The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to work with Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD) to implement the Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystem Services (HP-FES) Project on integrating the forest ecosystem services (FES) approach into forest management in Himachal Pradesh. Project activities have started from April 2016. Demonstration sites selection and baseline surveys were two key project activities to be accomplished before microplanning. The process of using FES approach in microplanning is an entry point for institutionalizing FES approach in management and planning processes of HPFD.

Forests provide people with numerous services and goods like fuelwood, timber, fodder, fruits etc. They also regulate abundant aspects of the environment such as water, air purity, microclimate, cultural and recreational services which benefit people in many ways. These goods and services are together termed as “Ecosystem Services” (ES). Eco sensitive tourism is an important cultural and recreational expression of ecosystem services. The HP-FES project has adopted an approach on empowering communities residing in two of the eco sensitive tourism project sites namely Shangarh and Hamta, by increasing their potential to manage sustainable eco sensitive tourism.

The project is planning to produce short films and teasers for the project’s eco sensitive tourism sites of Shangah and Hamta. The film is outlined on the perspective of connecting to tourists and promoting the two sites through various social media channels targeting a wider group of audience. The entire film will be shooted through actual field videography.

Please refer to the bidding conditions and follow the instructions carefully.

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes –

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Assessing eligibility of firms
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts
• Two Storyboards on the outlines of which the movie will be develop for two sites
• GIZ’s corporate guidelines for video production

Tender timelines are:

• Posting date :: 12^th June, 2020
• Deadline to receive queries :: 18^th June, 2020
• Clarifications to the queries :: 23^rd June, 2020
• The deadline for submission of proposal :: 6^th July, 2020

GIZ reserves the right to cancel/modify this tender and /or reject a bid document including subsequently a technical and financial proposal, without assigning any reasons.