Request for Proposal (RFP): Follow-up Assessment of Environmental and Social Compliance in RMG Factories For PROGRESS (Promoting Green Growth In The Rmg Sector Through Skills) Project

INTRODUCTION

Swisscontact, Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation, is headquartered in Zurich and was founded in 1959 by leading figures from the Swiss private sector and Swiss universities. It is exclusively involved in international cooperation and, since 1961, has carried out its own and mandated projects. A part of the organisation, Swisscontact Bangladesh, is registered as an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) under the NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, carrying out diverse projects across sectors such as Ready-Made Garments (RMG), Agriculture, Health, Water and Sanitation, Light Engineering, and Financial Inclusion.

With support from the Embassy of Sweden and Embassy of Switzerland in Dhaka, Swisscontact is implementing the project Promoting Green Growth in the Ready-Made Garments Sector

Through Skills (PROGRESS) in Bangladesh. PROGRESS is a four-year (2022-26) program that aims to promote green growth across the supply chain of the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh.

The objective of this assignment is to generate quantifiable Environmental and Social (ES) scores for each factory by applying the scoring methodology developed during the 2025 assessment, incorporating any necessary improvements, and comparing the results with the 2022 baseline and 2025 scores to measure progress over time. The assignment will also assess the current level of awareness, understanding, and commitment among factory management and workers regarding the achievement and maintenance of ES compliance, and evaluate how these aspects have evolved since 2025. In addition, it will examine the sustainability of ES practices and investments identified during the 2025 assessment, including the status and effectiveness of measures that were planned or under implementation at that time. Based on the findings, the assignment will develop practical and actionable recommendations to strengthen and enhance the ESG component in future interventions and initiatives.

The Terms of Reference (ToR) outlines the key tasks to be undertaken as part of the assessment. This Request for Proposal (RFP) refers to the Terms of Reference (TOR) for “Follow-up Assessment of Environmental and Social Compliance in RMG Factories For PROGRESS (Promoting Green Growth In The Rmg Sector Through Skills) Project”.The ToR is attached here in this document. Please find the below link.

Find the ToR here

The ToR is also available in the Swisscontact Bangladesh website. Please click the link:
https://www.swisscontact.org/en/countries/bangladesh/requests-for-proposal

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT

All interested firms are required to submit the following documents:  

Interested firms/individuals must submit:

  1. A technical proposal elaborating the understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, assessment tools, timeline (activity plan), key staff profiles, roles, and individual time to be spent on the assignment
  2. A separate financial proposal setting out a detailed budget for the assignment (in BDT).
  3. A summary of relevant services provided during the last 3 years.
  4. CVs of the key personnel who will be involved in the assignment.
  5. A list of the existing clientele of the organisation.
  6. It is mandatory for the bidding organisations to submit documentary evidence demonstrating their legal, taxation, and financial status. This includes:
    1. A certificate of incorporation (for individual companies, a trade license).Registration-related document (trade licence, registration with any government entities/NGO bureau registration)
    2. An organisational organogram of key personnel, inclusive of the names of such personnel
    3. Tax identification number (TIN)
    4. Business Identification Number (BIN).
    5. VAT registration number
    6. Latest PSR (Proof of Submission of the Return).
    7. A signed statement testifying that all information contained within the proposal is correct and true.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested applicants must submit their proposals via email to [email protected] by 03 November 2026. The email subject line must state: “Follow-up Assessment of Environmental and Social Compliance”. In addition to the email submission, a hard copy of the technical and financial proposal separately should be delivered to the following address by the same deadline:

Swisscontact Bangladesh Office
House 28, Road 43, Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Swisscontact reserves the right to accept or reject any application, in part or full, or cancel the entire procurement process without assigning any reason whatsoever. Submission of an application does not guarantee the award of the contract.

The RMG supply chain encompasses all actors involved in the process of garments manufacturing including but not limited to textile processors, accessory and trims manufacturers, garment factories, recycle or waste processors.