Opportunity Information: Apply for PLSO00001
The TEC Inc Pre-Award Notice - PLSO is a USAID/Ethiopia procurement notice explaining the agency's intent to modify an existing contract rather than run a new competitive solicitation. Specifically, USAID/Ethiopia plans a non-competitive increase to the total estimated cost of contract number 72066320C00004, known as the Partner Liaison Security Operations (PLSO) activity, which is implemented by The Mitchell Group (TMG). The planned cost increase is not to exceed $1,665,269.30, and the notice is meant to inform the broader industry that USAID intends to proceed this way while also inviting comments and feedback from interested parties.
The underlying contract was originally awarded on August 12, 2020, and had an end date of August 11, 2022. The purpose of the continued PLSO work is operational and coordination-focused: TMG is expected to keep facilitating critical communications between USAID and its implementing partners (IPs) in Ethiopia. The emphasis is on helping partners better access, use, and share publicly available information so it can serve as a decision-support tool, particularly in a security-sensitive environment where timely situational awareness can influence programming and staff safety.
In addition to USAID-to-partner communications, the activity also includes broader liaison and coordination functions within Ethiopia. TMG is expected to maintain coordination with key in-country stakeholders such as the United Nations, international NGOs, the host government, and other international donors. The practical goal of this coordination is to share, compile, and aggregate security-relevant information among organizations operating in the same environment, reducing information gaps and helping partners align around common security awareness where appropriate.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is categorized as a discretionary action using a procurement contract instrument (not a grant or cooperative agreement). The funding activity category is listed as "Other" under CFDA 98.001. Eligibility is described as unrestricted in general terms, but the content of the notice makes clear this is not an open competition; it is an intended non-competitive action tied to an existing award, with an expectation of one award action (a single contract modification) rather than multiple new awards.
The place of performance is Ethiopia, and the contracting office is USAID/Ethiopia on Entoto Street in Addis Ababa. The primary point of contact is Wubet Zeleke, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, reachable at wzeleke@usaid.gov and by phone at 251-111-30-6297. The secondary point of contact is Alula Abera, Contracting Officer, at aabera@usaid.gov and 251-111-30-6017. USAID set a deadline for industry feedback: comments were requested no later than May 13, 2022 at 1700 Addis Ababa time, sent to Ms. Zeleke with a copy to caddis@usaid.gov. The posting was created April 29, 2022, under funding opportunity number PLSO00001, and serves mainly as advance notice and a channel for vendors and stakeholders to provide input on the intended procurement approach.Apply for PLSO00001
- The Agency for International Development, Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "TEC Inc Pre-Award Notice - PLSO" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 29, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 13, 2022 1700 Addis Ababa time. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,665,269.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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