The CEL contract—managed by the E3/Land and Urban Office—is a broad, multi-faceted support mechanism available for field Missions and USAID/Washington operating units to buy into for activities through May 2023. CEL can provide short- and long-term technical assistance, analytical services, and field implementation across six primary domains:
- Evaluations – from simple performance evaluations to complex, rigorous impact evaluations
- Research – both primary research and secondary, desk research
- Assessments – targeted assessments available from subject matter experts across a wide variety
of disciplines - Pilots – limited on-the-ground implementation of field activities to test promising approaches or
technologies - Communications and Knowledge Management – strategic communications planning, digital
storytelling, website management, and support for knowledge sharing events and webinars - Training – including in-person and online training programs and workshops
CONTRACT OVERVIEW
CEL is a highly flexible GSA (MOBIS) Work Assignment Contract managed by the E3/Land and Urban Office in Washington. CEL covers three separate, cross-cutting sectors: land tenure and property rights; local sustainability; and urban development. USAID Missions and Bureaus can buy into CEL for individual Work Assignments (similar to small Task Orders) for a variety of services, from small assessments to large evaluations. Work Assignments do not need to be competed through a new solicitation.