NOFO amendment 0001 MCC 16 RFA 0002.pdf

Amendment 0001 for the NOFO # MCC-16-RFA-0002 NOFO Name: “MCC-PEPFAR Tanzania Data Collaborative (Co-Lab) Project” Subject: Instructions for pre-Application conference on December 4, 2015

The purpose of this Amendment 0001 is to provide call in numbers, agenda and additional materials for the Pre-Application conference for the NOFO # MCC-16-RFA-0002, MCC-PEPFAR Tanzania Data Collaborative (Co-Lab) Project. An MCC Power Point Presentation is also attached to this amendment. Please call in to the numbers provided below -- and connect through Adobe link if at all possible. The estimated time for the conference is 60-90 minutes.

MCC will issue another amendment to provide questions and answers received before, during and after the conference. After the conference potential applicants will have a chance to ask additional questions by emailing Nataliya Holl at hollna@mcc.gov before December 5, 2015, 4:00 pm (Tanzania, Dar es Salaam time).

Consistent with our goal of following Open Contracting principles for this program, MCC will make publically available a list of all organizations, which will apply to the Concept Paper Phase I, through an amendment to this NOFO at www.grants.gov. This information can also be useful to organizations that are seeking to partner with others in order to respond to this NOFO.

The list of organizations which are currently registered for the Pre-Application Conference is provided below to ensure collaboration process.

Time for the Pre-Application Conference:

December 4, 2015, 4:00 pm (Tanzania, Dar es Salaam time)

Agenda for the conference:

1. Quick MCC introductions and overview

2. MCC presentation (attached Power Point)

3. Questions and answers

Call in numbers:

You may use skype or a regular phone to call in those numbers:

Toll Free: (877) 336-1280 Caller Paid: (404) 443-6393 Access Code: 2414671

Adobe connect:

If you have internet access during the time of the teleconference, we strongly encourage you to connect through Adobe connect link below to be able to electronically ask questions. In case of no access to internet, you will have the opportunity to ask questions verbally on the phone.

https://connect.mcc.gov/datacollab/ mailto:hollna@mcc.gov http://www.grants.gov/ https://connect.mcc.gov/datacollab/

- Select ‘Enter as Guest’

- Enter your name and organization name: [First Name] [Last Name] [Organization Name]

- Click ‘Enter Room’

Current list of registered organizations and their websites:

SBC4D http://www.sbc4d.com

World Wildlife Fund The Open Institute http://www.openinstitute.com

EDI Ltd https://www.edi-global.com

Palladium http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/

COSTECH-DTBi http://www.teknohama.or.tz

Deloitte http://www2.deloitte.com/ke/en.html

Management and Development for Health https://www.mdh-tz.org

Esri Eastern Africa http://www.esriea.co.ke

Development Initiatives - Africa Hub http://devinit.org

ICON-INSTITUT Public Sector GmbH http://www.icon-institute.de/

Premise http://www.premise.com/

Internews Network https://www.internews.org/ Development Initiatives - Africa Hub http://devinit.org

SBC4D http://www.sbc4d.com

Palladium http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com

Open Data Institute http://theodi.org/

Restless Development East African Statistical Training Centre http://eastc.ac.tz/

End of Amendment 0001 http://www.sbc4d.com/ http://www.openinstitute.com/ https://www.edi-global.com/ http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/ http://www.teknohama.or.tz/ http://www2.deloitte.com/ke/en.html https://www.mdh-tz.org/ http://www.esriea.co.ke/ http://devinit.org/ http://www.icon-institute.de/ http://www.premise.com/ https://www.internews.org/ http://devinit.org/ http://www.sbc4d.com/ http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/ http://theodi.org/ http://eastc.ac.tz/