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USAID INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM (IHP)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
EOI#1 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO03-2019-EOI003-BAUCHI STATE
EOI#2 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP-TO04-2019-EOI003-KEBBI STATE
EOI#3 REFERENCE NUMBER: EOI NUMBER IHP- TO05-2019-EOI003- SOKOTO STATE
Title: Onsite Training of Health Care workers in Primary Health Care Centres (1 per ward) covering Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC)/Life Savings Skills (LSS) using the Low Dose High Frequency Approach (LDHF) 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 non-governmental organizations (for-profit and not-for-profit), and nongovernmental professional associations, training institutions and other quaffed organizations to submit an Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Grants Under Contract (GUC) with respect to technical, managerial and other aspects of the program as described below. IHP is collaborating with the government, community and private sector partners to focus on improving the quality and utilization of maternal and newborn care services in public health facilities. As part of this effort, IHP has planned with the Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto State governments.
To train health care workers on Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC)/Life Saving Skills (LSS) in order to improve service delivery especially on the day of birth (DOB). As a sub-grantee, you will be required to conduct step down trainings for qualified health workers using a Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) approach, which will be facility-based training approach to enable frontline healthcare workers to master a small number of selected competencies at a given time and be supervised and mentored to perform them according to set standards before introducing additional competencies in:
(i) Bauchi: 14 LGAs and specifically in 236 PHCs (the designated 1PHC per ward)
(ii) Kebbi: 11 LGAs and specifically in 122 PHCs (the designated 1PHC per ward)
(iii) Sokoto: 12 LGAs and specifically in 127 PHCs (the designated 1PHC per ward)
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. You should indicate the EOI number you are interested in either Bauchi, Kebbi and or Sokoto and organizations with capacity and willing can apply for more than one state. This will be a fixed amount award (FAA) that pays for pre-defined milestones and deliverables. GBL GR01 SOP01 TL 16 Call for EOIs application template 2/2.
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.
Trainers must be clinically proficient in providing the training doses required for BEmONC/LSS phases.
All the trainings will be onsite (at health facility) using the LDHF modular approach that incorporates high impact maternal and newborn care services interventions into routine services.
2.0 INSTRUCTION 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
https://grmfutures-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/nkechi_acho_thepalladiumgroup_com/Enjc4MSWrkRAmykUiibpFsABZTabp4wcxdS93iuwLe2Y7Q?e=VxTFEM
All short-listed organizations will be invited to submit full application. 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 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 awards 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 tee 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
(RFA). Please simply submit EOI at this stage.
Note: This EOI is closes on January 10, 2020 by 1:00pm local time.
