Corus International is planning to conduct a baseline evaluation for Tilapia aquaculture sector in Vietnam in regions of Red River Delta and Mekong River Delta. The baseline evaluation will:
- Establish baselines for standard and custom performance indicators.
- Validate proposed annual and Life of Project (LoP) targets for performance indicators for anticipated project to ensure targets are realistic, inform the project’s theory of change and relate to baseline conditions.
- Identify current practices, capacities, and gaps in specific technical areas.
- Provide quantitative and qualitative data and thorough in-depth analysis to inform implementation planning and adjustments early on.
A full Terms of Reference (ToR) is expected to be released following donor approval (estimated February 2026). This ToR will be offered as an RFQ to those who have pre-qualified under this EOI now presented.
Selection criteria for interested parties
We invite entities to apply to pre-qualify in this EOI, including but not limited to consulting firms, institutions, NGOs and consultant partnerships. The following criteria must be met to prequalify under this EOI, and respondents should clearly identify and nominate such sources and evidence to substantiate their qualification. The entity must:
- Demonstrate via documentation, their knowledge of Vietnam, and be legally registered to work in Vietnam, including permission to work in the project areas of Red River Delta and Mekong River Delta regions throughout the data collection period.
- Demonstrate that it has the staff and/or established networks to assemble and manage a multi-disciplinary team of evaluators, aquaculture specialists, economist /agribusiness specialists, data analysts, GIS practitioners, field, survey managers, survey enumerators, food safety and certification specialists, and others, as needed.
- Provide examples of previous experience (within the past 5 years) of conducting evaluations (baseline, midterm, endline/finale); providing an overview of research methodologies used, including a list of at least five reports, publications, assessments or and studies conducted with links to the reports in a capability statement. Preferably in aquaculture/fisheries, agribusiness, agriculture and/or agricultural economics.
- Have a team leader and/or staff with fluent/strong oral and written language and effective communication skills in both Vietnamese and English languages.
- The Team leader must hold an advanced degree (master’s or higher degree) in relevant fields including agricultural economics, monitoring and evaluation, and/or agribusiness with have at least 10 years of experience in undertaking similar type of studies/evaluations.
Application Process
Interested parties are requested to submit the following documents, highlighting the above criteria:
- Organization’s capability statement – 4 pages max
- CV of the Team Lead – 3 pages max
- Past performance – list up to five relevant evaluations/assessments – 3 pages
The EOI should be submitted to Corus International no later than January 26th. Please send any questions and EOI addressing the criteria above with supporting documents to: [email protected] and copy to [email protected]. Please indicate “EOI -Vietnam Baseline Evaluation” in the subject line.