GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITY   3

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Guatemala/Office of Acquisition & Assistance intends to award a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee Completion Type Contract to implement the Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response Activity. The procurement will be conducted through full and open competition, under which any type of organization is eligible to compete. The acquisition will be conducted as a two-phased procurement using a voluntary down-selection technique between phases.

Work Details
The purpose of this Contract is to reduce the negative social and economic impacts of Gender Based Violence in targeted areas of Guatemala, contributing to longer-term stability of the country, aligned with United States national security objectives. The period of performance is five years. The Contract includes programming aligned with an evidence-based Theory of Change (TOC) informed by learning generated from stakeholder consultations in the design of this Project, desk review, and learning from past programming.

The Project has four primary areas of programming: 1) Increase the prevention of GBV at the community, municipal and national levels; 2) Increase the capacity of GoGs institution and other stakeholder to respond more effectively, including the decentralization and expansion of legal services and models; 3) Increase the recovery and empowerment of GBV survivors through enhanced secondary prevention services, and access to economic and employability opportunities; 4) Support research and analysis of GBV and its impact on development, U.S. national security and migration.

Period of Performance
The period of performance is five years.

Place of Performance
The targeted communities will include but not limited to border zones with Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras to become resilient, empowered, and informed of their rights, and make a positive change in their lives and communities to break the cycle of violence.