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95332422Q0080

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:

DCO-PR-22-0210

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0001 Sierra Leone Feasibility Services 1 LT Contract Type:Firm Fixed Price

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions DCO-PR-22-0210

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

Section B

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to procure feasibility analysis of power sector infrastructure in support of The Sierra Leone Compact Development.

B.2 SERVICES INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) requires consulting services to prepare feasibility studies of infrastructure projects proposed by the Government of Sierra Leone for its Compact. The outputs of these studies are needed for project selection and design, and for Economic Rate of Return (ERR) modeling and analysis by the MCC economist. These in turn are key inputs to the Country Team's Investment Memorandum (IM), which it must start drafting in April 2023 to keep to the current Compact timeline before the Investment Management Committee (IMC) in June 2023.

B.3 SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED

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 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) public health emergency 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. This may lead to revisions in certain terms of this requirement to ensure tasks can proceed safely.

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.4 CONTRACT TYPE

MCC anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract, inclusive of all direct, indirect and other direct costs.

B.5 PAYMENT AND DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE

GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE OF TOTAL LEVEL OF EFFORT – 21,692 HOURS

Table 1. Price Quote Template.

Deliverable Payment Amount

Kick-off meeting 10% $ -

Inception Report and Workplan 10% $ -

Preliminary Assessment Report 10% $ -

Pre-Feasibility Report * 20% $ -

Draft Feasibility Report ** 30% $ -

Final Feasibility Report ** 20% $ -

* including Supporting Analyses

** including Preliminary ESIA, RPF, TIP risks assessment reports;

ESIA: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

RPF: Resettlement Policy Framework

TIP: Trafficking in Persons

Table 1. shown above is provided as attachment # J.1 and will form the underlying payment basis for the complete Performance Based Payment (PBP) Milestone Schedule, located in Section F.3 of the Statement of Work. Overall, the Government estimates approximately 21,692 total labor hours will be utilized during the contract's Period of Performance (PoP). In addition, the Government estimates extensive travel will be needed, with several travel trips / travel missions needed in support of each contract PoP.

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Clauses incorporated by reference

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Clauses incorporated by full text

SECTION C

See attachment # J.2 Statement of Work.

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section D

D.1 PACKAGING & MARKING

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

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

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

WASHINGTON DC

US 20005

Section F

F.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform services in Sierra Leone (at MCC's office or the GoSL office) or at their own offices, as needed by MCC. During missions to Sierra Leone, the Contractor shall perform on the project sites, as needed by MCC. MCC may also require the Contractor to travel to MCC offices in Washington, DC, from time to time to perform services. Significant time in country is anticipated during the period of performance, particularly between the inception report and draft feasibility report timeframe.

While performing services in Sierra Leone, 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. 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.

"awardee address from SAM will be inserted here"

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP)

The Contract will cover a period of 12 months, including optional tasks. It is anticipated that the initial 7 months period of the assignment will require the majority of the effort, including significant travel and presence in Sierra Leone. This timeline assumes the Contractor will mobilize by September 2022 and that the Draft Feasibility Report is submitted by the end of March 2023, to inform MCC's investment decisions. In the event of a delay and the government exercises the option to extend services for six months, it will be at no additional cost

F3. DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall provide the deliverables noted in Section C – Statement of Work.

The Contractor shall submit deliverables in accordance with the schedule in Section B. All deliverables shall be submitted in the English language. The timing of the delivery of the reports set out below is linked to MCC's informational requirements for decision-making. The Contractor is instructed to consider the preparation of their quote to fully deliver quality deliverables in a timely fashion and to consider all resources necessary to perform as extensions of time are highly unlikely.

The SLCDU (Sierra Leone Compact Development Unit) will have a beneficiary interest in the deliverables and, as such, may provide comments on draft deliverables. MCC will be responsible for collecting and compiling all comments on draft deliverables before sending them on to Contractor. Final Deliverables may be shared with other parties such as GoSL, other NGOs or other USGs. As specified in the Statement of Work, some of the deliverables will have requirements associated with their presentation and validation. The Contractor shall ensure that sufficient personnel are available and mobilized to attend workshops presenting findings and recommendations and receiving feedback and client instruction.

MCC and its Contractors have spent significant time collecting background information and spatial data in order to facilitate rapid mobilization and execution of this assignment to meet tight deadlines. All information and source files will be furnished to the Contractor upon award so the tasks under this assignment can begin expeditiously. Refer to Appendix D for references. It should be noted that the Contractor will be expected to develop the bulk of the final report through chapters developed over several discrete tasks. The Contractor should develop a plan for continuous client engagement and commentary as the chapters are under development.

F.4 DELIVERABLE FORMAT

All such reports are to be submitted as requested by MCC, in English, 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.5 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

(1). Thoroughness and timeliness in complying with all of the elements in the tasks specified.

(2). Quality and clarity of analyses and work produced.

(3). Timeliness and efficacy of communications with the relevant counterparts at MCC.

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

F.6 ESTIMATED TRAVEL

Shall be inclusive in firm fixed price.

F.7 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.

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

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 52.201-70 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)

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:

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

(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.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Section H

H.1 PERSONNEL

Personnel identified as Key Personnel are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder. Before changing an individual identified as Key, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in no less than fifteen (15) business days and will submit written justification as to the reason for substitution. Substitution within the first ninety (90) days will only be considered for reasons of illness, death, or termination of employment. The Justification must include the name and qualifications of the proposed substitute(s). The proposed substitute(s) will possess qualifications equal to or superior to those of the Key Person being replaced.

The Contractor shall not substitute Key Personnel without written consent from the Contracting Officer. No change in fixed unit prices may occur as a result of Key Personnel substitution. The Key Personnel may, with the consent of the contracting parties, be amended from time to time during the course of this contract to either add or delete personnel, as appropriate, provided that the contracting officer may ratify, in writing, such diversion and such ratification shall constitute the consent of the Contracting Officer. Substitutions of Key Personnel shall be equal to or have greater qualifications than the personnel being replaced.

All proposed personnel must have the following qualifications:

(1). Relevant and adequate university degree, professional degree, and/or professional training;

(2). Have substantial, relevant, and similar experience in sub-Saharan Africa, preferably West and Anglophone Africa; and, (3). Fluent in English, including speaking, reading, and writing.

The government envisions the following type of personnel necessary to complete the tasks in the statement of work, however, Quoters may present additional personnel as they deem beneficial to completing the statement of work.

The key personnel for this assignment is limited to the Project Manager/Sector Tech Specialist: MCC expects the following types of other specialists to be included among the Contractor's proposed team, in order to effectively carry out this assignment.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Project Manager/Sector Tech Specialist

Shall be an independent professional with strong organizational skills with extensive knowledge of international best practices in power system planning, economics, business models, institutional assessment, contract procedures and project follow-up. He/she shall have a degree in engineering or related fields and shall also have a proven track record of successfully managing and coordinating as team leader a diverse group of professionals in accomplishing studies or projects of similar nature and complexity to this assignment. Shall be fluent in English.

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System

Must have education or training in relevant engineering fields. He/She shall have at least 15 years' experience in high, medium and/or low voltage transmission and distribution networks including installation and commissioning of Protection and Control equipment. Extensive knowledge of international best practices in electric transmission and/or distribution system planning, evaluation and disaggregation of losses, system loss reduction techniques, maintenance, and power systems integration is critical. He/she shall also have experience in the design, construction, and operation of electrical dispatch and SCADA systems.

Power Sector Engineer – Hydropower Generation

The Power Sector Engineer – Hydropower Generation must have at least 10 years' experience plus education or training in relevant engineering fields, preferably at the Master's degree level, coupled with extensive knowledge of international best practices in hydropower generation investment, operations, and maintenance is critical.

Environmental & Social Management Specialist

Must have an advanced degree in environmental engineering, environmental sciences, environmental management or related fields at Master's degree level or higher. Formal training must be coupled with at least 15 years of relevant experience carrying out environmental and social impact assessments/environmental analyses as well as coordination of multidisciplinary environmental baseline studies. The Specialist's experience should be relevant to this program: namely including work in developing countries (West Africa preferred) and in the power sector on at least two comparable projects in the past five years. The Specialist must have extensive knowledge of international best practices in environmental impact assessment and mitigation. The Environmental & Social Management Specialist must have experience in the preparation and review of Environmental and Social Impact Studies and resettlement action plans and in the implementation of the IFC Performance Standards and specific industry sector guidelines to power, transmission line and distributed generation projects.

He/She shall be able to work closely with local counterpart personnel and the public at large.

Resettlement Specialist

Must have a degree, preferably advanced, in the social sciences coupled with at least 15 years of international experience in the preparation and implementation of resettlement action plans. The Specialist should have experience in developing countries. Experience working directly in Africa and in the power sector preferred.

The Specialist must be familiar with application of international best practice, including IFC Performance Standards 5 or World Bank resettlement policy (OP 4.12/ESS5) and methodology, preferably with experience relevant to energy projects. He/She should be able to work closely with local counterpart personnel.

Sector Economist/ Economic Modeler

The Economist must have energy sector experience conducting economic analysis, developing cost-benefit analysis models, working with consumer demand and willingness-to-pay data, analyzing economic impacts of projects in developing countries, and assessing the reliability of empirical studies.

Furthermore, the Economist must have experience working with imperfect or incomplete information and must have specific, demonstrated experience developing at least one cost benefit analysis model of a power sector investment, ideally in a developing country to make sound assumptions for economic modeling.

Power System Modeler

The Modeler shall have power system expansion planning experience using state-of-the-art tools, such as EGEAS, ENPEN/WASP, PSS/E or UPLAN.

Experience or knowledge in the following areas is highly desired:

Thermal Power (fossil fuel).

Hydro Power

Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies

T&D Systems

Import-Export of Power

Climate Resilience Specialist

The Climate Specialist Shell have relevant experience for leading the resilience analyses in this TOR. The specialist will have strong technical expertise and at least 10 years of experience in developing projects at the intersection of climate change, development, and energy including demonstrated ability to formulate adaptation strategies that comprehensively address climate change risks; ability to utilize data collection and analyses programs to inform decision-making.

Climate Change Mitigation Specialist

The Climate Change Mitigation Specialist should be a climate scientist, planner, or other expert, with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience in analyzing and incorporating climate change considerations in the formulation and approval of analyses and plans for complex projects. The Climate Change Specialist should have direct experience assessing alternatives to mitigate GHG emissions.

Social and Gender Specialist

The Social and Gender Specialist must have international experience in social impact analysis. The Social and Gender Specialist shall have experience in developing countries, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa. Experience working directly in the power sector is essential. The Specialist must be familiar with application of international best practice and methodology, preferably with experience relevant to energy projects and access for the poor.

TIP Risk Assessment Expert

Advanced degree in social science, for example, human rights, international development, women's studies, anthropology etc. The expert is expected to have a minimum of 57 years of experience working on trafficking in persons issues, risk assessment and mitigations approaches. Proven experience in research and analysis of social issues and TIP assessment. Demonstrated knowledge of the local and international legal regimes related to TIP and experience with application of counter trafficking in persons laws and regulations, monitoring and combating TIP in international development projects.

Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) Specialist

The SEP Specialist must have international experience in stakeholder engagement and public consultations. Experience with IFC Performance Standards in this area is highly preferable. The SEP specialist shall have experience in organizing public consultation events in developing countries, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa. Experience working directly in the power sector is preferred.

Socio-economic Specialist

The socio-economic expert SEPC Specialist must have international experience in conducting socio-economic studies with a specific emphasis on projects involving resettlement. Experience with IFC Performance Standards 1 and 5 in this area is highly preferable. The socio-economic specialist shall have experience working in developing countries, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa.

Experience working directly in the power sector is preferred.

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert

The Finance Analyst must have appropriate educational background with at least a bachelor's level degree in Economics, Energy Economics, Development, business administration, finance, public policy, management or a closely related field. He/She must have no less than 10 years of energy sector experience conducting financial analyses, developing financial models for independent power projects, project finance deals, or other power sector projects.

GIS Specialist The GIS Specialist shall have relevant experience with (a) managing data collection, correction and processing tasks to define geodatabases that integrate terrain features (such as roads, rivers, buildings and other man-made and natural features) with geographically-referenced electric power generation, transmission, and distribution system attributes; (b) use of Geospatial Positioning Systems (GPSs), satellite imagery, and aerial photography to develop resources to be integrated into a GIS; (c) analysis of data that is captured and integrated in a geodatabase to evaluate energy usage patterns, demographic and economic trends, and statistical analyses; and (d) developing reports and graphical representations of the results of the geo-spatial analyses performed above.

Experience with international development projects will also be highly valued.

Other Power Sector Engineers

Contractor shall provide additional power sector engineers as may be appropriate to provide specialized, supporting analysis for the review of senior experts on issues such as:

Demand side management / energy efficiency.

Renewable energy systems.

SCADA systems/power system monitoring and communications.

Distribution system modelling.

Financial modelling.

Metering and communication systems.

Power system protection.

Solar plant and battery storage.

Hydrology.

Water resources management.

Extensive knowledge of international best practices in the respective area of specialization is highly desired.

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 authorizedpersonnel.

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

52.203-71 MCC 52.203-71 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FRAUD OR CORRUPTION ON

PREVIOUS MCC-FUNDED PROJECTS (JUNE 2019)

MCC contractors, when conducting their work, may find indicators or evidence that MCC-funded projects, including construction works, did not meet contract specifications, or that construction works exhibit unexpected degradation or poor performance. While these indicators may not prove that fraud or corruption occurred, they may warrant further inquiry on the part of MCC. Contractor employees and/or subcontractor personnel are subject to the MCC's Policy on Preventing, Detecting, and Remediating Fraud and Corruption in MCC Operations, also known as the AFC Policy, which is available on MCC's website. Under the AFC Policy, all MCC and Accountable Entity staff, and all others working with MCC funding, are required to promptly report any suspected incidents of fraudulent or corrupt practices, based on a reasonable belief, considering circumstances, that fraud or corruption may have occurred. Reports should be made to the email address hotline@mcc.gov.

Those messages will automatically be shared with appropriate MCC personnel and with the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Inspector General's Office of Investigations (USAID OIG/I). Contractors are not to conduct their own investigations of potential fraud or corruption, as such action may interfere with USAID OIG/I investigations.

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 favorable suitability/fitness screening as an interim fitness determination, and (2) a favorable interim credentialing determination for issuance of an MCC Photo ID Badge, as applicable. An interim fitness determination does not satisfy requirement a. iii.) of this paragraph, and an interim credentialing determination does not satisfy requirement a. iv.) of this paragraph.

d. An investigation for an individual's fitness will be required to satisfy requirement a. iii.) except whenever the individual already has an investigation on file that meets the requirements for an investigation based on all applicable position designation(s) for the individual that satisfies/satisfy guidelines issued by the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent (SuitCredEA), the Security Executive Agent (SecEA) and the individual has been working for or on behalf of a Federal agency continuously for at least one year in one or more Federal positions or as a contractor employee that was/were subject to suitability or fitness investigation satisfying guidelines issued by the Suitability and Credential Executive Agent. However, no exception to the investigation requirement will be granted whenever MCC obtains new information in connection with the individuals that calls into question the individual's fitness under the criteria for suitability in 5 CFR 731.202. The investigation required will be based on position designation performed by MCC in accordance with 5 CFR 731 and 5 CFR 1400.

2. PSCs and contractor employees for or in public trust positions are subject to reinvestigation for fitness within the timeframe specified by the SuitCredEA.

3. A PSC or contractor employee whose position risk designation increases due to reassignment or change in job duties or responsibilities, is subject to the fitness investigation requirements for the higher risk position at the time the position designation is changed. If the position with the higher risk designation is the same one occupied by the individual, the individual may remain in the position while the investigation is being conducted; otherwise, the individual may not perform services under this contract in the new capacity until the requirements of B.1. of this clause are satisfied. Any upgrade in the investigation required for the new risk level will be initiated by MCC within 14 calendar days of the reassignment or change in job duties or responsibilities.

4. Fitness determinations will be made by MCC using the criteria and guidelines for making suitability determinations in 5 CFR 731.202 and related guidelines of the SuitCredEA. When no new investigation is required, MCC may determine an individual unfit when the investigative record on file for the individual shows conduct that is incompatible with the core duties of the relevant position by applying the criteria and guidelines referenced in this paragraph.

5. If a PSC or contractor employee develops one or more issues with respect to the criteria in 5 CFR 731.202 prior to any required investigation or reinvestigation, MCC may conduct an investigation at any time sufficient to resolve the issues and determine the individual's fitness to work for or on behalf of MCC.

6. Interim and final determinations on eligibility to be issued a MCC Photo ID Badge will be made by MCC based on the SuitCredEA's criteria in "Final Credentialing Standards for Issuing Personal Identity Verification Cards" or it latest successor.

7. Contractor, including any PSC, is required to have all affected personnel complete appropriate security forms, including a signed Personal Information Request Form (PIRF) and a signed form OF 306 Declaration for Federal Employment, which are to be signed and faxed to MCC DIS at 202-521-3590. Candidates for PSC positions must also include a copy of their resume in the fax transmission that includes the PIRF and OF 306. In addition, individuals subject to fitness investigation or reinvestigation must complete a Standard Form 85P or 85P-S (as specified by MCC Domestic and International Security (DIS)) and related signature releases, supplemental forms; and submit to fingerprint imaging within seven (7) days after receiving a DIS e-mail request for the documents. MCC DIS will provide the necessary forms, which must be submitted using an on-line system on the Internet. (Also see "Contract Award" below.)

8. MCC Photo ID Badges will only be issued to individuals determined eligible to be issued one and who attend a scheduled MCC Orientation Program and Security Briefing.

9. Whenever MCC determines an individual is unfit or ineligible to be issued a MCC Photo ID Badge, the Contracting Officer (CO) or CO's Representative (COR) will notify the contractor's contractual point of contact (POC) in writing of the decision and, whenever applicable, that accesses to MCC facilities and information systems have been terminated. Subsequent to issuance of these notifications, contractors are required to provide MCC a suitable replacement; and PSCs and contractors are responsible, whenever applicable, for the return of the subject individual's MCC Photo ID Badge and any MCC equipment that was issued to the individual.

C. Personnel Security Requirements for PSCs Paid Directly by MCC

1. PSCs directly paid by MCC without interim national security eligibility granted by MCC or national security eligibility at least at the level required for the position, duties, or work activities specified as requiring such eligibility, including that for access to classified national security information, by this contract are prohibited from rendering services under this contract.

2. MCC will determine national security eligibility for all PSCs to whom MCC makes direct payments for services rendered and whose position requires such eligibility as approved by the appropriate MCC department vice president-level executive.

MCC will: (1) make eligibility determinations based on a background investigation that meets the requirements issued by the SecEA; (2) determine whether a previously-performed investigation satisfies the investigative requirements using guidelines issued by the Office of Management and Budget or the SecEA; and (3) adjudicate personnel security background investigations or any other information related to determining national security eligibility using the criteria in Security Executive Agent Directive 4, National Security Adjudicative Guidelines, or its latest successor.

3. A PSC granted national security eligibility by MCC is subject to a personnel security reinvestigation by MCC within the timeframe specified by the SecEA.

4. MCC may at any time perform a personnel security reinvestigation of a PSC to whom it has granted national security eligibility.

5. MCC may administratively withdraw national security eligibility it has granted whenever it determines such eligibility is no longer needed. MCC may administratively downgrade a Top Secret security clearance holder's clearance to Secret whenever it determines the holder no longer needs access to Top Secret information.

6. Whenever a personnel security investigation or reinvestigation is required, PSCs and PSC candidates will submit to MCC DIS, personnel security background investigation forms, including a PIRF, OF 306, a copy of their resume, a Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF 86), signature releases and supplemental forms, and submit to fingerprint imaging used to access reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other national databases.

7. In exceptional circumstances MCC may grant interim national security eligibility with access to classified information at the Secret level to a PSC directly paid by MCC while a personnel security background investigation is in progress based on favorable adjudication of previously-completed personnel security investigations or reinvestigations, the PSC's OF 306, resume, SF 86 submission, and any other relevant information.

8. MCC will not grant national security eligibility to any individual determined ineligible to be issued a MCC Photo ID Badge or unfit.

9. PSCs to whom MCC grants national security eligibility will not be issued a security clearance and, consequently, will not be permitted access to classified information, until the individual attends an MCC Security Clearance Briefing and signs a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (SF 312).

10. Whenever MCC determines an individual not eligible for national security eligibility, the Contracting Officer (CO) or CO's Representative (COR) will notify the contractor's contractual point of contact (POC) in writing of the MCC determination(s) and, whenever applicable, that accesses to MCC facilities and information systems have been terminated. MCC will process such individuals in accordance with §5.2 of Executive Order 12968, "Review Proceedings for Denials or Revocations of Eligibility for Access". Subsequent to issuance of these notifications, contractors are required to provide MCC a suitable replacement; and PSCs and contractors are responsible, whenever applicable, for the return of the subject's MCC Photo ID Badge and any MCC equipment that was issued to the individual.

D. Personnel Security Requirements for Contractor employees and Other PSCs

1. Contractor employees and PSCs not directly compensated by MCC without a national security eligibility or interim eligibility at least at the level required for the position, duties, or work activities specified as requiring such eligibility, including that for access to classified national security information and occupy a sensitive position (as defined in 5 CFR 732), by this contract are prohibited from rendering services under this contract.

2. Contractor employees and PSCs not directly compensated by MCC requiring national security eligibility to perform work for MCC must hold one at the appropriate level in accordance with the policy and procedures of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP, Executive Oder 12829, as amended) and the NISP policy and procedures of the Department of Defense.

Such individuals granted national security eligibility who are assigned to or visit MCC headquarters or overseas MCC/Resident Country Director offices (i.e., where access to classified national security information is required), must have their eligibility/security clearances or interim security clearances certified using a visit authorization request. The contractor shall submit all employee visit authorization requests to DIS via fax to 202-521-3590, along with a PIRF and form OF 306 completed and signed by each contractor employee or PSC.

3. Contractors and subcontractors shall notify the CO and COR of all terminations of their employees (with respect to their MCC service) who possess MCC Photo ID Badges, have access to MCC information systems, or any MCC IT equipment; and in addition, contractors and subcontractors shall notify the CO and COR of all contractor employees proposed to replace those terminated employees terminated by providing the information for employees required in section G. of this clause.

E. Work Performance

The contractor shall prescreen all their employee candidates for MCC service covered under this clause to ensure they initially possess the necessary investigation and clearance requirements. In addition, the contractor is responsible to periodically, at least annually, review their employees' background and work performance to ensure that nothing has occurred which may negatively impact or jeopardize their employees' eligibility for an MCC Photo ID Badge, favorable fitness determination, and security clearance, whichever are applicable.

Unless otherwise provided herein, in no event will the need for MCC to process investigations and clearances (including physical on-site access at MCC facilities) be considered an excusable delay under the contract. In addition, the need to replace contractor employees determined by the MCC to be ineligible for any reason will not be considered an excusable delay.

Failure to comply with the contractor employee investigation and clearance requirements herein may result in termination of the contract for default.

F. Contract Award

Within two (2) business days after notice of award from the contracting officer, contractor shall propose a list of all contractor employees and subcontractor employees working under the contract (unless otherwise stated in the contract) including the information…