05 Solicitation 95332422Q0063.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE 17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

RFQ IFB RFP

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19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DATED . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

OFFER

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE: % FOR:

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (EDWOSB)

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NAICS:

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95332422Q0063

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953324

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MCC-HQ

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

IBC-FIN

Interior Business Center, M/S D-2773, 7301 West Mansfield Avenue Lakewood, CO, 80235-2230, US

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 3/2005) BACK

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

40. PAID BY

32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NO. 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER

36. PAYMENT

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

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95332422Q0063

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 Mozambique Compact/Integrated Climate Management

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

BASE PERIOD

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

1001 Mozambique Compact/Integrated Climate Management

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD ONE

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/22/23 Option Time Duration: 365 Option Time Units: Days

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

2001 Mozambique Compact/Integrated Climate Management

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD TWO

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 1 Option Time Date: 9/22/24 Option Time Duration: 364

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

3001 Mozambique Compact/Integrated Climate Management

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD THREE

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 2 Option Time Date: 9/22/25 Option Time Duration: 364

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

4001 Mozambique Compact/Integrated Climate Management

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD FOUR

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 3

Option Time Date: 9/22/26 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 consultant firm to provide due diligence resources to support MCC in developing the Integrated Coastal Management and Climate Change project under the second Compact in Mozambique. A firm is needed to provide support to coordinating the partners, which are being identified through a separate Partnership Programmatic Solicitation (PPS) being developed by the Country Development Team (Gabinete in Portuguese). The firm will support MCC in working with the Gabinete to coordinate the partners, support the co-creation efforts to develop Compact programming, provide technical oversight and input into the program designs leading up to Investment Memo and over the course of the compact implementation, support MCC's technical capacity building and oversight of the partners' efforts.

The consultant firm will provide support to MCC in coordinating work with the Gabinete and the partners identified through the PPS. This will include technical input to MCC and the Gabinete on the PPS co-creation process to ensure the Compact project achieves projected outcomes. Technical input will be needed from this firm in a range of areas critical for improved coastal and fisheries management that will be implemented by the partner: fisheries management, protected areas, no-catch zones, fisheries processing and marketing chains, mangrove/seagrass/coral and general coastal restoration to support fisheries, and carbon financing to encourage investment in coastal ecosystems. The firm will be primarily focused on a Team Lead position that can draw in periodic resources of other expertise as needed to support the work of partners, provide technical, input to MCC and oversee the implementation throughout the Compact.

This is a new contract requirement in an area that has not been traditionally part of MCC's portfolio of consultants or firms.

Fisheries management, coastal conservation and habitat restoration and marine/coastal protected areas are projects that are being developed and implemented by a range of organizations already existent in Mozambique. This speaks to the reason why the second compact wants to use a partnership approach to leverage and expand this existing work. However, with support in technical areas articulated in this acquisition, MCC will lack the technical capacity to effectively evaluate partnership proposals, institutional capacity, effectiveness of proposed interventions and budgets or provide the necessary capacity building and technical oversight during implementation to ensure that partner's achieve Compact goals. MCC has previously implemented a fisheries program in Morocco successfully by contracting the type of support envisioned under this contract.

Quotes and deliverables will be the property of MCC and may be shared with the MCAs government officials and other stakeholders at MCC's discretion.

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.

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.

The contract will have a Base Period and four Option Periods. The Compact is under development at this stage. The first year of the performance will be focused on supporting the investment memorandum. The second year of performance will largely focus on support to MCC in finalizing design and supporting the Gabinete in the institutional arrangements to implement the Compact. Years three through five of the performance will focus on supporting MCC in the technical oversight and support to the implementation of the Compact. As this contract does not extend to the full projected seven years (two years development and five years of implementation), the final year of the performance period (year five) will also support MCC in gathering lessons learned and key information for reporting during close-out.

B.3 LABOR CATEGORIES, RATES, ESTIMATED LEVEL OF EFFORT AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

MCC preference is for one average rate for each position.

LABOR CATEGORY LABOR RATE

BASE PERIOD

LABOR RATE

PERIOD ONE LABOR RATE

PERIOD TWO

LABOR RATE

PERIOD THREE

LABOR RATE

PERIOD FOUR

Co-development Lead/ Coastal Natural

Resource Management Specialist

Community-based Natural Resource

Management (NRM) Specialist (co-management= science+social)

Environmental Economist

Climate Change Resilience and

Adaptation Specialist (climate/marine ecology)

Carbon Market Specialist

Policy and Institutional Specialist

Value Chain and Marketing Specialist

GIS Modeler and Spatial Planner

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Social and Gender Specialist

Environmental and Social Impact Specialist

Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

Specialist

Ecotourism and/or Nature-based Business and Partnership/investor

Development

Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Specialist

Political Economy Specialist

ESTIMATED TOTAL HOURS BY PERIOD

PERIOD TOTAL ESTIMATED LEVEL OF EFFORT

(HOURS)

BASE PERIOD 1,590

PERIOD ONE 1,580

PERIOD TWO 1,540

PERIOD THREE 1,510

PERIOD FOUR 1,610

ESTIMATED OTHER DIRECT COSTS BY PERIOD

(This not to exceed amount includes travel, data collection, and satellite/aerial imagery)

Estimated Other Direct Costs - Travel

Base Period 148,227

Period One 148,136

Period Two 147,853

Period Three 147,724

Period Four 148,250

Quoters may add additional other direct costs necessary to complete the statement of work.

TOTAL LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Labor Other Direct Costs - Travel

Other Direct Costs Total

BASE PERIOD

PERIOD ONE

PERIOD TWO

PERIOD THREE

PERIOD FOUR

TOTAL

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

SEE ATTACHMENT J.1 - STATEMENT OF WORK

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

9/22/22 9/21/23 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 Mozambique to the extent practical, virtually, or at their own offices, as needed by

MCC.

(INSERT AWARDEE PHYSCIAL ADDRESS)

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 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

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:

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 the request and the MED/DP determination. Contractor travelers requesting medical accommodations based upon disability must complete the steps below. Forms are available from the MCC COR and/or PM.

1) Contractor traveler completes the Medical Employability Case Transmittal Form, A127523-S192701-W190333.

Form can be faxed to (301) 492-4783 or e-mailed to medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov with a copy to the MCC Travel Office at mccmedical@mcc.gov.

2) Contractor traveler forwards Physician a copy of the Medical Accommodation Physician's form, which the physician completes, dates, and signs. Once signed, the traveler OR their physician e-mails a scanned .pdf attachment to HHS at medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov. Alternatively, it can be faxed Attn: Medical Employability Program (301) 492-4783.

3) Once both forms have been completed and sent, HHS makes a medical determination based on the information provided by the traveler and the traveler's physician on the HHS/FOH/EMP forms. FOH will send a letter to the POC listed on the transmittal form with recommendations. MCC will not approve any business class accommodations beyond normal MCC guidelines unless the traveler has completed the medical accommodation paperwork and received a positive response from FOH/MEP.

4) Contractor must note that the process can take several weeks and will depend on how quickly HHS/FOH/MED receives the information (including communication with treating physicians).

B) Sanitation/Health- Coach accommodations on an authorized/approved foreign air carrier do not provide adequate sanitation or health standards.

C) Savings- Flying in non-coach status would involve significant cost savings to MCC when compared to the lowest price non-refundable or restricted coach class fare.

D) Availability - No space is available in coach-class accommodations in time to accomplish the mission, which is urgent and cannot be postponed. (Note: this justification should not be used based on the lack of advanced planning by the contractor or the COR).

E) Security - Exceptional security circumstances require other than coach-class airline accommodations.

F) Mission critical agency requirement - circumstances in which a critical agency priority or project will incur delay or degradation without the intervention of a contractor and that intervention urgently requires other than coach class ticketing.

2) Coach "premium" class - coach "premium" class must be approved by the COR, subject to the availability of funds on the contract/order, and:

A) The origin and/or destination are OCONUS; and

B) The scheduled flight time including non-overnight stopovers and change of planes, is in excess of 14 hours. Scheduled flight time is the flight time between the originating departure point and the ultimate arrival point including scheduled non-overnight time spent at airports during plane changes. Scheduled non-overnight time does not include time spent at the originating or ultimate arrival airports. And;

C) The contractor is required to report to duty the following day or sooner; and

D) The contractor does not take a rest stop en route or a rest period upon arrival at the duty site.

3) Rest Stops - must be approved by the COR and cannot exceed 24 hours.

NOTE: Travelers may upgrade flight accommodations at their own expense or through the use of frequent flyer miles if the coach airfare is upgradeable at no extra cost to MCC.

MCC 52.232-74 ODC REIMBURSEMENT (JAN 2007)

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

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

SECTION H

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

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 15 business days and will submit written justification as to the reason for substitution. Substitution within the first 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.

If qualified, one individual can fulfill more than one position. However, this requirement will require performance in multiple countries simultaneously.

The contractor must ensure that their staffing and staffing support approach includes a strategy to ensure – either through Key Personnel qualifications, support personnel qualifications, translation and interpretation support, or a combination thereof, that the contractor is able to communicate with MCC or other stakeholders in English, as well as Portuguese in the case of any Technical Directives issued for recruitment services in Mozambique.

KEY PERSONNEL

Co-development Lead/ Coastal Natural Resource Management Specialist

NON-KEY PERSONNEL

Community-based Natural Resource Management (NRM) Specialist (co-management= science+social)

Environmental Economist

Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation Specialist (climate/marine ecology)

Carbon Market Specialist

Policy and Institutional Specialist

Value Chain and Marketing Specialist

GIS Modeler and Spatial Planner

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Social and Gender Specialist

Environmental and Social Impact Specialist

Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement Specialist

Ecotourism and/or Nature-based Business and Partnership/investor Development.

Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Specialist

Political Economy Specialist

Key Personnel Qualifications

Co-development Lead/ Coastal Natural Resource Management Specialist

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in Coastal Natural Resource Management, Coastal Conservation sciences, Marine Fisheries Policy & Management or equivalent discipline.

• 15 years of post-Master's (or 10 years post-PhD) relevant experience.

Relevant experience must include production of applicable research and/or work products demonstrating expertise in coastal/marine natural resource management and protection.

• Demonstrated successful experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and diverse stakeholder groups in the co-design of complex coastal natural resource management programs.

• Demonstrated familiarity or work experience in Mozambique.

• Ability to spend significant amount of time in project areas in-country.

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

Preferred:

• Resident in Mozambique Support Personnel

(Indicative list) Qualifications

Community-based Natural Resource Management (NRM) Specialist (co-management= science+social)

Required:

• Bachelors or higher-level degree in environmental or social sciences, policy or economics

• 5 years of relevant experience applied to community-based natural resource management programing in both the development and implementation phases

• Demonstrated knowledge and direct experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders in community-based NRM programs and community-led resilience planning in a coastal environment, and particularly in Mozambique

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

Preferred:

• Resident in Mozambique.

Environmental Economist Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in environmental, ecological or natural resource management economics or an economics-heavy discipline such as Policy Analysis or other quantitative public policy programs with an emphasis on natural resource conservation / management in a coastal environment

• 10 years of post-Master's (or 5 years post-PhD) relevant experience. Relevant experience must include production of work products demonstrating expertise in development of economic CBA

• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental economics with a particular focus on modelling economic impacts of coastal management and fisheries investments

• Familiarity with monetizing/quantifying benefits associated with ecosystems services or ecosystem restoration.

• Familiarity with the linkages between resource/ecosystem restoration and fisheries.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge and professional experience in the coastal environments of Mozambique.

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

• Demonstrated familiarity and work experience in Mozambique or sub- Saharan Africa.

Climate change resilience and adaptation specialist (climate/marine ecology)

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in ecological or climate sciences with an emphasis on climate resilience and adaptation, particularly in the natural resource area.

• 10 years of post-Master's (or 5 years post-PhD) relevant experience. Relevant experience must include production of work products demonstrating expertise in climate hazard and risk assessment, and co-development of climate-focused program investments.

• Demonstrated depth of knowledge in current global best practices as applied to resilience and adaptation programming in a coastal environment

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge and professional experience in the coastal environments of Mozambique

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

• Demonstrated familiarity and work experience in Mozambique or sub- Saharan Africa.

• Ideally, climate experience in habitat management, especially in coastal areas, blue carbon and fisheries.

Carbon market specialist Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in finance, policy, economics or equivalent with an emphasis in climate finance and the global carbon market

• 10 years of post-Master's (or 5 years post-PhD) relevant experience. Relevant experience must include transaction advisory services for complex products including the production of analysis to identify viable revenue streams, and recommendations to overcome barriers to leveraging climate finance

• Demonstrated depth of knowledge in current global best practices as applied to access to the global climate market and the sale of carbon credits (e.g.

REDD+, Blue carbon, joint implementation, Clean Development Mechanism, voluntary carbon markets)

• Experience in institutional structures and policy reforms necessary to structure carbon credit payments, especially to ensure benefits accrue to local communities.

Preferred:

• Experience in sub-Saharan African, preferably in Southern Africa or Lusaphone Africa.

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

Policy and Institutional specialist (experience with alignment of incentives / distribution of carbon markets)

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in environmental policy and marine fisheries management or related discipline

• 10 or more years of professional international experience in conducting environmental policy and regulatory assessments in the marine and fisheries sector

• Extensive knowledge of international best practices in environmental rules, regulations, laws and policies in the marine and fisheries sector, including experience in the development and/or analysis of comprehensive policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge and professional experience in the coastal environments of Mozambique

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

• Experience in sub-Saharan African, preferably in Southern Africa or Lusaphone Africa.

Value Chain and Marketing Specialist (fisheries and nature-based markets)

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in business, marketing and economics or other related field.

• 10 or more years of professional international experience in market development, marketing, value chain analysis and business development.

• Experience in market analysis and development in developing economies, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Preferred:

• Experience in Sub-Saharan African, particularly in Lusophone countries.

• Experience in Lusaphone Africa.

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

• Experience in working in fisheries markets and/or natural resource-based sustainable market development (e.g. ecotourism, non-timber forest products, sustainable hunting/fishing).

GIS Modeler and Spatial Planner

Required:

• Bachelors or higher-level degree in GIS, including remote sensing and computer modelling.

• Five years or more experience in GIS modeling using ESRI/ArcInfo or other recognized GIS mapping resources.

• Experience in mapping using GIS platforms protected areas, land-use management, demographic data, landscape/seascape habitats, infrastructure and economic activities.

• Experience in coastal and marine mapping using GIS platforms.

Preferred:

• Experience in Sub-Saharan African, particularly in Lusophone countries.

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Required:

• Bachelors or higher-level degree in Statistics, economics, social science research or a related field.

• Five year or more experience in developing monitoring and evaluation systems, indicators and program tracking based on theories of change and/or logical frameworks.

• Experience in working in natural resources management monitoring and evaluation.

Preferred:

• Experience in Sub-Saharan African, particularly in Lusophone countries.

• Experience in monitoring and evaluation in coastal and/or fisheries economies.

Social and Gender Specialist

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in gender studies, social science, anthropology, African Studies or a related field.

• At least 10 years' experience in social and gender integration in development programs.

• Experience in integrating social and gender considerations into natural resources management programs, ideally in coastal communities.

Preferred:

• Experience in Sub-Saharan African, particularly in Lusophone countries.

• Experience in Lusaphone Africa.

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

• Experience in community-based natural resources management.

• Experience in assessing and integrating social and behavior change in natural resource management or rural development contexts Environmental and Social Impact Specialist

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in a relevant environmental, engineering, and/or social discipline

• 10 or more years of professional experience in the development and implementation of IFC PS compliant Environmental and Social Management Plans in Mozambique or in similar country contexts

• Demonstrated ability to develop Environmental and social assessments and experience with marine ecological assessments, and to plan and document sound technical and managerial approaches in close collaboration with local and international teams of experts and other stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge and professional experience in the coastal environments of Mozambique

Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement Specialist

Required:

• Master's level or higher-level degree preferably in sociology, anthropology or related discipline

• 10 or more years of professional experience in social impacts assessment with a focus on Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement.

• Demonstrated recent experience in a senior technical role in the development and implementation of Resettlement Policy Frameworks (RPFs) and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) in compliance with the IFC

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge and professional experience in the coastal environments of Mozambique

Ecotourism and/or Nature-based business and Partnership/investor development.

Required:

• Bachelors or higher-level degree in entrepreneurship, business administration, hospitality management or environmental science, OR equivalent experience in successful eco-tourism or nature-based business in a developing country context

• 5 or more years of professional experience in tourism-based opportunity analysis, business finance and planning, and management of successful relevant business enterprise.

• Experience in development of bankable investments in ecotourism and nature-based development opportunities in a developing country context (leveraging investor or public-private partners)

• Demonstrated knowledge and professional experience in the coastal environments of Mozambique

Preferred:

• Portuguese Language: Fluency or professional ability to conduct spoken and written engagement in Portuguese.

Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Specialist

Required:

• Master's or higher-level degree in environmental science and/or an engineering…