Amendment 1 Solicitation 72016823R00003 SEI.pdf

Amendment 1 to the Solicitation #72016823R00003 USAID’s Support to Electoral Integrity Activity

1. On the cover page of the solicitation, revise the due date for submission of proposal from “May 10, 2023” to “May 17, 2023”.

2. Under F.7.2 Reporting and Delivery Schedule, DELETE the submission date for “5.

Quarterly Performance Reports” and REPLACE with the following:

No. Reporting Requirement Submission Date

5. Quarterly Performance Reports Within 30 calendar days after the end of the quarter.

3. Under L.6.1 General Instructions, delete the following:

“(4) The offeror must convert its documents into PDF (for narrative text), Microsoft Excel (for budgets and other relevant tables) before the offeror sends any documents to USAID.” and renumber the remaining.

4. Under Section L.6.3 Factor 1 Performance Work Statement/Technical Approach, first bullet, delete “chart” to read as follows: “An executive summary listing proposed interventions to achieve the objectives (counts toward the page limitation and shall not exceed 2 pages).”

5. Delete the last bullet under L.6.3 Factor 1 Performance Work Statement/Technical Approach for submission of the illustrative work plan under the technical approach (within 25 pages) and replace with the submission of the illustrative work plan as annex under L.6.2(b), as follows:

“● Annex E: The illustrative first year work plan must clearly describe the planned activities, major tasks and outputs, timeline of tasks and outputs and expected results for the first year. The first-year work plan is limited to two pages.”

6. Under L.7.1.i. Personnel delete “BAM 114,321” as the maximum annual rate and replace it with “BAM 118,437”. In addition, insert the following:

“USAID/BiH LCP ranges in local currency (BAM) are as follows:

Professional level 61,644-118,437 Grades 9-12 Mid-level assistant 38,940-76,504 Grades 5-8 Unskilled/laborer 26,043-49,567 Grades 1-4.”

7. Update L.7.3 Policies and Procedures, as follows:

“If requested by the Contracting Officer, the offerors are required to submit a copy of offeror’s personnel policies, especially regarding salary and wage scales, fringe benefit, merit increases, promotions, leave, differentials, travel and per diem, procurement regulations, etc., as they will relate to this project.”

8. Under L.7.C(d) Exchange rate, replace 1.85 with (1 USD = 1.80 BAM).

9. Under M.3. Factor 1: Performance Work Statement/Technical Approach, at the end of paragraph 4, insert the following:

“The government will evaluate the degree of coverage of beneficiaries (MECs, PSCs) achieved in successfully accomplishing the objectives set forth in the SOO.”

10. Delete “Attachment J.5 SEI Activity Logframe” and replace it with “Attachment J.5 SEI Revised Activity Logframe”.

11. Insert “Attachment J.11 SEI Quarterly Reports, Objective 4, SPPG”

12. Under Statement of Objectives, Relationship to Other Activities, delete “If there is overlap in where USAID’s election integrity activity works with that of the Local Governance Activity, then efforts should be made to ensure that the approaches are coordinated and, when possible, enhanced to maximize the effectiveness of both activities.” and replace with “If there is overlap in where USAID’s election integrity activity works with that of the Local Governance Activity, then efforts must be made to ensure that the approaches are coordinated and, when possible, enhanced to maximize the effectiveness of both activities.”

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