NEW YORK, February 2012—The Institute of International Education (IIE) won a prestigious contract from USAID which will allow the Institute to collaborate with USAID missions around the world to implement international development projects. Focus on Results: Enhancing Capacity Across Sectors in Transition or FORECAST II consists of five-year contracts, managed by USAID’s Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT) that offer bureaus and missions worldwide a fully integrated, flexible package of cross-cutting services for Participant Training and related capacity development interventions.
Under FORECAST II, IIE will support USAID’s strategic objective in all technical areas by offering a comprehensive range of services, including human and institutional capacity development, training needs assessments, development of performance monitoring plans, and short-and long-term training and exchange visitor programs. IIE is implementing FORECAST II with our partners: Creative Associates, Associates for Global Change, dTS, Inc., Education Development Center, International Youth Foundation, and KNO Worldwide.
“IIE has had a longstanding commitment to improving the lives of people around the world through education and training,” said IIE President and CEO Allan Goodman. “We look forward to supporting USAID’s work through FORECAST II.”
FORECAST II offers an expanded array of Participant Training (PT) and exchange visitor services including: training needs assessments, consultation and development of strategic training plans, training design, participant/exchange visitor selection, procurement services for training and logistics providers, arranging placements in short-term and long-term programs in-country, in the U.S. and in third countries, processing services (language certification, medical certification, health & accident insurance enrollment, security screening, pre-training preparation and pre-departure orientation, program monitoring, tracking and data reporting), evaluation and follow-up, and technical assistance.
The FORECAST II IDIQ has a ceiling of $242 million, with a period of performance from February 2012 – February 1, 2017. Missions, bureaus and independent offices can access services of the contractors through task orders.
For additional information on how to access service, please contact IIE’s IDIQ Manager, Susan Fickling at Sfickling@iie.org, or USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Ethel Brooks at ebrooks@usaid.gov.
About the Institute of International Education
The Institute of International Education is a world leader in the international exchange of people and ideas. An independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1919, IIE has a network of over 20 offices worldwide and over 1,000 member institutions. IIE designs and implements programs of study and training for students, educators, young professionals and trainees from all sectors with funding from government agencies, foundations, and corporations. IIE also conducts policy research and program evaluations, and provides advising and counseling on international education and opportunities abroad.
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