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Request for proposal for Liberia Market Food Environment Assessments JSI Website and advertised on procurement site(s) in Liberia USAID Advancing Nutrition (herein referred to as the Project ) under JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is soliciting proposals for the provision of services as described in the attached Statement of Work. The Project is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is subject to all applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and AID Acquisition Regulations (AIDAR). USAID Advancing Nutrition is seeking services of an in-country research partner in Liberia to conduct market-based food environment assessments within 3 (three) counties in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence. The selected counties are Margibi, Nimba and Bong. Through these assessments, USAID and its implementing partners will be better equipped to understand market-based barriers and opportunities for supporting healthy and safe diets to inform the design, implementation, and monitoring of food system activities that are context-specific and culturally relevant. Implementing such assessments can assist USAID and its partners to overcome some of the challenges to designing food system activities that support improved diets for local populations. Each market assessment will consist of seven protocols, including: (1) Market Mapping; (2) Seasonal Calendars of Availability; (3) Healthy Eating Index of Food Supply; (4) Market Food Diversity Index; (5) Vendor Audit on Food Environment Profile; (6) Cost of Recommended Diet; and (7) Produce Desirability Survey. Objectives Complete market assessment protocols to contextualize food environments in 3 (three) counties within the Feed the Future Zone of Influence; Contribute to determining the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing these food environment protocols and be able to answer the following questions: Are the methods, tools and metrics feasible, in terms of implementation for data collectors and participants Are the methods, tools and metrics appropriate, in terms of the data collected providing information that is useful to support programming (in this instance USAID programming) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID),