Request for Proposal: Independent Contractor – REQUE002342-00001

United States Institute of Peace

Unbiased Contractor:

Location of Work: Tripoli, Libya

Launch Date: March 22^nd 2024

RFP Due Date: April 22^nd 2024

Refer Inquiries to:

Submit Response to:

Mohamed Fortia, mfortia@usip.org

Mohamed Fortia, mfortia@usip.org

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Pertinent responses will probably be made obtainable to all offerors by e-mail. No inquiries will probably be accepted after specified time and date.

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Introduction and Background

America Institute of Peace (USIP) is a nationwide, nonpartisan, unbiased institute, based by Congress and devoted to the proposition {that a} world with out violent battle is feasible, sensible, and important for U.S. and world safety. In battle zones overseas, the Institute works with native companions to stop, mitigate, and resolve violent battle. For extra info, please go to http://www.usip.org.

USIP works alongside native, nationwide, and worldwide companions to assist Libyans selling stability and reconciliation, demonstrating America’s dedication to peace. Since 2011, the Institute has engaged on the group and nationwide ranges to assist reconciliation, strengthen the rule of legislation, and bridge social cleavages via dialogue. Our present undertaking, often known as the strengthening Border Communities undertaking (SBC), will deal with offering youth with the required expertise in peacebuilding and mediation via a sequence of trainings.

Function of the RFP

USIP is in search of an unbiased contractor (the Contractor) to function a coach for 2 Peacebuilding Workshops for youth in Libya. He/she is going to ship a sequence of capability constructing workshops with a purpose to prepare youth contributors in key peacebuilding expertise, together with mediation, negotiation, battle evaluation, important pondering, and collaborative downside fixing.

The Contractor can have a minimal of 5 years’ expertise in facilitating and conducting workshops/trainings. The Contractor may also have work expertise within the areas of peacebuilding, mediation, and battle evaluation. Desirably, the contractor can have expertise working in or on Libya (or in an space that shares an identical socio/political context.)

Background and Scope of Work

The contractor is anticipated to develop and ship one (five-day) Primary Peacebuilding Workshop, one (five-day) Superior Peacebuilding Workshop for contributors of the USIP Libya program, in addition to offering 6-9 distant mentoring periods to the contributors.

These trainings intention to boost contributors’ data and expertise in related areas and empower them to foster dialogue and peace of their communities. The purpose is to create an enduring impression by bettering their capability in negotiation, mediation, and post-dialogue actions.

The contributors will probably be chosen by USIP and encompass 15 youths from 3 places in Libya. The youths will probably be divided into 3 teams, every group comprising a complete of 5 contributors.

The next sections define the particular subjects and goals for every workshop or coaching:

Primary and Superior Workshops

Deliverable 1: Growth of Workshop Content material: The Contractor will develop the content material for the 2 coaching workshops and undergo USIP for remaining approval.

For the event of the workshop content material, the Contractor is accountable for offering descriptions of the course content material and pedagogical strategy, together with the module title, key studying goals, and an outline of the content material being taught (why and what) in every module. These may also embrace the next:
* Related educating notes and supplies.
* Workout routines for course contributors as an example key course ideas.
* Descriptions of the workouts (4-5 sentences) and train supplies.
* Associated supplies to facilitate the efficient supply of the workouts.
* Studying supplies for every module and for the workouts, as related.

Deliverable 2: Primary Peacebuilding Workshop: The contractor will ship One (1) five-day coaching in primary negotiation, mediation, and peacebuilding expertise for a complete of 15 youths from Libya’s 3 goal places with at the least 30% of the contributors being feminine, who’ve demonstrated data, expertise, and expertise in peacebuilding. Throughout this workshop, the Contractor will information the youth contributors to provide you with concepts on Engagement Actions to implement of their respective communities.

The Contractor will probably be accountable for debriefings after every day of the workshop with USIP to make sure that workshop goals are being met, talk about group dynamics, present observations, and reply questions associated to the exercise or program.

Deliverable 3: Pre Evaluation for Primary Workshop: The contractor will probably be required to formulate and supply assessments for the youth contributors, previous to the Primary workshop. These assessments will probably be used to find out the abilities stage of the youth contributors and measure the change following the completion of the Advance Workshop.

Deliverable 4: Superior Peacebuilding Workshop: The contractor with ship One (1) five-day coaching in superior negotiation, mediation, and peacebuilding expertise for a similar group of youths who will attend the prior Primary Workshop (Deliverable 1). Throughout this workshop, the Contractor (via session with USIP employees) will information the youth contributors to finalize concepts on Engagement Actions to implement of their respective communities. USIP can have the ultimate approval for the concepts chosen and can base this approval on price availability and feasibility.

The Contractor will probably be accountable for debriefings after every day of the workshop with USIP to make sure that workshop goals are being met, talk about group dynamics, present observations, and reply questions associated to the exercise or program.

Deliverable 5: Submit Evaluation for Advance Workshop: The contractor will probably be required to formulate and supply an evaluation for the youth contributors, put up the workshop. This evaluation together with the pre-assessment will probably be used to find out the abilities stage of the youth contributors and measure the change following the completion of the workshops.

Mentoring Periods

Deliverable 6: Distant mentoring periods: The Contractor will present 2-3 distant mentoring periods for every of the three teams of contributors (6-9 periods in whole). Every session will probably be roughly 2 hours in size. The intention of the periods will probably be to assist the contributors through the design of post-dialogue initiatives (engagement actions). The periods will happen through the time interval between the Primary and Superior Peacebuilding Workshops.

The Contractor will ship what’s equal to 6-9 distant mentoring periods (1-2 periods for every of the three teams of contributors) with the approval of the undertaking lead. Examples of the areas the periods will cowl are:
* Overview of what was learnt within the Primary workshop.
* Steerage on the event of the Engagement Actions.
* Addressing key challenges confronted by the contributors.
* Making ready the contributors for the Advance workshop.

Deliverable 7: Observe-up distant mentoring periods: Following the completion of the Advance coaching workshop, the Contractor will present 4-6 distant mentoring periods for every of the three teams of contributors (12 – 18 periods in whole). Every session will probably be roughly 2 hours in size. The intention of the periods will probably be to assist the contributors through the session and implementation of post-dialogue initiatives (engagement actions). The periods will happen following the completion of the Superior Peacebuilding Workshops.

Progress Experiences

Deliverable 8: A weekly observe up assembly: A weekly observe up assembly with the USIP workforce and undertaking lead after the completion of every workshop. The timings of those conferences could change relying on USIP schedule. USIP will affirm the timings with the contractor.

Deliverable 9: Abstract report Primary Workshop: An in depth abstract report upon the completion of the Primary Peacebuilding Workshop: The contractor will probably be required to supply an in depth abstract report on the findings from the workshop. USIP shall present steerage on the template and content material wanted within the report.

Deliverable 10: Abstract report Superior Workshop: An in depth abstract report upon completion of the Superior Peacebuilding Workshop. The contractor will probably be required to supply an in depth abstract report on the findings from the workshop. USIP shall present steerage on the template and content material wanted within the report.

The contractor will probably be accountable for the gathering and group of all info and knowledge associated to the coaching workshops. The Contractor will then consolidate the information collected into the detailed abstract stories.

Deliverable 11: Abstract Presentation to Native Group: USIP will probably be in search of an area group to implement the Engagement Actions which can be developed through the Primary and Advance coaching workshops. The Contractor will probably be required to supply one abstract presentation to the native group on what the youth contributors had learnt within the workshops and what concepts that they had developed. That is to supply the native group with a greater total understanding.

Tentative Timeline

A tentative timeline for the completion of deliverables is supplied under. USIP will work with the chosen proposer to finalize deliverables and deliverable due dates upon choice.

Deliverable

Estimated Due Date

Deliverable 1: Growth of Workshop Content material

Could 10^th 2024

Deliverable 2: Primary Peacebuilding Workshop

Could 13^th 2024

Deliverable 3: Pre Evaluation for Primary Workshop

Could 13^th 2024

Deliverable 4: Superior Peacebuilding Workshop

July 30^th 2024

Deliverable 5: Submit Evaluation for Advance Workshop

July 30^th 2024

Deliverable 6: Distant mentoring periods

July 30^th 2024

Deliverable 7: Observe-up distant mentoring periods

August 30^th 2024

Deliverable 8: Weekly observe up conferences

August 30^th 2024

Deliverable 9: Abstract report Primary Workshop

Could 20^th 2024

Deliverable 10: Abstract report Advance Workshop

August 10^th 2024

Deliverable 11: Abstract Presentation to native group

August 15^th 2024

Submission Necessities

Any proposal that doesn’t include all gadgets listed under could also be thought of nonresponsive. For extra element on the choice course of, together with corresponding analysis standards, please see Part V under. To be thought of beneath this RFP, please submit the next:

Cowl Letter

To be thought of, please submit a canopy letter of not more than 2 pages with the next info:
* Summarize your curiosity on this alternative, together with your curiosity in Peacebuilding and Battle Decision.
* Briefly describe your earlier expertise with a undertaking of comparable scope and complexity.
* Define your strategy or methodology.
* The Workshops are scheduled to happen in Libya. This will change as a result of exterior components and in that case, the workshops will happen in Tunisia. The Contractor ought to point out their capability to journey to Libya and Tunisia, and whether or not or not they may want a visa for both nation. the Contractor shall be accountable for acquiring all crucial visas and journey paperwork for Libya and Tunisia.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Please present a CV of not more than 3 pages. CVs won’t rely in direction of proposal web page restrict.

Methodology

Based mostly on the data supplied, describe the proposed strategy to conduct the above deliverables. This could embrace the strategy the Contractor will use in conducting, content material creation workshop facilitation and mentoring periods. The methodology shouldn’t be greater than 4 pages within the size.

Expertise & References

Please, describe and supply examples of earlier initiatives your group has labored on of comparable scope and complexity. Present a degree of contact with phone quantity and e mail handle for every of the described initiatives. The contractor also needs to present 2 examples of earlier written stories.

Value Proposal

The fee proposal shall embrace an in depth funds and a funds narrative. Funds have to be in US {dollars} and in a spreadsheet format (e.g., Excel). The funds ought to specify your hourly or every day fee and another prices associated to the implementation of the above deliverables together with visa prices if relevant.

Certification Web page

Full and signal the Certification Web page under and submit with the proposal

1. Choice Course of
2. Schedule

Date

Schedule

March 22^nd 2024

RFP issued

March 28^th 2024

Questions regarding RFP and undertaking emailed to mfortia@usip.org no later than 9:00 Tunis time.

April 4^th 2024

Solutions to questions will probably be made obtainable to all offerors.

April 15^th 2024

Proposals are due no later than 9:00 Jap Customary Time. Late submissions will not be accepted.

April 22^nd 2024

Notification to chose offeror

Could^ 13^th 2024

Estimated undertaking graduation date

USIP could modify dates within the schedule or cancel this RFP at any time previous to contract award.

Analysis Standards

Proposals will probably be evaluated primarily based on the standards under. For extra element on every submission requirement, see Part IV of this RFP. The USIP Choice Committee will evaluate all proposals acquired on time utilizing the analysis standards established under primarily based on the very best worth supplied to USIP. The Choice Committee reserves the appropriate to reject all or any proposals, in complete or partly, to award a number of contracts, and/or to enter into negotiations with any occasion, in the very best pursuits of the Institute.

Analysis Standards

Weight

Cowl Letter

10%

CV

10%

Methodology

30%

Expertise & References

30%

Value Proposal

20%

Basic Directions and Phrases

1. Full proposals have to be submitted by e mail to mfortia@usip.org, by 9:00 Tunis Time on March 20^th
2. The Institute will not be accountable for any prices incurred by offerors previous to issuance of an executed contract with the Institute.
3. Submissions have to be typed and submitted electronically and should embrace all submission necessities outlined within the Submission of Necessities part of this RFP. No modifications or corrections to a response will probably be allowed after the deadline.
4. All submissions ought to be in English and US {dollars}.
5. Any questions regarding this RFP ought to be directed to Mohamed Fortia at mfortia@usip.org. Pertinent responses will probably be made obtainable to all offerors by e mail. No inquiries will probably be accepted after specified time and date.
6. Any proposal not addressing all RFP necessities could also be thought of non-responsive. Late proposals could also be rejected as non-responsive.
7. This RFP will not be a suggestion to enter into an settlement with any occasion, however fairly a request to obtain proposals from offerors (organizations or individuals) considering offering the providers outlined herein. Such proposals shall be thought of and handled by USIP as provides to enter right into a contract.
8. USIP shall not be obligated for the fee of any sums in anyway to any recipient of this RFP till and until a written contract between the events is executed.
9. Except acknowledged in any other case inside this RFP, the chosen Contractor shall be accountable for offering all tools and/or provides required to carry out the providers.
10. The chosen Contractor shall not discriminate in opposition to any particular person in accordance with Federal, state, or native legislation.
11. The submission of any supplies to USIP in response to this RFP will represent (i) a illustration that the Offeror owns or has unrestricted license to make use of and license such supplies and all mental property expressed therein; and (ii) the grant of a non-exclusive license to USIP to make use of such supplies and mental property for any objective, together with particularly the analysis, negotiation, and documentation of a contract with any occasion.
12. Offeror will decide to adhering to the connected USIP Phrases & Situations, else danger elimination from consideration. Exceptions to those phrases have to be clearly outlined in an annex to the Technical Proposal.

Certification Web page

A. The Offeror certifies that: (1) Costs within the provide have been arrived at independently with out session, communication, or settlement with another competitor; (2) Costs within the provide haven’t been and won’t be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, immediately or not directly, to another competitor earlier than bid opening or contract award until in any other case required by legislation; and (3) No try has been made or will probably be made by the offeror to induce another competitor to/to not submit a suggestion for the aim of limiting competitors.

B. Has the offeror acquired funding from USIP? Sure/NO
If sure, present the grant or contract quantity and the offeror’s essential level of contact at USIP:___________________________________________________________________________________

On Behalf of Offeror:

Title of Group or Unbiased Contractor

Signature of Approved Official

Printed Title of Approved Official

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