RFI No. 2023-002 - LGBTQI+.pdf

Summary

Notice Type: Request for Information (RFI)/Expression of Interest to Partner and Sub-Partner with USAID/Mexico

Subject: USAID/Mexico-RFI 2023-002

Title: Mexico LGBTQI+ Local Partner and Sub-Partner Outreach – Request for Information

Issuance Date: January 5, 2023

Question Due Date: January 18, 2023

USAID Anticipated Response Date: February 1, 2023

RFI Response Due Date (Closing Date): Open Response Through March 1, 2023

Overview

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mexico, is seeking to expand the Agency’s partnership with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) organizations in Mexico to promote the inclusion of LGBTQI+ people into USAID’s development approach and enhance the organizations’ local leadership and capacity.

USAID is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information and potential interest from organizations to diversify USAID’s partner and sub-partner base. The goal of the RFI is to

1) better understand LGBTQI+ community priorities in Mexico; 2) diversify USAID/Mexico’s partner and sub-partner base by creating avenues for new and underutilized partners and sub-partners to work with USAID; and 3) support partners and sub-partners to become self-reliant and capable of leading their own development journeys.

Response Requested

Responses received from this RFI will help the Mission shape its future inclusion work and identify organizations currently engaging the LGBTQI+ community and possibly interested in working with USAID/Mexico Mission.

Request for Information (RFI) RFI No. 2023-002

Please review Attachment A for information requested. Responses may be submitted in English or Spanish.

How to Submit a Response

Organizations may submit the information requested in Attachment A to mexicoaa@usaid.gov with RFI number and name of the organization in the subject line of the email. Please note that organizations responding to this RFI will not receive individual feedback or suggestions on the submission.

Please do not enter any unsolicited personally identifying (PII) information for yourself or others in your responses. The results will only be used by USAID internally but are not anonymous.

Participation in this RFI is voluntary.

Questions

Questions regarding this notice can be directed to mexicoaa@usaid.gov by the due date, mentioned above. USAID will answer the questions in an update to the RFI posting by the anticipated date. Please note, all individual questions may not be directly answered, and similar questions may be combined or adjusted.

If necessary, an additional round of questions and answers with a second due date may be added to the RFI.

Please note that this RFI is not a commitment by USAID to issue a solicitation, award or grant, or pay for costs incurred by organizations for any information submitted as a result of this request. USAID/Mexico may use the information provided against this RFI for further sharing with USAID current and potential contractors, recipients, diaspora, and private sector entities. USAID may include this information as part of future solicitations or informing the prospective offerors of the type of local entities available in the market. USAID/Mexico, its current contractors and potential offerors may approach Point of Contact (POC) of your organizations for future partnership opportunities.

Responding to this RFI does not give any advantage to any firm or organization in any subsequent competition. This RFI does NOT restrict the USAID’s acquisition approach on future solicitations. No phone calls related to this RFI will be accepted. All correspondence shall be via email. USAID shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information or trade secrets should be clearly identified. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly, and proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable USAID regulations. USAID reserves the right to respond to any, all, or none of the comments and questions submitted.

Thank you for your interest.

mailto:mexicoaa@usaid.gov mailto:mexicoaa@usaid.gov

A courtesy Spanish translation is attached, but in the event of any discrepancy between the two documents, this English version controls.

Sincerely, Andrea Capellán Contracting and Agreement Officer

FAR 52.215-3 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR PLANNING

PURPOSES (OCT 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other Disclaimers contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of identifying and better understanding the wide range of capabilities of LGBTQI+ organizations to implement development projects of carrying sizes and types. USAID/Mexico also desires to gather information on the number and type of local partners and sub-partners operating in different geographic locations of Mexico to consider eligible organizations for future solicitations/partnership opportunities.

(End of provision)

Attachment A

Request for Information

Organization Information Name of the Organization:

Office Address:

Telephone Number:

Website address (if any):

Authorized Person / Point of Contact (Name):

Contact Number:

Title:

E-mail Address:

Type of Organization: (Profit or not Profit)

Number of Employees/Volunteers:

Total Annual Operating Budget:

Geographic Location

Geographical Location of Organizational Head Office:

Geographical Location of Field Offices (if any):

Please answer the following questions:

• What do you see as the near-term and long-term priorities for the LGBTQI+ community in Mexico?

• Identify any needs your organization has for organizational capacity strengthening (management, strategic planning, etc.) support.

• What are the biggest constraints impeding and unlocking the growth of LGBTQI+ organizations in Mexico?

Additional optional questions:

• Describe the overall management capability and leadership structure of your organization.

• What are some of the specific opportunities, challenges, and unique needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex members of the community?

• Are there specific barriers to accessing resources that LGBTQI+ organizations or activists who identify with multiple marginalized or underrepresented identities may experience? If yes, what are they? (e.g., LGBTQI+ women, Afro-Mexicans, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, youth, migrants)

• What are the specific challenges to have an equal access to truth and justice and equal treatment in public institutions?

• Is there anything else you would like to share with USAID?