Request for Information for Zambia Agricultural Diversification Support
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 72061124RFI00001
- Agency
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US Mission in Zambia
Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Lusaka Lusaka Zambia
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Agency for International Development Zambia Mission is seeking information from organizations in Zambia capable of supporting the proposed Zambia Agricultural Diversification Support activity. The goal of this activity is to transform Zambia's agricultural sector to more efficiently and sustainably produce high-quality, nutritious food through objectives to increase food production, strengthen market systems, and improve dietary diversity, with a focus on the Copperbelt, Central, and Eastern regions of Zambia. Responses to the Request for Information are due by December 8, 2023 and should provide organizational details, experience in relevant technical areas, recommendations for fixed price or incentive-based contracting approaches.
There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. Respondents should have experience providing services under NAICS code 541690 for other scientific and technical consulting, PSC code R497 for economic, social, opinion, and marketing research services. As this is a Request for Information, there are no identified incumbents or budget ranges. The activity will provide technical assistance over an unspecified period to transform Zambia's agricultural sector.
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Update #2 · Latest ·
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)#: 72061124RFI00001
Market Research to Identify Organizations in Zambia Working in or Capable of Partnering to Support Zambia Agricultural Diversification Support (ZADS) interventions
DUE DATE: Friday, December 8, 2023
Dear Prospective Offerors:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), represented by its Mission in Zambia, is performing market research to identify organizations in Zambia working in or capable of partnering to support Zambia Agricultural Diversification Support (ZADS) Interventions. USAID/Zambia is exploring the design of an activity that will meaningfully transform Zambia’s agricultural sector into an efficient, equitable, and sustainable producer of high quality and nutritious food for consumption, sale, and trade. This transition will foster growth in Zambia’s agricultural sector and enhance resilience to climate shocks while improving the market competitiveness of the targeted commodities. Additionally, the activity will increase the diversity of select nutritious commodities that hold the potential to improve dietary consumption at the rural household level. Three primary objectives of ZADS are:
Objective 1: To increase food production
Objective 2: To strengthen market systems
Objective 3: To improve dietary diversity
Please see Attachment 1 for more details.
Organizations interested in responding to this Request for Information (RFI) should provide the following information:
- Name of your organization and contact information.
- Organization's website if available.
- Identify whether you are a local entity as defined in Attachment 2
- In what provinces/districts does your organization currently work in Zambia?
- Please describe your organization's past and/or current efforts in supporting food production, market systems, and/or nutrition activities in Zambia.
- Name other local organizations with which you are strongly affiliated and aligned either through resource partnerships or other ties.
- This will be a fixed price. What type of fixed price contract would you recommend and how would you propose fixed pricing the tasks to achieve the specified objectives?
- If USAID were to contemplate an incentive-type of contract, what factors do you feel will best motivate the prospective Contractor in producing superior performance?
Update #1 ·
REQUEST FOR INFORMATIONS (RFI)#: 72061124RFI00001
Market Research to Identify Organizations in Zambia Working in or Capable of Partnering to Support Zambia Agricultural Diversification Support (ZADS) interventions
DUE DATE: Friday, December 8, 2023
Dear Prospective Offerors:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), represented by its Mission in Zambia, is performing market research to identify organizations in Zambia working in or capable of partnering to support Zambia Agricultural Diversification Support (ZADS) Interventions. USAID/Zambia is exploring the design of an activity that will meaningfully transform Zambia’s agricultural sector into an efficient, equitable, and sustainable producer of high quality and nutritious food for consumption, sale, and trade. This transition will foster growth in Zambia’s agricultural sector and enhance resilience to climate shocks while improving the market competitiveness of the targeted commodities. Additionally, the activity will increase the diversity of select nutritious commodities that hold the potential to improve dietary consumption at the rural household level. Three primary objectives of ZADS are:
Objective 1: To increase food production
Objective 2: To strengthen market systems
Objective 3: To improve dietary diversity
Please see Attachment 1 for more details.
Organizations interested in responding to this Request for Information (RFI) should provide the following information:
- Name of your organization and contact information.
- Organization's website if available.
- Identify whether you are a local entity as defined in Attachment 2
- In what provinces/districts does your organization currently work in Zambia?
- Please describe your organization's past and/or current efforts in supporting food production, market systems, and/or nutrition activities in Zambia.
- Name other local organizations with which you are strongly affiliated and aligned either through resource partnerships or other ties.
- This will be a fixed price. What type of fixed price contract would you recommend and how would you propose fixed pricing the tasks to achieve the specified objectives?
- If USAID were to contemplate an incentive-type of contract, what factors do you feel will best motivate the prospective Contractor in producing superior performance?
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