RFP_72026818R00001_RevisedRFP_Amendment_No_1.pdf

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RFP #72026818R00001

Amendment No.01

USAID/Lebanon Community Support Program

Content

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 INDIRECT COSTS AND ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING ON CEILINGS

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION D ‐ PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (January 1993)

D.2 BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY

D.3 BRANDING STRATEGY

D.4 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN

SECTION E ‐ INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

E.3 PERFORMANCE, MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING PLAN

SECTION F ‐ DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

F.6 ORDERING PROCEDURES

F.7 TASK ORDER ADMINISTRATION

F.8 KEY PERSONNEL

SECTION G ‐ CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

USAID/Lebanon

G.4 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

G.5 INVOICES

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.7 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

SECTION H ‐ SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1. GRANTS UNDER CONTRACTS (GUC)

H.2 CONSENT TO SUBCONTRACT

H.3 AIDAR 752.229‐71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

H.4 ADS 302.3.5.19 USAID‐FINANCED THIRD‐PARTY WEB SITES (AUGUST 2013)

H.5 ADS 302.3.5.21 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY (DDL)

(OCTOBER 2014)

H.6 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

H.7 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.8 INSURANCE AND SERVICES

H.9 LOGISTIC SUPPORT

H.10 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002)

H.11 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.12 EXCHANGE VISITORS AND TRAINING

H.13 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES OR PROPERTY

H.14 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED

H.15 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM

H.16 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

H.17 INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL AND CLOSELY ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS

H.18 AUDITS OF SUBCONTRACTS WITH NON‐U.S. ORGANIZATIONS

H.19 AIDAR 752.204‐71 PARTNER VETTING (FEB 2012)

H.20 VETTING REQUIREMENTS OF SUB‐AWARDEES

H.21 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN AND THE SF 294 – SUBCONTRACTING REPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL

CONTRACTS AND SF 295 – SUMMARY CONTRACTING REPORT

H.22 SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

H.23 AIDAR 752.7005 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS

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PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

USAID/Lebanon

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

I.2 52.204‐1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT. (DEC 1989)

I.3 52.216‐18 ORDERING. (OCT 1995)

I.4 52.216‐19 ORDER LIMITATIONS. (OCT 1995)

I.5 52.216‐22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY. (OCT 1995)

I.6 52.227‐23 RIGHTS TO PROPOSAL DATA (TECHNICAL) (JUN 1987)

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF THE OFFEROR

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

RESPONDENTS

L.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

L.2 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

L.3 52.216‐1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.4 52.233‐2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L.5 AIDAR 752.204‐70 PARTNER VETTING PRE‐AWARD REQUIREMENTS (FEB 2012)

L.6 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.7 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL

L.10 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BRANDING AND MARKING PLANS

SECTION M ‐ EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.3 COST/PRICE EVALUATION

M.4 DETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE RANGE

M.5 SOURCE SELECTION

USAID/Lebanon

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 of the USAID/Lebanon Community Support Program.

USAID Task Order Contracting Officers (TOCOs) will order services 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 that are either Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) (term or completion), Cost-Plus- Award-Fee (CPAF) or Fixed- Priced type. The Contractor will furnish the services set forth in task orders at terms consistent with the terms specified in this contract.

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT

The initial obligation of funds under Task Order (TO) No.1 constitutes the minimum obligation amount for the IDIQ.

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

This is a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with an overall ceiling price of $80,000,000 for the USAID/Lebanon Community Support Program IDIQ. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders must not exceed the Contract ceiling.

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILING (Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee Task Orders Only)

(a) For each cost-reimbursement task order issued under this IDIQ, the Task Order Contracting Officer and Contractor agree to negotiate a set dollar amount for fixed fee. In negotiating the appropriate 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. In no event, however, may the amount of fixed fee in any individual task order exceed [TBD] percent of the task order’s estimated cost, excluding fee.

This fee ceiling is not applicable to Grants under Contracts (GUCs), if any, or other costs that have a separate fee ceiling established in the contract.

The fixed fee ceiling applies to the prime contract and all cost reimbursement subcontracts.

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

USAID/Lebanon

Fee for Cost-Plus-Award-Fee task order types will be negotiated by the TOCO at the time of task order award.

NOTE: The ceiling on fixed fee does not apply to Fixed-Priced Task Orders.

(c) Separate Fixed Fee Ceiling Applicable To Grants Under Contracts (GUCs)

In no event may the amount of fixed fee (if any) applicable to GUCs in any individual task order exceed _____ percent (Offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the task order GUC cost.

B.6 INDIRECT COSTS AND ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING ON CEILINGS

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 and their major subcontractors.

Offeror Fringe Rate

Overhead Rate %

Overhead Ceiling Rate %

G&A Rate %

G&A Ceiling Rate %

PRIME (Insert Name) Base of Application Source: (insert) Period: (insert)

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Base of Application Source: (insert) Period: (insert)

*Special Note: The un-shaded columns in the indirect cost table are the current approved indirect cost rates for the prime and major subcontractor(s).

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, but not in excess of ceiling rates specified above.

The Government must not be obligated to pay any additional amount associated with indirect costs above the ceiling rates established in the contract. This advance understanding must not change any monetary ceiling, cost limitation, or obligation established in the contract.

NOTE: For Fixed-priced Task Orders, the overhead ceilings serve as a basis for negotiation only.

USAID/Lebanon

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 OF SECTION B]

USAID/Lebanon

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 TITLE OF PROGRAM:

The title of this program is Community Support Program (CSP).

C.2 OBJECTIVE

The Contractor will provide USAID/Lebanon with a broad range of technical assistance and support services under this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support municipalities and underserved and vulnerable communities in providing better services and enhanced economic opportunities to improve lives and reduce tensions that contribute to conflict and violence, primarily in Lebanon’s North, South and Bekaa regions. The services provided under this IDIQ will focus on addressing the needs of the three CSP components summarized below (please see Attachments J.12 through J.14 to this RFP for more background and contextual information of these three project components and a list of additional references).

C.3 SCOPE

The contractor will provide services at USAID’s direction to implement activities in each of the three CSP Components below:

(1) Community Stabilization Support to assist local communities meet immediate-term stabilization needs to mitigate tensions with activities expected to take up to 9 months for implementation;

(2) Community Development Support to provide medium to long term support with implementation expected to last up to 18 months to complete activities that meet priority local development needs and fill urgent gaps in access to resources; and

(3) Technical Assistance Support for Key Essential Services to municipalities and other local partners receiving assistance under Components 1 and 2.

The contractor will implement simultaneously multiple and complex community development activities entailing a large number of grants and subcontracts including construction contracting among the three CSP components listed above and manage different stakeholders and implementers in a coordinated and synchronized manner.

C.3.1 COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SUPPORT

The primary objective of this component is meeting immediate-term stabilization needs, thereby reducing communal tensions related to resource competition and mitigating the destabilizing impact of the Syrian crisis. Under Component One, the contractor will provide short term, quick assistance with a three to nine month expected implementation timeframe to local communities to help in mitigating instability and building resilience, particularly when competition over resources is acute and conducive to conflict.

USAID/Lebanon

Community support under Component One may take the form of technical assistance, provision of equipment and rapid completion of small scale infrastructure, and other forms of support found appropriate in agreement with USAID. It is estimated that such support shall not exceed $100,000 per activity. USAID may approve interventions at higher costs on a case by case basis within Task Orders, particularly where needs are the greatest or local partners have the proven ability to effectively utilize the CSP support.

Illustrative activities include, but are not limited to: direct essential equipment and service provision such as providing water tanks, safety/security enhancement and access to back-up electricity through solar lights, small-scale infrastructure rehabilitation, and seed funding or other resources for entrepreneurship.

While addressing immediate communal needs, the contractor will also implement preliminary activities authorized by USAID to test the readiness and capacity of local actors to receive support under Components Two and Three. In this case, stabilization support will be an entry point prior to providing support under Component Two to prepare prospective local actors who can mobilize resources and people to implement larger scale activities. Therefore, small scale-preliminary activities will be utilized in circumstances where risk is high and testing the environment is prudent prior to investing larger amounts of money under Component Two.

Taking into consideration that many organizations are working on stabilization activities, as highlighted in Attachments J.12 – J.14 that provides a summary of donor support, the contractor will ensure that support is not duplicative but complements other assistance being locally provided. Priority will be given to underserved communities where tensions prevail and essential needs are not met.

C.3.2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

Under Component Two, the contractor will provide medium to long term support with an expected implementation timeframe of up to 18 months to meet the priority local development needs of vulnerable and underserved local communities. Support under Component Two will fill urgent gaps in access to resources to improve the quality of life and reinstate economic activity for the purpose of reducing tension, mitigating conflict over limited resources, sustaining stability, and providing economic opportunities in vulnerable communities. Interventions will have a longer time frame than Component One, thus enabling achievement of sustainable results. The contractor will work with local communities to help them play a major role filling resource gaps when unassisted public entities are incapable of satisfying citizens’ needs in a timely manner, especially when unforeseen crises prevail.

The contractor will provide support in sectors where the central government and the local communities do not have the means and capabilities to initiate and sustain basic service provision independently. Local stakeholders include, but are not limited to, municipalities and/or unions of municipalities, sub-national government entities such as the Regional Water Establishments (RWEs), engaged local community actors such as civil society organizations, local cooperatives, private enterprises, farmers, and other business associations. Support should be in sectors of prime importance to local communities including, but not restricted to, income generation, skills development, energy conservation such as solar power generation, environmental protection such

USAID/Lebanon as solid waste management, efficient irrigation, potable water, sanitation, and other related small-scale infrastructure and provision of equipment. CSP will also include livelihood support that generates short-term job opportunities for targeted beneficiaries.

Community support under Component Two may take the form of technical assistance, provision of equipment and small-scale infrastructure, grants, and other forms of appropriate support, after agreement with USAID. The anticipated ceiling for activities that do not include infrastructure is $150,000 per activity. The anticipated ceiling for small-scale infrastructure activities is $250,000 per activity. The Mission may approve increases to these estimated activity limits if deemed essential and necessary for achieving project results and upon the decision of Mission management.

CSP interventions will be primarily located in geographical areas and communities in the North, South and Bekaa (i.e. outside Beirut and Mount Lebanon) as roughly identified in the map included in Attachment J.13 to this RFP, entitled “UNICEF Lebanon: Equity in Crisis Response – 2017,” or any updates to this map. The contractor will identify activities in consultation with the local community stakeholders within the selected geographical areas and in response to their demands.

Activities under this component will be supported and enhanced by interventions under Component Three to ensure their sustainability and continuity. Hence, it is essential that interventions under Components Two and Three are designed and implemented in a coordinated manner to ensure ultimate results. Additionally, activities under Component Two could be part of a phased intervention that first addresses quick impact needs outlined under Component One and later developed into longer term support under Component Two that would require more resources and effort to achieve results.

While maintaining a focus on the long-term objective of community enhancement and sustainability, the contractor will need to be flexible and adaptive to accommodate and address interim short-term challenges as they occur, for the purpose of addressing conflict and tensions.

The contractor will adopt a participatory approach that promotes community collaboration to achieve a common interest and works across sectarian as well as Syrian- Lebanese portions.

Leverage and mobilization of community resources and community cost shares from public and/or private sources whenever possible are encouraged and expected to secure community engagement and commitment as well as to promote sustainability of results.

C.3.3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR KEY ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Interventions under this component intend to provide needed technical and capacity building support to relevant municipalities, local organizations, and individuals involved in the activities implemented under Component Two and Component One.

USAID/Lebanon

Such technical assistance and capacity building will be focused and impactful in order to ensure municipalities, organizations and communities attain the needed capabilities to generate and sustain the impact of the supported activities in providing key essential services. To illustrate, if a supported activity under Component Two is expanding the services of a community health clinic through the provision of new equipment, then technical assistance could include (but is not limited to) training for the operators on using and maintaining the equipment and managing patients and their files.

Therefore, the contractor will assess, identify, and implement solutions to capacity building needs, if any, required to enable the recipients of USAID assistance to properly utilize, operate, and maintain the USAID investments provided in Components One and Two. Support will focus on community awareness and conflict resolution in conjunction with the larger effort to build capacity of local governments to provide services. CSP will provide capacity development assistance to select municipalities and local partners such as civil society organizations or private sector entities particularly in large hosting communities. Interventions illustratively include the following core areas: municipal operations, management and administration, human resources, local development planning, strategic/collaborative planning, municipal engagement with stakeholders/local community, community awareness, operation and maintenance, private sector engagement, local revenue generation and marketing, environment preservation, public procurement and transparency, conflict mitigation, and private sector engagement and mobilization of the diaspora. Capacity development will contribute to identifying local actors with the potential of instigating positive and lasting change in their communities and enabling them to mobilize resources, advocate for communal participation, operate and maintain projects for the long-run, and minimize destabilizing factors through moderation and conflict resolution.

Note that USAID funds multiple implementers to build capacity of local organizations and municipalities. Hence, the contractor must coordinate with other USAID implementers, as appropriate.

C.4 CROSS CUTTING THEMES

C.4.1 JOB CREATION

To the extent practicable, the contractor will identify infrastructure activities with a view toward encouraging labor intensive investment, as an effective way to implement activities, with potential to create temporary employment.

C.4.2 GENDER CONSIDERATION

To the greatest extent possible, the contractor must seek to include both men and women in all aspects of this project including participation and leadership in [e.g., meetings, training, etc.].

The contractor must collect, analyze and submit to USAID sex-disaggregated data and proposed actions that will address any identified gender-related issues.

USAID policy requires that gender issues be addressed as appropriate in all USAID-funded activities. The contractor must look for gender implications or opportunities in the project, USAID/Lebanon seeking to address embedded gender issues and promote gender equity, as appropriate, in all phases of project implementation and internal management.

There are complex political and socio-economic dynamics that continue to undermine gender equality and female empowerment in the country. The law provides for equality among all citizens and prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability, language, or social status.

Although the government generally respected these provisions, they are not adequately enforced in some areas, especially in economic matters, and aspects of the law and traditional beliefs discriminated against women. Discrimination in employment and occupation occurred with respect to women, persons with disabilities, foreign domestic workers, and LGBTI and HIV-positive persons. The law provides for equal pay for equal work for men and women, but in the private sector, discrimination still exists in the provision of benefits. Only 26 percent of women, compared with 76 percent of men, are in the formal labor force; women earn on average 61 percent of what men earn for comparable work.

USAID/Lebanon conducted a Country Level Gender Assessment in 2012 to inform the Country Development Strategy. In the period 2013-2017, USAID/Lebanon conducted gender analysis for the education sector and produced resource guides for gender integration in value chain and education sectors. The USAID-funded Lebanon Industry Value Chain Development (LIVCD) project gender examination (2016) highlighted the extent of women’s participation in several agricultural and non-agricultural value chains. It observed that females are active in the rural tourism, olive oil, processed foods, rural baskets and honey value chains. While the value chains for avocado, cherry, grape, and pome fruit (e.g., apples and pears) are characterized by low female participation due to limited access to land and credit and male dominance on resources.

While the percentage of women elected to municipal councils in 2016 remains low at a 5.4% as compared to the total number of candidates, 599 women were elected to municipal councils– a 15 percent increase over 2010’s vote – according research by the National Commission for Lebanese Women. USAID under the BALADI Project (2014) observed that complex governance, social, cultural, and economic factors still hinder female participation in municipal councils in Lebanon and impact the integration of women in local development activities. The project observed that successful female integration in local development activities conceptualized by municipalities can occur when there is heavy involvement and active work of females at all communal levels, and their proper and equal integration in the project stages by municipalities and donors from inception to end. The Contractor under the CSP will consider gender issues and develop approaches to increase women’s participation in community development initiatives. The Contractor will be required to ensure that sufficient gender analysis of project activities and sectors is undertaken and a gender integration and female empowerment plan is in effect throughout entire activity cycle – planning, implementation, monitoring and adapting

In 2018, USAID/Lebanon will conduct an in-depth gender analysis, which will also inform the CSP Contractor’s approach and methodology.

C.4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

USAID/Lebanon

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, Section 117 requires that the impact of USAID’s activities on the environment be considered and that USAID include environmental sustainability as a central consideration in designing and carrying out its development programs.

This mandate is codified in Federal Regulations (22 CFR 216) and in USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS) Parts 201.5.10g and 204 (http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ADS/200/), which, in part, require that the potential environmental impacts of USAID-financed activities are identified prior to a final decision to proceed and that appropriate environmental safeguards are adopted for all activities. An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) # ME-18-09 has been approved on November 22, 2017 for the CSP project (Attachment J.8). This IEE has determined that a Negative Determination with Conditions applies to activities to be implemented under this solicitation. This indicates that if these activities are implemented subject to the specified conditions, they are expected to have no significant adverse effect on the environment. After award, the selected contractor will be responsible for implementing all IEE conditions pertaining to activities to be funded under this solicitation. As part of its initial Work Plan, and all Annual Work Plans thereafter, the selected contractor, in collaboration with the USAID COR and Mission Environmental Officer or Bureau Environmental Officer, as appropriate, will review all ongoing and planned activities under the upcoming award to determine if they are within the scope of the approved Regulation 216 environmental documentation. The selected contractor will develop accordingly an Environmental Review and Assessment Checklist (AREC) to screen activities to ensure they will result in no adverse environmental impact. If potential environmental impacts are identified, then the contractor will develop mitigation measures, as necessary, and to specify monitoring and reporting requirements as part of an Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP). The EMMP will include monitoring the implementation of the conditions and their effectiveness.

USAID anticipates that environmental compliance will require environmental management expertise. Offerors should therefore include as part of their proposal, their approach to achieving environmental compliance and management, to include:

The Offeror’s approach to developing and implementing the environmental review process for proposed activities.

The Offeror’s approach to providing necessary environmental management expertise, including examples of past experience of environmental management of similar activities.

The Offeror’s illustrative budget for implementing the environmental compliance activities. For the purposes of this solicitation, Offerors should reflect costs for environmental compliance implementation and monitoring in their cost proposal.

C.4.4 SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability of supported community development activities under CSP is important so that such supported activities continue to meet the needs of vulnerable and needy communities beyond the life of the CSP. There are several factors that contribute to ensuring sustainability; these factors include but are not restricted to: local ownership of activities from the earliest stages of conceptualization, participatory approaches in identifying activities and local partners, and the long-term financial and operational feasibility of supported activities. The Contractor’s approach

USAID/Lebanon and methodology must explain and demonstrate how sustainability will be planned for and ensured under the CSP. Refer to Attachment J.16 USAID Local Systems/5Rs Framework.

C.4.5 FLEXIBILITY

Given the fluidity of the political, social, economic context in vulnerable and underserved areas, the Contractor’s approach must allow USAID to respond to emerging needs and direct resources to priority underserved and vulnerable host community areas as the situation requires. In response to, or in consultation with USAID, the Contractor’s methodology and approach must also allow for necessary possible modifications to original plans and scaling-up or closing-out of activities. USAID may also, at its discretion, provide technical direction to the Contractor to implement certain high priority activities needed to advance Foreign Policy Objectives.

C.4.6 COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH

Proper communication and outreach between the project and its audiences form an integral part of its success. It is essential that the stakeholders and beneficiaries of this project, as well as their constituent communities, are properly informed and continuously engaged with the project activities. It is equally important to strongly promote the project benefits and disseminate widely its successes and achievements.

The Contractor will provide the adequate resources, capabilities, and procedures to ensure effective CSP communication with relevant stakeholders (such as beneficiaries and local government entities) as well as the general public. The Contractor will also provide resources to respond to scheduled and ad-hoc USAID requests for specific information and reporting other than the required reporting specified in Section F.5 “Reports and Deliverables or Outputs” and individual Task Orders. The Contractor will properly promote project successes, impact, and achievement targeting a wide audience. The contractor will update USAID on activity progress, achievements, and events on a weekly basis as specified in individual task orders.

Communication with high-ranking government officials and central Government entities must be coordinated in advance with USAID, and may not occur without USAID prior approval. As for the project’s communication with USAID, it is bound by the requirements set forth in Section D.3 “Branding Strategy”.

The Contractor must develop an overall Communication and Outreach plan, to be incorporated into individual Task Orders. The plan identifies the Contractors approach towards communication with project’s audiences and promotion of its impact and achievements. The plan must include the Contractors proposed communication protocol with USAID and other stakeholders, a list of proposed communication and outreach activities, and the required resources for their implementation. Offerors Communication and Outreach approach must be reflected in their Technical approach, Management Approach, and Staffing Plan.

C.5 LIST OF PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

USAID/Lebanon

The below list provides examples of activities that will not be considered under CSP but shall not be limited to these examples. USAID and the Contractor will have the flexibility to determine the eligibility of certain activities on a case by case basis.

Activities and sectors which will not be considered under CSP include:

Arts, including performance, theatre, shows, reality shows, art exhibitions, and art therapy;

Sports competition, including intra-community or inter-community competition, sports team building and training;

Workshops, roundtables, conferences, seminars and exhibitions that are stand alone and not related to a specific community support activity;

Partial contribution towards existing projects will be determined on a case by case basis;

Legal advocacy and litigation;

Endowments;

Research;

Pilot activities to test equipment or technology will be determined on a case by case basis;

Housing, particularly when it is an attempt to settle refugees;

Commodities distribution for personal use is limited – may be approved exceptionally on a case by case basis (health and sanitation kits, blankets, fuel-efficient heating stoves, etc.);

Large scale construction activities causing major environmental disruptions;

Construction activities aimed at individual private use;

Activities that cause disruption of water sources and water streams; and Agricultural roads.

[END OF SECTION C]

USAID/Lebanon

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (January 1993)

(a) It is USAID policy that USAID-financed commodities and shipping containers, and activity construction sites and other activity locations be suitably marked with the USAID emblem.

Shipping containers are also to be marked with the last five digits of the USAID financing document number. As a general rule, marking is not required for raw materials shipped in bulk (such as coal, grain, etc.), or for semi-finished products which are not packaged.

(b) Specific guidance on marking requirements should be obtained prior to procurement of commodities to be shipped, and as early as possible for activity construction sites and other activity locations. This guidance will be provided through the cognizant technical office indicated on the cover page of this contract, or by the Mission Director in the Cooperating Country to which commodities are being shipped, or in which the activity site is located.

(c) Authority to waive marking requirements is vested with the Regional Assistant Administrators, and with Mission Directors.

(d) A copy of any specific marking instructions or waivers from marking requirements is to be sent to the CO; the original should be retained by the Contractor.

D.2 BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY

All USAID-funded foreign assistance (including programs, projects, activities, public communications, or commodities) must be communicated, promoted, and marked as coming from the American People through USAID. Specific communications and promotion measures must be described in the “Branding Strategy” and “Branding Implementation Plan,” and specific marking will be described in the “Marking Plan” for the contract. Branding and marking under this contract must comply with the USAID Automated Directive System Chapter 320 Branding and Marking (ADS 320) at http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/300/320.pdf.

D.3 BRANDING STRATEGY

The name of the project:

The project name is Community Support Program.

Translations to other applicable languages must be proposed by the contractor and approved by USAID as part of the Branding Implementation Plan.

How the materials and communications will be positioned:

In all project communications and materials the project will be referred to as USAID’s. In all public events and public communications the project will also acknowledge and make it visible

USAID/Lebanon and understandable that the project, all its activities and/or materials/deliverables are made possible by the American People. Any materials and communications produced by any sub-contractor must follow USAID branding requirements.

The desired level of visibility:

The contractor must ensure that the project (as well as the fact that it is made possible by the American people through USAID) receives broad visibility not only among its beneficiaries and counterparts, but also among the general public in Lebanon. USAID’s experience in Lebanon demonstrates critical importance and multiple opportunities for public outreach through information dissemination.

In the case of events, trainings or conferences related to market based solutions that are put on by private sector lead firms and not directly by the implementer or its sub-contractors, a reduced branding and marking approach can be applied. This is to promote more visibility for the role of the private sector and private sector actors in leading these events. However, this does not apply when an event, training or conference is being directly sponsored by the implementing partner and its sub-contractors.

Any other organizations to be acknowledged:

Co-branding and co-marking of public communications with local partners, in particular national governments and partners in public-private partnerships, is allowable and encouraged in order to promote local ownership of the initiatives supported by USAID. Co-branding and co-marking is to be specified in the branding implementation plan and will require approval by USAID.

D.4 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN

The contractor’s approved Branding Implementation Plan and Marking Plan will be included under individual task orders and must comply with the following requirements.

The cover page of all report deliverables required in Section F will include the USAID Identity (or the name of the Agency written out) prominently displayed, the Contract number (see the cover page of this Contract), the Task Order number, Contractor name, name of the responsible USAID office, the publication or issuance date of the document, document title, author name(s), Activity number, and Activity title. Descriptive information is required whether Contractor furnished products are submitted in paper or electronic form. All materials will include the name, organization, address, and telephone/fax/internet number of the person submitted the materials.

The Contractor must comply with the requirements of the USAID “Graphic Standards Manual” available at www.usaid.gov/branding, or any successor branding policy.

Branding Implementation Plan (BIP):

USAID/Lebanon

The BIP, developed by the contractor, describes how the program will be communicated to the beneficiaries and promoted to host-country citizens. It outlines the events and materials the contractor will use to deliver the message that the assistance is from the American people.

The BIP should specifically address the following:

• How to incorporate the message, “This assistance is from the American people,” in communications and materials directed to beneficiaries, or provide an explanation if this message is not appropriate or possible.

• How to publicize the program, project, or activity in the host-country and a description of the communications tools to be used. Such tools may include the following:

° Press releases, ° Press conferences, ° Media interviews, ° Site visits, ° VIP visits, ° Success stories, ° Beneficiary testimonials, ° Professional photography, ° PSAs, ° Videos, and ° Webcasts, e-invitations, or other e-mails sent to group lists, such as participants for a training session blast e-mails or other Internet activities, etc.

• The key milestones or opportunities anticipated to generate awareness that the program, project, or activity is from the American people, or an explanation if this is not appropriate or possible. Such milestones may be linked to specific points in time, such as the beginning or end of a program, or to an opportunity to showcase publications or other materials, research findings, or program success. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

° Launching the program, ° Announcing research findings, ° Publishing reports or studies, ° Spotlighting trends, ° Highlighting success stories, ° Featuring beneficiaries as spokespeople, ° Showcasing before-and-after photographs, ° Securing endorsements from ministry or local organizations, ° Promoting final or interim reports, and ° Communicating program impact/overall results.

Marking Plan (MP):

The MP is developed to enumerate the public communications, commodities, and program materials and other items that visibly bear or will be marked with the USAID Identity. USAID’s policy is that programs, projects, activities, public communications, or commodities implemented or delivered under contracts and subcontracts exclusively funded by USAID are marked exclusively with the USAID Identity. Where applicable, a host country symbol or ministry logo, USAID/Lebanon or another U.S. Government logo may be added. Except for the manufacturer’s trademark on a commercial item, the corporate identities or logos of contractors or subcontractors are not permitted on USAID-funded program materials and communications. Please refer to section

320.3.2.4 that describes what the Marking Plan must address.

Note that marking is not required for Contractors’ offices, vehicles, and non-deliverable items, such as office supplies used primarily for administration of the USAID funded.

[END OF SECTION D]

USAID/Lebanon

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following Contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE” in Section I.1 of this contract. See http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html for electronic access to the full text of a FAR clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES-FIXED PRICE AUG 1996

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES-COST REIMBURSEMENT APR 1984

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

USAID inspection and acceptance of services, reports and other required deliverables or outputs must take place at USAID Lebanon or at any other location where the services are performed and reports and deliverables or outputs are produced or submitted. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) identified in Section G.3 has been delegated authority to inspect and accept all services, reports, and deliverables required by the IDIQ Contract.

TOCORs will be designated for a specific Task Order. In accordance with the clauses of this Contract entitled ―Inspection of Services – Cost Reimbursement, (FAR 52.246-5) and ―Inspection of Services – Fixed-price, (FAR 52.246-4), inspection of results or other deliverables required by each Task Order issued hereunder must be made by the cognizant TOCOR for that Task Order. Acceptance of goods/services and reports or other deliverables by the cognizant TOCOR for that Task Order must form the basis for payments to the contractor, and will form the basis of the contractor’s permanent performance record with regard to this contract.

E.3 PERFORMANCE, MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING PLAN

The progress, success and impact of the Contractor’s performance under this contract will be monitored and evaluated as a part of the overall contract results. The Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (PMEL) is a management tool for systematic process of monitoring the achievements of program operations; collecting and analyzing performance information to track progress toward planned results; evaluating contractor’s performance; and learning and adapting. PMEL plan will address performance standards which relate to the performance requirements and how the Contractor’s performance will be measured against the performance standards. The standards shall be measurable and structured to permit an assessment of the contractor’s performance.

The Contractor must follow the approved PMEL Plan incorporated into the IDIQ contract and flowing down to the individual task orders to reflect their specific scopes and results. Results at

USAID/Lebanon the Task Order levels will feed into the overall CSP project PMEL plan. Refer to the CSP Results Framework in Attachment J.15.

Performance Standards for the entire CSP IDIQ:

- Essential services provided, installed, and/or upgraded

- People with access to adequate levels of essential services

- Jobs impacted as a result of USG assistance

- People with increased skills as a result of USG support

- Community assets contributed (cost share, leveraging) in the community development activities

- Municipalities supported by USG with improved public services as perceived by community opinion leaders

[END OF SECTION E]

USAID/Lebanon

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following Contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.252-2 “CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE” in Section I.1 of this contract. See http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html for electronic access to the full text of a FAR clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989) - ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

a. The period of performance for the Contract, including all Task Orders, is seven years from the date of Contracting Officer signature.

b. The ordering period is five years from the date of Contracting Officer signature.

c. Task Order performance may continue up to 2 years after the ordering period, but must be completed no later than the end of the period of performance of the Contact.

The ordering period of the award is limited to five years. Task Orders may be issued during the ordering period specified in paragraph “b” with a maximum period of performance of no more than 5 years not to exceed the contract end date set forth in paragraph a. above. For example, Task Orders issued during Years 1 and 2 may have a five-year period of performance, whereas Task Orders issued during Years 3, 4, and 5 will have less than a five-year period of performance.

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Performance of this contract and Task Orders issued hereunder will be in Lebanon.

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Evaluation of the contractor’s performance must be conducted for each task order in accordance with the performance standards set forth in the Task Order, if any, the Contractor’s overall performance toward achievement of the objectives in Section C and provision of deliverables in Section F of the task order, and the Contractor’s compliance with all other terms and conditions of the IDIQ and task order. Each evaluation will be conducted jointly by the TOCOR and the TOCO, and must form the basis of the contractor’s permanent performance record with regard to this Contract and task orders as required in FAR Part 42.15 and AIDAR 742.15.

USAID/Lebanon

The Contractor’s performance under TOs will be evaluated annually and at Contract completion, in accordance with the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), utilizing at minimum, the following factors:

(i) Quality;

(ii) Schedule;

(iii) Cost control;

(iv) Management;

(v) Utilization of Small Business (as applicable);

(vi) Regulatory Compliance;

(vii) Other Areas (as applicable) (e.g., late or nonpayment to subcontractors, trafficking violations, tax delinquency, failure to report in accordance with Contract terms and conditions, defective cost or pricing data, terminations, suspension and debarments).

The TOCOR and CO will also evaluate on an annual basis the contractor’s adherence to the performance standards included in the Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (PMEL) included in Section E of the IDIQ or relevant TO.

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR…