[newdevjobsindo] RFP No: 013/IV/22/2026 (Consultancy: Analysis of supply chain economics for commodities in North Sumatra, Indonesia
We envision a healthy and prosperous Indonesia where biodiversity is valued and preserved. With offices and project sites across Indonesia, we promote a sustainable landscape-seascape approach and establish partnerships with multiple stakeholders across sectors and jurisdictions to deliver lasting impacts for people and nature in Indonesia.
As we are constantly expanding, we are currently looking Consultant to fill the following Terms below:
CONSULTANT (Group/Firm)
Analysis of supply chain economics for commodities in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Code: SCE-F4RL
Request for Proposals
Title: Analysis of supply chain economics for commodities in North Sumatra, Indonesia
RFP No: 013/IV/22/2026
Date of Issuance: 22 April 2026
1. Background
North Sumatra is rich in biodiversity and forests that sustain millions of people and provide habitat for endangered species like the Tapanuli orangutan. The landscapes of North Sumatra also support the production of globally traded goods such as palm oil, coffee, cocoa and rubber. It is critical that government, companies and communities work together to protect and restore natural areas while also helping farmers improve their agricultural practices, boost yields, adapt to climate change and access markets. Konservasi Indonesia’s landscape strategy focuses on protecting and restoring high-value forests to improve ecological function and resilience, while also supporting farmers to adopt sustainable and regenerative management practices that increase productivity, enhance resilience, and improve farmer and community livelihoods. We work collaboratively with local government, supply chain actors, producers and communities to support the transition from “expand-and-extract” economic and land-use models to a high-value, climate-resilient economy. By integrating forest protection with advanced agroforestry and yield intensification, we aim to provide a scalable implementation framework that aligns with and advances Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 goals, provincial sustainability mandates, corporate supply chain commitments, and international ESG investment standards.
2. Project Overview
Finance for Resilient Landscapes (“F4RL”) is a collaboration led by Proforest, Conservation International (CI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), with philanthropic support from HSBC. The program is a global effort to accelerate financial flows to support resilient nature-positive commodity production landscapes. The F4RL program is delivered at the landscape level through pilots in mature agricultural production landscapes where jurisdictional or landscape approaches are already established. The Tapanuli Landscape of North Sumatra (encompassing Tapanuli Selatan, Tapanuli Tengah, Tapanuli Utara and Mandailing Natal) has been identified as a priority landscape, where Conservation International and Konservasi Indonesia will be developing and piloting landscape financing models that support nature positive transitions in palm oil and potentially other agriculture sectors. Building on the strong foundation established through the ongoing Tapanuli Landscape Initiative—where companies have already made significant investments—the program aims to connect these efforts with the global financial sector to drive progress that is both scalable and sustainable over time.
Within Tapanuli, F4RL will identify key financing needs and match them with appropriate financial mechanisms, enabling companies and local actors to access the capital required to implement and scale landscape transitions that deliver both production and conservation outcomes. This landscape finance approach seeks to move beyond fragmented, project-based funding toward an integrated, long-term financing model—one that addresses the underlying drivers of degradation while creating sustainable funding streams for both people and nature.
To define these mechanisms, the program will begin with a detailed landscape assessment, including analyses of: 1) priority value chains and economic sectors; 2) the policy and enabling environment; 3) existing and potential financing instruments; and 3) the conservation, community, and economic objectives they aim to support. These analyses will inform specific policy, finance, and market mechanisms needed to scale the following key landscape transitions:
1. Protection and Management of High Conservation Value Ecosystems
a) Forest Protection: Secure native forests beyond legally designated protected areas through support for community land tenure and land-use zoning that improve forest protection.
b) Improved Protected Area Management: Improve management of native forests that are already protected through active management and monitoring and community engagement.
c) Targeted Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems: Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) of degraded ecosystems in protected areas of high ecological importance, (e.g. improved enforcement of protected zones to help natural regrowth of vegetation or rewetting of degraded protected peatlands).
2. Diversification of Agricultural Systems to Increase Tree Species and Carbon Stocks
a) Enrichment Planting: Enrichment of high tree cover monocultures by integrating native species into industrial estates (rubber, acacia, eucalyptus) to meet international sustainability certifications and enhance ecological resilience.
b) Increased Tree Cover in Agricultural Lands: Increasing tree cover and value to medium and low tree cover systems including through planting high-value fruit and timber trees, grafting, better varietals, and pruning. This increases biomass while providing farmers with secondary revenue streams, reducing the economic pressure to encroach on protected forests.
3. Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Systems to Increase Productivity and Yields
a) Farm Renovation: Replanting aged palm plantation areas (e.g. >20 years) to increase yield and improve pest/disease resistance
b) Improved Agricultural Practices: Improved management and productivity of existing oil palm plantations with support for farmers to implement Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) including regenerative agriculture and actions to increase ground cover that support biodiversity and reduce fertilizer inputs.
3. Submission Details
a. Deadline. Proposals must be received no later than 7 May 2026 (23:59 WIB, GMT+7). Late submissions will not be accepted. Proposals must be submitted via email to procurementKI@konservasi-id.org; All proposals are to be submitted following the guidelines listed in this RFP.
b. Validity of bid. 120 days from the submission deadline
c. Clarifications. Questions may be submitted to procurementKI@konservasi-id.org; by the specified date and time in the timeline below. The subject of the email must contain the RFP number and title of the RFP. KI will respond in writing to submitted clarifications by the date specified in the timeline below. Responses to questions that may be of common interest to all bidders will be posted to the KI website and/or communicated via email.
d. Amendments. At any time prior to the deadline for submission of proposals, KI may, for any reason, modify the RFP documents by amendment which will be posted to the KI website and/or communicated via email.
4. Proposal Timeline
