Health For Life (H4L) Core Contract

The United States Agency for International Development Mission to Nepal (USAID/Nepal) seeks to secure technical services for the implementation of a new Health for Life (H4L) core activity. This is a full and open competition, under which any type of organization (large or small commercial [for profit] firms, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations) is eligible to compete. The procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply. USAID plans to award a Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion type contract with a total estimated cost ranging from $16 - $19 million covering a period of five years, subject to the availability of funds.

The purpose of the H4L core contract is to strengthen the Government Of Nepal (GON) capacity to plan, manage and deliver quality and equitable family planning and maternal, newborn, and child health services.

The H4L core activity builds on accomplishments gained from USAID/Nepal's health sector investment to date with a greater focus on health systems strengthening and measuring progress in systems improvements. The principal development hypothesis underlying this activity is that the GON's capacity to plan, manage and deliver high quality and equitable family planning, maternal, newborn and child health services can be greatly improved with cross-cutting health system strengthening interventions.

H4L core interventions directly address key health system constraints in the following areas: local health systems governance; data for decision-making and evidence-based policy development, human resources; quality improvement systems; and, knowledge and behavior change. In addition to these cross-cutting areas of focus, H4L core activity will work in 14 districts to improve access to and knowledge of maternal newborn, child health and family planning services. USAID's investment in these 14 districts will complement USAID's other activities and will serve as a learning lab for nation-wide systems improvements.