Announcement Number
- Eligible Applicants - Unrestricted/ALL
- Place of Performance: Madagascar
- Announcement Number: 72068724RFA00005
- Opportunity Type: Assistance (Cooperative Agreement)
- Title: Public Supply Chain Madagascar USAID MAHENIKA
- Issue Date: July 8, 2024
- Deadline for Question: July 31, 2024
- Closing Date: August 21, 2024
- Closing Time: 00:00AM, GMT+3
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement or grant from qualified entities to implement the Public Supply Chain Madagascar “MAHENIKA”. Eligibility for this award is not restricted.
USAID intends to make an award to the applicant(s) who best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in the full NOFO subject to a risk assessment. Eligible parties interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read the full NOFO thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements and selection process.
To be eligible for award, the applicant must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards in Section C of this NOFO. The full funding opportunity is posted on https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355277 , and may be amended. It is the responsibility of the applicant to regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to the full NOFO and to ensure that the NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the NOFO, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance.
Project Summary
The MAHENIKA, is a Malagasy name which means in English: fully satisfied or fully covered. This is an activity expected to be a $45 million award spanning five years from 2024-2029. This activity will be managed by the Health Population and Nutrition office under a Cooperative agreement. This activity will be the primary USAID/Madagascar vehicle for distribution of United States Government (USG)-funded health program including (not limited to) Maternal and Child Health (MCH), malaria, and family planning (FP) commodities and technical assistance (TA) for public supply chain system strengthening from the central level to the last mile distribution.
This activity aims to strengthen Madagascar’s technical capacity and efforts to achieve an integrated public health supply chain which increases the availability of quality health commodities for the population in accordance with national policies, standards, and procedures.
The activity will support the public system, but it will also support the private sector, local associations and NGOs for the last mile distribution network with local solutions in transport and other logistics areas provided. The activity will provide capacity building and regular assessment of their distribution capacity. Then, there will be a transition to a direct USAID award depending on the results of these capacity assessments. It will explore underutilized players to optimize.