Purchase order under BPA SOL-523-13-000002. The purpose of the assessment is to identify the linkages between public insecurity and GBV; to map out current assistance and government of mexico (GOM)…

This federal contract award is for a purchase order under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Mexico. The purpose of the assessment is to identify the linkages between public insecurity and gender-based violence (GBV) in Mexico, map current assistance and government interventions, and identify gaps, opportunities, best practices, and lessons learned to inform future USAID/Mexico GBV programming related to crime, violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and human rights. The contract, awarded to C230 Consultores, a specialized public policy consultancy firm based in Mexico, has a firm fixed price of $146,872.00 and a period of performance ending on March 30, 2016. This contract is not a set-aside. C230 Consultores has a significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) with the Inter-American Foundation, an independent foreign assistance agency of the U.S. Government, for program evaluation services in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Purchase order under BPA SOL-523-13-000002. The purpose of the assessment is to identify the linkages between public insecurity and GBV; to map out current assistance and government of mexico (GOM) interventions that address these linkages, and to identify gaps, opportunities, best practices and lessons learned in order to identify the most relevant approaches for future USAID/mexico GBV programming as IT relates to crime and violence prevention, criminal justice reform and human rights. The assessment will identify gender-based constraints to full participation in and benefit from GBV programs and projects; and different strategies and approaches for improving access and equity in these programs for men and women. The assessment will review key civil society initiatives and GOM gender-related policies and programs so that USAID can identify opportunities for collaboration and strengthening of programmatic approaches linked to the achievement of USAID/mexicos country development cooperation strategy (CDCS) FY 2014-2018.