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Amendment No. Three (3)

RFP Solicitation No. 72027819R00008 Accountability and Research Team (ART)

July 31, 2019

I. RFP SECTION C.4 1. “Support Services to USAID/MEB”

Delete item 3 in its entirety.

II. RFP SECTION H.27 “LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS”

Delete the contents of this section in their entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

“INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL”

“All deliverables must be produced in English. All correspondence must be in the English language. The Contractor must ensure that, when necessary to perform the work, Contractor employees and consultants have the appropriate level of skill in written and spoken English.

Arabic language is desirable.”

III. RFP SECTION L “INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO

OFFERORS”

i. Under Sub-Section L.6 “DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS” , paragraph “2. Proposals in

Response to this RFP:”

Delete the closing date of “August 13, 2019” under this paragraph, and replace with the date of “August 16, 2019” in lieu thereof.

ii. Under Sub-Section L.7 “INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” paragraph “(a)” itemized list:

1. Delete the content of item “V.” in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

“V. Technical Approach (including a summary start up plan, a summary monitoring, evaluation and learning plan, and a summary research and analysis plan).”

2. Delete the content of “Annex D” in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

“ Annex D: Positions descriptions, Resumes of Key Personnel, statement of qualifications, Professional References, and Letters of Commitment (Key Personnel).

(Not to exceed six pages for each proposed individual).”

Amendment No. Three (3)

RFP Solicitation No. 72027819R00008 Accountability and Research Team (ART)

July 31, 2019

iii. Under Sub-Section L.7 “INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL”, “I. Technical Approach”:

Delete the second paragraph in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

“The technical approach must include a Summary Start-up Plan and a summary Research and Analysis (R&A) plan. These summary plans must be included in the 20-page limit and must not be submitted as separate Annexes.”

All other paragraphs in this section remain unchanged.

iv. Under Sub-Section L.7 “INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL”, “III. Past Performance Information [See Section M.3.III]”, paragraph “(a) 1.”:

Delete the last sentence in the paragraph in its entirety and insert the following sentence in lieu thereof:

“Projects implemented under assistance will not be considered for past performance evaluation.”

The remainder of the paragraph, and all other paragraphs in this section remain unchanged.

v. Under Sub-Section L.8 “INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL”, paragraph “(g) Part 7- “Portions of Section K not available online,” Delete this paragraph in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

“ (g) Part 7 –Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

The Offeror and each proposed subcontractor must complete all “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offeror” as required in Section K in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed via www.sam.gov. In addition, Offerors must submit copies of all the representations, certifications, and other statements with the proposal as an annex to the cost proposal.

Offerors must submit those portions of Section K not available online in this section, including but not limited to the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.”

[End of RFP Amendment No. Three]