UNICEF Ethiopia Office is seeking Request for Proposals to conduct Baseline and End Line Survey for Phase II Passive Cold Chain Equipment Field Test...


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Feb 12, 2016 12:00 PM
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Feb 12, 2016 12:00 PM
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- (RFP -ETH- 2015 – 9123342)

OPEN only for registered local firms

 

UNICEF Ethiopia Office is seeking Request for Proposals (RFP) from Firm/Company/Organisation to – to conduct Baseline and End Line Survey for Phase II Passive Cold Chain Equipment Field Test (cold chain equipment field trail coordinator) 

1. Background:

Ethiopia established the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1980. Immunization services have been provided to children under one year of age for the six vaccine preventable childhood diseases (tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and measles).  In 2007, two additional antigens were included into the national immunization schedule, Hepatitis B and Hemophilus influenza type b, to provide additional immunity to the population.  Further two more vaccines introduced in 2011 and 2013, Pnumoncocla and Rotavirus vaccines respectively. 

2. Objectives.

- Establishing baseline

  • Asses the current immunization service delivery system of the target woredas- vaccines supply chain and cold chain status
  • Service delivery patterns: session types and frequencies
  • Immunization service coverage status of the target woredas
  • Design tools to track progress the status of the identified indicators.

- End line, measure/evaluate the changes due to the PVSD project at the end of the project period:

  • Improvement in immunization supply chain; vaccines and cold chain status
  • Changes in immunization service coverage and droop out rates. 

3. Composition/ Qualification & Experience of the firm/company.

The principal investigator assigned by the research company should be a public health specialist with the following qualifications: 

  • Master degree in public health
  • A minimum of 10 years of work experience in public health research,
  • With a solid statistical background

The regional/area coordinators assigned by the research company should be public health professionals with the following qualifications:

  • MPH degree in public health
  • A minimum of 5 years of work experience in public health research and data management related to public health research and Degree in statistics and knowledge on survey design on sampling methodology is an asset. 

More details of the requirements for this bid can be found in the RFP.

Interested and eligible bidders from local organizations are invited to collect the complete tender documents by sending an email to Mr. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) or Mr. Deresse Damte (ddamte@unicef.org) Starting on Monday, 25-Jan-2016. Proposals are to be submitted to UNICEF Ethiopia Office on or before 9.00 am (East African Time) 12-Feb-2016 (Friday). Please quote the RFP no. 9123342 in all your correspondences. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids.

ADDRESS:  UNICEF Ethiopia, UNECA Compound, ZAMBEZI Building, 2nd floor Supply Section, Attn.  Mr. Deresse Damte, P.O.BOX 1169, Tel. +251-11 518 4233 / 4167, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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UNICEF Ethiopia
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Address UNICEF Ethiopia, UNECA Compound, Zambezi Building, 2nd floor Supply Section, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Phone +251 11 518 4158+251 11 518 4000
Fax +251 11 551 1628
Email supplyaddisababa@unicef.org
Website http://www.unicef.org/ethiopia/
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