USAID INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM (IHP)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
EOI #1 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO06-2020- EOI001- EBONYI STATE
EOI #2 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO07-2020- EO1001- FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
TITLE: BASELINE ASSESSMENTS IN EBONYI STATE AND THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY UNDER “USAID INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM”
DEADLINE: 17TH DECEMBER, 2020
1. Overview
USAID’s Integrated Health Program (IHP) would like to invite eligible Research Firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) with respect to the technical, managerial and other aspects of the baseline assessment described below. IHP is considering engaging a Nigeria-registered Research Fim to conduct and manage data collection, analysis and reporting for Baseline Assessments in
Ebonyi State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This will involve managing the fieldwork component of the assessment at the Local Government Areas (LGAS), Ward Development Committees (WDCS), Health Facilities and Community leveis, ensuring the availability and functionality of required human and material resources necessary to implement the data collection, conduct preliminary data analysis and produce a preliminary report.
The proposed assessment seeks to establish baseline estimates and institutional capacity status for planning, capacity building and institutional strengthening. The assessment will assist IHP to evaluate the health system holistically starting from the community and ward, to the facility, to the
LGA through to the State level. It will involve community level actors (the WDCS), the health facilities (providers and systems, WDCS, and clients), the Local Government Health Authorities (LGHAS) (systems supporting primary health care), and the MDAS associated with Health in Ebonyi State
and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The specific objectives of the baseline assessment are:
1. To determine the coverage of key RMNCH+Ninterventions in the private and public facilities
2. To evaluate the capacity of the health system at all levels to support the provision and scaling up of RMNCH +N services
3. To assess the readiness of primary health facilities, general hospitals and private health facilities to provide proven high impact RMNCH+N interventions
4. To document the key facilitators and barriers to the provision and utilization of effective, integrated and quality RMNCH+N services
Successful Research Firms will manage the fieldwork component of the assessment across Ebonyi State and the FCT at the LGA/AC, WDC, Health Facility and Community leveis.
This EOl is open to Nigeria-registered Research Firms who may or may not be resident in any of the IHP states but who are technically capable of providing the required services and willing and able to conduct and manage data collection, analysis and reporting in Ebonyi State and the FCT. This will be a Contract that pays for pre-defined milestones and deliverables.
The goal of IHP is to contribute to state-level mortality and to increase the capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support quality primary health care services. IHP is providing technical assistance to Ebonyi State Ministry of Health (SMOH) and the FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat and Primary Health Care Board/Agency to apply state-of-the-art evidence and leaming from Nigeria and beyond, to deliver a fit-for-purpose capacity building approach to optimize health worker skills and confidence to deliver high-impact integrated RMNCH+N services in the States, while collaborating with others like Breakthrough Action-Nigeria (BA-N) and Global Health Supply Chain- Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) to increase demand for PHC services and improve access to essential
commodities respectively.
Instructions for submitting the EOI:
1. Submit a letter indicating interest in applying for a Contract to provide the required services in one or more States, specifying which State(s).
2. Submit a maximum of two-page concept note using the template provided
3. Submit a simple cost estimate.
4. Provide evidence of eligibility
Show ability and willingness to abide by the terms of U.S. government standard provisions, including the “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” by accepting the provisions in their award
https://www.usaid.govlsites/default/files/documents/1868/303maa.pdf
Full application package can be downloaded from this link
https://bit.ly/ihp-baselineassement
All short-listed organizations will be invited to submit a full-scale proposal.
Expression of interest should include:
1. Name and physical address of Firm;
2. Name, email and phone number of contact person;
3. Website of the organization (if any)
4. Brief statement describing the capabilities of the organization, including a description of any previous activities of similar scope.
Successful candidates will be required to sign certifications: Terrorism, Anti-Kick Back, Debarment, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Contracts Team Contact Details:
Representative Email- ihp.procurements@ihp-nigeria.com
Programme website- www.thepalladiumgroup.com
All submitted EOls will be reviewed by the Contracts Evaluation Committee in accordance with the IHP procedures. Research Firms who qualify from the EOI stage will be notified and invited to respond to an RFP. EOls that do not meet the expectation of the EOl stage will also receive a notification from the Senior Operations Manager informing them that they will not be moving to the
RFP stage.
Issuance of this EOl does not constitute a Contract commitment, nor does it commit Palladium to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission.
Please note that the technical requirements, deliverables and other conditions may change significantly before the actual RFP is released. This is just an EOl and not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Please simply submit an EOl at this stage.
Closing date: 17th Dec,2020 5pm.
