The India USAID-New Delhi is seeking input through a Request for Information (RFI) for the Plastics Pollution Activity aimed at addressing ocean plastic pollution and improving solid waste management in India. This initiative invites comments and suggestions from a diverse range of stakeholders, including private sector actors, public institutions, and non-governmental organizations, to inform a future solicitation or notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). The project is anticipated to span five years with a budget estimate between $20 million and $30 million, and the RFI responses are due by March 1, 2022. Interested parties can direct inquiries to Vandana S Vats at vvats@usaid.gov, and should include the RFI number and title in their correspondence.

RFI Responses to Questions.pdf

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The USAID/India Plastics Pollution Activity is seeking input through a Request for Information (RFI) regarding strategies to tackle ocean plastic pollution and enhance solid waste management in India. The RFI, released on February 2, 2022, outlines that this initiative represents a new contract opportunity without an incumbent contractor. USAID anticipates the project's duration to be five years with a budget estimate between $20 million and $30 million, although specifics are still being formed. The solicitation is tentatively expected to be released in mid-April 2022. Currently, there is no prioritized list of urban local bodies to target, and collaboration with key ministries has yet to be established, as this phase is focused on gathering ideas and solutions. The RFI encourages stakeholders to propose innovative financing and partnerships, acknowledging that details regarding support structures are still under consideration. This document serves as an essential step in engaging potential partners in addressing pressing environmental challenges through public-private collaborations in India.

Release Date: February 02, 2022Questions/inquiries Due Date and Time: February 13, 2022, 23:59hrs  (India Local Time)Response to Questions Date: February 15, 2022RFI Response Due Date and Time: March 01, 2022, 23.59hrs (India Local Time) By issuing this RFI, USAID/India aims to consult with the broad community of private sector actors, public institutions, development partners, non-governmental organizations, industry associations, think tanks and academia, concerned with plastic pollution and solid waste management in India. Please see Attachment 1 for more details.  This RFI neither constitutes a solicitation, NOFO, or a Request for Application (RFA), nor does it commit USAID to issue one or to make an award. Please note that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to or preclude any organization or individual from any solicitation, NOFO, or RFA that may be subsequently issued. USAID will not pay for any costs associated with responding to this RFI and information received will become the property of USAID and can be made public. Therefore, information that cannot be shared should not be submitted.  Question/Inquiries and Responses to this RFI must be submitted by email to vvats@usaid.gov with a copy to indiarco@usaid.gov no later than the date and time shown above (and in the RFI package). Please include RFI number &#8220;72038622RFI00001&#8221; and Title of activity &#8220;Plastics Pollution Activity&#8221; in the subject line and use the format provided in Attachment 1, Section II. RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS provided in the full RFI package.

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