Recent studies have shown that donor dominance of the international development evaluation process can pose serious limitations to the independence of evaluators. Specifically, rigid evaluation terms of reference (TOR) and requests for proposals (RFP) limit evaluators to determine independently (a) how programs should be evaluated, (b) which evaluation methods are most appropriate for use, (c) how to sample stakeholders for interviews or consultations, and (d) how the evaluation is to be conducted. Moreover, in many cases, access to TORs/RFPs is limited to a selected number of vendors/consultants. This session explores the implications of the issuing and contracting processes of international development evaluations on evaluation quality. We present as an example the results of a 2010 study on TORs and RFPs issued by international development organizations. Presenters will pose a number of questions to roundtable participants to highlight strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement for international development evaluation contracting. #2010Conference #InternationalandCross-CulturalEval