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Following the termination of various USAID programs in Ethiopia, RTI will implement a U.S. Department of State–funded program in FY26. The Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture (ETA) activity seeks to increase access to healthy diets, particularly for women and children, by improving the competitiveness, inclusiveness, and resilience of the food and agriculture systems.

In FY 2026, RTI also participates in the implementation of the Poverty Reduced Sustainably in an Environment of Resilient and Vibrant Economy (PReSERVE) activity, led by Food for the Hungry as the prime implementer in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. This activity seeks to address and mitigate acute levels of food insecurity experienced by communities in Amhara. In addition, RTI recently began implementing a five-year project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The project, known as SunGold, is designed to strengthen Ethiopia’s underdeveloped sunflower sector. It aims to increase sunflower yields through strategic partnerships that leverage U.S. technology (seed and equipment), build the capacity of both small- and large-scale Ethiopian farmers, and expand access to finance through contract farming arrangements and innovative loan products. 

RTI International Ethiopia is seeking an independent audit firm licensed by the Auditing and Accounting Board of Ethiopia (AABE) to conduct a statutory audit of the financial statements for funds received and expended under RTI International Ethiopia projects for the period July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with the possibility of extension for an additional two years.

The objective of the audit is to examine RTI’s Ethiopia office operations compliance with all the relevant regulations of the FDRE and present consolidated audit report for RTI operations for the financial year operated from July 1, 2025- June 30, 2026.

Minimum Requirements:

Interested audit firms must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Be legally registered and licensed to operate in Ethiopia.
• Be in good standing with the Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia (AABE) and other relevant regulatory bodies.
• Have a minimum of three (3) years of experience providing audit services to INGOs, NGOs, or donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrate experience auditing U.S. Government-funded or other major donor-funded projects.
• Assign qualified and certified audit professionals to the engagement.

Proposal Submission Requirements:

Bidders are required to submit both Technical and Financial Proposals as outlined in the RFP/Q, which is available at: https://www.rti.org/current-opportunities. The detailed evaluation criteria are also included in the RFP document.

Proposal submission and deadline:

• Completed proposals must be submitted no later than March 31, 2026, at 5:00 PM EAT.
• Proposals (both technical and financial) must be submitted electronically to: procurement.eta@rti.org
• Late submissions will not be considered.

RTI International reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and/or negotiate with the selected bidder without incurring any liability to bidders.

For any questions or clarifications, please contact: procurement.eta@rti.org

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Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture (FTF-ETA) is inviting all eligible bidders to submit their detailed company profile, including their experience in producing similar machinery. We are seeking qualified manufacturing, importing, and wholesale companies with the necessary technical and financial capacity, and a valid business license for the current Ethiopian fiscal year (2017). Qualified bidders are invited to collect the

RFQ/RFP from the RTI International website at https://www.rti.org/current-opportunities.

The RTI- FTFETA project reserves the right to reject any or all bids.