Ensuring Social Protection by Empowering and building Resiliency for Adolescents, Nuclear families, Children, and caregivers affected by HIV/AIDS (ESPERANÇA)

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This is a Request for Information (“RFI”) issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mozambique for conducting market research in response to the questions provided in Attachment C . This RFI is issued solely for planning and information seeking purposes in accordance with FAR Part 10 and ADS 300. USAID will not pay for information submitted nor will it reimburse costs incurred by individuals or entities that elect to respond to this RFI. USAID/Mozambique intends to design a new Activity - E nsuring S ocial P rotection by E mpowering and building R esiliency for A dolescents, N uclear families, C hildren, and caregivers affected by HIV/ A IDS (ESPERANÇA) - that will support and contribute to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) to reach and sustain HIV epidemic control in three provinces - Sofala, Manica and Tete. This is anticipated to be a five (5) year award November - 2024 - 2029, with a total value of up to $40 million. The purpose of this communication is to obtain industry comment and input on the above-mentioned activity. More specifically, the RFI intends to: ●       Assess the interest of potential organizations in submitting applications/proposals for the new USAID/ ESPERANÇA Activity. ●       Gain technical and organizational insights in the capacity of potential organizations. ●       Explore innovative approaches to partnering with organizations working in the same area; and ●       Collect inputs to contribute to the improvement of the proposed Program Description (PD)/Scope of Work (SOW). Attachment C presents the set of questions to which organizations should respond. Note that this is a RFI and not a Request for Applications (RFA) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue any solicitation or ultimately an award based on this RFI, or to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. It should be noted that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to any organization in the subsequent procurement.