Amendment-1 NMMS No. 72036721Q00001.pdf

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

G.P.O. Box 295

U.S. Embassy, Maharajgunj

Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: +977.1.423.4000

Email: usaidnepal@usaid.gov

Website: https://www.usaid.gov/nepal

February 25, 2021

Subject: Responses to Question Received with reference to solicitation number

72036721Q00001

Dear Prospective Offerors, Please find the response to the questions asked with reference to Solicitation Number

72036721Q00001 Solicitation for Nepal Maternal Mortality Study (NMMS) 2021.

Sincerely, Fredrick Onyango

Contracting Officer mailto:usaidnepal@usaid.gov https://www.usaid.gov/nepal

Q1. Our organization is planning to apply for the Project “Nepal Maternal Mortality Study (NMMS)

2021, Solicitation Number: 72036721Q00001. We have already taken the D-U-N-S Number on date

Jun 3, 2019, which is D-U-N-S Number: 557777985. We want to clarify whether we need to re-take

D-U-N-S Number or this D-U-N-S Number will work for the above-mentioned study.

Answer: If you have a DUNS number, you do not need to take again.

Q2. Is collaboration allowed with another local partner?

Answer: Yes, as long as the proposal is within the budget ceiling and manageable to the prime applicant.

Q3. What is the gender ratio of participants?

Answer: We expect the offerors to collect such information from the relevant organizations. The

Statement of Work (SOW) will help to identify the relevant organization that can provide the gender ratio. Estimations should be fine.

Q4. Are participants family expected to be reimbursed for the participation?

Answer: No. The training must be held in the same district where the training participant works. The training participants are the Ministry of Health and Population health workers/staff.

Q5. Do we need to arrange accommodation for family, and trainers?

Q6. Do we need to arrange childcare, as needed, for the participants to improve their participation?

Q7. Is USAID only intended to call for firms for managing and logistics support only for training relating to NMMS?

Answer: Yes, this solicitation is only for managing the training and the logistics. Refer to the

Statement of Work, particularly the section “Technical Assistance Needed from the Offeror”. This training activity is a part of a larger research project which is led by the Ministry of Health and

Population (MOHP) of Nepal. USAID and other donors are contributing technically and financially to implement different activities under the study.

Q8. Who will conduct training? And who will pay the trainers?

Answer: The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) of Nepal will provide the trainers. The offerors of this Solicitation must not budget training/facilitation fees. Also note that almost all MOHP district level trainers will be local for the district. However, the offerors can budget per-diem, hotel accommodation and travel costs for a limited number of MOHP/district trainers. This will help to manage the pool of MOHP trainers for the training events across 77 districts if there are shortage in

MOHP’s human resources due to unforeseen situations.

Q9. How many training venues are expected to cover 77 districts for 930 participants?

Answer: At least one training event per district is envisioned.

Q10. Developing training evaluation form firms also needs contents of the training, in which stage it will be provided?

Answer: The training evaluation forms for including in the proposal need not include all the technical contents of the training for evaluation. The offerors may only include the essential components of a standard training evaluation form.

Q11. The firm works in Funds of USAID but sub-contracted from other agencies are eligible for the submission of proposals?

Answer. Yes.

Q12. Considering the geographical constraint of personally reviewing the document, I request you to provide us the following details before we buy the document:

12.1) List of Items, Schedule of Requirements, Scope of Work, Terms of Reference, Bill of

Materials required.

Answer: Pls refer to the Statement of Work and its sections on Technical Assistance Needed

From the Offeror, Deliverables, Work Schedules etc.

12.2) Soft Copy of the Tender Document through email.

Answer: Pls download from the website. We cannot send it in email.

12.3) Names of countries that will be eligible to participate in this tender-

Answer: Only Nepali firms registered in Nepal, Kathmandu or outside of Kathmandu are eligible.

12.4) Information about the Tendering Procedure and Guidelines

Answer: Pls refer to the Statement of Work in the Solicitation package.

12.5) Estimated Budget for this Purchase

Answer: Pls refer to the notice - Solicitation Number: 72036721Q00001. The cost proposal should not exceed US$ 225,000.00

12.6) Any Extension of Bidding Deadline?

Answer: No. This is a very time-sensitive activity.

12.7) Any Addendum or Pre-Bid meeting Minutes?

Answer: There will be no Pre-Bid Meeting. The answers to questions sent by the interested offerors in kathmanduSAP@usaid.gov by February 23,2021 is posted on the website as an amendment/modification.

Q13. Also we would like to be informed of future tenders from your organization. Hence, we request you to add our name to your bidder's list and do inform us about upcoming Projects, Tenders.

Answer. All the tenders will be posted at https://beta.sam.gov.

END OF THE QUESTION ANSWERS

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