Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 29 Sep 2017
PSI Ethiopia, an International Non-governmental Organization, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders meeting the below criteria to conduct Research on Insights, perception, and preferences for Menstrual Hygiene Management products among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Ethiopia.
1A. Minimum Prequalification
1A1. Submission copies of renewed & relevant Business license, VAT registration Certificate, TIN Certificate, Bid Security Bond as per PSI Requirement.
- Technical Evaluation
2A. Adequacy of team capacity
2A1. Relevant qualifications and experience (profile) of proposed Key Personnel (KP) for the study (permanent/on call); CV, evidence previous related work, letter of recommendation
2A2. Adequacy of number of proposed female key research staff and field implementation staff including female interviewers appropriate to the study population, field supervisors, coordinators and mapping personnel
2A3. Level of education (degrees) and qualification (public health, economics, marketing, sanitation, GIS...) of proposed research staff
2A4. Evidence of commitment and availability of key personnel (proposed level of effort, validated through letters of commitment and interview process);
2A5. Adequacy of proposed organogram; numbers and types of staff proposed for the successful implementation of the study.
2B. Relevant Agency Experience
2B1. Proven experience in public health research particularly in market and sanitation research preferably Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) studies or other health economics research methods. Experience in quantitative research, specifically studies involving random samples, household data collection
2B2. At least for 5 years of experience in areas of qualitative and quantitative study designs mainly on culturally sensitive themes such as menstruation and reproductive health
2B3. Experience research work with school girls and married young women in urban and semi urban setting
2B4. Experience in generating maps and random selection of study areas by specific eligibility criteria the study design requires as part of preparing for study implementation
2B5. Experience in designing and using electronic data capture (e.g. smart phone or tablet) by agency staff
2C. Institutional Capacity and others issues
2C1. Appropriateness of agency organo-gram and study implementation organo-gram
2C2. System of mobilizing field staff and logistics
2C3. Method of ensuring data quality assurance including pretesting, field supervision means of verification and correction
2C4. Proposed reasonable time for completion of the study
2C5. Privacy and safety of research participants
2D. Interview (Qualified agency based on the technical evaluation will be contacted for interview)
2D1. Interview on the overall comprehension of the methods mainly focusing on knowledge, institutional capacity, relevant similar experience, and others
How to apply:
Instruction to bidders
· Bidders can obtain bidding documents from PSI Ethiopia Office, Finance department (See Address Below) during office hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) starting from September 13,2017 until September 29, 2017 by paying a non-refundable fee of Birr 50 (fifty birr only).
· Separate wax sealed and stamped technical and financial proposal bid documents must be delivered to PSI Ethiopia office on or before Friday September 29, 2017, 5:00 p.m. late bids shall be rejected.
· PSI Ethiopia reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
You can click to get the invitation to bid by following the link below: http://www.ethiojobs.net/display-job/144564/Invitation-to-BID-to-conduct-Research-on-Menstrual-Hygiene-Management-Products-among-Adolescents-Girls-and-Young-Women-in-Ethiopia.html the invitation to tender
PSI Ethiopia Address
Bole Sub City, Kebele 03/07 Namibia Street From Edna Mall to Bole Atlas hotel On the right side of the road. Adjacent to SOS International Villages 11th floor on METI Building Tel:- +251-11-667-4607 P.O.Box 468 Code 1250 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia