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The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) S. and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub (hereby referred to as the RIH) is an essential component of Water and Energy for Food: A Grand Challenge for Develop... The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) S. and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub (hereby referred to as the RIH) is an essential component of Water and Energy for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development (WE4F). The RIH will: 1) provide direct grants (via regional competitions and direct selection of innovators and manage the milestone-based grants and other financing provided to WE4F innovators in the region; 2) provide technical assistance and business advisory services to WE4F innovators in the region; 3) facilitate investment to the innovators in the region including through investor match-making and guarantee instruments; 4) provide trainings and other technical assistance for governments, investors, lenders, and other actors in the region; 5) (in coordination and consultation with the WE4F Secretariat) engage in advocacy activities in the region on behalf of the WE4F program; and 5) conduct Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) activities with WE4F innovators and other actors in the region to share best practices, lessons learned, pivots, failures, and successes. The RIH will work in coordination with the awardees, WE4F Founding Partners (BMZ (through GiZ), MFA-NL, Sida, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other parties that directly support WE4F. Many of the RIH communication and coordination activities will be implemented in (currently envisioned in Lebanon but subject to change) to enable effective communication between USAID and the prime contractor and activities in the region. Communication will include both virtual communications (e.g. conference/videoconference) and in-person meetings. International travel will be required to implement some of the above tasks, including a visit at least once per year to at least one of the project implementation sites for each supported innovator (currently being determined; will be finalized with WE4F innovator selection at regular intervals) and to the location of annual WE4F Founding Partners meetings, which rotate among the home offices of the Founding Partners. Overall, the WE4F Donor Steering Committee has designated the following countries for WE4F S. and Central Africa RIH activities (subject to change by the WE4F Donor Steering Committee): Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho. Special Note: Any inquiries or proposal not submitted to WE4F@usaid.gov will be deemed ineligble for consideredation On Monday, November 30, 2020 - Amendment #1 was posted. This document involves the following: Cover Page Revised Section B.2 Contract Type Revised Section F.3 Place of Performance Revised Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors or Respondents On Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - Amendment #2 was posted. This document included the following: 1) Amendment #1 - Q&A A) Attachment #1 - WE4F Global Fact Sheet B) Attachment #2 - WE4F - TA Process - Infographic C) Attachment #3 - WE4F - Southern Africa Investment Landscaping On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, Amendment #3 was posted. This document included the following: 1) Amendment #3 - Revised Q&A Please note ... All potential offerors are held responsible for reviewing all associated documents posted under any previous Amendment. In addition, the text describing the attachments under Amendment #2 are mislabeled as Amendment 1 related, rather than as Amendment 2. This typo does not impact the information provided in each attachment.