High-Quality Food Standard System Construction and Promotion Project (Quality Monitoring and Inspection Evaluation Services)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Quality Monitoring and Inspection Evaluation Services f or High-Quality Food Standard System Construction and Promotion Project

Country: People's Republic of China

Name of Project: China Food Safety Improvement Project

Loan No.: IBRD-92130

Assignment Title: High-Quality Food Standard System Construction and Promotion Project (Quality Monitoring and Inspection Evaluation Services)

Reference No.: GD-FSS-GAMR-CS10

The Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the China Food Safety Improvement Project Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The total estimated amount for this project is RMB 2.03 million . (I) Scope of Services The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation and the market supervision authorities at the provincial, municipal, district and county levels cover service users including the general public and high-quality food production and operation entities.The specific work contents include: 1. In accordance with the requirements of The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation and the inspection items and methods specified in the High-Quality Food Standards, conduct quality monitoring for high-quality foods. The inspection items cover sensory requirements, quality indicators and selected safety indicators. Statistical analysis shall be performed on the inspection results to assess whether they meet the requirements of the High-Quality Food Standards, and official inspection reports shall be issued. The inspection institution shall formulate an annual sampling plan to cover as many categories of high-quality foods as possible, with a cumulative total of no fewer than 700 batches over two years. Organize on-site inspections of high-quality food production and operation entities, and conduct full-process evaluations covering enterprises’ supplier management, base management, quality management of key production and operation control points, warehousing and logistics management, personnel management, and system construction—ensuring high-quality foods consistently meet the standard requirements. The inspection institution shall formulate an annual inspection and evaluation plan to cover as many implementing entities as possible, with a cumulative total of no fewer than 20 enterprises over two years.Please refer to Appendix 1 for details.

(II) Service Content This project requires the contractor to provide services with independent technical evaluation and compliance verification capabilities. The specific work contents are as follows: (III) Service Period The service period for this project shall commence from the date of contract signing and continue until the project closing date (March 31, 2029). (IV) Deliverables Service Content

Deliverables

Submission Timing / Stage

High-quality food quality monitoring (no fewer than 700 batches monitored within two years) (1) Annual sampling inspection plan for high-quality food; (2) Test reports for each batch of high-quality food; (3) Quality monitoring and analysis report for high-quality food. Annual sampling plan shall be submitted within 1 month after contract signing; further submissions shall be made by December 31, 2027 and December 31, 2028 respectively

Inspection and evaluation of high-quality food enterprises (no fewer than 20 enterprises covered within two years) (1) Annual inspection plan for high-quality food enterprises; (2) Documentation of enterprise inspection processes and inspection reports ; (3) Analysis report on inspection and evaluation of high-quality food enterprises. Annual inspection plan shall be submitted within 1 month after contract signing; further submissions shall be made by December 31, 2027 and December 31, 2028 respectively

The deliverables required for this project are as follows: The project contractor shall submit deliverables including high-quality food inspection reports, analysis reports, high-quality food inspection and evaluation records, and analysis reports to the Project Office. After the Project Office receives and approves the result reports submitted by the contractor, it shall complete the acceptance of the deliverables in accordance with the contract terms. For result documents that need to be submitted to the World Bank for review as required, the contractor shall cooperate with the Project Office to complete the submission. All result reports must fully align with the service content of this Terms of Reference, with standardized format, complete content, and true and accurate data. V. Agency Qualification Requirements

1. Possess the qualification as a re-inspection institution

2. No fewer than 5 project involving similar food testing undertaken within three years.

3. Holds CMA, CATL, and CNAS accreditation certificate

4. Equipped with the necessary instruments for this project, including a liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole high-resolution mass spectrometer, ion chromatograph, gas chromatography–mass spectrometer, liquid chromatograph, and a gas chromatograph. (VI) Personnel Qualification Requirements To ensure the service quality of this project, an exclusive service team must be established, with specific requirements as follows: No. Team Role Number of Staff Job Responsibilities Qualification Requirements

I. Key Experts

1 Project Director 1 Overall project life-cycle coordination, resource allocation, cross-department communication, organize project acceptance and provide assistance in completing quality monitoring, inspection and evaluation activities 1. Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related disciplines;

2. Possess a senior associate professional title or above

2 Technical Personnel 5 Complete quality monitoring, inspection and evaluation activities Possess a senior associate professional title