Request for Information (RFI) No. 72036721R00001 Jal Jangal (Freshwater & Forests)

The USAID Nepal Mission is seeking stakeholder input through a Request for Information to inform the design of a potential new natural resources management activity tentatively titled Jal Jangal (Freshwater and Forests). The RFI provides background on ongoing biodiversity programs and seeks consultation on threats to biodiversity and climate resilience, approaches for integrating local beneficiary views, opportunities for private sector engagement, and effective COVID-19-considerate implementation strategies. Responses to the five questions in the RFI are requested by February 23, 2021. The potential new activity would build on previous USAID programs focusing on ecosystem health, natural resource safeguards and climate resilience, and reducing environmental crimes in Nepal's Karnali and Gandaki river basins.

The opportunity is set aside for total small businesses. It involves services supporting the management and conservation of freshwater and forest resources in Nepal. The key evaluation criteria encompass stakeholder input on the consultation questions posed. No budget range, value of a potential award, or implementation timeline is specified in the pre-solicitation notice.