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Africa Strategic Investment Program Service

Washington, DCDistrict of Columbia, USADue Thursday, May 27, 2027
Client
Washington, DC
RFP Number
MRB-56479
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Description

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The buyer requires a United States organization to provide an Africa strategic investment program service offsite. The buyer needs the vendor to advance American national interests by utilizing market-based, private sector-led growth across two focus areas. For critical minerals investment, the vendor must strengthen the enabling environment for responsible critical minerals project development, covering geological mapping, local value-addition capabilities, workforce localization, skills development, and practical interventions for infrastructure, transport, policy, regulatory, logistics, and energy constraints. For commercial diplomacy acceleration, the selected vendor must strengthen economic development and commercial opportunities across priority sectors, including telecommunications, energy, emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence. The vendor achieves this by strengthening regulatory frameworks, supporting workforce development, improving enabling infrastructure, and addressing market access barriers. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to participate. The buyer is currently looking for proposals and has not provided specific budget figures or key dates in the description.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from MRB 56479 2026 08 13 08 58 14 ZIrMV lOQvY S8Tqr.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Bureau of African Affairs, Office of Assistance of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for the U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program. The program aims to advance national interests through market-based private sector growth in critical minerals investment and commercial diplomacy acceleration across African partner nations. Eligible applicants include U.S. and U.S.-aligned for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, as well as public internation…

Issued by
Bureau of African Affairs, Office of Assistance, Department of State
Window 1 Questions and Notice of Intent to Apply due
August 2 by 11:59 pm ET
Window 1 Anticipated Response to Questions
August 24
Window 1 Applications due
11:59 pm ET September 4
Window 2 Questions and Notice of Intent to Apply due
September 11 by 11:59 pm ET
Window 2 Anticipated Response to Questions
September 29
Window 2 Applications due
11:59 pm ET November 30
Window 3 Questions and Notice of Intent to Apply due
December 14 by 11:59 pm ET
Window 3 Anticipated Response to Questions
December 29
Window 3 Applications due
11:59 pm ET March 1
Window 4 Questions and Notice of Intent to Apply due
March 16 (or March 15 in leap year) by 11:59 pm ET
How to submit
Email
Submission details
All materials must be submitted by email to [email protected]. SOI must be submitted as a single PDF including a 1-page Table Listing, 2-page Narrative, and 1-page Summary Budget, formatted single-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font with minimum 1-inch margins.
Contract term
12 to 36 months
Estimated value
$500 million total available funding; awards range from $5 million to $50 million
Place of performance
Offsite / African partner nations
Funding
FY 2026 National Security Investment Program (NSIP), Assistance Listing Number 19.989, Section 496 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 2 CFR 200

How proposals are evaluated

Organizational Capacity and Past Experience25%

Scope of work

  • Strengthening the enabling environment for responsible development of critical minerals projects
  • Geological mapping and local value-addition capabilities development
  • Identification and intervention for policy, regulatory, infrastructure, transport, logistics, and energy constraints
  • Workforce localization and skills development
  • Commercial diplomacy acceleration across priority sectors including telecommunications, energy, and artificial intelligence
  • Strengthening regulatory frameworks and addressing market access barriers
  • De-risking and catalyzing high-quality investment from U.S. and U.S.-aligned companies

Minimum qualifications

  • U.S. and U.S.-aligned for-profit companies and organizations
  • U.S. and U.S.-aligned not-for-profit organizations
  • Public international organizations
  • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) via SAM.gov required prior to full proposal submission
  • Active SAM.gov registration required prior to full proposal submission

Documents to include with the bid

  • Statement of Interest (SOI)
  • Table Listing of Critical Details cover page (1 page maximum)
  • Summary Budget (1 page maximum)
  • Full Proposal (if invited to Phase 2)
  • Budget Narrative (if invited to Phase 2)
  • Program Monitoring and Evaluation Narrative and Plan (if invited to Phase 2)

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