USAID Read With Me project in Tajikistan

Added: Jan 15, 2016 3:32 am The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development Regional Mission to Central Asia (USAID/CA), is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to implement a project entitled "Tajikistan Basic Education - READ WITH ME".

USAID anticipates awarding a cost plus fixed-fee completion-type contract as a result of this solicitation, covering an estimated period of five years. The total estimated value of the base period is $19 - $23 million.

This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). All types of organizations are eligible to compete. If your organization decides to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, it must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors must also carefully review Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award. Sections B through I of the solicitation will become a substantive part of the anticipated contract with blanks to be completed by the Contracting Officer upon award. Section K - Representations, Certifications and Acknowledgements must be filled out in full by the Offerors.

It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation to ensure that the solicitation has been received from the FBO page in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from download or conversion processes.

Questions and comments related to this RFP must be submitted electronically to the attention of Mr. Seilkhan Yeleussizov at syeleussizov@usaid.gov and AlmatyAAsolicitations@usaid.gov no later than January 25, 2016, 10:00 am Almaty Time using the following format for the email subject line: "SOL-176-16-000002, Tajikistan Basic Education Project Read With Me - [Name of Organization] Questions/Comments".

USAID may consolidate and/or not respond to questions/comments and will publicaly post all responses as an amendment to this RFP. All amendments to this solicitation will be issued and posted on the FBO website. Offerors are encouraged to check this website (http://www.fbo.gov) periodically.

Proposals are due February 29, 2016, 10:00 am Almaty Time. Proposals received after the closing date and time will be processed as late and handled in accordance with FAR 15.208

Issuance of this RFP in no way obligates the U.S. Government to award a contract nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the U.S. Government.

Added: Nov 16, 2015 10:41 pm USAID Central Asia is preparing a five-year $19-$23 million contract to improve basic education in Tajikistan.

The purpose of the contract is to improve reading outcomes for students in grades one through four in targeted schools in Tajikistan by providing educators with reading-specific in-service training, supplementary materials, and integration of assessments to monitor reading progress; and increasing the availability of age-appropriate reading materials in mother-tongue languages, specifically Tajik and Russian, that will develop students' core reading skills. The contractor will also provide capacity building on reading instruction and mentoring. In addition, this contractor will work to increase innovations and establish partnerships supporting literacy outcomes. USAID expects the contractor to reach 75% of the students (indirect beneficiaries) and teachers (direct beneficiaries) in Tajikistan. The four results expected as outcomes of this activity's interventions are:

Improved reading instruction in grades 1-4;
Increased availability of reading materials;
Increased government support to improve reading; and
Increased innovations and partnerships supporting literacy outcomes.

The contractor will work with the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan and its affiliates, regional and district education departments, school directors, methodologists, and teachers. In addition, the contractor will work with local authors and illustrators to develop mother tongue, age-appropriate reading materials for students in grades 1-4 that support learning standards. Furthermore, the contractor is expected to develop innovations and form partnerships that support literacy outcomes. The contractor is expected to leverage resources of at least $1.5 million that will engage the Tajikistan community to improve the primary literacy learning environment and ultimately increase reading outcomes.

This is NOT an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and in no way obligates the US Government to issue an RFP/IFB and/or award a contract.

Anticipated Solicitation Release - December 2015/January 2016.