Background

The Leading Organizational Capacity and Localization Development (USAID LOCAL) Activity is a five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project. IntraHealth International (IH) is the prime implementing partner for the USAID LOCAL activity in Zambia. The goal of USAID LOCAL is to support the organizational capacity of current USAID/Zambia local implementing partners (LIPs) to manage, implement and monitor programs that effectively and efficiently deliver sustainable quality development outcomes and impact, and fully influence local development agendas. This goal is in line with USAID/Zambia’s focus of taking important steps toward meeting the Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator’s directive to shift 70% of PEPFAR funding to LIPs.

To attain this, the project will implement capacity building interventions through three technical approaches (components) listed below:
Component 1—Increase local partners’ capacity for risk identification, mitigation, and compliance to financial and operational best practice.
Component 2—Enhance local partners’ resource mobilization and funding diversification capacity for the purpose of organizational sustainability.
Component 3—Increase networking opportunities, improve communication, MEL capacities and enhance understanding of integrated programming.

USAID LOCAL’s collaborative capacity strengthening approach entails meeting LIPs at their current organizational maturity level and work hand-in-hand with LIPs’ staff to improve on all critical management components: finance, human resources, communication, resource mobilization, gender and social inclusion, information technology, and data reporting. The project intends to create a Zambian-specific database of technical advisors composed of local consultants and organizations that will provide a range of technical assistance based on capacity self-assessment results from the LIPs.
The project’s approach will assist LIPs to strengthen their technical programs, existing systems, processes, policies, and procedures using the following four core steps:

Assisted participatory capacity self-assessments using tailored assessment tools to help LIPs identify the root causes of organizational challenges and skill gaps.
Co-designed capacity strengthening plans that provide a personalized roadmap with deliverables and milestones that reflect each LIP’s priorities and growth goals.
Customized capacity strengthening methods that use real-world experiences and on-the-job learning assisted by coaching, knowledge resources, and expanded networking as opportunities for rapid skill development and organizational growth.
Continuous measurement as a learning experience to monitor the impact of capacity strengthening, adapt methods, and share lessons learned and knowledge with the broader LIP community to help forge relationships and peer-to-peer learning.

Purpose of the request for proposals

LOCAL is seeking qualified service providers to assist with assessing and capacitating local NGOs to become prime USAID recipients in the area of financial management and compliance.  Offerors can include as many areas as they choose.

Application Details

1. Organizations with expertise in Organizational Capacity Development are hereby invited to submit a proposal for Services to be Provided to IntraHealth International, Inc.’s Contract entitled Leading Organizational Capacity and Localization Development activity (LOCAL) in Zambia. Proposals should be received no later than 5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 10th October 2023. Your offer will include a five to ten page technical proposal which includes a detailed work plan, as well as a financial proposal, sent separately in PDF format, duly stamped and signed. Your proposals should be sent to the following address by email: procurement-zm@intrahealth.org
   When sending your proposal by e-mail, please start the title on the subject line by referring to “Financial Compliance and Organizational Capacity Assessment Services to be Provided RFP.” Proposals that are not correctly labeled will be rejected for being non-compliant.
2. Organizations interested in the bidding process can find additional information in the link provided.  Applicants will have until 5pm EST on 5th October 2023 to send further questions via email. All questions should be addressed to procurement-zm@intrahealth.org. Please reference the appropriate Request for Proposal when asking for additional information.
3. Offerors must have five years experience conducting similar work and have USAID references.
4. Proposals should be sent to procurement-zm@intrahealth.org by 10th October 2023 at 5 pm EST.
5. The period of performance for this effort shall be approximately 12 months from date of award.
6. The selected organization will be required to submit an Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) once awarded a subcontract.