Amendment 001 to 72051723RFA00006- Oceans Plastics RFA (2).pdf

Amendment 001 issue date: August 28, 2023 Applications submission closing date: September 18, 2023, 4:00 P.M. (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: Amendment 001 to RFA no. 72051723RFA00006 Activity Title: Oceans Plastics - Solid Waste Management Program.

The purpose of this amendment No. 001 to the RFA no. 72051723RFA00006 is to include “Attachment I:

USAID responses to questions received’.

Specific changes to the addendum are as follows:

i. In ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS’, add: “ATTACHMENTS”, “Attachment I - USAID Responses to Questions received”.

ii. In ‘SECTION A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION’, under ‘IV. GEOGRAPHIC AND POPULATION TARGETING’, DELETE the following table in its entirety, and REPLACE it, as follows:

iii. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘3. General Content and Form of Application’, under ‘Applications must contain the following information:’, DELETE “Table of Contents (1 page, not included in the 20 page limit).” and REPLACE it with “Table of Contents and Acronym List (1 page each, not included in the 20 page limit).”

iv. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘3. General Content and Form of Application’, under ‘Applications must contain the following information:’, under ‘d.

Technical Application (20 pages)’, DELETE “3. Key Personnel and Activity Management Plan” and REPLACE it with “3. Activity Management Plan and Staffing Plan.”

72051723RFA00004 - Amendment 001 Basic Education Recovery Activity

v. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘3. General Content and Form of Application’, under ‘Applications must contain the following information:’, in ‘5.’

DELETE “Provide a letter of commitment for the proposed sub awardees and explain what the role will be for each sub awardee.” and REPLACE it with “Provide a letter of commitment (as an Annex, not included in the 20-page limit) for the proposed sub awardees and explain what the role will be for each sub awardee.”

vi. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘5. Technical Application Format’, under ‘Technical Approach’, DELETE “The application must be in English, single space on standard A4 or letter and in standard font and size.” and REPLACE it with “The application must be in English, single space, on 8 1/2 X 11 and in standard font and size.”

vii. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘5. Technical Application Format’, under ‘Activity Management Plan and Staffing Plan’, DELETE “The applicant must propose the key personnel structure, including positions and qualifications, that they deem appropriate for the implementation of the activities described in the Program Description.” and REPLACE it with “The applicant must propose the key personnel structure, (including a one-page organizational chart as an annex to the technical application that would not count towards the 20-page limit) including positions and qualifications, that they deem appropriate for the implementation of the activities described in the Program Description.”

viii. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘6. Business (Cost) Application Format’, under ‘d) Budget and Budget Narrative’, in the first paragraph, DELETE “and non-federal (cost share).”

ix. In ‘SECTION D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION’, in ‘6. Business (Cost) Application Format’, under ‘d) Budget and Budget Narrative’, in the third bullet, DELETE “and cost share.”

x. In ‘SECTION E: APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION’, in ‘2. Review and Selection Process’, under ‘b) Cost Application Review’, DELETE the following paragraph “As part of the analysis of the Applicant's proposed budget, the Agreement Officer will review the Applicant's proposed cost share contributions for cost realism. The Agreement Officer must verify that the proposed contributions meet the standards set in 2 CFR 200.306 for U.S. organizations or the Standard Provision “Cost Share” for non-U.S. organizations.”

Sincerely, Javier O. Castano Agreement Officer