Attachment 1 Pre-Proposal Conference Presentation NGO Advocacy for Good Governance.pdf

USAID/Timor-Leste NGO Advocacy for Good Governance (72047220R00001)

U.S. Mission to Thailand

pre-proposal conference presentation for the USAID/Timor-Leste NGO Advocacy for Good Governance RFP (RFP No. 72047220R00001) held on November 6, 2019. The activity aims to strengthen the organizational, advocacy, research, networking, and financial capacity of 5-10 local advocacy NGOs in Timor-Leste while expanding the broader NGO enabling environment. The expected results include improving organizational capacity, enhancing advocacy and networking capabilities, diversifying revenue streams, and promoting an enabling environment for independent NGOs. The RFP requirements include a firm fixed-price and cost reimbursement hybrid type contract with a period of performance anticipated to be 5 years and funding not to exceed $9,900,000.

The evaluation factors for the proposal include the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and technical approach, staffing plan and management approach, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (MEL Plan), as well as past performance and price proposal evaluation. The technical proposal summary should cover various aspects such as the technical approach, PWS, MEL Plan, staffing plan, and management plan. The document outlines detailed requirements for each section of the technical proposal including providing a theory of change, deliverables metrics table, preliminary MEL Plan, staffing plan details, management approach description, and planned award schedule with key dates from solicitation posting to anticipated award date in May 2020.