SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Environmental Education in Hebron
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Foreign Government Standard
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, WO-AQM, 1621 N. Kent Street, AQM Suite 707 RPE, Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3187-S-13-0067
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2013
- Point of Contact
- Cassandra Carey, Phone: 4043473975
- E-Mail Address
-
cncarey@fs.fed.us
(cncarey@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service, Washington Office, Office of the Chief, International Programs (USFS/IP) intends to procure the services of the Palestinian Association for Child Arts and Culture (PCAC), a Palestinian non-governmental organization, to perform environmental outreach activities for youth in the city of Hebron as a sole source fixed-price purchase order under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.302-1, other than full and open competition for the acquisition of services to develop knowledge and understanding on the following: nature and function of ecosystems and how they are interrelated; impact of human activities on the environment; and principles of ecologically sustainable development. Project objectives, activities will include: • Hold a two-day workshop training to a minimum of 10 staff members and volunteer leaders on project objectives and specific activities. • Host a summer-long environmental summer camp for a minimum of 40 children that focuses on learning about the environment and the arts. • Arrange a field trip for a minimum of 30 children to Hebron's environmentally important sites. • Arrange a field trip for a minimum of 30 children to Jericho's environmentally important sites. • Conduct a minimum of five volunteer activities in Hebron with at least 30 children toward city beautification. • Complete a minimum of two art murals related to the environment in Hebron public spaces. USFS/IP seeks to provide environmental-related activities to youth in the Hebron area. To fulfill the specified activities, the institution must have access to necessary in-house expertise and facilities to lead and host workshops, conduct environmental-related activities that tie into art and drama activities, and arrange field trips to select areas in the West Bank. In consultation with USAID/West Bank and the US Consulate, PCAC is deemed the only responsible organization in the Hebron region that has the in-house expertise and facilities to provide the specified services. PCAC has 15 trained staff and facilities that include: library for children, arts and craft supplies, musical instruments, and rooms to host public seminars of up to 50 people.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/WO-AQM/AG-3187-S-13-0067/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Hebron, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
- Record
- SN02998018-W 20130302/130228234257-992e67e2e4a3d19dffbc8e68bc087796 (fbodaily.com)
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