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March 11, 2010

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RFP-621-10-001

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1) Point of Contact (POC) information of the responsible Program Manager at General Mills, Inc

(GMI).

Answer 1:

The POC for General Mills is Terry Kirihara Terry.Kerihara@genmills.com

2) Will the awarded contractor be required to travel to Tanzania? If so, are travel cost to be captured in the USAID's $150K budget?

Answer 2:

Yes General Mills personnel will travel to Tanzania and all associated travel costs related to this contract is to be provided within the $150,000.

3) Could you please confirm that RFP-621-10-001, Providing fortified foods to HIV infected individuals in Tanzania, is a small business set aside?

Answer 3:

This is not a small business set aside.

4) The survey done by GMI in 2009, who were the identified potential millers to be the recipients of GMI assistance in Tanzania and their location

Answer 4:

There is only one miller identified for this activity at this time, which is currently Jamahedo Health Foods Company based in Arusha as the pilot site for GMI assistance in Tanzania. A final decision has not been made on the miller’s selection.

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5) What fortificants expected to be used and the respective food vehicle.

Answer 5:

Corn and Soya will be blended, pre-cooked and fortified with micronutrient according to the WHO/TFDA/TBS fortification standards. GMI will provide the consultative lead the processing & fortification process and they have the technical capacity to do that.

6) For the development of extrusion cooker specification & spare parts; will this involve the GMI or local miller to any extent?

Answer 6:

GMI, in collaboration with the local miller, will make the final decision as to the specifications of the extrusion cooker and the spare parts needed. The contact at GMI is Terry Kirhara, Project Manager, Terry.Kirhara@genmills.com