Announcement Number
To: All Interested Respondents/Parties:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/ Southern Africa Mission invites Concept Papers that are focused on the provision of program design analytic and consultative services for USAID/ South Africa’s “Power to the People” program. Eligibility for this award is restricted to local organizations. USAID encourages participation from potential new local partners. The geographic focus of this activity will be in South Africa’s Northern Cape and Eastern Cape provinces.
Subject to the availability of funds, an award will be made to the responsible applicant(s) whose application(s) best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity and the selection criteria contained herein. USAID/SA anticipates supporting one new Fixed Amount Award (FAA) within a range of $500,000 to $625,000, over a period of 24 months. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the application(s) submitted.
This NOFO and the assistance selection process contains three phases as follows:
- Phase I – Concept Paper Submission and Merit Review
- Phase II - Co-Creation
- Phase III – Full Application Submission and Merit Review
USAID anticipates inviting the successful applicant(s) for the Power to the People Design Services for co-creation (Phase II). Phase II will present an opportunity to discuss the concept paper and the applicant(s) technical approach and vision in detail. Following co- creation, the applicant(s) will be invited by USAID to submit a full application in Phase III. If deemed appropriate, USAID will select the application(s) for funding.
To be eligible for award, the applicant(s) must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards. This funding opportunity is posted on www.grants.gov, and may be amended. Interested Applicants should regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this notice of funding opportunity. Applicants will need to have available or download Adobe programs to their computers to view and save the Adobe forms properly. It is the responsibility of the Applicants to ensure that the entire NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety and 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.
USAID may not award to an Applicant unless the Applicant has complied with all applicable Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) requirements. The registration process may take several weeks or even months to complete. Therefore, Applicants are encouraged to begin registration as early in the process as possible. Proposed subawardees do not need full SAM registration, they need to only obtain a UEI. Applicants need to be registered in SAM when submitting the full application. Applicants do not need to be registered in SAM when submitting a concept paper.
Any questions concerning this NOFO must be submitted electronically to PretoriaApplications@usaid.gov and Pnare@usaid.gov with a copy to LePerry@usaid.gov by no later than the time indicated above.
The concept papers (Phase I) and, at the later stage, the full application (Phase III) must be submitted electronically to PretoriaApplications@usaid.gov and Pnare@usaid.gov. The concept papers and full application must be received by not later than the time and date indicated above.
Issuance of this NOFO does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the US Government (USG) nor does it commit the USG to pay for any costs incurred in preparation or submission of comments/suggestions or an application. Applications are submitted at the risk of the Applicant. All preparation and submission costs are at the Applicant’s expense.
Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.