Dear Interested Parties,

The United States Agency for International Development’s Mission in Rwanda (USAID/Rwanda) posts this

Request for Information (RFI) to collect information to strengthen the anticipated Market Systems for

Livestock Activity (MSLA) design.

This RFI is issued solely for information-gathering and planning purposes. This is not a Request for

Proposal (RFP) or a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and is not to be construed as a commitment by

the United States Government (USG) to issue any solicitation or Notice of Funding Opportunity, award a

contract or assistance agreement based on this RFI, or pay for any information voluntarily submitted as a

result of this request. Responses to this RFI must not be portrayed as proposals and will not be accepted

by the USG to form a binding agreement. It should be noted that responding to or providing comment on

this RFI will not give any advantage to any organization in any subsequent procurement(s) if such

procurement(s) is released. USAID will not provide answers to anything submitted in response to this

request. USAID posts its competitive business opportunities on www.beta.sam.gov or www.grants.gov. It

is the potential offeror’s/applicant’s responsibility to monitor these sites for announcements of new

opportunities. Responses to this RFI may be used by USAID without restriction or limitation.

Responses to this RFI must be addressed, and submitted by email, to the Acquisition and Assistance

Specialist, Mr. Eriazel Bagabo at ebagabo@usaid.gov. Please include RFI-696-25-000001 in the subject

line. Responders will not receive individualized feedback. All inquiries concerning this RFI must be directed

only to the email addresses identified above. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted nor will phone

inquiries be entertained.

Thank you for your interest in pursuing business opportunities with USAID Rwanda, and we look forward

to your comments.