CAN BE
ALTERNATIVE
INVESTMENT

72052019RFA00002
Natalie J Thunberg Contracting and Agreement Officer
Opening date 19 Nov 2018, 12:00AM
Closing date N/A
Funding Opportunity Number: 72052019RFA00002
Opportunity Category: Other
Category Explanation: This is a Draft Program Description (PD) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue any request for application (RFA) or ultimately award an agreement on the basis of this draft PD, or to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. If an RFA is released, it will be synopsized in Grants.Gov. It is the potential applicant's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any RFA or synopsis. It should be noted that responding to this draft PD will not give any advantage to any firm or organization in the subsequent award. This Draft PD is to obtain comments from the public related to “USAID/Guatemala Sustainable Forest Management Activity”. Both U.S. and Non-US organizations may submit comments.
CFDA Number(s): 98.001 -- USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Posted Date: Nov 19, 2018 12:00:00 AM EST
Closing Date: N/A
Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Both U.S. and Non-US organizations may submit comments.
Description:
USAID/Guatemala is seeking comments/questions on a draft Program Description from the public for this pre-solicitation notice. Please request a copy of the full draft PD from guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov. To assist in the efficiency of this process, please consider the following in preparing your input:
* Please ensure comments are concise and specific to information included within the draft Program Description.
* Please ensure submitted comments make specific reference to page and section numbers.
Take note that it is anticipated that a cost share of 15 percent of total USAID contribution will be requested. USAID is not seeking technical or cost applications at this time. Do not submit a full application. Only the information requested above will be considered. Please send all responses to this pre-solictation notice via email to guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov by 5 pm (Guatemala time) on December 10, 2018.
Comments/Questions
Comments and questions regarding this announcement must be submitted in writing by e‐mail to guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov. Verbal comments/questions will NOT be accepted. USAID will not be responding to comments/questions based on this PD. USAID will take all comments/questions into consideration when preparing the final RFA, to be released at a later date. The Government does not guarantee that comments/questions received after December 10, 2018 at 05:00 p.m. (Guatemala time) will be taken into consideration.
We anticipate issuing the full RFA solicitation in January 2019.
Submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Thank you for your assistance and interest in USAID.
Sincerely,
Gerald T. Smith, Agreement Officer
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