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QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
The selected company shall possess the following qualifications.
1. Demonstrated experience in conducting surveys of a scale and complexity including
conducting direct assessments with children using EGRA/EGMA.
2. Extensive knowledge and experience with statistical data analysis, and competency in
database development and analysis using statistical software.
3. Experience working with sensitive populations is an advantage.
4. Strong capacity and experience in planning and organizing EGRA/EGMA assessments using
Tangerine or any other electronic data collection platforms.
5. Strong track record of quality data collection, data management, and report writing.
6. Training experience and ability to organize and facilitate training and presentations,
7. Experience in data analysis and survey report writing.
8. A registered research organization in Ethiopia.
6. STRUCTURE OF THE PROPOSAL AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 
6.1. Composition of the Proposal 
The consultant should prepare both a technical proposal and a cost proposal as follows.
1. Technical proposal. The technical proposal should be submitted as a Word or PDF document of no more than 15 pages (excluding the cover page), 12-point font minimum, and single space. Pages over the 15-page maximum will not be included in proposal scoring. The technical proposal is composed of the following three sections:

a. Technical approach (maximum 8 pages). This section should detail your firm’s approach to fulfilling the scope of work outlined above and indicate how the proposed activities will result in the successful completion of all deliverables and milestones. The
technical approach should clearly indicate adequacy and clarity for sampling strategy,  [email protected] team structure and data collection; approach to minimizing refusals and nonresponses; overall approach to fieldwork preparation (including obtaining appropriate permissions for piloting, refinement and recruitment and training), clarity of data
collection modality and plan, approach to quality control before, during and after data collection; data analysis and reporting approach (including benchmarking results with national EGRA/EGMA results); clear capacity for on-time delivery; and mitigation strategies for any anticipated challenges, risks and limitations.
b. Past performance (maximum 3 pages). The consultant must submit exactly three (3) past performance reports describing relevant in-country experience in conducting EGRA/EGMA. Each past performance report must reflect institutional capacity [and not an individual’s capacity] and include at minimum an overall description of the scope of work including the sample size, period of performance, the results of the activity, the budget of the activity, and contact information for a reference from that assignment. Luminos Fund reserves the right to contact references provided in these past performance reports.
c. Personnel and staffing (maximum 4 pages –1-page personnel and 3 pages for CVs).
This section must highlight the qualifications, experience, and roles of proposed key
personnel as well as the quality of the overall team composition. CVs of proposed key
personnel should be included.
2. Cost proposal. 

The cost proposals shall consist of a budget in Excel and must include justifications/assumptions related to budget inputs. Consultants are required to use the Excel budget template provided. The budget template must not be altered. The consultant must ALSO provide a budget narrative (Word or PDF, 3-page maximum) in line with the major cost categories in the budget template, summarizing key assumptions and inputs in the budget. Consultants must propose costs that they believe are realistic and reasonable for the work pertheir technical approach. All costs should be fully justified, complete in detail, and organized in a manner that facilitates review and permits cost analysis.

EGRA/EGMA in Accelerated Learning Classrooms in Tigray, Ethiopia (Full SOW)

 Excel Budget Template (instead of QUICK START GUIDE)