Statement of Work Appropriations Law Training (1).pdf

Statement of Work Appropriations Law Training

The Statement of Work (SOW) details the obligations and responsibilities for the delivery of the Appropriations Law Training for USAID/Southern Africa (Ubunye Regional Training Center) and details the deliverables for this assignment.

Period of Performance: July to September 2021

Level of Expertise: Mid-Level

Supervision: Report to the Regional Training Manager

Location: USAID/Southern Africa (Ubunye Regional Training Center).

1.1 Background

The Ubunye Regional Training Center’s (URTC) mission is to support technical training, career development and conferencing requirements of USAID Missions and staff in Southern Africa and other parts of the world. Our aim is to support and facilitate learning and professional development within USAID. This is achieved through the organizing and facilitation of various training as prescribed by the mission training plans and annual training requirements.

1.2 Scope of work

The vendor will provide Appropriations Law training to the USAID workforce. The training can be a minimum of four (4) days and a maximum of five (5) days. The successful vendor will facilitate and provide training for in person or virtual delivery. The vendor will develop the curriculum which will entail identifying and compiling learning materials currently available in the market (globally, regionally and locally). Learning material will cover Appropriations Law concepts and principles. The vendor will state the learning methods and ensure that the course is accredited with continuous learning points (CLPs)

The successful vendor will coordinate to ensure that the modules meet the learning requirements and ensure that this material is easily accessible by the intended target audience.

Deliverables:

● Inception report that clearly lays out how the consultant will deliver on this project.

● State the concepts and principles of appropriations law

● State the procedure for the transfer of funds

● Describe the procedure for the obligation and reprogramming of fund when guidance is ambiguous

● Specify the legal availability of appropriations pertaining to purpose utilizing the

Purpose Law and Necessary Expense doctrine

● State the legal availability of appropriations referring to time when adopting the

Bona Fide Needs Rule

● State the legal availability of appropriations pertaining to amount, avoiding violations of the Antideficiency Act (ADA)

● Determine what aggregates a legal obligation and its impact on appropriations law principles

● Detail the unique considerations for a continuing resolution

● Specify the conditions under which accountable officials may be granted relief from financial responsibility

● Development plan for the creation of content material for training

Instructions and Selection Criteria

The Mission intends to award a contract to the successful vendor. The offeror must submit a resume and a narrative on their experience, qualifications, approach and delivery of training, etc. The offeror must also submit a quote for the cost per person for the duration of the training, which is separate from the resume and narrative, preferably in the email response to the solicitation. The Contracting Officer will review the offeror’s submission to ensure that the minimum criteria listed below are met and that the cost is fair and reasonable.

● At least five years of professional experience in training and facilitation in an international organization and development programs

● Relevant experience in working with the public sector and government

Additional Information:

● Pricing can include the following information: pricing on a per student basis and also pricing based on per course, ranging from 1 - 15 students and 15 -30 students per course.

● USAID will accept the use of the following platforms to deliver training; Zoom, Google and WebEx (Adobe Connect will not be acceptable)

● It is not anticipated that the training will be held in person, however should the opportunity arise we are open to discussing a cost effective alternative.

● USAID will utilize an internal rating system that will be used to determine the successful provider.

● Period of performance has been extended to December 31, 2021.