RFP-Targeted Food Fortification in Social Safety-Net Programs (Take Home Ration - Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP)...

Global Health Strategies Institute (GHSi)

Apply by: 15 Sep 2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

(GHSI/RFP/2026-2027/01)

Global Health Strategies Institute (GHSI), under its flagship program “Targeted Food Fortification in Social Safety-Net Programs (Take Home Ration - Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP) of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme and PM POSHAN of the Education Department),” invites proposals for conducting an endline study to measure the status of Take Home Rations (THR) and PM-POSHAN schemes within three districts of Andhra Pradesh and four districts of Rajasthan.

RFP released by

RFP Code

GHSI/RFP/2026-2027/01

Programme Name

Targeted Food Fortification in Social Safety-Net Programs

(Take Home Ration - Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP) of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme and PM POSHAN (formerly the Mid-day Meal Scheme) of the Education Department

Date of Posting

20 August 2026

Last date of receiving Queries

27 August 2026

Last date for submission

15 September 2026

Location

Delhi, Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan

About Global Health Strategies Institute

About Project

Global Health Strategies Institute (GHSI) in collaboration with Tata Trusts is working on a strategic initiative towards strengthening and promotion of targeted fortification of food items under Social Safety-net programs such as 1) PM-POSHAN (formerly the Mid-day Meal Scheme) and 2) Take-Home Ration (THR) under the Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP) of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme in select districts of Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, The focus of the project is to assess the two programs towards developing an implementation and scalable model.

The effort will also look to raise a policy discourse for increased interest and shifts towards strengthening the programs. Broadly, the overall objectives of the project are:

Evaluate existing THR and PM-POSHAN programs, with a specific focus on fortified foods in the programs in the intervention geographies.

Strengthening fortification efforts in the THR and PM-POSHAN programs in collaboration with state governments (in the intervention geographies).

Foster a collaborative and informed ecosystem for enhancement of THR and PM-POSHAN programs, engaging national and state-level stakeholders, and beneficiaries

Request for Proposal:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks to appoint an agency to undertake an endline, in line with the baseline study already conducted, in select districts of Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The objective is to measure the endline progress against baseline indicators, assess implementation status, process documentation of the capacity building of field functionaries, identify key achievements, innovations, gaps, and lessons learnt, to provide final recommendations. The agency will carry out quantitative and qualitative assessments, develop endline study tools in sync with the baseline tools, and deliver a concise, evidence-based endline report, as was developed during baseline

Submission Details

Interested organizations may submit a proposed plan as per their strengths and expertise. Proposals should also be drafted based on the SOW detailed above. Applicants are requested to share their proposals along with a duly filled-in Budget Costing Excel sheet as per the below-mentioned submission details and deadlines.

Budget: The budget must be submitted as per the attached template. Please provide a detailed breakdown of each line item and all sub-line item costs with clear budget explanatory notes. Any applicable tax must be quoted separately from the price of goods and services. The terms of payment, along with a tentative timeline, must also be attached.

Gantt Chart: The Gantt Chart must detail the comprehensive list of activities proposed in the proposal along with a tentative timeline.

Applicants are requested to duly fill in all Annexures and share with the proposal.

Submission Details & Deadlines

Please submit proposals by 15 September 2026 on email to Mr. Hitesh Mahajan– Senior Vice President (Finance & operations) at [contact details removed] :

Technical proposal with organizational details (as per template)

Financial/proposed budget (as per annexure II )

Please send in your submissions with Subject Line in the given format: GHSI/RFP/2026-2027/01_Agency Name via email to [contact details removed]

All enquiries regarding this RFP should be made before 27 August 2026 via email to [contact details removed]

Proposals received after the due date will be liable for rejection.

Proposal must include all the components mentioned above.

We will adhere to strict activities-timeline listed as per Annexure 01. We encourage organizations to submit proposal and deliver the said work keeping the defined timelines as per Gantt Chart in Annexure 01.

Job Email ID:

ghsprocurement(at)globalhealthstrategies.com

Download Attachment:

RFP-Endline Study of TT-Food Fortification Project.doc

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