The ebola $8.5 me funds will be used to procure a contract under the PPL/LER IDIQ to carry out tasks orders to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of USAID-coordinated interventions/efforts in…

This cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monitoring and Evaluation Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract was awarded to International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (Ibtci) to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of USAID-coordinated interventions to mitigate the secondary impacts of the Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone from March 2014 through December 2019. The scope of work includes conducting performance and outcomes/impacts evaluations; capturing, aggregating, and reporting on recovery activities; and providing expert analysis and recommendations to inform long-term country strategies under USAID's Country Development Cooperation Strategy and Integrated Country Strategy programs in addressing the seven significant challenges to recovery highlighted by the Ebola response.

The ebola $8.5 me funds will be used to procure a contract under the PPL/LER IDIQ to carry out tasks orders to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of USAID-coordinated interventions/efforts in mitigating the second order impacts of the ebola virus outbreak in guinea, liberia, and sierra leone. The awardee will perform tasks described in the tasks order solicitation in coordination and collaboration with africa/SD/DP and the mission in each of the above-mentioned countries. The purpose of this task order is to ensure these evaluations and monitoring activities will examine USAID-funded ebola recovery interventions in guinea, liberia, and sierra leone from march 2014 until december 2019. This task order will involve capturing, aggregating, and reporting on all recovery activities performance and impact toward achieving established pillar II macro-level objectives as stated in the africa ebola unit (AEU) strategic framework and the monitoring and evaluation (me) results framework (see annex i- results framework). The task order will include providing expert analysis of pillar II country-level sustainability of achievements and informs adjustments to long-term country activities at the development objectives level as outlined in the country development cooperative strategy (cdcs) and the integrated country strategy (ICS.) b.2 contract type this is a cost plus fixed fee task order. For the consideration set forth in the contract, the contractor shall provide the deliverables or outputs described in section c and comply with all contract requirements. The contractor will conduct performance and outcomes/impacts evaluations of usaids ebola recovery efforts in guinea, liberia, and sierra leone during the timeframe of march 2014 through december 2019. The purpose of these activities will involve capturing, aggregating, and reporting on all recovery activities performance and impact toward achieving established pillar II macro-level objectives as stated in the africa ebola unit (AEU) strategic framework and the monitoring and evaluation (me) results framework. More than a year since the start of the ebola outbreak, the affected countries have reduced the number of cases to zero by identifying and breaking new chains of transmission with the support of the international community. However, given the precarious state of the current situation in guinea, sierra leone, and liberia, the ebola response highlighted seven significant challenges to recovery (see annex II: challenge to recovery). The evaluations shall examine the extent to which the activities undertaken in the field and the implementation approaches effectively mitigated second-order impacts of ebola and assess the sustainability of these interventions post-ebola outbreak. The evaluations will capture stories related to outputs and outcomes-level changes, as well as stories regarding challenges and successes regarding implementation of projects activities. These evaluations will be instrumental in determining how successful the USAID recovery strategy has been in meeting the objectives and providing recommendations for improving the US government design and coordination efforts to contain outbreaks around the world. In addition to analyzing component-specific information on indicators during this recovery phase, the evaluations team will also provide in-depth evaluations of and lessons learned from the activities. The present contract contains four major components, as outlined below. Throughout all of these components, the contractor shall ensure that pillar II goals, objectives, and assumptions are in line with the USAID country development cooperation strategy and host country priorities: i. Component i - evaluation II. Component II - routine monitoring III. Component III - data quality assurance IV. Component IV - support improved knowledge management and learning c.5.1 component 1: evaluation under this COM