POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (PSI)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DATA COLLECTION

LAST DAY TO REQUEST FULL-LENGTH PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS MAY 12, 2021
FROM PSI:

INQUIRIES AND PROPOSALS MAY BE DELIVERED BY EMAIL TO: us_vlprocurement@psi.org

BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS:

1.0 Introduction
Population Services International (PSI), a global nonprofit social marketing organization working in over 50 countries in the areas of malaria, family planning, HIV, water, sanitation, and hygiene. Working across 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa as well as Cambodia, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink Project is equipping countries to plan and implement safe, cost-effective and sustainable IRS programs and other proven, life-saving malaria vector control interventions with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Specifically, the PMI VectorLink Project will build the capacity of country governments to use epidemiological, entomological, and coverage data to support the optimal deployment of vector control tools within each country context while promoting gender equity in all facets of planning and implementation. The project’s data and experience with new and existing vector control tools will inform global malaria best practices, guidelines and policies. The project will also implement and support social behavior change communication and mobilization activities to increase acceptance of vector control interventions.

2.0 VectorLink
Beginning in 2020, President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink is supporting standard durability monitoring of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to be distributed during the January 2021 mass campaign in Zambia. The durability monitoring activity will involve four rounds of household data collection over three years (at roughly June 2021, February 2022, February 2023, and February 2024 following the campaign). At each round, approximately 150 households per location will be visited for interview, and campaign ITNs in these households documented and assessed for holes. Study households will be distributed in 15 clusters of 10 households each, in each of the two locations to be visited in Zambia (making 30 clusters and 300 households in total). In addition, a separate sample of 30 LLINs per location will be taken from the field to undergo bioassays for insecticide effectiveness per standard WHO guidelines. Materials and examples of standard durability monitoring from other settings are available from www.durabilitymonitoring.org. PMI VectorLink seeks a suitably qualified research agency to support durability monitoring in Zambia. The selected agency will be expected to fulfill the responsibilities and deliverables listed below. Note that this RFP is for an agency to conduct:
Household data collection

Submission Procedure

3.0 Request for Full-Length Proposal Information & Instructions:

For interested bidders, please request the full-length RFP by emailing us_vlprocurement@psi.org, with the subject “VL ZM – ITN DM – FIRM NAME.” In the body of the email please note that you have seen this ad in the newspaper and would like to request the full proposal instructions and scope of work. PSI is under no obligation to consider or respond to questions that are not received by May 12, 2021.