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To All Interested Parties: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide public information to all interested parties of USAID’s intent to support reduction of Ocean Plastics Polluti... To All Interested Parties: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide public information to all interested parties of USAID’s intent to support reduction of Ocean Plastics Pollution in Sri Lanka and Maldives, as well as to collect information and suggestions about perceived needs for ocean plastics programming. The information contained within this RFI is intended solely as a thought-piece; ideas may change significantly during the Mission’s program design, consultation, and approval process. In addition, any information collected through this RFI may or may not be used to help guide thinking about ocean plastics programming. Any interested organizations are invited to provide feedback, comments, opinions, and/or recommendations on the concepts and approaches for the future Activity described in Attachment which also includes guiding questions, not all of which need to be answered. Incorporation of any feedback is subject to internal Mission discussions and approval. This is NOT a Request for Proposals/Applications and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue any solicitation/notice of funding opportunity or to pay for any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of comments/answers to this RFI. Responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to any firm or organization in any subsequent procurement and will not lead to an organizational conflict of interest. Responses will strictly be held confidential. Potential offerors/applicants should not expect a direct response from the U.S. Government to any of the comments/suggestions. Please strictly limit any response to the questions included in this RFI and to comments/suggestions about the document. To expedite USAID’s review and be considerate of respondents’ time, responses should be kept to no more than five (5) pages in length. Responses to this RFI must be sent by the closing date and time to: Hirantha Heenatigala Acquisition & Assistance Specialist at srilankaprocurement@usaid.gov and CC hheenatigala@usaid.gov with the subject title “Request for Information (RFI) USAID Ocean Plastics Pollution Reduction Activity” Thank you for your interest in USAID/Sri Lanka/Maldives Activities and we look forward to your comments.