Request for Proposal (RFP) Opening Date: October 11, 2018 Closing Date: October 18, 2018 Duration: 4 Weeks Reference: UA/RFP/01 Dear Consultant / Firm: You are kindly requested to submit your Proposal for Baseline Survey of the Basic Healthcare for Returnees, IDPs and Host Communities in Walayati of Bagrami District and Bazari of Kalakan District, Kabul Province. In preparing your proposal, please refer to the attached hereto Annex 1: Terms of Reference for Project Baseline. Proposals may be submitted on or before Thursday, October 18, 2018 by email and/or mail courier to the address below: Union Aid Main Office House # 504, Shura Road, Karte 3, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Amjad Ahmad Safi Executive Director Email: [email protected], [email protected] Cell Phone: +93 786 717 111, +93 702 206 040 Please note that your Proposal must be prepared in English and valid for at least 30 days. The proposals should be submitted on due date as mentioned above. Late submission for any reason, will not be considered for evaluation. The applicants are requested if they are submitting the proposal by email, kindly ensure that the RFP should be signed/stamped/PDF format, and free from virus or corrupted files. The Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal shall be prepared separately. The RFPs received will be reviewed and evaluated based on completeness and compliance of the Proposal and responsiveness with the requirements of the Terms of Reference. Annex 1 Union Aid – Afghanistan Terms of Reference (TOR) – Project Baseline Implementing Organization Union Aid Donor Malteser International, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany Title of Project Basic healthcare for returnees, IDPs and host communities in the province of Kabul, Afghanistan Project Duration September 2018 to October 2020 (26 months) Project Areas Walayati Village, Bagrami District and Bazari Village, Kalakan District, Kabul Province Contact Information Amjad Ahmad Safi 0093786717111, 0093702206040 Introduction to Project: Union Aid is implementing a project titled “Basic health care for returnees, IDPs and host communities in Bazari Village, Kalakan District and Walayati Village, Bagrami District in Kabul Provinces of Afghanistan, funded by Malteser International and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany. Under the project, Union Aid will support the DoPH and MoPH in provision of preventive and curative primary healthcare including reproductive and mother & child healthcare services at community level through already constructed government Basic Health Centers. All aspects of the project will function under the guidelines and procedures established under “A Basic Package of Health Services for Afghanistan”, developed by Ministry of Public Health, Government of Afghanistan and WHO standards. Project Objectives: During the implementation period, Union Aid will ensure to achieve the following outcome and outputs of the project: Outcome: Ensuring basic health care with a focus on Mother and Child Health for returnees, IDPs and host communities in the catchment area of the BHCs in Walayati (Bagrami district) and Bazari (Kalakan district), Kabul province, Afghanistan Output 1: The availability of curative and preventive basic health services is ensured for the people in the target villages Output 2: The availability of mother-child health services in the two target villages is ensured Output 3: Community structures to promote the health situation at community level are set up and active Target Group: The overall target group i.e. returnees, IDPs and host communities comprises of 30,000 individuals with a family size of 7 (men, women, children, elders and disables) in two villages of Kabul province. Majority of them are Pashtuns and some are Tajiks and Hazars. Purpose and Scope of the Baseline Study: The baseline study is planned in a project design and will be carried by external consultant for the findings and to set the benchmark for the health project interventions. This particular baseline study is primarily planned to cater only implementation side in the selected project areas. The objective of the study is as follow: To gather baseline information about existing health situation focusing on primary healthcare and perceptions of the targeted community relating to health according to the set indicators in logframe. Methodology for Baseline Study: The baseline will provide quantitative and qualitative data through the following methods: Desk review of relevant documentation. Focus Group discussions with target groups within the target villages. Individual interviews with target groups within the target villages. Key informant interviews with relevant stakeholders, local authorities and others. Observations (visits to the Basic Healthcare Center and field). Expected Deliverables: Based on the information gathered, the Consultant will undertake the necessary analysis to answer the key baseline questions. The preliminary findings will be presented and discussed with Union Aid team, and a draft report will be prepared based on the inputs of the presentation and discussion. The final report will incorporate feedback from Union Aid and Malteser International Management. Following will be the key deliverables: i. Baseline instruments and study design including techniques, tools and plan. ii. Carrying out of the baseline study (process). iii. A draft report including executive summary and annexes, should represent an analytical and user-friendly report detailing key findings, recommendations in English iv. Power Point presentation of preliminary analysis and initial findings to Union Aid. v. Final baseline study report (hard and soft copies). Note: The draft baseline report and summary is to be submitted electronically to the Union Aid. Based on comments received on the draft baseline report, the consultant will finalize the baseline report and submit the Final Baseline Report and Summary to the Union Aid within three days of the receipt of Union Aid’s comments, or by the agreed date. Management Arrangements: The baseline study will be supervised by Union Aid. The Union Aid will: a) Organize and make available the set of documents to be reviewed by the consultant, b) Provide information on the target villages and different stakeholders to help the consultant in identifying and recruit/getting access to key informants. Terms and Conditions: For consultants / consultancy firms, taxes will be deducted as per government tax policy. The total payment of this assignment includes any communication/photocopying cost that the consultant(s) may incur during the consultancy period. FOM will not accept any liability for compensation for the death, disability or other hazards, which the consultants may suffer because of the work. Personal Specification: The consultants / consultancy firm appointed will ideally have the following skills and experience: Essential: Valid registration certificate, bank account details in the name of consultants / consultancy firm Familiarity with health issues at primary level in Afghanistan Ability to work with limited supervision Excellent co-ordination and communication skills to produce report in English Desirable: Health professional with proven experience in similar studies. How to apply: Please send proposal detailing the proposed research approach and methodology, appropriate sample size, team arrangement and budget along with CVs of the proposed team. Last date for proposal submission is 18 October 2018. .