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RFP - PCI - CGPP India Evaluation 2024
RFP - PCI - CGPP India Evaluation 2024
RFP - PCI - CGPP India Evaluation 2024
RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
Hiring of an agency for CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) Final Evaluation 2024– Data Collection
Analysis and Report Writing.
At present, PCI India is working across 14 states in India, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. For more information on PCI India
please click HERE.
The following table brings out the dates for the main events of the bidding process for this RFP. The Bidder
should note that PCI reserves the right to change these dates without assigning any reason at any stage of
the bidding process.
Important information and dates
Information Details
Hiring of an agency for CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) Final
Name of the Assignment Evaluation 2024– Data Collection Analysis and Report Writing
Date of Publishing RFP 26th March 2024
Seek Clarifications/Queries if Any 1st April 2024
Reply to Queries 3rd April 2024
Last Date for Submission of bids 8th April 2024
Proposals to be submitted at procdelhi@pciglobal.in
Technical and Financial proposals should be submitted as separate
Receipt of Proposals attachments and to be submitted in a single email.
All queries from the bidders relating to this RFP must be submitted in writing to the email ID mentioned in
attachments.
the table above. Please do mention the RFP Number in the subject line. Any query received after the due date shall
not be entertained. The queries can be submitted in the following format, or you may also use your own template
to raise your queries.
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Hiring of an agency for CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) Final Evaluation 2024– Data Collection Analysis and
RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
All queries should be sent through email only to the e-mail ID mentioned above. The procurement Team at PCI
shall try to provide a complete, accurate, and timely response to queries from all the bidders. All responses
given by the team will be distributed to all the bidders through email.
Please note that issuance of this RFP does not constitute an award/commitment on the part of PCI, nor does it
commit PCI to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of an application. In addition, the final
award cannot be made until funds have been fully appropriated, allocated, and committed by PCI’s donors.
While it is anticipated that these procedures will be successfully completed, potential applicants/bidders are
hereby notified of these requirements and conditions for the award. Applications are submitted at the risk of
the applicant/bidder; should circumstances prevent t h e award of a contract, all preparation and submission
costs are at the applicant's expense.
Yours faithfully,
Procurement Team
PCI India
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Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
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RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
RFP INSTRUCTIONS
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Hiring of an agency for CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) Final Evaluation 2024– Data Collection Analysis and
RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
The proposal/bid should be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of Proposal submission to
the PCI.
9. DISQUALIFICATION
The proposal is liable to be disqualified in the following cases or in case the bidder fails to meet the bidding
requirements as indicated in this RFP:
a. Proposal not submitted in accordance with the procedure and formats prescribed in this document or
treated as a non-conforming proposal.
b. During the validity of the proposal, or its extended period, if any, the bidder increases his quoted prices.
c. The bidder qualifies the proposal with his own conditions.
d. Proposal is received in incomplete form.
e. Proposal is received after due date and time.
f. Proposal is not accompanied by all the requisite documents.
g. If the bidder provides a quotation only for a part of the project
h. Information submitted in t h e technical proposal is found to be misrepresented, incorrect or
false, accidentally, unwittingly, or otherwise, at any time during the processing of the contract (no
matter at what stage) or during the tenure of the contract including the extension period, if any
i. Commercial/financial proposal is included in the technical proposal
j. Bidder tries to influence the proposal evaluation process by unlawful/corrupt/fraudulent means at
any point of time during the bid process.
k. In case any one bidder submits multiple proposals or if common interests are found in two or more
bidders, the bidders are likely to be disqualified, unless additional proposals/bidders are
withdrawn upon notice immediately.
l. If the response to the pre-qualification criteria, technical proposal, and the entire documentation
submitted along with that contain any information on price, pricing policy, pricing mechanism, or
any information indicative of the commercial aspects of the bid.
10. PCI’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE RFP PROCESS
a. PCI reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal, and to annul the RFP process and reject all
proposals at any time prior to award of contract, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders or any obligation to inform the affected bidder or bidders of the grounds for
PCI’s action. PCI makes no commitment, expressed or implied that this process will result in a
business transaction with anyone.
b. This RFP does not constitute an offer by PCI. The bidder's participation in this process may result in
PCI selecting the bidder to engage in further discussions and negotiations toward the execution of
a contract. The commencement of such negotiations does not, however, signify a commitment by
PCI to execute a contract or to continue negotiations. PCI may terminate negotiations at any time
without assigning any reason.
c. Failure on the part of the selected agency to execute the Contract within the defined period
may, unless mutually agreed between the parties, result in an award of the same work to
another agency at the risk and cost of the Agency.
**END OF RFP INSTRUCTIONS**
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Hiring of an agency for CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) Final Evaluation 2024– Data Collection Analysis and
RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
Proposals for this Assignment will be assessed in accordance with Quality and Cost-based selection (QCBS)
system and will involve both technical and commercial evaluation with the following weightage:
Financial proposal of only those firms receiving minimum of 70% in technical evaluation will be opened and
evaluated. The Financial proposals of those firms who don’t qualify in technical evaluation will not be
considered for further process.
Background
The CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP), formerly the CORE Group Polio Project, began the current USAID grant on
October 1, 2017. CGPP is a USAID-funded polio eradication project that conducts community-based activities
designed to strengthen routine immunization systems, supplemental polio immunization activities, and community-
based surveillance (CBS) of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). During the grant cycle, CGPP leveraged its polio
infrastructure to deliver CBS and risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) for Global Health Security
and RCCE and vaccination support for COVID-19. CGPP is active in ten countries: Angola, Ethiopia, India, Kenya,
Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Djibouti. The activities are implemented by U.S.-based private
voluntary organizations (PVOs) and their local partners. CGPP national secretariat staff in each country coordinates
and provides technical guidance to all program activities.
In India, three CGPP PVO partners, namely Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), Catholic Relief
Services (CRS), Project Concern International (PCI), and six local non-government organizations (NGOs), implement
the project. CGPP India secretariat, a team of subject experts, coordinates and provides technical guidance to all
program activities. The project currently implements polio, RI and COVID-19-related interventions (through two
separate grants) in 16 districts from three states (Assam=2, Haryana=2, and UP=12 districts) of India. The project’s
polio grant covers 14 (Haryana=2 and UP=12), and the latest COVID-19 response is executed in 14 districts (Assam=2
and UP=12).
The final evaluation of CGPP in India will include an outcome and process evaluation of project intervention for the
current grant cycle, i.e., FY18-24. Also, it will attempt to evaluate the processes that contributed to CGPP India’s
project outcomes in the previous grant cycles (FY07 to FY17). The evaluation will utilize available administrative
data and project monitoring data (secondary data) to evaluate the project outcomes, such as polio SIA coverage, RI
coverage and AFP surveillance indicators. The final evaluation will primarily focus on the CGPP’s polio and RI
strengthening efforts during the current grant cycle, specifically for Uttar Pradesh and Nuh district of Haryana, India.
Additionally, extensive qualitative data will be collected and analyzed to understand CGPP’s contributions and
implementation from the perspective of the community and key stakeholders.
Evaluation questions
1. What have been the key contributions and challenges of partnership and coordination for CGPP in India?
2. What are the trends of routine immunization indicators in project areas and zero-dose children over time
2010-present?
a. How has CGPP supported routine immunization systems strengthening to improve polio vaccination?
b. How have CGPP’s RCCE interventions contributed to caregivers knowledge and vaccine seeking
practices?
3. What is the quality and reach of polio campaigns in CGPP project areas?
a. What were the contributions of CGPP’s involvement in SIA support and community mobilization?
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Hiring of an agency for CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) Final Evaluation 2024– Data Collection Analysis and
RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
4. What are the trends of detection, investigation, and reporting of acute flaccid paralysis in project areas?
a. How did CGPP contribute to and support AFP surveillance in project areas?
5. What are the key strategies, innovations, best practices, and challenges from CGPP India that contributed
to making progress and maintaining polio free status?
a. How did CGPP innovate to respond to the specific immunization related challenges and barriers
faced by communities?
b. How did the development of the CGPP HMIS system enable the project to make data-based decisions
and innovate?
c. What are the CGPP’s interventions/activities that did not work or were not scaled up and caused the
program to change and innovate?
Method
The sources of data for the CGPP India’s evaluation will be: (1) primary data collected through in-depth interviews
and focus group discussions (2) secondary data collected from administrative sources/MOH/WHO/project records
on key project indicators (3) internal project information collected through a desk review of project records, key
documents, and reports. Data used in the evaluation will cover the entire project period (2003 to 2023), with specific
attention on the current grant period from October 2017 through February 2024 (the start and end date may be
adjusted on data availability).
Primary qualitative data
An external independent consultant (individual/agency) will collect data through in-depth interviews and focus
group discussions, and co-learning workshops with the participants outlined below.
In-depth interviews (IDIs)
Interview guides will be designed with open ended questions to collect information on CGPP contributions, key
interventions, partnerships, project activities, implementation successes, challenges, perceptions of project impact,
and lessons learned.
• National and state-level officials from the government/MOH, UNICEF, WHO, USIAD
• CGPP secretariat staff, partner staff, and CGPP field staff (DMCs, BMCs, MMs and ex-CMCs)
• District and block-level government health officials (MoICs/BMOs) and frontline workers (ASHAs, ASHA
supervisors, ANMs, and Anganwadi workers)
• District/sub-region and state-level functionaries from WHO/NPSP
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
Focus group discussions (FGDs) will be conducted using a semi-structured guide with open-ended questions. Focus
groups will be used to understand the experiences of those who were part of the project as participants, workers,
and influencers. Focus groups will provide information on how project interventions impacted knowledge and
vaccine seeking behaviors among caregivers, trusted sources of information, family health decision making, and the
roles of influencers and health workers in project decision making and garnering information. FGDs will also explore
strategies of social mobilization and vaccine demand creation form the perspective of the participants and the
implementers.
• Mothers/caregivers
• Fathers
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RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
• Community-level influencers, including religious leaders, CAG members, and barbers (from barber
intervention).
• Government frontline health workers (ASHAs, ASHA facilitators)
• CGPP community health workers (Ex-CMCs/CMs and MMs)
Learning workshops
Two learning workshops will be organized by the consultant to get additional information on the evaluation
questions.
1. A co-learning workshop with project Sub-Regional Coordinators, District Mobilization Coordinators and
Block Mobilization Coordinators will gather information on all of the evaluation questions.
2. A second learning workshop will be held with project staff after analysis of secondary and primary data to
validate the findings and get staff reflections.
Secondary data
Secondary data will be collected to assess project indicators for SIAs coverage/quality, RI coverage, and surveillance
in CGPP implementation areas. Comparable non-project areas will be selected for comparison, and data on the
same indicators will be analyzed. The secondary data will be used to compare project and non-project areas during
the grant period.
Polio through Percent of children under 12 months with OPV0 CGPP MPRs (Administrative
Routine data) and periodic evaluation
immunization Percent of children 12-23 months with OPV3 data
Percent of children 12 -23 months fully immunized
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RFP TITLE:
Report Writing
RFP NO.: PCI-DEL/RFP/2023-24/022
CGPP India
CGPP India will put together and share pertinent documents on program implementation, program progress,
challenges, partnerships, and lessons learned. The purpose of the systematic document review will be to understand
how project activities were implemented for each project objective and how these activities contributed to the
results in project implementation areas. The review will include the following categories of documents:
• Periodic evaluation reports (2010, 2012, 2015, 2017)
• Projects’ quarterly/annual reports (FY18 to FY23)
• Special assessment results/reports
o CMC KAP study 2008
o LQAS survey 2012
o Data validation exercise 2014
o Barrier Analysis study 2015
o CMC transformation study 2021-22
o Secretariat Model study 2021-22
o Influencers’ motivation study 2022
o CAG study 2023)
• Project documentation
• Peer-reviewed publications
Specifically, two key documents to be utilized are the 2018 Expert Evaluation report (India section) and the
Secretariat Model Study, which included extensive interviews with key stakeholders.
The consultant’s specific activities will include:
All transcripts should be completed as Word documents. The files should be delivered
in hard copy and emailed to the secretariat offices and the CGPP India team.
Analyze primary qualitative data collected. By July 31, 204
Conduct learning workshops with CGPP staff (BMC, DMCs, SRCs/POs) By August 10, 2024
Write a country-level evaluation report. By August 31, 2024
The report should include but is not limited to:
• Executive summary
• Background of project.
• Methodology used for primary and secondary data collection and analysis.
• Information on program implementation and key activities from 2017 to
2023 (Including a chronology of CGPP India’s intervention
approaches/strategies).
• Objective/question-specific evaluation findings, including:
➢ Summary of primary qualitative data findings from IDIs and FGDs
➢ Secondary data trends on key indicators for routine immunization,
supplemental immunization, and surveillance in project areas
➢ Detailed analysis and findings on evaluation question 5
• Summary desk review findings.
• Conclusions and recommendations.
• Annexures (Related documents, e.g., investigation tools, list to
investigators)
• The consultant will report directly to the CGPP India secretariat team
• The consultant will work in close collaboration with the India Secretariat Director, Jitendra Awale, Country M&E
Specialist, Manojkumar Choudhary; Global Technical Director, MEAL (GTD MEAL), Kathy Vassos Stamidis, who
will approve the sampling and data quality assurance strategies; provide any necessary documents and
instructions and answer questions.
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Report Writing
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• The consultant is expected to have regular contact with CGPP India secretariat staff, and the GTD MEAL. This
may be in the form of email, skype, or telephone calls. The consultant is expected to provide updates and notify
staff of any issues encountered.
Deliverables
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Report Writing
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I. ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
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As appropriate, provide any additional information that demonstrates your capacity to manage
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Report Writing
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I. Costs:
• Please include a detailed budget for the work described in the Scope of Work. Include a breakout of the
level of effort, daily rate(s), and any other necessary and applicable direct cost to be considered with the
proposal. Daily rates or other costs not included in your proposal cannot be accepted after the fact.
• Appropriate Legal Certifications of the Firm, Proof of the Legal entity of the organization i.e., CoI, PAN card
and GST certificate.
• Payment Terms with Milestones
FY 2020 – 2021
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FY 2022 – 2023
IV. AUTHORIZATION
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Title
Date
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