ACCESS TO FINANCE RWANDA

Request for Proposals

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ASSESSMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DPI ALIGNMENT ON THE AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AMIS)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NUMBER: AFR/RFP-DPI ALIGNMENT ON AMIS/OCT/2025.

BACKGROUND: 

1. About Access to Finance Rwanda 

Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) is a Rwandan not for profit company established in 2010 to promote financial inclusion and financial sector development. AFR is currently funded by Sweden, Jersey Overseas Aid, and the MasterCard Foundation.

AFR is part of the broader Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) network in Africa that seeks to create a transformative impact on ending poverty by supporting efforts to improve financial inclusion and financial sector development through helping policy makers, regulators, financial service providers and markets drive a more inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

AFR supports the removal of systemic barriers that hinder access to and use of financial services by low-income people, particularly the rural poor, women, youth and MSMEs, and supports the development and provision of financial services including savings, credit, insurance, investment, payments, and remittances.

AFR is guided by the Market System Development (MSD) approach recognizing that efforts to increase financial inclusion and financial sector development must be market-led, profitable and sustainable. For more details visit our website: (www.afr.rw).

2.  About RISA

The Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) is a government agency under the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, established in 2017 as a public institution governed by Presidential Order N° 077/01 of 09/12/2022. RISA’s mission is to digitize Rwanda’s society through the increased adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and innovation, positioning ICT as a cross-cutting enabler for economic and social transformation. RISA plays a central role in advancing Rwanda’s digital and socio-economic transformation by developing, coordinating, and managing foundational DPI, ensuring secure and interoperable government systems, and fostering innovation.

3. About Digital Public Infrastructure

The Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Program sits under the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), which leads the country’s digital transformation agenda by driving the design, coordination, and implementation of foundational digital systems. DPI encompasses core enablers such as digital identity, digital payments, and data exchange platforms that ensure secure, inclusive, and interoperable service delivery.

The agriculture management information system (AMIS) is set to be Agriculture sector specific DPI which translates into following the next DPI design principles in the architecture, implementation, deployment of several modules and components:

1. Interoperability: AMIS will ensure seamless data and service exchange across government systems, private sector platforms, and farmer-facing applications. It will adopt open standards, semantic data models, and standardized APIs to enable integration without custom connectors. This guarantees that agricultural information can flow securely and consistently across the ecosystem.
2. Minimalist/Reusable building blocks: AMIS will be designed as a collection of modular, lightweight components that address specific functional needs such as farmer registration, subsidy management, or market information. Each module will be built for reuse across different programs and sectors, avoiding duplication of effort. This approach ensures scalability, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility for future expansion.
3. Built for inclusiveness: AMIS will prioritize universal accessibility by supporting multiple access channels (web, mobile, USSD, offline) and local languages. It will be designed for low-literacy and low-connectivity environments, ensuring that marginalized groups, including smallholders and women farmers, are not left behind. Inclusiveness will be embedded at both the design and governance levels.
4. Federated and decentralized: Instead of centralizing all data, AMIS will adopt a federated architecture where data remains with the systems of record (e.g., land registry, financial systems, cooperatives). Interoperability layers will enable secure exchange while maintaining autonomy and ownership for participating entities. This model reduces single points of failure and builds trust among stakeholders.
5. Security & privacy: AMIS will follow security and privacy by design, embedding safeguards from the ground up. Sensitive agricultural and personal data will be protected through encryption, role-based access controls, data minimization, and consent management. Continuous monitoring and compliance with national data protection law will ensure AMIS remains a trusted platform.

4. Background

The Ministry of Agriculture and animal resources is committed to ensuring that every farmer can access a wide range of financial, advisory, and support services tailored to their specific needs. To achieve this, it has become essential to digitalize several key components that directly connect to farmers, enabling all participants in the agricultural ecosystem to access accurate farmer information and design personalized, high-impact programs.

The identified farmer-facing components currently being digitalized include:

• Food Basket Sites Management
• Livestock & Animal Resources Management & Health Card
• Livestock Insurance
• Veterinarians & Agronomists Registration and Licensing
• Dairy Value Chain
• Crop Recommendations
• Pest and Disease Control
• Farm Services (including e-Extension and weather services)
• Farm Credit Management
• MIS Reporting and Analytics
• Market Linkage (including Crop Insurance)
• Farm Inputs and Subsidy Management
• Export Crops Value Chain
• AMIS Financials

Through the digitalization of these components, AMIS places the farmer at the center of Rwanda’s agricultural digital ecosystem—ensuring that every service, data exchange, and innovation revolves around improving the farmer’s livelihood. The platform will enable farmers to easily access financial services, tailored advisory support, market opportunities, and input subsidies, empowering them to build more resilient, productive, and profitable enterprises.

At the same time, AMIS will create shared value across the agricultural ecosystem by unlocking reliable, real-time data and collaboration among key stakeholders:

• Development Partners:
  • Harness data-driven insights to design impactful agricultural programs.
  • Identify targeted investment and innovation opportunities.
  • Strengthen research, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions.
• Private Sector:
  • Improve supply chain efficiency and transparency from farm to market.
  • Innovate new products and services tailored to farmer needs.
  • Expand access to inclusive financial and insurance solutions.
• Government:
  • Deliver stronger, data-informed agricultural extension services.
  • Promote sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development.
  • Enable evidence-based policymaking through real-time analytics and integrated systems.

5. Objective of the assignment

The objective of this assignment is to engage a qualified firm to support and strengthen the AMIS development team in ensuring that AMIS is fully aligned with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) standards and principles as outlined in Section 4 (About DPI). The work will be organized into two complementary work packages under the framework agreement:

Work Package 1: Rwanda DPI Guidelines developing national DPI principles, standards, and compliance guidelines (Rwanda Stack) to serve as a reference for AMIS and other government systems.

Work Package 2: AMIS Assessment and Recommendations conducting a comprehensive review of the AMIS architecture, identifying gaps, and designing a roadmap to bring AMIS into full compliance with DPI principles.

These two work packages will be carried out in parallel, with each supported by a dedicated team of experts. While the teams will work separately on their respective focus areas, they must align continuously to ensure coherence and harmony between the Rwanda DPI guidelines and the AMIS-specific recommendations.

Interested bidders must confirm their intention to submit a bid by Thursday November 6, 2025, at 17h00 HRS CAT

Any requests for clarifications to the RFP may be submitted by Wednesday November 12, 2025, 17h00 HRS CAT.

Bidders should submit their proposals no later than Wednesday November 19, 2025, 17:00 HRS CAT

The successful bidder will be awarded a framework agreement. Responding bidders are advised that this solicitation does not in any way obligate AFR to make a framework agreement award or compensate the responding firms for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of their proposals. Additionally, AFR may award a framework agreement without conducting negotiations; all proposals should be submitted initially using your most favorable terms. AFR reserves the right to award any resultant agreement to other than the offeror submitting the lowest price proposal based on technical excellence, schedule superiority or client request.

All communications regarding this RFP should be addressed via email: procurement02@afr.rw

Below is the summary planned procurement schedule:

Note: This procurement is open to locally registered firms. However, collaboration or joint ventures with foreign firms to enhance technical capabilities are permitted.

Cordially,

Jean Bosco Iyacu

Chief Executive Officer