Winrock International USDA- SAFETI Project House No. 3B (Apartment 2C), Road No. 49 Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1213 Tel: 9853376

Date: March 31, 2021

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - SAFETI FINAL EVALUATION

Winrock International (Winrock) has been implementing the Safe Aqua Farming for Economics and Trade Improvement (SAFETI) project in Bangladesh since September 2016, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2016 Food for Progress (FFPr) program. SAFETI is a 5-year implementation project covering the period from September 2016 to September 2021.

The purpose of this request for proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from independent consultants or firms that are interested to conduct a final project evaluation. As specified in USDA’s Monitoring and Evaluation Policy the evaluation will be independent and conducted by a third party. The independence of the evaluation function from program design and management is a core principle of the donor (USDA). This independence helps to ensure both credible and objective evaluation. Winrock is committed to selecting a proposal that will meet the highest possible quality standards of evaluation and reporting.

The detailed RFP can be found at https://winrock.org/safeti-rfq/ - and may be subject to change by Winrock International or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any changes to the terms of reference, as well as answers to all submitted questions, will be posted at https://winrock.org/safeti-rfq/; if deemed necessary by Winrock, the deadline for submission will be extended.