Heifer International Zambia
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS TO SUPPLY CHICKENS
Heifer International Zambia is a branch office of Heifer Project International that works with resource-limited households and communities with a desire to improve their lives through community development activities such as agricultural and livestock production as well as organizational and agribusiness development. Heifer’s focus over the past seventy-seven (77) years has been on sustainable development anchored in its mission to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth.
Since 1944, Heifer International has helped more than 36 million families lift themselves out of hunger and poverty. Our goal is to help families achieve living incomes, which will allow them to feed their families daily, educate all their children; and have proper housing, water, hygiene, and other essential resources. When many families gain this new sustainable income, it brings new opportunities for building schools, creating agricultural cooperatives, forming community savings, and funding small businesses.
Heifer International Zambia is requesting quotations from registered firms to supply chickens in Eastern Province, Southern Province and Mumbwa.
1. Livestock Health and Welfare Requirements:
a) The chickens must originate from areas which are not under any veterinary restrictions due to outbreaks of any infectious diseases.
b) All chickens must be dewormed, treated for liver fluke and given a vitamin and mineral supplement prior to transportation.
c) The management and handling of chickens shall comply with applicable regulatory requirements and accepted national standards.
d) All Chickens must be transported humanely and in conditions appropriate for delivery of such animals.
2. Specifications of the chickens
Total required

2500 (320 Cockerels and 2180 Hens)
The hens should be at point of lay

Breed

Village Chicken

Ages

24-30 weeks

Live weight
> 1.0 kg
Physical features

Should be bred from hens and roosters that produce 2-5 clutches per year on average and each clutch should contain at least 10-15 eggs
Should have a lively behavior
Should be able to brood
Should have a long straight back and a broad bottom
Should be vaccinated against Newcastle Disease
Should have internal and external parasites controlled

Health status

should have bright eyes and combs, smooth and neat feathers,
soft compact droppings and breathe quietly.
They should be able to walk, run, stand, and scratch continuously and without deformities

3.  Documentation – Contractor must provide the Country Office with the following documentation.
a)  Poultry health program detailing every vaccination, deworming, and any other treatment given to the chickens
b) Results of all tests required hereunder, certified by a state veterinarian appointed by the Country Office.
c) Breeding records.
d) Livestock movement permits for all chickens.
4. Prospective Bidders are required to submit the following:
a) Company Profile
b) Registration/Incorporation Certificate from PACRA or Registrar of Societies.
c) Evidence of similar past or completed or ongoing delivery works in the last 3 years.
d) Tax Clearance Certificates from ZRA for the last two (2) years for non-cooperatives.
e) Terms of payments.
The quotations must be submitted on or before 14th May, 2023 at 12:00hrs and clearly marked in the subject line as Supply of Chickens RFQ’s to the following address:
Heifer International Zambia
Plot No. 1223
Katopola Road
Rhodespark
Lusaka
Email: procurement­[email protected]
For further information please contact: Mr. Muyunda Silishebo, through [email protected]
+260976643762