Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. Background
Peace Corps Peru (PC/Peru) seeks a Contractor to conduct an impact study of Peace Corps’ (PC)
work in Peru. The study will document the impact of the work of Peace Corps Volunteers
(PCVs) from the perspective of the Peruvians with whom the Volunteers live and work.
The study will assess the impact of the Volunteers’ activities associated with the PC/Peru Health
Project on the two Peace Corps goals listed below:
i. Goal 1: Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained
men and women
ii. Goal 2: Helping promote Peruvians better understanding of Americans
The impact study will be conducted by the contractor starting on or about September 27, 2010.
The contract shall be a firm fixed-price of 50,400 Peruvian Soles.
The contractor shall appoint a Senior Researcher (SR) who shall be the lead point of contact for
the duration of the Impact Study. Working with the Peace Corps Program and Training Officer
(PTO), the SR shall perform the following tasks:
i. Review the existing research plan and identify any changes to be discussed with
PC/Peru staff at an initial meeting.
ii. Participate in-person or by telephone in an initial meeting with PC/Peru staff to
review project objectives and timelines.
iii. Review PC/Peru Health Project documents.
iv. Review and translate the interview questions and training materials from English to
Spanish as necessary (Interview questions and basic training materials will be
provided by PC/Peru).
v. Hire Peruvian interviewers to conduct interviews at designated project sites.
Interviewers shall be fluent in Spanish and conversational in Quechua (in Ancash
Department only).
vi. Train and supervise Peruvian interviewers such that the interviewers are able to
conduct study interviews in a confident and friendly manner. The training shall, at a
The Contractor shall work in his/her own workspace and with his/her own
telecommunications/ computer equipment.
Confidential Information
Under this contract the Contractor will have access to sensitive, confidential and
proprietary information in the possession for the Peace Corps, host governments
and other entities. The Contractor will treat all such information as confidential
and not disclose the information to third parties, except as authorized by the
COTR or Contracting Officer.
The Contractor shall protect from unauthorized disclosure and use, and shall not
use, release to others, reproduce, distribute or publish (1) any data of the Peace
Corps to which the contractor has access to under this contract which is not in
the public domain; (2) any data first produced or specifically used by the
Contractor in the performance of this contract or (3) delivered under this
contract except as authorized by the Contracting Officer.
The Contractor for the Peru Impact Study shall have demonstrated social research experience,
research team selection and management skills, and the academic preparation to carry out the
project field work in a timely, efficient and quality manner.
V. Payment schedule:
The following payment schedule will be used:
VI. Proposal
By 4:30 p.m. September 3, 2010, PC/Peru invites interested Contractors to provide a
proposal in English that includes:
1. Contractor qualifications and prior experience to meet requirements found in Section III
with descriptions of key personnel.
2. Proposed research work plan, interviewer’s qualifications and training plan,
implementation work plan and timeline.
3. Total Firm-Fixed Price for fulfilling the contract as described herein.
4. Breakdown of costs for interviews, compensation for the Senior Researcher and
interviewers, cost for transportation, meals and lodging, and other costs (copying,
translation, etc.).
Government estimated cost range will be 50,400 Peruvian Soles.
VII. Evaluation Factors for Award:
Peace Corps Peru anticipates awarding a firm, fixed price contract resulting from this
solicitation, to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be
most advantageous to Peace Corps, price and other factors considered. Peace Corps Peru
will use the following factors, listed in the order of importance, to evaluate offers:
1. The qualifications of the key personnel (senior researcher) as defined in Section III,
Qualifications of the Contractor.
2. Technical approach as detailed in the research work plan
3. Price
Interested parties can contact Marko Dolan, Program and Training Officer, at
mdolan@pe.peacecorps.gov, or the PC/Peru office at (511) 617-2200, with questions at
any time prior to the September 3 deadline. Proposal documents shall be submitted in
English, no later than 4:30pm on September 3 by email to wacuna@pe.peacecorps.gov.
It is expected that the contract will be negotiated and finalized by September 27, 2010.
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