Feed the Future (FtF) Bangladesh Inclusive Access to Finance Activity (IAF)   2

Amendment # 3

The purpose of this Amendment No. 03 for Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72038823R00001 is to amend relevant RFP sections as per following. Please see track changes version. (a clean pdf version of the RFP is also furnished for ease of reference).

(a) Revise section F.3 Period of Performance,

(b) Add the following relevant sections in the RFP
H. 37 FAR 4.21 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Covered Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Section 889) (June 2023)
L.11 FAR 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey (Sept 2023)
L.12 Waivers under Far Part 4.2101 Prohibition on Covered Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment (June 2023)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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Amendment # 2

The purpose of this AmendmentNo. 02 forRequest forProposal (RFP)No. 72038823R00001 is to amend relevant RFPsection in order to provide further clarification on USAID response to question no. 22& 35 as published in the Amendment no.1 of the RFP. Accordingly, following changes have been made to the RFP: Please see track changes version. (a clean pdf version of the RFP is also furnished for ease of reference).
(a) DeleteUSAID response to questionno. 22as posted on Amendment no. 01 of the RFP and replacedwith the updatedlanguagein section L.8.A of the attached track changes RFP.
(b) Delete USAID response to question no.35 as posted on Amendment no. 01 of the RFP and replace with USAID does not intend to make an exception for firm fixedprice subcontracts. See the instruction in this regard as stated in section, L.8.B.f, -Subcontractors may submit alternative information substantiating price reasonableness documentation/justification for other than cost contracts.
Except as providedherein, all terms andconditions of thedocument referencedin Item 9Aor 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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Amendment # 1

This is Amendment No. 01 for Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72038823R00001 and: (a) Amends relevant RFP sections that are reflected in the track changes RFP as attached hereby (a clean version of the RFP is also furnished for ease of reference); (b) Publishes the submitted questions from interested offerors and corresponding responses.

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Base RFP

The overall goal of the activity is to generate a sustainable increase in lending volume to the agricultural sector that is additional and with positive development impact. The activity will facilitate financing (a strong emphasis on additionality, i.e. financing which otherwise would not have occurred) to agricultural micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including farmers.The overall goal of the activity is to generate a sustainable increase in lending volume to the agricultural sector that is additional and with positive development impact. The activity will facilitate financing (a strong emphasis on additionality, i.e. financing which otherwise would not have occurred) to agricultural micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including farmers.The overall goal of the activity is to generate a sustainable increase in lending volume to the agricultural sector that is additional and with positive development impact. The activity will facilitate financing (a strong emphasis on additionality, i.e. financing which otherwise would not have occurred) to agricultural micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including farmers.

The award will be issued on a cost plus fixed-fee basis. This award will be managed adaptively, which means that USAID will work with the contractor to periodically review and based on experience, progress, and learning make changes to the workplan and/or the Contractor's overall approach. In the interest of adaptive management, targets are expected to be modified periodically (at least annually during the workplanning phase) based upon learning and evidence to ensure that targets are realistic but aggressive.

The Government intends to conduct the evaluation and selection process in two phases. This is a phased acqusition voluntary down select process as described in the solicitation. All Offeror's responding to Phase One are eligible to continue to Phase Two although Offeror's will be advised after evaluation of Phase One proposals on whether or not they are considered viable and encouraged to continue through the solicitation process.

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AWARD NOTICE

Contract Award Date: June 1, 2024

Contract Award Number::72038824C00003

Contract Award Dollar Amount: $33,986,072

Contractor Awarded Name: Palladium International, LLC.

Contractor Awarded UEI: DFVMS8LMNX65

Contractor Awarded Address: 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Summary Project Description:

The purpose of this contract is to create more environmentally friendly agricultural sector with increased MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) and farmer revenue and new job creation, contributing to overall economic growth and public fund. The activity will use three integrated, demand-driven approaches

1) Designing, deploying, and embedding smart incentives among Fis (Financial Institution)

2) Building strategic partnerships among FIs and value chain players; and

3) Advancing inclusive credit policies through institutionalized public-private engagement and through interventions derived from these three integrated approaches resulting in $448M in lending to 52,300 farmers and 2,120 MSMEs.

The project will also catalyze systemic change in the agricultural credit market, using grant-based incentives to shift behavior among financial institutions (FIs) including banks, non-banking FIs (NBFIs), microfinance institutions (MFIs), and fintechs to make agricultural credit more sustainable, climate resilient, and inclusive for underserved groups (i.e., women, youth, first-time borrowers, indigenous and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI+ community).

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