2. RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE TANZANIA TEMPERATURE MONITORING CAPABILITIES FOR VACCINES SEPTEMBER 2022
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Purpose:
The purpose of the rapid assessment is to assess and identify the areas of improvement based on current temperature monitoring capabilities for vaccines including COVID-19 during storage and distribution.
Objectives.
5) To develop alist of health facilities with functional temperature monitoring devices for COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines according to the set standards.
6) To identify bottlenecks and enablers to improve temperature monitoring for COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines following the surge of COVID-19 vaccines moving through the supply chain.
7) To identify current reporting mechanisms for non-functional/breakdown of temperature devices/indicators and existing response mechanisms.
8) To provide recommendations on areas of improvement on capabilities for temperature monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines.
Activities
The contractor for this work will:
Nl), Schedule and conduct planning and meetings with IVD, GHSC-TA-TZ and other key vaccine stakeholders as needed
12) Develop and present an inception report
13) Develop and present a plan of conducting the assessment with timelines
14) Conduct desk review of reports on previous work on temperature monitoring capacity for vaccines
15) Develop methods and tools for assessment on current vaccine temperature monitoring capacities for central regions, districts and facilities of the vaccines’ supply chain system warehouses, including the introduction of COVID 19 vaccines and anticipated program expansion
16) Orient data collectors on the developed assessment tools
17) Conduct data collection and analysis
18) Present preliminary findings to stakeholders
19} Prepare final assessment report with recommendations
Deliverables/Outputs
5) The assessment report outlining findings accomplished and recommendations regarding improvement of vaccine temperature monitoring
6) PowerPoint presentation of the assessment report
Qualifications and attributes required:
Applicants for this consultancy should be Tanzanian nationals or lawful residents/institutions that possess the following minimum qualifications and can provide documentation showcasing capabilities and past experience:
3. Demonstrated technical capabilities
c) Bea qualified professional or firm with a team comprised of qualified experts with a demonstrated track record in vaccines supply chain management or other related cold chain systems
d) Extensive experience of working to establish requirements and implement temperature monitoring systems for vaccines ‘cold chain systems
2. Demonstrated project management and communications capabilities
f) Demonstrated experience leading conducting and supporting similar projects
g) Strong experience managing projects of this scope and size, including meeting deadlines and managing risks
h) Experience in planning and executing communications efforts in support of projects of this scope and size
i) Be able to participate and lead in-person workshop(s) and conduct presentations
j) Excellent verbal and written English and Swahili
Proposal Submission and Timelines
All submissions should be sent to Vicent Manyilizu [email protected] with cc to Bwiro Magesa [email protected], and James Bagoka [email protected]
Bid submissions have to be submitted by September 23rd, 2022 17:00 EAT.
All quotes have to be valid for a period of 60 calendar days.
- All cost proposals should be broken down by description/type, hours, hourly rates, and deliverables.
- The work is expected to start once the contract is signed by the contractor.
- The duration of the contract is expected to be 35 work days. All work should be completed within the contract duration.
- We expect work to commence in October 2022.
- All proposals should be priced/quoted according to days and deliverables.
- All proposals should include references and contacts of institutions for which the bidder performed a similar assignment
- Examples of past work are required and should be shown when needed
Selection Criteria
Past experience working with cold chain system commodities, particularly vaccines
- References checks
- Quality of proposal
- Pricing
Background Documents
Please contact Vicent Manyilizu [email protected] for further clarifications.
