Presolicitation Notice - 72011423RFI00007 - Human Rights Program - 8.7.23.pdf

SUBJECT: Presolicitation Notice: USAID Human Rights for Vulnerable Groups Program

DOCUMENT NUMBER (Notice ID): 72011423RFI00007

ISSUANCE DATE: August 7, 2023

To All Interested Offerors:

USAID/Georgia is planning to organize a presolicitation conference in late September 2023 for the above-reference USAID Human Rights for Vulnerable Groups Program (the “Program”). The objective of the presolicitation conference, among other things, is to provide a forum for potential collaboration and formation of consortia amongst potential offerors, subcontractors and grantees and to gauge and promote interest of local organizations to participate as the prime contractor.

USAID/Georgia will issue a further notification of the additional details of the event at the beginning of September 2023. USAID currently expects to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) in mid-to-late October 2023.

The goal of the Program is to address human rights needs of the vulnerable groups (including but not limited to, persons with disabilities, victims of gender based violence, vulnerable children, and the LGBTQI+ community) by supporting responsive government policies and services, raising public awareness, and strengthening civil society organizations for effective advocacy and monitoring.

To implement the Program, USAID/Georgia currently envisions a standalone contract for a period of five (5) years with an estimated overall budget of $6M to $8M. Three broad objectives of the program are:

1. Supporting Responsive Government Policies and Services:

a. Technical assistance to Government of Georgia (GOG) agencies (such as the Agency for

State Care) to analyze the gaps in design and delivery of publicly-funded services to the targeted vulnerable groups.

b. Technical assistance to the GOG at the national and municipal level to design and implement new policies and services, addressing the gaps identified, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable groups.

c. Technical assistance and capacity building to governmental and non-governmental

29 Georgian-American Friendship Avenue Didi Dighomi, Tbilisi 0131, Georgia Tel: (995 32) 254 4000 Fax: (995 32) 254 4145 www.usaid.gov/Georgia entities involved in the delivery of services to vulnerable groups, including institutional strengthening; design, implementation and monitoring of needed standard operating procedures and guidelines; design and implementation of quality management and customer feedback instruments; design and implementation of management information systems; continuous professional development of relevant staff, etc. This workstream will include grants under the contract to non-governmental organizations.

2. Strategic Information and Awareness Raising:

a. Technical assistance to the governmental and non-governmental entities to plan and implement targeted, strategic information campaigns for raising public awareness and transforming negative gender, PWD-related, and sexual orientation related stereotypes, changing prevailing attitudes and norms that condone violence, and empowering and informing vulnerable groups about services they are entitled to. This workstream will include grants under the contract to non-governmental organizations.

b. Carrying out information/awareness raising campaign services towards the goals of the program, with instruments to measure attitudinal changes resulting from awareness raising campaigns.

3. Technical Assistance to Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Representing the Interests of Targeted Vulnerable Groups:

a. Technical assistance for institutional strengthening and capacity building to CSOs for effective advocacy, monitoring, awareness raising, and strategic communications. This workstream will include grants under the contract to non-governmental organizations.

b. Purchasing certain services from CSOs to be delivered to the targeted vulnerable groups, such as legal aid and psycho-social assistance. This workstream will include grants under the contract to non-governmental organizations.

USAID/Georgia issued a Request for Information on April 28, 2023 (Initial RFI). Subsequently, USAID/Georgia contacted the RFI Respondents to inquire whether they would be willing to consent to USAID/Georgia publishing certain information in a future presolicitation announcement to foster potential collaboration and formation of consortia amongst potential offerors, subcontractors and grantees. Below is a list of the RFI Respondents that expressed interest and capability to perform all or portion of the activities described in the Initial RFI:

Names of Consenting RFI Respondent Organizations

POCs POCs’ Emails

1 Coalition for Independent Living (CIO)

George Dzneladze Ana Tsitsagi g.dzneladze59@gmail.com annatsitsagi@gmail.com mailto:g.dzneladze59@gmail.com mailto:annatsitsagi@gmail.com

2 DT Institute / PH International Violet Tsagka violet.tsagka@dt-institute.org

3 East-West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI)

Ana Drakic adrakic@ewmi.org

4 Equality Movement Mariam Guliashvili mariamguliashvili@equality.ge

5 Georgian Association of Social

Workers (GASW)

Shorena Sadzaglishvili ssadzaglishvili@gmail.com

6 German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Bucharest Office/Black Sea Trust (BST) for Regional

Cooperation

Sergiu Panainte spanainte@gmfus.org

7 HEKS/EPER Beka Urushadze beka.urushadze@heks-eper.or g

8 McCain Institute (legal name:

AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University)

Pedro Pizano ppizano@asu.edu

9 Mercy Corps Sean Kenney Irakli Kasrashvili Shavonne Stanek skenney@mercycorps.org ikasrashvili@mercycorps.org sstanek@mercycorps.org

10 Mobility International USA

(MIUSA)

Cindy Lewis clewis@miusa.org lshula@miusa.org

11 Nickol Global Solutions LLC Kaylin Nickol knickol@nickolglobal.com mailto:violet.tsagka@dt-institute.org mailto:adrakic@ewmi.org mailto:mariamguliashvili@equality.ge mailto:ssadzaglishvili@gmail.com mailto:spanainte@gmfus.org mailto:beka.urushadze@heks-eper.org mailto:beka.urushadze@heks-eper.org mailto:ppizano@asu.edu mailto:skenney@mercycorps.org mailto:ikasrashvili@mercycorps.org mailto:sstanek@mercycorps.org mailto:clewis@miusa.org mailto:lshula@miusa.org mailto:knickol@nickolglobal.com

12 Romulus T. Weatherman Foundation

Meaghan Mobbs meaghan@weathermanfound ation.org

13 Save the Children, Inc. Meredith Henning Tamta Golubiani mhenning@savechildren.org tamta.golubiani@savethechild ren.org

14 Sharakpur, Ltd. Sulaiman Wasty sulaiman@sharakpur.com

15 Social Justice Center Salome Shubladze salome.shubladze@socialjusti ce.org.ge

16 Street Law, Inc. Kathleen Pavich kpavich@streetlaw.org

17 UN Women / UNICEF / National Democratic Institute

(NDI)

Kaori Ishikawa Amy Clancy kaori.ishikawa@unwomen.org aclancy@unicef.org

18 Union Sapari Babutsa Pataraia pataraiab@gmail.com

19 Winrock International Nina Etyemezian Nina.Etyemezian@winrock.org

This Notice is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP) and in no way obligates the U.S. Government to issue an RFP and/or award a contract. The information herein is released for wide dissemination to all parties and is indicative only. The information is subject to modification and is in no way binding to the U.S. Government. No final decision in regards to limiting competition has been made.

Primary Point of Contact:

Meagan Schronce, A&A Specialist, USAID/Caucasus, rcocaucasus@usaid.gov mailto:meaghan@weathermanfoundation.org mailto:meaghan@weathermanfoundation.org mailto:mhenning@savechildren.org mailto:tamta.golubiani@savethechildren.org mailto:tamta.golubiani@savethechildren.org mailto:sulaiman@sharakpur.com mailto:salome.shubladze@socialjustice.org.ge mailto:salome.shubladze@socialjustice.org.ge mailto:kpavich@streetlaw.org mailto:kaori.ishikawa@unwomen.org mailto:aclancy@unicef.org mailto:pataraiab@gmail.com mailto:Nina.Etyemezian@winrock.org