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.

 

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