720621-OVCNextGen-FY2021 RFI.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

RFI Number: 720621-OVCNextGen-FY2021 Issuance Date: December 21, 2020 Response Due Date and Time: January 14, 2021, 8:00AM East Africa Time Response Email Address: anganga@usaid.gov and usaidtzco@usaid.gov

Dear Prospective Applicants:

The United States Government (USG) represented by the Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, posts this Request for Information (RFI) to inform interested organizations of an upcoming Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Next Generation Activity. This potential five years OVC activity is designed to increase access to and use of health/HIV, social, and protection services among OVC and youth.

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from Tanzanian, American, and other organizations on the attached draft program description. However, the USG reserves the right to not issue a Request for Application for this potential procurement. The attached draft of the program description presents the draft objectives and key elements of the activity.

This RFI is not a Request for Application or Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and in no way commits USAID to issue a NOFO or to make an award. Please note that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to or preclude any organization or individual from any Request for Application that may be subsequently issued as any/all comments received will be strictly for information gathering purposes only. USAID will not pay for any costs associated with responding to this RFI. Information received in response to this RFI shall become the property of USAID. Therefore, information that cannot be shared should not be sent.

Responses to this RFI must be submitted by email only to Agnes Ng’anga at anganga@usaid.gov with a copy to usaidtzco@usaid.gov no later than the date and time shown above. When responding, please include 720621-OVCNextGen-FY2021 in the email subject line. Responders will not receive individualized feedback. All inquiries concerning this RFI must be directed only to the email addresses identified above. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted nor will phone inquiries be entertained.

We look forward to receiving your comments.

Best Regards, Sascha Kemper Agreement Officer mailto:anganga@usaid.gov mailto:usaidtzco@usaid.gov mailto:anganga@usaid.gov mailto:usaidtzco@usaid.gov

Attachment: Response Requirements

Responses should include the following:

- Cover page, not to exceed one (1) page, that includes

a. Organization name and address

b. Point of contact name, telephone number and email address

- Comments, suggestions, and questions on the program description, not to exceed three (3) pages.

Responses should provide specific feedback, particularly in regard to the following questions:

1. Please provide feedback and comments on the purpose, goal, and key objectives of the draft activity.

a. What interventions are critical to addressing the greatest gaps in increasing OVC access and use of HIV, Social welfare and protection services?

b. What are other missing interventions that are critical to achieving the Activity objectives?

2. What are the most important age based health and social welfare services that need to be provided for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), at-risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), and adolescent /children living with HIV (A/CLHIV)?

3. What are the key challenges in accessing the health and social welfare services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), at-risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), and adolescent /children living with HIV (A/CLHIV) at the ward and village levels? How can these challenges be addressed?

4. What are the critical issues that need to be addressed in order to generate more demand for

HIV services, maximize uptake of HIV services, and address retention and adherence of

A/CLHIV?

5. What are the capacity building needs of local partners for effective delivery of differentiated age based OVC services and support that are vital to improving children living with HIV (CLHIV), HIV-exposed infants (HEI), and at-risk adolescents?

6. What are important family-based interventions and challenges that must be addressed in order to improve service delivery for OVC, at-risk AGYW, and A/CLHIV?