It is the intent of this RFP to secure competitive proposals to select a third-party monitoring Agency(s) for the International Rescue Committee ChlorAction project. The ChlorAction project is a multi-country pilot that aims to expand access to safe drinking water through the deployment of in-line chlorination devices at community water points in Nigeria, Chad, and Somalia. The project assesses the feasibility, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency of delivering consistently chlorinated water at scale in humanitarian settings. A third-party monitoring Agency will be engaged to independently conduct baseline and endline data collection to measure key water quality, service delivery, and user-level outcomes and to support learning for potential scale-up.
The third-party monitoring Agency will collect 2 rounds of surveys in each of the three (3) pilot project countries – Chad, Nigeria, and Somalia – working in close coordination with IRC Country Programs teams, as well as HQ MEAL staff supporting the project. Agencies are strongly encouraged to take a consortium approach, with a Leading Agency plus qualified in-country subcontractor(s), and submit a comprehensive and well-harmonized Survey Implementation Plan, based on IRC’s pre-developed survey tools and methodologies and adapted to the context in each of the three project countries. All qualified and interested Agencies are invited to submit their proposals.
The winning Bidder(s) will enter into a fixed price Master Service Agreement (MSA) for twenty-four (24) months and is extendable. Bidders shall be domiciled in and shall comply with all government regulations. Bidders shall be regular tax-payers, and shall furnish a copy of their operating license/certificate of registration valid for the fiscal year 2026. Bidders shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility for corrupt or fraudulent practices.
Tender link: https://www.rescue.org/rfp/chloraction-rfp-3rd-party-monitoring-line-chlorination-humanitarian-settings