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THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/MISSION TO RWANDA USAID/RWANDA) INVITES FIRMS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR THE SERVICES OF A CONTRACTOR WHO WILL IMPLEMENT AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DIRECT, COMMUNITY-BASED, HIGH-IMPACT, START-UP SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE, AGRICULTURAL-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE RURAL INCOMES AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS AMONG PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS AND COOPERATIVES. ASSISTANCE WILL INCLUDE ECONOMIC AND MATERIAL INPUTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUB-GRANTS, TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN INTEGRATED SET OF ACTIONS RANGING FROM SOLICITATION TO AWARD OF SUBGRANTS, AS WELL AS PAYMENTS, TRAINING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION. A COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (CPFF) TYPE CONTRACT IS CONTEMPLATED. THE ESTIMATED PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT. ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE OF CONTRACT IS 45 DAYS FROM THE CLOSE OF THE RFP. THE AUTHORIZED SOURCE FOR GOODS AND NATIONALITY OF SUPPLIER IS USAID GEOGRAPHIC CODE 935 WHICH CONSIST OF ANY AREA OR COUNTRY INCLUDING THE COOPERATING COUNTRY BUT EXCLUDING AFGHANISTAN, LYBIA, VIETNAM, CUBA, CAMBODIA, LAOS, IRAN, IRAQ, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN, SYRIA AND PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA. PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE AT THE SPECIFIED LOCATION IN NAIROBI, KENYA AND KIGALI, RWANDA 45 DAYS. AFTER ISSUANCE OF THE RFP INTERESTED OFFERORS MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE RFP BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST TO USAID/REDSO/ESA. DETAILS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) ARE SPECIFIED IN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THE PREFERRED METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION OF USAID PROCUREMENT INFORMATION IS VIA THE INTERNET. RECEIPT OF THIS RFP THROUGH INTERNET MUST BE CONFIRMED BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE CONTACT PERSON NOTED BELOW. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RECIPIENT OF THIS SOLICITATION DOCUMENT 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. USAID ENCOURAGES THE PARTICIPATION TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE OF U.S. ENTITIES THAT ARE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS, INCLUDING WOMEN-OWNED CONCERNS. This procurement shall be full and open competition, under which any type of organization (large or small commercial [for profit] firms, educational institutions, non-profit organizations) is eligible to compete. The procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply. NAICS: 541990 and Order of Magnitude (Threshold): Not To Exceed $1,500,000. See Upload 1-1, Cover Letter and Solicitation.