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USAID Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Platform for Adaptive Learning (R-PAL) Activity

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Ethiopia is preparing to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a contract to implement the USAID Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Platform for Adaptive Learning (R-PAL) Activity. This initiative aims to establish an agile platform focused on learning, research, and collaboration, designed to support adaptive management and evidence-based decision-making to enhance resilience in the Ethiopian Highlands. The platform will facilitate joint action planning among stakeholders, enabling more effective and coordinated responses to development challenges in the region. This notice serves as a pre-solicitation announcement and is not a formal request for proposals or bids. No contract award is guaranteed at this stage, and USAID will not cover any costs incurred by potential offerors in relation to this notice. The solicitation, identified as PRESOL-663-21-000002 and associated with NAICS code 541, will be managed through USAID’s office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Interested parties can find further information and point of contact details through the provided USAID acquisition office email.

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USAID Ethiopia to launch RFP for Highlands Resilience learning platform, supporting adaptive management.

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Agency For International Development → Usaid/ethiopia

NAICS

541

Place of Performance

ETH

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NONE

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Pre-Solicitation_Notice++R-PAL.pdf

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AgencyAgency For International Development → Usaid/ethiopia
Contacts1 person available
OfficeADDIS ABABA, ETH
Organization / AgencyAgency For International Development → Usaid/ethiopia
Office AddressADDIS ABABA, ETH
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The U.S. Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development Mission to Ethiopia (USAID/Ethiopia), contemplates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a contract for the implementation of the USAID Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Platform for Adaptive Learning (R-PAL) Activity that is envisioned to be an agile learning, research, and collaboration platform designed to facilitate joint action planning, enable adaptive management practices, and allow for evidence-based decision-making for the Ethiopian Highlands. Prospective potential Offerors are advised that this pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. USAID does not intend to award a contract, nor does it intend to pay for any costs incurred in response to this notice. (see attachment for details)

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