Responses_to_questions.pdf

Responses to ALL Questions received regarding RFI-617-19-OHH-Local Service Delivery Activity.

1. The RFI requires audited profit and loss statements for the past 3 years. These cannot fit in the 10 pages. Can they instead be attached in annexes?

Response: Yes, they can be attached as annexes.

2. Can we attach any other documents as annexes and to what limit, if so?

Response: Yes, you may attach other relevant documents.

3. Does the RFI require to demonstrate capabilities in all the stated USAID regions?

Response: Yes.

4. Does USAID-Uganda foresee continuing funding for this new local service delivery activity beyond COP 19 (FY 20)? If so, for how long?

Response: The estimated period for this Activity is 5 years.

5. Can USAID-Uganda share the anticipated funding levels for this activity in COP19

(FY20), any anticipated annual funding for subsequent years and overall total funding?

Response: Estimated funding is $50,000,000.00 over a period of 5 years.

6. Whilst it is clear that that this anticipated activity will be led and managed through local partners, please can USAID-Uganda clarify whether or not local prime partners are permitted to engage international organizations as sub-partners?

Response: Yes they are allowed.

7. Has USAID-Uganda considered an approximate number of non-state health facilities in each of the five regions that will be the target of technical and institutional capacity building?

Response: Approximately 5 facilities in each region. Please note that this is only an estimate and that it is subject to change.

8. When submitting the Capabilities Statement, should the local partner focus solely on the capabilities of their own institution, or should they also include specific capabilities from their proposed sub-partners?

Response: At this point, only submit capability statements for potential prime local partners.

9. Page 3/4 of the RFI has a section Required Information (Capacity Statement), b) date registered with the National Drug Authority (NDA). Please clarify if this is one of the exclusion criteria for all local organizations intending to apply for this bid in case it is published.

Response: Please disregard this requirement.

10. Does the definition of non-government includes both for profit and private not for profit organizations’?

Response: Yes it does include both.

11. Are the attachments part of the 10 Pages limit?

Response: No.

12. Up to this point in time , local organizations have not been allowed by USG to negotiate a NICRA. Has that now been changed to help strengthen local organizations and support their sustainability.

Response: Local organizations are allowed to negotiate NICRAs however as communicated during the engagement conference, the process is too lengthy. You are there for requested to submit audited financial statements instead.

13. In the requested information you indicate audited profit and loss statement for the last 3 years. Kindly clarify if the audit statements are required as attachments or part of capability statement.

Response: You may either submit them as part of the capability statements or as separate attachements.

14. What font should be used for the capability statement?

Response: Times New Roman 12.

15. On the requested information in 2.0, commodity procurement and distribution is mentioned among the critical components in the capacity statement. Is this deliberate?

Response: Please disregard this, it was put in error.

16. Reference is also made to the registration date with the National Drug Authority.

Ordinarily not all local organizations providing HIV/AIDS services are expected to be NDA registered. Is this requirement deliberate or it’s a typo?

Response: Please disregard this, it was put in error.

17. For a Not For Profit Organization depending greatly on grants, do we have to compute debt/liquidity ratio's as required in Section 2(c)?

Response: No.

18. Does the 3 year Profit and Loss statement requested for under Section 2(c) count towards the 10 pages referred to in Section 3.1 or it can be attached separately?

Response: It can be attached separately.

19. Will the documentation to prove Local Partner status required in Section 3.2.3 be part of the 10 pages referred to in Section 3.1 or it can be attached separately ?

Response: It can be attached separately.