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The opportunity titled "RFI - Laos Maternal Child Health Nutrition Activity" (Reference Number 72048621RFI00001) is not a grant application call, but a Request for Information issued by USAID/Laos as part of its planning for a new five-year Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) program. Released on December 3, 2020, with responses due by December 18, 2020, the RFI is meant to gather practical input from organizations and stakeholders to help USAID shape the final program design before releasing a formal solicitation, which USAID anticipated for early Spring 2021. The intended program focus is improving health and nutrition outcomes for pregnant and lactating women in Laos, as well as newborns, children, and adolescents.
USAID is using the RFI to do two things at once: share early information about the direction of its planned work in maternal and child health and nutrition, and collect recommendations, ideas, and relevant experience from the public that could improve the activity design. The notice makes it clear that USAID is not requesting technical proposals or budgets at this stage, and that submitting a response is voluntary and unpaid. In other words, the RFI is an information-gathering step that may influence a later competitive funding opportunity, but it is not itself a competition or a basis for an award.
For submission requirements, respondents were asked to send a short package by email with strict page limits. The response needed a one-page cover sheet listing the organization name and address, a point of contact with full contact information, and the organization size and type. In addition, USAID invited comments and suggestions on the overall approach for the MCHN activity, limited to five pages (not counting the cover page), and noted that anything beyond that page limit would not be reviewed. Respondents were also requested to answer the questions provided in "Attachment 2," but they could choose which questions to address based on their expertise or what they could realistically contribute. USAID also instructed respondents not to include proprietary information.
The RFI allowed supporting documentation, but kept that constrained as well: a maximum of two attachments, each no more than two pages. Organizations could use these attachments to share relevant background such as past performance in maternal and child health and nutrition, experience coordinating with other stakeholders, or capacity information that might be useful for USAID to understand the landscape of potential implementers and partners in Laos. The request also included annexes referenced as a concept note for the activity, a set of RFI questions, and a snapshot of USAID Laos health programming, which together were intended to give respondents context and help them tailor useful feedback.
Eligibility for providing input was essentially open. The listing describes eligible applicants as "unrestricted," meaning any type of entity could respond, subject to clarifications in the full text. While the posting includes an "award ceiling" figure of up to $30,000,000 and an "expected awards" count of 20, those figures are best understood as planning or forecast information tied to the broader anticipated effort, not as a promise of awards under the RFI itself, since an RFI does not result in funding. The activity sits under the health sector and references CFDA 98.001, consistent with USAID foreign assistance.
Responses had to be submitted electronically with the email subject line "Laos Maternal Child Health Nutrition Activity" to two USAID contacts, with a copy to the Regional Agreement/Contracting Officer. USAID stated that respondents would only receive an electronic confirmation of receipt and should not expect individualized feedback. The notice also includes standard language that no legal claims against the U.S. Government can arise from responding to the RFI or from the government using the information provided. Finally, USAID noted that if and when the formal solicitation is released, it would be announced later on beta.sam.gov or Grants.gov, signaling that interested parties should monitor those sites for the competitive opportunity that would follow this design phase.Apply for 72048621RFI00001
- The Agency for International Development, Thailand USAID-Bangkok in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RFI - Laos Maternal Child Health Nutrition Activity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 03, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 18, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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