Audience Analysis

The U.S. Embassy in Tirana is seeking a qualified contractor to design, field, and analyze a nationally representative survey of 1,000 Albanian adults on domestic and international affairs. The effort includes questionnaire development, sampling design, CAPI/CATI data collection, four focus group discussions, data cleaning, weighting, statistical analysis, and a final analytical report with visualizations and an executive summary. The contractor must also provide interviewers, field supervisors, training materials, quality‑control plans, and present findings to embassy staff. All work is to be performed under a firm‑fixed‑price purchase order with submission of a detailed technical and price proposal by September 18, 2026. • Scope: questionnaire design, sampling plan, CAPI/CATI fieldwork, 1,000 face‑to‑face & telephone interviews, 4 focus groups, data processing, weighted database, cross‑tabulations, final report & presentation. • Deliverables: methodology document, approved questionnaire, training plan, QC reports, cleaned weighted dataset (e.g., SPSS/Stata), focus‑group summaries, analytical report, presentation. • Required expertise: market research/survey methodology, Albanian language capability, local field staff management, experience with public‑opinion polling in Albania or the region, security & safety plan. • Submission: electronic quotation (Word/Excel/PDF) ≤70 MB to [email protected] by 16:30 LT, Sep 18 2026.