Dear interested parties,The United States Agency for International Development’s Mission in Burundi (USAID Burundi) posts this Request for Information (RFI) to collect written information for the upcoming Itongo Ryanje, Itungo Ryanje Activity.This RFI is issued solely for information-gathering
and planning purposes.
This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Application (RFA) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the United States Government (USG) to issue any solicitation or Notice of Funding Opportunity, award a contract or assistance agreement on the basis of this RFI, or pay for any information voluntarily submitted as a result of this request.
Responses to this RFI must not be portrayed as proposals and will not be accepted by the USG to form a binding agreement.
It should be noted that responding to or providing comment on this RFI will not give any advantage to any organization in any subsequent procurement(s), if such procurement(s) is released.
USAID will not provide answers to anything submitted in response to this request.
USAID posts its competitive business opportunities on www.beta.sam.gov or www.grants.gov.
It is the potential offeror’s/applicant’s responsibility to monitor these sites for announcements of new opportunities.
Responses to this RFI may be used by USAID without restriction or limitation.Responses to this RFI must be submitted by email to the Acquisition and Assistance Specialist Liliane Gatunange, at lgatunange@usaid.gov no later than the date and time shown above.
Please include RFI Number 72069524RFI00002 in the subject line.
Responders will not receive individualized feedback.
All inquiries concerning this RFI must be directed only to the email address identified above.
Hard copy submissions will not be accepted nor will phone inquiries be entertained.Thank you for your interest in USAID Burundi’s programs and we look forward to your comments.
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:NSF Publication 24-573
Additional Information of Eligibility:*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -<ul> <li><span>Institutions or organizations in jurisdictions that meet the EPSCoR</span><a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-06/EPSCoR%20Eligibility%20Table%20Fiscal%20Year%202023.pdf">eligibility</a><span>criteria.</span></li> <li><span>Institutions of higher education (PhD-granting and non-PhD-granting), acting on behalf of their faculty members, that are accredited in and have a campus in the United States, its territories, or possessions.
Distinct academic campuses (e.g., that award their own degrees, have independent administrative structures, admissions policies, alumni associations, etc.) within multi-campus systems qualify as separate submission-eligible organizations.
Campuses that plan to submit a proposal through the Sponsored Projects Office of other campuses or organizations should contact NSF to discuss eligibility as early as possible and at least six weeks before submitting such a proposal.</span></li> <li><span>Not-for-profit, non-degree-granting domestic U. S. organizations, acting on behalf of their employees, that include (but are not limited to) independent museums and science centers, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations that are directly associated with the Nation's research or educational activities.
These organizations must have an independent, permanent administrative organization (e.g., an office of sponsored research) located in the United States, its territories, or possessions, and have 501(c)(3) tax status.</span></li> <li><span>Tribal Governments with the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
479a, et seq.) or Indigenous communities that are not recognized by the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
479a, et seq.).</span></li> </ul> It is encouraged that the lead institution/organization or at least one collaborative partner be an institution from one of the categories below: <ul> <li><span>Emerging Research Institutions as defined in</span><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section18901&num=0&edition=prelim">42 §USC 18901</a><span>as institutions of higher education with an established undergraduate or graduate program that have less than $50,000,000 in Federal research expenditures;</span></li> <li><span>Minority-serving institutions, as</span><a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html">defined</a><span>by the U. S. Department of Education;</span></li> <li><span>Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), including two-year colleges, that award associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and/or master's degrees in NSF-supported fields, but have awarded 20 or fewer Ph.D./D.Sci.
degrees in all NSF-supported fields during the combined previous two academic years;</span></li> <li><span>Institutions of higher education that are dedicated to serving students with disabilities, as listed in Table 1, page 5, of NSF's 2008 Broadening Participation report (</span><a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/nsf_frameworkforaction_0808.pdf">https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-03/nsf_frameworkforaction_0808.pdf</a><span>);</span></li> <li><span>Degree-granting women's colleges, as listed in the U. S. Department of Education Digest of Education St
Full Opportunity Web Address:http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf24573Contact: Agency Email Description: lgatunange@usaid.gov
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2024-05-17
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2024-06-30