CATALYZE is one of multiple USAID Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Hub projects aimed at strengthening partnerships with new or underutilized private sector firms. The PSE Hub includes a growing network of approximately 250 partners that provide niche technical expertise to USAID projects with a focus on mobilizing addition private investment alongside USAID funds.
CATALYZE crowds in new partners through CATALYZE’s blended finance activities in frontier markets and social sectors, and thereby increase PSE Hub projects’ access to niche technical and financial expertise. On this Procurement website, CATALYZE publishes a pipeline of upcoming solicitations for this network and other potential partners to bid on. To join the PSE Hub Partner Network and be notified when solicitations are released please sign up here.
Procurements
Active procurements are listed below. Please click the link to access the solicitation.
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Description | Country |
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| Funding Opportunity Notice-Amendment 1 | The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) is to solicit business plans from interested parties wishing to receive funding from the Market Systems for Growth (MS4G) Activity of the USAID CATALYZE Innovative Blended Finance (CATALYZE) program. *Attachment 1_Due diligence form* *CATALYZE _Budget Template* *FON-CATALYZE-Ethiopia-2021-0158 Q&A* | Ethiopia |
| Amendment-02-RFA-CATALYZE-RFA-Peru-2021-0019 Pay for Results Incentive Program to local Investors (Rolling basis) /Pago por resultados para instituciones financiaras locales | CATALYZE Perú, una iniciativa financiada por la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID) e implementada por Palladium LLC, está invitando a instituciones financieras (IFs) locales (en Peru) que estén interesadas en aumentar el acceso a capital y la inclusión financiera de empresas y proyectos en la Amazonía Peruana a través de un mayor desembolso de préstamos y de la movilización de capital hacia ella, bajo un esquema de adjudicación de subvenciones e incentivos por resultados. Propuestas serán recibidas y evaluadas de forma continua (on a rolling basis) hasta Junio 2022. *Anexo 1-Propuesta Técnica* *Anexo 2-Propuesta cumplimiento de hitos* | Peru |
| RFA-CATALYZE-Ethiopia-2022-0034 | CATALYZE Ethiopia: MS4G, an initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Palladium LLC, is inviting financial intermediaries (FIs) that are interested in increasing access to capital and financial inclusion of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with a focus on the agriculture, food and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sectors through increased loan disbursement and capital mobilization in Ethiopia. *ANNEX 1 – Technical Proposal Format* *ANNEX 2 – FAA Template* *Questions Answers_RFA-CATALYZE-Ethiopia-2022-0034* | Ethiopia |
| RFP-CATALYZE-217772-PSD-2022-0271 Amendment-1 | The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to offer support to establish a network of Business Advisory Service Providers (BASPs or Service Providers) providing commercial services to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) *Attachment 1 – Technical Proposal Application Form* *Attachment 2 – CV Template* *Attachment 3 – Cost Proposal Budget Template* *Attachment 4 – Eligibility Screening Form* | Sri Lanka |
CATALYZE is a USAID-funded project and follows all procurement guidelines as set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All procurements are conducted in a fair and transparent manner in order to ensure that USAID is benefiting from the best that the market has to offer.
Staffing
CATALYZE is a global project working in multiple sectors. Click here to see current job opportunities.