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RFI request on Research Project: Alternatives to Polypropylene Bags
This project, launched in 2021 by the partner organizations, aims to identify and test more sustainable alternatives to the polypropylene (PP) woven bag that is commonly used as packaging for staple food and other commodity distributed by humanitarian organizations

IAPRI received this notice seeking potential participation on research and is passing it along to the members of IAPRI.

PDF: Design and prototyping of alternatives to Polypropylene bags_RFI_06Apr2022.pdf
         Design and prototyping of alternatives to Polypropylene bags_RFI_Appendix_06April2022.pdf

Greetings from Sofies SA, an environmental sustainability consulting company based out of Geneva, and a part of the dss+ family.
 
We are writing to you regarding a project we are managing on behalf of a partnership between  the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). This project, launched in 2021 by the partner organizations, aims to identify and test more sustainable alternatives to the polypropylene (PP) woven bag that is commonly used as packaging for staple food and other commodity distributed by humanitarian organizations. Between the partners, almost 7 000 tons of PP bags are used for food and non-food deliveries.
 
In this context, as the Project Manager, we have reviewed a range of alternative solutions to PP woven bags package humanitarian food and non-food items through a multicriteria evaluation process. We are now looking to work with organizations, companies, and/or institutes to design and test prototypes for these alternative solutions. The project is divided into the following five ‘lots’:
  • Lot 1: Incremental solution based on PP with improved lifetime
  • Lot 2: Incremental solution based on recycled PP
  • Lot 3: Solution with a cellulose-based material
  • Lot 4: Solution with a material made of vegetal fiber, excluding cotton
  • Lot 5: Solution with another material not belonging to the categories mentioned above
We invite interested organizations to respond to the Request for Information (RFI) by 06 May 2022. Two Open Dialogue sessions have been planned for this RFI phase – on 25 April and 02 May. Further information about the procurement process and the meeting links for the Open Dialogues are available in the RFI documents attached. This RFI can also be viewed on the ICRC website.
 
We request you to share this information with your members and network, who might be interested.
 
Please note that this RFI is a part of a second iteration for a call run between Dec 2021 and Feb 2022. Those who have answered the first call do not need to re-submit an RFI proposal.
 
Do feel free to reach out to me in case of any doubts.
 
Best regards,

Shramana Dey
Manager, Sustainability
dss+
 
+91 77 15 00 77 03
Bengaluru, India
shramana.dey@consultdss.com
 

Published: 04/06/22