Reference: Request for Information No. 72061523RFI00023 Issuance Date: March 14, 2023 Response Due Date: April 13, 2023, at 9.00 a.m. East Africa Time Program Title: Marine Biodiversity Conservation Activity – Western Indian Ocean USAID/Kenya and East Africa’s Environment Office seeks to gather information to inform an activity design in support of a potential Marine Biodiversity Conservation Activity for the Western Indian Ocean. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to 1) solicit feedback on the attached draft concept and 2) identify qualified organizations capable of implementing the activity. This RFI intends to offer the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations (private or non-profit) to provide comments and recommendations to help promote the recovery and resilience of marine biodiversity and coastal communities in the Western Indian Ocean. The level of funding anticipated to be allocated for this activity is anticipated to be between $5 and $20 million over a 5-year implementation period. This RFI is an attempt to reach out to the market in an effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. Responses (comments, suggestions and enhancements) to this notice are not considered as applications and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding agreement. This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) or a Request for Applications (RFA) and therefore should not be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government or USAID to issue any solicitation or Notice of Funding opportunity, or ultimately award a contract or assistance agreement on the basis of this RFI. Respondents should not submit any proposal/application at this time in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI are voluntary. Please note that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to or preclude any organization in any subsequent competition. USAID will not pay for any costs associated with responding to this RFI and information received shall become the property of USAID, therefore, information that cannot be shared should not be submitted. Please review Attachment 1 and 2 to this RFI and submit all inquiries as well as your organization’s final responses via email to only to Petrina Williams at
[email protected] with a copy to Wacu Kiragu at
[email protected] with the subject entitled: “No. 72061523RFI00023 Marine Biodiversity Conservation Activity – Western Indian Ocean” no later than the date and time shown above. If a solicitation is subsequently issued related to this RFI, it will be announced publicly either on https://www.grants.gov/ or on https://beta.sam.gov at a later date (TBD). Responders will not receive individualized feedback. USAID responses (if any) will be posted on the above-mentioned websites. Please continue to monitor these sites for any updates to this RFI. Sincerely, Petrina Williams, Contracting/Agreement Officer