Procurement

Activities in USAID/Mozambique are implemented through contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with American, Mozambican and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and contractors through several basic instruments:

Contracts

• Contracts are used when the principal purpose is to acquire supplies or services for the direct benefit or use of USAID or any other Federal government entity; or
• USAID determines in a specific instance that the use of a contract is appropriate; and
• USAID plans to exercise a substantial degree of operational control.

Cooperative Agreements

• Cooperative agreements are used when the principal purpose is the transfer of money, supplies, services or anything of value to the recipient in order to accomplish a public purpose of support; and
• Substantial involvement is anticipated between USAID and the recipient during implementation of the activity.

• Grants are used when the principal purpose is the transfer of money, supplies, services or anything of value to the recipient in order to pursue its stated program, and;
• Substantial involvement is not anticipated between USAID and the recipient during implementation of the activity.

NEW draft RFA open for comment until July 28, 2008.

Summary:

The U.S. Agency for International Development Mission to Mozambique (USAID/Mozambique) is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for two results-oriented projects that are expected to integrate health, HIV/AIDS, water/sanitation, and rural enterprise program components to contribute to an overall objective of strengthening communities in two provinces of Mozambique: Nampula and Zambézia. USAID/Mozambique plans to award one cooperative agreement for each province by January 2009, pending availability of funds. Each cooperative agreement will be awarded for a period of five years and the maximum possible funding, to be divided between the two awards, is $49.4 million.

Activities under this RFA are expected to increase synergy across USAID/Mozambique’s programs to amplify their collective impact at provincial, district, and community levels. Opportunities to integrate at the community level are particularly important. Activities are meant to complement current and future activities of Food for Peace Title II Multi-Year Assistance Programs (MYAPs). Strategic linkages to other U.S. Government (USG) programs should be used wherever feasible to help leverage programmatic results. The holistic approach encouraged in this RFA is also meant to improve communication among key partners, empower our provincial and district-level government counterparts, and provide more cost-effective approaches to achieving development results.

Please see  DRAFT Program Description for Comment - USAID/Mozambique Strengthening Communities through Integrated Programming for the complete draft and instructions for submitting comments and questions.