Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 14278
Country/Region: South Africa
Year: 2013
Main Partner: John Snow, Inc
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $500,000

In collaboration with the Department of Social Development (DSD) a solicitation for this activity will be done using the AIDSTAR IQC mechanism. The AIDSTAR IQC mechanism will be used to select a service provider that will provide long and short-term technical assistance and program implementation support in specialized technical areas to strengthen the social service workforce (both professionals and practitioners). The social welfare workforce is critical to child protection and the ability of vulnerable children to access key health and social welfare services. Social service professionals, working closely with the justice system, are critical in reducing child abuse neglect and exploitation. This Task Order (TO) will strengthen the most important workforce, those who care for and protect the most vulnerable children. One of the key features of this TO will be to provide support to DSD to develop a strong human resource information system that will allow for targeted support to the geographic areas with the highest burden of orphans and vulnerable children and other specific vulnerable populations of greatest need. A task order for competition among the IQC prime contractors will be issued and a TO awarded that will be directly managed by USAID/South Africa. This TO will provide support to DSD using a range of strategies for planning the social welfare workforce, and developing and supporting the workforce using models of human and institutional capacity development. It is expected that this will be a $10 million award and will focus on innovative solutions for human resource development issues in the social welfare workforce area. A Scope of Work will be developed in collaboration with DSD and competed amongst the AIDSTAR 2 prime contractors by June 2012.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $500,000

In collaboration with the Department of Social Development (DSD) a solicitation for this activity will be done using the AIDSTAR IQC mechanism. The AIDSTAR IQC mechanism will be used to select a service provider that will provide long and short-term technical assistance and program implementation support in specialized technical areas to strengthen the social service workforce (both professionals and practitioners). The social welfare workforce is critical to child protection and the ability of vulnerable children to access key health and social welfare services. Social service professionals, working closely with the justice system, are critical in reducing child abuse neglect and exploitation. This Task Order (TO) will strengthen the most important workforce, those who care for and protect the most vulnerable children. One of the key features of this TO will be to provide support to DSD to develop a strong human resource information system that will allow for targeted support to the geographic areas with the highest burden of orphans and vulnerable children and other specific vulnerable populations of greatest need. A task order for competition among the IQC prime contractors will be issued and a TO awarded that will be directly managed by USAID/South Africa. This TO will provide support to DSD using a range of strategies for planning the social welfare workforce, and developing and supporting the workforce using models of human and institutional capacity development. It is expected that this will be a $10 million award and will focus on innovative solutions for human resource development issues in the social welfare workforce area. A Scope of Work will be developed in collaboration with DSD and competed amongst the AIDSTAR 2 prime contractors by June 2012.

Subpartners Total: $0
Mott MacDonald: NA
Frontline AIDS (formerly International HIV/AIDS Alliance): NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $180,000
Human Resources for Health $180,000