Request for Proposals
Baseline Study of the Project- Scaling WaterCredit in Bangladesh
General instructions
A. Water.org requests proposals from research and evaluation firms to conduct a baseline study for a project aimed at improving access to water and sanitation in Bangladesh
B. The evaluation will require the firm to facilitate and coordinate with Water.org staff and partner microfinance institutions for data collection in the program areas in Bangladesh. The project requires the firm to submit the following deliverables:
- A kick-off meeting with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team at Water.org to clarify
roles and responsibilities (can be conducted remotely).
- An inception report, including a desk review and outline of approach, methodology, data
collection instruments and field plans.
- Both raw and clean data collected by the evaluators and codebook (from household surveys)
- A draft baseline report submitted to Water.org for feedback.
- A final baseline report, not to exceed 20 pages (excluding annexes) and partner summaries.
C. Invoicing will occur upon completion and approval of the deliverables outlined as above in Section 1,Part B of this document.
D. Water.org is not liable for any expenditure incurred by responding firms prior to issuance of an executed contract with Water.org.
E. Submissions must be typed and submitted only by email and must follow the format of the requests for information in Section 4: Submissions Requirements. Unless agreed upon with Water.org, no changes or corrections to a response will be allowed after the deadline.
F. Proposed schedule:
- April 15, 2019 – RFP submissions due by 5:00 PM BST
- April 20, 2019 – Results announced
- April 25, 2019 – Contract begins
- November 15, 2020 – Contract ends
The proposals must be submitted by email to Anitta Mankhin at amankhin@water.org and Gabrielle Puz at gpuz@water.org by April 15, 2019, at 5:00 PM Bangladesh Standard Time. Subject line should read “Bangladesh Baseline Study Proposal <<name of bidding firm>>.” The proposal must contain a technical proposal and a financial bid using Water.org’s budgeting format.
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