Yemen_Health_SHARP_BAA_Amendment_01_Q&A.pdf

Yemen Systems, Health and Resiliency Project (SHARP)

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The United States Agency for International Development Broad Agency Announcement for

AMENDMENT 01

Attachment 01

Please see USAID’s answers to the following questions:

Q1. Can USAID please confirm that a cover page is not required as part of the Expression of Interest

Submission?

A1. A cover page is not required

Q2. Is the cover page for the EOI included in the page count?

A2. The cover page would not be included in the page count

Q3. Would USAID accept Annexes in addition to the 4 requested pages of the Expression of Interest?

A3. No annexes are allowed for Expressions of Interest

Q4. Does USAID have a geographic scope in mind for Yemen SHARP? Will the potential project operate in both North and South Yemen? How many governorates and which governorates will be the focus of the project?

A4. The BAA process is not prescriptive. We rely on applicants to use this open process to develop the best solution possible to the problem they identify. We do not have a geographic scope in mind. We ask applicants select geographic areas based on the request of the BAA to develop the best solutions possible including focusing on geographic areas that will ensure the best approach and impact.

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Q5. If USAID anticipates Yemen SHARP will work in North Yemen, who would be considered the primary government counterpart: National Authority of the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian

Affairs and Disaster (NAMCHA), MOH, or MOPIC?

A5. We ask partners to identify their primary government counterpart at the time of submission according to the sector work they will be implementing. While this is a health focused BAA, we welcome solutions to health problems using the best partnerships and sectors for strongest impact.

Q6. In regards to co-investment resources, does USAID need interested organizations to mention potential co-investment resources or provide evidence of formal commitments from co-investment partners?

A6. For the Expression of Interest, any co-investment resources planned should be mentioned in the document.

Q7. Does USAID expect the SHARP project to be a “research to implementation” activity, or an “applied research” activity only, with potential for significant impact and/or scale up?

A7. The BAA process is not prescriptive and we rely on partners to use this open process to develop the best solution possible to the problem they identify. We ask partners to determine the kind of research activity they would like to develop according to what will be the best solution possible for the identified problem.

Q8. Could USAID kindly provide an estimated duration of the SHARP activity?

A8. The BAA process is not prescriptive and we rely on partners to use this open process to develop the best solution possible to the problem they identify. We ask partners to determine the estimated duration according to what will be the best solution possible for the identified problem.

Q9. Could USAID kindly provide an estimated funding available for the SHARP activity?

A9. The BAA process is not prescriptive and we rely on partners to use this open process to develop the best solution possible to the problem they identify. We ask partners to determine the estimated funding needed according to what will be the best solution possible for the identified problem.