotiate any proposal received as part of this solicitation process.

ANNEX 1 – Indicative Proposal Submission Template

1. Applicant / Company Name

2. Registration Number

3. Contact Person

4. Telephone

5. Email Address

6. Years of Poultry Experience

7. Existing Infrastructure and Operational Capacity

8. Proposed Geographic Coverage in Senegal/ Bambilor

ANNEX 2 –Detailed cost of 16-week Point of Lay (POL) in local currency

Detailed Cost Narration of 16 weeks Point of Lay (POL) Pullet
S/N	Item	Unit	Qty	Unit Cost	Total Cost
1	Preparations for the brooding house
2	Day-old chicks (DOC)
3	Cost for pullet mortality rate during rearing
4	Gas for heating the brooding house during the first 2 weeks
5	Vaccinations and necessary treatments/pullet
6	Feed for pullet
7	Electricity
8	Water
9	Monthly Wage for farm technicians
10	Insurance
11	Others (if any)
Total Cost
Margin for the egg hub operator (in %) of the total cost above
Pullet transport cost to the affiliated farmers
Total Cost for 6000 Point of Lay (POL)

ANNEX 3 –Proposed production plan per age/weeks the farms will get

Laying Phase	Estimated Productivity per Phase (in Percent)	Estimated Total Eggs to be collected (in Number)
After Week 21 (16 weeks + 5 weeks): First 30 days
31 – 60
61 – 90
91 – 120
121 – 150
151 – 180
181 – 210
211 – 240
241 – 270
271 – 300
301 – 330
331 – 365
13^th month
14^th month
15^th month
16^th month
17^th month
18^th month

Annex 4: Revenue Estimations for Affiliated Farmers in local currency

Revenue Estimations
Description	Number of Eggs collected per day/phase	Number of Eggs collected per total phase	Selling Price of Eggs	Total Revenue Per Phase
After week 23 (16 weeks +6 weeks): First 30 days
31 – 60
61 – 90
91 – 120
121 – 150
151 – 180
181 – 210
211 – 240
241 – 270
271 – 300
301 – 330
331 – 365
13^th month
14^th month
15^th month
16^th month
17^th month
18^th month
Spent Layer & Chicken Manure Sales

Description	Total number of birds to be sold	Unit Price for Ex-Layer	Total Revenue from Spent Layer & Chicken Manure
Spent Layer Sales
Chicken Manure
GRAND TOTAL

Annex 5: Total Cost Estimations for Affiliated Farmers, local currency

Feed Cost Estimations
Description	Number of Feed intake/bird/day (Kg)	Number of Feed intake required/bird (phase-wise)	Purchasing Price of Feed/Kg	Total Cost of Feed per Phase
After week 23 (16 weeks + 6 weeks): First 30 days
31 – 60
61 – 90
91 – 120
121 – 150
151 – 180
181 – 210
211 – 240
241 – 270
271 – 300
301 – 330
331 – 365
13^th month
14^th month
15^th month
16^th month
17^th month
18^th month
Other Related Costs
Description	Total number of birds to be sold	Unit Price for Ex-Layer	Total Revenue from Spent Layer & Chicken Manure








GRAND TOTAL

Annex 6: Farmers Forecasted Profit and Loss for 3 years.

You can use your own format using the above given input.

Annex 7: Budget Outlay

Investment Costs (in local currency)
No.	Investment Type	Units	Project Contribution	Grantee (potential egg hub operator) Contributions		Total Cost
No.	Investment Type	Units	Project Contribution	In kind	Cash	Total Cost
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2
3
4
5
6



	Total Investment Cost
	Percentage of Investment		%	%	%

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