Request for Information- USAID Nigeria Industry Day.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Reference: RFI-620-24-0001

To: Development Industry Representatives - Nigerian Entities

Subject: USAID/Nigeria's Industry Day Event

Release Date : October 12, 2023

Response Due Date: October 20, 2023, 17:00 Local Time

USAID/Nigeria plans to host an Industry Day in Abuja to extend invitations and gather information from various Nigerian organizations operating within the country's diverse development sectors, with a specific emphasis on the technical areas outlined in this RFI.

PURPOSE OF INDUSTRY DAY:

USAID's strategy promotes the use of Industry Day as a means to diversify its partner base, fostering engagement with new, local, underutilized partners, universities, and the private sector for collaborative efforts and the co-creation of future programs. Industry Day will serve as a platform for USAID/Nigeria to share fundamental information about USAID’s work in Nigeria.

Additionally, it will provide an opportunity for interested organizations to participate, seek clarifications on how to collaborate with USAID, and explore potential future collaborations, either directly or indirectly. In this regard, USAID/Nigeria extends an invitation to interested Nigerian entities to express their interest by registering for the event.

WHO SHOULD REGISTER:

This Request for Information (RFI) solicits information and potential interest from local organizations (both for-profit and not-for-profit as well as Universities). The interested entities must possess requisite expertise and resources for potential partnerships with USAID/Nigeria, to implement development activities in the listed priority areas.

- Education

- Health-HIV/AIDS and TB

- Health Population and Nutrition

- Economic Growth and Environment

- Peace & Democratic Governance

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

HOW TO REGISTER

To register for the Industry Day, the interested local organizations must provide information through the online registration form by following the link below:

Google Registration Form

Registration will close on October 20, 2023 by 05:00 PM local time.

WHOWILL BE INVITED TO INDUSTRY DAY:

Participation is limited to the local organizations that have not directly worked with USAID/Nigeria before and are legally registered with the Government of Nigeria (Corporate Affairs Commission). USAID/Nigeria will evaluate the information submitted through the registration form. Only shortlisted organizations will be invited through a formal invitation to participate in the half-day event in Abuja. Participants who do not have a formal invitation will be denied entry.

The event is currently planned to be held in mid November. Exact date will be communicated to the invitees.

Please note, USAID/Nigeria is not seeking technical or cost proposals against this Request for Information (RFI). Issuance of this notice does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S Government, nor does it commit the U.S Government to pay for any costs incurred in the registration process outlined in this notice or any travel related cost to attend the event. Also note, the Industry Day is subject to cancellation at any time due to any reason as deemed necessary by USAID/Nigeria.

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