RFP_72016520R00003 Amendment 1 (final).pdf

Dear Interested Offerors:

USAID/Macedonia is issuing Amendment 1 to the above-referenced RFP. This amendment advises interested Offerors that USAID is revising eligibility criteria for Offerors and adding the mandatory provision “Limitation on Subcontracting to Non-Local Entities (July 2014)” in Section H.14, as follows:

“This RFP is open to local entities. For the purposes of this RFP, “local entity” means an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that:

• is legally organized under the laws of North Macedonia

• has its principal place of business or operations in North Macedonia

• is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of North

Macedonia

• is managed by a governing body, the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of North Macedonia

Entities that do not meet the above-listed “local” criteria will be considered ineligible to participate in the award process.

In addition, awardees cannot have received more than $5 million from UAID over the last five years.

The text of the following provision is hereby incorporated into the solicitation:

H.14 302.3.5.17 Limitation on Subcontracting to Non-Local Entities (July 2014)

(a) Applicability. This provision applies to:

(i) Contracts that have been awarded to those local entities under the authority of and as defined in Section 7077 of Public Law 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-74), as amended by Section 7028 of Public Law 113-76, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, also known as "Local Competition Authority"; and

(ii) Contracts awarded to local entities (as defined in Section 7077 of Public Law

112-74) under the authority at AIDAR 706.302-70 Impairment of foreign aid programs.

(b) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract for—

Request for Proposal (RFP) Number: 72016520R00003, Amendment 1 Issue Date: September 18, 2020

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

RFP# 72016520R00003

(1) Services (except construction), at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the prime/local entity.

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a non-manufacturer of such supplies), the prime/ local entity concern must perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials.

(3) General construction, the prime/ local entity concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, the concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

(c) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor represents that it is an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that:

(1) Is legally organized under the laws of;

(2) Has as its principal place of business or operations in;

(3) Is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of; and

(4) Is managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country in which this contract will be primarily performed.

(d) For purposes of this clause, “majority owned” and “managed by” include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization's managers or a majority of the organization's governing body by any means.

(END OF PROVISION)”

All other terms of the solicitation remain unchanged.

Kind regards, Nathan Hilgendorf Regional Contracting Officer