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The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute a Feasibility Study for market expansion analysis to support the expansion of affordable fixed wireless internet access to an additional 1 million households in low-income urban communities across Africa. The Proposal submission deadline is June 24, 2023 at 5 p.m. Eastern Africa Time/10 A.M. EDT. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $1,261,500 grant to Poa Internet Kenya Ltd. (“Poa”) from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

About the Grantee
Poa is an internet service provider that launched in Kenya in 2015. Poa currently has operations in Nairobi with a business model to serve low and middle-income neighborhoods in urban areas that do not receive adequate service from other internet service providers.

Project Background
Due to the vast growth opportunity across the African continent, Kenya-based internet service provider Poa seeks to expand its operations to offer affordable internet access in low-income urban communities in three additional African countries. Poa’s goal is to build infrastructure that can reach one million households over the course of the five-year Project.

About the Study
The objective of the Study is to provide Poa with a market expansion study that would evaluate the conditions for the potential deployment of fixed wireless access infrastructure in Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Based upon the recommendations from the market expansion study of the aforementioned fourteen countries, the Study would then provide detailed target market analysis for Poa’s proposed expansion into three target markets.

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Regional Africa: Urban Internet Connectivity Expansion

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The Kenya Hospital Association (KHA) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute a feasibility study for the expansion and improvement of healthcare access and services in Kenya. The Proposal submission deadline is June 30, 2023 at 10 a.m. EDT. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $1,047,000 grant to KHA from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

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KHA is a not-for-profit organization that operates a network of hospitals and clinics in Kenya, including one of East Africa’s most advanced medical facilities, the Nairobi Hospital. The Nairobi Hospital is KHA’s flagship entity and one of the largest tertiary healthcare facilities in East Africa by bed count, revenue, and scale of operations. The Nairobi Hospital has cultivated a reputation as one of the highest quality healthcare facilities in East Africa. KHA also operates six outpatient centers in Nairobi, serving over 170,000 patients a year. KHA’s network provides access to a wide range of services that Kenyans need, particularly in cancer, critical care (e.g., emergencies), and neo-natal/maternal health.

Project Background
As part of its five-year strategy, KHA wishes to implement a $43 million Project consisting primarily of three elements: new medical centers, oncology equipment acquisition, and information technology (IT) upgrades. The Project will establish, by construction or leasing, five new medical centers outside Nairobi to be integrated with KHA’s Nairobi Hospital as part of a network of facilities for services. The Project will include KHA’s purchase of and expansion of services enabled by two pieces of advanced oncology equipment for KHA’s Nairobi Hospital, namely a PET/CT scanner and a cyclotron. Finally, the Project will upgrade the IT system across KHA’s network of current facilities and expand its network to anticipated additional facilities.

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The Study will analyze the technical, financial, and commercial factors necessary to inform planning, implementation, and financing for (i) the establishment of five medical centers outside Nairobi, (ii) the expansion of oncology and other services among existing facilities, specifically the Nairobi Hospital, through the procurement of advanced equipment, and (iii) the upgrade of KHA’s IT systems throughout its network. The Study would first assess the market demand for health services in five counties in Kenya, including analyzing the breakdown of demand across various demographic patterns, the ability of patients to pay and pricing for each county, and the impact of specific demand drivers on the finances and operating requirements (e.g. engineering designs) for each individual center. The Study will provide recommendations on the necessary steps to acquire and install new oncology equipment. Finally, the Study will analyze how best to build on existing platforms to upgrade KHA’s IT system to innovative and customer centered solutions.

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Kenya Hospital Association Medical Center Service Expansion and Digital Transformation

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The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute a feasibility study for the development of an integrated agriculture processing facility for cocoa and cassava in Cross River State (the “Project”) located in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The submission deadline is July 7, 2023, at 12:00 PM ET/5:00 PM Nigeria local time with deadline for questions on June 30, 2023, 12:00PM, ET/5:00 PM WAT. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $712,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

Project Background
AA Universal Agro Industries Ltd (“AA Universal”) seeks to utilize the African Development Bank’s (“AfDB”) Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (“SAPZ”) program and other initiatives to modernize agricultural processing in a cost-effective manner in order to create higher-value products for Nigerian commodities and food staples. The Project seeks to (i) add downstream cocoa derivatives (i.e., cocoa liquor, butter, and powder) to an existing cocoa processing plant and (ii) establish a cassava processing plant, primarily for high-quality cassava flour at an integrated agriculture processing facility. AA Universal’s agribusiness operations are located within a SAPZ, which is 90 percent owned by AA Universal and 10 percent by the Cross River State Government. The Federal Government of Nigeria has designated this special agro-processing zone as one of its priority zones within the Nigeria SAPZ Program. The AfDB SAPZ support will fund the development of surrounding and shared infrastructure, including access roads leading to farms, electricity, and water infrastructure.

About the Grantee
AA Universal is a Nigerian agribusiness entity that was established and registered in 2013. The company’s mission is to improve and enhance local farmers’ livelihoods by reducing post-harvest losses and connecting local agricultural producers, agribusinesses, and their products to local, regional, and international markets. Chief Christopher Agara, an industrialist with interests in agriculture, oil, and gas, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AA Universal. He is a native of the Ikom Local Government Area in Cross River State, the location of the agricultural processing facility.

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The objectives of the Study are to define the feasibility of and plans for expanding AA Universal’s current cocoa production and processing operations and modernizing cassava production and establishing processing operations for high-value derivative cassava products. In addition to the production and processing analyses, the Study would include cluster planning and assess the necessary infrastructure required to support the entire site, not just cocoa and cassava processing. Such analysis would include the assessment of clean energy utilization, such as solar, solar plus storage, hydropower or other zero-carbon energy sources. The Study would include several tasks to determine the commercial viability of the Project including a market assessment, technical analysis, economic and financial analysis, regulatory review, and the development of a Project Implementation Plan, as well as a review of the existing environmental and social impact assessment to bring it International Finance Corporation standards.

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Nigeria: AA Universal Integrated Food Processing and Agro-Industrial Cluster Feasibility Study

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