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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 HCD 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

BASE PERIOD

LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

1001 HCD 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD ONE

LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 1 Option Time Date: 9/1/23 Option Time Duration: 365 Option Time Units: Days

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

2001 HCD 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD TWO

LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 2 Option Time Date: 9/1/24 Option Time Duration: 364

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

3001 HCD 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD THREE

LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 3 Option Time Date: 9/1/25 Option Time Duration: 364

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

4001 HCD 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD FOUR

LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 4 Option Time Date: 9/1/26

Option Time Duration: 364

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

SECTION B

B.1 SERVICES TO BE PROVDED

MCC requires an experienced contractor to support MCC's Human and Community Development (HCD) practice group by providing a wide range of technical consulting services in in the areas of health, education, and workforce development. The exact scope and volume of the due diligence work required under this contract is dependent on which countries are selected as MCC countries, as well as country-specific needs and preferences.

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting MCC's operations and as of this solicitation posting, the extent of the impact is not yet fully known. Due to this uncertainty, various aspects of the requirement terms may change (e.g., period of performance).

Should changes be necessary, the Government will determine whether they are material and whether to engage in communications with offerors. This may lead to revisions in certain terms of this requirement in order to ensure tasks can proceed safely. In particular, activities involving international and/or domestic travel may be delayed and/or modified. MCC will only approve the start of fieldwork under this requirement once the target country relaxes social distancing and removes travel-related restrictions. When in-country work begins, the contractor will be expected to take precautions to protect their staff, enumerators, respondents, and other stakeholders from COVID-19 exposure. This can include using face masks, checking enumerator temperatures daily before going out in the field, and considering the possibility of phone interviews rather than in-person interviews. Should any delays be necessary due to COVID-19, the contractor shall inform MCC as soon as possible to discuss the best course of action.

Please refer to the following resources for up-to-date information regarding COVID-19:

CDC General Information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

CDC Travel Related Information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html

Department of State Travel Advisories: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

MCC anticipates awarding a single time and material contract.

B.3 LABOR RATES

LABOR CATEGORIES, RATES, ESTIMATED LEVEL OF EFFORT AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/

LABOR CATEGORY COMMERCIAL

LABOR RATE

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Team Leader - Senior

Technical Specialist – Senior (education)

Technical Specialist – Mid (education)

Technical Specialist – Junior (education)

Technical Specialist – Senior (health)

Technical Specialist – Mid (health)

Technical Specialist – Junior (health)

Technical Specialist – Senior (Workforce Development, Labor, and Training)

Technical Specialist – Mid ( Workforce Development, Labor, and Training)

Technical Specialist – Junior (Workforce Development, Labor, and Training)

Other Technical Specialist - Mid

Other Technical Specialist - Senior

Research Analyst

Administrative / Project Support

ESTIMATED TOTAL HOURS BY PERIOD

Base Period Estimated Total Hours - 6174

Period One Estimated Total Hours - 5990

Period Two Estimated Total Hours - 5990

Period Three Estimated Total Hours - 5990

Period Four Estimated Total Hours - 5990

ESTIMATED OTHER DIRECT COSTS BY PERIOD

(This not to exceed amount includes airfare, per diem, lodging, report printing, enroute expenses)

Base Period Estimated Other Direct Costs - Travel $88,000

Period One Estimated Other Direct Costs - Travel $94,000

Period Two Estimated Other Direct Costs - Travel $98,000

Period Three Estimated Other Direct Costs - Travel $102,000

Period Four Estimated Other Direct Costs - Travel $106,000

TOTAL LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Labor Other Direct Costs - Travel

G&A OR Material Handling, if applicable

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BASE PERIOD

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B.1 B.1 LIMITATION OF FUNDS - INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS

B.1. Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts

In accordance with clause MCC 52.232-72, “Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts,”

funds in the amount of $_________ have been allotted to this contract. It is contemplated that funds now obligated under this contract will cover the work to be performed until _________. The Contractor shall not perform work on the contract which exceeds the total amount actually allotted by the Government to the contract. The Government is not obligated to reimburse the Contractor for costs incurred in excess of the total amount allotted by the Government to this contract. The contractor assumes the risk for any increased costs beyond what the Government obligates.

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

SECTION C

Advisory and Consultant Services for Human and Community Development (Health, Education and Workforce

Development)

Scope of Work

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a Federal Corporation created under Title VI of the Foreign Operation, Export Financing, and related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004. MCC's mission is to provide grant assistance to support economic growth and poverty reduction in select developing countries with a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. MCC's partner countries enter into a five-year agreement (compact) with MCC that includes a plan for achieving shared development objectives and the responsibilities of each country in achieving those objectives. Our model is defined by core principles of selectivity, country ownership, transparency, and a focus on results.

MCC also awards assistance for threshold program, designed to assist promising candidate countries to become compact eligible by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their people.

C.2 BACKGROUND

Each year, the MCC Board of Directors selects countries as eligible for MCC assistance. A hallmark of MCC's model is transparency about the process and criteria that govern the selection of country partners.

MCC's Board uses a four-step process to select countries as eligible for assistance, including identifying candidate countries and establishing the criteria and methodology used to select countries. The Board then assesses individual country commitment to ruling justly, investing in people, and economic freedom using policy indicators compiled into country scorecards. MCC uses public, third-party, governance data for the indicators on the country scorecards. Once the eligible countries are identified, the Board selects a small number to be considered for three types of programs:

• Compacts—large, five-year grants for selected countries that meet MCC's eligibility criteria

• Concurrent Compacts for Regional Investments—grants that promote cross-border economic integration, and increase regional trade and collaboration

• Threshold Programs—smaller grants focused on policy and institutional reform in selected countries that come close to passing MCC's eligibility criteria and show a firm commitment to improving their policy performance The focus of each program is determined by a team of experts who identify constraints to economic growth, which then informs the development of projects and activities in multiple sectors to address those constraints. Often MCC develops human capital programs -- either major projects or activities under projects in other sectors -- to be part of the compact or threshold programs. At MCC, human capital includes health, education, and workforce development, and is managed by MCC's Human and Community Development practice group under the Sector Operations Division of the Department of Compact Operations. In addition to the HCD portfolio, the Sector Operations Division is responsible for the development and oversight of MCC's agriculture, land, human and community development investments, program procurement and financial services, gender integration and social inclusion. HCD is also the center of expertise for social behavior change and behavior change communication, participatory development, and user experience.

The mission of MCC's Human and Community Development (HCD) practice group is to enhance people's choices by expanding their capacities to lead healthy lives, be knowledgeable and productive, and come together to address common problems. This is a multi-faceted and lifelong process that requires building both human capital – predominately through education and health investments – as well as social capital – predominately through investments in community development and participatory approaches to development. Broadly speaking, HCD's portfolio consists of programs focusing on technical interventions relating to health, education, and workforce development. Fundamental to the success, impact, and sustainability of any MCC investment – regardless of technical sector – is the sense of ownership and responsibility for the investment beneficiary communities and groups feel. This is much more likely to occur when the investment contains the principles and practices of community and participatory development.

Health: No matter what the country context, individuals can not contribute fully to the economic growth and civic life of a country if they are not healthy and capable of taking part in the education and training that underlies economic participation, whether in jobs or through entrepreneurship. Those who exist at a subsistence level are often malnourished and focused on survival; they lack the energy and time to undertake civic engagement. To promote a healthy population, MCC health programs focus on the health and viability of human capital through health system strengthening, maternal and child health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene. (Please go to https://www.mcc.gov/sectors/sector/health for additional information on MCCs recent health programs.)

Education: MCC's education programs focus on improving teaching, learning, and student achievement. Past programming has focused primarily at strengthening education at the secondary, post-secondary, and tertiary levels as a strong foundation for productive work and civic participation. Our focus on teacher education, curriculum improvements, modernizing the learning environment, specialized education programs focused on science, technology, engineering and math education (STEM), and expansion of education services to underserved groups have yielded better quality education that is available to more students. (See https://www.mcc.gov/sectors/sector/results-education for additional information on MCCs recent education programs.)

Workforce Development: MCC's focus on employability (often called "skills") generally entails Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and related activities under MCC programs designed to ensure that individuals can contribute to the economic growth of the country. Specifically, programs focus on helping individuals find and succeed in work, as well as promoting growth in productive sectors by expanding skilled human capital. A major objective of our TVET focus is to improve the alignment of training programs with workforce needs, often engaging directly with the private sector to define and implement TVET activities. Another important aspect of MCC's TVET programming is ensuring that the workforce has the skills needed to implement and sustain MCC investments including infrastructure investments. (See https://www.mcc.gov/sectors/sector/results-education for additional information on MCCs recent workforce development programs.)

C.3 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

MCC's Human and Community Development (HCD) practice group requires a firm that can provide a wide range of technical consulting services in in the areas of health, education, and workforce development. The exact scope and volume of the due diligence work required under this contract is dependent on which countries are selected as MCC countries, as well as country-specific needs and preferences.

In most partner countries receiving MCC funding for programs under compacts, the in-country implementing entity is known as a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). The MCA or an equivalent body serves as the counterpart government's program implementation body and provides the management and technical personnel necessary to carry out MCC funded activities.

HCD works closely with each government's technical counterparts to design and oversee implementation of the funded activities.

To support program design and implementation in its core sectors, HCD maintains due diligence resources – such as technical assistance contractors -- to help collect information, analyze data, and provide advice on mitigating risks and ensuring successful outcomes and sustainable impact for MCC-funded activities.

HCD requires due diligence support for its current major programs and activities, and additional support needs will arise as new countries are approved for MCC compacts or as additional HCD-related support is requested in countries they are not presently planned. HCD's current major programs and activities include:

• Morocco II Compact (2017-2023): Education and Training for Employability Project

• Côte d'Ivoire Compact (2019-2024): Skills for Employment and Productivity Project

• Timor-Leste Compact: Education Project (newly signed and in design stage)

• Lesotho II Compact: Health System Strengthening Project (newly signed and in design stage) https://www.mcc.gov/sectors/sector/health https://www.mcc.gov/sectors/sector/results-education https://www.mcc.gov/sectors/sector/results-education

Following is a brief summary of some of MCC's current programs:

Skills for Employment and Productivity Project under implementation in Côte d'Ivoire

Since 2019 MCC has been funding implementation of the Skills for Employability and Productivity Project under its compact in Cote d'Ivoire. The project is designed to improve access to and quality of lower secondary education and improve the quality and relevance of education provided through technical and vocational training centers (TVET). Overall, the project will target the development of key skills that are critical to job growth in Cote d'Ivoire including basic skills, such as numeracy literacy and soft skills, as well as more technical skills that meet the needs of the private sector. The Compact has committed to working in the regions of the Gbêkê and San Pedro as well as Abidjan. The Skills Project is composed of the following two activities:

Secondary Education Activity: This activity aims to increase access to and the quality of lower secondary education in two regions of Côte d'Ivoire and improve management of the sector across country through data-driven decision-making. MCC investments are focused around four sub-activities: construction of up to 84 new lower secondary schools in the rural and peri-urban areas of the Gbêkê and San Pedro regions, expansion and improvements in teacher pre-service education and improved monitoring of teach raining, reduction in gender disparities in educational outcomes, and enhancing the Government's information management system and use of such system for decision-making in the national education sector.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Activity: This activity aims to develop a new technical and vocational education and training (TVET) model that provides training to students in skills and knowledge in-demand by the private sector. The activity will be carried out through the formation of a grants facility that will issue grants to consortiums partners from both private sector industry and education institutions. The consortium members will work together to develop new centers to train students in specific subjects that have been identified as, "in-demand" by the private sector. The sectors that will receive the centers remains open, aside from one center that will specifically target content that will support individuals and companies that carry out public works projects in Cote d'Ivoire. The centers will be governed through a public private partnership with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and associations that represent private industry.

Health Systems Strengthening Project under development for Lesotho

As part of a compact with the Government of Lesotho, MCC is developing a Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Project to improve the provision and management of the country's primary health care system with the goals of improved health outcomes, reduced per unit treatment cost, increased labor productivity, and reduced household medical and associated expenses. As currently envisioned, the project design includes three activities, including (i) supporting the Ministry of Health (MOH) to improve primary healthcare services from ministry-level management to clinic-level standards of care; (ii) expanding health financial systems and management capacity to the district level; and (iii) ensuring health data systems are interoperable and protect sensitive personal information.

Education Project under development for Timor-Leste:

MCC anticipates signing a compact with the Government of Timor-Leste in June 2022 that includes an education project designed to improve the quality of country's secondary education system. Specifically, the project will improve the quality of instruction by improving the pre- and in-service professional development of secondary school teachers and school leaders.

Among the areas of focus for improved instruction will be numeracy, literacy and soft skills so that students are better prepared to enter the workforce with necessary skills or to successfully continue their education. As currently envisioned, the education project design consists of three activities, including: (i) the development of structure and governance model for a center of excellence for secondary school teacher and school leader pre-service training; (ii) the development or enhancement of pre-service education for secondary school teachers and school leaders; and (iii) improvement of in-service teacher and school leader training and professional development. A design study is currently underway to refine the project details, scope, and funding requirements.

Additional Programming:

Additional countries for which HCD-related support or sub-activities may be required in the near-term include Belize, Kiribati, and Kosovo. As new countries are approved for MCC funding, they may also require support through this contract.

C.4 TASKS

HCD is seeking due diligence support for sector planning and project and activity implementation, as detailed below. The contractor should have systems in place to develop consultant scopes of work, attract qualified candidates, negotiate a contract, and aware and mobilize a consultant within 4 to 6 weeks of receiving a technical directive.

Project Planning and Development

Throughout the project planning, development, implementation, and closure processes, MCC requires different types of technical assistance from its due diligence contractors. What follows is a description of indicative support that may be required in the various stages of MCC's project cycle.

During project planning, HCD may be responsible for participating in analysis of constraints to growth, assisting countries to develop high quality project proposals, and undertaking assessment of proposed projects to determine feasibility and estimated costs of proposed activities.

If a project within HCD's core sectors is approved for further development, due diligence support is required to evaluate and select the best strategies and approaches designing activities within specific country contexts. During project development, HCD may call upon the contractor to provide the following types of technical assistance:

• Conduct literature reviews related to education, health, or workforce development in a country;

• Provide political economy analyses of the education, health, or workforce development sectors in that country;

• Assess public financial management for education, health, and workforce development;

• Examine inter-ministerial coordination as it relates to education, health, and workforce development issues;

• Identify and analyze barriers to policy reform and approaches to effectively address those barriers;

• Review the donor/implementer landscape within a specific sector or sub-sector;

• Conduct qualitative field assessments on physical and social conditions, practices, challenges, behaviors, administrative/management systems through focus groups, key informant interviews, and other assessment methodologies.

• Critically evaluate root cause analyses in health, education, and workforce development and propose evidence-based approaches to address identified problems;

• Review and evaluate concept notes and project proposals for technical soundness, achievability, and probable impact;

• Develop and/or evaluate program logics and theories of change, including impact pathways, risks and assumptions.

Project Mobilization

Once a project has been approved, there is an initial phase of project mobilization during which program designs are further developed and the requisite program implementation structure is established. At this time, HCD may call on the contractor to provide technical assistance to support the establishment of accountable entities (the entity charged with the responsibility for compact implementation), supporting and approving detailed implementation plans, providing expert technical input for implementation approaches, and reviewing project deliverables. Other illustrative activities during the project mobilization stage include:

• Conduct due diligence on partner country implementation plans and proposals, terms of reference for implementation contractors, government implementing entity agreements, partnership agreements, social inclusion and gender integration plans, contracts and contractor deliverables;

• Further develop initial project proposals through the development of specific objectives, monitoring and evaluation plans, and associated activities required to overcome binding constraints in education, health, and workforce development;

• Provide quality control in all aspects of program design;

• Review implementing contractor or partner work per MCC guidance;

• Conduct targeted assessments that provide data for detailed project design;

• Advise and support MCA technical evaluation panels as they review proposals for key work;

• Technical support for sustainability planning.

Project Implementation

During project implementation, HCD may call on the contractor for additional technical assistance relating to providing appropriate oversight of the projects and activities by monitoring performance and compliance with MCC requirements and guidance, reviewing reports and deliverables, and providing other technical assistance that is required to ensure the quality and impact of funded projects. Illustrative activities include:

• Review and assess MCA progress in achieving conditions precedent to the first tranche of funds disbursement;

• Identify barriers to country program progress;

• Review implementing contractor or partner work per MCC guidance;

• Provide technical reviews of teacher training materials, student assessments, and curricula;

• Review financial models for the sustainability of programs;

• Analyze impediments to successful sector reforms in health, education, and workforce development;

• Assess management capacity in a partner country's education, health, or workforce sector;

• Support the development and optimal utilization of education or health management information systems;

• Review consultant deliverables provided to MCAs.

• Analyze resourcing and division of roles and responsibilities across host country entities with responsibilities in health, education, and workforce development.

Compact Closure

As the compact prepares for closure, HCD is responsible for organizing and conducting a program closure workshop and preparing a program closure plan to ensure that the key objectives of the activities will be met and that intended impact can be sustained after the project has ended.

Support for Other HCD priorities

Over the course of the contract, HCD may require technical support for exploring and refining its approach to developing and implementing health, education, and workforce development activities. This may include research relating to HCD's core sectors to determine the best and most appropriate strategies for project design and implementation, including recommendations on how these strategies may be applied to MCC programs. Examples of such research may include: 1) a literature review on human capital and climate change; and, 2) the use and impact of digitization in education and/or health.

Section D - Packaging and Marking

SECTION D

The contractor shall ensure the contractor name and contract number are clearly visible on all information submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative, Project Monitor and/or Contracting Officer.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

SECTION E

Incorporated by Reference: FAR 52.212-4 (a) Inspection/Acceptance

Section F - Delivery or Performance

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

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

WASHINGTON DC

US 20005

Line Item: 1001

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

Line Item: 2001

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

Line Item: 3001

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

Line Item: 4001

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

SECTION F

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform services in MCC countries to the extent practical, virtually, or at their own offices, as needed by

MCC.

While performing services in MCC countries, the Contractor shall be responsible for arranging temporary office space as would be required for work not taking place through site visits or meetings with project stakeholders, if required.

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F.2 DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall provide the deliverables noted in Section C as requested via Technical Direction by the COR and/or PM.

F.3 DELIVERABLE FORMATS

All such reports are to be submitted as requested by MCC, in English, French and/or Portuguese as requested by the COR/PM, electronically using WINDOWS based MS-Office 2007 or later products including WORD for text, data tables in EXCEL, appropriate MS-Office 2003 or later programs for exhibits, and schedules using MS-Project. Original drawing files should be submitted in AUTOCAD 2002 (or later), and also in PDF printable version. Digital photo files should be submitted in JPG format. GIS data should be submitted both in ArcView files, and PDF printable files. Presentations should be prepared with PowerPoint. All work files shall be submitted to MCC along with PDF files.

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a comprehensive reference index of all relevant documents reviewed by the Contractor. Any and all such documents made available and collected by the Contractor, will be compiled in usable form and delivered in an organized fashion to MCC at the end of the contract. Personnel Identifiable Information (PII) should be handled as sensitive information in a secure password protected format.

F.4 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

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

• Quality and clarity of analyses and work produced.

• Timeliness and efficacy of communications with the relevant counterparts at MCC.

All reports are to be submitted as requested by MCC in hard and/or electronic copy (in MS Word), with tables, data and calculations in MS Excel.

F.5 ESTIMATED TRAVEL

Due to travel restriction related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimated not to exceed Travel Costs are noted in Section B.

F.6 Timing and Reporting

All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The

COR for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

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

Any change in the terms of the contract must be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this contract or of the terms and conditions of the contract 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.

F.7 MCC TECHNICAL DIRECTION

The following provision may be followed:

Performance of the work under this contract is subject to the written technical direction of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), and any Government Project Monitors (PM), who shall be specifically appointed, and responsibilities identified, by the Contracting Officer in writing in accordance with MCC policy. "Technical direction" means a directive to the Contractor that approves approaches, solutions, designs, or refinements; fills in details or otherwise completes the general description of work or documentation items; shifts emphasis among work areas or tasks; or furnishes similar instruction to the Contractor. Technical direction includes requiring studies and pursuit of certain lines of inquiry regarding matters within the general tasks and requirements in Section C of this contract, and any resulting Call Order.

The COR/Government PM does not have the authority to, and shall not, issue any instruction purporting to be technical direction that:

Constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the statement of work;

Constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause;

Constitutes a basis for any increase or decrease in the total estimated contract/Call Order cost, the fixed fee (if any), or the time required for contract/Call Order performance;

Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract/Call Order; or

Interferes with the Contractor's rights to perform the terms and conditions of the contract/Call Order.

Technical direction may be oral or in writing; however, the COR or government PM shall confirm oral direction in writing within five workdays.

The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COR or PM in the manner prescribed by this clause and within the COR's/PM's authority. If, in the Contractor's opinion, any instruction or direction by the COR/PM falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (b) of this clause, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing within 5 workdays after receiving it (either orally or in writing, whichever comes first) and shall request the Contracting Officer to take action as described in this clause. Upon receiving this notification, the Contracting Officer shall either issue an appropriate contract/Task Order modification within a reasonable time or advise the Contractor in writing within 30 days that the instruction or direction is:

Rescinded in its entirety; or

Within the requirements of the contract/Task Order and does not constitute a change under the changes clause of the contract/Task Order, and that the Contractor should proceed promptly with its performance.

A failure of the Contractor and Contracting Officer to agree that the instruction or direction is both within the requirements of the contract/Task Order and does not constitute a change under the changes clause, or a failure to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the instruction or direction, shall be subject to the Disputes clause of this contract.

Any action(s) taken by the Contractor in response to any direction given by any person other than the Contracting Officer or the COR/PM shall be at the Contractor's risk.

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:

Contact Details:

Property Administration Office Address

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

COR 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

Payment Office Address

IBC-FIN

Interior Business Center M/S D-2773 7301 West Mansfield Avenue

Lakewood CO 80235-2230

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.

(End of clause)

IPP-001 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system using the "Bill to Agency" of Interior Business Center - FMD.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Custom Clause)

MCC 52.232-70 INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2017)

Invoices shall be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, thirty days (30) following receipt of a proper invoice.

The Contractor shall submit each invoice electronically via email or fax to the following:

Fax: 303.969.5151/7281 ATTN: MCC Payments, or

Email: MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov, or

As an alternative to electronic submission of invoices, one copy of each invoice may be submitted to the following address:

mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov

Interior Business Center

M/S D-2773

7301 West Mansfield Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80235-2230

If it is determined that the amount billed is incorrect, the invoice may be revised by the Government, or the contractor may be required to submit a revised invoice.

To constitute a proper invoice, each invoice must include the following information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name, address and telephone of the Contractor

(2) Date of invoice and invoice number

(3) Contract number (including task order or call number and contract line item(s)) also modification number, if applicable

(4) Description (quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price) of the supplies/services rendered (including hours incurred and billing rate, as applicable to the contract)

(5) A schedule depicting the following information:

Amount Invoiced

This Period

Cumulative Amount Invoiced Authorized Value of Contract Balance Remaining on Contract

If the contractor is billing for costs incurred over more than a single month, the costs for each month in which the costs were incurred and shall be segregated into the month they were actually incurred.

(6) Name of Contracting Officer's Representative (COR); and

(7) Signature of authorized representative of the firm with the following invoice certification:

"The undersigned hereby certifies to the best of my knowledge and belief that: the sum claimed under this contract is proper and due, and all the costs of contract performance have been paid, or to the extent allowed under the applicable payment clause, will be paid by the Contractor when due in the ordinary course of business; the work reflected by these costs has been performed, and amounts involved are consistent with the requirements of this Contract.

BY:______________________________________

TITLE:___________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________

Inquiries regarding the status of invoices may be directed to NBC Accounting. The email address is:

MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov.

MCC 52.232-73 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (MAY 2017)

Policy.When authorized as part of the Scope of Work on this contract/order and within the contract/order ceiling and as approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or other MCC officials as described below, travel expenses incurred in performance of technical directives issued under this contractor/order may be reimbursed as allowed by the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) in effect at the time of travel. MCC's supplemental policy interpretations are derived from the FTR and cannot grant additional benefits or adjust processes defined in the FTR. Supplemental policies of MCC set forth below:

a) Traveler Responsibilities. All contractor travelers must:

1) Exercise the same care in incurring expenses that a prudent person would exercise if traveling on personal business;

2) Travel in accordance with the FTR and the MCC policies included in this document; and

3) Pay any charges or fees associated with non-compliance of FTR or any MCC policies included in this document, and any expenses incurred for personal convenience. For example, the traveler may become personally responsible for travel costs associated with unauthorized use of other than coach class accommodations, failing to follow the Fly American Act requirements, exceeding per diem rates, changing departure or return flights, purchasing unapproved items, etc. regardless of the fact that travel arrangements may have been booked by others (e.g., Travel Agency).

b) Cabin Class Standards

1) The standard cabin class for contractor air-travel is coach class, regardless of destination or travel time.

2) Coach "premium" class may be authorized for destinations which have a travel time of more than 14 hours, consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations and the approval standards outlined in paragraph (f) of this document.

3) Business class travel accommodations will NOT be authorized except as determined through the approval process outlined in paragraph (f) of this document. This approval process is considered to be exceptional, to be part of a trip by trip analysis, and at the discretion of the government regardless of the destination or travel time.

c) Airlines and Flights. In accordance with the Fly America Act, contractors must use a U.S. flag air carrier service for all travel funded by the government beginning or ending in the U.S. unless a specific exemption to the "Fly America" rule applies. Flights on U.S. air carrier pairings with foreign carriers (i.e., code share flights) are regarded as meeting Fly America requirements if the ticket is issued on the American carrier and there is an American carrier flight number.

d) Limitations. Travel reimbursement, which is part of ODC, shall not exceed the authorized ODC amount on the contract. To be reimbursable, the travel expenses must be:

1) Allowable under the FTR and the provisions of this contract/order and associated technical directives;

2) Approved prior to travel expenditure by the COR; and

3) Allocable and necessary for performance of this contract/order and associated technical directives.

e) Reimbursement Requests. Travel reimbursement requests must be submitted in sufficient time for the COR to give prior approval, and must identify:

1) The name of the traveler.

2) Destination (s) including itinerary.

3) Purpose of the travel; and

4) Cost breakdown.

5) To be reimbursed, invoices including travel expenses must provide a detailed breakdown of the actual expenditures invoiced. Contractor shall maintain the original or legible copy of receipts for all travel expenses invoiced when the expenditure is $75.00 or more. MCC reserves the right to request evidence of any travel expense paid.

f) Approvals. All travel expenses, including rental cars, must be approved by the MCC COR in writing in advance of booking any travel and incurring travel expenses. The following expense types require additional MCC pre-approvals beyond that of the COR. These additional approvals and associated justifications will be documented in writing:

1) Business class - Business class travel is considered to be exceptional, to be determined as part of a trip by trip analysis, and at the discretion of the government regardless of the destination or travel time. To reflect the exceptional nature of this approval, the justification for use of business class must be prepared by the COR and approved in writing by the relevant Managing Director or Deputy Vice President of the organization requesting the contractor to travel. The single exception to requiring this justification and approval for every trip in question is when a State Department approved medical accommodation has been granted. In this case, the approval of the COR and the Contracting Officer only is required after verifying that the medical accommodation is effective for the trip in question and that sufficient funds are available. All justifications must verify that the contractor is required to report for duty the following day or sooner, that the travel time for the trip is at least 14 hours, and that a rest stop will not be taken en route. For audit purposes, all justifications and approvals to this effect must be retained by the COR and the contractor until contract closeout at which point all documentation must be provided to the Contracting Officer for incorporation in the contract file. Below are possible justifications supporting these exceptional requests:

A) Medical accommodation -

MCC has engaged the services of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Federal Occupational Health Service (FOH), and Medical Employability Program (MEP) for medical accommodations due to disability adjudication.

Requests for, and HHS determinations on, medical accommodations for business class travel will be confidential, with only MCC's Travel Office receiving copies of…