Tanzania’s Deep Sea Fishing Authority (DSFA) plans to hire aircraft for aerial patrols against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone, at an estimated cost of US$189,360. The activity is listed in the procurement plan for the World Bank-financed Tanzania Scaling-up Sustainable Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Project (TASFAM), revised on 5 November 2026.
Listed under reference TZ-DSFA-569242-NC-RFB as a non-consulting service, the aircraft hire is to be procured through a request for bids with an open national market approach, using a single-stage, one-envelope process subject to World Bank post review. Its status is Pending Implementation, and it is financed under IDA credit 78520.
The plan sets 4 November 2026 as the planned date for the specific procurement notice, with bid submission and opening planned for 8 December 2026 and the evaluation report and award recommendation for 22 December. Contract signature is planned for 2 February 2027 and completion for 4 November 2027.
