I. BACKGROUND
Pact is an International NGO with offices throughout the world with a mission to enable systematic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development. Pact has worked in Ukraine since 2006 in the areas of governance, capacity development, and health. Building on a decade of experience, we address key challenges facing civil society organizations in Ukraine.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is a part of the Activity to Enhance Non-Governmental Actors and Grassroots Engagement (ENGAGE). The purpose of ENGAGE is to increase citizen awareness of and engagement in civic activities at the national, subnational, and local level.
In 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022, a Ukrainian sociological firm conducted a large-scale national survey of public opinion on corruption in Ukraine with support of the USAID/UNITER and USAID/ENGAGE projects implemented by Pact. The survey was based on a methodology used in 2007–2011, specifically measuring public perception about corruption and, importantly, individuals’ experience with it.
Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion has had a devastating impact on Ukraine. Ukrainians living in safe locations, including those who have returned home, require recovery assistance in such areas as employment, education, and healthcare.
The displacement, humanitarian, economic severe crisis has an imprint on corruption perception and experience of Ukrainians inside and outside the country. Pact will continue providing time series data on corruption perception and experience, which will be representative of all of Ukraine’s government-controlled areas, internally displaced population and Ukrainians seeking temporary protection abroad. The polling will complement national advocacy efforts to gauge Ukrainians’ experience with and perception of corruption in the country and initiate national civic education and media campaigning to push reforms further in the most problematic policy and/or geographic areas.
Pact seeks to procure services of a polling agency to collect polling data for ENGAGE’s regular survey of Corruption Perception and Experiences in Ukraine that will be based on a large sample of responses. In cooperation with SACCI’s successor activity (PRO/INTEGRITY) ENGAGE will conduct the next round of USAID’s National Corruption Perception and Experience Poll.
The survey gauges the opinion and perceptions of over 13,000 respondents all over Ukraine and abroad. It analyzes attitudes of the adult population towards corruption, citizens’ experiences with corruption, citizens’ assessments of the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures, and overall corruption perception and experience by oblast and countries of residence of Ukrainians with temporary protection status.
The contract will entail the provision of the following service: one round of Corruption Perception and Experiences in Ukraine for three population samples:
- Northern, Central, Western, Southern oblasts of Ukraine, and the city of Kyiv (excluding temporarily occupied territories or territories with active fighting) with a national sample of no less than 10,000 respondents.
- Northern, Central, Western, Southern oblasts of Ukraine, and city of Kyiv (excluding temporarily occupied territories or territories with active fighting) with internally displaced persons and a sample of not less than 1,000 respondents.
- Poland, Germany, the US, Canada, the UK, the Czech Republic, and Romania with Ukrainians that obtained a temporary protection status (or equal) and a sample of no less than 2,000 respondents.
The main purpose of this contract is to conduct a public opinion survey on Corruption Perception and Experiences in Ukraine that will be based on a large sample of responses including those displaced within the country that is representative for oblast-level analysis as well as among Ukrainians who received temporary protection status (or equal) abroad.
The main objective of the public opinion poll is to measure corruption perception and experiences amongst citizens of Ukraine. The poll will include approximately 100 questions and shall provide a comprehensive overview of:
- Attitudes of the adult population towards the problem of corruption.
- Citizen assessments of the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures taken by authorities and other anti-corruption actors.
- Citizen perception and experiences of corruption.
- Changes in perception and in the experiences of corruption.
- The public’s willingness to engage in anti-corruption activities.
- Overall corruption perception and experience indexes by regions of Ukraine.
Requirements to the potential applicants:
- Experience on training interviewers and supervisors, provide supervision for the fieldwork by Face-to-face interview (CAPI) or Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) or Computer Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI). Prepare a necessary number of instructional documents (Instruction for interviewers, Instruction on quality control).
- Experience in organizing, conducting, and overseeing field interviews to ensure high quality results.
- Demonstrated capacity to conduct public opinion polls in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the US, Canada, the UK, the Czech Republic, and Romania.
- Demonstrated capacity for managing large-scale public opinion research.
- Proven research experience in the area of anti-corruption and/or citizens’ perception of reforms.
II. SCOPE OF WORK
Please find the full scope of work and deliverable requirements in the full RFP attached below.
III. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Submission of Questions
All questions or clarifications regarding this RFP must be in writing and submitted to mbodak@pactworld.org by March 7, 2024 (18:00 Kyiv time).
Questions and requests for clarification, and the responses thereto, will be circulated to all RFP recipients who have indicated an interest in this RFP.
B. Technical Proposal
The technical proposal in response to this solicitation must address how the offeror intends to carry out the statement of work contained in Section II. It should also contain a clear understanding of the work to be undertaken and the responsibilities of all parties involved. Please note that technical proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in Section IV. Offerors shall provide all documentation in English. Please note that technical and cost applications should be separate files.
Please find the full description of requirements for the technical proposal in the full RFP attached below.
C. Cost Proposal
Cost proposals will be evaluated separately from technical proposals. The cost proposal shall include a detailed budget that clearly reflects the costs necessary to implement the proposed contract and must include all taxes that are required to provide the services requested. Costs should be represented in USD. The anticipated award will be an all-inclusive fixed price type contract. No profit, fees, taxes, or additional costs can be added after award. The cost proposal must be valid for at least 90 days.
Please find the full description of requirements for the cost proposal in the full RFP attached below.
D. Submission of Proposals
Proposals must be submitted in electronic format only (PDF, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) to mbodak@pactworld.org by March 21, 2024 (23:59 Kyiv time).
IV. EVALUATION CRITERIA
Only proposals conforming to the solicitation requirements will be considered. This RFP will use the tradeoff process to determine the best value. That means that each proposal will be evaluated and scored against the evaluation criteria below:
- Technical and Previous Experience
- Quality of Services
- References (quality and relevance)
Please find the full description of evaluation criteria in the full RFP attached below.