Reporter
Wednesday December 3, 2025
INVITATION
TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Re-Bid /
Call for Microfinance Institution (MFI) / Financial service providers
Revolving
Fund Management Service.
Bid
Reference Number: HFHE/009/25
Driven by the vision that
everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern
Georgia. Habitat for Humanity has since grown
to become a leading global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50states in the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and
individuals in need of a hand-up partner with
Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat
for Humanity Ethiopia (HFHE) is a branch of
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). HEHE is currently operating under Africa Habitat for Humanity
International. Since it started operation in
1993, Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia has supported more than 165,279 families
(826,396 individuals). Initially focused on
mortgage houses for families affected by poverty and other vulnerabilities, the organization has expanded its efforts to incorporate
vulnerable group housing, urban slum
upgrading, urban resilience building, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH),
and DRRR Resilience Building.
Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia
(HFHE) hereby invites potential and legally eligible bidders holding a valid license to operate as a Micro finance institution
/Financial Service Provider and have proven
experience in revolving fund management and working with low-income or vulnerable communities, preferably in Dire Dawa.
Interested bidders may request
and obtain the Tender Documents via email at procurement@habitatethiopia.org during working days from December 3, 2025, to December
12, 2025, between 8:30-11:40 A.M. and 1:00-4:00 P.M.
The financial and technical proposals must be
submitted by December 12, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Late bids will not be accepted.
Tenders duly completed must be
accompanied by the following documents:
- Legal registration with the
National Bank of Ethiopia.
- Hold a valid license to operate
as a Microfinance institution/Financial Service Provider.
- Have proven experience working
with low-income or vulnerable communities, preferably in Dire
Dawa.
- Have audited financial
statements for the past two years.
- Possess adequate operational
capacity, systems, and human resources.
- Cover letter and organizational
profile.
- Description of similar past
projects and client references.
- List of financial products and
services (loan, savings, insurance).
- Loan terms: interest rates,
service fees, repayment schedules.
- Fund management approach and
monitoring mechanisms.
- Proposed service
charge/management fee for HFHE revolving fund.
- Latest audited financial
statement.
- Proposed work plan and staffing
plan
- Work experience.
Submission Instructions:
Bids must be submitted in a sealed
envelope clearly labeled with the bidder's name, address, legal stamp, the title of the specific service, bid
reference number, and site location. Bidders must submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of both the
technical and financial proposals All documents,
technical, and financial (original and copies), must be sealed individually and
placed together in a larger outer sealed envelope
before submission.
Submission Address and Deadline:
All bids must be submitted to
Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia at the address below on or before
December 12, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Bids will be opened the same day at 10:30 A.M. at the HFHE Country Office, in
the presence of bidders or their authorized
representatives who wish to attend. If the submission
date falls on a public holiday, the deadline and opening will be postponed to the next working day.
NOTE: Habitat for Humanity
Ethiopia reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to cancel the bidding process at any stage without
incurring any liability to the bidders.
Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia
Head Office
Addis Ababa, Bole sub-City,
Woreda 06, On the way from Megenagna to Ayat, next to Century Mall GOAL Ethiopia Head Office Building, 1st floor
Phone No. 0116 46 08 01 /
116600195 P.O. 5893.