REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 

Issue Date: November 20, 2024 

Proposal Due Date: December 6, 2024 

IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) is seeking quotes from qualified respondents to support the evaluation of a program that engages teachers, students and parents/caregivers with a digital engagement and critical thinking curriculum. 

The anticipated award will be a fixed-price contract or consulting agreement. IREX reserves the right to withdrawal this request for proposal at any time up to the award of the contract.  

Project Details 

From December 2024 to June 2025, IREX plans to: 1) train and support teachers at eight pilot schools to deliver a Critical Digital Engagement Curriculum to students in after-school settings; 2) engage parents and caregivers from eight pilot school communities in targeted workshops around a Parents and Caregivers’ Guide to Critical Digital Engagement; 3) assess changes in the digital engagement knowledge, skills, attitudes, and reported behaviors of students, teachers, and parents and caregivers in the pilot schools and four control schools to evaluate the effectiveness and scalability of the pilot project. 

Target engagements include: 

• 32 teachers from eight schools trained to confidently and effectively implement the Critical Digital Engagement Curriculum. 

• At least 600 students in eight schools learning from the Critical Digital Engagement Curriculum. 

• At least 60 parents and caregivers engaged in events/workshops around the Parents and Caregivers’ Guide to Critical Digital Engagement at eight schools. 

• Four control schools (teachers, students, parents/caregivers) participating in pre- and post-evaluations. 

• 16 total schools will be engaged: four with both teachers/students and parents/caregivers engaged; four with just teachers/students engaged; four with just parents/caregivers engaged; and four control schools engaged. 

Proposal Requirements 

Applicants interested in providing this service must submit a proposal, including a breakdown of costs, which demonstrates the applicant’s capacity to: 

• Support the development of a comprehensive pre- and post-assessment to evaluate how IREX’s curriculum improves digital and media engagement skills, attitudes, and behaviors around key competencies.  

• Support the development of a pre- and post-assessment based on IREX’s Parents and Caregivers Guide to assess adults’ attitudes and behaviors.  

• Plan and implement focus group discussions and/or key informant interviews.  

• Collect, clean, and analyze data. 

• Produce evaluation reports.  

Proposals must be accompanied by a budget in sufficient detail to determine the price elements, resumes of key staff that will be assigned the project, a detailed description of the method used to perform the tasks outlined, and a list of five similar projects, with contact information for the clients. 

Proposal Submission 

If you are interested in furnishing this service, please e-mail a proposal to [email protected] or submit all required documents via JazzHR.  

If you submit a proposal, it must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. CET on the closing date indicated above. Late submissions will only be considered if in the best interests of the project, and then at IREX’s sole discretion. All proposals submitted must be valid for a period of not less than sixty (60) calendar days from the closing date indicated above.  

Proposal Evaluation 

The criteria are listed in descending order starting with the most important factors to be evaluated. 

• Price Competitiveness (30%) 

• Sufficiency of methodology outlined (30%) 

• Creativity in approach (10%) 

• Qualifications of key personnel (10%) 

• Organizational capacity (10%) 

• Experience with international organizations (5%) 

• Past references (5%). 

Evaluation and ranking of proposals will be done by IREX. IREX may at its discretion ask for additional information or perform site visits. 

Renewal 

IREX reserves the right, based on availability of funding and vendor performance, to enter into subsequent contractual agreements with the winning vendor for a period of up to three years without issuing a new RFP. 

Contact Information 

R. Alan Berry 

Technical Advisor II 

[email protected]