Consultancy for Final and Baseline Evaluations

Overview

BACKGROUND

The Cooperative Housing Foundation, doing business as Global Communities, with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), invites qualified entities with experience with program evaluations to submit their proposals for conducting two evaluations, the EDUCAMOS Final Evaluation and UNIDOS Baseline Evaluation. Global Communities is implementing a five-year (2017-2022) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole) in Guatemala, titled EDUCAMOS (Educación con Calidad y Alimentación Mejorada Orientadas a la Sostenibilidad or Quality Education and Improved Nutrition for Sustainability), in five municipalities of the department of Huehuetenango. Additionally, starting in 2022, Global Communities will partner with Save the Children (SCUS) to implement a new, five-year (2022-2026) McGovern-Dole program titled UNIDOS in seven municipalities of the department of Huehuetenango and seven in the department of Quiché (SCUS).

The EDUCAMOS Final Evaluation in Huehuetenango will measure project indicators against Baseline (BL) and Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) results, analyzing the results and impact achieved. In addition, the Final Evaluation shall determine the causality of results attributable to the program and will document lessons learned. The UNIDOS Baseline (BL) will help validate target values initially established and provide a basis for measuring future project results and impact.

Responsibilities

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Review and analyze EDUCAMOS and UNIDOS program documentation
2. Design a work plan that considers the differentiating elements of each evaluation
3. Develop data collection tools and protocols
4. Conduct data collection activities in the field
5. Analyze collected data
6. Validate Information
7. Develop Evaluation Reports
8. Develop and present evaluation summaries

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. For a copy of the full Terms of Reference (TOR) / RFP, please email Roberto De La Peña at rdelapena@globalcommunities.org.
2. Please notify Global Communities of your intent to submit a proposal at your earliest convenience, so that we may anticipate the number of proposals to be evaluated. Contact Roberto De La Peña at rdelapena@globalcommunities.org.
3. Interested organizations should submit their proposals, in electronic format in accordance with the language of the solicitation to the address specified in the TOR/RFP. The proposals must be received no later than 12:00 PM PST on July 18, 2022.
4. Any questions or requests for information should be addressed by no later than 12:00 PM PST on July 11, 2022 to Hugo Rene Diaz Cuevas via email at: hdiaz@globalcommunites.org with copy to nsosa@globalcommunities.org with the subject line “FINAL & BASELINE EVALUATION, EDUCAMOS AND UNIDOS”. Any information given to one prospective offeror concerning this solicitation will be furnished to all such offerors as an amendment of the solicitation.