Sources Sought Notice for USAID Philippines Integrated Health Project.pdf

SUBJECT: USAID/PHILIPPINES SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

TITLE: Market Research for USAID/Philippines Integrated Health

Project – Tracking Number: 72049222SSN00001

ISSUING DATE: August 3, 2022

CLOSING DATE: August 31, 2022 - 4 PM (Manila Time)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Manila, Philippines is posting this Sources Sought Notice (SSN) to identify potential Philippine organizations for future health development assistance in the Philippines.

The primary purpose of this SSN is market research to better understand Philippine organizations’ capabilities, interests, geographic scope, and past performance with USAID and other donors with respect to the following five Key Health Elements (KHE):

● Health Systems Strengthening

● Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health

● Tuberculosis

● HIV/AIDS

● Global Health Security

USAID/Philippines is especially interested to hear from local entities as defined in USAID’s

ADS 303.6, Definitions, (ADS 303). Organizations that are majority owned by Philippine citizens or lawful permanent residents and managed by a governing body the majority of who are

Philippine citizens or lawful permanent residents are strongly encouraged to respond to this SSN.

Respondents from all sectors including non-government, non-profit, for profit, academic and research institutions, and civil society are encouraged to respond to this SSN.

DISCLAIMER

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) only. It is not a Request for Proposals, a Request for

Quotations, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, a Request for Application, a Notice of Funding

Opportunity nor an indication that USAID/Philippines will make an award in the areas of interest mentioned in this notice. This SSN is an attempt to reach out to the market to determine the scope of Philippine organizations’ capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. The requested information will not be released publicly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. Responses to any or all the questions in this SSN are voluntary. USAID will not pay respondents for https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/303.pdf

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information provided. Responses to this SSN will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Respondents and non-respondents should visit grants.gov and sam.gov regularly for updates or solicitations regarding USAID funding opportunities.

BACKGROUND

The Philippines faces significant challenges that have negatively impacted its ability to provide quality, accessible and equitable healthcare to its citizens and to reach the objectives outlined in the Republic Act No. 11223, also known as the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law. These challenges include global health crises and natural disasters, health systems underperformance, high rates of tuberculosis, underutilized reproductive health services, high teenage pregnancy rates, difficulty detecting, responding to, and preventing emerging infectious disease threats, and rising HIV rates. The disruption in the provision of essential health services due to COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a reemergence of preventable diseases including polio, dengue, and measles outbreaks as well as a rise in HIV and declines in TB indicators.

USAID/Philippines’ current health activities are improving the health of vulnerable Filipinos and addressing some of these challenges by improving health systems, enhancing service delivery, and promoting healthy behaviors. USAID/Philippines intends to build on existing development progress and strengthen cross-cutting health system elements including leveraging strategic information, social and behavior change communication, digitization, gender equity, private sector, and civil society engagement.

KEY HEALTH ELEMENTS

1. Health Systems Strengthening

Strengthening health systems at all government levels (including local levels) through key reforms on governance, financing, supply chain logistics, human resources for health (HRH), and health information systems enshrined in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law and that aligns with USAID’s Health System Strengthening 2030 vision; Improving health outcomes;

Addressing the Mandanas-Garcia ruling; Improving the provision, demand, and reimbursements of health care through the National Insurance Program (“PhilHealth”).

2. Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health

Improving access to high-quality, person-centered reproductive health care; Reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality through improved family planning services and adolescent reproductive health care; Addressing socio-economic contributors to teen pregnancies including in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

3. Tuberculosis

Decreasing tuberculosis mortality, morbidity, and decrease out of pocket expenditures while improving tuberculosis notification, treatment success, and quality of services and addressing socio-economic determinants of TB.

https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/health-systems-innovation/health-systems/Vision-HSS-2030

4. HIV/AIDS

Reaching the global 95-95-95 targets; Ensuring adequate resources for high quality, person-centered service delivery that is responsive to key population needs at the community or facility level; Strengthening the Philippines’ ability to reach and sustain epidemic control, especially in high-burden areas.

5. Global Health Security

Supporting the Philippines in its preparedness to fight against infectious diseases, environmental threats; Respond to issues and interactions that exist among human, animal, and environment health; Strengthening the Philippines’ capacity and leadership to mitigate future health system shocks including in preparedness, surveillance, diagnostic systems, and risk mitigation.

6. Other KHEs not mentioned above with which the respondent has relevant experience

RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS

Respondents should describe their past and current experiences and capabilities thoroughly with respect to the five KHEs but are not required to respond to all questions in this notice nor to all

KHEs.

Responses shall be in English and submitted in Microsoft Word document. Please use 8.5” by

11” size paper, single spaced, with 12-point font, Times New Roman, with one-inch margin on all sides.

Responses shall be emailed with the attached Response file to manila-roaa-rfa@usaid.gov with the subject line SSN: Integrated Health Project - Organization Name by the closing date above. Send only one email with one attachment. Please do not send CVs, brochures, project completion reports, or any other material either within the email or as an attachment.

Please stay within the page limits indicated and format as follows.

1. Cover page with the following information (one page)

a. Organization name

b. Organization address (headquarters and operating offices)

c. Where and under what authority are the articles of incorporation registered

d. Registration status - List all local, regional, provincial, national, and international registrations.

e. Percent ownership of the organization by Philippine citizens or lawful permanent residents

f. Percent of Board of Directors, or other governing body, by Philippine citizens or lawful permanent residents

g. Contact information of Respondent

2. Organizational Structure (one page) mailto:manila-roaa-rfa@usaid.gov

Describe the Organization’s strength to manage projects as it relates to subject matter experts on staff, legal structure, financial management and internal controls, procurement system, human resources system, project performance management, organizational sustainability, ability to hire and mobilize staff, and total number of projects and total value managed in the last 5 years, of all projects

3. Organizational capacity with respect to Key Health Elements (KHE) (one page per

KHE)

For each KHE with which your organization has relevant experience, please include the following information:

● The number of projects in the last 5 years

● Cumulative value of projects

● Donors

● Value and duration of two largest projects

● Goals and objectives of projects

● Location

● Nature of partnerships with donors, stakeholders, CSOs, NGOs, IPOs, etc.

● Innovative concepts, tools and approaches designed and implemented by respondent

● Integration between other KHEs, gender equality, women’s empowerment, social and behavior change communication, local government engagement, and private sector engagement

● Other information demonstrating your organization’s ability to manage health projects in The Philippines

Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.

Sincerely, Howard Weston

Contracting and Agreement Office

USAID/Philippines