This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) / Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of the Chief Economist, (OCE).Responses to this RFI are not applications on which USAID can issue any awards.
This is NOT a solicitation for work or a
request for application.
Responders are solely responsible for any and all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
Proprietary information should not be sent.
USAID seeks to identify capable organizations that can provide the services described below.USAID’s Evaluation Policy outlines USAID’s commitment to impact evaluation and identifies randomized evaluations as the strongest method thereof.
USAID’s Office of Chief Economist (OCE) supports the Agency in improving the effectiveness of its programming and broader global engagement by bringing strong economic theory and evidence to bear on USAID’s work.
The Office, led by the Agency Chief Economist (ACE), focuses on three strategic pillars:(1) promoting the use of cost-effectiveness evidence in Agency decision making,(2) promoting the generation of cost-effectiveness evidence that the Agency is uniquely placed to catalyze, and(3) providing macroeconomic analysis and advice to Agency leadership.