Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 621 16 00002
Apply for RFI 621 16 00002
- The USAID-TAN in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM FOR INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVE (CPICI)" 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 Nov 27, 2015 and posted on Nov 27, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 28, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $46,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Comprehensive Platform for Integrated Communications Initiative (CPICI) notice is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID/Tanzania, not an actual grant solicitation. Its purpose is to gather input from interested organizations on possible approaches for designing and implementing a contemplated CPICI activity in the health sector. In other words, USAID is sounding out the market for ideas, recommendations, and practical implementation perspectives before deciding whether to launch a future competitive funding opportunity.
A key point is that this RFI is explicitly not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and should not be interpreted as a promise that USAID will release a future solicitation, make an award, or pay for the time and effort respondents spend preparing information. USAID also makes clear that responding to the RFI will not provide any competitive advantage in any later procurement or assistance competition. Any information submitted may be used by USAID without restriction, which is why respondents are warned not to include proprietary or sensitive material.
The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number RFI 621 16 00002, categorized as “Other,” with the funding activity category identified as Health and CFDA number 98.001. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional clarifications in the full text. While the posting includes an “award ceiling” figure of $46,200,000 and “expected awards” of 1, these figures are best read as indicative planning parameters tied to the contemplated activity rather than a guaranteed funding commitment, since the announcement remains an RFI rather than a formal funding opportunity.
USAID requested that responses be submitted in English as email attachments. The RFI window ran from its posting date (November 27, 2015) through December 28, 2015, with a submission deadline of 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on the closing date. Submissions were to be emailed to patlopez@usaid.gov and rtawonezvi@usaid.gov. Respondents would receive an electronic confirmation of receipt, but no substantive feedback, and questions about the announcement would not be answered.
USAID also provides strict guidance on what not to submit. They explicitly instruct organizations not to send applications, proposals, resumes, promotional materials, or statements of qualifications, noting that such materials will be discarded. The intent is to keep responses focused on high-level and practical input that can inform USAID’s planning, rather than materials that resemble a bid or a formal proposal.
Finally, USAID notes that after reviewing the information received, the agency will decide whether to proceed with a new activity and, if so, how. Organizations interested in any eventual competitive opportunity are reminded that USAID posts competitive opportunities on grants.gov and that it remains each organization’s responsibility to monitor those channels for any future NOFO or related announcement. The notice mentions that a Program Description Framework is attached to the RFI, indicating that USAID provided additional structure or context for the kind of implementation-oriented feedback it was seeking.
CPICI (USAID/Tanzania) Request for Information (RFI) FAQs
1) What is the CPICI notice?
The Comprehensive Platform for Integrated Communications Initiative (CPICI) notice is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID/Tanzania. It is a market-research style request meant to collect input from interested organizations on possible approaches for designing and implementing a contemplated health-sector activity.
2) Is CPICI a grant opportunity I can apply for right now?
No. The notice is explicitly not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and not a grant solicitation. USAID is gathering ideas and practical perspectives before deciding whether to launch a future competitive funding opportunity.
3) What is USAID trying to accomplish by issuing this RFI?
USAID is “sounding out the market” to understand potential approaches, recommendations, and implementation considerations that could shape the design of a possible CPICI activity in the health sector.
4) Does the RFI guarantee USAID will release a future solicitation or make an award?
No. USAID states that the RFI should not be interpreted as a promise that the agency will release a future solicitation, make an award, or proceed with the contemplated activity.
5) Will USAID pay organizations for the time and effort spent responding to this RFI?
No. USAID makes clear it will not pay for the time or effort respondents spend preparing and submitting information.
6) Will responding to the RFI provide a competitive advantage later?
No. USAID states that responding will not provide any competitive advantage in any later procurement or assistance competition.
7) Can USAID use the information I submit?
Yes. USAID indicates that any information submitted may be used by the agency without restriction.
8) Should I include proprietary, confidential, or sensitive information in my response?
No. Because USAID may use submitted information without restriction, respondents are warned not to include proprietary or sensitive material.
9) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this notice?
The notice is listed under Funding Opportunity Number RFI 621 16 00002.
10) What type of opportunity is it categorized as?
It is categorized as “Other,” and it is presented as an RFI rather than a formal funding opportunity.
11) What is the funding activity category and CFDA number listed?
The funding activity category is Health, and the CFDA number listed is 98.001.
12) Who is eligible to respond?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional clarifications in the full text of the notice.
13) The posting shows an award ceiling of $46,200,000 and expected awards of 1. Is that guaranteed funding?
No. Because this is an RFI and not a NOFO, those figures are best read as indicative planning parameters related to the contemplated activity, not a guaranteed funding commitment.
14) What were the dates of the RFI response period?
The RFI window ran from November 27, 2015 through December 28, 2015.
15) What was the submission deadline and time zone?
Responses were due by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 28, 2015.
16) In what language did USAID request responses?
USAID requested responses be submitted in English.
17) How were responses supposed to be submitted?
Responses were to be submitted by email as attachments.
18) Which email addresses were listed for submission?
Submissions were to be emailed to patlopez@usaid.gov and rtawonezvi@usaid.gov.
19) Will I receive confirmation that my response was received?
Yes. Respondents would receive an electronic confirmation of receipt.
20) Will USAID provide feedback on the content of my submission?
No. USAID indicated respondents would not receive substantive feedback.
21) Can I ask USAID questions about the RFI?
No. The notice states that questions about the announcement would not be answered.
22) What types of materials should NOT be submitted?
USAID explicitly instructed organizations not to send applications, proposals, resumes, promotional materials, or statements of qualifications. The notice says these types of materials will be discarded.
23) Why does USAID discourage proposals or promotional materials?
The RFI is intended to collect high-level and practical input to inform USAID planning, not materials that resemble a bid, application, or formal proposal package.
24) What happens after USAID reviews RFI submissions?
After reviewing the information received, USAID will decide whether to proceed with a new activity and, if so, how.
25) Where would USAID post a future competitive opportunity related to CPICI?
USAID reminds organizations that competitive opportunities are posted on grants.gov, and that it is each organization’s responsibility to monitor those channels for any future NOFO or related announcement.
26) Is there any additional context or structure provided with the RFI?
Yes. The notice mentions that a Program Description Framework is attached to the RFI, indicating USAID provided additional structure or context for the kind of implementation-oriented feedback it was seeking.
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