Assistance to Basic Education (ABE)

Award Date 9/26/2005
Last Date To Order 3/20/2012
Shared Ceiling Not listed
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed

The Assistance to Basic Education (ABE) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract was a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contract vehicle designed to support education development and improvement initiatives in developing countries. The vehicle facilitated the delivery of technical assistance, program design, evaluation, and implementation services focused on basic education systems, with a primary emphasis on enhancing educational quality, access, and outcomes. Task orders under this vehicle covered a wide range of educational interventions, including curriculum development, teacher training, educational technology integration, school management support, and comprehensive education sector assessments.

The ABE IDIQ primarily featured task orders awarded to Creative Associates International Inc., with contract values ranging from approximately $30,000 to over $87 million and performance periods typically spanning 2-5 years. The contract vehicle supported USAID's education programming across multiple countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, Haiti, Uganda, Guatemala, Morocco, and Southern Sudan, with a strong focus on basic education enhancement. Most task orders utilized a cost-plus fixed fee pricing structure and were not set aside for specific small business categories. Common activities included developing standardized testing systems, implementing school improvement programs, providing technical assistance to ministries of education, conducting educational quality assessments, and supporting HIV/AIDS prevention through school-based interventions. The contract vehicle demonstrated USAID's commitment to improving educational infrastructure and learning outcomes in developing nations through targeted, strategic interventions.

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