USAID/REDSO/ESA, Unit 64102, APO AE 09831-4102; or International Address at USAID Tower-The Cresent, Parklands, PO Box 30261, Nairobi, Kenya

R -- DELIVERY OF FAMILY PLANNING, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AND CHILD SURVIVAL SERVICES SOL RFA 623-00-A-020 POC Bernard Sykes, Contracts Negotiator (e-mail: bsykes@usaid.gov or Tad Findeisen, Regional Contracting Officer (e-mail: tfindeisen@usaid.gov) REDSO/ESA, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: 254-2-862400, 254-2-862402, Fax: 254-2-860870, 254-2-860949, E-mail for this RFA: RHealthRFA@usaid.gov WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, RHealthRFA@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will shortly issue a Request for Applications (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative Agreement (CA) that provides family planning, reproductive health, and child survival (FP/RH/CS) services. USAID funds for this effort are about $3 million per year. The RFA is expected to be issued on or about 1 May 2000 and the closing date on or about 15 June 2000. Key FP/RH/CS problems in Kenya include larger cohorts reaching reproductive age and the continued unmet need for family planning; increasing child mortality; and the high risk of HIV infection and unwanted pregnancies, especially among young people. The planned five-year program will implement activities in selected geographic areas of Kenya to increase availability of facility and community level family planning, reproductive health, and child survival services; improve the knowledge of and demand for these services; and facilitate new FP/RH/CS interventions. USAID will be requesting applications from qualified organizations and institutions, including Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). USAID/Kenya believes the skills necessary to manage its major FP/RH/CS service delivery activity would best be met through a cohesive mechanism grouping technical agencies (with diverse international experience in FP/RH/CS, clinical and non-clinical service delivery, behavior change, and monitoring) and Kenyan NGOs (with existing facilities and community networks). Applicants are encouraged to propose creative consortium-like mechanisms to manage activities under this anticipated five-year program. Potential prime recipients meeting the above criteria should notify USAID/Kenya of their interest, preferably by e-mail to or in writing to Bernard Sykes at the above contact points. Posted 04/18/00 (W-SN446144). (0109)

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