The USPPP Project will develop a strong pipeline of well-designed Unsolicited Proposals with a significant potential to address development challenges in targeted countries to facilitate their acceptance by the incumbent government authority. IFC will partner with private sector proponents (local and international) and support them in early stages of the Proposals, especially in their selection and design, to ensure early assessment of their viability, fulfillment of governments’ requirements, conduction of adequate pre-feasibility studies, and adherence to international standards in project preparation. The Project expects to achieve the following results by completion: i. New Unsolicited Proposals for Transport projects are screened and selected using IFC in-house expert opinion and subjected to pre-feasibility analysis; ii. Global and local/regional sponsors establish strategic partnerships to act as Private sector proponents and to develop the selected Proposals with IFC support. iii. Private sector proponents develop Proposals that meet the requirements of competent Government authorities, including pre-feasibility studies (technical, economic, environmental, social and/or legal). Feasibility studies of the supported Proposals are accepted by the Authorities for consideration and analysis. iv. Approval for procurement of the transport Proposals by incumbent Government authorities. After project completion, IFC expects as a positive impact the approval of proposals by the incumbent government authority, for procurement.

Performance Standard	Description & Potential Impact	Mitigation
PS 1. Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts	As part of its Due Diligence, and as mandated by IFC's Sustainability Policy, IFC team will screen this project to assess consistency with IFC's Performance Standards.	IFC's advice will be provided in a manner consistent with the principles of the relevant Performance Standards. The IFC team will assist the client, as the final decision maker, in gaining a good understanding of IFC's Performance Standards. An update on the mitigation measures will be provided when the project has been awarded and the relevant contracts have been signed.