Tips on Making Your Solicitations Invite Context-Driven Adaptive Programming - USAID (2018)

Most USAID programming is managed by implementing partners (IPs) in response to solicitations issued by field Missions or USAID/Washington operating units. The way that these solicitations are crafted conveys strong signals to IPs concerning USAID’s expectations around program implementation and management. 

This set of tips provides advice on how solicitations can encourage IPs to take context carefully into account in an ongoing way, and to adapt activities to stay relevant and effective.

Tips cover what to put in different sections of solicitations:

• Background
• Hypothesis and Objectives
• Technical Approach
• Instructions
• Personnel
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
• Management
• Institutional Capabilities
• Evaluation Criteria