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Pre-Solicitation Conference

USAID/India: Health Systems Strengthening and Building Resilience to Future Pandemics and

Climate Change

The United States Agency for International Development’s Mission to India (USAID/India) is in the process of gathering information to design a new activity to partner with the Government of

India, the private sector and civil society to strengthen and expand inclusive and resilient health systems for universal health coverage. The activity would focus on ensuring India’s health system is prepared to prevent and respond to future challenges it faces such as climate change, emerging infectious disease outbreaks, and epidemiologic transition through comprehensive integrated primary healthcare, strengthening the continuum of care offered from the primary to secondary and tertiary facilities, expanded disease surveillance, maximizing the efficiency of public health financing, and increasing private sector engagement to improve health outcomes while reducing out of pocket expenditures.

USAID/India invites all interested firms for an in-person Pre-Solicitation Conference tentatively to be held in New Delhi (Venue - TBD) on Thursday, October 26, 2023 , from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm India Standard Time. The purpose of this Pre Solicitation Conference is to assist USAID in incorporating new, innovative solutions into a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or Request for Proposal (RFP) should USAID decide to issue one that will strengthen the health system for future challenges such as primary care and a strong foundation to manage health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks, climate change considerations, and evolving burden of disease for the most vulnerable populations.

This Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held as part of the Mission’s effort to co-design activities that include input from the community and prospective applicants and/or offerors to foster innovative approaches to problems that jointly produce a mutually beneficial sustainable outcome.. Therefore, USAID/India aims to consult with the broad community of private sector actors, public institutions, development partners, non-governmental organizations, think tanks and academia, concerned with health system strengthening in India with a specific focus on involving the vulnerable and marginalized communities in the process. Should USAID decide to issue a solicitation, NOFO, or RFP, it will be announced on the “Contract Opportunities” section, website link is https://sam.gov/content/opportunities or at https://www.grants.gov/. USAID/India is not seeking technical or cost applications/proposals at this time through this notification.

https://sam.gov/content/opportunities https://www.grants.gov/

Organizations/Firms may propose up to TWO people, identifying the order of priority for the two proposed individuals.

HOW TO SIGN-UP FOR PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE, NEW DELHI:

Organization/firm interested in attending the Pre-Solicitation Conference in New Delhi must send:

Name of Organization/Firm;

Name of attendee(s) ; and, Type of work/services the organization/firm provides

Please provide the above details no later than October 16, 2023, at 4:00 pm India Standard

Time via email to indiarco@usaid.gov and Bhawna Chadha at bchadha@usaid.gov. Email

Subject line is to include “Request to Attend Pre Solicitation Conference - October 26, 2023.”

There is no registration fee for this event. Official notification and invitation (to include specific venue) will be sent by USAID within 1-day of receipt of your organization’s expression of interest. QUESTIONS pertaining to this notice are to be sent to indiarco@usaid.gov and Bhawna

Chadha at bchadha@usaid.gov no later than October 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm India Standard Time.

NOTE: USAID will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this Pre-Solicitation Conference.

Best Regards

Cheryl Hodge-Snead

Agreement/Contracting Officer, USAID/India mailto:indiarco@usaid.gov mailto:indiarco@usaid.gov