Youth Centers Capacity Building firms - USAID/TAP

• Country: Jordan
• Summary: Youth Centers Capacity Building firms - USAID/TAP
• JOT Ref No: 87983308
• Deadline: 17 Sep 2023
• Financier: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: RFP-JTAP-035
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• Request for proposals are invited for Youth Centers Capacity Building firm(s) - USAID/TAP. Closing Date: 17 Sep 2023 Type: Consultancy REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) To: Offeror From: Creative Associates International, Inc. Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. RFP-JTAP-035- Youth centers Capacity building firm(s) Type of Award: Fixed firm award Basis of Award:  Best Value RFP Issue Date: 8/27/2023 RFP Closing Date: 9/17/2023 RFP Closing Time: 4:00 PM - Local Time, Amman, Jordan Reference: USAID Contract No. 72027821C00005 Enclosed is a Request for Proposal (RFP). Creative invites qualified firms and organizations to submit a proposal for the Jordan- Technical Assistance Project (TAP) under the referenced USAID 72027821C00005. After the evaluation, as described herein, resulting in selecting a winning proposal, the issuance of an award is subject to successful negotiation of the terms and conditions and receiving USAID-s Contracting Officer consent, Additionally TAP may award to one or multiple offerors. The requirements for this activity are described in the “Statement of Work” in Attachment I. Creative encourages your organization to indicate its interest in this procurement by submitting a proposal according to the instructions in Attachment II “Instructions to Offerors”. Proposals will be evaluated based on the “Evaluation Criteria” in Attachment III. Creative will make an award to the responsible Offeror(s) submitting an offer which provides best value to the project: technical merit and price will be both considered. To be considered, Offerors should submit a complete proposal no later than the closing date and time indicated above. Offerors should ensure that the proposals are well-written in English/Arabic, easy to read, follow the instructions provided and contain only requested information. Any questions should be submitted via email to TapProcurement@crea-jtap.com no later than September 7, 2023. No questions will be entertained if they are received by means other than the specified email address, and any communications to alternate e-mail addresses will result in the disqualification of the bidder. The solicitation number (listed above) should be stated in the subject line. Answers will be compiled and distributed on September 9, 2023. Proposals must be comprised of one electronic copy of the Technical Proposal and one electronic copy of the Cost/Business proposal, sent in separate e-mails, and labeled with the above-stated RFP number and title. Submissions shall be delivered to: Creative Procurement Department TapProcurement@crea-jtap.com Sincerely, Creative Procurement Department Attachments: Attachment I : Statement of Work Attachment IV : Proposal Cover Letter as an attachment Attachment II : Instructions to Offerors Attachment V : Compliance Certification Attachment III : Evaluation Criteria ATTACHMENT I: STATEMENT OF WORK Firm to Establish Youth Centers Capacity Building Program. Introduction Creative Associates International is a dynamic and fast-growing professional service firm that specializes in international development in the areas of education, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Washington, DC, the firm has a field presence in 30 plus countries worldwide with a strong and diverse portfolio that includes global contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other clients including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. The firm has earned a solid reputation among its clients and missions worldwide and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. Program Summary The Technical Assistance Program (TAP), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is a five-year education and youth program that seeks to transform the organizational culture and improve the abilities within the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth to ensure officials can implement desired reforms. Creative and its partners will provide technical assistance in the development, roll-out, and tracking of policies and procedures to incorporate international best practices for public education and youth programming. Among the many activities in the Jordan Technical Assistance Program, it will support curriculum development, promote inclusive learning techniques, improve the skills of teachers and school managers, and other tangible activities that ultimately support changing the organizational culture within the two ministries and relevant agencies. The program will further support Jordan-s outreach and behavioral change communications initiatives that are aimed at creating a culture of reading, the inclusion of vulnerable children, and increased youth engagement. Purpose USAID is seeking to engage a youth capacity building firm to develop and implement a capacity building training program for the Ministry of Youth-s staff at the youth centers. The program stipulates delivering training courses regularly, addressing each of the skills that were identified through the assessment conducted by the Civil Service Bureau, with the aim of gradually, progressively and sequentially building the capacity of the staff at the youth centers over 2 years. The program must include a mentoring and coaching component to ensure its sustainability and fulfil its objective of enabling youth workers to respond to the needs of the youth more efficiently and effectively. To further ensure the program-s sustainability, the consultancy firm must institutionalize the capacity building training program by assembling a core team at the Ministry of Youth, consisting of the most exceptional 26 trained staff at each of youth centers. The team will undergo a 20-day intensive training of trainers and will be assigned the responsibility of delivering the training packages to alternating staff once the program has ended. Background Since its launch in 2021, the JTAP has been supporting the Ministry of Youth in developing its policies for more efficient and effective performance, simultaneously providing capacity building and necessary resources. In year 3, the JTAP aims to assist in improving the Ministry of Youth-s youth centers- performance by developing and implementing an extensive and comprehensive capacity building training program for the Ministry of Youth-s staff at the youth centers. There are 200 youth centers located in the 12 governorates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The youth centers consist of male, female and mixed centers, whereby approximately 50% are located in rented properties and the other 50% are owned. In mixed centers, males and females may also be segregated, by accessing different floors or allocating separate days of the week for males and females to access the center. A large number of youth centers are inactive, under-utilized and under-maintained. They often lack innovative spaces or equipment due to limited resources and ineffective and inefficient use of the center and its resources. The youth centers play an important role in fulfilling the Ministry of Youth-s mandate by providing young people with appropriate services and programs and equipping youth workers with the necessary skills to ensure effective and efficient performance in the management of the youth centers. The Ministry of Youth developed the Youth Centers Action Plan, which consists of three key components; infrastructure, staff and programs. The main objective is to reactivate and rehabilitate the Ministry of Youth-s youth centers to further meet the needs of the youth in Jordan, which were identified through various assessments involving the youth, parents, local communities, partners, stakeholders and the Ministry of Youth-s staff. The aim is to create safe, youth-friendly spaces, which are youth-lead through the youth centers- elected youth administrative committees. More specifically, the staff component of the Youth Centers Action Plan includes an assessment of the skills of the staff at the youth centers, which was conducted by the Civil Service Bureau (CSB) in 2022. The purpose of the assessment was to assess a range of skills of the staff at the youth centers to identify their capacity, and areas of strength and weakness to inform and mold the capacity building training program. The assessment evaluated several competencies, namely, writing digital and printed reports and understanding the principles of official correspondences and administrative hierarchy, the ability to implement the ministry-s financial regulations and the governmental procurement bylaw, the Ministry of Youth-s organizational structure, communication and attentiveness, support and guidance, forming relationships and partnerships, creativity and innovation, critical and innovative thinking, strategizing and planning, digital skills, Arabic language skills, and English language skills. 1. Main Objective To plan, design, develop and implement an extensive and comprehensive capacity building training program for the Ministry of Youth-s staff at the youth centers. Sub-objectives: To ensure that the capacity building training program is based on international standards and best practices. To ensure that the capacity building training program is relevant to the Jordanian context and meets the strategies and priorities of the Ministry of Youth. To ensure that the capacity building training program adopts a holistic approach by complementing other areas of technical support that JTAP is providing to the Ministry of Youth. To ensure that the capacity building training program is sustainable and measurable and can be utilized to inform decisions. To ensure that the capacity building training program complements and operationalizes Component 2 - Staff of the Youth Centers Action Plan. To enhance the skills of the staff at the youth c
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