Request for Proposal (RFP) Organizational Culture and Behavior Change (OC/BC) Advisor – Consultant

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Organizational Culture and Behavior Change (OC/BC) Advisor – Consultant

To: Offerors

From: Creative Associates International, Inc.

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP)- RFP-JTAP-019

Performance Period: November 2022 – October 2023

RFP Issue Date: 13 October 2022

RFP Closing Date: 27 October 2022

Reference: USAID Contract No. 72027821C00005

Enclosed is a Request for Proposals (RFP). Creative invites qualified Individuals to submit a best-value proposal for Organizational Culture and Behavior Change (OC/BC) Advisor – Consultant. The issuance of a contract is subject to availability of funds and successful negotiation of the contract budget and terms. The Contracts resulting from this Request for Proposal will be a Blanket Consultancy Agreements (BCA).

The requirements for this activity are described in the “Statement of Work” in Attachment A. Creative encourages your Individual to indicate its interest in this procurement by submitting a proposal according to the instructions in Attachment B “Instructions to Offerors.” Proposals will be evaluated based on the “Evaluation Criteria” in Attachment C. Creative will make an award to the responsible Offeror submitting an offer that provides best value to the project: technical merit and price will be both considered.

To be considered, Offerors should submit a complete proposal no later than the closing date and time indicated above. Offerors should ensure that the proposals are well-written in English, easy to read, follow the instructions provided and contain only requested information.

Any questions should be submitted in writing and emailed to [email protected] no later than October 18, 2022. No questions will be entertained if they are received by means other than the specified email address, and any communications to alternate e-mail addresses will result in the disqualification of the bidder. The solicitation number (listed above) should be stated in the subject line. Answers will be compiled and distributed on Sunday October 23, 2022.

Proposals must be comprised of one electronic copy of the Technical Proposal and one electronic copy of the Cost/Business proposal, sent in separate files, and labeled with the above-stated subject, subproject number and title. Submissions shall be delivered to:

Creative Procurement Department at

[email protected]

Sincerely,

Creative Procurement Department

Attachments:

ATTACHMENT A: Statement of Work

ATTACHMENT B: Instructions to Offerors

ATTACHMENT C: Evaluation Criteria

ATTACHMENT D: Proposal Cover Letter

ATTACHMENT A:

STATEMENT OF WORK FOR

Organizational Culture and Behavior Change (OC/BC) Advisor – Consultant

Introduction:

Creative Associates International is a dynamic and fast-growing professional service firm that specializes in international development in the areas of education, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Washington, DC, the firm has a field presence in thirty plus countries worldwide with a strong and diverse portfolio that includes global contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other clients including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. The firm has earned a solid reputation among its clients and missions worldwide and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.

Program Summary:

The Technical Assistance Program (TAP), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is a five-year education and youth project in Jordan. TAP seeks to work with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth in such a way that ensures officials can implement desired reforms that result in real and significant outcomes. Creative and its partners, within a process of co-creation with national stakeholders, will provide technical assistance in the development, roll-out, and tracking of policies and procedures that build on national and international experiences and research in systemic change, public education, and youth programming. Foundational to this approach is the transformation and interconnectedness of organizational culture/wellness and the hard and soft systems. The many activities in the Jordan Technical Assistance Program includes support to curriculum development, promoting inclusive learning techniques, improving the skills of teachers and school managers, and other tangible activities that support changing the organizational culture within the two ministries and relevant agencies at national, governate, and local levels. The program will further support Jordan’s outreach and behavioral change communications initiatives that are aimed at creating a culture of reading, widespread support for efforts to improve education quality, the inclusion of vulnerable children, and increased youth engagement.

Position Summary:

JTAP seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Jordanian Ministries of Education and Youth in a range of areas and work streams, including learning recovery post COVID, teacher professionalism, youth programming, financial management, human resources, monitoring & evaluation, and public communication. A major assumption of the project – and the GOJ in the latest Public Sector Modernization reports on Organizational Culture -is that sustainable improvements at a scale that are more meaningful and proportionate to the challenges will be achieved by a shift in organizational culture/behavior change. There are approximately 40 project staff and three subcontractors who comprise the TAP team.

The first aspect of the OC/BC Advisor’s responsibilities is internal to the project itself. This involves providing consultation to the Chief of Party and project staff to support them in their internalizing and modeling of the same practices that the project supports with the GoJ Ministries, especially continuous listening, organizational learning, and adaptation for effectiveness and success over time. This includes exemplary, distributive, and inclusive leadership and management, transparent communication and collaboration, reflective practice, a results orientation, openness to innovation, respectful and professional behaviors that bring out the best in others, and a systems and holistic approach to change. This also includes knowing how and when to accompany the process of the project in a way that is aware and respectful of the qualities of the Jordanian government, society, and culture.

The second aspect of this person’s responsibilities is with the Government of Jordan. Activities will take place at the individual, team, directorate, ministerial, and systems levels. The Advisor will be responsible for providing overall strategic and technical thought partnership with the ministries in a way that respects and builds on existing aspirations, goals, transformation/modernization processes, and skills in implementing fit for purpose activities. The Advisor will be responsible for developing inputs for the annual work plan, staffing activities with qualified people, providing guidance and oversight to project staff and consultants that work on specific assignments, and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the organizational change component. In general, the position will be responsible for ensuring that TRG’s substantial experience in listening to, respecting, and working with stakeholders in defining the why, what, and how of organizational/institutional change, capacity building, and systems strengthening while designing and implementing activities is applied. The emphasis is not about pushing preconceived solutions and answers, but supporting and strengthening Ministry processes that generate ownership, sustainable solutions, effectiveness, and success in the pursuit of goals and visions.

This is a part-time position that will be conducted both in Jordan and virtually from the consultant’s point of origin, preferably Jordan or the region. Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic are required.

Objective

The Organizational Culture and Behavior Change Advisor will work with and advise TAP teams to ensure that activities are designed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated in a process of co- creation. The OC/BC Advisor will support team and work stream strategies and actions that improve GOJ culture, systems, and processes and enhance counterparts’ capacity to design and manage education and youth programs that are achieve results at a systemic level, especially for marginalized populations.

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to the Chief of Party and Technical Staff around integrating organizational effectiveness/organizational culture/behavior change approaches, tools, and practices across the project’s IRs.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to IR teams to effectively learn from each other – and national and global experiences – as they integrate organizational culture/behavior change approaches, tools, and practices within their workstreams and in their action plans/Annual Work Plans with the GoJ.
• Ensure that organizational culture and behavior change – and systemic change approaches – are relevant to the Jordanian context and contribute to the success of the project and GoJ and ministries’ goals and aspirations in Public Sector Modernization and other policies.
• Provide in-person and virtual training, capacity development, and structured spaces for staff in sharing practices and learnings in organizational effectiveness and change management, and organizational culture/behavior change, within and across the GOJ entities
• Support the design and implementation of organizational culture and capacity assessments to determine the behaviors, strengths and obstacles in domains including roles/responsibilities, strategy/implementation, structure/staffing, relationship/networks, leadership/management, internal and external communication/coordination.
• Support the design and implementation of individual, team, operating units, and partnership capacity assessments to determine strengths and gaps in knowledge, skills, behaviors, and practices, policies, relationships, structures, and mental models that must be addressed to support successful implementation and gender norms.
• Advise on the development and implementation of plans for building on the strengths, assets, and what works while addressing the barriers in organizational and individual effectiveness.
• Design and facilitate leadership development programs, retreats, team-building programs, strategic planning, workshops on key issues, and systems strengthening initiatives, when appropriate.
• Work with TAP’s Technical and Institutional Capacity efforts – and the Gender advisors -to deliver Gender Equitable Outcomes and Promote Gender Equality
• Identify and share best/good/emerging practices on OC/BC and sector reform/transformation from Jordan, the region, and global experiences.

Experience and Education Requirements

Education

Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree with equivalent education/work experience in a related field (i.e., organizational development, adult education, international development, international or multi-cultural communication, international business, or management)

Key Skills

• • • Demonstrated skills providing organizational effectiveness and change management services for government institutions.
      – Ability to craft a customized, collaborative, inclusive approach that is entirely focused on the client’s policies, needs, priorities, visions, and aspirations – as they evolve and emerge.
      – Genuine and demonstrated curiosity and exploration towards effective approaches to individual, team and organizational development and learning, organizational culture/behavior change, and how they can contribute to our clients’ success.
      – Ability to quickly learn the technical language of the education and youth sectors, key issues, and culture of our client organizations.
      – Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic

Key Working Relationships:

• This position will administratively and technically report to TAP’s Organizational Culture and Behavioral Change Advisor (TRG)

List of Tasks, LOE (days) and Timeline:

# Tasks

Performance Benchmarks

Estimated LOE

Estimated Timeline

TAP OC/BC mainstreaming strategy:

• TAP strategy and actions for organizational culture and behavior change integrated into all workstreams and relevant actions with the MOE and MOY, and reflected in Annual Work plans, quarterly reports, and monthly reports.
• TAP methodologies to capture the lived experience, learnings, evidence, and data for CLA, MEL, and continuous improvement over the year and life of the project.

All TAP workstreams have incorporated elements of OC/BC in their annual work plans and monthly work plans as appropriate.

Participate in all TAP leadership and team meetings 25%,

Established moments in 2023

Design and delivery training/capacity development program on OC/BC for TAP staff and subsequently with GOJ leaders and key Departments. Several training/OD reports 25%

Upon completion of each training 3

Ongoing advisory support to TAP team, GoJ counterparts, and the education sector ecosystem:

• Technical assistance to help incorporate OC/BC in all technical areas/work streams of TAP
• Participate in and review of strategy / policy documents, and MEL strategy of project and GoJ (Roadmap, Public Sector Modernization, Organizational Culture report, etc.) to ensure OC/BC is integrated and monitored and evaluated within a CLA approach.
• Collaboratively facilitate OC/BC workshops
• Adaptation of training and technical materials

Several monthly progress reports 50%

End of each month

The above LOE/Working days is tentative and subject to increase or decrease depending on program needs / additionally this will be on work order basis,

Project Location: Wadi Saqra, Arrar Street, Bldg. # 201, 1st Floor, Amman, Jordan

Period of Performance:

Creative anticipates issuing a Blanket Consultant Agreement (BCA) valid for a Period of Performance of approximately one year base up to three -years options that will be exercised in writing by Creative.

Ordering Procedure:

Purchases may only be made by Creative via written FP Level of Effort (LoE) Work Orders and executed by the authorized individuals listed in the BCA.

Daily rates are based on an 8-hour working day. Any hours worked in excess of 8 hours will not be paid. Working days consisting of less than 8 hours shall be prorated accordingly.

How to apply

Attachment B

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. General Instructions

These Instructions to Offerors will not form part of the offer or of the Contract. They are intended solely to aid Offerors in the preparation of their proposals. Read and follow these instructions carefully.

1. The proposal and all corresponding documents related to the proposal must be written in the English language, unless otherwise explicitly allowed. Additionally, all proposals should be single-spaced with clear section headings, and be presented in the order specified in Attachment C – Evaluation Criteria.
2. Proposals must include only the Offeror’s own work. No text should be copied from sources outside of, unless those sources are adequately cited and credited. If Creative determines that any part of the proposal is plagiarized from outside sources, the Offeror will be automatically disqualified.
3. Proposals and all cost and price figures must be presented in JOD. All prices should be tax Exempted. professional services agreement will be issued to the successful offeror in local currency and subject for 5 % service tax deduction as per in accordance with enacted Jordanian legislations
4. The Offeror must state in their Proposal the validity period of their offer. The minimum offer acceptance period for this RFP is 90 days after closing date of the RFP. If an Offeror has provided a validity period of less than 90 days, they will be asked to revise this. If the Offeror does not extend the validity period, their proposal will be rejected. Creative reserves the right not to make an award.
5. The Technical Proposal and Cost Proposal must be kept separate from each other. Technical Proposals must not make reference to cost or pricing information at any point. This will enable the technical evaluation to be made strictly on the basis of technical merit.
6. No costs incurred by the Offerors in preparing and submitting the proposal are reimbursable by Creative. All such costs will be at the Offeror’s expense.
7. Responsibility Determination: Award shall only be made to “responsive” Offerors. To enable Creative to make this determination, the Offeror must provide a cover letter, as provided in Attachment D.
8. Late Offers: Offerors are wholly responsible for ensuring that their Offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein. A late Offer will be recommended for rejection, even if it was late as a result of circumstances beyond the Offeror’s control. Late offers will only be considered at the procurement department’s discretion.
9. Modification/Withdrawal of Offers: Offerors have the right to withdraw, modify or correct their offer after it has been delivered to Creative at the e-mail address stated above, and provided that the request is made before the RFP closing date.
10. Disposition of Proposals: Proposals submitted in response to this RFP will not be returned. Reasonable effort will be made to ensure confidentiality of proposals received from all Offerors. This RFP does not seek information of a highly proprietary nature, but if such information is included in the Offeror’s proposal, the Offeror must alert Creative and must annotate the material by marking it “Confidential and Proprietary” so that these sections can be treated appropriately.
11. Clarifications and Amendments to the RFP: Any questions regarding this solicitation must be emailed to [email protected] . No questions/clarifications will be entertained if they are received by another means. The solicitation number should be stated in the subject. Responses will be compiled and posted on Creative’s procurement
12. Creative anticipates that discussions with Offerors will be conducted; however, Creative reserves the right to make an award without discussions. It is strongly recommended that Offerors present their best offer.

Failure to agree and comply with any of the above instructions will result in the Offeror being considered unresponsive and the proposal may be rejected.

1. Submission of Proposal:

Proposals must be submitted in two separate files via the email address below:

1. E-mail 1 – Technical Proposal
2. E-mail 2 – Cost proposal

Each e-mail should be clearly labeled with the RFP number and position title.

Proposals must be delivered no later than the specified date/time to the address below.

[email protected]

And who do not submit their technical and cost proposals separately will be automatically disqualified.

1. Content of Proposal:

The proposal shall be comprised of Three sections:

1. Cover Letter (Attachment D)
2. Technical Proposal
3. Cost Proposal
4. The Cover Letter: should be on the Offeror’s and MUST contain the information requested in Attachment D.
5. Technical Proposal:
6. The Technical Proposal is the opportunity for the Offeror to demonstrate that the Individual is “technically capable” of implementing the activity and should demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of and capabilities to carry out the work, and address the key issues described in the Evaluation Criteria in Attachment III.
7. The Technical Proposal should be divided into clearly separate sections following the same order of the Evaluation Criteria in Attachment III. A mis-ordered proposal that makes information hard to find will result in lower scores.
8. If an Offeror submits a proposal that fails to respond to the majority of the information requested in this RFP, as outlined specifically in the statement of work and the evaluation criteria, the Offeror’s proposal will be automatically disqualified.
9. The Cost Proposal**:** mustbe submitted separately from the technical proposal and will primarily indicate the cost for performing the work.

Failure to comply with any of the above points will result in the Offeror being considered “unresponsive” and the proposal may be rejected.

If an Offeror provides insufficient information in their technical and/or cost proposal, Creative reserves the right to request additional information, or to request a revised proposal from the Offeror, if necessary. Creative reserves the right to make no award, or multiple awards, under this RFP.

Attachment C

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Basis of Award: The award will be made to the offeror whose offer presents the Best Value: the optimal combination of technical merits and reasonable cost. Proposals will be scored on technical factors first. Only the Cost proposals of those offers that surpass the minimum qualifying score of 70 points in the technical evaluation will have their Cost Proposal reviewed. Those that do not reach this qualifying score in the Technical Evaluation will be considered non-competitive EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. Technical Competence – presented in the Technical Proposal (70 points)

The award will be given to the person who achieves the highest score within the following competitive criteria

A. Education and Experience: 70 marks (allocated to them, and a minimum of 10 must be obtained to pass, Submit in CV)

B. Past Performance (30 Marks)

As described in table below: The evaluation will be done according to the criteria shown in the table

Topic

Description

Points available

Qualifications and education

The applicant must attach the academic qualifications success stories and other Diploma training courses that he/she deems appropriate to support his/her file along with resume as per below outline:

BSC. degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources Management /Multidisciplinary and multisectoral approaches to organizational and systemic change.

MSc/MBA in business will be a plus.

20%

Detailed Experience

1. At least 10+ years of demonstrated experience in collaboratively designing and facilitating organizational/ institutional development processes, building multisector stakeholder engagement and ownership, leadership development and systemic change, strategic and operational planning, human resources development, co-creation, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and modernization/reform in the government sector, private sector, and/or civil society.
2. Experience in conducting job analysis and developing job descriptions and scopes of work, forming and supporting ad hoc working groups, designing professional development strategies.
3. Experience in developing Technical Competencies and designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating training and capacity building programs

50%

Past Performance/Reference check

Document and summarize your proven track record of successfully implementing similar activities to include a description of similar services provided in the past and any lessons learned that will be incorporated into the activity described in this RFP.

30%

If an Offeror submits a proposal that fails to respond to the majority of the information requested in this RFP, as outlined specifically in the statement of work and the evaluation criteria, the Offeror’s proposal will be automatically disqualified.

B. Past Performance and Experience

Document and summarize your proven track record of successfully performing similar services. Using the exact table format provided below, please list only services you have performed within the past three years including specific projects worked on by consultants within the firm, a brief description of how each is relevant to this RFP, and the contact details for each previous client or donor. You may also include recommendation/appreciation letters and certificates as attachments.

Offerors with past performance with similar services, in the same geographic area and/or of similar scale to the activity described in this RFP will be scored more favorably than offerors that do not meet these criteria. Please note that Offerors cannot be evaluated on information that they do not provide. For example, if an Offeror has current/past performance working with Creative, they cannot be positively evaluated on this experience unless it is provided in the Offeror’s proposal.

# (a)

Activity Title (b)

Location(s) of activity (c)

Synopsis of the activity and its relevance to this RFP (d)

Performance period (date, duration and if completed on schedule)

(e) Prime or Subcontractor? (f)

Amount for the activity (g)

Name & Contact Info (E-mail and phone) of client

1

2

3

C. Attachments (Not Scored)

You may include recommendation/appreciation letters and certificates as attachments, or any other documentation you wish to further support your proposal, stapled/bound separately from the rest of the technical proposal. Content presented here will not be scored.

1. Cost Reasonableness & Financial Capability – presented in Cost Proposal. Not Scored.

Submit fully burdened rates for each category, including illustrative consultant rates Creative’s review of the Cost Proposal shall determine if the overall costs proposed are realistic for the work to be performed, reflect a correct understanding of the project requirements, and are consistent with the Offeror’s Technical Proposal. Creative will also review individual line items and determine if they are allowable, allocable, and reasonable.

Creative reserves the right to request additional supporting documentation or a revised proposal from an Offeror if insufficient information has been provided in the Offeror’s technical and/or cost proposal. If the requested information is not provided, Creative has the right to disqualify the firm from further consideration.

ATTACHMENT D

FORMAT FOR PROPOSAL COVER LETTER –

City, Country

To: Creative Procurement Team

Dear Sir / Madam:

We, the undersigned, offer to undertake the [Insert RFP No], [Insert project title], in accordance with your Request for Proposal dated [Insert MM/DD/YYYY] and our Technical and Cost Proposal submitted herein.

Offeror personal details are as follows:

1. Offeror Name
2. Offeror Address
3. Telephone #/Cellular Phone #, Email address:
4. Validity Period of Proposal
5. Copy of the Offeror ID

Our proposal shall be binding upon us, subject to any modifications resulting from negotiation, up to expiration of the validity period of the proposal. We understand you are not bound to accept this or any Proposal you receive.

The Offeror also certify that:

1. The ability to comply with the described delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commitments and constraints;
2. have a satisfactory performance record;
3. have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;
4. have the necessary technical capacity,
5. otherwise, qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

Sincerely,

Authorized Signature:

Name of Signatory:

Date: