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USAID INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM (IHP)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
EOI#1 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO03-2019 – EOI001 – BAUCHI STATE
EOI#2 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO04-2019 – EOI001 – KEBBI STATE
EOI#3 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO05-2819 – EOI001 – SOKOTO STATE
TITLE: Facility based Clinical Skills training for health care providers in Primary Health Care Centres (1 per ward) covering Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP), Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) & Depot Medroxyl progesterone Acetate- Subcutaneous (OMPA-SC) Injectable in Bauchi, Kebbi and or Sokoto States under “USAID Integrated Health Program”
1.0 OVERVIEW
USAID’s Integrated Health Program (IHP) would like to invite eligible nongovernmental organizations (for-profit and not for-profit), nongovernmental professional associations, training Institutions and other qualified organizations to submit an Expressions of Interest (EOI) with respect to technical, managerial and other aspects of the program described below. IHP is considering the engagement of strong implementing partners to provide competency-based clinical skills training in Family Planning at the Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) in Bauchi Kebbi and Sokoto States in Nigeria using the Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) methodology appropriate to staff at Primary Health Care Centres. This Expression of interest is open to registered nongovernmental organizations or a consortium of organizations in Nigeria who may or may not be resident In any of the IHP states but who are technically capable of providing the required services and willing and able to provide on-site training at the Primary Health Care Facilities that will be listed by IHP in Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto States.
The goal of IHP is to contribute to state-level reductions in child and maternal morbidity and mortality and to increase the capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support quality primary health care services. IHP provides technical assistance (TA) to State Ministries of Health (SMOH) and State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) to strengthen systems while collaborating with others like Breakthrough Action- Nigeria (BA-N) and Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-RSM) to increase demand for PHC services and improve access to essential commodities respectively.
This EOI is open for competition and such organizations are free to express interest in either one, two or three States (Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto). This will be a fixed amount award that pays for pre-defined milestones and deliverables.
2.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THE EOI:
(1) Submit a letter indicating interest in applying for one or more State grants, specify which states.
(2) Submit a maximum of two-page concept note using the template provided
(3) Submit a simple cost estimate.
(4) Provide evidence of eligibility
(5) Show ability and willingness to abide by the terms of U.S. government standard provisions, including the “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” by accepting the provisions in their award
Full application package can be downloaded from this link
All eligible organizations will be invited to submit a full application.
Expression of Interest should include:
(1) Name and physical address of organization;
(2) Type of organization
(3) Name, email and phone number of contact person;
(4) Website of the organization (if any)
(5) Brief statement describing the capabilities of the organization, including a description of any previous activities of similar scope.
Successful candidates will be required to sign certifications: Terrorism, Anti-Kick Back, Debarment, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Grants Team Contact Details:
Representative Email: lhp.grants@ihp-nigeria.com
Programme website: www.thepalladiumgroup.com
All submitted EOIs will be reviewed by the Grants and Evaluation Committee in accordance with the IHP Grants Manual Organizations who qualify from the EOI stage will be notified and invited to respond to an RFA and equally attend a bidder’s conference to gain understanding of the grant expectations for the development of a more robust application. EOIs that do not meet the expectation of the EOI stage will also receive a notification from the Senior Grants and Compliance Manager informing them that they will not be moving to the RFA stage.
Please note, Palladium will not award profit under any assistance instruments, such as grant awards, However, all reasonable, allocable, and allowable expenses (both direct and indirect) which are related to the program and are in accordance with applicable cost standards, may be covered under the grant. Issuance of this EOI does not constitute an award commitment, nor does it commit Palladium to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission.
Please note that the technical requirements, funding level and other conditions may change significantly before the actual RFA is released. This is just EOI and not a Request for Application (RFA). Please simply submit EOI at this stage.
Note: This EOI is closes on 10 January, 2020 by 1:00pm local time.
