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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement Section D - Packaging and Marking Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms Section F - Delivery or Performance Section G - Contract Administration Data Section H - Special Contract Requirements Section I - Contract Clauses Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits, and other Attachments Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions

Incorporated Purchase Requisition Numbers:

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0001 Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector Consultant

1 LT

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Base Period Includes Labor and ODC's

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Not Applicable FSC Codes: R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER NAICS Code: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Co...

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

1001 Option Period 1: Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector Consultant

1 LT

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/27/22 Option Time Duration: 364 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

2001 Option Period 2: Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector Consultant

1 LT

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

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Option Time Date: 9/27/23 Option Time Duration: 365 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

3001 Option Period 3: Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector Consultant

1 LT

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Qty: 2 Users

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/27/24 Option Time Duration: 364 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

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B.1 SERVICES TO BE PROVDED

MCC's Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Practice Group requires expertise on gender and social inclusion in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector.

GSI seeks expert support for high-quality analytic expertise and evidence to integrate gender and social inclusion throughout all stages of Compact and Threshold program development. These includes strengthening the integration of gender and social inclusion considerations into MCC's approach to early analysis, as well as the assessment of potential program impacts and beneficiary analyses to facilitate more informed decision making about where MCC investments can best support inclusive growth in the countries in which we work. Currently support is needed to further GSI practice group's work on methodology and approaches, as well as work in countries, including Mozambique and new country selects, which currently are Sierra Leone and Kiribati.

The scope of work includes expert support for social and gender integration in MCC's WASH projects. These currently include projects in Mongolia and in Timor Leste. In both countries, the expert will support tasks related to social inclusion and gender integration in WASH aimed at increasing access, affordability, and sustainability. The expert shall also be available to work on MCC WASH projects in any other eligible country if the need arises.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the tasks as defined in Section C of the Statement of Work.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

MCC is awarding a Time and Materials type Contract. Multiple awards may be considered.

B.3 LABOR RATES

This RFQ is issued in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Labor Category Billing Billing Hourly Billing Billing Hourly

Hourly Rate (Base)

Rate (Option 1)

Hourly Rate (Option 2)

Rate (Option 3)

Gender and Social Inclusion for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector

Expert Services

B.4 Other Direct Costs (Estimated)

The Government estimates the following ODCs for each contract period. As ODCs cannot be defined at this time, these estimates will be used to evaluate the offeror's price

Period Total Other Direct Costs

Base Period $44,704

Option Period One $44,704

Option Period Two $44,704

Option Period Three $44,704

Other Direct Costs Grand Total $178,816

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Description/Specifications/Work Statement Statement of Work

Gender and Social Inclusion Consultant

A. Introduction

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government agency whose mission is to provide assistance that will support economic growth and poverty reduction in carefully selected countries that demonstrate a commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. For more information on the MCC, please visit www.mcc.gov.

MCC recognizes that gender inequality can be a significant constraint to economic growth and poverty reduction. MCC's gender policy and operational guidance ensure that gender will be considered in the selection of eligible countries and integrated into the development and design of Compact programs, the assessment and implementation of projects funded by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), the monitoring of program results, and the evaluation of program impacts. ( http://www.mcc.gov/documents/guidance/14-genderpolicy.pdf). The Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Practice Group's primary goals are to advance gender equity in MCC investments and maximize the extent to which MCC's investments reach and benefit the poor, within the context of MCC's model and program development processes. The uneven and uncertain relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction means that MCC needs to develop and implement an explicitly pro-poor approach, or one which seeks significant real income gains for the poor (roughly defined here in line with the World Bank as the bottom 40% of the income distribution). GSI is also driven by a commitment to equity – to ensuring widely shared gains from MCC compacts and threshold programs and from the growth they catalyze in MCC partner countries.

MCC's Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Practice Group is seeking a gender and social inclusion expert to provide a range of support through MCC program development and implementation phases. MCC programs are developed with partner countries over the course of several years. The Compact development process includes the following phases For more on MCC's approach to compact development, see https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/guidance-compact-development-guidance. MCC uses the same rigorous, evidence-based approach in threshold programs as it does in compacts, leading to high-quality programs that maximize potential systemic impact and lay the foundation for larger investments.:

• Preliminary Analysis. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC undertakes broad consultations with stakeholders and conducts an analysis of the constraints to economic growth in that country. The phase ends with the development of an internal Constraints Analysis Summary Memo that outlines the binding constraints to growth in the country.

• Problem Diagnosis. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC defines problems and conducts an analysis of the root causes of the identified binding constraints. The phase produces Concept Notes that identify the core root causes and what opportunities may exist to address the root causes. This phase culminates in an internal Opportunity Memo.

• Project Definition. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC defines and scopes specific projects, identifies investments and activities, and builds the actual program logic for the proposed compact program. The phase ends with the development of Project Proposals that detail the specific projects that comprise the compact program, and how they might meet MCC's investment criteria. This phase culminates in an internal Project Proposal Assessment Memo.

• Project Development. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC launches public procurements, conducts feasibility, environmental and other studies, identifies beneficiaries from the projects and calculate the probable economic impact from the projects. The phase ends with the development of an Investment Memorandum that details the proposed compact program and discusses the manner in which the proposed program accomplishes the overarching objectives in the country while also meeting MCC investment criteria. Following this phase, the compact is negotiated with the partner country's government, the compact is finalized, and approved and signed by the country and MCC.

• Implementation. After an MCC compact is signed, the country sets up a local accountable entity (the MCA, Millennium Challenge Account) to manage and oversee all aspects of implementation. Formal agreements (Implementing Entity Agreements) are signed with the public bodies (e.g., utilities, Ministries) responsible for features of project implementation. During implementation, MCC's role is to support MCAs to achieve their implementation objectives, which includes conducting additional, ongoing due diligence.

Mongolia: Government of Mongolia (GoM) Compact for Enhancing Bulk Water Supply to Ulaanbaatar. MCC and Mongolia signed a second Compact in July 2018 and implementation is currently underway. The Compact aims to provide a sustainable supply of water that will stem the impact of an impending water crisis and sustain private sector-led economic growth in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar. The MCC compact will increase the available supply of water through infrastructure for development of new wellfields and capacity building. The compact's Water Supply Project will support the construction of new groundwater wells and a state-of-the-art plant for purifying drinking water, the construction of a new plant for treating wastewater, and the development and implementation of policy, legal, regulatory and institutional reforms that enhance the long-term sustainability of Ulaanbaatar's water supply. The expert will provide the necessary expertise, research, and analysis to enable MCC to address WASH sector activities and institutional reforms regarding its water-related investments in a manner that helps ensure that benefits of the investment are distributed equitably among UB's residents.

Timor-Leste. In December of 2017, the Board of Directors selected Timor Leste as eligible for Compact development. On https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/guidance-compact-development-guidance https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/guidance-compact-development-guidance

September 11, 2019, the Council of Ministers decided to advance two project proposals to address the human capital constraint. The first project proposal is a water, sanitation, and drainage (WSD) infrastructure project. The second proposal is a secondary education project. The WSD project will remove fecal contamination from the environment and water by modernizing the water, sanitation, and drainage system. To support the sustainability of and enhance the benefits from the infrastructure, MCC also expects to provide policy and institutional support in the water and sanitation sector, as well as help design evidence-based Social and Behavior Change activities. The aim of the secondary education project is to train and educate in-service and pre-service secondary teachers and school leaders in Timor-Leste to improve the quality of secondary education. These projects are still in the due diligence and design phases. The expert will provide the necessary expertise, research, and analysis to enable MCC to address WASH sector activities and institutional reforms regarding its water-related investments in a manner that helps ensure that benefits of the investments are distributed equitably.

B. Scope

MCC's Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Practice Group requires expertise on gender and social inclusion in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector.

GSI seeks expert support for high-quality analytic expertise and evidence to integrate gender and social inclusion throughout all stages of Compact and Threshold program development. These includes strengthening the integration of gender and social inclusion considerations into MCC's approach to early analysis, as well as the assessment of potential program impacts and beneficiary analyses to facilitate more informed decision making about where MCC investments can best support inclusive growth in the countries in which we work. Currently support is needed to further GSI practice group's work on methodology and approaches, as well as work in countries, including Mozambique and new country selects, which currently are Sierra Leone and Kiribati.

The scope of work includes expert support for social and gender integration in MCC's WASH projects. These currently include projects in Mongolia and in Timor Leste. In both countries, the expert will support tasks related to social inclusion and gender integration in WASH aimed at increasing access, affordability, and sustainability. The expert shall also be available to work on MCC WASH projects in any other eligible country if the need arises.

C. Countries Mongolia, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, and/or other MCC partner countries and GSI work as requested.

D. Tasks and Deliverables Tasks and deliverables shall include but are not limited to:

• Support GSI as needed in GSI practice group work and throughout Compact and Threshold program development, through identifying datasets, undertaking data analysis, compiling evidence from MCC and global evaluations and draw ing on country-specific and global literature to prepare inputs, documentation and/or presentations to support GSI practice group efforts and inputs to Compact and Threshold design and implementation. Work may relate to any of the sectors MCC works in (e.g., WASH, Land, Energy, Transportation, Education, Health, Agriculture, others). Provide follow-on due diligence inputs during project implementation as requested by GSI country team members.

• Provide technical expertise on WASH sector infrastructure and institutional reform investments to ensure the integration of gender and social inclusion (GSI) with the aim of facilitating equitable and sustainable service access and affordability and mitigating GSI-related risks. This will include support throughout project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and closeout. Illustrative tasks include analyses and inputs to root cause analyses, beneficiary analyses, Economic Rate of Return calculations, Cost/Benefit Analyses, problem trees and project logics, project concepts and proposals, and monitoring and evaluation indicators and tools; literature reviews; inputs into assessments of the technical, social, legal, policy, regulatory, and institutional barriers to inclusive service delivery and take-up; review of tariff and willingness to pay studies; reviewing strategies, activity designs, TORs, RfPs, feasibility studies, environmental and social assessments, policies, planning documents, training materials, budgets; undertaking interviews, focus group discussions or other quantitative or qualitative research; developing GSI practice group guidance and tools, and other tasks.

• Provide recommendations on how projects may be designed to achieve pro-poor objectives, reach and benefit both women and men, include socially disadvantaged or vulnerable populations in project benefits, and avoid or mitigate harms to vulnerable populations.

• Participate in workshops, meetings, phone calls, and preparation and delivery of presentations to MCC, MCA and other stakeholders as requested.

• Respond to ad hoc email requests for information and support, as needed, in a timely manner.

• Participate in in-country missions to support the above tasks upon request.

• Track compliance with monitoring milestones and keep MCC GSI lead informed of progress and delays.

• Work closely with the MCC GSI lead and country counterparts to achieve shared objectives.

• Provide input and support to the GSI practice group work as requested. This may include inputs to GSI's tools and knowledge management on GSI approaches to program development and design, GSI in WASH, participation in GSI technical workshops, and other tasks.

E. Period and Place of Performance All work shall be completed between the dates of the award through a one year base period of performance, with three additional one-year options. The estimated level of effort is up to 1650 hours per year. This includes 450 hours for Mongolia, 300 hours for Mozambique, 450 hours for Timor-Leste, and 450 hours for GSI PG work and other Countrie with an estimated 5 trips per year. MCC anticipates this level of effort but does not guarantee this level of effort as it may increase or decrease.

The expert shall work from his/her home office and/or MCC headquarters or any MCC eligible country, with travel to Mongolia, Mozambique, Timor Leste, MCC Headquarters and elsewhere as requested.

F. Subcontracting Experts are authorized to subcontract data collection, data preparation, data or economic analysis, and related services as needed. The overall costs for subcontracting shall not exceed 25% of the expert's total negotiated unloaded direct labor cost.

G. Conflict of Interest The expert will be precluded from bidding on work and services (design, assessment, construction, and supervision) to be procured by the local accountable entity or using funds advanced under MCC work in the relevant country.

H. Timing and Reporting All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the COR/PM. The COR/PM for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

The COR/PM will have technical responsibility for monitoring the contractor's performance. The COR/PM will review and evaluate the contractor's performance, and also will coordinate any communications with relevant counterparts and other donor agencies and organizations.

Any changes in the terms of the Call Order will be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR/PM shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this Call Order or of the terms and conditions of the Call Order unless confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters that pertain to the Contract terms. Proceeding with the work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment for that work.

The designated Expert would be expected to coordinate with local authorities responsible for MCC Compact implementation as well as other donors, where relevant. However, designated Expert would report directly to the designated COR/PM.

I. Evaluation Criteria Mandatory:

• Demonstrated ability to access and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to understand gender, economic and social inequalities and their impact on poverty reduction and economic growth. Experience in econometrics desirable.

• Prior experience and demonstrated familiarity with MCC approach to early analysis.

• Minimum 5 years of experience addressing gender and social inclusion in development projects in middle to low-income countries. Experience in one or more of the following sectors desirable: Agriculture, transport, property and land rights.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector projects, minimum 5 of these in low-income countries. Experience in urban and peri-urban areas desirable (but not mandatory).

• Minimum 5 years of experience addressing gender and social equity and inclusion issues in water and sanitation, with demonstrated experience in poverty and gender analyses and social science methods.

• Demonstrated expertise in institutional governance and gender-sensitive and pro-poor reforms in water and sanitation, including work experience with WASH sector national bodies and utilities.

• Experience in analyzing tariff structures and reforms with particular reference to addressing principles of fairness and equity in tariff approaches.

• Experience with economic analysis, beneficiary analyses, project logics, and monitoring and evaluation tools.

• Demonstrated experience with MCC's approach to program development/implementation and gender and social inclusion.

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

• A demonstrated track record of producing high quality, well-written deliverables in a timely fashion.

• Experience in target countries.

Preferred:

• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in Portuguese is required. Proficiency in French desired.

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in social sciences required; Bachelor's or advanced degree in economics desirable.

• Additional degree or training in water or sanitation engineering desirable.

Other requirements:

International travel is required. The expert may be requested to mobilize on a short notice and will be expected to deliver high quality finished products in a timely manner.

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

Section F - Delivery or Performance

Line Item: 0001 Period Of Performance Start Date Period Of Performance End Date Period Of Performance Address

9/27/21 9/26/22 MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

WASHINGTON

US 20005

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9/27/22 9/26/23 MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

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9/27/23 9/26/24 MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

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Delivery or Performance

F.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The expert shall work from his/her home office and/or MCC headquarters or any MCC eligible country, with travel to Mongolia, Mozambique, Timor Leste, MCC Headquarters and elsewhere as requested.

F.2 DELIVERABLES

Tasks and deliverables shall include but are not limited to:

• Support GSI as needed in GSI practice group work and throughout Compact and Threshold program development, through identifying datasets, undertaking data analysis, compiling evidence from MCC and global evaluations and drawing on country-specific and global literature to prepare inputs, documentation and/or presentations to support GSI practice group efforts and inputs to Compact and Threshold design and implementation. Work may relate to any of the sectors MCC works in (e.g., WASH, Land, Energy, Transportation, Education, Health, Agriculture, others). Provide follow-on due diligence inputs during project implementation as requested by GSI country team members.

• Provide technical expertise on WASH sector infrastructure and institutional reform investments to ensure the integration of gender and social inclusion (GSI) with the aim of facilitating equitable and sustainable service access and affordability and mitigating GSI-related risks. This will include support throughout project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and closeout. Illustrative tasks include analyses and inputs to root cause analyses, beneficiary analyses, Economic Rate of Return calculations, Cost/Benefit Analyses, problem trees and project logics, project concepts and proposals, and monitoring and evaluation indicators and tools; literature reviews; inputs into assessments of the technical, social, legal, policy, regulatory, and institutional barriers to inclusive service delivery and take-up; review of tariff and willingness to pay studies; reviewing strategies, activity designs, TORs, RfPs, feasibility studies, environmental and social assessments, policies, planning documents, training materials, budgets; undertaking interviews, focus group discussions or other quantitative or qualitative research; developing GSI practice group guidance and tools, and other tasks.

• Provide recommendations on how projects may be designed to achieve pro-poor objectives, reach and benefit both women and men, include socially disadvantaged or vulnerable populations in project benefits, and avoid or mitigate harms to vulnerable populations.

• Participate in workshops, meetings, phone calls, and preparation and delivery of presentations to MCC, MCA and other stakeholders as requested.

• Respond to ad hoc email requests for information and support, as needed, in a timely manner.

• Participate in in-country missions to support the above tasks upon request.

• Track compliance with monitoring milestones and keep MCC GSI lead informed of progress and delays.

• Work closely with the MCC GSI lead and country counterparts to achieve shared objectives.

• Provide input and support to the GSI practice group work as requested. This may include inputs to GSI's tools and knowledge management on GSI approaches to program development and design, GSI in WASH, participation in GSI technical workshops, and other tasks.

• COR/PM will provide technical directives or task for expert outlining specific tasks. In response to technical directives, the expert shall provide trip reports, written technical assessments, and implementer performance assessments, reviews of other contractors or institutions' deliverables, project audits, among others.

• Trip reports to the MCC COR/PM, shall include at a minimum the summary of any consultations and meetings held, and key findings and recommendations and any next steps, as appropriate.

• Other ad hoc reports and inputs and presentations as requested by MCC COR/PM.

F.3 DOCUMENT OWNERSHIP AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

All documents produced and/or collected by the contractor, electronic and hard copies, shall be the sole property of MCC. The Contractor shall establish and maintain a comprehensive electronic data base and reference index of all relevant documents reviewed, produced, and/or edited by the Contractor. Any and all such documents will be electronically compiled in usable form and delivered to MCC, in an organized electronic format acceptable to MCC, at the end of the contract, and if requested by MCC also in hard copies. The Contractor shall provide a document management system acceptable to MCC. MCC, at its sole discretion, may provide such system as SharePoint or similar in addition or in lieu of the Contractor's system. The Contractor shall abide by MCC required communication protocol including sharing information and reports with the MCC team, and/or other MCC consultants for efficient and timely reviews and communications as specifically requested.

F.4 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

The deliverables shall be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Thoroughness and timeliness in complying with all of the elements in the tasks specified.

• High quality finished products in a timely manner, and clarity of analyses and work produced.

• Timeliness and efficacy of communications with relevant counterparts at MCC, MCA, and other relevant organizations.

• All reports are to be submitted in English in hard and electronic copy (in MS Word), with tables, data and calculations in MS Excel.

F.5 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE MONITORING

Quality Assurance: The Contractor shall have in place and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) that covers, as a minimum, how the Contractor intends to meet the requirements of all performance objectives, monitor and proactively manage contract requirements. It shall also include the mechanism by which the Government will be notified of performance related incidents that are likely to affect quality of services or impact mission accomplishment. The Contractor shall provide a copy of its QCP to the COR within 30 days of the effective date of contract award. Any proposed changes to the QCP shall be provided to the

Contracting Officer for review and comment no later than 10 working days prior to the effective date of the proposed changes.

F.6 ESTIMATED LEVEL OF EFFORT AND TRAVEL

Base Period and Option Periods

Below is the estimated level of effort by labor category.

Estimated Level of Effort

Labor Category Hours (Base) Hours (Option 1)

Hours (Option 2)

Hours (Option 3)

Gender and Social Inclusion for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector Expert Services

1,650 (see SOW for country breakdown)

1,650 (see SOW for country breakdown)

1,650 (see SOW for country breakdown)

1,650 (see SOW for country breakdown)

Estimated hours shall not exceed the total of 1,650 hours per year.

Other Direct Costs

In the performance of this contract the contractor may incur expenses (ODCs) mainly associated with travel this may include domestic air fare, ground transportation, per diem etc. Information on ODCs and travel reimbursement is found in section B.

F.7 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

Performance of the work under this Purchase Order shall be subject to the technical direction of the COR/PM.

The term "technical direction" is defined to include, without limitation, the following:

a) Directions to the Contractor, which redirect the Purchase Order effort, shift work emphasis between work areas, require the pursuit of certain lines of inquiry, fill in details or otherwise serve to accomplish contractual requirements;

b) Provision of information to the Contractor, which assists in the interpretation of renderings, specifications or technical portions of the work description; and

c) Review and, where required by the Purchase Order, approval of reports, creative renderings, specifications, materials or technical information to be delivered by the Contractor to MCC under this Purchase Order.

Technical direction must be within the general scope of work stated in the contract. The COR/PM does not have the authority to, and may not, issue any technical direction which:

1) Constitutes the assignment of any additional work outside the general scope of the Task Order;

2) Constitutes a change as defined in the contract clause entitled, "Changes";

3) In any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total estimated Purchase Order costs, fixed fee, or time required for the Purchase Order performance; or

4) Changes any of the express terms, conditions or specifications of the contract.

All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR/PM; verbal direction, if necessary, shall be confirmed by the COR/PM in writing within five (5) working days after their issuance, with a copy to the Contracting Officer (CO). The Contractor shall acknowledge acceptance of the technical direction by submitting a letter of acceptance, via email or Fax, to the COR/PM and Contracting Officer. The technical direction will provide clear and concise instructions on tasks and deliverables requested of the Contractor's team, and designate the MCC technical contact with whom the Contractor should coordinate. The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical directions duly issued by the COR/PM in the manner prescribed by this article and within his/her authority under the provisions of this article. If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction issued by the COR/PM is not within one of the tasks defined above, the Contractor shall not proceed, but shall notify the CO, in writing, within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and shall request the CO to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving such notification from the Contractor, the CO shall issue an appropriate Purchase Order modification or advise the Contractor, in writing, that in his/her opinion, the technical direction is within the scope of this article and does not constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of the Purchase Order. The Contractor shall thereupon proceed immediately with the direction given.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Requesting Office Address

MCC-HQ

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550 Phone: Fax:

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Property Administration Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550

COTR Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550

Issuing Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550

MCC 52.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) AND/OR PROJECT MONITOR

(PM) (JULY 2012)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate a Government representative to act as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Project Monitor (PM) to perform functions under the contract such as review and/or inspection and acceptance of supplies, services, including construction, and other functions of a technical nature. The Contracting Officer will provide a written notice of such designation to the COR and/or PM and the Contractor. The designation letters will set forth the authorities and limitations of the COR and/or PM under the contract.

(b) Modifications to this contract are effective only if reduced to writing and executed by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor is specifically prohibited from performing any work that is outside the scope of this contract without the approval of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer cannot authorize the COR or any other representative to sign documents (i.e., contracts, contract modifications, etc.) that require the signature of the Contracting Officer.

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MCC 52.245-70 CONTRACTOR ACQUIRED MCC GOVERNMENT PROPERTY OVERSEAS (JULY 2012)

Property and equipment (hereafter stated "property") that MCC Contractors (other than Personnel Service Contractors) acquire and for which they receive MCC reimbursement through the invoice process is Government (MCC) owned property.

Government property is to be used, monitored, and inventoried in accordance with FAR Part 45, Subpart 45.5 Management of Government Property in the Possession of Contractors, as well as MCC Policy 350, "Policies and procedures on Property, Plant, and Equipment." The contractor should start a running property inventory as soon as it begins to procure property and equipment the cost of which is charged back to the Government. The Contractor shall furnish a copy of such inventory to the COR semi-annually or at least as the contract is in its final stages of completion if its duration does not exceed six months.

Mandatory fields on the inventory include: The Contractor's Name; the Contractor Number; the Country Location and address location; a description of the item with model number serial number, and manufacturer; the acquisition date and cost; the Quantity; the expected life; and its condition at the time of the report. The contractor is responsible for removing US Government identification from property that is to be abandoned.

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MCC 52.203-70 CONTRACTOR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (MAY 2017)

All contractor employees or independent contractors engaged in this contract shall provide a non-disclosure agreement as follows signed by the individual contractor/consultant and, if a contractor employee, by the contractor's contract administrator:

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

I, _________ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not divulge any information, whether obtained orally or in writing from, or data maintained by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to any unauthorized person for any purpose. I will not directly or indirectly use, or allow the use of Confidential Information for any other purpose other than that directly associated with my officially assigned duties for MCC.

Further, I will not directly or indirectly reveal or cause to be revealed the nature or content of any _________, except to authorized personnel.

I am aware that the unauthorized use of information may be a violation of law and this Agreement.

Company or Subcontractor

Understand that authorized persons refer only to persons assigned to a project requiring access to Confidential Information or directly in the line of management over the project requiring access to the data.

[signatory]

Contract Administrator Date

MCC 52.204-72 COVER LETTER REQUIREMENTS AND IDENTIFICATION OF POINTS OF CONTACT

(NOV 2019)

Offerors/quoters must provide a Cover Letter signed by an individual authorized to commit the company to the quote/proposal. The cover letter must include the Offeror/Quoter's Business Entity Name, Address, Point of Contact, Phone Number, Email and DUNS number and identify all enclosures included in the quote/proposal. In addition, the Offeror/quoter must identify the company's anticipated Contractor Performance and Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) Contractor Representative, to include the individual's full name, telephone number and email address. The letter shall reference the solicitation number and acknowledge that it transmits an offer in response to the solicitation and amendment(s).

It shall state: Quote validity for 90 days after submission.

(End of Clause)

MCC 52.243-70 INCREASE IN SERVICES (OCT 2006)

The services described in Sections B and C (statement of work) represent the Government's best estimate for known requirements at this time. However, due to the uncertainty of the work, the Government reserves the right to add or delete services if the need arises.

52.204-71 MCC 52.204-71 NOTICE OF MCC ELECTRONIC MAIL FILTERS (JUNE 2019)

Offerors and other interested parties are hereby notified that the Millennium Challenge Corporation utilizes electronic mail filters for security purposes that may block certain messages from unknown or suspicious senders and certain potentially malicious file types. As such, the following information and guidance is provided:

a) General Inquiries, Questions, and/or Submission of Quotes/Proposals. As unrecognized or unknown senders may be blocked by MCC's email security measures, Offerors and interested parties are advised of the following:

1. Offerors and interested parties must conform to any submission instructions included in this solicitation or notice, including referencing any solicitation or notice number(s) identified in the subject line of any communications regarding it to minimize the chance that the message will be identified as spam or as a suspicious message.

2. MCC considers Offerors and interested parties responsible for confirming with MCC personnel that messages containing such communications, including general inquiries about MCC solicitations, questions regarding MCC solicitations, and electronic submissions of quotes or proposals have been received.

3. As a general practice, MCC acknowledges receipt of inquiries about a solicitation, questions about a solicitation, or submission of quotes/proposals in writing, so if such an acknowledgement has not been received, then the offeror or interested party should contact MCC directly for confirmation of receipt.

4. This verification should be completed by contacting MCC personnel identified directly in this solicitation or notice regarding the inquiry, question, or quote/proposal via telephone number if a confirmation of receipt or acknowledgement is not returned by MCC personnel. As such, Offerors and interested parties, if submitting questions or quotes/proposals that are time-sensitive, must provide sufficient time to contact MCC and verify receipt prior to any quotation/proposal/question due date.

b) Blocked and Unacceptable File Types. Offerors and interested parties are advised that due to current cybersecurity threats, MCC currently blocks attachments containing extensions that run programs. These include any files that contain or are executables, macros, and other extensions that present a threat. As such the Offeror must not use any of these file extensions and remove all macros from Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel) or their inquiry, question, or quote/proposal will be blocked, preventing receipt of the message by MCC and potentially preventing the Offeror from being considered for award. The following are examples of file types that are blocked, however this list is not exhaustive or fully-inclusive as additional, similar file types may be blocked in the future:

.vbs (Microsoft visual basic scripting)

.vbe (VBScript Encoded Script File)

.scr (script)

.reg (registration file)

.jar (java file extension)

.exe (executable)

.docm (word with macros)

.xlsm (excel with macros)

.pptm (powerpoint with macros)

.app (executable)

.ani (animation files)

.ace (data compression archive file format used by WinAce)

.ico (image file format)

.js (java script)

.zip (compression file)

52.242-70 MCC 52.242-70 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RATING SYSTEM

(CPARS) REGISTRATION (NOV 2019)

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) utilizes the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) to evaluate contractor performance (see FAR, Subparts 42.1502 and 42.1503). Contractors doing business with MCC are required to register in CPARS accessible via the Internet at: http://www.cpars.gov. An evaluation of contractor performance using the CPARS is mandatory for all contract actions exceeding the simplified threshold, but may be conducted for contract actions lower than that amount should significant events occur such as a contract termination or extraordinary contract performance by the contractor. Inquiries regarding the registration process should be addressed to the CPARS help desk.

The email address is WEBPTSMH@NAVY.MIL and the telephone number is (207) 438-1690. As part of this process, the contractor must determine who will serve as their CPARS "Contractor Representative" in the CPARS system. If, at any time, the contractor makes a determination that their CPARS Contractor Representative needs to change to a different individual, the contractor must contact MCC via email at the address CPARS@mcc.gov to notify MCC of the change so that appropriate action can be taken by MCC's CPARS Focal Points to ensure that the contractor receives timely notification of their evaluation. Failure to do so may result in the contractor not receiving their evaluation in a timely manner and may result in the contractor not receiving the opportunity to provide comments in response to MCC's evaluation. The email notification to CPARS@mcc.gov must contain the following information:

1. Name and email address of previous CPARS Contractor Representative

2. Name and email address of new CPARS Contractor Representative

3. Contract and order number (if applicable) of each affected contract that the contractor has with MCC.

MCC 52.232-74 ODC REIMBURSEMENT (JAN 2007)

Other Direct Charges (ODCs) will be reimbursed for direct costs as provided in the contract and/or task order. To be reimbursed, invoices including ODCs, must provide a detailed breakdown of the actual expenditures invoiced. The contractor shall maintain the original or legible copy of receipts for all ODCs invoiced. MCC reserves the right to request evidence of any ODC reimbursed. To assure timely reimbursement of ODC's, the contractor is strongly encouraged to submit charges within 45 days of the expense.

MCC 52.209-70 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM IMPLEMENTATION

CONTRACT (JULY 2012)

Work under this contract may call for the Contractor to furnish important services in support of the design or feasibility of specific activities that may become part of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5, THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO FURNISH, AS A PRIME OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHERWISE; THE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES FOR ANY ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH IT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL DESIGN SERVICES EXCEPT FOR SUCH SERVICES THAT MAY BE FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. If a determination is made that the contractor is ineligible for implementation services, the MCC Managing Director of Contracts and Grants Management may authorize a waiver (in accordance with FAR 9.503) if the Director determines that preclusion of the Contractor from the implementation contract would not be in the Government's best interest.

MCC 52.204-70 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL - FEBRUARY 2019

A. Compliance with MCC Safety and Security Regulations at MCC Headquarters

1. Personal services contractors (PSCs) and contract employees including those working for subcontractors shall be subject to and abide by all MCC safety and security policy and procedures while on MCC premises, and satisfy applicable requirements for fitness to perform work for or on behalf of MCC, personnel security, and obtaining an MCC Photo Identification (ID) Badge.

2. MCC may impose applicable criminal, civil and/or administrative sanctions, including removal, suspension, termination or suspension of access to information, information systems, or MCC facilities, against any PSC or contractor employee who fails to adequately protect classified national security information or sensitive information, including such information designated as Controlled Unclassified Information, from unauthorized disclosure. The sanctions imposed are under the authority of the applicable laws, regulations, Government-wide and MCC policies.

B. PSC and Contract Employee Fitness and MCC Photo ID Badge Requirements

1. The following are requirements for a PSC or contractor employee who works under this contract and requires access to any of the following: MCC Headquarters, MCCNet, Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU), Foreign Government Information (FGI) or any other designated sensitive information (such as classified national security information and Controlled Unclassified Information under 32 CFR Part 2002).

a. Such an individual must be:

i. A U.S. citizen or have Permanent Resident Status in the U.S;

ii. Screened for fitness to work for or on behalf of MCC;

iii. Determined by MCC to be fit to work for or on behalf of MCC; and

iv. Determined eligible to be issued an MCC Photo Identification Badge.

b. In addition, if the individual is not a U.S. citizen for or in a position designated as moderate or high risk (i.e., a public trust position), the individual must have been residing, working and/or attending an educational institution in the U.S. for at least three, years.

c. MCC may allow such an individual to perform services under this contract based on: (1) a…