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USAID is conducting this Sources Sought to identify small business contractors who possess the capability to provide services as specified in the Attachment A: DRAFT SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICAT... USAID is conducting this Sources Sought to identify small business contractors who possess the capability to provide services as specified in the Attachment A: DRAFT SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK and to determine their availability, capability, and adequacy. If your firm may be interested in this requirement, is a qualified small business for the NAICS code 541990 (Size Standard in Millions of Dollars is $17.0 according to SBA Table of Small Business Size), and has performed similar projects, we request the information specified in the Attachment B: Sources Sought Information. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to the Attachment B of this notice. _____________________________________________________ The purpose of the Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) contract is to work with local entities, as defined in ADS 302 Local Competition Authority Pilot Program, to address prioritized critical health security gaps at the sub-national level. The three objectives of this contract are as follows: Objective 1: Address critical gaps in health security through grants and technical assistance in prioritized technical areas Objective 2: Strengthen the administrative and financial organizational capacity of local entities to effectively manage the implementation of health security technical interventions Objective 3: Expand global knowledge base on approaches and best practices for local entities conducting global health security interventions RESULTS: The Contractor must plan, implement and document a monitoring and evaluation component which will establish the effectiveness of the activity and document the results achieved. Required Indicators include, but are not limited to the following: Number of grants issued per year Number of local entities receiving grant orientation training Number of local grant recipients that are able to pass a pre-award survey, Nupas or equivalent (evidence of minimal organizational and financial management systems to receive USAID funding). Number of sub-national M&E JEE assessments conducted Number of knowledge sharing events conducted In accordance with ADS 201.2.5, the Contractor will include a comprehensive monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system that aligns with USAID priorities, including global health security and strengthening local partners’ organizational capacity. The MEL plan will include qualitative and quantitative indicators to illustrate progress against activity-specific objectives and relevant technical areas within the Joint External Evaluation (JEE). A standard indicator for gender should be included in the MEL to capture the number of activities that were informed by the required gender analysis. Indicators must be developed, along with targets, during the work planning process. Routine monitoring and reporting should document progress against these indicators and targets, highlight any expected or unexpected deviations, and layout any necessary adjustments to targets and/or activities. As appropriate, indicators should be culturally sensitive and responsive, and relevant program data should be disaggregated by age and sex when collected and reported. The MEL plan should also include data sources, methods and frequency of data collection, quality assurance procedures, and how data will be analyzed, disseminated and used to inform activity planning, implementation, and improvement. The MEL plan should be a living document that is regularly referenced, revisited, and used to guide work planning, activity implementation, and improvement. Learning will be a key component of LGHS and a learning agenda must be developed to identify and address specific knowledge gaps related to addressing global health security gaps and partner with local organizations to address these gaps. The learning agenda should include a set of questions that will be addressed during the activity, a process for addressing each of these questions, and a plan to disseminate and use findings to improve activity implementation and strengthen global health security.