Sources Sought Notice USAID Nepal Local Development Support Activity.pdf

Subject: SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Program Title: USAID Nepal Local Development Support Activity Release Date: December 6, 2021 Response Due Date and Time: January 6, 2022 at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Response Email Address: kathmanduoaaexchange@usaid.gov NAICS Code: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

Dear Interested Parties:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) leads the U.S.

Government's international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance.

USAID/Nepal seeks a more self-reliant, prosperous, and inclusive Nepal that delivers improved democratic governance and health and education outcomes. USAID/Nepal is planning a new activity to develop the capacity of local partners to accelerate locally-led development. USAID is committed to addressing Nepal’s development challenges by supporting locally-owned, sustainable solutions from local people and organizations to build diverse, inclusive economies and democratic, healthy societies. This activity will support USAID activities managed by local partners in coordination and collaboration with the respective Contracting Officer’s Representative/Agreement Officer’s Representative/Activity Managers. The activity is planned to be a multiple year effort, and has the following interlinked objectives:

1) Local Capacity Development - Strengthen the financial and administrative capacity of USAID/Nepal’s local partners so they can successfully lead sustainable development initiatives that address Nepal’s pressing development challenges.

2) Third Party Monitoring and Risk Management - Ensure local partners are in compliance with the terms and conditions of USAID grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to improve the effectiveness and transparency of financial management and administration while reducing risk to the local partners and the U.S. Government; and, mailto:kathmanduoaaexchange@usaid.gov

3) Local Partner Coordination - Support USAID and local implementing partners of USAID/Nepal’s Local Works program1 in coordination, communication, dialogue, and learning to most effectively engage with marginalized and vulnerable communities across Nepal and drive locally-led solutions to the challenges they face.

This is a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified local entities, to include Nepalese for-profit and nonprofit organizations as defined in Attachment B - Eligibility Requirements, that are interested in and capable of performing the type of work described above. Your responses to the information requested will serve as market research to assist USAID in planning the procurement strategy and will not be released publicly.

Submission instructions for this Sources Sought Notice are provided in Attachment A.

USAID/Nepal is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information, answer questions, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Please note issuance of this Sources Sought Notice does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S. Government, and in accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if any are issued.

Organizations are encouraged to review the following website to learn more about working with USAID: https://www.workwithusaid.org/. Thank you for your assistance and interest in USAID programs.

Sincerely, Robyn Bertholon Contracting Officer

1 Local Works is USAID’s flagship locally led development program. Local Works is active in over 30 countries around the world to implement development approaches that are more flexible, locally responsive, and locally sustainable. USAID/Nepal’s Local Works program will work with vulnerable communities to design and implement solutions to their self-identified development challenges, and promote locally-led development interventions that will be more resilient to shocks and stressors associated with poverty backslide.

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Sources Sought Notice: USAID Nepal Local Development Support Activity

ATTACHMENT A - SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

USAID/Nepal requests the following information only from interested and qualified local organizations (see Attachment B). Please submit responses via email to kathmanduoaaexchange@usaid.gov using the following subject title: “Sources Sought:

USAID Nepal Local Development Support Activity”.

1. Organization Name

2. Point of contact name and contact email/phone

3. DUNS Number

4. Legal registration status in Nepal

5. Statement of capabilities, including technical and staffing resources and an organizational chart, describing your organization’s ability to execute the proposed objectives listed on Page 1 (2 pages maximum).

6. At least three (3) examples of similar work performed by your organization in the past 5 years, including a short technical description and the value in U.S. dollars of each project (1 page maximum).

7. A brief answer to the following question: In your opinion, what primary organizational challenges do Nepalese non-governmental organizations face when addressing Nepal’s development priorities, and how would your organization help these Nepalese organizations overcome these challenges? (1 page maximum)

8. Confirm whether your organization can meet all the objectives described above. If not, please provide details on how you would identify a consortium of partners or target hiring of specialized staff to meet these objectives (1 page maximum).

All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be reviewed only by USAID personnel and will be held in a confidential manner.

No electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response nor individualized feedback on any suggestions will be given. No basis for claims against the U.S.

Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice or from the Government’s use of such information. Specific questions about this Sources Sought Notice should be directed only to the email address identified above.

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Sources Sought Notice: USAID Nepal Local Development Support Activity

ATTACHMENT B - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

A. Must be local actors in Nepal. When determining if an entity is a “local actor” for the purposes of this Sources Sought:

1. Entity is legally organized under the laws of Nepal;

2. Entity has its principal place of business or operations in Nepal;

3. Entity is majority owned and controlled by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Nepal;

4. Entity is managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Nepal; and

5. If entity has projects, offices, and/or registration in other countries, key management decisions are taken by the office located in Nepal.

B. Cannot have received more than $5 million in total direct funding from USAID in the past five years.

C. Cannot be a United States-based organization.