Amendment 0002 - Changes 2 RFP.pdf.pdf

Date RFP Issued: March 18, 2022 Closing Date: May 16, 2022 (Amendment No. 001) Closing Time: 17:00 (UTC + 3:00) Date Amendment No. 0002 Issued: April 22, 2022

Ref.: Request for Proposal (RFP)/Solicitation No. 72066322R00008 - Feed the Future Ethiopia Food and Agriculture System Transformation

Subject: Amendment No. 0002, Changes to the original RFP

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government (“USG”) represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Ethiopia) hereby amends the above-referenced RFP. The main purpose of Amendment No. 0002 is to make necessary changes to the Solicitation.

The RFP is amended as set forth below in Attachment No. 1 to this Amendment. Except as specifically amended herein and in Amendment No. 0001, all terms and conditions of the RFP remain unchanged.

Thank you for your interest in this USAID initiative. We look forward to your organization's continued participation.

Sincerely, /S/

Alula Abera Contracting Officer

U.S. Agency for International Development Entoto Street Tel.: 251-111-306002 USA Address:

P.O.Box 1014 Fax: 251-111-242438 2030 Addis Ababa Place Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Website: http://ethiopia.usaid.gov/ Washington, DC 20521-2030 http://ethiopia.usaid.gov/

RFP/Solicitation No. 72066322R00008 Amendment No. 0002

Attachment No. 1 - Changes to the RFP

The Solicitation is hereby amended as set forth below:

1. SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, H.11 (b) (1) (page 50):

DELETE in its entirety and REPLACE with the following in lieu thereof:

(1) In accordance with 22 CFR 216, an Umbrella IEE was developed for the USAID/Ethiopia Agriculture Value Chain and Private Sector Project. Pursuant to 22 CFR 216.3(a)(2)(iii), the IEE gave a Negative determination with condition threshold decision for most of the intervention of the FAST activity. Negative determination with condition threshold decision indicates that some of the FAST interventions have the potential for adverse environmental and social impact. This indicates that if these activities are implemented subject to the specified conditions, they are expected to have no significant adverse effect on the environment. The Contractor shall be responsible for implementing all IEE conditions pertaining to activities to be funded under this solicitation. Some of the interventions that have the potential for adverse environmental and social impacts among others include: Agro-Chemicals use, seed multiplication, seed supply, planting materials, Agricultural Processing and ValueAdded Enterprises, Infrastructure Development and Small-scale Construction, and Irrigation development.

2. SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, H.11 (b) (2 & 3) (page 50-51): DELETE both paragraphs entirely and REPLACE with the following new paragraph in lieu thereof:

(2) As the USAID/Ethiopia Agriculture Value Chain and Private Sector Project IEE does not contain an activity-level detailed environmental mitigation and monitoring plan (EMMP), the Contractor shall prepare an Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) describing how the Contractor will, in specific terms, address the potential adverse environmental impacts that apply to proposed activity interventions within the scope of the award. The EMMP will include a Climate Risk Management Plan. The EMMP Plan shall include monitoring the implementation of the conditions and their effectiveness. The completed EMMP shall be integrated into the initial work plan and into subsequent Annual Work Plans, making any necessary adjustments to activity implementation in order to minimize adverse impacts to the environment.

Note: As a result of this change, the original paragraph (4) will be moved up as paragraph (3).

3. SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, H.11 (d) (page 51):

DELETE in its entirety and REPLACE with the following in lieu thereof:

(d) Climate Risk Management

Climate Risk Management (CRM) is required for all USAID-supported activities, with limited exceptions. Climate risk is the potential for negative consequences on activity

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RFP/Solicitation No. 72066322R00008 Amendment No. 0002 objectives and/or outcomes due to changing climatic conditions. The focus of CRM at USAID is on the risk to USAID development programming. The CRM process may also identify potential development opportunities associated with current and expected climatic and meteorological changes, including chances to achieve additional development objectives (including increasing climate resilience and reducing greenhouse gas emissions).

A climate risk screening was conducted for DO3, including the Private Enterprise Project, in January 2020. All activities that received a “moderate” climate risk, including FAST, are required to develop a Climate Risk Management Plan and report regularly on compliance status. The Contractor must provide an explanation of their approach to managing climate risks, including taking advantage of opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including how the approach specifically responds to the climate risks and management options.

END OF AMENDMENT NO. 0002 to RFP/Solicitation No. 72066322R00008

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