ART_RFP_Amendment-1.pdf

This solicitation requests proposals for the Accountability Research Team (ART) contract. The purpose of ART is to 1) establish a third-party monitoring system to independently monitor, verify, and analyze assistance activities in Syria funded by USAID's Middle East Bureau, 2) provide high-quality research and analysis services to inform USAID/MEB strategy, project, and activity design and implementation, and 3) strengthen the capacity of USAID/MEB and implementing partners' staff to improve performance monitoring and data analysis. ART will increase USAID/MEB's understanding of outputs, progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned regarding USAID/MEB activities in Syria. The solicitation was issued by the US Agency for International Development Jordan.