Russian Language Editor/Proofreader

Organization/Project: Branch of Family Health International (FHI 360) in Tajikistan

Title of your announcement: Russian Language Editor/Proofreader

Closing date: January 15, 2024

Background:

FHI 360 is a global organization that mobilizes research, resources, and relationships so people everywhere have access to the opportunities they need to lead full and healthy lives. With collaborations in over 60 countries, we work directly with local leaders to advance social and economic equity, improve health and well-being, respond to humanitarian crises, and strengthen community resilience. We share data-driven insights and scalable tools that expand access and equity so communities can effectively address complex challenges, respond to shocks, and achieve thriving futures.

The End Tuberculosis (TB) Tajikistan Activity is based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to advance evidence-based solutions to increase early TB detection, improve treatment access and cure, and halt the cycle of transmission to prevent TB and drug-resistant TB. To achieve these overarching aims, the USAID End Tuberculosis Tajikistan Activity will implement a locally led people and community-centered care model to reach every person with TB, enhanced by digital technology and strategic innovations to improve TB systems and services. This five-year activity will reach all health system levels to support the Government of Tajikistan’s goal to end TB.

Purpose of the Request:

Within the USAID End TB Tajikistan Activity, FHI 360 is soliciting bids to provide high quality professional proofreading and editing of documents on Tuberculosis thematic and overall official documents, correcting grammatical and spelling errors, correcting texts, bringing them into one style, basic verification of the translated text with the original (translation integrity, numbers, etc.), linguistic analysis of the text, etc. as of below:

LOT 1. Russian language professional Editor/Proofreader/Corrector

LOT 2. Medical Russian language professional Editor/Proofreader/Corrector

Scope of Work:

•            During the editing process, the Editor/Proofreader/Corrector will be closely working with the Technical Working Group members to make sure that the editing work is coherent and comprehensive.

•            The Editor/Proofreader/Corrector considers a document’s concept and intended use, content, and design. He/she eliminates repetitions, suggests re-arrange chapters (if needed), suggests improvements, checks for consistency, checks for the correctness of data recording in graphs, tables, and thematic expressions; correct grammar, typos, spelling, word formation, morphological, syntactic, spelling, and punctuation errors, font sizes and fonts, bullet listings, and spaces, and checks footnotes and endnotes; he/she will be providing the list of acronyms and the automatic table of contents.

•            The Editor/Proofreader/Corrector correcting stylistic and semantic deficiencies, ensuring the correct spelling and unification of terms, symbols, units of measurement, and abbreviations; design headers, subheadings, graphs, and tables, spacing between design elements, kerning; checking the consistency of the order and titles of sections in the content and structure of the document.

•            The Editor/Proofreader/Corrector checks whether each section of the documents expresses the

author’s meaning clearly, without gaps and contradictions, and ensures the clear presentation and format of the documents.

•            The Editor/Proofreader/Corrector should make sure that copyright issues and plagiarism are avoided in the documents.

•            All changes made to the original text should be visible using the ‘track changes’ function in MS Word and it should be made sure that no text has disappeared or was cut out accidentally during layout.

Qualification requirements:

•            Higher linguistic education, or graduates of philological faculties or pedagogical universities or Medical degree with in the field of pulmonology, resuscitation, other infection-disease-related fields with 4-5 years of experience in the related field.

•            Work experience in the specialty for at least 5 years.

•            Participation in the development and/or editing of national documents, clinical protocols, and scientific documents in the health sector will be an asset.

•            Excellent knowledge of the Russian language is required. Knowledge of English and Tajik will be an asset.

Evaluation Criteria: Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:

1.           Relevant prior experience (30%)

2.           Proposed rate (40%)

3.           Education (10%)

4.           Experience in working with international organizations (10%)

5.           Experience working in social and health sector (10%)

Required Documentation: Applications must include the following components:

1.           CV

2.           Cover Letter outlining Rate in Tajik Somoni for each LOT for editing/proofreading/correcting per table below:

LOT # 1

1 Word page (1,900 symbols per page)

1 PowerPoint slide

LOT # 2

1 Word page (1,900 symbols per page)

1 PowerPoint slide

3.           At least 2 recommendation letters or 2 references, including contact information

Contract mechanism:

Service Agreement for 11 months with a fixed price in Tajik Somoni will be concluded with the candidate whose proposal most closely matches the requirements described in this request.

Response deadline & format:

1.           Responses to this RFP should be submitted by email to procurement.TB.TJ@fhi360.org with the Subject line: “Editor/Proofreader_Russian language.”

2.           Responses must be received no later than January 15, 2024, 5:00 PM Dushanbe time. Proposals received after this date and time may not be accepted and shall be considered non- responsive.

3.           Clarificatory questions will be accepted until January 12, 2024, and should be submitted only by e-mail to procurement.TB.TJ@fhi360.org

FHI 360 Disclaimers

•            FHI 360 may perform a background check on any selected Consultant candidates.

•            FHI 360 may cancel the solicitation and not award

•            FHI 360 may reject any or all responses received

•            Issuance of the solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by FHI 360

•            FHI 360 reserves the right to disqualify any offer based on failure of the offeror to follow solicitation instructions

•            FHI 360 will not compensate any offeror for responding to solicitation

•            FHI 360 reserves the right to issue award based on initial evaluation of offers without further discussion

•            FHI 360 may choose to award only part of the activities in the solicitation, or issue multiple awards based on the solicitation activities

•            FHI 360 reserves the right to waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition

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