Q&A - IFRP RFA.pdf

U.S. Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20523 www.usaid.gov

May 8, 2019

Interested Applicants

Subject: RFA# 72DFFP19RFA00003

Questions and Answers

The purpose of this additional document is to provide a response to each question submitted by interested applicants. Below please find USAID/FFP’s response to each question:

Question 1: “Any and all IFRP activities would entail the transfer of commodities to implementing organizations and then the transfer of these commodities by the implementing organizations to the designated recipients….” – RFA document. In the event that our organization is successful in an application, where would the delivery point be for the transfer of these commodities to our organization?

Response 1: The delivery point and/or transfer of the commodities would be at the commodity Producer's facilities, outlined on page 3 of the RFA, where they will be received and loaded by the implementing organization's shipping agents. If the commodities are either of the two LNS products, then transfer of those commodities will be at the Edesia facilities address in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. If the commodities are the Harvest Lentil Pro, then the transfer of those commodities would be at the Breedlove Foods facilities address in Lubbock, Texas.

Question 2: Can you please confirm whether or not it is necessary to submit both a solid waste management plan and an energy efficiency plan. If these are indeed a requirement for applications, can you please provide some guidance on the requirements for each plan? If there is a template available, advice on how to access it would also be most welcome.

Response 2: Yes, the submission of both a solid waste management plan and also an energy efficiency plan is a requirement of the IFRP RFA as outlined on page 14 of the RFA. The plans as part of the application should be a short component of the implementation plan. The energy efficiency plan can make a statement that as part of your organization's work with beneficiaries, and as an implementer of an IFRP activity, your organization will take an appropriate level of action on energy and wastes, within your sphere of influence, such that you can address these needs in humanitarian contexts without compromising human health and the environment. For http://www.usaid.gov/ example, you may indicate that you will incorporate these issues into the situational analysis and needs assessments. You may consider simply, if distributing the Harvest Lentil Pro commodity, how the commodity will be cooked. Consider any appropriate energy efficiency measures that you may strengthen with the commodity. Consider how your organization may promote safe waste management and energy efficiency measures, without necessarily making any capital investments in hardware, but rather focusing on soft-skills, and behavior change promotion.

Question 3: Do we need to simply provide a brief description (in the text of the application narrative) explaining planned actions to promote responsible waste management and energy efficiency within the proposed program?

Response 3: The waste management and energy efficiency plans can be included in the implementation plan as described on page 14 of the RFA. Please see Response 2 for additional information regarding these components.

Question 4: Do we need to address any potential environmental risks within the risk analysis/mitigation matrix mentioned on page 16 under Annexes?

Response 4: FFP encourages applicants to include any potential risks in their overall risk-analysis/mitigation matrix. This will dependent of course upon specific programs and their activity performance components.

All other terms and conditions of the RFA remain unchanged.