RFP No. 72027824R00002 Amendment No. 01.pdf

REVISED RFP - AMENDMENT 0001

CHANGES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW

Solicitation Issuance Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Revised Solicitation Issuance Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Deadline for Proposals: Saturday, December 07, 2024, 8:00 am (Jordan local time)

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) Number 72027824R00002 for the

USAID/Jordan Amman Urban Resilience Activity (AURA)

Dear Prospective Offeror:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development

(USAID) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to implement the USAID AURA activity in Jordan, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the attached Request for

Proposals (RFP). USAID contemplates an award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee term type contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and is the most advantageous to the US Government, price and other factors considered. USAID estimates that up to sixteen thousand (16,000) Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) person-days level of effort of technical and professional personnel will be required for the implementation of this contract.

USAID reserves the right to award more, or no awards than the anticipated number under this solicitation.

USAID invites all eligible and responsible organizations to submit offers in accordance with the requirements of this solicitation. USAID is conducting this procurement as a full and open competition under which any type of eligible organization may submit a proposal. The procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 will govern this procurement.

The details of this program are defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) located in Section C of the attached RFP. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this opportunity is 541611. The authorized geographic code for procurement of goods and services under the resulting contract is 937.

Interested organizations must carefully read Section L of the RFP, which sets forth the instructions for the preparation and submission of a proposal. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by e-mail to

Jordan.OAA@usaid.gov no later than the deadline for questions indicated above. Phone inquiries will not be accepted and any oral instructions or explanations will not be binding.

Questions received by any other means or received after the deadline for questions will not receive a response. USAID will publicly post all questions and responses on www.sam.gov as an amendment to this RFP.

Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions listed in Section L of this RFP.

Proposals received after the closing date and time will be processed as late and handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, which is contained herein. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Proposals received by any other means than that which is prescribed herein may not be considered.

Issuance of this RFP does not in any way obligate USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit

USAID to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of an offer. Furthermore, USAID reserves the right to reject any and all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the Government. 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 www.sam.gov. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued, and will be posted on the same website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises interested organizations to regularly check the above website for amendments.

Sincerely, Camille Garcia

Supervisory Contracting Officer http://www.sam.gov/ https://sam.gov/

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – SCHEDULE 7

SECTION A – SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 7

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COST 8

B.1 PURPOSE 8

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE 8

B.3 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT 8

B.4 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS 9

B.5 LEVEL OF EFFORT (LOE) 10

B.6 COST REIMBURSABLE 10

B.7 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE 10

B.8 INDIRECT COSTS 11

SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK 12

C.1 PURPOSE, PARAMETERS, AND SCOPE 12

C.2 BACKGROUND 13

C.3 STATEMENT OF WORK - CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 16

C.3.1 GOAL, OUTCOME AND INTERMEDIATE RESULTS 17

C.3.2 OUTCOME 1: IMPROVE DATA-DRIVEN POLICY-MAKING AND PLANNING, AND

PROMOTE BEHAVIOR CHANGE FOR URBAN RESILIENCE AND DECARBONIZATION 19

C.3.3 OUTCOME 2: IMPROVE FINANCE MOBILIZATION FOR URBAN RESILIENCE AND

DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS 25

C.3.4 OUTCOME 3: INCREASE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITY URBAN RESILIENCE AND

DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS 30

C.3.5 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT (GUCs) 33

C.3.6 CONSTRUCTION 34

C.3.7 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FUND (ISF) 35

C.3.8 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 36

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING 39

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993) 39

D.2 BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY 39

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D.3 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION AND MARKING PLAN 39

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 41

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 41

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL 41

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 42

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 42

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 42

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 42

F.4 AUTHORIZED WORK WEEK 42

F.5 KEY PERSONNEL 43

F.6 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS 46

F.6.1 TECHNICAL DELIVERABLES 47

F.6.2 REQUIRED REPORTS AND COMPLIANCE 49

F.7 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 67

F.8 AIDAR 752.242-71 ACTIVITY MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING PLAN

(JUN 2024) 68

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 71

G.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORITY 71

G.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE 71

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) 71

G.4 PAYING OFFICE 71

G.5 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT 72

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 72

G.7 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID 72

G.8 ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL 74

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 75

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 75

H.2 EMPLOYMENT COSTS OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS (TCNs) AND COOPERATING

COUNTRY NATIONALS (CCNs) 75

H.3 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM 76

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H.4 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACTS (GUCs) 77

H.5 CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT 78

H.5.1 CLIMATE RISK SCREENING 78

H.5.2 CLIMATE CHANGE CONSIDERATION FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 78

H.6 GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN TAXES AND CUSTOMS DUTIES 79

H.7 PRESS AND PRESS RELATIONS 80

H.8 AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN 80

H.9 MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN MINISTERS 80

H.10 CONTRACTOR’S USE OF PROJECT VEHICLES 80

H.11 CONSENT TO SUBCONTRACT 81

H.12 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 81

H.12.1 MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF CONSTRUCTION

RELATED ACTIVITIES 81

H.12.2 DELIVERY APPROACH 82

H.12.3 ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT 83

H.12.4 CODES AND STANDARDS 83

H.12.5 PERMITS AND APPROVALS 83

H.12.6 MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SUBCONTRACTS 84

H.12.7 752.236-70 STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED IN USAID

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (JUL 2007) 84

H.12.8 LETTER OF GUARANTEE OR BOND, AND CONSTRUCTION WARRANTIES 86

H.12.9 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AND PUNCH LIST PROCEDURES 87

H.12.10 FINAL ACCEPTANCE 87

H.12.11 CONSTRUCTION RECORDS 88

H.12.12 CONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 88

H.13 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS 91

H.14 FAR PART 4.21 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (SECTION

889) (JUNE 2023) 93

H.15 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT – IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES 94

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES 95

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES 95

I.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 95

I.2 752.252-2 AIDAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (MAR 2015) 95

I.3 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 95

I.4 752.225-70 SOURCE AND NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS (FEB 2012) 100

I.5 AIDAR 752.228-3 WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT) (DEC

1991) [(DEVIATION JUN 2022)] CLASS DEVIATION NO. – OAA-DEV-AIDAR-24-06c 101

I.6 752.229-71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2023) 101

I.7 AIDAR 752.245-70 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY - USAID REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (OCT

2017) 103

I.8 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998) (CPFF) 105

I.9 AIDAR 752.7013 CONTRACTOR-MISSION RELATIONSHIPS (JUNE 2018) (M/OAA-DEV-

AIDAR-22-08c) 107

I.10 CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER ACTIVITIES

ANTICIPATED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. 108

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS 111

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 111

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 112

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS 112

K.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 112

K.2 FAR 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014) 112

K.3 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024) 112

K.4 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) 117

K.5 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS -

REPRESENTATIONS AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023) 120

K.6 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018) 121

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K.7 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-CERTIFICATION

(NOV 2021) 123

K.8 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (JUN 2020) 126

K.9 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE-COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES

(APR 2005) 128

K.10 SIGNATURE 129

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 130

L.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 130

L.2 752.252-1 AIDAR SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(MAR 2015) 130

L.3 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 130

L.4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) 131

L.5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 2006) 131

L.6 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV 2021) 132

L.7 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS 137

L.8 SUBMISSION/DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 138

L.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL 140

L.10 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL 149

L.11 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND

MARKING PLAN 161

L.12 WAIVERS UNDER FAR PART 4.2101 PROHIBITION ON COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT (JUNE 2023) 162

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 163

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION 163

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA 163

M.3 COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION 166

M.4 DETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE RANGE 166

M.5 SOURCE SELECTION 167

ATTACHMENT J-1 - CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET 168

ATTACHMENT J-2 - MANDATORY BUDGET TEMPLATE 169

ATTACHMENT J-3 - AURA BRANDING STRATEGY 170

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ATTACHMENT J-4 - GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND

MARKING PLAN 171

ATTACHMENT J-5 - AURA ILLUSTRATIVE INDICATORS 178

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PART I – SCHEDULE

SECTION A – SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COST

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is for USAID/Jordan to obtain technical assistance services and related support to accomplish the objectives of the Amman Urban Resilience Activity (AURA), as described in Section C - Statement of Work.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a five-year Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Term Type contract. For the consideration set forth below, the Contractor must provide the level of effort described in Section B.5 to accomplish the goals and objectives set forth in Section C and the deliverables described in Section F, in accordance with the performance standards specified in Section F, and otherwise comply with all contract requirements.

B.3 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

(a) The estimated cost for the performance of the work required, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is $[TBD – to be filled in at the time of award]. The fixed fee, if any, is $[TBD – to be filled in at the time of award]. The total estimated cost-plus fixed fee, if any, is $[TBD – to be filled in at the time of award]. Costs must be limited to reasonable, allocable, and allowable costs determined in accordance with FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.

(b) Within the total estimated cost-plus-fixed-fee (if any) amount specified in paragraph (a) above, the amount currently obligated and available for reimbursement of allowable costs incurred by the Contractor (and payment of fee, if any) for performance hereunder is $[TBD

– to be filled in at the time of award]. The Contractor must not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount in accordance with FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds.

(c) Funds obligated hereunder are anticipated to be sufficient through [TBD – to be filled in at the time of award]. Funding for this contract will be on an incremental basis, subject to the availability of funds.

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B.4 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

CLIN Supplies/Services Description Amount

(USD)

0001 Amman Urban Resilience Activity

0001a Personnel [TBD]

0001b Other Direct Costs [TBD]

0001c Subcontracts [TBD]

0001d *Institutional Support Fund $1,500,000

0001e *Grants Under Contract $6,000,000

0001f *Construction $2,500,000

0001g Indirect Costs [TBD]

Total Estimated Cost [TBD]

Fixed Fee [TBD]

Total Estimated Cost-Plus Fixed Fee [TBD]

*Expenditures under these line items require written USAID approval in advance.

These cost items and corresponding amounts may not be adjusted without a written modification signed by the CO. The contractor will not bill any amounts against this contract in excess of the amounts specified for each cost item as indicated above. Budget lines 0001d, 0001e and 0001f include direct costs related to the implementation of these items, and must not include management or oversight related costs, indirect costs, or fees. All billable indirect costs must be included in line item 0001g, and any negotiated fixed fee amount must be reflected in the corresponding “Fixed Fee” line item, as appropriate.

The Contractor must not exceed any contract cost item nor is authorized to shift funding between items without prior written approval of the CO.

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B.5 LEVEL OF EFFORT (LOE)

(a) The Contractor must provide a total of [TBD - to be filled in at the time of award] days of level of effort (LOE) to implement the Statement of Work. This contract will be considered complete when the Contractor has delivered the total LOE established and set forth in this paragraph (the LOE Ceiling).

(b) Subject to the total estimated cost established in this contract, the following are the technical and professional positions/labor categories that will provide the required LOE for this contract:

Positions/Labor Categories

[TBD to be completed at the time of award]

(c) USAID is not obligated to reimburse the Contractor for costs that exceed the amounts or obligated amount stated in Section B.3 and B.4 of this contract.

B.6 COST REIMBURSABLE

Costs must be limited to those that are reasonable, allocable, allowable, and necessary for the implementation of the contract as determined in accordance with FAR 31 (other applicable cost principles), FAR 52.216-7 (Allowable Cost and Payment), and AIDAR 752.7003, Documentation for Payment. In addition, the requirements and conditions concerning estimated cost and funding apply as detailed in FAR 52.232-22, Limitation of Funds, incorporated by reference in

Section I of this contract.

B.7 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

Subject to FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee, payment of fixed fee will be made in proportion to the LOE that was delivered by the Contractor during the period covered by the invoice. In the event that the Contractor does not provide all of the total LOE required under the contract by the expiration of the contract period, the total amount of fixed fee will be reduced in similar proportion, as determined by the CO and COR. For example, if the Contractor has expended

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85% of the total level of effort, then the Contractor is entitled to 85% of the fixed fee amount, provided that the performance and compliance has been otherwise satisfactory.

B.8 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:

Description Fringe Rate

Overhead Rate

G&A Rate

Prime contractor:

Base of Application:

Source:

Period:

[END OF SECTION B]

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SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK

USAID/JORDAN AURA ACTIVITY

C.1 PURPOSE, PARAMETERS, AND SCOPE

Purpose and Overall Objectives: The goal of the Amman Urban Resilience Activity (AURA) is to improve urban resilience to climate change and decarbonization in the municipality of Amman, Jordan (Amman).

This Statement of Work (SOW) describes the objectives of AURA, and the activities and desired results for achieving those objectives. Under the AURA contract, the Contractor must provide targeted support to the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), the Ministry of Environment

(MoEnv), and other line ministries of the Government of Jordan (GOJ) responsible for improving urban resilience to climate change and decarbonization, as well as local community organizations and private sector companies acting in this space. The Contractor must utilize evidence-based and international best practices specifically adapted to the Jordanian context to improve urban resilience to climate change and accelerate decarbonization in Amman.

Parameters and Scope: AURA is USAID/Jordan’s first Mission-wide climate-focused intervention. AURA is a cross-sectoral urban resilience activity focused on Amman that primarily supports climate resilience (also called climate adaptation) and also includes decarbonization (also called climate mitigation), when decarbonization projects have strong adaptation co-benefits. AURA will support GAM holistically and in targeted neighborhoods within Amman to increase their resilience to climate change. Specific urban climate resilience interventions will be defined during implementation to meet GAM priorities and will be responsive to local community needs, leveraging local private sector initiatives while prioritizing projects with systemic impact and capacity to attract investment. These interventions may be market-driven, investor-driven, community-driven, or GAM-driven, and should address both market and community needs.

Much of the development that has occurred in improving resilience to climate change in recent years has been donor-funded. While short-term results have improved, reliance on donor funding creates meaningful concerns with the sustainability of these efforts. This SOW outlines a combination of support mechanisms to improve the coordination between GAM and different

GOJ line ministries and increase the sustainability of interventions. The Contractor must strengthen GAM’s institutional capacity to undertake urban resilience and decarbonization

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Amman.

AURA includes a Grants under Contracts program further described under Section C.3.5, an amount set aside for targeted construction work or other interventions that are not suitable for grants further described under Section C.3.6, and funds set aside for GAM’s institutional support further described under Section C.3.7.

Geographic focus: While AURA will focus on urban resilience and decarbonization in Amman, IR

3.1 will be geographically focused on certain districts/areas (Implementation Focus Areas) in

Amman, which will be selected during activity implementation based on comprehensive selection criteria.

The theory of change for the AURA activity is that:

1. IF USAID enhances GAM’s capacity to plan, finance, build, implement, and manage urban resilience, particularly climate resilience, and climate mitigation projects, and its ability to effectively coordinate with the local communities, investors, and the private sector,

2. THEN Amman will become a more resilient, prosperous, and equitable city with a clear path towards net-zero emissions.

C.2 BACKGROUND

Amman, home to 45% of Jordan's population and 80% of its economy, has experienced an 87% population increase in the last decade while facing increasingly irregular weather patterns leading to extreme heat waves and flash floods. The rapid rise in population has led to uncontrolled and unplanned urbanization and increased demands on public facilities and basic urban services (e.g., public transport, waste management, water and energy supply, health care, education, and public security), significantly straining the city’s resources and infrastructure while negatively impacting its fragile environment. Official Amman strategic documents illustrate the impact of this uncontrolled growth across multiple facets of municipal life--an 83% increase in public debt, a 30% increase in youth unemployment, and a 40% increase in demand for water, while directly impacting health, economy, and education, especially in Amman’s poorest neighborhoods. In addition, the city is increasingly expanding into areas with steeper slopes and valley bottoms, which are more vulnerable to climate hazards.

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At the same time, Amman is facing irregular patterns of rainfall ranging from extreme drought to excessive rain over a short period of time causing flash floods in low-lying areas, as well as rising temperatures in summer causing heat waves and declining temperatures in winter causing debilitating blizzards. Climate hazards directly impact the health of the population and operation of businesses, disproportionately impacting the poorest communities in Amman.

To effectively respond to climate change, many large urban areas need to increase their climate planning and implementation approaches, including climate resilience/adaptation and decarbonization/climate mitigation. Amman’s climate targets, which are outlined in Amman’s

Green City Action Plan and the Amman Climate Plan - A vision for 2050 Amman, include achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and becoming a more resilient city, with specific targets such as reducing flood risk in critical areas by 50% by 2040 and reducing water network losses by 70% by 2040. While it already has a Resilience Strategy with ambitious targets, GAM’s technical capacity, climate change data, and financial resources are insufficient to meet the significant climate-related challenges facing Amman. For instance, GAM lacks a stormwater master plan and has inadequate stormwater infrastructure to manage flash floods, which have been increasing in severity. In 2012, it was estimated that more than 60% of GAM’s roadways face severe problems during intense rainfall due to the poor conditions of the existing drainage systems. Such flooding causes major economic costs; for example, flash floods in Amman in

2019 resulted in an estimated USD $15 million in damages.

While total projected costs associated with GAM’s climate targets are not yet defined, it is clear from both desk research and stakeholder interviews that there is a significant funding gap.

Most of Amman’s climate investments have historically been funded by international donor organizations rather than the city’s own budget, and the government is currently servicing a large debt acquired during the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, GAM’s lack of multi-year fiscal planning and use of cash accounting pose risks to long-term public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements.

While the city’s Green City Action Plan lays out a series of short-term investments in both climate mitigation and climate adaptation that have a total cost of around US$250 million, much (if not all) of this financing is dependent on international donor support. Indeed, this reliance on international financing is reflected in Jordan’s national climate financing landscape, with the GOJ pledging approximately US$565 million of the US$8.0 billion projected cost of

Jordan’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), i.e., approximately 7% of the overall projected cost. Moreover, international public financing has made up the majority (over 85%) of the climate finance flows into Jordan over the past decade.

https://www.amman.jo/site_doc/AmmanGreen2021.pdf https://www.amman.jo/site_doc/AmmanGreen2021.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/816961617187012025/pdf/The-Amman-Climate-Plan-A-Vision-for-2050-Amman.pdf https://resilientcitiesnetwork.org/downloadable_resources/Network/Amman-Resilience-Strategy-English.pdf

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Achieving climate resilience and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets in urban settings necessitates coordinated land use planning across multiple spatial areas and government levels.

Cities are best placed to understand the climate needs and opportunities specific to local communities and to create the conditions for locally-led climate action. However, local governments have to balance many competing priorities, from basic service delivery to job creation to climate change adaptation. Many of these priorities may not be easy targets for private investment and thus rely on already limited public budgets. Moreover, local governments tend to face greater technical and human capacity constraints than their national counterparts, which can impact their ability to develop a pipeline of ready-to-finance climate projects.

Adhering to sustainable development and integrating green growth principles into urban planning and land-use decisions are crucial for rapidly growing cities like Amman to align economic growth trajectories and environmental and social challenges and minimize the need for trade-offs. Policies that promote compact urban development and climate-resilient infrastructure hold immense potential to transform urban systems, fostering resilience and lowering emissions.

Key Stakeholders and Development Challenges

Key providers of urban resilience and decarbonization services and responsible GOJ institutions lack adequate capacity, are under-resourced, and do not coordinate effectively. Interventions must account for the complex needs of these stakeholders and their operating environment, while working to develop implementable legal and policy frameworks and to provide essential urban resilience and decarbonization. The list of stakeholders mentioned throughout the SOW is not exhaustive and the Contractor may identify additional areas to work on within the overall activity scope, in consultation with USAID.

Key stakeholders include GAM, MoEnv, Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), Central

Bank of Jordan (CBJ), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of

Health (MOH), the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs), and other donors. While there is a fair amount of donor support for GAM, the support is scattered and there are major gaps in areas that are critical to achieving real resilience results, specifically in climate information and planning, finance, and implementation across the major climate risks: flooding, drought, and heat, with heat being the least addressed.

Link to USAID/Jordan Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS):

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AURA directly supports:

● Development Objective One (Inclusive Private Sector-Led Growth) Intermediate Results

(IR) 1.1 (implementation of GOJ economic reform agenda enhanced) and 1.2 (private sector capacity to compete advanced) as it will promote partnerships with the local private sector, mobilize climate finance, and improve municipal financial management.

● Development Objective Two (Jordan’s Ability to Improve its Water Security

Strengthened) IR 2.2 (water sector governance and management strengthened) and IR

2.3 (water use efficiency and conservation expanded) by working on flood prevention, stormwater management, and water conservation education.

● Development Objective Three (Equitable, Democratic Governance Strengthened) IR 3.1

(accountability and effectiveness of public institutions increased), IR 3.2 (inclusive civic engagement increased) and IR 3.3 (rights of women and marginalized groups advanced) by enhancing the accountability and effectiveness of local public institutions, climate policy work, and engagements with civil society.

● Development Objective Four (Human Potential Accelerated) IR 4.1 (health outcomes of families and communities improved), IR 4.2 (learning outcomes for school-age children improved) and IR 4.3 (resilience of vulnerable populations improved) as it will bolster vulnerable populations' resilience and improve learning and health outcomes.

● Development Objective Five (Agency and Leadership of Women and Youth Enhanced) IR

5.3 (inclusive participation in public life enhanced) by promoting the inclusive and equitable participation of women and youth in public life and ensuring that women and youth are able to voice their climate change needs and concerns.

C.3 STATEMENT OF WORK - CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor must support the deployment of urban climate resilience and decarbonization infrastructure projects. Simultaneously, to create sustainable change, the Contractor must recognize and support the necessary reforms to improve the urban resilience and decarbonization ecosystem. These include building the institutional and human resource capacity of key GOJ stakeholders, CSOs, and the private sector to enhance the quality of their urban resilience and decarbonization work. The Contractor must support the GOJ, civil society, and other national stakeholders to reform policy and legal frameworks for addressing the scope of AURA. In doing so, the Contractor must ensure that its efforts address the broad gaps between policies and implementation, and must implement interventions that promote holistic and cross-sectoral interventions across the outcomes mentioned below.

The Contractor must take qualitative measurable actions that will advance urban adaptation and resilience. These include impact, vulnerability, and risk assessments; a country-driven,

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local action plans; and monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks.

Illustrative activities include the provision of feasibility studies; urban planning activities;

environmental/climate risk assessments; engineering design; construction management services for urban resilience projects (e.g., stormwater and flood prevention infrastructure, green spaces, community-based renewable energy projects); procurement of selected equipment, tools and furnishings; mobilization of climate finance; facilitating the management of possible Government-to-Government (G2G) contracts to support GAM’s climate-resilient infrastructure work; and other supportive approaches to urban climate resilience. Interventions must include new construction and rehabilitating existing, deteriorated urban infrastructure to strengthen its resilience while promoting nature-based solutions. Specific interventions will be determined through work planning based on identified needs and available resources.

C.3.1 GOAL, OUTCOME AND INTERMEDIATE RESULTS

The following Results Framework (RF) outlines the overall AURA goal and outcomes, which are outlined in further detail in the sections below. The Contractor is expected to achieve these goals and outcomes by implementing activities under the following eight intermediate results

(IRs). The Contractor must employ a flexible, adaptive management approach, both across IRs, and within each IR, to achieve the desired outcomes and overall goal. Specific interventions under each IR will be determined through the annual work planning process, will be responsive to emerging risks and opportunities, and will require USAID’s prior written approval.

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AURA Results Framework

Goal: Advance urban resilience and decarbonization in Amman

Outcome 1: Improve data-driven policy-making and planning, and promote behavior change for urban resilience and decarbonization

Outcome 2: Improve finance mobilization for urban resilience and decarbonization projects

Outcome 3: Increase implementation of priority urban resilience and decarbonization projects

IR 1.1 GAM’s capacity to collect, analyze, and communicate climate data, and plan for urban resilience and decarbonization projects improved

IR 2.1 GAM’s financial management to enable effective financial planning and public investment in climate-responsive projects enhanced

IR 3.1 Interventions, including nature-based solutions, to respond to climate risks and/or reduce GHG emissions implemented

IR 1.2 Policy, regulatory, and institutional constraints to urban resilience and decarbonization diminished

IR 2.2 Pipeline development of urban resilience and decarbonization projects established

IR 3.2 Local SMEs’ & CSOs’ capacity to provide climate services and products, and to construct and implement climate-responsive projects enhanced

IR 1.3 Behavior change and coordination for urban resilience and decarbonization established

IR 2.3 Financial capital for urban resilience needs and climate-responsive projects unlocked

Within 150 calendar days of the award effective date, the Contractor must:

● Conduct an assessment to identify the Implementation Focus Areas for IR 3.1 and submit its recommended Implementation Focus Areas for USAID’s approval. Prior to conducting that assessment, the Contractor must work with USAID and GAM to develop criteria for districts/areas selection based on factors such as areas of high climate vulnerability (including sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity), diverse overall district/area socio-economic conditions, access to municipal infrastructure and/or services, location of critical infrastructure, equity, scalability, and potential for impact.

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To maintain flexibility during implementation, the Contractor should consistently assess and could re-prioritize the Implementation Focus Areas throughout the project with the

COR’s prior written approval.

● Conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) to assess how and why local actors behave as they do in addressing urban resilience and decarbonization within Amman, what institutions, rules, and norms frame their actions, and what forces have molded and continue to incentivize their behaviors, including a gender and social inclusion analysis.

The PEA will also seek to understand power dynamics and political, social, and economic factors that may support or hinder success across the three Outcomes.

● Conduct a Private Sector and CSOs Landscape Assessment, a mapping of opportunities for deepened USAID engagement with the private sector and CSOs operating in the urban resilience and decarbonization space in Jordan.

● Conduct a stocktaking of all donor activities currently supporting urban resilience and decarbonization in Amman with the intent of setting up and leading a donor coordination committee/group shortly thereafter.

● Have launched some “quick start” activities to build relationships with key stakeholders and demonstrate progress on the ground in Year 1.

The Contractor, in consultation with USAID and GAM, must utilize the results of these initial assessments to inform its implementation of the AURA Results Framework and its eight IRs.

C.3.2 OUTCOME 1: IMPROVE DATA-DRIVEN POLICY-MAKING AND PLANNING, AND

PROMOTE BEHAVIOR CHANGE FOR URBAN RESILIENCE AND DECARBONIZATION

To create systemic change, the Contractor must implement activities aimed to improve data-driven policy-making and planning for urban climate risks and promote behavior change towards sustainable climate action. The Contractor must engage with GAM and other key stakeholders (e.g., GOJ line ministries, NGOs, private sector, and donors) in an integrated and comprehensive manner, while simultaneously identifying gaps and needed reforms.

Interventions under this outcome will contribute to building coordination and awareness of urban resilience and decarbonization measures that need to be implemented within Amman, and will improve public participation.

IR 1.1 GAM’s capacity to collect, analyze, and communicate climate data, and plan for urban resilience and decarbonization projects improved

Data is critical for setting climate and urban planning strategies, developing plans, tracking progress, and making public disclosures. However, diverse standards, inconsistency in data

- Page 20 -collection and interpretation, “missing” data and technical knowledge, and analytical tools with gaps in the availability, reliability, and granularity of climate-related data make collecting, analyzing, and utilizing climate data especially difficult.

Urban planning is now a front-line response to climate change. Cities need to map climate risks and overlay them on existing and future urban zones to identify climate “hot spots”, make it mandatory to consider natural disaster and climate risks in all land-use planning decisions, plan for the cumulative impacts of climate change on communities, and communicate current and predicted climate risks to communities and businesses so they can make informed decisions.

Under IR 1.1, the Contractor must implement activities aimed to substantially increase GAM’s technical and management capacity to collect and analyze gender-sensitive climate data to inform responses to climate risks, including by establishing necessary databases, models, and/or instrumentation. Additionally, the Contractor must implement activities aimed to significantly improve GAM’s capacity to develop and implement sector-specific and city-wide plans to manage and monitor climate risks, including through utilizing the gender-sensitive climate data.

Key areas of focus:

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor must conduct or refine an existing

Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in Amman and will use this data for land use planning and improving awareness within GAM and local communities of the interlinkages between health and climate.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor must conduct or refine existing climate risk and vulnerability assessments in other key sectors such as education and water to inform actions the GAM could take to mitigate or manage climate risks in Amman.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor must conduct or improve localized Urban

Heat Island Mapping for Amman and submit to USAID an interactive, high resolution

Urban Heat web-based map for Amman.

● The Contractor must also implement activities aimed to build the capacity within GAM to plan the financing of stormwater projects (e.g. budgeting, construction, operation, and maintenance) to inform capital improvement planning. The Contractor will leverage existing stormwater and flood analyses for Amman conducted by UN Habitat, the

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and academic institutions, while also mobilizing resources from other donors or public and private funding to achieve this objective.

Additional illustrative interventions under this IR could include:

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● In collaboration with GAM and other donors, the Contractor could develop a city-wide

Stormwater Masterplan for Amman. This effort will include (1) gathering and analyzing data on rainfall patterns, land use, and infrastructure; (2) reviewing relevant regulations to develop a hydrological analysis to estimate stormwater runoff volumes; (3) developing hydraulic models to simulate stormwater flow and assess drainage system capacity; (4) evaluating stormwater quality and environmental impacts; (5) conducting stakeholder engagement to ensure inclusivity and transparency; (6) developing a comprehensive master plan incorporating traditional and green infrastructure strategies, prioritizing projects based on cost-effectiveness and feasibility; and (7) outlining an implementation strategy with phased approaches, identified funding sources, and established gender-sensitive performance metrics for tracking progress.

● The Contractor could help GAM develop a gender-sensitive and inclusive strategy and action plan to effectively communicate climate information to its constituencies.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could improve utilization of gender-sensitive climate data, including forecasting, and linking up of different data points to support intelligent decision-making at various levels.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could conduct an inventory and assess GAM’s stormwater drainage system, and develop a digitized map and database of GAM’s stormwater assets (e.g. pipes, drains, culverts, and open channels).

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could develop a stormwater management platform tailored for GAM, applying a hydrological model to GAM’s drainage system and considering different climate scenarios.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could conduct a health risk and vulnerability assessment of heat, taking into consideration gender and marginalization disparities.

Depending on the need, the Contractor could also develop a spatial map of heat-sensitive areas.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could develop an Urban Green Space masterplan.

● The Contractor could support the research of male and female GAM staff and other

Jordanian scientists and experts on climate vulnerabilities in urban areas and their understanding and use of international climate models, ensuring equitable access between male and female researchers to opportunities.

● The Contractor could coordinate with USAID education activities on a planned assessment of the Jordanian public school curriculum that examines the extent to which climate change is being addressed at the school level in Amman, and then use this data for behavior change activity planning.

● The Contractor could expand the USAID/Jordan Municipal Support Program (MSP)’s

Early Warning System to include warnings of extreme heat events in Amman.

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● The Contractor could provide technical assistance and equipment support to the GAM

Health and Environment Affairs Office, Engineering Affairs Office, Planning Affairs Office, Financial Affairs Office and other relevant offices and departments within GAM or companies owned by GAM on urban resilience and decarbonization planning and implementation.

● The Contractor could harness artificial intelligence and big data innovation to derive timely and actionable insights on urban resilience and decarbonization for decision-makers and increase civic-engagement.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could develop a Heat Action Plan (HAP) and a

Cooling Action Plan (CAP) for Amman, listing specific actions for key actors to undertake in the event of a heat emergency. A HAP would outline actions for building public awareness, work with medical professionals on diagnosing health-related impacts from extreme heat, and implementing mitigation actions across sectors.

● The Contractor could help GAM review the existing strategic climate documents that contain lists of climate projects (e.g., Amman Resilience Strategy; Amman Climate Plan;

Amman Green City Action Plan) and could refine and prioritize projects with high impact and potential to be financed by GAM, directly or through PPPs. To maximize limited resources, GAM needs a prioritization process to determine the most impactful climate projects that can advance multiple development priorities. The prioritization process would combine information from sector-specific plans, strategy documents, gender and social inclusion analyses, and the urban masterplan with cost-benefit analysis.

● The Contractor could provide technical support to GAM and other relevant national and local entities at the planning and implementation stages of the “new city” project located roughly between the capital Amman and Zarqa, announced by the GOJ in 2023.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could help assess the resource requirements of future climate-responsive urbanization, infrastructure transition pathways, and the response, recovery, and adaptation of urban systems under multiple climate hazards impacting Amman.

● Other activities, jointly identified, that support the objective of this IR.

IR 1.2 Policy, regulatory, and institutional constraints to urban resilience and decarbonization diminished

Policy, regulatory reform, and institutional capacity building are critical components of successful urban resilience and decarbonization. Supporting partner governments in reforming national, subnational, sectoral, and fiscal policies and regulations to shift market incentives towards equitable climate resilient practices is key for sustained climate action. Under this IR,

- Page 23 -the Contractor must develop policy and regulatory recommendations and address institutional capacity needs for sustained urban resilience and decarbonization actions.

● The Contractor must support the implementation of the NAP and the NDCs at municipal level while ensuring policy, regulatory, and budgetary alignment.

● The Contractor must provide GAM with technical and legal assistance to implement its proposed Urban Planning Regulations.

● The Contractor must engage with the MoEnv and other national stakeholders to promote inclusive and equitable policy and regulatory reforms to advance urban resilience and decarbonization.

● The Contractor must assess GAM’s process for conducting Climate Risk Management assessments for planned projects and develop and mainstream a regulatory framework for Climate Risk Management.

● The Contractor could work with GAM to improve building codes and practices to increase energy efficiency, water efficiency, and utilization of nature-based solutions and locally sourced material to improve climate resilience.

● The Contractor could work with GAM to develop climate-informed mixed-use zoning policies and local masterplans, to include a Masterplan for Transportation and Mobility, Masterplan for Green Space/Urban Parks, and/or a Masterplan to direct growth to East

Amman. The plans must take into consideration the unique needs of marginalized populations, including women, youth and persons with disabilities.

● If USAID and GAM enter into urban climate resilience infrastructure G2G agreements during the period of performance of this contract, the Contractor may be required to oversee the implementation of those agreements.

IR 1.3 Behavior change and coordination for urban resilience and decarbonization established

Behavior change and coordination are critical to making progress on urban resilience and decarbonization initiatives. Effectively addressing the climate crisis requires the adoption of new behaviors by a range of actors including policy makers, public officials, the private sector, community leaders, households, women, men, youth, and persons with disabilities. Good governance and coordination among different stakeholders are essential if cities are to become more resilient to climate change and reduce GHG emissions. Local authorities, religious leaders, citizen groups, donors, and the private sector need to work together, and with institutions at

- Page 24 -national and global levels, to facilitate climate action. Under this IR, the Contractor must apply insight and evidence from the latest research on behavior change to advance urban resilience and decarbonization while providing a greater voice for marginalized and underrepresented groups in Amman. Also, the Contractor must work strategically to advance coordination on climate change initiatives across government ministries and GAM departments, donors, the private sector, and civil society groups and religious leaders. In implementing this IR, the

Contractor is encouraged to coordinate with the Tawazon Promoting the Voice and Leadership of Women and the Youth Grow activities.

● The Contractor must foster, incentivize, and nurture the civic engagement and behavior changes necessary to guide and sustain systems change for urban resilience and decarbonization in Amman, including through education and other sectoral activities.

● The Contractor must support GAM in strengthening and implementing inclusive and equitable public participation processes in its Urban Planning Regulations.

● The Contractor must engage male and female GAM employees as a target audience, given those employees’ significant influence in affecting local government change.

● The Contractor must support Technical Vocational Education (TVET) institutions in

Amman to transition from high to low carbon intensity skills training and the inclusion of an Environmental Awareness Module within the VET programs. This could include certifying environmental skills in existing certification standards.

● In collaboration with GAM, the Contractor could establish a multisectoral Climate

Taskforce to facilitate coordination on the implementation of GAM’s climate responsive plans.

● The Contractor could promote transparency, social accountability and multi-stakeholder dialogue to contribute to improved equitable climate governance at all levels, and to secure better prospects for urban resilience in Amman.

● The Contractor could integrate local community and neighborhood needs, concerns, and perspectives into the planning and decision-making process, purposely including marginalized and underrepresented groups.

● The Contractor could develop local ownership of adaptation solutions and interventions.

● The Contractor could create successful gender-sensitive community outreach campaigns in Amman, reach out to local media, host climate action events, and develop materials that reflect local circumstances and inspire local climate action on urban resilience and decarbonization.

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● The Contractor could raise awareness and engagement in Amman through formal and informal education means, incentivizing behavior change in local communities and residents toward more climate-friendly habits, with a focus on women, youth, and other marginalized or underrepresented groups.

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