Population, Health and Nutrition Technical Assistance and Support Contract Three (TASCthree) - 00023

Solicitation Number: M-OAA-GH-HSR-06-694

Contract award number: GHH-I-00-07-00023-00 

Project title: Population, Health and Nutrition Technical Assistance and Support Contract Three (TASCthree)

Purpose:
The purpose of the Population, Health and Nutrition Technical Assistance and Support Contract, Three (TASCthree) is to establish a world-wide mechanism to support USAID Missions and Bureaus to implement Strategic Objectives that contribute to the Agency’s goal to improve global health in the areas of population, health, nutrition, and infectious diseases. TASCthree will continue and expand the worldwide mechanism established by the original TASC IQC and the subsequent TASC2 IQC. TASCthree shall provide the Agency with cost-effective access to technical expertise and implementation support to meet evolving USAID needs.

Objectives:
(1) Provide USAID with access to technical expertise and implementation support in areas of population, health, nutrition, and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS in support of Mission and USAID/Washington Strategic Objectives;
(2) Establish cost-effective implementation mechanisms by reducing administrative costs paid by Missions and USAID centrally-funded activities;
(3) Customize technical consultations and program support to meet evolving USAID needs;
(4) Provide specialized services and expert assistance to programs that integrate multiple objectives;
(5) Reduce procurement time for Missions and Bureaus;
(6) Conduct and/or oversee comprehensive evaluations of population, health, nutrition, and infectious disease programs;
(7) Provide a mechanism to allow Missions with reduced management capacity to implement activities linked to their objectives;
(8) Allow USAID/Washington Regional Bureaus to assist USAID’s “non-presence” countries.
As requested under individual task orders, all contractors selected for TASCthree shall provide population, health, nutrition and infectious disease services to USAID Missions, the Global Health Bureau, and other USAID Bureaus and operating units. Through TASCthree, the Contractor also shall provide, as requested by Missions and other operating units, long- or short-term programmatic support and technical services to host country institutions (both governmental and non-governmental) to achieve the operating unit’s population, health, nutrition, and infectious disease objectives. Task orders issued by the requesting USAID operating unit will define the precise specifications and activity requirements.

Period of Performance: Five (5) years