VITAMIN ANGELS-
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS (MMS) LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR VITAMIN ANGELS’ MULTIPLE
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS (MMS) LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
SERVICE REQUIRED: PROCESS EVALUATION
TERM OF CONTRACT: 6 MONTHS
SUBMIT PROPOSAL TO: PROGRAMS@VITAMINANGELS.ORG
DATE OF ISSUE OF RFP: 11TH MARCH, 2024
DATE QUESTIONS DUE: 18TH MARCH, 2024
DATE PROPOSAL DUE: 25TH MARCH, 2024

BACKGROUND
The 2020 update on the World Health Organization (WHO) antenatal care recommendations for a positive pregnancy experience recommends the use of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS), containing iron and folic acid in addition to other micronutrients, in the context of rigorous research (WHO, 2020). Further, the WHO has included MMS in the Model List of Essential Medicines as one of the medicines for reproductive health and perinatal care (WHO, 2021). The United Nations International Multiple Antenatal Preparation (UNIMMAP) MMS, which has been shown to be more effective in improving maternal and birth outcomes compared IFA, contains 10 vitamins and 5 minerals including 30 mg of iron from ferrous fumarate and 400 mcg folic acid, taken orally once every day (MMS-TAG & MNF, 2020).