Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 625 18 RISEII WSR
The RISE II Water Security and Resilience Activity notice is not a grant competition or an application call. It is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID/Senegal through its Sahel Regional Office (SRO) to collect stakeholder feedback on a draft Program Description (PD) before USAID finalizes the design of a future activity focused on water security and resilience in the Sahel context. Because it is strictly an RFI and not a Request for Applications (RFA) or a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), USAID is not accepting proposals, budgets, or applications at this stage. Instead, USAID is looking for written comments that can inform planning and shape what may later become a competitively procured funding opportunity or another procurement mechanism.
The agency is specifically inviting interested parties to submit concise written input of no more than four pages, due by July 16, 2018. Responses were to be emailed to sahelregional@usaid.gov, and respondents might receive an electronic confirmation of receipt. USAID indicates it is particularly interested in comments that address topics on a provisional agenda referenced in the notice, suggesting the feedback sought is targeted to specific design questions or thematic priorities within the draft PD. The information provided through this RFI may be used for planning purposes, meaning it can influence program structure, scope, geographic or technical focus, partnership approaches, and implementation expectations, but it does not function as an evaluation of applicants or a pre-qualification step.
The notice also underscores standard safeguards around fairness and competition. USAID states that responding to the RFI will not provide any advantage in any later procurement and will not create an organizational conflict of interest. This is meant to encourage broad participation while clarifying that input now does not translate into preferential treatment later. USAID also reserves the right to adjust the scope and scale of the RFI and the eventual activity design, including changes following the pre-solicitation conference.
A key engagement point included in the notice is a pre-solicitation conference scheduled for July 9, 2018, held at the U.S. Embassy in Dakar from 12:30 to 15:00 local time (GMT), with a webinar option available for remote participation. This conference is positioned as an additional way for stakeholders to understand the draft direction and to provide informed feedback, consistent with the goal of improving the final activity design before USAID moves into a formal funding process.
In terms of administrative listing details, the opportunity is recorded under Funding Opportunity Title "RISE II WATER SECURITY AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITY" and Funding Opportunity Number "RFI 625 18 RISEII WSR." It is categorized as discretionary and associated with a natural resources activity category, with CFDA number 98.001. The posting lists an expected number of awards as one, but the award ceiling is shown as 0, which aligns with the fact that this is not an award solicitation and no funding amount is being competed at this stage. The issuing office is USAID-Dakar (Senegal USAID-Dakar), and the opportunity was created on June 27, 2018, with an original closing date of July 16, 2018.
Overall, the notice should be read as an early design and market-sounding step for a prospective USAID activity centered on water security and resilience under the broader RISE II framing. The immediate action for interested organizations is not to apply for funding, but to provide practical, experience-based comments that can help USAID refine objectives, approaches, and implementation assumptions before releasing any future NOFO or pursuing another mechanism such as a Leader with Associates (LWA) associate award.Apply for RFI 625 18 RISEII WSR
- The Senegal USAID-Dakar in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RISE II WATER SECURITY AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITY" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-06-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-07-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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FAQs: RISE II Water Security and Resilience Activity (USAID/Senegal) - Request for Information (RFI)
1) Is this a grant competition or a funding application opportunity?
No. This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID/Senegal through its Sahel Regional Office (SRO). It is not a grant competition and it is not a Request for Applications (RFA) or a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
2) Can we submit a proposal, budget, or full application in response to this notice?
No. USAID states it is not accepting proposals, budgets, or applications at this stage. The request is specifically for written comments to inform planning and final design of a future activity.
3) What is USAID asking for instead of applications?
USAID is asking for concise, written stakeholder input on a draft Program Description (PD). The purpose is to collect feedback that can help USAID refine the activity design before a future procurement or funding process is launched.
4) How long can the written input be?
Responses should be no more than four pages.
5) When is the deadline to submit written input?
Written input was due by July 16, 2018.
6) How do we submit our RFI response?
Responses were to be emailed to sahelregional@usaid.gov.
7) Will we receive confirmation that USAID received our response?
The notice indicates respondents might receive an electronic confirmation of receipt.
8) What topics should our comments address?
USAID indicates it is particularly interested in comments that address topics on a provisional agenda referenced in the notice, suggesting the feedback sought is targeted to specific design questions or thematic priorities within the draft Program Description.
9) How will USAID use the information submitted through the RFI?
USAID may use the information for planning purposes. The feedback can influence how the future activity is designed, including elements such as program structure, scope, geographic or technical focus, partnership approaches, and implementation expectations.
10) Does responding to the RFI affect eligibility or act as a pre-qualification step?
No. USAID notes that the RFI does not function as an evaluation of applicants and is not a pre-qualification step.
11) Does responding to the RFI provide any advantage in a later competition?
No. The notice explicitly states that responding to the RFI will not provide any advantage in any later procurement.
12) Will responding create an organizational conflict of interest for later opportunities?
USAID states that responding will not create an organizational conflict of interest.
13) What is the pre-solicitation conference and when does it occur?
The notice includes a pre-solicitation conference scheduled for July 9, 2018.
14) Where will the pre-solicitation conference be held and what time is it?
It was scheduled to be held at the U.S. Embassy in Dakar from 12:30 to 15:00 local time (GMT).
15) Is there a way to participate in the pre-solicitation conference remotely?
Yes. The notice states a webinar option is available for remote participation.
16) What is the purpose of the pre-solicitation conference?
It is presented as an engagement opportunity for stakeholders to better understand the draft direction and to provide informed feedback, consistent with the goal of strengthening the final activity design before USAID moves into a formal funding process.
17) Can USAID change the scope of the RFI or the future activity design?
Yes. USAID reserves the right to adjust the scope and scale of the RFI and the eventual activity design, including changes following the pre-solicitation conference.
18) What is the official funding opportunity title and number listed for this RFI?
The listing shows the Funding Opportunity Title as "RISE II WATER SECURITY AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITY" and the Funding Opportunity Number as "RFI 625 18 RISEII WSR."
19) Which USAID office is issuing this RFI?
The issuing office is USAID-Dakar (Senegal USAID-Dakar), through the Sahel Regional Office (SRO).
20) When was this opportunity created and what was the closing date listed?
The opportunity was created on June 27, 2018, with an original closing date of July 16, 2018.
21) Is there an award amount available under this notice?
No funding amount is being competed at this stage. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which aligns with the fact that this is an RFI and not an award solicitation.
22) Why does the posting list an expected number of awards as one if this is an RFI?
The listing shows an expected number of awards as one, but the award ceiling is 0. Based on the notice, this is consistent with an RFI that is not soliciting awards or funding at this time.
23) How is this opportunity categorized in the listing?
It is categorized as discretionary and associated with a natural resources activity category, with CFDA number 98.001.
24) What is the broader focus of the future activity being designed?
The notice describes a prospective USAID activity focused on water security and resilience in the Sahel context under the broader RISE II framing.
25) What happens after this RFI stage?
USAID is using this as an early design and market-sounding step. The notice indicates the feedback may help shape what may later become a competitively procured funding opportunity or another procurement mechanism.
26) What procurement or funding mechanisms might be used later?
The notice suggests a future process could include a competitively procured funding opportunity or another mechanism such as a Leader with Associates (LWA) associate award.
27) What is the main action requested from interested organizations right now?
The immediate action is to provide practical, experience-based comments on the draft Program Description (PD) rather than to apply for funding.
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