Amend 1 Revised IDIQ Sol 7200AA21R00009.pdf

U.S. Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20523 www.usaid.gov

Solicitation Issuance Date: October 28, 2021 Closing Date/Time for Offeror Questions: November 10, 2021, 5pm EST Closing Date/Time for Past Performance Information: December 8, 2021, 5pm EST Closing Date and Time for Receipt of Proposals: December 23, 2021, 5pm EST

Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 7200AA21R00009 Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and

Pharmaceutical Management (Comprehensive TA)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management for USAID’s Office of Global Health as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates the award of approximately six 10-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDIQs), of which approximately four will be unrestricted and two set aside for small businessesconcerns in accordance with the terms of this RFP. USAID reserves the right to award more or less than six IDIQ contracts. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541611. The authorized geographic code is 935.

USAID anticipates that the maximum aggregate ordering limitation for contracts resulting from this RFP will be $2,200,000,000.00. The maximum aggregate dollar value of orders awarded to all Contractors cannot exceed this contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees, nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees. There is no guarantee as to the number or value of orders that the successful Contractors will receive or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set forth in the RFP.

Section L, Instructions to Offerors, of the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposal contents. Prospective offerors must submit questions, past performance information, and proposal submissions by email to Contract Specialist Jennifer Mascardo at jmascardo@usaid.gov, with a copy to me at rhabib@usaid.gov, by the time and dates indicated above.

This procurement will utilize a Highest Technically Rated with Fair and Reasonable Price and Realistic Cost (HTR) process for award, not a tradeoff process. In this process, USAID is concerned with getting the best technical solution that has a fair and reasonable price and realistic cost. Offerors must carefully review Sections L and M of this RFP for details of this process.

This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Award of a contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals.

This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from sam.gov. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to mailto:jmascardo@usaid.gov mailto:rhabib@usaid.gov http://www.sam.gov/

Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management Solicitation #: 7200AA21R00009 solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises interested parties to regularly check the above website for amendments.

Failure to comply with submission dates – including for past performance submissions and proposals - will deem the submission unacceptable and it will not be reviewed or evaluated.

Faxed proposals are not acceptable, nor will they be reviewed or evaluated.

Sincerely, Rita Habib Senior Contracting Officer USAID Bureau for Management Office of Acquisition and Assistance

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILING (Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee task orders only)

B.6 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINs):

B.7 LABOR

B.8 UNBURDENED CEILING DAILY RATES (CDR)

B.9 DEFINITION OF LABOR CATEGORIES

B.10 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

B.11 SUBCONTRACTOR RATES

B.12 LABOR (UNBURDENED CDR) RATE CHANGES

B.13 INDIRECT COSTS

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 PURPOSE

C.2 BACKGROUND

C.3 OBJECTIVES

C.4 TECHNICAL SCOPE

C.5 GENDER

C.6 CLIMATE CHANGE

C.7 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER NEXTGEN ACTIVITIES AND REDUNDANCIES .. 40

C.8 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEXTGEN CONTROL TOWER

C.9 REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS ASSOCIATED

WITH THE PROJECT

C.10 MANAGEMENT OF GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT (GUCs)

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (January 1993)

D.2 USAID BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . 45

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

E.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . 47

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES AND OUTPUTS

F.6 ORDERING PROCEDURES

F.7 TASK ORDER ADMINISTRATION

F.8 KEY PERSONNEL

F.9 IDIQ PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

F.10 FIELD SUPPORT FUNDING FOR TASK ORDERS

F.11 AUTHORIZED WORK WEEK

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . 69

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

G.4 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.7 CONTRACTOR'S PAYMENT ADDRESS

G.8 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT. (NOV 1998)

G.9 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . 74

H.2 AIDAR 752.7007 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION (JULY 2007)

H.3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

H.4 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.5 DEFENSE BASE ACT (DBA) INSURANCE

H.6 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY

H.7 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.8 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM

H.9 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY (DDL)

(OCT 2014)

H.10 USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNER NOTICES (IPN) PORTAL FOR

ACQUISITION (JUL 2014)

H.11 NONDISCRIMINATION (JUN 2012)

H.12 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACTS (GUCs)

H.13 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (NOV 2017)

H.14 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: DESIGN/IMPLEMENT,

INDEFINITE QUANTITY (SEP 2018)

H.15 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: DESIGN/IMPLEMENT, TASK

ORDERS (SEP 2018)

H.16 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: EVALUATION, INDEFINITE

QUANTITY (SEP 2018)

H.17 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: EVALUATION, TASK

ORDERS (SEP 2018)

H.18 LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (APR 2018)

DEVIATION NOs. M/OAA-DEV-FAR-20-3c and M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-20-2c) (APRIL 2020) 85

H.19 SHARING OF OPERATIONAL DATA WITH THE NEXTGEN CONTROL TOWER

H.20 AIDAR 752.7005 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS (September 2013)

H.21 AIDAR 752.229-71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

H.22 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES

H.23 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.24 SUBCONTRACTING CONSENT

H.25 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

H.26 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST – CONTROL TOWER

H.27 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST – STRATEGIC RISK

MANAGEMENT (SRM) CONTRACT

H.28 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MAY 2016)

H.29 MEDIA AND INFORMATION HANDLING AND PROTECTION (APRIL 2018) .. 94

H.30 PRIVACY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (APRIL 2018)

H.31 ACCESS TO USAID FACILITIES AND USAID’S INFORMATION SYSTEMS

(APRIL 2018) Deviation No M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-20-2c (April 2020)

H.32 FAR PART 4.21 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(SECTION 889) ALTERNATE I (JAN 2021)

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE102

I.2 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

I.3 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

I.4 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

I.5 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

I.6 AIDAR 722.170 EMPLOYMENT OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS (TCNS)

AND COOPERATING COUNTRY NATIONALS (CCNS)

I.7 AIDAR 752.245-70 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY – USAID REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS (OCT 2017)

I.8 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(AUG 2020)

I.9 52.219-7 NOTICE OF PARTIAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOV 2020) ... 120

I.10 52.223-99 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION #M/OAA-DEV-FAR-22-01c) .. 121

I.11 302.3.5.16(a)(1) CONSCIENCE CLAUSE IMPLEMENTATION (ACQUISITION)

(FEBRUARY 2012)

I.12 302.3.5.16(a)(3) CONDOMS (ACQUISITION) (SEPTEMBER 2014)

I.13 302.3.5.16(a)(4) PROHIBITION ON THE PROMOTION OR ADVOCACY OF THE

LEGALIZATION OR PRACTICE OF PROSTITUTION OR SEX TRAFFICKING

(SEPTEMBER 2014)

I.14 52.214-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016)

I.15 52.219-13 NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE ORDERS ALTERNATE I (MAR 2020)

I.16 52.223-9 ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT

FOR EPA-DESIGANTED ITEMS

I.17 52.247-67 SUBMISSION OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS FOR AUDIT

(FEB 2006)

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

THE OFFEROR

K.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE129

K.2 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2020) [Deviation #: M/OAA-DEV-FAR-20-07c (Deviation September 2020)]

K.3 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(OCT 2020)

K.4 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES –

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

K.5 52.209-11 REPRESENTATIONS BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING

DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTIONS (FEB 2016)

K.6 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS –

CERTIFICATION (FEB 2021)

K.7 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (OCT

2018) 139

K.8 52.215-6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. (OCT 1997)

K.9 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS. (SEP 2021)

K.10 52.222-56 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

COMPLIANCE PLAN (OCT 2020)

K.11 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION.

(JUN 2020)

K.12 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE--COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

CHANGES. (APR 2005)

K.13 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS

K.14 AGREEMENT ON, OR EXCEPTIONS TO, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

K.15 SIGNATURE

K.16 KEY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION CONCERNING NARCOTICS OFFENSES

AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

L.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE

L.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.3 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST. (SEP 2006)

L.4 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.5 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.6 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS

PROPOSAL

L.8 WAIVERS UNDER FAR PART 4.2101 PROHIBITION ON COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES AND

EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020)

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.3 EVALUATION AND RATING METHODOLOGY

M.4 PARTIAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

3PL Third-party logistics provider 4PL Fourth-party logistics provider AMR Antimicrobial Resistance ASN Advanced Shipment Notice CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDR Ceiling Daily Rates CFA Cognizant Federal auditor CFAO Cognizant federal agency official CFR Code of Federal Regulations CLIN Contract Line Item CO Contracting Officer COR Contracting Officer Representative CPAF Cost-Plus-Award-Fee CPFF Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee CPIF Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee CST Contractor Salary Threshold DEC Development Experience Clearinghouse DSS Defense Security Service EDI Electronic Data Interchange EMMP Environmental mitigation and monitoring plan EOCC Expanded Object Class Code ER Environmental Review Form eSRS Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System FASP Forecasting and supply planning FP/RH Family Planning and Reproductive Health FY Fiscal year G2G Government to Government GAO Government Accountability Office GFATM Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria GH Global Health GHSA Global Health Security Agenda GHSC-BI&A Global Health Supply Chain Business Intelligence & Analytics GHSC-PLM Global Health Supply Chain Project Last Mile GHSC-PSM Global Health Supply Chain Procurement and Supply Management GHSC-QA Global Health Supply Chain Quality Assurance GHSC-RTK Global Health Supply Chain Rapid Test Kits GHSC-TA Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance GUC Grants under Contract HRH Human Resources for Health ICL In-Country Logistics ID Office of Infectious Diseases IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract IEE Initial Environmental Examination IPC Infection prevention and control

IRS Indoor residual spraying ITN Insecticide-treated mosquito net KMC Knowledge Management and Communication LMIC Low-to-Middle-Income Countries M&M Mitigation and monitoring MCHN Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning MTaPS Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services NAP National action plan NextGen Next Generation Global Health Supply Chain Suite of Programs ODC Other Direct Cost OFPP Office of Federal Procurement Policy OHA Office of HIV/AIDS OHS Office of Health Systems OMB Office of Management and Budget OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization PBA Performance-Based Acquisition PCMD Preventing child and maternal deaths PEPFAR U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief PMI President’s Malaria Initiative PMIS Pharmaceutical management information systems PQM+ Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus PRH Office of Population and Reproductive Health PSA Procurement Services Agent Pub Publication PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QuTI Qualifying Testing and Issuing RDC Regional Distribution Center RFP Request for Proposals RFTOP Request for task order Proposal RTK Rapid Test Kit SB Small Business SCIS Supply chain information systems SMC Seasonal malaria chemoprevention SME Small and Medium Enterprise SOO Statement of Objectives SOW Scope of Work SSR Summary Subcontracting Report TA Technical assistance TO Task Order TOCO Task Order Contracting Officer TOCOR Task Order COR US United States USAID United States Agency for International Development

USAID/W USAID/Washington USD US Dollars USG US Government USP United States Pharmacopeial Convention WBS Work Breakdown Structure

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide services that fall within the Statement of Work (SOW) specified in Section C for Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management (Comprehensive TA). USAID Task Order Contracting Officers (TOCOs) will request the work through the issuance of task orders during the ordering period as specified in Section F of the contract.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The Government will issue task orders (TO) that are Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) (term or completion), Cost-Plus- Award-Fee (CPAF), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF), Time and Material (T&M), Fixed-Priced, or any combination thereof. The Contractor must perform the services set forth in task orders at prices consistent with Section B of this contract.

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT

The basic contract includes an initial obligation of funds in the amount of $25,000.00 to cover the minimum order guarantee USAID is required to order and the Contractor is required to furnish the minimum order amount of services.

Following this initial obligation, individual task orders will obligate funds to cover the work required under that task order.

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

This is a multiple award Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) with an overall ceiling price of $2,200,000,000.00 for Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all Contractors must not exceed the contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees.

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILING (Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee task orders only)

(a) The ceiling on fixed fee does not apply to any Fixed Price, CPIF, and CPAF task orders. Fees for CPIF or CPAF Task Orders will be negotiated by the Task Order Contracting Officer (TOCO) at the time of task order award.

(b) For each CPFF task order issued under this IDIQ, the TOCO and Contractor agree to negotiate a fixed dollar amount for fee. In negotiating the fixed dollar amount for fee, the TOCO must consider the policies and factors for establishing fee in FAR §

15.404-4 as well as any applicable USAID policy on establishing a fixed fee amount. The fixed fee in any individual task order must not exceed [Offeror insert proposed fixed fee percentage] of the task order’s total estimated cost, excluding fee. The fixed fee ceiling applies to the prime contract and all cost-reimbursement subcontracts.

(c) The Total Estimated Cost-Plus- Fixed- Fee for each task order must be negotiated in accordance with the terms of this contract.

(d) Fixed Fee Payment. For any task order issued under this IDIQ Contract, at the time of each payment of allowable costs to the Contractor, the USAID paying office ordinarily pays the Contractor a percentage of fixed fees that directly corresponds to the percentage of allowable costs being paid. One exception to paying fixed fee in this manner applies:

If the TOCO determines that this method results in paying a disproportionately higher ratio of fixed fee than the percentage of work that the Contractor has completed, then the TOCO may suspend further payment of any fixed fee until the Contractor has made sufficient progress to justify further payment, up to the agreed percentage.

(e) Fixed fees must not be applied to Grants under Contracts (GUCs). Contractors are permitted to apply burden to GUCs as permitted by their cost accounting policy and procedure and negotiated indirect rate agreement.

B.6 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINs):

001 IDIQ Minimum Guarantee $25,000.00

B.7 LABOR

(Only applicable to cost reimbursement type task orders)

(a) Central management costs will be handled through the following method:

The Contracting Officer has determined that a key (full-time) technical manager is not necessary or required to administer the basic IDIQ Contract. Contractors will not be authorized to bill USAID directly for IDIQ management costs under this IDIQ or under task orders.

(b) The workday and work-week policies and method of accounting for paid absences, including holidays, for the Contractor and major subcontractors is set forth in Section J [To be inserted at time of award.]

(c) Compensation of personnel under this contract or any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007 Personnel Compensation (July 2007) (See Section H.).

B.8 UNBURDENED CEILING DAILY RATES (CDR)

(a) Task order labor rates must not exceed the ceiling daily rates (CDRs) set forth in the table below. All rates must be denominated in US Dollars (USD).

(b) Each CDR for personnel listed below is “unburdened,” meaning it only includes salary costs for the individual providing the services.

(c) In accordance with (b), the CDR for employees must not include the following:

• Payroll costs (fringe benefits, FICA, allowances, differentials, etc.);

• Indirect Costs applicable to labor; and

• Profit or fee, if any.

(d) The labor categories and CDRs set forth below are fixed for the contract period and are for a productive eight (8) hour day, and apply to all subcontractors set forth in clause 52.244-2 in Section I. If a new subcontractor is proposed for a specific task order on other than a fixed-price basis, the CDRs set forth below will apply, and the subcontract is subject to consent by the TOCO in accordance with FAR Part 44.

(e) Actual reimbursable salaries for all personnel will be negotiated under task orders and final approval must be provided by the TOCO. The ceiling rates presented below do not constitute approval of final salaries exceeding the Contractor Salary Threshold (CST) (see Automated Directives System (ADS) 302 and AIDAR 752.7007).

(f) The unburdened CDRs apply to all labor costs, including prime Contractor and subcontractor labor. CCN and TCN labor are governed by the local compensation plan limitations.

(g) Locally Hired National Personnel or Other Non-U.S. Expatriate Rates

All locally hired national personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates must be paid in accordance with AIDAR 722.170.

Salaries for individual locally-hired personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates under any task orders or resulting subcontracts under this IDIQ contract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007, Personnel Compensation (July 2007), and should be based upon a combination of factors including the prevailing compensation paid to personnel performing comparable work in the cooperating country as determined by USAID and consideration of the individual's education, work experience and recent relevant salary history.

Unless otherwise authorized by USAID, the compensation for CCN and TCN labor must not exceed the prevailing compensation paid to personnel performing comparable work in the cooperating country as determined by USAID and must be paid in the currency of the cooperating country.

(h) The CDRs apply to all task orders awarded under this IDIQ contract, with the exception of Fixed-Priced task orders.

No. Labor Category Level Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year

001 Technical Leadership/Management

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

002 Finance & Compliance Staff

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

003 Administrative and Operational Staff

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

004 Medical Doctor

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

005 Pharmacist

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

006 Regulatory Systems Specialist

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Private Sector Engagement/Optimization Specialist

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

008 Construction Specialist

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

009 Subject Matter Expert - General

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Subject Matter Expert – Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

011 Subject Matter Expert – Information Systems

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

012 Subject Matter Expert – Governance & Financing

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Subject Matter Expert – Human Resources for Health (HRH)/ Institutional Development

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

014 Subject Matter Expert – Supply Chain

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Subject Matter Expert – Pharmaceutical Management

Senior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mid $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Junior $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

B.9 DEFINITION OF LABOR CATEGORIES

001 –Technical Leadership/Management - Provides technical and strategic leadership and guidance in the development of approaches, methodologies, and tools for task orders. Manages the task order, field offices and/or teams of SMEs.

002 – Finance & Compliance Staff - Includes managers and specialists responsible for financial matters for the task order and Field Offices, grants under contracts, with experience providing or supervising financial and accounting services for U.S. government funded programs, as well as compliance with regulatory and legal requirements and government policies.

003 – Administrative & Operational Staff - Includes managers and specialists responsible for providing programmatic, operational, logistics, and administrative support to the task order and Field Offices.

004 – Medical Doctor - Includes licensed physicians and practitioners holding an M.D. degree and with experience relevant to one or more IDIQ technical areas.

005 - Pharmacist - Includes licensed pharmacists holding a pharmacy degree and with experience relevant to one or more IDIQ technical areas including product selection, appropriate use, antimicrobial resistance, pharmacovigilance, good pharmacy practices, pharmacy accreditation, drug and therapeutic committees.

006 – Regulatory Systems Specialist - Professional with technical expertise in strengthening medical products regulatory capacity for quality, safety, and efficacy of health commodities and pharmacy practices, including through regional regulatory harmonization and convergence.

007 – Private Sector Engagement/Optimization Specialist - Includes professionals with industry leading technical expertise from the private sector which is not commonly found in the SME pool including experience consulting, strategizing, aligning, collaborating, and implementing with the private sector for greater scale, sustainability, and effectiveness of supply chain and pharmaceutical management interventions.

008 - Construction Specialist - Includes professionals with experience in civil engineering, urban planning, architecture, or a related field, knowledge of construction standards, and experience with construction, construction management, and evaluating infrastructure projects in a development context.

009 – Subject Matter Expert – General - Includes a technically diverse range of industry and functional specialists who are not otherwise specified in any other labor categories with professional experience in one or more technical fields relevant to the IDIQ and task orders (example: laboratory, health systems, medical equipment).

010 – Subject Matter Expert –Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) - Includes technical specialists with professional experience in the MEL field including but not limited to:

• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist: Includes experience with causal model development, monitoring, assessments, data collection and management, evaluation of interventions using a variety of methodologies, and learning in developing countries

• Outreach and Communications Specialist: Includes experience in public outreach knowledge sharing, communications strategy, advocacy, media engagement, and effective utilization of social media.

• Research Specialist: Includes expertise with implementation research studying and evaluating systemic aspects of country pharmaceutical systems, including supply chains and laboratory diagnostic networks, and analyzing the impact of interventions on the overall healthcare system.

• Technical Writer / Editor: Includes professionals with expertise writing and editing technical documents, progress reports, and other program materials.

011 – Subject Matter Expert – Information Systems - Includes technical specialists with professional experience in the Information Systems field, including but not limited to:

• PMIS/HMIS Specialist: Professional with expertise strengthening interoperable in-country pharmaceutical and health information management systems for collecting, analyzing, and using commodity and related patient data, including within regulatory, pharmacy, hospital, laboratory, and health insurance arena.

• Information systems, Data Management, and Analytics Specialist: Professional with technical expertise in information system management, data analytics, and interoperability including supporting governments and other entities to develop and roll-out interoperable information systems that allow utilization of patient and product data for informed decision making that improves supply chain and pharmaceutical management, including for diagnostic laboratories.

• LMIS Specialist: Includes professionals with experience in the design, implementation, use of Logistics Management Information Systems to improve data flow, interoperability, and use for effective commodity management.

012 – Subject Matter Expert – Governance & Financing - Includes technical specialists with professional experience with governance and financing for health commodities, including but not limited to:

• Governance, Leadership, and Policy Development Specialist: Includes expertise building the capacity, transparency, and accountability of country government bodies (at the federal, state and local level) in managing supply chain, regulatory, pharmacy, and other pharmaceutical systems and supporting the development and implementation of related policies and enabling environment reforms.

• Strategic Planning and Design Specialist: Includes support to country counterparts to plan, design, and effectively implement health sector strategic plans that include supply chain and other pharmaceutical management concerns (e.g., antimicrobial resistance).

• Health Financing / Resource Optimization Specialist: Includes expertise strengthening country systems and mechanisms for optimizing financing of health commodities and of their management, including product prioritization, selection, pricing and purchasing, benefits coverage and reimbursement, expenditure tracking, domestic resource mobilization, allocation, and use.

013 – Subject Matter Expert – Human Resources for Health (HRH)/Institutional Development - Includes technical specialists with professional credentials and experience in the HRH / Institutional Development field, including but not limited to:

• Human Resources / Workforce Development Specialist: Includes expertise strengthening in-country systems to build capacity of the workforce responsible for supply chain, laboratory, regulatory, pharmacy and other pharmaceutical systems.

• Institutional/ Organizational Development Specialist: Includes expertise supporting sustainable institutional and/or organizational development in the public and private sectors for greater self-reliance and transition from donor assistance, including improved structure, operating procedures and workflow, governance/lines of authority, funding, staffing, and transition planning.

• Training Specialist: Includes experience designing and/or delivering pre-service training, in-service training, and/or continuing education, including institutionalizing in-country training capacity and programs.

• Gender Specialist: Includes experience conducting gender analysis, developing and implementing gender appropriate policies, procedures and systems in different international environments.

• Change Management Specialist: Includes experience in strategic planning programming with government and private sector stakeholders to improve long-term engagement with project activities and support the Journey to Self-Reliance. Improves institutional capacity through demonstrated familiarity with capacity development, performance management, and donor coordination.

• Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Specialist: Includes experience providing support to small and medium enterprises in areas including commodity market dynamics, supply chain management, and pharmacies.

014 – Subject Matter Expert – Supply Chain - Includes technical specialists with professional experience in the Supply Chain field, including but not limited to:

• Supply Chain Systems Strengthening Specialist: Includes expertise supporting country counterparts to sustainably improve the design and functioning of in-country health commodity supply chain(s) to be flexible, agile, and responsive including public and private sector approaches.

• Emergency Response Supply Chain Specialist: Includes expertise in ensuring uninterrupted flow of health commodities to service delivery points during emergencies or unanticipated shocks.

• Procurement and Logistics Specialist: Includes experience providing global procurement and/or shipment and freight services, creating and maintaining contingency plans and product risk profiles, and/or assembling global forecasts of procurement needs.

• Health Commodity Risk Management Specialist: Professional with expertise maintaining contingency plans and product risk profiles to mitigate the risks affecting the reliable flow of commodities along supply chains, including production delays, disruptions of raw materials and component supplies, problems with manufacturing capacity, changes in supply and demand of products, long lead times, theft, reduced accuracy of forecasting and planning, and registration and customs requirements and delays.

015 – Subject Matter Expert – Pharmaceutical Management - Includes technical specialists with professional experience in the pharmaceutical management field, including but not limited to:

• Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening Specialist: Includes technical expertise strengthening country pharmaceutical systems including product policy, prioritization, pricing, selection, introduction, appropriate use, governance, pharmaceutical services and pharmacy practices, information systems, regulatory systems and pharmacovigilance, and antimicrobial resistance.

• Health Commodity Quality Assurance Specialist: Includes experience in health commodity quality assurance, commodity loss prevention, and/or product recalls.

B.10 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

In order to perform the statement of work set forth in Section C, the Contractor must provide personnel that meet the minimum education and experience requirements set forth below. These minimum qualifications for mid-level and senior personnel correspond to the Ceiling Daily Rates above.

Education + Experience Requirements

* Highest degree obtained should be related to work being performed.

** Experience should be related to the work being performed.

Language fluency, relevant regional experience, and international development experience requirements will be specified in individual task orders.

Level Academic Degree* AND Years of Relevant Work Experience**

Senior

Ph.D.

JD/ABD

MS/MA/MB

BS/BA

Less than BS/BA

Mid

Ph.D.

JD/ABD

MS/MA/MB

BS/BA

Less than BS/BA

Junior Junior level qualifications, if any, will be set at the TO level

B.11 SUBCONTRACTOR RATES

The following provides guidance for various subcontracting arrangements:

a. When the prime subcontracts with an approved subcontractor from the original IDIQ competition, the unburdened CDR’s for the prime contract apply to the subcontractor.

b. When the Prime contracts with a new subcontractor not yet approved, the unburdened CDR’s for the prime contract apply to the new subcontractor.

c. In the instance where the Prime subcontracts with a new subcontractor not yet approved and may or may not have a different cost accounting system that only processes fully burdened rates and when the subcontractor proposes fully burdened subcontractor rates that are “above” the prime IDIQ rates, the Prime may then include in its TO proposal, (i) the fully burdened rate proposed to the Prime by the Subcontractor, (ii) allocation of the Prime’s indirect costs in accordance with established accounting practices, and (iii) a reasonable profit. If the rates proposed to USAID, inclusive of the Prime’s allocable indirect costs and a reasonable profit are above the Prime’s unburdened CDRs, the Prime must disclose the amount of the indirect costs, and the amount of the proposed profit that were added to the Subcontractor’s proposed rates. A reasonable profit will be negotiated by the TOCO for the specific TO. The CDRs of the subcontractor must not exceed the prime’s CDRs in the IDIQ contract.

B.12 LABOR (UNBURDENED CDR) RATE CHANGES

The labor rates are fixed for all contract years; however, the Contractor may submit a proposal reducing the labor rates and/or indirect rates at any time during the life of this contract. The Government will review these proposals and determine if the revised rates are realistic and in the best interests of the Government. If the rates are accepted, the Government will modify the contract by incorporating the new rates into the contract.

B.13 INDIRECT COSTS

Pending establishment of revised provisional or final indirect cost rates, allowable indirect costs must be reimbursed on the basis of the following negotiated provisional or predetermined rates and the appropriate bases for prime contractors.

Prime Contractor Fringe Rate % Overhead Rate % G&A Rate %

PRIME (Insert Name)

Base of Application

Source: (insert)

Period: (insert)

The Contractor will make no change in its established method of classifying or allocating indirect costs that impacts this contract without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

Reimbursement for indirect costs must be at final negotiated rates.

Note: Contractors are allowed to recoup indirect costs (OH, G&A, etc.) as other direct costs if it is part of the contractor’s usual accounting procedures, consistent with FAR Part 31 and the contactor’s NICRA.

[END SECTION B]

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 PURPOSE

The Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management (Comprehensive TA) award is a mechanism within the Next Generation Global Health Supply Chain Suite of Programs. The purpose of Comprehensive TA is to strengthen systems and provide operational support to ensure sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, affordable health commodities. Comprehensive TA will work to develop the capacity of local systems, institutions, and individuals to sustainably manage supply chains, for both USAID-procured health commodities and those procured through other donor and national/local systems, and to strengthen local pharmaceutical management systems, including quality pharmaceutical services and national regulatory systems. This will include support for governments to shift from supply chain operators and pharmaceutical service providers to stewards for commodity and service availability and security, with heavier reliance on the private sector to provide operational support.

C.2 BACKGROUND

C.2.1 Context

USAID’s global health efforts are focused to prevent child and maternal deaths, control the HIV/AIDS epidemic, control and eliminate malaria, increase and sustain access to safe, voluntary, high-quality family planning and reproductive health services, and combat infectious diseases. The Agency’s procurement and delivery of quality-assured health commodities and provision of technical assistance to strengthen health supply chains and pharmaceutical management systems, including for diagnostic laboratory systems, are cornerstones for achieving these priorities.

This award is part of the Next Generation Global Health Supply Chain Suite of Programs (NextGen). NextGen is the follow-on to the current Global Health Supply Chain Program. By providing commodities and systems strengthening technical assistance NextGen seeks to transform supply chains for global health programs and achieve three principal goals:

● Maximize the availability, quality, and affordability of medicines and other health products and achieve better health outcomes for the populations served;

● Advance the capacity, resiliency and sustainability of locally-managed procurement and supply chains in the countries in which USAID works; and

● Increase value for the U.S. taxpayer and reduce the chances of waste, fraud, and diversion even further.

The activities of NextGen will be guided by offices in USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, Regional Bureaus, and Missions, and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). For additional information about the work of USAID in global health, please see usaid.gov/global-health; PEPFAR, state.gov/pepfar/; PMI, pmi.gov.

While some of the awards that are planned for NextGen are designed to be program-specific, others will be cross-cutting. More information about the programmatic scope of this award can be found in this RFP. For additional background information about NextGen and the planned awards, please see the NextGen Webpage.

The Comprehensive TA mechanism is designed as a cross-office initiative that will be guided by the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA), the Office of Infectious Diseases (ID), the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH), the Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition, and the Office of Health Systems (OHS), with funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FP/RH), Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN), Neglected Tropical Diseases, Tuberculosis, the Global Health Security (GHS) Program, and OHS, as well as USAID Regional Bureaus or Missions.

In this document, ‘health commodities’ includes medicines, contraceptives, vaccines/biologics, medical supplies, devices, diagnostic equipment, test kits, reagents and consumables.

‘Pharmaceutical services’ refers to services designed to ensure appropriate commodity use by providers (e.g., doctors, nurses, pharmacists) and patients/caregivers, protect patients from product-related problems, and achieve desired health outcomes (as a result of commodity use) including good pharmacy practices such as counseling to promote rational use and adherence and pharmacovigilance to ensure medication safety and effectiveness.

C.2.2 Previous Programs

NextGen mechanisms have been designed as a follow-on to the Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC) Program, which includes the following awards:

1. The Global Health Supply Chain Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) single-award IDIQ Contract was awarded in April 2015 to Chemonics International Inc.

2. The Global Health Supply Chain Rapid Test Kits (GHSC-RTK) Contract was awarded in February 2015 as a small business set aside to Remote Medical International and serves as the singular means of procuring HIV Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) within the GHSC Program.

3. The Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) multiple-award IDIQ was awarded in March 2015 to four prime partners: Axios International, Inc. (small business), Chemonics International Inc., Logistics Management Institute, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

4. The Global Health Supply Chain Business Intelligence & Analytics (GHSC-BI&A) Contract was awarded in May 2014 to Intellicog.

5. The Global Health Supply Chain Quality Assurance (GHSC-QA) Contract was awarded in January 2015 to FHI 360.

6. The Global Health Supply Chain Project Last Mile (GHSC-PLM) was awarded in June 2014 to an agreement between USAID, the Coca-Cola Company, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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7. The Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Contract was awarded in September 2018 to Management Sciences for Health (MSH).

8. The Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus (PQM+) Cooperative Agreement was awarded in September 2019 to the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP). Note:

while included as part of the GHSC Program, NextGen is not expected to include a follow-on for PQM+.

Information on these programs is available through their websites as well as on USAID’s Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC), which is updated with programmatic and progress reports from each mechanism.

As part of NextGen, Comprehensive TA is designed to reflect advances in thinking and lessons learned from past technical assistance (TA) programs and to accelerate progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance. The program builds on USAID Bureau of Global Health’s long history of TA programs to support and strengthen health commodity supply chains and pharmaceutical systems and complements other USAID global health mechanisms working in these areas.

C.2.3 Operational Planning and Sequencing of Awards During the Transition Period

The NextGen program comprises a number of interrelated acquisitions which will not be awarded simultaneously. If the COR determines that a Contractor cannot complete any function as described in the task order because other involved NextGen awards are not yet operational, the Contractor will include in their Mobilization and Transition Plan (see F.5.2) an alternative means of accomplishing the function until the involved NextGen awards become operational.

C.2.4 Problem Statement

Ensuring access to and appropriate use of health commodities is a global concern and is crucial to achieving USAID’s global health goals of preventing child and maternal deaths, controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, controlling and eliminating malaria, and combating infectious diseases.

Yet every country faces challenges ensuring that essential health commodities are consistently available, affordable to patients and payers, and are used to achieve health benefits without causing harm. In many USAID-supported countries, host-governments and other local institutions have weak health commodity supply chains, pharmaceutical systems and diagnostic laboratory networks. These weaknesses may stem from insufficient technical competency, institutional systems, policy frameworks, or human resources, and their effects are widespread.

Shortages or stock-outs of essential health commodities limit the effectiveness of public health programs, while excess stock represents a waste of limited resources; both situations threaten public confidence in the health system as do weak regulatory systems that fail to assure the…