SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Punjab Youth WorkForce Development (PYWFD)
- Notice Date
- 2/19/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Pakistan USAID-Islamabad, Department of State, Unit 62206, APO, 09812-2206
- ZIP Code
- 09812-2206
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-391-15-000018
- Point of Contact
- Zee Waqar Khan, Phone: 0092512081278
- E-Mail Address
-
zwkhan@usaid.gov
(zwkhan@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This pre-solicitation Notice/Synopsis seeks to inform prospective Offerors about an anticipated opportunity to implement stabilization initiatives under the "Punjab Youth WorkForce Development Project (PYWFD). USAID intends to post a solicitation within 15 days. PYWFD will reduce the likelihood of extremism by increasing stability in targeted areas through engagement of productive economic activities focusing on the youth. PYWFD Project is an initial three-year US$10-15 million award, that will focus on empowering disadvantaged youth (aged 16-29) by providing them with income-earning opportunities to improve their economic status and address one of the primary causes of on-going instability and violence in the country. PYWFD will directly provide 10,000 youth with job skills and employment or entrepreneurial opportunities, increase the capacity of youth-serving 22 educational institutions, and support 12 greater community engagement opportunities for and with local youth. Project activities will focus efforts in selected districts of South Punjab (Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur & Muzafargurh Districts), and might include certain areas in Lahore. From an institutional perspective, the project will focus on building the capacity of local training institutions by (a) expanding/improving the services catering to the targeted youth groups and (b) building their credibility as high-quality providers of vocational training and youth development services. Finally, the project will invest in community service efforts to provide positive leadership opportunities for youth, outlets for creative expression, and mobilization of families and community organizations support youth development and engagement. The PYWFD incorporates best practices in youth and workforce development and lessons from USAID/Pakistan's Jobs program (May 2009 - March 2011). More specifically, the PYWFD Project will engage vulnerable and at risk youth especially disadvantaged and distressed youth in economic and community engagement activities and provide them market-driven vocational skills, including "soft skills" or work readiness skills, which will allow them to become productive members of their communities. The project will enable vulnerable youth to increase their income, seize new work-learning opportunities, and build skills valued by employers. Finally, the project will invest in community service efforts to provide positive leadership opportunities for youth, outlets for creative expression, and mobilization of families and community organizations support youth development and engagement. USAID anticipates awarding a single cost plus fixed fee contract with a 3-year period of performance with estimated price range between US$10-15M. USAID will conduct a full and open competition for which all eligible and responsible organizations may compete. The procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 shall apply.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/AID/OM/PAK/SOL-391-15-000018/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Pakistan USAID-Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Record
- SN03646946-W 20150221/150220000001-cd5523d53f4012ab4a972fcd1f5a3636 (fbodaily.com)
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