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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.
| Title | Description | Country |
|---|---|---|
| RFA-CATALYZE-217772-Ethiopia-2023-0059 Partnership and Innovation Facility-Amendment-04 | Palladium seeks interested parties to submit interest in receiving funding to implement activities to enhance the resiliency and sustainability of enterprises and create employment, particularly for youth and women in Ethiopia. *Attachment A – Concept Note Template* *Attachment B – Initial Cost Proposal Template* | Ethiopia |
| EOI 217772-PSD-2025-EOI-0001 | Palladium seeks expressions of interest from private sector firms or organizations operating in Sri Lanka that are interested in co-investing in entrepreneurship programs to improve income generation, job opportunities and financial inclusion of WMSMEs in the Malaiyaha Tamil marginalized communities located in the Uva, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces in Sri Lanka. *Annex B – Response Template* | Sri Lanka |
| RFP-CATALYZE-APEP-2024-0013-Amendment-03-English | The USAID CATALYZE APEP Accelerator seeks to engage qualified individuals/organizations that can serve as Financing Consultants under a Pay-for-Results (P4R) services model to deliver increased investment and advisory services to mobilize capital for enterprises in the project’s target countries.
*Attachment 1 – Due Diligence Questionnaire* *Attachment 2 – Sample Opportunity Description and Transaction Eligibility Matrix* *Attachment 3 – Illustrative Payment Examples* *Attachment 4 – Illustrative Pipeline* *Q&A Document* USAID CATALYZE APEP Accelerator busca contratar a personas/organizaciones cualificadas que puedan actuar como Asesores(as) de financiamiento bajo un modelo de servicios de Pago por Resultados (P4R, por sus siglas en inglés) para proporcionar servicios de asesoramiento con el fin de movilizar capital para empresas en los países objetivo del proyecto. *Anexo 1 – Cuestionario de debida diligencia* *Anexo 2 – Ejemplo de descripción de la oportunidad y matriz de elegibilidad de la transacción* *Anexo 3 – Ejemplos ilustrativos de pago* *Anexo 4 – Ejemplo ilustrativo de pipeline* *Documento de Preguntas y Respuestas* |
Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, & Uruguay |
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.