USAID/Uganda RFI/SSN - Healthy Ecosystems and Resilient Thriving Societies (HEARTS)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 72061725RFI0001
- Agency
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US Mission in Uganda
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
- PSC
- B507 Special Studies/Analysis- Economic
- Place of performance
- Uganda
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Uganda is seeking potential sources for a new Biodiversity Conservation Activity called "Healthy Ecosystems and Resilient Thriving Societies (HEARTS)". The primary goal is to enhance biodiversity conservation in Uganda while improving community prosperity and economic sustainability. Key objectives include consolidating conservation enterprises, enhancing policy coordination, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture and wildlife, and building stakeholder appreciation for biodiversity. The Request for Information (RFI) invites local and international sources to provide feedback and insights, with responses due by January 3, 2025, to be submitted via email to uganda.oaa@usaid.gov. Interested parties are required to use a specific template for their response, with submissions limited to Microsoft Word or PDF formats and adhering to specified character limits.
The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractors are mentioned. While the exact award value is not specified, the program will focus on addressing significant biodiversity challenges in Uganda, where approximately 85% of the population depends directly on biodiversity for income, food, and other essential resources. The HEARTS program aims to address critical issues such as habitat loss, wildlife crime, human-wildlife conflicts, and limited private sector engagement in conservation efforts. USAID plans to hold an industry day in late January 2025 to provide additional information and engagement opportunities. The program will target key priority areas in Uganda, seeking to build on previous conservation progress and ensure scalable, sustainable environmental and economic impact.
Notice text
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Uganda is seeking interest and feedback from potential local and international sources that could potentially provide services for a new USAID Biodiversity Conservation Activity entitled “Healthy Ecosystems and Resilient Thriving Societies (HEARTS)”.
HEARTS Preliminary Purpose, Objectives, and Country Context:
● The preliminary purpose is to enhance biodiversity conservation in key priority areas while improving the prosperity and well-being of communities, for long-term environmental and economic sustainability.
● The preliminary objectives are to:
1. Consolidate and upscale viable conservation enterprises
2. Enhance coordination, policy and institutional capacity and partnerships
3. Promote sustainable practices in agriculture, wildlife, and forestry to balance human needs with the preservation of ecosystems,
4. Build appreciation of the value of biodiversity among stakeholders
About 85% of the Ugandan population are directly dependent on biodiversity for income, food, biomass fuel & pasture. However, there are various threats to the country’s biodiversity, including habitat loss leading to loss of species and ecosystems, increasing wildlife crime, retaliatory killings, poaching and illegal wildlife trade. Other challenges to biodiversity conservation include human-wildlife conflicts, gaps in wildlife and forest policies, limited private sector engagement and sustainability and scalability of green enterprises. Despite this, Uganda has made notable progress in protecting priority landscapes and improving livelihoods of people living adjacent to protected areas. HEARTS will seek to accelerate the progress made and ensure scalability, sustainability and impact.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| USAID UGANDA HEARTS RFI-SSN72061725RFI0001.pdf |
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