FBO_Announcement-Amendment_01.pdf

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TO: Prospective Offerors

DATE: July 30, 2015

SUBJECT: AMENDMENT 01: Pre-solicitation Conference Webinar for the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH) Project in Nigeria (SOL-620-

15-000009), to be held on August 11, 2015.

Dear Prospective Offerors:

This notice is an update for the initial FBO posting on July 17, 2015.

USAID will conduct a pre-solicitation conference and webinar on August 11, 2015. We have limited in-person capacity of 45 individuals for the conference. There is no maximum number for participants who can join on-line. We respectfully request that only one representative from each organization register to be physically present. Please register with Ms. Maryann Asielue at masielue@usaid.gov no later than 5:00pm EST August 07, 2015.

Details for the conference and webinar are as follows:

Title: Nigeria RMNCH Bilateral Conference and Webinar (Pre-Solicitation

Conference)

When: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 10 am – 2 pm EST

Where: GHPOD Crystal City Training Facility, Potomac Room

1901 S. Bell Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22202

Logistical Details for In-Person Participation:

The office is located on the 3rd Floor. http://www.ghpod.com/directions.html

Directions from Crystal City Metro: Exit to street level. Head South on S. Bell Street toward

20th Street. After passing 18th Street, cross to the opposite side of S. Bell Street. The entrance will be on your left.

Parking: There is no visitor parking in the building's parking garage. If participants cannot find street parking or parking in USAID space, there are a number of public parking lots located near the building: http://www.crystalcity.org/_files/docs/parkingmap.pdf mailto:masielue@usaid.gov http://www.ghpod.com/directions.html http://www.crystalcity.org/_files/docs/parkingmap.pdf

Logistical Details for Webinar:

You will need four hours of uninterrupted time, a computer with internet, and a phone

(in case back-up audio is needed).

If back-up audio is needed, you can conference in at 1-866-844-9419. Dial the participant code 16762785# when prompted.

Important Log-In Information:

To join the Nigeria RMNCH Bilateral Webinar, navigate to the following URL by 10:00 am

EST on August 11 th https://ghpod.adobeconnect.com/nigeria_rmnch_bilateral/ (The spaces turn into underscores in the URL.) To test, please click the link and the following screen will appear:

Type in your name and click the “Enter Room” button to join the webinar. We advise you to begin logging in 10-15 minutes before the meeting, in case you run into any technical difficulties. If you have issues connecting to the meeting, email Mike Myers at mmyers@socialimpact.com

If you have never attended an Adobe Connect meeting, we strongly encourage you to test your connection beforehand to ensure your computer will be able to connect. If prompted to update your Flash Player or install an Add-in, we suggest you do so: https://ghpod.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

USAID/Nigeria intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) following this pre-solicitation notice. Offerors are advised that this pre-solicitation notice is not a RFP, and in no way obligates tel:1-866-844-9419 https://ghpod.adobeconnect.com/nigeria_rmnch_bilateral/ mailto:mmyers@socialimpact.com https://ghpod.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

USAID/Nigeria to issue a RFP or to award a contract. The information contained in this pre-solicitation notice is released to the public for informational purposes only and is subject to change.

USAID/Nigeria encourages interested parties to register for updates on this activity via www.fbo.gov. All inquiries concerning this notice must be directed via email to Maryann

Asielue, Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, at masielue@usaid.gov with a copy to Mohib

Ahmed at mohahmed@usaid.gov. Phone inquiries will not be entertained.

Best regards, Mohib Ahmed

Contracting Officer http://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:masielue@usaid.gov mailto:mohahmed@usaid.gov