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U.S. Agency for International Development C/O American Embassy, 01 B.P. 2012 Cotonou, Benin

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RFI No. RFI-680-17-00001

Notice Type: Special Notice

Subject: Benin ELAN Private Sector Health Partnership Activity (Benin ELAN)

Issuance Date: May 24, 2017 Closing Date: June 4, 2017 Closing Time: 23:00 (11:00pm), Benin local time

We would like to bring to your attention the opportunity to review and comment on a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for USAID/Benin's ELAN Private Sector Health Partnership Activity (Benin ELAN).

USAID/Benin is finalizing the design for a new activity to strengthen the private sector’s ability to deliver high impact Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) services and products by reforming Benin’s regulatory practices and systems as well as strengthening the ability of the GOB to manage the private sector, including using professional market data to monitor and evaluate regulatory policy and availability of drugs in the private sector and undertake public-private partnerships.

The attached draft PWS describes the proposed purpose, objectives, performance standards, and elements of the activity. Your comments will help finalize the PWS. Please submit your comments by email only to the Point of Contact (POC) indicated below not later than the closing date and time specified above.

Responses to the following questions/items would be helpful:

1. Is the project design and PWS clear? If not, what needs improvement? Seek feedback on the performance standards, including acceptable quality level, quality assurance plan and method of surveillance, for each of the outcomes. Are they appropriate? If not, what can be improved?

2. Are the proposed objectives, outcomes and tasks clear?

3. Please provide an estimated budget for achieving these objectives.

4. Is it feasible to subcontract at least 20% of the contract amount to Small Business entities?

5. Are you a contractor on any IDIQ contract vehicles, like GSA OASIS or GSA

MOBIS?

6. Are there any IDIQ contract vehicles that you think would be appropriate for competing this requirement?

Please do not submit proposals, resumes or corporate qualifications. They will be discarded. Submissions will not be acknowledged. USAID may use any information provided without incurring any obligation.

R F I N o . RFI-680-17-00001

This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI), not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue any solicitation or ultimately award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. USAID plans to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) in June-July 2017 to accept proposals for this activity through the negotiated procurement process. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.fbo.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

It should be noted that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to any firm or organization in the subsequent procurement. USAID/Benin will not provide answer to any question submitted in response to this request.

Thank you for your assistance and interest in the USAID programs.

Sincerely, Emily Rudge Revis Regional Agreement/Contract Officer USAID/West Africa

Attached: Draft PWS

POCs

1. M Sirajam Munir (email: smunir@usaid.gov)

2. Robyn Bertholon (email: rbertholon@usaid.gov)