AID-497-RFI-18-000003_USAID_Indonesia_-_PROSPECT.pdf

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Date of Issuance: November 20, 2017

Reference No.: AID-497-RFI-18-000003

Preliminary Activity Title: ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Regional Optimization within the

Political-Security and Socio-Cultural Communities

(PROSPECT)

Deadline to Submit Responses: December 28, 2017; 04:00 PM, Jakarta, local time

Submit Response to: proposals-indo@usaid.gov

Dear Interested Parties:

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only as defined in FAR 15.201(e), to obtain information related to interest, capabilities, and market information from potential offerors. This RFI relates to an activity with the preliminary title of “ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Regional Optimization within the Political-Security and Socio-Cultural Communities (PROSPECT).” The purpose of this activity is to improve the capacity of targeted Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) institutions, sectoral bodies, and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), to develop effective multi-lateral policy standards and agreements and strengthening their ability to implement these policies.

The purpose of this RFI is to:

• Obtain details concerning interest in USAID’s anticipated requirements described herein;

• Obtain information on the level of capability of potential offerors relative to the objectives and expected results described in the draft scope of work; and

• Solicit and obtain input, feedback and questions of the draft scope of work.

Please do not submit any proposals at this time; only information requested in this RFI will be reviewed. Responses will be treated as confidential. A Request for Proposals is anticipated to be released in early February 2018 and will be posted on www.fbo.gov.

All responses should be sent using the cover page that is Attachment No. 2 to this RFI. All comments must be submitted electronically via email to proposals-indo@usaid.gov with the subject title “RFI: PROSPECT Activity” no later than the date/time stated above.

The issuance of this request will not restrict the Government's ultimate approach, if any.

Respondents are advised that USAID is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information, answer questions or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary. Not mailto:proposals-indo@usaid.gov http://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:proposals-indo@usaid.gov responding to this request does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if any is issued.

Please note that release of this RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S.

Government to issue any notice of funding opportunity or ultimately award an agreement on the basis of this RFI. USAID is not responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI.

Thank you for your interest in USAID’s programs and we look forward to your comments.

Sincerely, /s/ Alexis McGinness Contracting Officer USAID/Indonesia

Attachments:

1. DRAFT Scope of Work

2. Cover Page Response Form

Standard Clause: FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose to 1) Obtain details concerning interest in USAID/Indonesia ASEAN Office’s anticipated requirements described herein; 2) Obtain information on the level of capability of potential offerors relative to the objectives and expected results described in the draft scope of work; and 3) Solicit and obtain input, feedback and questions of the draft scope of work.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/Subpart%2031_2.html#wp1095883

Pre-Solicitation Notice USAID/Indonesia ASEAN Office

PROSPECT: ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Regional Optimization within the Political Security and Socio-Cultural Communities

Request for Information (RFI)

AID-497-RFI-18-000003

The United States Agency for International Development Indonesia Mission ASEAN Office (USAID) is contemplating issuing one (1) cost plus fixed fee term form contract to provide technical assistance to ASEAN to support the implementation of policies and regulatory frameworks in order to:

1) Advance ASEAN’s capacity to prevent violent extremism and combat transnational crimes through promoting cooperation and coordination among ASEAN sectoral bodies.

2) Strengthen the implementation of ASEAN’s strategy for Disaster Management

3) Strengthen Judicial Cooperation and networks to promote the rule of law among ASEAN bodies.

4) Increase civil society engagement with ASEAN at different sectoral levels.

5) Enhance ASEAN’s institutional capacity to promote human rights, particularly in regard to key transnational issues.

USAID anticipates this activity will have a five (5) year period of performance at a cost range of $10 - $15 million. This procurement is expected to be conducted as a full and open competition.

The RFI offers the opportunity to provide interested individuals and organizations with an opportunity to review the draft scope of work and provide any recommendations and/or questions regarding its content that will enable potential offerors adequate information to prepare a proposal in response.

ATTACHMENT 1: DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK

I. TITLE OF ACTIVITY

ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Regional Optimization within the Political-Security and Socio- Cultural Communities (PROSPECT)

II. INTRODUCTION

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Indonesia ASEAN Office is in partnership with ASEAN to support the ASEAN Community Vision 2025. The purpose of the support is to assist ASEAN’s objective of building a more inclusive, rules-based, and prosperous Southeast Asia. This activity will increase ASEAN’s capacity to resolve regional and global challenges and advance an effective, rules-based architecture to uphold human dignity and the rule of law. This activity will provide technical assistance, training, workshop and other resources to strengthen capacity of targeted ASEAN institutions, including the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) as well as other ASEAN institutions and sectoral bodies to develop effective multi-lateral policy standards and agreements and strengthening their ability to implement these policies.

The anticipated solicitation will seek proposals from applicants with strong experience and understanding on regional multilateral organization such as ASEAN and the ability to manage a flexible mechanism to provide technical assistance to build ASEAN and ASEAN Member States (AMS) capacity to resolve regional and global challenges as well as enhance the rule of law, increase civil society organizations (CSO) engagement and uphold human rights. The contractor must consult the USAID Indonesia ASEAN Office, the U.S. Mission to ASEAN (USASEAN), and relevant ASEAN institutions to develop and implement work plans during the period of performance.

III. BACKGROUND

ASEAN was founded on August 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand as a means of facilitating economic, political, military, educational and cultural integration. In addition to spurring economic development and social progress, the organization also seeks to provide a mechanism for peaceful resolution of differences and to promote regional stability. Since its formation, it has expanded to include Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia, bringing its current membership to ten countries. The ASEAN region includes nearly 650 million people and has a GDP (as of 2016) of over $2.8 trillion.

In 2015, ASEAN leaders endorsed the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, which articulates ASEAN goals and aspirations to achieve further consolidation, integration and strong cohesion, striving towards establishment of an association that is more “politically cohesive, economically integrated, and socially responsible.” The Vision established three distinct ASEAN “communities”1:

The ASEAN Political-Security Community, which seeks to create a rules-based community of shared values and norms; a cohesive, peaceful, stable and resilient region with a shared responsibility toward comprehensive security; and a dynamic and outward-looking region with deepened cooperation with external parties. A critical element of this is the strengthening ASEAN’s institutional capacity through improved work processes and coordination.

The ASEAN Economic Community, which seeks to build and strengthen a highly integrated and cohesive economy within the global economic system. It aims to do so by focusing on creation of a single market and production base, a highly competitive region, fair economic development and integration into the world economy. Free movement of skilled labor, goods, services and investment will enable ASEAN to rise globally as one market with each member gaining from each other's strengths.

The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, which seeks to build an inclusive, sustainable, resilient and dynamic community through accountable and inclusive governance. This includes promoting improved quality of life, equitable access to opportunities for all, and protecting human rights, with particular emphasis on the rights of women, children, youth and other vulnerable and marginalized groups. It also seeks to promote social development and environmental protection; build enhanced capacity and capability to adapt and respond to social and economic vulnerability, disasters, climate change, and other emerging threats and challenges; and promote awareness and pride in an ASEAN identity, culture and heritage.

The implementation the ASEAN Vision blueprint will require effective institutions that have the capacity to develop, promote, and implement policy consistently and effectively. Recognizing these needs, the AMS included a subcategory in the Vision document entitled “Moving Forward”, which implicitly acknowledged weaknesses in ASEAN’s institutional capacity to process and coordinate the work of the association. Therefore, ASEAN institutions must be strengthened to help resolve regional challenges, become increasingly integrated, and advance a rules-based architecture that upholds human dignity and the rule of law.

As an official dialogue partner of ASEAN, the United States is working closely with ASEC and other ASEAN sectoral bodies to promote the institutional capacity within each of the three communities. This activity will specifically support the Political-Security Community and the Socio-Cultural Community.

IV. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

This activity will focus on improving the capacity of targeted ASEAN institutions, sectoral bodies, and ASEC, to develop effective multi-lateral policy standards and agreements and

1 http://www.asean.org/storage/2015/12/ASEAN-2025-Forging-Ahead-Together-final.pdf strengthen their ability to implement these policies. The activities will primarily contribute to Development Objective (DO) 3 as outlined below, and will also contribute to specific sectoral themes as outlined in DO1.

Figure 1: ASEAN Development Cooperation Framework

The intended results of ASEAN strengthened institutional capacity will be to assist its institutions in:

Strengthening civil society engagement and influence on critical issues;

Expanding rights and opportunities for women, youth, and other vulnerable and marginalized groups;

Addressing governance gaps; and Enabling more robust responses to emerging humanitarian crises.

The Contractor must work effectively with the relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies and ASEC. To create and maintain an effective working relationship with ASEAN, it must have an office in Jakarta, Indonesia where the ASEAN Secretariat is located and also secure working space at ASEC there.

The Contractor must also play the role of interlocutor between ASEAN and USASEAN.

Therefore, USAID intends to require that potential offerors have previous experience or engagement with regional organizations, particularly ASEAN, and possess a solid understanding of complex working environments involving stakeholders from multiple countries. The Contractor must work with relevant ASEAN bodies to get endorsements for each supported activity, and find creative ways to coordinate with other donors due to U.S. restrictions on funding for developed countries (in the ASEAN context, Singapore and Brunei). Therefore, USAID intends to require that Key Personnel must have a familiarity with ASEAN bodies, which will be needed to quickly gain ASEAN trust and buy-in for proposed program activities.

Component 1: Build ASEAN and AMS Capacity to Resolve Regional and Global Challenges

The contractor must contribute to achieving DO1, improving ASEAN and AMS capacity to resolve regional and global challenges. The Contractor must provide support to relevant ASEAN institutions to build capacity to manage transnational challenges such as violent extremism, trafficking in persons and disaster management. Supporting ASEAN in countering violent extremism is a new area of engagement for the USG; the other areas covered in this component represent continuation of previous support.

Over the past 50 years, ASEAN has made significant advances in security and stability among AMS. This stability has allowed the region to focus on economic development and other areas of transnational cooperation. Consequently, ASEAN has become a key regional institution for rule-making and fostering peace and stability in Southeast Asia. However, ASEAN has no supranational authority among its members, but rather functions as a framework for collaboration and cooperation.

The requirement that all ASEAN decisions be consensus-based, along with the ASEAN principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other AMS, consistently affects the timeliness and quality of ASEAN agreements. The only way to increase ASEAN’s effectiveness within these parameters is to address its underlying governance capacity. ASEC facilitates the activities of ASEAN’s various sectoral bodies, but ASEC cannot enforce agreements. In addition to this lack of authority, ASEC has limited capacity to support ASEAN bodies and the AMS or to effectively coordinate activities across sectors. In addition, the ASEAN region is extraordinarily prone to natural disasters and the costs of such disasters pose both short- and long-term threats to economic development as well as social structures and the environment.

Output 1: Advance capacity to prevent violent extremism and combat transnational crimes

ASEAN political-security cooperation aims to strengthen a peaceful, secure and stable region.

Growing levels of violent extremism and human trafficking threaten advances toward this objective. ASEAN must develop its capacity to curb security challenges from international terrorism. An estimated 1,000 fighters from Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, have joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). These fighters, after returning home, frequently join existing extremist cells or form new ones with the aim of advancing their violent agenda across the AMS. The 2017 outbreak of violence in the city of Marawi demonstrated this phenomenon; ISIS-affiliated fighters from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Arab countries engaged in a five-month urban battle with the goal of establishing an Islamic State province on the territory of the Philippines. The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar ranked 12th, 15th, 38th and 45th respectively in the 2016 Global Terrorism Index.

ASEAN leaders signed the ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism in 2007, which has now been ratified by all ten AMS. To respond to the increase in violence, ASEAN endorsed a declaration to counter the rise of radicalization and violent extremism in 20172. The declaration acknowledged the role of civil society in preventing violent extremism and in pursuing strong collaboration with ASEAN Dialogue Partners, related international organizations and other stakeholders through the exchange of experiences, lessons learned and best practices in addressing radicalization and violent extremism.

The ASEAN Convention on Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) was signed in late 2015 and became effective in early 2017 after ratification by six countries. Human trafficking is a key challenge in the region and ACTIP provides a framework for building capacity, adapting domestic laws and practices, and increasing awareness in all AMS of the need to reduce human trafficking in the region. The ASEAN Committee on the Protection of Women and Children (ACWC) followed up ACTIP by conducting a regional review of law and policies related to trafficking in persons within AMS. This review provides an assessment of the current situation and is assisting ASEAN institutions and AMS in efforts to improve national and regional responses in assisting victims of trafficking3. The 2017 State Department TIP Report put the Philippines as the only AMS at Tier 1. Malaysia’s rank improved from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2, joining Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam. Myanmar joined Laos and Thailand on the Tier 2 Watch List, an improvement from Tier 3 status the previous year.

The following are interventions that the contractor may pursue to combat violent extremism and transnational crimes.

Illustrative interventions:

• Promote active civil society engagement in ASEAN processes

• Support ASEAN efforts to prevent and counter the growing threat of violent extremism.

• Promote cooperation and coordination among ASEAN sectoral bodies to reduce transnational crimes.

• Support updates on the review of laws and policies related to trafficking in persons.

Illustrative indicators:

• Number of new ASEAN policies developed in consultation with civil society organizations.

• Number of participants in workshops or trainings on preventing violent extremism.

• Number of coordination meetings on combatting transnational crimes.

• Number of updates to laws and policies on combatting trafficking in persons.

• Number of CSO participants in meetings of ASEAN bodies.

2 http://asean.org/storage/2017/09/Manila-Declaration-to-Counter-RRVE-Adopted-by-the-11th-AMMTC1.pdf 3 https://acwc.asean.org/resources/activities-recommendations/regional-review-on-laws-policies-and-practices-within-asean-relating-to-the-identification-management-and-treatment-of-victims-of-trafficking-especially-women-and-children/ http://asean.org/storage/2017/09/Manila-Declaration-to-Counter-RRVE-Adopted-by-the-11th-AMMTC1.pdf https://acwc.asean.org/resources/activities-recommendations/regional-review-on-laws-policies-and-practices-within-asean-relating-to-the-identification-management-and-treatment-of-victims-of-trafficking-especially-women-and-children/ https://acwc.asean.org/resources/activities-recommendations/regional-review-on-laws-policies-and-practices-within-asean-relating-to-the-identification-management-and-treatment-of-victims-of-trafficking-especially-women-and-children/ https://acwc.asean.org/resources/activities-recommendations/regional-review-on-laws-policies-and-practices-within-asean-relating-to-the-identification-management-and-treatment-of-victims-of-trafficking-especially-women-and-children/

Output 2: Strengthen implementation of ASEAN Vision 2025 provisions regarding disaster management

The ASEAN region is extraordinarily prone to natural disasters; the costs of such disasters pose both short- and long-term threats to economic development as well as social structures and the environment. The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER),4 which entered into force in December 2009, has served as a framework for regional cooperation, coordinating AMS assets to respond regionally to disasters. The AADMER establishes the foundation for the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Response (AHA Centre) to facilitate cooperation and coordination for regional disaster preparedness and joint disaster response operations.

In 2015, ASEAN Vision 2025 on Disaster Management5 was endorsed as a strategic policy document to provide a roadmap for progress over the next ten years. It identified the key areas to help enable implementation of AADMER by 2025, applying a people-centered, financially sustainable, and networked approach. The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) has developed a work program for 2016-20206 to implement the Vision and AADMER, with the objective of building a resilient ASEAN community. As part of the work program, ACDM endorsed the ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan to build national capacities and to coordinate AMS responses to disasters.

The following are interventions which the contractor may pursue to improve ASEAN disaster management:

Illustrative interventions:

• Support implementation of AADMER and its work programs.

• Continue support for implementation of the ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan.

• Provide technical assistance to the AHA Centre.

• Number of regional disaster management policies and plans developed and implemented to promote coordinated responses to natural disasters.

• Number of private-sector/CSO collaborative actions taken with ASEAN bodies.

Component 2: Support ASEAN and its Member States in advancing effective regional integration to enhance the rule of law and uphold human rights

The contractor must contribute to achieving DO2, assisting ASEAN and its AMS in enhancing the rule of law and upholding human rights. The contractor must build the capacity of relevant ASEAN institutions to strengthen judicial cooperation and promote human rights. The contractor must work with ASEAN institutions to include CSOs in ASEAN activities, and at the same time increase CSO capacity to enable them to contribute to the ASEAN policy-making

4 http://agreement.asean.org/media/download/20140119170000.pdf 5 http://www.asean.org/storage/2012/05/fa-220416_DM2025_email.pdf 6 http://www.asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AADMER-Work-Programme-2016-2020-v1.6.pdf http://agreement.asean.org/media/download/20140119170000.pdf http://www.asean.org/storage/2012/05/fa-220416_DM2025_email.pdf http://www.asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AADMER-Work-Programme-2016-2020-v1.6.pdf process. The contractor shall increase the momentum of USG support in these areas, particularly in the evolving area of judicial cooperation.

Among the AMS there is a large gap in institutional governing capacities at the national level, which impacts ASEAN’s ability to reach its stated goals in economic and social development.

ASEAN includes advanced economies such as Singapore and Brunei, as well as less-developed countries in the Mekong region, including Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. In terms of countries espousing democratic principles, only Indonesia and the Philippines can be considered fully democratic countries that openly promote civil society participation in the policy making process. Common problems across the AMS include, but are not limited to weak governance, corruption, uneven adherence to the rule of law, lack of respect for universal human rights and basic freedoms, inter-ethnic tensions, economic and political nationalism, and inter-religious strife.

ASEAN provides guidance regarding respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy, rule of law and good governance. The ASEAN Charter7 enacted in 2007 defines as one of ASEAN’s purposes strengthening democracy, enhancing good governance and the rule of law, and promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Output 1: Strengthen judicial cooperation and networks to promote the rule of law

As ASEAN strives to develop itself as a rules-based community, it must foster stronger cooperation among AMS judicial institutions. The ASEAN Chief Justice Meeting (ACJM) in 2016 agreed to establish the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ), with the intention of the CACJ becoming an entity associated with ASEAN under the ASEAN Charter. The establishment of the CACJ sets the foundation for long-term, sustainable cooperation among the judiciaries of the AMS. This step was followed by a declaration at the first CACJ meeting in 2017 pledging to institutionalize judicial cooperation among the AMS. Parallel with ASEC and the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the CACJ provides, for the first time in the ASEAN context, representation within the association’s structures of this “third branch of government”.

The following are interventions which the Contractor may pursue to strengthen judicial cooperation:

Illustrative interventions:

• Provide technical assistance to institutionalize judicial cooperation in ASEAN.

• Build capacity and strengthen networks to promote the rule of law among ASEC, AIPA, and the CACJ.

• Support ASEC efforts to create monitoring mechanisms for the implementation of

ASEAN legal agreements.

7 http://www.asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/11.-October-2015-The-ASEAN-Charter-18th-Reprint- Amended-updated-on-05_-April-2016-IJP.pdf http://www.asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/11.-October-2015-The-ASEAN-Charter-18th-Reprint-Amended-updated-on-05_-April-2016-IJP.pdf http://www.asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/11.-October-2015-The-ASEAN-Charter-18th-Reprint-Amended-updated-on-05_-April-2016-IJP.pdf

• Number of technical meetings among ASEAN bodies, convened with U.S. support, to strengthen mutual cooperation in the judicial context.

• Number of laws, policies, procedures and/or programs developed and/or adopted that promote integration and resiliency as well as economic, social and gender inclusion.

Output 2: Increase civil society engagement with ASEAN

ASEAN citizens must engage with their governments and regional institutions to ensure their aspirations are considered at every step in the public policy-making process. Civil society organizations (CSOs) serve as representatives of the people and can channel their voices during ASEAN policy development efforts; they also serve to engage in the implementation of these policies in each AMS at the national level. Civil society engagement will contribute to more effective policies, encourage the strengthening of democratic values and good governance, and increase citizen access to justice. While the number of CSOs may be growing, the challenge remains that there is restricted space for civil society in most ASEAN countries. Therefore, a role for civil society should be institutionalized and CSO participation in relevant ASEAN events facilitated.

The following are interventions that the Contractor may pursue to increase civil society engagement with ASEAN:

Illustrative interventions:

• Build increased civil society capacity to effectively engage on critical issues with ASEAN bodies.

• Support establishment of civil society networks within Southeast Asia.

• Promote active civil society engagement in ASEAN processes.

• Number of U.S.-supported workshops and regional forums promoting greater social protections and human rights advocacy.

• Number of laws, policies, procedures and/or programs developed and/or adopted that promote integration and resilience as well as economic, social and gender inclusion.

• Number of dialogues between CSOs and ASEAN bodies.

Output 3: Enhance ASEAN institutional capacity to promote human rights

Human rights are recognized in the ASEAN Charter, which provided for the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). However, human rights is still considered a sensitive subject with varying viewpoints among AMS governments. The AICHR was established in 2009 to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, but its progress has been slow, and antipathy is widespread. In addition, many vulnerable populations such as women and people with disabilities are not properly engaged in ASEAN economic development efforts.

The promotion and protection of human rights in the diverse ASEAN region is challenging and will require active and full participation by both the governmental and non-governmental sectors.

Youth represent approximately 65 percent of ASEAN’s population, and thus have a critical role to play in the promotion of human rights in the AMS.

The following are interventions that the contractor may pursue to enhance ASEAN institutions to promote human rights:

Illustrative interventions:

• Provide technical assistance to relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies that promote human rights and address risks among vulnerable groups.

• Promote CSO engagement in ASEAN processes.

• Support activities for ASEAN youth.

• Number of technical meetings among ASEAN bodies, held with U.S. support, to strengthen mutual cooperation.

• Number of U.S.-supported workshops and regional forums promoting greater social protections and human rights advocacy.

• Number of laws, policies, procedures and/or programs developed and/or adopted that promote integration and resiliency as well as economic, social and gender inclusion.

V. BENEFICIARIES

The anticipated beneficiaries of this activity are all of the institutions which together make up ASEAN. These include:

• ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC)

• ASEAN Intergovernmental Committee on Human Rights (AICHR)

• Senior Official Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC)

• ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and

Children (ACWC)

• Senior Official’s Meeting on Youth (SOM-Y)

• ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Center

• ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM)

• ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW)

• ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)

• Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ)

• Senior Labor Official’s Meeting (SLOM)

• Senior Official’s Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD)

ATTACHMENT 2

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Request for Information (RFI) No. AID-497-RFI-18-000003 PROSPECT

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1. What key outputs would you consider to be essential for this award achieve its development objectives? Please explain.

2. ASEAN is a consensus-based organization. Please explain what you feel is the best strategy for working with ASEAN sectoral bodies effectively within this constraint.

3. Some working areas are sensitive to certain ASEAN Member States. What approaches would you take to effectively reach objectives while being able to maintain support from all of the member states?

4. USAID funding is restricted for supporting developed countries (in ASEAN, Singapore and Brunei). Please elaborate as to what mechanisms you might use to address this issue?

5. How will you make sure that ASEAN Member States are able to implement the agreement endorsed at ASEAN level?

6. Is the work achievable given the estimated budget for this activity ($10M - $15M)?