Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) is an international non-profit organization that develops, delivers, and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world's most urgent challenges. Our work includes research, training, educational materials and strategy, with activities ranging from seed projects to large-scale initiatives. EDC enjoys a worldwide reputation for its excellence in program and fiscal management and for the impact of its work.
The purpose of the Request for Quotation (RFQ) is to invite prospective offerors to submit quotations for supplying 2 (TWO) U.S.-built vehicles to be used by the USAID Basa Pilipinas Project, implemented by EDC.
The Basa Pilipinas Project is a national early grade reading project that supports the Philippines Department of Education's Every-Child-A-Reader Program (ECARP). It also provides technical assistance to DepED in its implementation of mother tongue instruction. The project is USAID's first nationwide education project, as well as the first to provide direct support to a host government education program without the creation of a parallel project. The objective of the project is to improve reading skills of one million children in the early grades in selected areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, in Filipino, English, and selected mother tongues. EDC's work on the Basa Pilipinas project is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The commodities included in this RFQ shall be for used for transportation of staff, consultants and other stakeholders as necessary to accomplish the activities set forth under the USAID Basa Pilipinas Project in the Philippines.
All communications regarding this RFQ must be directed to EDC.
This procurement is open to offers from providers in the U.S. and the Philippines, or any country included in the 937 geographic code (reference Annex C of the attached RFQ Announcement).