Request For Information_Zambian Building Local Commodity Security Systems.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

TO: Zambian Companies with Experience in Supply Chain Management

DATE OF ISSUE: February 7th, 2024

CLOSING DATE: March 1st, 2024, at 17:00 Lusaka time

SUBMISSION EMAIL: blecuyer@usaid.gov and skasanda@usaid.gov

SUBJECT: RFI - Building Local Commodity Security Systems

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking input from Zambian organizations with capabilities of providing pharmaceutical systems strengthening services.

USAID/Zambia is working closely with the Zambian Government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) and ZAMMSA to establish and operate a safe, secure, reliable and sustainable supply chain of pharmaceuticals, laboratory and other health commodities. To effectively achieve a sustainable supply chain, USAID/Zambia seeks to develop a pool of local organizations that will strategically provide supply chain technical assistance to MOH, ZAMMSA and service delivery points to ensure commodity security and sustainable access to HIV, TB, Malaria, family planning and maternal and child health services and commodities.

This RFI is soliciting information from the local industry on its ability to provide pharmaceutical systems strengthening services from interested organizations. It supports USAID’s localization and sustainability efforts by helping us better understand the capabilities and capacity that exist within the Zambian market so we can better utilize the local market in the future.

The release of this RFI in no way obligates the United States Government or USAID to release a solicitation for this proposed activity, nor is USAID/Zambia responsible for any costs incurred in preparing responses to this RFI.

All responses to this RFI must be emailed to the attention of Mr. Brian LeCuyer, Contracting Officer, and Ms. Shachibonde Kasanda, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, at the email address listed above, by no later than the date and time listed on this cover letter.

Sincerely, Brian LeCuyer

Deputy Director, Office of Acquisition and Assistance

ATTACHMENTS:

RFI Response Requirements

Brian Lecuyer Digitally signed by Brian Lecuyer Date: 2024.02.07 14:19:47 +02'00'

ATTACHMENT 1 – RFI RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to submit a response to this inquiry. All submissions must be via email, in Microsoft Word attachments, and should be in the following format:

1. Email Subject Line: USAID/Zambia BLoCS RFI - [Organization

Name]

2. File Attachment: USAID/Zambia BLoCS RFI - [Organization Name]

3. Response, not to exceed three pages, that includes:

● Organization name and address

● Point of contact name and contact information

● Yes/No responses to the following four questions:

○ Is your organization legally organized/incorporated under the laws of

Zambia?

○ Is Zambia your organization’s principal place of business or operations?

○ Is your organization majority (i.e 50.1% or more) owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Zambia?

○ Is your organization managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Zambia?

● Brief statement about the organization’s experience in providing supply chain and laboratory systems strengthening technical assistance in Zambia and/or in other African countries, including the scale of supply chain systems strengthening technical assistance projects previously/currently managed. Please include details describing the organization’s experience managing resources, training, technology, infrastructure, supply chain, and laboratory systems strengthening technical assistance provided.

● Brief statement describing the organization’s capacity to implement supply chain, lab and pharmaceutical systems strengthening technical assistance activities.

● Brief statement describing the organization’s experience in managing data information management systems that can integrate with other supply chain information systems such as enterprise management software (ERP) and logistics management information system (LMIS), as well as any other commodities tracking tools to facilitate continuous improvement and virtual control of commodity management.

● Brief statement describing the organization’s strategic capacity for implementing supply chain and laboratory systems strengthening technical assistance activities.

● Brief statement describing the organization’s expertise in working with Government counterparts.

4. No proprietary, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. USAID reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information in any resulting solicitation(s).

No other documents or information are requested at this time. USAID asks respondents to not send any additional information other than what is requested above and to adhere to the page limits mentioned.

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