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Guided by the remarkable legacy of our co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities working to overcome long-standing cycles of poverty. By providing the essentials of good health, nutrition and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in more than 20 countries – across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States – and with a global community of supporters, we ensure that every person has the opportunity – as Helen did – to reach their true potential.
Helen Keller Intl supports vitamin A supplementation for 40 million children each year in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. When administered twice a year to at least 80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in countries with high under-five mortality and high rates of vitamin A deficiency, vitamin A supplementation can help reduce child mortality by up to 24%.
In Madagascar, Helen Keller Intl provides technical and financial support to the Ministry of Public Health for the delivery of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) in 08 regions namely Menabe, Ihorombe, Betsiboka, Boeny, Sofia, Melaky, DIANA and SAVA through 04-day door-to-door catch-up outreach organized twice a year.
In order to assess the number of children reached by these catch-ups (coverage), Helen Keller Intl conducts cross-sectional household surveys following the methodology developed by WHO to measure VAS coverage.
We are currently looking for a consultancy firm to support Helen Keller Intl’s in-country teams to conduct a coverage survey planned for April/May 2025.
The firm will be responsible for survey preparation, including adaptation of protocols and tools, submission of protocols and tools to the ethics committee, recruitment and training of surveyors, and oversight of field data collection, data analysis and reporting.
Proposals must have a validity period of 90 days from the date of submission, as indicated in the cover letter.
How to apply
Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than 17 February 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (Madagascar time) by email to the following address: VAS-Procurement@hki.org, indicating in the subject line of the email the name of the company and the call for proposals number.
A complete proposal submission will include the following documents, all of which must reference the RFP number as indicated on the cover page of this document:
– Cover letter
– Technical offer
– Financial offer
– Conflict of interest disclosure form
– Copies of the submitting company’s registration documents
– Other information relevant to the proposal submission
The full RFP is available here . Please read all application review requirements carefully.
No verbal questions will be asked, either in person or by telephone. However, Helen Keller Intl will respond to written questions about this RFP until 12 February 2025 at 17:00 (Madagascar time). Any questions regarding this RFP should be addressed to rrazafimandimby@hki.org and tramarokoto@hki.org with a copy to nharioly@hki.org.