SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- USAID Small Business Applied Research (SBAR) Program - 2021
- Notice Date
- 2/9/2021 8:34:28 AM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USAID M/OAA WASHINGTON DC 20523 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20523
- Solicitation Number
- USAID-BAA-SBAR-2021
- Response Due
- 3/26/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/23/2022
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Faber
- E-Mail Address
-
sbar@usaid.gov
(sbar@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Many people in rural and underserved communities in developing countries face difficulties in gaining access to health care, education, economic opportunities, and basic social services because of distance and insufficient transportation options. Bicycles, however, can be a powerful, low-technology solution to this problem. Development organizations, including USAID, have used bicycles to achieve positive results in health care, agriculture, economic development, and education programs. Improving access to affordable bicycles creates a number of benefits, including improved gender norms, improved access to education, increased productivity and income, and increased time savings. For example, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy studies in Uganda, Tanzania, and Sri Lanka have shown that owning a bicycle can increase a family�s income by as much as 35 percent. Development programs that have incorporated bicycles have demonstrated the importance of focusing on the entire bicycle ecosystem to sustain and scale the positive impacts of these tools�lessons that should be guiding principles for future investments.
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