Dear Potential Bidders,
Nutrition International (NI) is a global organization committed to delivering evidence-based nutrition interventions to populations in greatest need. Since initiating operations in Indonesia in 1995, NI has worked in close collaboration with government agencies, development partners, Industry, and civil society organizations to address malnutrition and enhance the health and well-being of vulnerable groups, particularly women and children.
Over the last two decades, the Government of Indonesia, with support from partners such as Nutrition International (NI) and the private sector, has made significant progress in fortifying staple foods. Salt fortification has reached a national scale, wheat flour fortification has been adopted through mandatory regulation, and rice fortification is gaining momentum as a strategy to address dietary iron deficiency among vulnerable populations. These initiatives are strongly aligned with the Government of Indonesia's priorities on improving nutrition outcomes, including the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
For more than 16 years, NI has supported the Government of Indonesia and the industry (salt, wheat flour, edible oil, and rice) in advancing LSFF as a cost-effective strategy to reduce micronutrient deficiencies. This includes understanding the dietary gap to identify food vehicles, developing standards and other policy support, capacity building of key stakeholders, supportive supervision to industry, etc. However, despite notable progress, several challenges remain:
- Sustainability of technical expertise: Much of the technical assistance on LSFF has been provided by development partners. There is limited local institutionalized capacity within Indonesia to independently develop, sustain, and expand these programs.
- Provincial-level capacity gaps: Implementation of fortification policies requires strong provincial systems for monitoring, quality assurance, industry compliance, and training. Currently, provincial governments often lack the specialized technical resources to perform these functions.
- Laboratory and quality control limitations: Not all provinces have access to accredited laboratories with the capability to test micronutrient levels in fortified foods. This creates gaps in enforcement and undermines consumer confidence in fortified products.
- Need for locally tailored solutions: Indonesia's geographic, cultural, and dietary diversity requires flexible, context-specific approaches to fortification that are best designed and supported at the subnational level.
To address these gaps and strengthen long-term sustainability, NI plans to establish Technical Support Units (TSUs) housed in provincial academic institutions with strong programs in food technology, nutrition, and public health. Academic institutions are uniquely positioned to host TSUs because they combine technical expertise, laboratory capacity, and the mandate to educate and build future professionals.
In this regard, NI seeks to hire an individual consultant / agency to support developing the criteria and the implementation model for the TSU.
Please find below the complete RFP, including the TOR and budget template, at the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16GJMpwcAGrx3qYVWaEhByuaARD_wfsN8?usp=sharing
We are requesting you to submit your technical (in PDF) and financial/commercial proposal (in Excel file) with deadline of proposal submission on Friday, November 21, 2025, to proposalsindonesia@nutritionintl.org
Kindly mention the subject line "Proposal on – Consultancy for the Development of Technical Support Unit (TSU) Implementation Model and Selection Criteria for Academic Institutions".
Kind regards,
Nutrition International
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