Solicitation_BAA-MOSO-SBAR-2018_Amendment__2.pdf

USAID BAA-MOSO-SBAR-2018 Amendment #2

Issuance Date: March 5, 2018

Pre-Proposal Conference: March 14, 2018 at 09:00 EST registration required Questions Due: March 21, 2018 See Section XI Preliminary Concept Papers due: April 27, 2018 09:00 Germany time

Announcement Open Period: March 6, 2018 to March 5, 2019 Visit: https://www.usaid.gov/SBAR

USAID Small Business Applied Research Pilot

Federal Agency Name: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Opportunity Title: Small Business Applied Research Pilot

Activity Title: Small Business Applied Research Pilot - Select Africa, and Europe and Eurasia Missions

Opportunity Number: BAA-MOSO-SBAR-2018

Authority: This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.016(c). This is not a FAR Part 15 Procurement.

NAICS: North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) – is assigned to this BAA. The applicable size standard is 1,000 employees.

USAID reserves the right to change the applicable NAICS code to correspond to the specific technical solution proposed.

Contents I. Overview 2

II. Eligibility 3

III. Missions’ Problem Statements with Expected Results 3

IV. The Broad Agency Announcement Award Process 4

V. Specific Rights Reserved for the Government under this BAA 6

VI. Information Protection 7

VII. Required Preliminary Concept Paper Content 7

VIII. Required Preliminary Concept Paper Format and Delivery 9

IX. Evaluation Methodology and Criteria 9

X. Pre-Proposal (Pre-Concept) Conference 10

XI. Submissions of Questions – Technical and General Process 11

XII. Addenda 12

Addendum #1: SENEGAL - Smallholder Agriculture 12

Addendum #2: SENEGAL - Fisheries - Illegal, Undocumented, and Unregulated Fishing

(IUUF) 15

Addendum #3: KOSOVO - Greenhouse-based food production 19

Addendum #4: SENEGAL - Energy for Productive Agricultural Use 21

Addendum #5: MADAGASCAR – Civil Society Organizations, High Biodiversity Value Areas, and Civil Society Actors 25

Addendum #6: KOSOVO - Integrating Mobile Communications Technology in Teaching and Learning 28

Addendum #7: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) 29

Addendum #8: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) – Sanitation 33

I. Overview

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to launch its Small Business Applied Research (SBAR) pilot to acquire research and development activities that will result in feasible solutions to challenges identified by select missions in Africa and Eastern Europe, as listed in Section III and described in more detail in the Addenda.

SBAR is a field-based initiative that establishes a streamlined and unique pathway for the Agency to expand its access to U.S. small businesses for solutions to some of the world’s most daunting development challenges. USAID seeks to tap emerging solutions in cutting-edge technology, new scientific applications, products, or services that are aligned with USAID mission strategies and are readily adaptable for delivery and sustainability in the countries in which USAID implements development programs.

Eligibility for this pilot is restricted to U.S. small businesses. As discussed below, the successful implementation of a federal research and development (R&D) program will be considered as part of the evaluation. Successful participation in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is an example of prior R&D experience with a federal agency.

Note that USAID does not have an SBIR program and will not be issuing SBIR awards as a result of this solicitation.

USAID invites all qualified U.S. small businesses to submit a Preliminary Concept in response to one or more problem statements found in the Appendices to this BAA.

II. Eligibility

This solicitation is set aside for U.S. small businesses, as defined by FAR Part 19 and applicable Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations. All small businesses must be determined to be responsive to the BAA and responsible to perform the final award type. When a small business concern would otherwise be selected for award but is considered not responsible, the SBA Certificate of Competency procedure shall be followed.

As further discussed in FAR Part 19 and SBA regulations, a U.S. small business must:

● Be organized for profit;

● Have a place of business in the US;

● Operate primarily within the U.S. or make a significant contribution to the U.S.

economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials, or labor;

● Be independently owned and operated;

● Not be dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts;

● Be a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other legal form; and

● Meet the applicable SBA size standard.

Additional information regarding the qualifications for small business is located at:

https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/qualifying-small-business.

III. Missions’ Problem Statements with Expected Results

This solicitation is a consolidation of problem statements submitted by participating missions overseas. The participating missions will manage all negotiations and the award of any resulting contracts. When communicating with USAID staff overseas, small businesses should be mindful of time zone differences, potential communication challenges, and delays stemming from host country holidays and other interruptions. All awards resulting from this solicitation will require that solutions be implemented in the respective countries. U.S. small businesses are encouraged to identify in-country organizations to facilitate implementation, as appropriate.

1. Addendum #1: SENEGAL - Smallholder Agriculture

2. Addendum #2: SENEGAL - Fisheries - Illegal, Undocumented, and Unregulated Fishing

(IUUF)

https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/qualifying-small-business

3. Addendum #3: KOSOVO - Greenhouse-based food production

4. Addendum #4: SENEGAL - Energy for Productive Agricultural Use

5. Addendum #5: MADAGASCAR – Civil Society Organizations, High Biodiversity Value

Areas, and Civil Society Actors

6. Addendum #6: KOSOVO - Integrating Mobile Communications Technology in Teaching and Learning

7. Addendum #7: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

8. Addendum #8: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) - Sanitation

IV. The Broad Agency Announcement Award Process

The BAA process allows selected small business concerns and USAID missions to discuss and negotiate contract award parameters, ensuring that small businesses have the opportunity to adapt R&D solutions for context as necessary in order to achieve success in the resulting demonstration projects.

Introduction to BAA requirements

Awards issued under this solicitation will be for Applied Research or Development, as those terms are defined in FAR 35.001. The definitions are restated for convenience below:

“Applied research” means the effort that:

(a) normally follows basic research, but may not be severable from the related basic research;

(b) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processes, methods, devices, or techniques; and

(c) attempts to advance the state of the art. When being used by contractors in cost principle applications, this term does not include efforts whose principal aim is the design, development, or testing of specific items or services to be considered for sale; these efforts are within the definition of “development,” given below.

“Development” means the systematic use of scientific and technical knowledge in the design, development, testing, or evaluation of a potential new product or service (or of an improvement in an existing product or service) to meet specific performance requirements or objectives. It includes the functions of design engineering, prototyping, and engineering testing; it excludes subcontracted technical effort that is for the sole purpose of developing an additional source for an existing product.

In addition, FAR 2.101 defines “basic research” as “research directed toward increasing knowledge in science. The primary aim of basic research is a fuller knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, rather than any practical application of that knowledge.”

The amount of resources made available under this BAA will depend on the concepts received and the availability of funds from USAID and other resource partners.

The evaluation process under this BAA has the following three stages:

1. STAGE 1 - SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY CONCEPT PAPERS

Preliminary Concept Papers must address the required content described in Section VII and be delivered in the format required in Section VIII. Preliminary Concept Papers will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria described in Section IX. Each Preliminary Concept Paper must address a discrete problem statement (See Addenda 1-8). Offerors may submit more than one Preliminary Concept Paper in response to a problem statement and may respond to more than one problem statement.

USAID will review and evaluate Preliminary Concept Papers using a team of scientific and technical peers and in accordance with the evaluation criteria below. USAID missions may select for further consideration those small businesses that are determined to have met the eligibility requirements and offer compelling solutions based on the evaluation criteria.

Some organizations that submit a Preliminary Concept Paper may not be invited to proceed to Stage 2. Due to the anticipated number of Preliminary Concept Papers, USAID may be unable to provide complete details on why Preliminary Concept Papers are not selected for further consideration.

2. STAGE 2 - NEGOTIATIONS AND FINAL CONCEPT PAPER

After USAID missions have selected Preliminary Concept Papers for further consideration, mission staff will notify and invite selected Offerors to elaborate on their solution, and may provide redirection, comments, and questions. This is expected to be an iterative process.

Offerors may be invited to collaborate on certain award parameters such as the level of effort and contract objectives, period of performance, and budget.

All directions for the development of the Final Concept Paper will be provided by the respective mission. The Final Concept Paper will form the basis for the contract’s performance work statement or other work description format.

Unless provided otherwise, costs incurred by the Offeror to prepare Concept Papers or participate in negotiations with missions are at the Offeror’s expense and may not be charged as a direct cost to a resulting contract; however, missions are committed to keeping costs to a minimum. Small businesses should be prepared for the possibility of tele- and video-conferencing as a cost-efficient alternative to on-site discussions.

3. STAGE 3 - AWARD DETERMINATION

Not all Final Concept Papers considered during Stage 2 will necessarily result in awards.

Participating missions will review evaluation committee recommendations and make a determination whether to move forward with an award based on the Final Concept Paper. For Final Concept Papers that have been determined to demonstrate a valid and compelling innovation to address the Problem Statement, the mission’s Contracting Officer will assess the small business’s responsibility and identify the appropriate contract type to facilitate project implementation.

Request for Additional Information. Throughout this iterative process, USAID may request additional information from the Offeror concerning its technical approach, capacity, management and organization, past performance, and final budget, as well as representations and certifications, as needed.

Final Review and Negotiation. The USAID Contracting Officer will engage in a final review, contract negotiation, responsibility determination, cost/price evaluation, and other steps as needed prior to award. Except as stated below, if the prospective small business awardee and USAID cannot agree to the contract terms, USAID may cancel the negotiation and award process at no cost to the Government.

Award. Award decisions will be made by the Contracting Officer. The basis for selecting proposals for funding shall be the evaluation criteria below, including technical considerations, importance to agency programs, and fund availability. Cost/price realism and reasonableness shall also be considered to the extent determined appropriate by the Contracting Officer. The standard clauses or provisions for awards are generally prescribed by law and regulation and may vary by contract type. Information regarding clauses and provisions will be offered to the prospective small business awardee during negotiations.

V. Specific Rights Reserved for the Government under this BAA

The Government, through USAID, reserves specific rights, in addition to the rights described elsewhere in this document or by law or regulation, including:

1. The right to award multiple awards, a single award, or no awards.

2. The right to make award without discussions, or to conduct discussions and/or negotiations, whichever is determined to be in the Government’s interest.

3. The right to accept concept papers in their entirety or to select only portions of concepts for award.

4. The right to select for award a contract type that is appropriate to the specific development context, partner relationship, and proposal selected for award.

5. The right to request any additional, necessary documentation upon initial review. Such additional information may include, but is not limited to, a further detailed concept paper, budget, and representations and certifications.

6. The right to fund concept papers in phases, with options for continued work at the end of one or more of the phases.

7. The right to remove any organization from the BAA process if USAID determines it is no longer in the best interests of the Government to proceed with the organization.

VI. Information Protection

Through this initiative, USAID seeks to facilitate research and development that will lead to innovative, and potentially commercially-viable, solutions. In recognition of the sensitive nature of Offerors’ information, USAID will work with businesses to protect intellectual property.

All Concept Papers, Preliminary and Final, must be free of any intellectual property that the Offeror wishes to protect from disclosure outside of USAID, as the Concepts may be shared with USAID partners and stakeholders, including other federal agencies, outside subject matter experts, and local/host government representatives, as part of the evaluation process.

However, once an organization has been identified as a presumptive awardee organizations may work with USAID to identify and further protect proprietary information that may be incorporated into the contract.

If USAID further engages with a business regarding its submission, the parties can negotiate further intellectual property protection for intellectual property arising from the contract. Recognizing that an objective of this program is to allow for the development of small business concerns that provide innovative solutions for international development, USAID anticipates that it will agree not to disclose data delivered under any resulting contract outside the Government (including disclosure for procurement purposes) without permission of the contractor.

VII. Required Preliminary Concept Paper Content

Small businesses may submit an individual Preliminary Concept Paper for each Problem Statement of interest and may submit more than one unique Preliminary Concept Paper for any one Problem Statement.

Preliminary Concept Papers may not exceed seven (7) pages in length, and must abide by the following content limitations:

Page 1 Cover Page must include the following information:

1. BAA Number [USAID BAA-MOSO-SBAR-2018] with Addendum Number (Problem Statement number) and Addendum Title

2. Organization Name, contact name, phone number, and e-mail

3. Self-certification as small business

4. Small Business Innovation Research program status, if any (e.g., “active” or “complete” or “n/a”)

5. DUNS number and proof of SAM.gov registration (e.g., status screenshot)

6. Concept title

On pages 2-5, each Preliminary Concept Paper must:

1. Briefly describe the applied research or development concept and how it relates to solving the problem/challenge and the potential to have a significant impact. If appropriate, set up the hypothesis as if/then, for example, elaborate to fill in ‘If [concept specifics] is implemented, then [problem specifics] will be impacted in this way [elaborate]’

2. Demonstrate the applied research or development objective; that is, how the concept exploits scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processes, methods, devices, or techniques, advances the state of the art, or uses scientific and technical knowledge in the design, development, testing, or evaluation of a potential new product or service (or of an improvement in an existing product or service). Cite how the concept fits within the definition of applied research or development in FAR 35.001.

3. Demonstrate the feasibility for implementation in the international development context described in the Problem Statement. Include any information about your organization’s partnerships with businesses in the host country that contribute to feasibility. Include relevant performance that demonstrates feasibility of the concept.

Describe where has it worked and what adaptations may be necessary for the proposed context.

4. Address mission-specific evaluation criteria, if any, in the Problem Statement Addendum.

On Page 6, provide information on the organization’s eligibility, past performance, and current capacity including:

1. Project titles, contract numbers, or other identification of recent (last three years) U.S.

Government-funded R&D projects, including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program experience, specifying the award number, U.S. Government agency, and point(s) of contact;

2. Project titles, contract numbers, or other identification of recent (last three years) projects for similar work, particularly in similar international contexts; dollar value; clients’ contact information. USAID reserves right to seek references in addition to those provided in the Concept Paper.

3. Partner or subcontractor information, if any.

On Page 7, provide a brief budget including:

1. A simple budget table. Offerors may use the sample provided with this solicitation or other format as appropriate to the respective Concept.

2. A short narrative justification explaining line items and calculation rationale.

3. In narrative or table, indicate the period of performance.

VIII. Required Preliminary Concept Paper Format and Delivery

1. Format: Preliminary Concept Papers: must be in English, portrait orientation, no more than seven (7) pages in length as described in Section VII, single-spaced, 11 point font, and in .docx (MS Word) format.

2. Delivery: Individual Preliminary Concept Papers must be submitted electronically by e-mail for each Problem Statement of interest (See Addenda). Each e-mail must include the subject line “Preliminary Concept Paper for Addendum [insert Addendum Number]”. Each e-mail must be submitted by the due date and time as specified in this BAA.

Addendum # E-mail Address Addendum #1: SENEGAL - Smallholder Agriculture sbarps1@usaid.gov Addendum #2: SENEGAL - Fisheries - Illegal, Undocumented, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) sbarps2@usaid.gov

Addendum #3: KOSOVO - Greenhouse-based food production sbarps3@usaid.gov Addendum #4: SENEGAL - Energy for Productive Agricultural Use sbarps4@usaid.gov Addendum #5: MADAGASCAR – Civil Society Organizations, High Biodiversity Value Areas, and Civil Society Actors sbarps5@usaid.gov

Addendum #6: KOSOVO - Integrating Mobile Communications Technology in Teaching and Learning sbarps6@usaid.gov

Addendum #7: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sbarps7@usaid.gov Addendum #8: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) - Sanitation sbarps8@usaid.gov

IX. Evaluation Methodology and Criteria

Methodology Concept Papers, Preliminary and Final, are not evaluated against other Concept Papers, rather, evaluations are solely based on whether the proposed solution will successfully address the Problem/Challenges based on the evaluation criteria set forth herein. USAID may limit the number of Concept Papers selected for further consideration.

Preliminary Concept Paper Evaluation Criteria

Preliminary Concept Papers will be evaluated against minimum eligibility requirements (Factor

1) and other equally-weighted technical factors. Costs will not be evaluated until the Final Concept Paper stage, but if the proposed budget exceeds the parameters established for each

Problem Statement as stated in the Addendum, the submission will be considered non-responsive and will not be further considered for award.

The following factors and criteria will be used in the evaluation of Preliminary Concept Papers.

Final Concept Paper criteria, if any, are indicated in each Problem Statement Addenda.

Factor 1: Eligibility

1. Organization is a small business for the applicable NAICS code. (pass/fail)

2. Submission is responsive to solicitation requirements. (pass/fail)

3. Concept meets FAR 35.001 definition for research and development. (pass/fail)

Factor 2: Past Performance

Organization and teaming partner(s), if any, demonstrate successful past performance performing recent (within three years) and relevant contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. Performance of a U.S. Government-funded R&D project similar to that proposed in the Concept, including experience performing a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract, will be considered relevant experience.

Factor 3: Technical Merit

The Concept is compelling as a feasible solution with high potential for successful results in the international development context.

Factor 4: Mission-Specific

Any additional mission-specific criteria found in the Problem Statement Addenda.

Final Concept Paper and Award

Offerors will be notified if they are selected for further consideration. Missions will invite selected small businesses to submit Final Concept Papers and at that time, will provide guidance on content according to each mission’s strategy, funding availability, and other considerations. All mission-specific Final Concept evaluation factors and criteria are found in the Problem Statement Addenda in this solicitation.

X. Pre-Proposal (Pre-Concept) Conference

USAID will be hosting the equivalent of a pre-proposal conference to brief interested U.S. small businesses on the morning of March 14, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Individuals planning to attend in person or participate via teleconference must register no later than Wednesday, March 7, at noon EST by email with the subject line “SBAR CONFERENCE”.

Email content must include: (1) the representative’s name (limit of two representatives per organization if attending in person); (2) email address; (3) the organization represented; and (4) registration preference: in person or teleconference to sbar@usaid.gov. Individual responses will be provided. Due to space limitations, there is a cap of 75 total attendees that may attend the conference in person, which will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Telecon participation is encouraged.

Due to the limited time available, USAID will give priority to pre-proposal conference questions received by Friday, March 9, at noon EST by email with the subject line “SBAR QUESTIONS” to sbar@usaid.gov. Individual responses will not be provided.

USAID will not consider, respond to, or acknowledge any other type of email submitted to the sbar@usaid.gov email address. See Section XI Submissions of Questions.

XI. Submissions of Questions – Technical and General Process

All Offerors’ questions are due by March 21, 2018. Offerors are required to categorize their questions and submit them to the proper e-mail addresses in the manner described below.

Questions will be consolidated and responses will be published as part of a solicitation amendment. Individual responses will not be provided.

1. Technical Questions Offerors are required to submit technical questions related to each of the problem statements to the respective e-mail addresses as follows:

Addendum # E-mail Address Addendum #1: SENEGAL - Smallholder Agriculture sbarps1@usaid.gov Addendum #2: SENEGAL - Fisheries - Illegal, Undocumented, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) sbarps2@usaid.gov

Addendum #3: KOSOVO - Greenhouse-based food production sbarps3@usaid.gov Addendum #4: SENEGAL - Energy for Productive Agricultural Use sbarps4@usaid.gov Addendum #5: MADAGASCAR – Civil Society Organizations, High Biodiversity Value Areas, and Civil Society Actors sbarps5@usaid.gov

Addendum #6: KOSOVO - Integrating Mobile Communications Technology in Teaching and Learning sbarps6@usaid.gov

Addendum #7: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sbarps7@usaid.gov Addendum #8: SENEGAL - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) - Sanitation sbarps8@usaid.gov

2. Process and Other General Questions Offerors are required to submit process and other general questions to sbar@usaid.gov.

mailto:sbar@usaid.gov mailto:sbar@usaid.gov mailto:sbar@usaid.gov mailto:sbar@usaid.gov

XII. Addenda

Addendum #1: SENEGAL - Smallholder Agriculture

a. Background and Context:

The Government of Senegal’s growing investment in agriculture (more than 10 percent of GDP per year) has opened the door for stronger, resilient food security. In 2009, the country finalized its Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program investment plan, setting a long-term vision for agricultural development as the primary driver of the country’s economic growth.

The Office of the Prime Minister coordinates the investment plan—a clear illustration of Senegal’s commitment to elevate agriculture’s importance for the country’s future. Senegal is characterized by a persistent moderate, chronic undernutrition where anemia and the “hidden hunger” of protein and micronutrient deficiencies feature prominently. Although Senegal has one of the lowest undernutrition rates in West Africa, the condition persists as an underlying factor in Senegal’s high child and maternal mortality rates. Through Feed the Future, USAID works with the Government of Senegal to reduce poverty and undernutrition by promoting agriculture as a driver for economic growth. We focus on improving the value chains for four key agricultural products: rice, maize, millet, and fish. Our programs aim to improve productivity, harvest and collection, processing and the delivery of the right product quality and quantity according to the needs of the market USAID addresses demand for food products by encouraging diversified diets and other healthy choices Looking toward Senegal’s long-term needs for in the agriculture sector, we are strengthening higher education and agricultural research institutions as well as encouraging policies that enable private-sector investment Increasing Inclusive Economic Growth in Senegal By linking producers, processors and distributors, USAID encourages local production and manufacturing of goods, rather than relying on imports. Investment in agriculture also improves incomes and helps to reduce high unemployment rates. As a result, the country is better able to meet its food needs amid chronic shortages and improve nutrition, especially among women and children.

For more context information, see also the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) available here: https://www.usaid.gov/senegal/cdcs

b. Problem Statement:

Smallholder horticulture producers are not commercialized and have stagnant incomes because they cannot reach a sufficient quantity of quality horticulture products consistently on time to be able to capture markets beyond local subsistence.

Market-based approaches are needed that link producers with market information and proven technology solutions/packages to upgrade horticulture value chains. This could include low cost drip systems, practical cool storage options, logistics arrangements leveraging Information Communications Technology (ICT) and credit, drying, packing, etc. linked with the necessary training in business and entrepreneurship to support a market-based sustainable input supply and off-take chains that enables producers to scale up the quality and quantity of production to secure larger markets to increase individual incomes.

https://www.usaid.gov/senegal/cdcs

● Horticulture exports, agro-industrialization, and farm–nonfarm linkages with the smallholder farm sector: evidence from Senegal:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00371.x/full

● Trade, Standards, and Poverty: Evidence from Senegal:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X08001204

● Horticultural exports, female wage employment and primary school enrolment: Theory and evidence from Senegal:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919213001036

● The Agribusiness Innovation Center of Senegal: Creating Jobs through Agribusiness Innovation Scaling a competitive horticulture sector through value adding post-harvest processing:

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17659/840040WP0Box38 0senegal000full0study.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

c. Priority Rationale:

Through Feed the Future, USAID works with the Government of Senegal to reduce poverty and undernutrition by promoting agriculture as a driver for economic growth.

d. Previous Interventions USAID|Yaajeende Agriculture and Nutrition Development Program for Food Security:

USAID|YAAJEENDE addressed the endemic food security problem through an integrated approach that worked with rural producers through nutrition-led agriculture, whereby improved agricultural and wild food products were promoted within the rural value chain that would diminish identified nutritional deficiencies when consumed, thereby also with:

● Entrepreneurs who buy, resell, store, transport and transforms agricultural products.

● Microfinance Institutions and Banks who provide loans and services for the producers and the entrepreneurs.

● Suppliers that provide: fertilizers, improved seeds, and agricultural equipment.

● Cooperatives and Civil Society Members that are involved in decision making and local policy-making on topics related to food security and nutrition.

● Consumers improve their knowledge of better food practices, increasing the need for nutritional products.

http://ncba.coop/senegal-usaid-yaajeende

ERA Senegal The Education and Research in Agriculture project is a capacity building initiative, based on the U.S. land-grant model, which fights for food security in Senegal by bringing together some of the best minds in agriculture in West Africa and the United States in a collaborative research, extension, and education platform. Revitalization of agriculture in Senegal is critical to ensuring that the country can feed itself. While 75 percent of Senegal’s 13 million people are employed in the agricultural sector, the country still imports 70 percent of its rice.

To rectify this imbalance, the ERA project was conceived as part of the U.S. government’s Feed the Future Initiative, an effort to address the underlying causes of hunger and undernutrition around the world. Since 2010, the project has been led by Virginia Tech's Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED) in partnership with three other American university programs at University of Connecticut, Purdue University, and Tuskegee University — as well as Senegalese experts at the country's leading schools.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00371.x/full https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X08001204 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919213001036 https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17659/840040WP0Box380senegal000full0study.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17659/840040WP0Box380senegal000full0study.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y http://ncba.coop/senegal-usaid-yaajeende

ERA is leading the charge to connect agriculture, education, and business in a world where agricultural development is not just about money, but about people.

https://senegal.oired.vt.edu/welcome-era-senegal/

Additional information:

● ERA Professional Horticulture Training Center: https://senegal.oired.vt.edu/welcome-era-senegal/partners/professional-horticulturists-training-center/

e. Expected Results: Smallholder Agriculture

1. Increased incomes/margins for individuals/businesses;

2. Documented increase in the number of farmers and others who have applied improved technologies or management practices with USG assistance;

3. Demonstrated increase in the value of smallholder incremental sales generated with

USG assistance; and

4. Demonstrated increase in the value of new private sector capital investment in the agriculture sector or food chain leveraged.

f. Budget Range: $500,000 - $3,000,000

g. Additional Evaluation Criteria:

PRELIMINARY CONCEPT PAPER

FACTOR 4: Mission Specific Degree to which the Concept offers an initial sustainable business model to fund operations after the proposed funding period.

FINAL CONCEPT PAPER

If invited to provide a Final Concept Paper, Offerors must address the following factor and criteria

FACTOR 5: Management Approach

a. Extent to which the proposed management approach demonstrates the ability to effectively and efficiently implement the proposed project/program, including scalability and sustainability of the management approach.

b. Extent to which the proposed key personnel and staffing plan convincingly demonstrate the ability to successfully and effectively implement the proposed project/program, achieve the expected results, and integrate gender.

The weighting of Factor 5 which applies to the Final Concept Paper is equal to Factors 2-4.

https://senegal.oired.vt.edu/welcome-era-senegal/ https://senegal.oired.vt.edu/welcome-era-senegal/partners/professional-horticulturists-training-center/ https://senegal.oired.vt.edu/welcome-era-senegal/partners/professional-horticulturists-training-center/

Addendum #2: SENEGAL - Fisheries - Illegal, Undocumented, and Unregulated Fishing

(IUUF)

a. Background and Context:

Sustainable management of wild fisheries is a high priority for the Senegalese government.

Strategic objectives under Senegal’s National Strategy for Economic and Social Development include sustainable management and improved productivity of fisheries and an overall increase in market access and competitiveness for the fishing industry. Marine Protected Areas – which have been shown to boost the natural productivity and resilience of fisheries – were introduced in Senegal by presidential decree. However, fisheries management has been hindered by politics, opposition, and limited involvement in management by fishers, as well as weak monitoring and enforcement.

Improved fishing practices, along with co-management approaches that involve fishers in the decision-making processes, are critical for the growth, development, and sustainability of Senegal’s fisheries.

Wild fisheries make significant contributions to the socio-economic development of the country. The fisheries sector provides employment for over 600,000 individuals, about 17% of the working population. Small-scale fisheries contribute about 3% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product and generate revenue of almost $340 million annually.

Overexploitation and poor management threaten wild fisheries in Senegal. These problems will also further constrain their growth and reduce their resilience in the face of climatic instability. Improved management of fisheries at the national and regional levels is necessary to mitigate these threats and enhance their adaptive capacity.

While models differ on their predictions about the impacts of climate change on West Africa’s coastal fisheries, a recent study found that climatic instability may increase their productivity, but benefits for local fishing communities will only be realized if threats such as poor management, overfishing, and poaching by other nations are effectively addressed.

Illegal and unreported fishing not only depletes the natural resource base and lowers natural productivity, but also negatively affects fishers’ livelihoods and national revenues – about $300 million a year is lost from fish poaching. Industrial fleets operating in Senegal are estimated to have discarded 40% of their total landed catch between 1950 and 2010. Some high value species, including Epinephelus aeneus, a large grouper often called “false cod”, are now collapsing due to overexploitation.

Additional links:

● World Bank. Senegal Overview, Available from:

http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/senegal/overview

● World Bank, Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), Available from:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS

● Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) [Senegal] and ICF

International, Continuous Demographic and Health Survey in Senegal (Continuous DHS) 2012-2013. http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR288/FR288eng.pdf

● USAID, Feed the Future, Senegal FY 2011-2015 Multi-Year Strategy.

http://www.feedthefuture.gov/sites/default/files/country/strategies/files/SenegalFTFMulti- YearStrategy.pdf http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/senegal/overview http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR288/FR288eng.pdf http://www.feedthefuture.gov/sites/default/files/country/strategies/files/SenegalFTFMulti-YearStrategy.pdf http://www.feedthefuture.gov/sites/default/files/country/strategies/files/SenegalFTFMulti-YearStrategy.pdf

● National Marine Fisheries Service. Per Capita Consumption. Available from:

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/fus/fus11/08_percapita2011.pdf

● Republic of Senegal, National Strategy for Economic and Social Development: 2013- 2017. Available from: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr13194.pdf

● Sarr, M., Fisheries Governance Reforms in Senegal. Available from:

http://www.africanfisheries.org/sites/default/files/knowledge_outputs/2012_fisheries_gov ernance_reforms_senegal.pdf

● USAID and West Africa Trade Hub/Dakar, West African Fisheries Profiles: Senegal.

Available from: http://www.imcsnet.org/imcs/docs/senegal_fishery_profile_apr08.pdf

● Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Fisheries and Resource Monitoring System, Fishery production system report 2008-Senegal Fisheries Sector.

Available from: http://firms.fao.org/firms/fishery/472/en

● USAID/COMFISH, Bridging the Gender and Cultural Gap in Senegal’s Fisheries Sector Available from: http://www.crc.uri.edu/stories_page/bridging-the-gender-and-cultural-gap-in-senegals-fisheries-sector/ available here: https://www.usaid.gov/senegal/cdcs The prevalence of industrial Illegal, Undocumented, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) in Senegal’s marine fisheries has depleted the natural resource base and lowered natural productivity, adversely affecting fishers’ livelihoods, jobs and export revenues, and the contribution of fisheries to food security as well. Estimates of the volume of IUU industrial fishing reported in a study undertaken by the USAID/COMFISH project in 2013 found that the amount of fish captured by illegal foreign fishing fleets has rapidly grown from about 50,000 tons/year to 350,000 tons/year over the period 2000 to 2011. Artisanal fishing fleet landings fluctuated to around 450,000 and then dropped to around 375,000 tons/year beginning in 2010-2011. This drop of about 75,000 tons/year is thought to be due in part to competition with the IUU fishing fleet. By USAID estimates, the burden of IUUF to Senegal’s economy is over $300 million/year.

Innovative technologies that allow for improvements of cold storage, the monitoring and management of fisheries, and the ability to report IUUF could have positive impacts on the fisheries sector.

More information:

● Fisheries catch misreporting and its implications: The case of Senegal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783613003007

● Assessing the Effectiveness of Monitoring Control and Surveillance of Illegal Fishing:

The Case of West Africa https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00050/full

● Conflicts at sea between artisanal and industrial fishers: Inter-sectoral interactions and dispute resolution in Senegal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X12000516

● Collapse of the false cod in Senegal: ineffective management of small-scale fisheries https://en.ird.fr/the-media-centre/scientific-newssheets/422-collapse-of-the-false-cod-in-senegal-ineffective-management-of-small-scale-fisheries

● The decision to engage in illegal fishing https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/38695/PDF/1/play/

● Job Satisfaction in Fisheries Compared https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205- 012-0059-z http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/fus/fus11/08_percapita2011.pdf https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr13194.pdf http://www.africanfisheries.org/sites/default/files/knowledge_outputs/2012_fisheries_governance_reforms_senegal.pdf http://www.africanfisheries.org/sites/default/files/knowledge_outputs/2012_fisheries_governance_reforms_senegal.pdf http://www.imcsnet.org/imcs/docs/senegal_fishery_profile_apr08.pdf http://firms.fao.org/firms/fishery/472/en http://www.crc.uri.edu/stories_page/bridging-the-gender-and-cultural-gap-in-senegals-fisheries-sector/ http://www.crc.uri.edu/stories_page/bridging-the-gender-and-cultural-gap-in-senegals-fisheries-sector/ https://www.usaid.gov/senegal/cdcs https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783613003007 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00050/full https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X12000516 https://en.ird.fr/the-media-centre/scientific-newssheets/422-collapse-of-the-false-cod-in-senegal-ineffective-management-of-small-scale-fisheries https://en.ird.fr/the-media-centre/scientific-newssheets/422-collapse-of-the-false-cod-in-senegal-ineffective-management-of-small-scale-fisheries https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/38695/PDF/1/play/ https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/38695/PDF/1/play/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-012-0059-z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-012-0059-z

● Job Satisfaction in the Coastal Pelagic Fisheries of Senegal (Abstract) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-012-0053-5

USAID (Washington, Dakar, and Accra) is currently reflecting on ways to foster regional coordination in the fight against IUUF. Regional efforts will require working with regional bodies and strengthening transboundary law enforcement, including leveraging military cooperation.

d. Previous Interventions

COMFISH

The Collaborative Management for a Sustainable Fisheries Future (COMFISH) in Senegal is a five-year project that began in 2011. The initiative is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Senegal, and is being implemented by the CRC with local government, NGO and private sector partners as well as fisheries stakeholders. The project goals are to promote sustainable fisheries co-management and to support the government of Senegal’s efforts to achieve reform of its fisheries sector as delineated in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Policy Letter of 2008.

● USAID/COMFISH Project http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00J875.pdf

● Governance Needs Assessment: The Marine Fisheries Sector Of Senegal.

USAID/COMFISH Project (2011) http://www.crc.uri.edu/download/Fisheries_GNA_Enrique_Lopez.pdf

e. Expected Results: FISHERIES (IUUF)

1. Increased ability to implement the Port States Measures Agreement (PSMA);

2. Law enforcement personnel have greater capacity and incentives for enforcement and surveillance;

3. Increased detection and fines for illegal, unsustainable, and unreported fishing;

4. The Task Force to address IUUF is endowed with resources necessary to lead to the deterrence of IUUF;

5. Fewer vessels operating illegally in Senegalese waters; and

6. Options for prosecuting IUU fishing are investigated and presented to the GOS.

f. Budget Range: $500,000 - $3,000,000

g. Additional Evaluation Criteria:

PRELIMINARY CONCEPT PAPER

FACTOR 4: Mission Specific criteria

FACTOR 5: Management Approach https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-012-0053-5 http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00J875.pdf http://www.crc.uri.edu/download/Fisheries_GNA_Enrique_Lopez.pdf

a. Extent to which the proposed management approach demonstrates the ability to effectively and efficiently implement the proposed project/program, including scalability and sustainability of the management approach.

b. Extent to which the proposed key personnel and staffing plan convincingly demonstrate the ability to successfully and effectively implement the proposed project/program, Addendum #3: KOSOVO - Greenhouse-based food production

a. Background and Context:

The agriculture sector, while the largest employer in Kosovo, is weak due to numerous factors. Approximately 60% of Kosovo’s population live in rural areas and derive some or all of their income from agriculture, however, the sector provides low incomes for most. The World Bank estimates that 34% of Kosovo’s population lives below the national poverty line (€45 or US$60 per month), of which many live in rural areas and are dependent upon the agricultural sector.

Low income levels are just one indicator of Kosovo’s uncompetitive agricultural sector.

Recently, the Kosovo Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MAFRD) in its strategic program ‘Agricultural and Rural Development Program 2014 – 2020’ identified some of the following key constraints in the agricultural sector:

● Low level of efficiency and use of outdated farm technologies.

● Small average farm size and fragmented agricultural production.

● Low quality of agricultural produce.

● Processing of agricultural products is fragmented; need to improve quality, food safety and environmental requirements.

● Low standard of living in rural areas, in terms of physical and social infrastructure.

● Low level of education among farmers.

One of the challenges that Kosovo’s farmers face is the lack of reliable and cost-effective energy access.

available here: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/cdcs

Despite significant advances in Kosovo’s agricultural sector over the past several years, the sector is still in a nascent stage and most products are not competitive in the region.

One of the challenges that Kosovo’s farmers face is the lack of reliable and cost-effective energy access. In addition to other challenges such as water usage, space, and labor efficiency, this particular challenge specifically affects farmers specializing in growing their crops in a greenhouse setting. Greenhouses in Kosovo use a significant amount of electricity for heating and irrigation. Unreliable and expensive energy in Kosovo is greatly affecting farmers’ livelihoods and their competitiveness in the local and international markets.

In order to help Kosovo generate jobs in rural areas (where 60% of the population lives), agriculture sector opportunities are in develop high value crops with export potential, and enhance local production for local consumption. This approach is expected to result in increased job opportunities, import substitution, expanded exports, and facilitation of further regional and European integration.

For more context information, see also the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) available here: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/cdcs https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/cdcs

Please see priorities of the Kosovo mission in: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/cdcs see: https://www.usaid.gov/kosovo/cdcs

e. Expected Results:

1) examining other potential energy sources for Kosovo greenhouses and 2) making the greenhouse-based food production more efficient, competitive, and environmentally friendly.

One of the potential solutions could be a solar-powered, hydroponic, energy efficient greenhouse.

Converting Kosovo’s traditional greenhouses to solar-powered, hydroponic, energy efficient ones can help streamline and increase Kosovo’s agricultural production and help farmers become more competitive in the marketplace. Solar power can help stabilize or substitute current fossil fuel-based energy intake - in Kosovo, most of the energy usage goes to water/irrigation as water is being pumped by underground wells. As such, a hydroponic greenhouse which uses significantly less water than a traditional one can provide farmers with water and energy savings. In addition, a hydroponic greenhouse requires significantly less space, saves time spent on weeding, and minimizes soil-borne pest and disease issues. All these measures applied to Kosovo’s greenhouse-based agricultural production can produce significant cost savings and overall efficiency. As a result, these outcomes would improve farmers’ livelihoods, increase agricultural production, and make Kosovo’s crops more competitive in the marketplace.

f. Budget Range: $100,000 - $500,000

Addendum #4: SENEGAL - Energy for Productive Agricultural Use

a. Background and Context:

The Government of Senegal’s growing investment in agriculture (more than 10 percent of GDP per year) has opened the door for stronger, resilient food security. In 2009, the country finalized its Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program investment plan, setting a long-term vision for agricultural development as the primary driver of the country’s economic growth.

USAID focuses on improving the value chains for four key agricultural products: rice, maize, millet, and fish. Our programs aim to improve productivity, harvest and collection, processing and the delivery of the right product quality and quantity according to the needs of the market USAID…