Under the 11th EDF bi-national Programme, Caribbean Export along with its bi-national partners are pursuing the development of a Binational Value Chain Strategy for the Essential Oil and Cosmetics sector in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in order to maximize the potential export from both countries.

As part of the Strategy, eight (8) beneficiaries from the sector in Haiti and the DR were identified, (four (4) from each country), to be part of the Value Chain Project and an individual strategy/a detailed Action Plan was prepared for each, to improve its quality and international competitiveness, including possible collaborations with other international institutions.

For this reason, Caribbean Export started with the implementation of the individual strategies and action plans for the beneficiary companies of the Project.

This consultancy has been developed in response to an immediate need for the beneficiary company LABORATORIO MK SRL.

Objective

The objective of this consultancy is to hire the services of a consultant/firms who will prepare a Destination Market Research and Export Plan focused on attracting new clients and distributors for hair cosmetics in the markets of: Florida, Lawrence, Providence, Boston and Puerto Rico, for the Company Laboratorio MK SRL.

The consultant(s) must develop in a participatory manner a Destination Market Research and Export Plan aligned with the strategic lines, the areas of action of Laboratorio MK SRL, and focused on attracting new customers and distributors for cosmetics capillaries in the markets of: Florida, Lawrence, Providence, Boston and Puerto Rico. Likewise, to strengthen the capacities of the technical team of the company for the implementation of the Export Plan. Interested persons are kindly asked to review the full terms of reference and submit a technical and financial proposal electronically to Ileana Tejada, Senior Advisor – Private Sector Development & IP at [email protected].

The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2023, 5:00 pm (Dominican Republic local time).

The working language of this consultancy is Spanish; therefore the TORs are only available in Spanish.