MOD1SUBTASKORDER01PO002475S
ACTIVITY/DELIVERABLE TENTATIVE TIMELINE PHASE 2: JULY 2024 Â APRIL 2025 MEDIA SCRAPING, TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL REFINEMENT (ONGOING) JULY Â SEPTEMBER 2024 FINE TUNE MODELS, APPROACHES AND OUTCOMES VALIDATE ACCURACY OF AI-GENERATED CODINGS PRODUCE AN UPDATED SET OF GRAPHICS AND VISUALS ACTIVITY/DELIVERABLE TENTATIVE TIMELINE MEDIA SCRAPING, TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL REFINEMENT (ONGOING) OCTOBER Â DECEMBER 2024 MEDIA SCRAPING, TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL REFINEMENT (ONGOING) JANUARY Â MARCH 2025 BASELINE REPORT WITH RESULTS FROM LATEST TEXT-AS- DATA ANALYSIS PRESENTATION OF BASELINE RESULTS TO CORE STAKEHOLDERS (VIRTUAL) DISTRIBUTION AND PRESENTATION OF TEXT-AS-DATA DESCRIPTIVE REPORTS TO REMEDIOS MEDIA OUTLETS PHASE 3: APRIL 2025 Â APRIL 2026 MEDIA SCRAPING, TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL REFINEMENT (ONGOING) APRIL 2025 Â APRIL 2026 SEMI-ANNUAL TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS REPORTS AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS TO REMEDIOS MEDIA OUTLETS PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS AT REMEDIOSÂ PAUSE- AND-REFLECT SESSIONS PHASE 4: JULY 2026 Â DECEMBER 2027 MEDIA SCRAPING, TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL REFINEMENT (ONGOING) JULY Â DECEMBER 2026 FINALIZE THE MEDIA SCRAPING AND TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS PRODUCE AN UPDATED SET OF GRAPHICS AND VISUALS MEDIA SCRAPING, TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL REFINEMENT (ONGOING) JANUARY Â FEBRUARY 2027 FINAL ROUND OF MEDIA SCRAPING AND TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS MARCH Â DECEMBER 2027 FINAL REPORT WITH RESULTS FROM FINAL TEXT-AS-DATA ANALYSIS PRESENTATION OF ENDLINE RESULTS TO CORE STAKEHOLDERS (VIRTUAL) AND REMEDIOS MEDIA OUTLETS (VIRTUAL) DISTRIBUTION AND PRESENTATION OF TEXT-AS-DATA DESCRIPTIVE REPORTS TO REMEDIOS MEDIA OUTLETS
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Delivery Order GS10F0294V-7200AA23M00014
$155.3k 1/14/25 SUBTASKORDERNUMBER02PO00247S
STATEMENT OF WORK MLPÂ S DIGITAL TOOLS PROVIDE ACCESS TO MONTHLY DATA TRACKING 20 EVENTS BEARING ON CIVIC SPACE, INCLUDING CENSORSHIP, CORRUPTION, AND LEGAL CHANGES, AND 22 EVENTS INDICATIVE OF FOREIGN INFLUENCE BY GEOPOLITICAL COMPETITORS, RANGING FROM SECURITY ENGAGEMENTS TO DOMESTIC INTERFERENCE. IMPORTANTLY, THESE DATA ARE UPDATED EVERY 90 DAYS, ENSURING THEIR TIMELINESS FOR ANALYZING CURRENT EVENTS IN ADDITION TO LONGER-TERM TRENDS. MLP DATA AND ANALYTICS ARE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FIVE INTERACTIVE DATA DASHBOARDS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT MLPEACE.ORG. THE REMAINDER OF THIS SECTION OUTLINES HOW THE FULL TARDIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF THE MLP PLATFORM. FOR EACH TASK IN THE TASKING REQUEST, WE DESCRIBE THE ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES. DELIVERABLES TASK 2 DELIVERABLES: Â CONTINUATION OF CORE MLP ACTIVITIES O QUARTERLY FORECASTING REPORTS FOR ALL CURRENT MLP COUNTRIES. O CONTINUED UPDATING OF DATA DASHBOARDS ON MLPEACE.ORG Â IMPROVEMENTS TO MLPÂ S FORECAST MODELS O INTRODUCTION OF NEW FORECASTING DATA DASHBOARD WITH RESULTS FROM MORE SOPHISTICATED MODELS THAT USE TEMPORAL CROSS-VALIDATION AND MORE COMPLEX NON-LINEAR MODELING Â VIRTUAL PRESENTATION TO CORE STAKEHOLDERS TASK 3 DELIVERABLES: Â CO-DEVELOPED LIST OF NEW COUNTRIES TO BE ADDED TO MLP Â QUARTERLY FORECASTING REPORTS FOR ALL NEW COUNTRIES TASK 4 DELIVERABLES: Â PILOT REPORT ON ANTI-US FOREIGN ASSISTANCE MEDIA NARRATIVES IN PILOT COUNTRIES Â FINAL REPORT ON THE PRESENCE OF ANTI-US FOREIGN ASSISTANCE MEDIA NARRATIVES TASK 5 DELIVERABLES: Â MACHINE READABLE DATA ON MONTHLY INCIDENTS OF AUTHORITARIAN INFLUENCE DATA FOR PEPID DASHBOARD SITE TASK 6 DELIVERABLES: Â FOUR CUSTOMIZED RESEARCH REPORTS TO INFORM THE DEMOCRATIC OPENING TEAM AND PDDÂ S ANNUAL WORK PLANNING PROCESSES.
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Delivery Order GS10F0294V-7200AA23M00014
$790.8k 12/11/24 SUBTASKORDERNUMBER01PO00235S
TATEMENT OF WORK -MAKING TIMELINES FOR REVISING THE FUNDING ALLOCATION AND SELECTION PROCESS, TAKING PLACE IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR, THE STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THREE PHASES. THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE, WHEN THE TASKING WAS RELEASED, WAS BETWEEN MAY TO SEPTEMBER. HOWEVER, DUE TO USAID TDYS, INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSION SAMPLING THAT DEVIATED FROM THE ORIGINAL TASKING, AND DELAYS IN CONCEPT NOTE REVIEWS, THE TIMELINE WAS PUSHED BACK TO OCTOBER 2024 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2025. HOWEVER, THE USAID/WASHINGTON DRG TEAM STILL REQUIRES INFORMATION UPON WHICH TO BASE DECISIONS BY DECEMBER 2024. PHASE 1: DESK REVIEW, INTERVIEWS WITH DESIGNERS/MANAGERS, AND INSTRUMENT DESIGN; PHASE 2: INTERVIEWS WITH MISSION POCS AND DESK REVIEW TO ANSWER RQS 1-3; PHASE 3: FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS WITH MISSION POCS AND DESK REVIEW TO ANSWER RQS 4-7. ALL MEMBERS OF THE STUDY TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN INTERVIEWS WITH INITIATIVE DESIGNERS AND MANAGERS BASED IN WASHINGTON. FOR INTERVIEWS WITH MISSIONS, THE STUDY TEAM WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DATA COLLECTION TEAMS COMPRISED OF ONE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, ONE EVALUATION SPECIALIST, AND FOR SOME INTERVIEWS A DRG SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT. THE ES WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN INTERVIEWING WHILE THE RA TAKES DETAILED NOTES AND TRACKS TIME. ALL INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA GOOGLE HANGOUTS, OR TEAMS IF NECESSARY. EACH INTERVIEW WILL BE RECORDED FOR NOTE-TAKING PURPOSES. EACH DATA COLLECTION TEAM WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN COLLECTING DATA VIA INTERVIEWS AND DOCUMENTS FOR 6-7 MISSIONS TO BE SELECTED BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND SCHEDULING CONSIDERATIONS. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE STUDY WILL PROVIDE THE FOUNDATIONAL BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT THE STUDY TEAM NEEDS TO DEVELOP THE INTERVIEW INSTRUMENTS FOR MISSION INTERVIEWS ACROSS THE SAMPLE. THIS PHASE WILL INCLUDE A ROBUST DOCUMENT REVIEW, DEVELOPING INTERVIEW INSTRUMENTS FOR INITIATIVE DESIGNERS AND MANAGERS, SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS ACROSS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH DESIGNERS AND MANAGERS, AND DEVELOPING INTERVIEW INSTRUMENTS FOR MISSION POC INTERVIEWS. THE TEAM WILL FIRST COLLECT ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DESIGN AND PROCESS DOCUMENTS, PROJECT/INITIATIVE REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, POLICY DOCUMENTS, AND STRATEGIC PLANS RELATED TO THE FOUR SELECTED INITIATIVES FROM USAID WASHINGTON DRG TEAM POCS ASSIGNED TO EACH OF THE FOUR INITIATIVES. THE DOCUMENTS WILL HELP PROVIDE IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR THE TEAM AND FEED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERVIEW INSTRUMENTS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ON COLLECTING DATA TO ANSWER RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1-3 ABOVE WHICH FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE FUNDING ALLOCATION PROCESS. THE TEAM WILL COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM DOCUMENTS AND INTERVIEWS WITH ALL MISSIONS IN THE SAMPLE RELATED TO RQS 1-3 AND SUBMIT TO THE DRG TEAM A FIVE-PAGE SUMMARY DOCUMENT, WHICH PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE FUNDING ALLOCATION RQS 1-3. THE TEAM WILL ALSO PROVIDE A BRIEFING TO PDD, DDEF, WPPL, ACRF, AND PIDR TEAMS FOR FEEDBACK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SUMMARY REPORT TO INFORM THE FUNDING ALLOCATION PROCESS. DURING THE THIRD PHASE OF THE STUDY, THE TEAM WILL CONDUCT FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS WITH MISSION POCS TO COLLECT DATA ON THE RESULTS OF INITIATIVES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ASCERTAIN HOW THE FUNDING HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES OF EACH FUND (ACRF, DDEF, AND WPPL). THE TEAM WILL RELY ON DOCUMENTS, PPR DATA, AND OTHER INDICATOR DATA TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. THE TEAM WILL DEVELOP A FIVE-PAGE SUMMARY REPORT, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE FINDINGS RELATED TO RQS 4-7, TO ACCOMPANY THE FIRST SUMMARY REPORT FOCUSED ON RQS 1-3. THE TEAM WILL PROVIDE A SECOND BRIEFING TO THE TEAM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE SUMMARY REPORT PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK ON THE POLICY AND PROGRAM GUIDANCE DOCUMENT. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND ANY GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE HAVE BEEN FILLED THROUGH FURTHER DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS, THE STUDY TEAM WILL DEVELOP A FINAL PROGRAM AND POLICY GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Dexis Interactive LLC
Delivery Order GS10F0294V-7200AA23M00014
$245.1k 12/5/24 SUBTASKORDERNUMBER02SUBCONTS
SI WITH THE ASSESSMENT TEAM, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KEY DELIVERABLES LISTED BELOW. KICKOFF MEETING AND REGULAR CHECK-INS: SI WILL HOLD TWO VIRTUAL IN-BRIEFS WITH THE AT AND THE USAID STAKEHOLDERS. THE FIRST IN-BRIEF WILL BE A HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATION TO MISSION LEADERSHIP TO INTRODUCE THE AT, SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVALUATION DESIGN, AND RAISE ANY QUESTIONS (E.G., TIMELINE, CHALLENGES). THE SECOND IN-BRIEF WILL BE HELD WITH USAID STAFF DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE CIVIL SOCIETY PORTFOLIO FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL DISCUSSION. THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ET TO RAISE MORE SPECIFIC CLARIFYING QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE WORK. REGULAR CHECK-INS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED EITHER ON A BIWEEKLY OR MONTHLY BASIS DEPENDING ON THE STAGE OF THE RESEARCH TO REPORT ON STATUS, LEARNING TO DATE, AND ENSURE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION. DETAILED ASSESSMENT WORK PLAN: THE WORK PLAN WILL INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF THE EVALUATION DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY, A DESIGN MATRIX THAT LINKS THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS TO DATA SOURCES AND METHODS, SELECTION CRITERIA FOR INTERVIEWEES, LIMITATIONS TO THE EVALUATION DESIGN AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW DATA WILL BE ANALYZED, A PLAN FOR DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION, AND AN IMPLEMENTATION CALENDAR. ANNEXES WILL INCLUDE THE DRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND SOW. INITIAL FINDINGS OUT-BRIEF: THE TEAM WILL PRESENT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO USAID TO OBTAIN FEEDBACK AND INFORM REPORT DRAFTING. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE FOLLOWING DATA COLLECTION BEFORE THE TEAM LEADER DEPARTS SENEGAL. REPORT: THE DRAFT AND FINAL REPORT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH USAID EVALUATION REPORT GUIDANCE. AMONG OTHER REQUIREMENTS, THE REPORT WILL CLEARLY NOTE ANY METHODOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS, ADEQUATELY SUPPORT FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS, AND DERIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS. THE TEAM WILL CONSIDER USAID INPUT TO MAXIMIZE RECOMMENDATIONSÂ RELEVANCE, FEASIBILITY, AND USE. THE REPORT WILL BE EASY TO UNDERSTAND, FAVOR BREVITY, AND HIGHLIGHT KEY POINTS. UTILIZATION WORKSHOP AND DRAFT POST-EVALUATION ACTION PLAN: BASED ON LESSONS FROM PREVIOUS LER III TASKS, SI WILL HOLD THE UTILIZATION WORKSHOP AFTER SHARING THE DRAFT REPORT. USING THIS APPROACH, THE TEAM WILL PRESENT FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO USAID TO FOSTER LEARNING AND UTILIZATION. SI WILL FACILITATE A DISCUSSION TO FINETUNE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DEVELOP A DRAFT POST-ASSESSMENT ACTION PLAN (USING THE USAID GUIDANCE AND TEMPLATE) TO AID IN PLANNING (SEE ALSO ADS 201.3.6.10.A). (IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSIONING OPERATING UNIT - SUCH AS A MISSION - TO FINALIZE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN.) SI WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE OPERATING UNIT TO OBTAIN THE FINAL PEAP. IF THIS ACTION PLAN CONTAINS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) INFORMATION (SUCH AS PROCUREMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION), THE DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND GOVERNANCE (DRG) CENTER TWO-PAGER: THE AT WILL PRODUCE A SHORT, EASILY DIGESTIBLE DOCUMENT TO EXPLAIN KEY FINDINGS. DISSEMINATION EVENTS: THE TEAM WILL DEVELOP A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR TWO OUT-BRIEFINGS, ONE WITH CORE USAID STAKEHOLDERS AND A SECOND FOR A WIDER AUDIENCE. ILLUSTRATIVE TIMELINE: TASK PROPOSED DEADLINE KICKOFF CALL WEEK OF 12/2/24 TBC ASSESSMENT WORK PLAN SUBMITTED TO USAID 12/6/2024 USAID REVIEW AND APPROVAL 12/20/2024 PLANNING AND DATA COLLECTION 1/6-1/24/2025 DATA ANALYSIS 1/27-2/14/2025 DRAFT FINAL REPORT TO USAID 2/28/2025 USAID DRAFT REPORT REVIEW 2/28-3/1/2025 UTILIZATION WORKSHOP AND DRAFT POST-EVALUATION ACTION PLAN 3/17/2025 FINAL REPORT TO USAID 3/28/2025 2-PAGER TO USAID 4/11/2025 USAID REVIEWS 2-PAGER 4/11-4/18/2025 FINAL 508ED VERSION OF REPORT TO USAID 5/2/2025 VIRTUAL DISSEMINATION EVENT Â CORE USAID STAKEHOLDERS 5/4/2025 VIRTUAL DISSEMINATION EVENT Â BROADER AUDIENCE 5/21/2025
Research Triangle Institute
Delivery Order GS10F0294V-7200AA23M00014
$66.0k 11/26/24 SUBTASKORDERNUMBER02I01013S
STATEMENT OF WORK THIS STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN FOUR PHASES AND WILL DRAW ON DATA COLLECTED THROUGH A DESK REVIEW OF STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS AND GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS (KIIS). THESE ARE DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL BELOW. THE TEAM WILL USE A MATRIX TO COLLATE FINDINGS FROM THE DESK REVIEW AND KIIS RELEVANT TO EACH RESEARCH QUESTION (RQ) AND DEVELOP CORRESPONDING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS PROCESS ALLOWS FOR TRIANGULATION OF FINDINGS FROM QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND ENSURES THAT THE TEAM PREPARES A SYSTEMATIC AND THOROUGH RESPONSE TO EACH RQ. DELIVERABLES WORK PLAN: PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE DATA COLLECTION, THE TEAM WILL SUBMIT A WORK PLAN FOR USAID REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE WORK PLAN WILL INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF THE DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY, A DESIGN MATRIX THAT LINKS THE TASK COMPONENTS TO DATA SOURCES AND METHODS, SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MISSIONS, SELECTION CRITERIA FOR INTERVIEWEES, LIMITATIONS TO THE DESIGN AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW DATA WILL BE ANALYZED, A PLAN FOR DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION, AND AN IMPLEMENTATION CALENDAR. THE WORK PLAN WILL ALSO BE CLEAR ABOUT HOW QUALITATIVE DATA WILL BE COMPILED AND ANALYZED TO ARRIVE AT FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS. THE ANNEXES WILL INCLUDE DRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND THE TASKING STATEMENT OF WORK. DATABASE OF G2G ACTIVITIES IN SAMPLE COUNTRIES. THE DEXIS TEAM WILL BUILD A DATABASE OF G2G ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE DATA. THE FORMAT AND INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED WILL BE DETERMINED JOINTLY WITH USAID. FIELDWORK OUT BRIEF PRESENTATION TO CORE STAKEHOLDERS (WHEN FEASIBLE). REVIEW REPORT: THIS WILL INCLUDE FINDINGS, ALONG WITH AREAS OF POTENTIAL FURTHER INVESTIGATION. BEST PRACTICES IN G2G: 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR MISSIONS IMPLEMENTING G2G PROGRAMMING, BASED AROUND THE G2G ACTIVITY CYCLE. THIS WILL SYNTHESIZE THE ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES OF THE MISSIONS INTERVIEWED AND VISITED AND WILL INCLUDE ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT. PRESENTATION OF FINAL REPORT TO CORE STAKEHOLDERS. THE TEAM WILL CONDUCT A PRESENTATION OF THE BEST PRACTICE REPORT TO CORE STAKEHOLDERS, TO BE IDENTIFIED IN COORDINATION WITH USAID DRG. DELIVERABLES TABLE: ITEM PRELIMINARY START DATE PRELIMINARY END DATE SUBMIT CONCEPT NOTE AND BUDGET WEEK 0 ITEM PRELIMINARY START DATE PRELIMINARY END DATE USAID REVIEW AND APPROVAL WEEK 1 WEEK 1 BEGIN BACKGROUND DESK REVIEW1 WEEK 2 DEVELOP WORKPLAN AND INSTRUMENTS WEEK 2 WEEK 3 USAID REVIEW AND APPROVAL (10 DAYS FOR USAID REVIEW) WEEK 3 WEEK 4 TEAM REVISIONS TO THE WORK PLAN (10 DAYS) WEEK 4 WEEK 5 BEGIN TO SCHEDULE MISSION INTERVIEWS AND TRAVEL WEEK 4 WEEK 6 BEGIN DESK REVIEW AND DEVELOP G2G DATABASE OF ACTIVITIES WEEK 5 WEEK 8 CONDUCT VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH TEN MISSIONS WEEK 8 WEEK 10 IN-COUNTRY VISITS WEEK 11 WEEK 13 REVIEW REPORT DRAFTING WEEK 14 WEEK 15 USAID REVIEW AND COMMENT (UP TO TEN DAYS) WEEK 16 WEEK 17 G2G BEST PRACTICES GUIDE WEEK 18 WEEK 19 USAID REVIEW AND COMMENT (UP TO TEN DAYS) WEEK 20 WEEK 21 FINAL PRESENTATION OF GUIDE TO STAKEHOLDERS TBD
Dexis Interactive LLC
Delivery Order GS10F0294V-7200AA23M00014
$197.4k 9/26/24