USAID/DDI/ITR Request for Information/ Sources Sought Notice on Proposed Cost Model and Other Requirements for Anticipated Institutional Support Contract.

The mission of USAID, on behalf of the American people, is to promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. In support of America's foreign policy, USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises, and progress beyond assistance.USAID established the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation in November 2020. The Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) is USAID’s central resource for providing world-class technical assistance to its Missions. DDI’s cross-cutting, global perspective will enable the Agency to anticipate and respond to evolving trends and issues, catalyze innovation and financing, and broaden our partnership base, all with the goal of sustainably meeting USAID’s development and humanitarian goals. DDI consists

of four Centers and five Hubs. DDI’s Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub (ITR) leads USAID’s use of field experimentation, open innovation, and digital technology to transform development approaches.ITR has an anticipated need for a Contractor to provide technical and professional institutional support services for up to five years, starting sometime in 2022. ITR intends to procure services that will provide technical, communication, analytical, and professional support staff to ITR’s Divisions. Each contractor employee will be assigned to specific units in support of ITR. The contractor employees shall play key roles in assisting USAID to manage complex technical and development response activities as well as other duties as identified.This document is a Request for Information (RFI) from interested socioeconomic (Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-owned small business and small business organizations under the NAICS code for 541990- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and 541611-Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services that have the capacity and a proven track record to provide professional and technical institutional support contract services.In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by USAID to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and USAID will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI.