SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- J&A under EPP - Strengthening municipal governments capacity to respond to COVID19 challenges and response
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2020 9:57:14 AM
- Notice Type
- Justification
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- USAID/GUATEMALA SANTA CATARINA PINULA GTM
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AID-520-C-14-00002
- Archive Date
- 09/20/2020
- Point of Contact
- Natalie J Thunberg, Phone: 50224224000
- E-Mail Address
-
nthunberg@usaid.gov
(nthunberg@usaid.gov)
- Award Number
- AID-520-C-14-00002
- Award Date
- 08/12/2020
- Description
- The J&A allows the Agency to�increase�the total estimated cost of the contract by $4,998,750 dollars, extend�the duration of the award by 12 additional months, and update�the statement of work to allow DAI Global LLC to continue to work with key offices in 22 prioritized municipalities; two municipal associations (mancomunidades MANQOSEC, MANCUERNA); the National Association of Municipalities (ANAM), and the Guatemalan Association of Mayors and Indigenous Authorities (AGAAI) to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 emergency. Approval of this authority for exceptions to full-and-open competition was necessary to provide the flexibility that is essential to USAID�s ability to implement activities that respond to the COVID-19 outbreak by strengthening local capacity at the municipal level. Approximately 74% of municipal authorities who took office in January 2020 were newly elected. As anticipated, a significant number of municipal technical personnel were replaced with new and inexperienced staff. Less than three months after taking office the new authorities were challenged with responding to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Nexos Locales Project has gained the trust of the new municipal authorities who are partnering with the Project; however, the project is scheduled to end June 2022 and currently has limited pipeline available to respond to the urgent and diverse needs that municipalities face due to COVID-19. USAID, through Nexos Locales, will seek to soften the negative consequences derived from the global pandemic by assisting targeted municipalities in their planning, response, and recovery from this forthcoming threat.� The current health crisis requires municipal governments in the Western Highlands increased capacity to ensure access to� safe water, strengthen transparent and good governance, establish recovery plans, and ensure municipalities and communities are more resilient to these types of shocks. Required activites: 1.��Strengthen municipal capacity in prioritized municipalities to increase own source revenue and ensure robust, transparent mechanisms are in place for public expenditure reporting and inclusive citizen decision-making processes. 2. Ensure sustainable access to safe water at the municipal urban level in targeted municipalities by providing technical assistance to the municipal office of water and sanitation.� 3.�Strategy Development for Local Economic Development Resiliency
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: GTM
- Country: GTM
- Country: GTM
- Record
- SN05768722-F 20200823/200821230201 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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