Solication Amendment -1.pdf

June 5, 2020

Subject: Responses to Question Received with reference to solicitation number

72036720Q00001

Dear Prospective Offerors, Please find the response to the questions asked with reference to Solicitation Number

72036720Q00001 Solicitation for Analysis of Vulnerability and Marginalization Risks in Nepal.

Sincerely, Shawn Phillips

Contracting Officer

Shawn Phillips

Digitally signed by Shawn Phillips Date: 2020.06.05 09:54:45 +05'45'

Responses to Question Received with reference to solicitation number 72036720Q00001

Clarifications No. 1

Bidder’s Queries USAID’s Clarifications

Eligibility Criteria

● Is the eligibility requirement which states that an organization should not have received more than $5m from USAID in the past five years as a prime awardee, only applicable for the prime organization leading a consortium’s submission for this funding opportunity?

● "Eligible entities under Local Works are defined as small international or US organizations that have not received more than $5 million in the last five years directly (as the prime) from USAID. It is the legislative intent of Local Works to support work led by local and non-traditional partners, including through spending of program support funds. E3/LS regularly reports how Local Works Missions are spending Congressionally directed funds to the Hill, and any use of funds for ineligible entities will undergo scrutiny by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations."

● How is the five years’ time period calculated? We received a five-year grant in 2014 amounting to $5.1 million, which ran through 2019. We are wondering if we are still eligible because it was awarded in 2014 but ran through 2019?

● According to the Local Works legislation, eligible entities are “small local, international, and United States-based non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years. Departments or centers of such educational institutions may be considered individually in determining such eligibility." In cases where an apparently successful applicant is deemed close to being a non-eligible entity, E3/LS asks Missions to verify first by researching amounts dispersed by dates in the past five fiscal years to ascertain eligibility; if that method is not calculable, E3/LS asks Missions to verify that the date and total amount awarded is less than a total $5,000,000 in the past five fiscal years to ascertain eligibility.

● If sub-consultants do not meet this eligibility requirement can they still be a member of a consortium led by a Nepali prime that does meet this requirement?

● Yes. The prime needs to be an eligible entity and the key decisionmaker in the partnership - the ineligible sub cannot be the de-facto leader of the consortium.

Annex A:

● Could you please attach the Annex A referenced on the page 3 of the solicitation?

● I noted that the proposal references an Annex A, which I do not see in the call and there is no link. Would you be able to share this with me?

Please refer to page 3 of this document for the Annex A.

Annex 2:

● The Offeror must submit a Cost Proposal in US dollars and Nepali rupees in MS Excel format using the Cost Proposal template found in Annex 2 – Reference Materials, along with a Budget Narrative explaining all proposed expenses. Where is Annex 2?

Please refer to page 4 of this document for the Annex 2.

Budget Allocation

● Is it possible to get an idea of budget allocation for this work? Even an indicative range would be helpful to assemble our team composition accordingly.

We do NOT share the budget allocation at this time.

Description Author

Composite scenario analysis of seismic risk in Nepal given various earthquake scenarios. Durham University

Satellite-based emergency mapping using optical imagery:

experience and reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes Durham University

Measuring Inequality of Access- Modelling Physical Remoteness in Nepal World Bank

National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) GoN/USAID

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (child health indicators) GoN/UNICEF

Nepal Health Facility Survey GoN/USAID

Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Assessment MOHA (GoN)

Multi-Dimensional Poverty Analysis Report National Planning Commission

Annual Household Survey 2016/2017 CBS

Vulnerability and Market Assessment WFP

Food Security Report (NEKSAP) WFP/MOAL

Food Security Status Report MOAL (GoN)

Nepal Economic Census Report National Planning Commission

Human Development Report UNDP

Disability Atlas Disability Research Center, KU

Nepal Social Inclusion Survey Report 2019 Anthropology Department, TU

Community Resilience Survey Report 2019 Anthropology Department, TU

Inclusive Governance Survey Report 2019 Anthropology Department, TU

Country Gender Assessment 2019 FAO

Marginalization, Vulnerability and Social Justice NITI Foundation

Annex A: List of Preliminary Resources

Annex 2: Cost Proposal Template

Cost Element No. of Units

Unit

Rate

(US$)

Rate

(Nepali rupees)

Total Amount

(US$)

Total Amount

(Nepali rupees)

Direct Labor

Subtotal

Logistics

Other Costs

Subtotal

Overhead cost

Grand Total

(The currency exchange rate to be used is US$1 to 110 Nepali rupees)

Nepal’s Kleptocratic Network- Mapping Corruption and Impunity NITI Foundation