72049721RFI00001 RFI New Marine and Fisheries.pdf

Subject: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION & SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Program Title: USAID/Indonesia New Marine and Fisheries Program Release Date: October 8, 2020 Response Due Date and Time: October 23, 2020; 3:00 PM Jakarta Time Response Email Address: proposals-indo@usaid.gov

Dear Interested Parties:

The United States Agency for International Development Mission to Indonesia (USAID/Indonesia) is in the process of gathering information to support an anticipated design of two new marine and fisheries activities, as described in the Attachment.

A. Request for Information (RFI)

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit public feedback on the attached draft concept note and situation model. Interested parties, including government, non-government organizations, and the private sector are invited to provide recommendations to advance Indonesia's self-reliance to conserve marine biodiversity and improve the sustainable, equitable management of fisheries.

The issuance of this RFI is not a commitment to issue a solicitation, contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. Any future solicitations or funding opportunities to the new marine and fisheries program will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov or at www.grants.gov at a later date. USAID/Indonesia is not seeking technical or cost applications/proposals at this time.

Submission instructions for this RFI are provided in Section V.A of the Attachment.

B. Sources Sought Notice (SSN)

Additionally, this is an SSN to identify qualified organizations that are interested in and capable of performing the type of work described in the Attachment. Your responses to the information requested will assist USAID to plan the acquisition strategy, including whether a U.S. small business set-aside is possible.

Submission instructions for this SSN are provided in Section V.B of the Attachment.

USAID/Indonesia is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information, answer questions or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Please note issuance of this RFI/SSN does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S.

Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of comments.

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RFI USAID/Indonesia - New Marine and Fisheries Program

Thank you for your assistance and interest in USAID programs.

Sincerely, /s/

Albert E. Carrera Contracting/Agreement Officer USAID/Indonesia

ATTACHMENT - DRAFT CONCEPT OF MARINE AND FISHERIES PROGRAM

I. RESPONSE GUIDELINES

Comments and questions on the draft concept of the new marine and fisheries program and its situation model should not exceed three (3) pages. USAID is interested in feedback on the following:

A. Draft Concept

Please review the draft concept (Attachment, Section II and III) and comment on the purpose and potential areas of focus. Specific questions include: Does the purpose and potential areas of focus flow logically from the situation model? Do they reflect a strategic approach to marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries management given Indonesia’s current context and experience in this sector? Identify any opportunities or challenges you anticipate from shifts in context, including recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic.

B. Draft Situation Model

Please review the Situation Model (Attachment, Section IV) and comment on the proposed biodiversity focal interests, threats, and drivers. Please note if there are any major biodiversity focal interests, threats, drivers, or relationships between the drivers that you recommend removing, adding, or revising. Indicate geographies, target fisheries and marine protected areas (MPAs) where the new marine and fisheries program is likely to be successful.

II. PURPOSE

USAID/Indonesia’s New Marine and Fisheries Program seeks to advance Indonesia's self-reliance to reduce pressures to marine biodiversity through improved sustainable and equitable management of fisheries and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

III. BACKGROUND

Indonesia is located at the epicenter of global marine biodiversity and comprises a large portion of the Coral Triangle, an area which is home to 76 percent of the world´s coral species and 37 percent of the world's coral reef fish species. Indonesian waters are home to the greatest coral reef fish diversity in the world with approximately 2,057 species. The high biodiversity in fish, is supported by the high diversity in coral species (569; Veron, 2019), mangrove species (243; Giesen et al., 2007 in BAPPENAS 2016), and seagrass species (12).

As the world’s largest archipelagic country, 75 percent of Indonesia’s territory, including the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), is water. Indonesia is also the second largest fisheries producer in the world with over 6.7 million tonnes of wild capture fisheries landed in 2018, which represents 8 percent of marine fisheries landings globally. As a result, Indonesia’s marine and fisheries resources play an important role in the country’s economy, geopolitics, culture, and natural environment. About 54 percent of Indonesia's animal protein supply comes from fish and seafood, which underscores the importance of sustainable fisheries for food security. With more than 2.2 million fishers and 12 million people involved in the fisheries sector in Indonesia, the long-term sustainability of fisheries is important for productivity, livelihoods, food security, and ecosystem services. This is particularly relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted seafood distribution and supply chains.

Indonesia's National Midterm Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024 has a strong focus on economic development with an overall target of 6 percent economic growth and 3.9 percent growth specifically in the fisheries sector. This RPJMN economic target informs the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries’ five-year strategic plan to increase national wild caught fish production from 8 to 10 million tonnes and to increase the coverage of MPAs from 22.7 to 26.9 million hectares by 2024. Indonesia also relies on aquaculture production to meet seafood demand and has set a target to increase aquaculture production from 18 to 22 million tonnes by 2024, in particular for shrimp and seaweed. Unsustainable coastal aquaculture, including shrimp farming, is a major factor behind mangrove loss, which reduces ecological and socio-economic functions that provide coastal protection, support habitats for many fish species, and enhance human-wellbeing, livelihoods and food security.

Previous USAID initiatives primarily focused on eastern Indonesia and aimed to address illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing through integrating multiple management approaches.

These approaches included the following: establishing and strengthening marine protected areas, promoting an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, improving marine spatial planning, and strengthening law enforcement. The successful management models from these USAID’s interventions will be used as a foundation for the new marine and fisheries program to conserve the marine habitats and species that underpin Indonesia's economy and culture.

USAID has identified the following potential areas of focus:

1. Improved evidence-based sustainable fisheries policies and its implementation for priority areas and fisheries;

2. Improved management effectiveness of existing national and provincial MPAs and compliance with regulations; and

3. Improved protection of endangered, threatened, protected (ETP) marine species and their habitats.

IV. DRAFT SITUATION MODEL

A situation model is a type of context analysis used in biodiversity programming at USAID1. This situation model describes the context for marine biodiversity conservation in Indonesia at a national level. It illustrates how effective conservation of biodiversity focal interests (green circles) are expected to provide benefits to human well-being (brown circles) and identifies the key threats to these biodiversity assets (pink rectangles). The model also provides a hypothesis about the main drivers (orange rectangles) that lead to these threats. Relationships between drivers, threats, biodiversity focal interests, and human well-being are shown by arrows.

The biodiversity focal areas for this model include coral reef, mangroves, and seagrass ecosystems as well as priority coral reef fish, demersal, and pelagic fisheries, including highly migratory species.

ETP species are also identified as a biodiversity focal interest. The situation model reflects the hypothesis that effective conservation and management of these biodiversity focal interests will

1 Biodiversity How-To Guide 1: Developing Situation Models in USAID Biodiversity Programming, accessible at: https://rmportal.net/biodiversityconservation-gateway/projects/closed-global-projects/measuring-impact/how-to-guides-for-usaid-biodiversity-programming promote sustainable fisheries, tourism and increase resilience of coastal areas resulting in improved livelihoods and food security, economic growth, increased resilience to disasters and climate change, strengthened security, and greater protections for indigenous rights and culture.

In assessing the threats to these biodiversity focal interests: IUU fishing, overfishing, and destructive fishing practices were rated as very high threats. Poaching, habitat destruction from unsustainable aquaculture and coastal development, and pollution from unsustainable land-based activities were rated as high threats nationally, recognizing there is regional variation.

V. RESPONSES SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Request for Information (RFI)

All comments and recommendations to the questions presented in Section I of the Attachment (Response Guidelines) must be submitted electronically to proposals-indo@usaid.gov with the subject title: RFI: USAID/Indonesia New Marine and Fisheries Program, no later than the date/time stated above.

The submitted response should include:

Reference: USAID/Indonesia New Marine and Fisheries Program Organization Name:

Point of contact name and contact information:

Size and type of organization, including U.S. small business or other status if applicable (optional, when applicable):

Legal registration status in Indonesia (optional, when applicable):

Attachments: Respondents may attach any documents that support your comments to the above questions.

B. Sources Sought Notice (SSN)

Interested qualified organizations should submit a tailored capability statement to proposals-indo@usaid.gov with the subject title: SSN: USAID/Indonesia New Marine and Fisheries Program, no later than the date/time stated above.

The cover page of the capability statement should include:

Reference: USAID/Indonesia New Marine and Fisheries Program Organization Name:

Point of contact name and contact information:

Size and type of organization, including U.S. small business or other status if applicable (optional, when applicable):

DUNS Number:

Legal registration status in Indonesia (optional, when applicable):

All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be reviewed only by USAID personnel and will be held in a confidential manner.

No electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response nor individualized feedback on any suggestions will be given. No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI/SSN or from the Government’s use of such information. Specific questions about this RFI/SSN should be directed only to the email addresses identified above.

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