Demographic and Health Surveys-8 (DHS-8)

February 8, 2018: Please see the revised RFP and Questions & Answers document in the Attachments for this solicitation.

The purpose of this amendment is to:
1) Provide responses to the Questions received in response to the RFP by the due date and time (January 29, 2018 at 3:00 PM ET); and
2) Provide a revised RFP with changes highlighted in yellow (please note that the requirement for a Pricing Schedule has been removed, and many of the revisions are in Section L.8 Instructions for the Preparation of the Cost Proposal).

The DHS-8 contract will continue to be USAID's primary implementation mechanism for demographic and health data collection. The purpose of this contract is to improve the collection, analysis, and dissemination of population, health, and nutrition data and to facilitate use of these data for planning, policy-making, and program management. The contract will achieve the following results further described in Section C of the RFP:

Result 1: Improved tools, methods, partnerships, and technical guidance to collect quality population, health, and nutrition data.

Result 2: Increased in-country individual and institutional capacity for identification of data needs and for survey design, management, and data collection to meet those needs.

Result 3: Improved availability of DHS Program survey data and information.

Result 4: Advanced analysis and synthesis of DHS Program survey data.

Result 5: Improved facilitation of DHS Program data use among stakeholders worldwide.