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USAID/Bangladesh released this Request for Information (RFI) as a market research and idea-gathering exercise for a potential future activity tentatively titled "Advancing Good Governance and Accountability." It was posted on January 18, 2021, with responses due by February 8, 2021 at 1630 Bangladesh local time. The RFI comes from USAID/Bangladesh's Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) Office and is meant to collect practical input from a wide range of stakeholders on where and how USAID could support the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) over roughly the next five years to strengthen good governance, improve accountability, and make government more responsive to citizen needs and priorities, including in the "open governance" space.
A central point of the notice is that this is not a funding opportunity in the usual sense and it is not a solicitation for applications or proposals. USAID explicitly cites FAR 52.215-3 to clarify the limits: the U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract or assistance instrument based on this RFI, will not pay respondents for the information they submit, and will treat all submissions strictly as informational rather than as offers. Any materials that look like funding proposals are not going to be considered, and participation in the RFI does not provide any competitive advantage in any later procurement or assistance competition that might eventually be released.
In terms of what USAID is asking for, the RFI is looking for comments, recommendations, and innovative ideas about key engagement areas and realistic opportunities to improve governance processes and accountability initiatives within Bangladesh's public sector. The notice emphasizes understanding both challenges and opportunities, suggesting USAID wants grounded perspectives on what is working, what is not, and what kinds of interventions could credibly move the needle on accountability and responsiveness. The scope is broad enough to include open government related approaches, implying interest in transparency, citizen engagement, access to information, and other mechanisms that can improve oversight and service responsiveness, though the RFI does not list a fixed menu of program components.
The administrative and compliance framing is also clear. Responses must be received by the stated deadline, and respondents are responsible for all costs to prepare and submit their input. USAID states that all submitted materials become the property of the Agency and will not be returned, and that the Agency reserves the right to use the information for its own purposes in design planning. While USAID says it is not their intention to make responses public, they instruct respondents not to include proprietary or sensitive information, which is a practical warning that submissions could potentially be subject to disclosure rules or internal sharing.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of public or private entity can respond, subject to any clarifications in the notice. The main submission must be in English, although supporting reference documents and links may be provided in Bangla. USAID also notes that it will not respond to submissions and will not provide feedback, even if a respondent includes questions in their response. Finally, organizations are told to keep monitoring official U.S. Government points of entry such as beta.sam.gov and Grants.gov for any future procurement or assistance notices related to this concept, since the RFI itself is only an early step in potential activity design.
From the listing metadata, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number 72038821RFI00001, categorized as "Discretionary" with an instrument type labeled "Other," and associated with the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category and CFDA 98.001. The posting is attributed to USAID-Dhaka. Some fields in the source listing (such as award ceiling and expected awards) appear in the database record, but the text of the RFI repeatedly stresses that no award is planned on the basis of this notice, reinforcing that the practical purpose is consultation and market research rather than immediate funding. The RFI is signed by Ananciata Muyama, Contracting and Agreement Officer, USAID/Bangladesh.Apply for 72038821RFI00001
- The Agency for International Development, Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information (RFI) USAID/Bangladesh, Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Office Potential Advancing Good Governance and Accountability Activity" 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 Jan 19, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 08, 2021. (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 $10.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100,000 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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