A -- HEALTH TECH IV -- REQUEST FOR APPLICATION

Notice Date

May 15, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/G/PHN, Office of Procurement, Room 7.09-145, Washington, DC 20523-7101

ZIP Code

20523-7101

Solicitation Number

M/OP-01-686

Response Due

July 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Georgia Fuller, Tel: 202-71-0551, Fax: 202-216-3132, E-mail: gfuller@usaid.gov. Agreement Officer, Emmanuel Atsalinos, Tel: 202-712-1039, E-mail: matsalinos@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (gfuller@usaid.gov or matsalinos@usaid.gov )

Description

The U.S. Agency for International Development intends to competitively award a five-year cooperative agreement for HEALTH TECH IV as a follow-on to HEALTH TECH III, which expires September 30, 2001. The Recipient will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the G/PHN Center's five Strategic Support objectives through the DEVELOPMENT and/or INTRODUCTION of NEW low-cost health, nutrition, and family planning technologies and the provision of supporting technical assistance. In order to maximize the public health impact of these technologies, a major focus of the HEALTH TECH IV project will be on activities that support the INTRODUCTION and APPROPRIATE USE of these technologies into health, nutrition and family planning programs IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Please refer to the Request for Applications (RFA) and the Program Description for a complete statement of the HEALTH TECH IV goals and expected results. Pursuant to 22 CFR 226.81, it is USAID policy not to award profit under assistance instruments. However, all reasonable, allocable, and allowable expenses, both direct and indirect, which are related to the grant program and are in accordance with applicable cost standards (22 CFR 226, OMB Circular A-122 for non-profit organization, OMB Circular A-21 for universities, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31 for-profit organizations), may be paid under the grant. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide approximately $17.0 million in total USAID funding to be allocated over the five year period. It is anticipated that USAID Missions will contribute nearly $5 million of this $17 million. In addition, the awardee will be required to cost-share an additional minimum 10%, for a total minimum USAID/Recipient program cost of $18.7 million. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet. The RFA can be downloaded from the USAID web site. At the Homepage, select "Business and Procurement Opportunities", then "USAID Procurements", and on the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written, e-mail or faxed (202-216-3132) notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this RFA to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. The RFA was posted to http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/solicitation/ on May 7, 2001, and closes on July 2, 2001.

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

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