E-DRUG: Expression of Interest for External Evaluation of Malaria Program, Lao
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Dear E-Druggers,
An EOI/RFP from MOH in Lao PDR for a Malaria R7 external program evaluation
over 5 weeks, deadline for response (proposal + costing) by 21st May 2013.
Please respond only to the contacts indicated in the text below.
With kind regards
Pascal Verhoeven
MPH/pharmacist
Lao PDR
Mobile
+856(0)2077596717
+856(0)2097141783
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Request for Expression of Interest and Proposal for an External Evaluation
of the Malaria Program for Center of Mariology, Parasitology and Entomology
(CMPE) under Ministry of Health Lao PDR
The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic has received four grants to date for
the national malaria control program from Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria. The current grant, Round 7, ends in June 2013.
The Procurement Unit of Principal Recipient office (PR office) is
recruiting consultant(s) for an External Evaluation of the Malaria Program
for the Center of Mariology, Parasitology and Entomology (CMPE).
This procurement will follow public procurement procedures for consultant
services according Procurement Guidelines of The Principal Recipient of the
Global Fund to Fight AIDS/Tuberculosis/Malaria in Lao PDR issued on
November 2009.
The consultancy firm or consultant team will have the following tasks:
1. Critically evaluate the status of outputs and outcomes for the National
Malaria Control Program (NMCP) implementation of the current Global Fund
Round 7 grant.
2. To assess the effectiveness of the CMPE and its three Sub-Recipients
HU, PEDA, FDD) in achieving program targets in: programme management;
procurement processes; financial processes; human resource management and
capacity building; technical implementation in IEC/community
mobilization, early diagnosis and treatment, personal protection through
IBN/LLINs, information systems, and monitoring.
3. Provide necessary recommendations to improve programme implementation in
light of current epidemiology and national strategic plans.
4. Produce a final report in English
The evaluation will also include field assessments covering three regions
of the country, north, central and south, one province per regions, two
districts per province (one with easy access and one remote), 3 Health
Centers and 5 villages per district.
The Principal Recipient office (PR office) would like to invite eligible
consultancy firms or consultant teams to indicate their interest in
providing their services. Interested consulting firms or consultant teams
must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services, including:
1. Company profile, brochure, if any
2. Brief description of experience in managing similar evaluations of a
malaria program, including documented evidence of such experience
3. Submit a Technical Proposal (a plan including the schedule of the
activities and timeline to be undertaken to complete the assessment
and the composition of the team and brief roles and responsibilities
of each team member)
4. Submit a separate Financial Proposal should include perdiem,
accommodation, transportation, communication and printing.
5. CVs of team leader and members
A consultancy firm or consultant team will be selected under Quality and
Cost based Selection (QCBS) methods in accordance with the procedures set
out in the Procurement Guideline.
Interested consultancy firms or consultant teams may obtain further
information at the address below during office hours from 8:30 to 16:00 or
through: http://portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Country/Index/LAO
Only selected consultancy firms or consultant teams will be contacted for
contract negotiation. The assignment should take no longer than 4 weeks in
the field and 1 week with report. The expressions of interest must be
delivered either by hand, postal mail, or email to the address below by
16:00 hour, no later than May 21, 2013
Mr. Keophouthone Inthivong, Deputy Head of Procurement Unit
Email address: Keophouthone@theglobalfundlao.org
The Principal Recipient office, The Global Fund Supported Programs,
Ministry of Health,
Simouang Road, Sisatanak District, Vientiane Capital
Second floor, Procurement Unit, room No 06
Tel: 856 21 242 980, Fax: 856 21 242 981
Email address: viengphone@gmail.com and phoseng11@gmail.com
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