Consultancy for Communication Campaign

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES

NAME OF PROJECT: Support to Parcelization of Land Individual Titling (SPLIT)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 9141-PH

Assignment Title: Consultancy for Communication Campaign

Reference No.: SPLIT-REF-009-C

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines, through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) and intends to apply part of the loan proceeds to payment for the cost of Hiring a Consulting Firm (Consulting Services) The consulting services (“the Services”) which is to be completed within six (6) months after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP) will conduct a process evaluation of the project. A process evaluation examines the extent to which a project is operating as intended by assessing ongoing operations and determining whether the target population is being served. The purpose of the consultancy are as follows: 1. Increase awareness and understanding of the ARBs and other stakeholders about their obligations and opportunities as SPLIT Project e-title awardees; 2. Provide accessible and easy-to-understand information to ARBs and other stakeholders on the following aspects: a. Project implementation, accomplishments, and benefits; b. Real Property Tax legal and procedural framework, obligation of ARBs including basic information on the requirements and step-by-set procedure for filing application for Tax Declaration and payment for RPT, liabilities and penalties for non-compliance; c. Socio-economic and political opportunities which the ARBs may avail including a compendium of government agencies and non-government organizations providing support services including the program or project titles and types of services which ARBs can access; d. Information on the benefits of using modern agricultural technology, social and economic opportunities as individual title holder, cooperative operation, cluster farming, and collective market, among others; e. Success stories of ARB e-title holders; and f. Grievance Redness Mechanism The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment may be accessed through the DAR website at dar.gov.ph or obtained from the address indicated below.

The Department of Agrarian Reform now invites eligible Consulting Firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualification and relevant experience to perform the services, as outlines in the Terms of Reference. The shortlisting criteria are: 1. Minimum of 5 years of experience in the conceptualization, design and implementation of Communication Campaign and IEC; 2. At least 3 project engagement involving implementation of Communication Campaign and IEC;

3. Experience in designing, implementing, and analyzing customer feedback

Interested Consultants are hereby informed that the provisions on conflict of interest under Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018) shall apply to this selection process. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub- consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification Based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Attn: [contact details removed]

Head, BAC Secretariat Procurement Division, Department of Agrarian Reform G/F DAR Main Building, Elliptical Road 1100, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Tel. Nos. (63-2) 89281011; [contact details removed]

Email address: darco.bacsecretariat.b@ dar.gov.ph

Expressions of interest including documentary evidence on the above requirements must be delivered in a written form to the address above (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by not later than 9:00 am 27 October 2026.

ATTY. QUINTIN O. MAGSICO, JR. Assistant Secretary, Finance, Information and Procurement Management Office/ Chairperson, Bids and Awards Committee