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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this Amendment # 04 is to correct a discrepancy in the solicitation.

Please see continuation page for the changes.

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Zachary Clarke

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Amendment # 04

RFP 72026720R00004 PMES

Accordingly, the following changes are made to the Section C of the RFP and Amendment #01.

1. At the end of Section C.5 SCOPE OF WORK, add the following:

The purpose of the Performance Management and Evaluation Services (PMES) activity is to provide a wide range of services to USAID to enable it to effectively monitor program performance and operational context; evaluate the performance of results of USAID/Iraq activities; and, learn and adapt for improved effectiveness. USAID/Iraq needs to improve the quality of the Mission’s performance management practices so that monitoring and evaluation becomes easier, faster, more useful, and more cost-effective. The overall activity goal is to improve performance management – to enable the Mission to effectively collect, manage, and use performance information to achieve its development objectives.

The Contractor must implement a comprehensive performance measurement, monitoring, and evaluation program, and provide technical guidance to USAID/Iraq to enable USAID/Iraq to fulfill its performance monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and information-sharing obligations as mandated in USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS) and other Agency guidance.

Per recent USAID worldwide policy, the Contractor must be familiar with Journey to Self-Reliance

(J2SR) principles and may be asked to contribute towards J2SR data collection or interventions under the scope of this award.

PMES will serve as USAID/Iraq’s centralized performance management support mechanism. The

Contractor must work collaboratively with the Mission’s staff and IPs to provide fast, flexible, robust, and rigorous monitoring, evaluation, learning, and related services. The PMES Contractor must contribute to the U.S. Government’s goal of in Iraq and support the continued alignment and adaptive management of all Mission activities by providing services across four components:

Component 1: Performance management

Component 2: Evaluations services

Component 3: M&E Capacity Building

Component 4: Collaboration, Learning and Adapting

For all the services provided under each of these categories, the Contractor must work closely with the Program Office and technical teams to augment their M&E capacity, but not replace them in their overall leadership, management, and inherently governmental functions of the M&E process.

The Contractor must use flexible and adaptable systems and work plans in case of unanticipated changes. Should new M&E priorities arise during the course of this contract, the Contractor must recognize and adhere to adjustment of tasks in line with the overall M&E contract Statement of

Work. In conducting work under this contract, the Contractor must seek input, technical contributions, and other pertinent work or information from relevant stakeholders, including the government, NGOs, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and/or other public or private organizations, consistent with and supportive of the nature of the work to be conducted. The

Contractor is required—to the extent possible—to partner with local institutions and consultants in providing the services procured under this contract. The Contractor at a minimum must operate from two offices, the main office in Baghdad and an office in northern Iraq while using other office

Amendment # 04

RFP 72026720R00004 PMES

space through procuring this service from local-based organizations. The Contractor must operate from two offices: main office in Baghdad and small office in northern Iraq while using other office space through procuring this service from local based organizations.

All other terms and conditions of the solicitation and its Amendments remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

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