Somalia: Seeking Proposals for Research Firm in Somalia

Seeking Proposals for Research Firm in Somalia

The Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS) program seeks technical and financial proposals from qualified consultant (firm) to conduct a quantitative survey for the end-line evaluation of the Transition Initiative for Stabilization (TIS) project in the three geographical areas of Somalia – Somaliland, Puntland and South Central.

The main purpose of this final performance evaluation is to get a better understanding of the extent to which USAID’s stabilization activities in Somalia have met the project goal, Somalia's stability increased through targeted interventions that foster good governance and economic recovery and reduce the appeal of extremism in the communities in which the activities were undertaken (Another purpose of this evaluation is to learn lessons about conducting stabilization activities in Somalia to improve future programming. The evaluation will provide comprehensive answers to five key questions in the process of assessing the extent to which the project goal was achieved and identifying lessons learned.

The period of performance would be from mid-November of 2015 and will be completed by the end of February of 2016.

The organization will be responsible for conducting the following activities:

The consultant will field a quantitative survey of approximately 1,500 individual respondents to measure change in the factors of stability. The survey instrument will be modeled on past stabilization surveys fielded in Somalia by SPSS predecessor project, the Monitoring & Evaluation Program for Somalia (MEPS) used to generate the TIS Stabilization Report in 2013/2014. The questionnaire will be revised and tailored to ensure that it reflects the state of the art definition of stability in Somalia and to capture TIS project outcomes, within the constraints of the method.

The assignment will be comprised of six tasks: (1) Preparatory Work; (2) Pilot Testing; (3) Survey Implementation; (4) Database Formation; (5) Data Processing; (6) Reporting

Requirements and selection criteria:

1. The consultant must demonstrate the capacity and ability to manage and carry out the quantitative survey in terms of economic and financial capacity, general management, availability of qualified professional staff, and the ability to administer complex surveys.
2. Economic and Financial Capacity: The consultant’s financial and economic capacity and its sustainability to administer the quantitative surveys and provide the necessary initial financing are imperative. In its proposal, the consultant is required to provide information on its financial and economic status. The information required should be completed using the form provided in the RFP (see Annex 3).
3. General Management and Professional Staff of the Consultant: The structure of the consultant’s management must demonstrate the ability to manage large scale quantitative survey, provide the necessary technical support and, where necessary, provide replacement staff at short notice. The consultant is required to submit an organizational chart showing the numbers of staff and their positions.
4. Consultants Past Experience Relevant to Quantitative Survey: The consultant should at a minimum demonstrate that it has past experience relevant to performing the services needed for this assignment

The consultant will be required to provide the following Key Personnel:

1. Team Leader
2. Field Coordinator (3)
3. Database Manager/ Statistician

PLEASE REFER TO FULL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ATTACHED ON DEVEX JOB POSTINGhttps://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/jobs/332279 (or contact kfederico@ibtci.com for receive full RFP)

Questions: Questions regarding the RFP can be submitted to mshatirishvili@ibtci.com no later than 1200 Nairobi time on November 6, 2015.

To apply: Please submit a technical proposal, cost proposal, CVs for Key Personnel, and three references. The proposal should be no longer than 10 pages, not including CVs for key personnel and references. Proposals should be written in an 11 point font and should lay out the offerer’s approach for the work, a detailed timeline, and a detailed budget. Please include technical proposal, CVs, and references in one document. All proposals must be submitted by 0900 Nairobi time toaabdi@ibtci.comon November 10, 2015.