Monitoring and Evaluation Program

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The purpose of this modification is to correct the NAICS code and the Small Business Size Standard


See attached Amendment 2.

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The purpose of this modification is to replace Section F and Exhibit 5 of the solicitation and extend the dude date from January 7, 2010 to January 14, 2010 at 4:00 pm Colombia local time.

See attached Amendment 1.

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about November 30, 2009 for an anticipated five-year Cost plus Fixed-Fee contract, for Mission-wide Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) services. The primary objective of the contract is the development of an M&E activity to provide continued performance monitoring, verification and evaluation of the impact, output results and environmental compliance of the various USAID programs and activities as well as other programs and activities as required by USAID. 

The goal of the M&E Activity will be to enable USAID/Colombia to meet management information needs in order to make informed management decisions, as well as to shape the longer-term strategic direction and decision-making. This M&E activity will not replace the M&E systems that other USAID partners use in their programs. Rather, it is intended to standardize, collect and disseminate the results (indicators) as a means to centralize and assess progress towards achieving USAID's Assistance Objectives. 

The M&E program will provide activity-level monitoring and evaluation services designed to provide qualitative and/or quantitative analyses and reviews of specific Mission activities and programs.  Some of these M&E services could include, but are not limited to: field verification exercises of the indicator results provided by USAID implementing partners, targeted activity-level 'impact audits' (showing the changes in the quality of live and/or standard of living of beneficiaries due to USAID program inputs), verification of activities' environmental compliance, generation of success stories, and/or rapid economic assessments of regions and localities. The USAID Clearinghouse is another component of this program and will serve as the USAID/Colombia country-wide reporting platform to all implementing partners. In addition, the USAID M&E Program will be available to give guidance in the preparation of indicators, Performance Management Plans (PMPs) and other performance management tools for other USAID implementers.

Regarding the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) -the U.S. Embassy's strategy developed in order to complement the Government of Colombia's National Consolidation Plan- the M&E Program will be tasked to develop a USAID CSDI PMP, including common quantitative and qualitative measures to be collected at the CSDI regions, and to conduct an evaluation of the CSDI impact results at the level of the beneficiaries.  

Due to these requirements and the need of this M&E Program to conduct field surveys of  beneficiaries, communities and local organizations, as well as random field verifications of the activities conducted by other USAID implementers, a close collaboration will be required between the implementers' M&E systems and the overall USAID M&E Program.

Added: Aug 31, 2009 5:46 pm Modified: Oct 22, 2009 9:48 amTrack Changes

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about October 30, 2009 for an anticipated five-year Cost plus Fixed-Fee contract, for Mission-wide Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) services. The primary objective of the contract is the development of an M&E activity to provide continued performance monitoring, verification and evaluation of the impact, output results and environmental compliance of the various USAID programs and activities as well as other programs and activities as required by USAID. 

The goal of the M&E Activity will be to enable USAID/Colombia to meet management information needs in order to make informed management decisions, as well as to shape the longer-term strategic direction and decision-making. This M&E activity will not replace the M&E systems that other USAID partners use in their programs. Rather, it is intended to standardize, collect and disseminate the results (indicators) as a means to centralize and assess progress towards achieving USAID's Assistance Objectives. 

The M&E program will provide activity-level monitoring and evaluation services designed to provide qualitative and/or quantitative analyses and reviews of specific Mission activities and programs.  Some of these M&E services could include, but are not limited to: field verification exercises of the indicator results provided by USAID implementing partners, targeted activity-level 'impact audits' (showing the changes in the quality of live and/or standard of living of beneficiaries due to USAID program inputs), verification of activities' environmental compliance, generation of success stories, and/or rapid economic assessments of regions and localities. The USAID Clearinghouse is another component of this program and will serve as the USAID/Colombia country-wide reporting platform to all implementing partners. In addition, the USAID M&E Program will be available to give guidance in the preparation of indicators, Performance Management Plans (PMPs) and other performance management tools for other USAID implementers.

Regarding the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) -the U.S. Embassy's strategy developed in order to complement the Government of Colombia's National Consolidation Plan- the M&E Program will be tasked to develop a USAID CSDI PMP, including common quantitative and qualitative measures to be collected at the CSDI regions, and to conduct an evaluation of the CSDI impact results at the level of the beneficiaries.  

Due to these requirements and the need of this M&E Program to conduct field surveys of  beneficiaries, communities and local organizations, as well as random field verifications of the activities conducted by other USAID implementers, a close collaboration will be required between the implementers' M&E systems and the overall USAID M&E Program.

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about September 16, 2009 for an anticipated three-year, cost plus fixed-fee award, with two one-year option periods for Mission-wide Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) services. The primary objective of the contract is the development of an M&E activity to provide continued performance monitoring, verification and evaluation of the impact, output results and environmental compliance of the various USAID programs and activities as well as other programs and activities as required by USAID.

The goal of the M&E Activity will be to enable USAID/Colombia to meet management information needs in order to make informed management decisions, as well as to shape the longer-term strategic direction and decision-making. This M&E activity will not replace the M&E systems that other USAID partners use in their programs. Rather, it is intended to standardize, collect and disseminate the results (indicators) as a means to centralize and assess progress towards achieving USAID's Assistance Objectives.

The M&E program will provide activity-level monitoring and evaluation services designed to provide qualitative and/or quantitative analyses and reviews of specific Mission activities and programs.  Some of these M&E services could include, but are not limited to: field verification exercises of the indicator results provided by USAID implementing partners, targeted activity-level ‘impact audits' (showing the changes in the quality of live and/or standard of living of beneficiaries due to USAID program inputs), verification of activities' environmental compliance, generation of success stories, and/or rapid economic assessments of regions and localities. The USAID Clearinghouse is another component of this program and will serve as the USAID/Colombia country-wide reporting platform to all implementing partners. In addition, the USAID M&E Program will be available to give guidance in the preparation of indicators, Performance Management Plans (PMPs) and other performance management tools for other USAID implementers.

Regarding the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) -the U.S. Embassy's strategy developed in order to complement the Government of Colombia's National Consolidation Plan- the M&E Program will be tasked to develop a USAID CSDI PMP, including common quantitative and qualitative measures to be collected at the CSDI regions, and to conduct an evaluation of the CSDI impact results at the level of the beneficiaries. 

Due to these requirements and the need of this M&E Program to conduct field surveys of  beneficiaries, communities and local organizations, as well as random field verifications of the activities conducted by other USAID implementers, a close collaboration will be required between the implementers' M&E systems and the overall USAID M&E Program.