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ATTACHMENT J.1 - PAST PERFORMANCE SHEET

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS No.: SOL-72038620R00003

J.1 – Past Performance Report Format

Offeror:

PART I: Award Information (to be completed by Offeror)

1. Award-making Entity:

2. Name of Awardee:

3. Award Number:

4. Award Type:

5. Total Award Amount: (if subaward, subaward value)

6. Period of Performance:

7a. Contracting/Agreement Officer: (Name, Telephone Number and E-mail address)

7b. Technical Officer (COR/AOR) : (Name, Telephone Number and E-mail address)

7c. Project Description (up to 200 words):

PART II: Performance Assessment (to be completed by Entity)

1. Quality of product or service, including consistency in meeting goals and targets, and cooperation and effectiveness of the awardee in fixing problems. Comment:

2. Cost control, including forecasting costs as well as accuracy in financial reporting. Comment:

3. Timeliness of performance, including adherence to contract schedules and other time- sensitive project conditions, and effectiveness of home and field office management to make prompt decisions and ensure efficient operation of tasks. Comment:

4. Customer satisfaction, including satisfactory business relationship to clients, initiation and management of several complex activities simultaneously, coordination among subcontractors and developing country partners, prompt and satisfactory correction of problems, and cooperative attitude in fixing problems. Comment:

5. Effectiveness of personnel including: effectiveness and appropriateness of personnel for the job; and prompt and satisfactory changes in personnel when problems with clients where identified. Comment:

Attachments to Section J of Request for Proposals No. 72038620R00003 USAID//INDIA - Support for Urban Water and Sanitation in India (SUWASI)

SOL# 72038620R00003

ATTACHMENT J.2 - USAID FORM 1420-17

CONTRACTOR BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET –

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ATTACHMENT J.3 - MODEL SUBCONTRACTING PLAN OUTLINE

USAID SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN TEMPLATE

(Also see Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.704 and 52.219-9)

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) recommends that offerors use the following format to submit “proposed” Individual Subcontracting Plans, including modifications. While this template has been designed to be consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.704, the use of this template DOES NOT waive other requirements that are applicable under FAR 52.219-9 and specified in the Government’s solicitation. This template is not intended to replace any existing Corporate / Commercial Plan that may be more extensive.

A Subcontracting Plan is required if the estimated cost of the contract is equal to or greater than $700,000 ($1,500,000 for construction), the contract has subcontracting possibilities, and the award is made to an “Other Than Small Business”. See FAR 19.702 for exemptions.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: ___________________________________________

CONTRACT VEHICLE (CHECK ONE):

• STAND-ALONE CONTRACT ___

• INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IDIQ) ___

• FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE ORDER ___

• CONTRACT MODIFICATION ___

Note: FAR 19.702(e): A contract may not have more than one subcontracting plan.

However, a contracting officer may establish separate subcontracting goals for each order under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (19.705-1(b)(2)). When a contract modification exceeds the subcontracting plan threshold (see 19.702(a)) or an option is exercised. The goals of an existing subcontracting plan shall be amended to reflect any new subcontracting opportunities not envisioned at the time of contract award. The goal changes do not apply retroactively.

DATE OF PLAN SUBMISSION: ________________________________________

CONTRACTOR: ____________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________

STATE/ZIP CODE___________________________________________________

DUNN & BRADSTREET (DUNS) NUMBER: _____________________________

ITEM/SERVICE (Description): ________________________________________

NEW / INITIAL CONTRACT

PERIOD OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE (MM/DD/YYYY – MM/DD/YYYY):_______ -

Base (if options apply) $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity

Option 1: $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity

Option 2: $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity

Option 3: $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity

Option 4: $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity

$___________________ Total Contract Cost

CONTRACT MODIFICATION (if applicable)

NEW PERIOD OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE (MM/DD/YYYY –

MM/DD/YYYY):__________________

Original/Base $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity _________

Modification $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity _________

Task Order $___________________ Performance Period/Quantity _________

$___________________ Modified Total Contract Cost

Important: Failure to include information covered by FAR 52.219-9 may be cause for either a delay in acceptance or rejection of a bid or offer when a subcontracting plan is required.

The term “SUBCONTRACT,” as used in this clause, means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime contractor or subcontractor involving supplies or services required for performance of a contract or subcontract.

If assistance is needed to help locate small business sources, contact the OSDBU, Small Business Specialist that supports the USAID Bureau or Department that issued the solicitation or modification. The main phone number for OSDBU is (202) 567-4730.

USAID’s FY 2020 Subcontracting Goals are:

Small Business (SB) 16.00%

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 3.00%

Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB, includes Section 8(a) firms) 5.00%

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 5.00%

Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone) 3.00%

Note: The Small Business Administration defines a small business concern as one that is independently owned and operated, organized for profit, and is not dominant in its field. The small business designation is also governed by industry size standards, the average number of employees for the preceding twelve months to include sales volume averaged over a three-year period. See www.sba.gov for additional information regarding size standards.

1. Type of Plan (check one)

[Note: Almost all plans submitted to USAID should be Individual Plans.]

_____ Individual plan means a subcontracting plan that covers the entire contract period of performance (including options, if applicable), applies to a specific contract, and contains goals that are based on the offeror’s planned subcontracting in support of the specific contract, except that indirect costs incurred for common or joint purposes may be allocated on a prorated basis to the contract.

_____ Master plan means a subcontracting plan that includes all the required elements of an individual contract plan, except goals, and may be incorporated into individual contract plans, provided the master plan has been approved.

_____ Commercial products/service plan means a subcontracting plan (including goals) that covers the offeror’s fiscal year and the plan applies to the entire production of commercial items sold by either the entire company or a portion thereof ( e.g., division, plant, or product line).

2. Goals

Below report the dollar and percentage goals for Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged (SDB) including Alaska Native Corporations and Indian Tribes, Women-owned and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned (SDVOSB) Small Businesses and “Other than Small Business” (Other) as subcontractors. Indicate the base year and each option year, as specified in FAR 19.704 or project annual subcontracting base and goals under commercial plans. If any contract contains more than four options, please attach additional sheets which illustrate dollar amounts and percentages. PLEASE NOTE: Zero dollars is not an acceptable goal for SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB or SDVOSB categories because FAR 19.702 requires contractors to demonstrate a good faith effort throughout the period of performance of the contract. Formula provided below:

a. Total estimated dollar value of ALL planned subcontracting, i.e., with ALL types of concerns under this contract is _____ ____ (Base Period + All Option Periods).

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b. Total estimated dollar value and percent of planned subcontracting with SMALL BUSINESSES (including SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB, ANC and Indian Tribes): (% of “a”) $ ________________ (Base Period + All Options Periods)

c. Total estimated dollar value and percentage of planned subcontracting with SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES: (% of “a”) $ ________________ (Base Period + All Option Periods)

d. Total estimated dollar value and percentage of planned subcontracting with WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES: (% of “a”) $ ________________ (Base Period + All Option Periods)

e. Total estimated dollar and percentage of planned subcontracting with HUBZone SMALL BUSINESSES: (% of “a”) $ ________________ and (Base Period + All Option Periods)

f. Total estimated dollar and percentage of planned subcontracting with VETERAN- OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES: (% of “a”) $ ____________ (Base Period + All Option Periods)

g. Total estimated dollar and percentage of planned subcontracting with SERVICE- DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES: (% of “a”) $ ________________ (Base Period + All Option Periods)

h. Total estimated dollar and percentage of planned subcontracting with “OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESSES” (As defined by the Small Business Administration as “any entity that is not classified as a U.S. small business. This includes large businesses, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, public utilities, educational institutions and foreign-owned firms.)

i. (% of “a”) $ ________________ (Base Period + All Option Periods)

j. Use the “Small Business Utilization Plan Template,” Attachment A, to provide a description of ALL products and/or services to be subcontracted under this contract and percentage (%) of work. It is important to identify and report the name and socio-economic status of the entities to be utilized as subcontractors, and indicate what (if any) written commitments have been entered into with the subcontractors.

k. Provide a description of the method used to develop the subcontracting goals for SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, and SDVOSB concerns. Address efforts made to ensure that maximum practicable subcontracting opportunities have been made available for those concerns and explain the method used to identify potential sources for solicitation purposes. Explain the method and state the quantitative basis (in dollars) used to establish the percentage goals provided in Attachment A. Also, explain how the areas to be subcontracted to SB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns were determined, how the capabilities of these concerns were considered contract opportunities and how such data comports with the cost proposal. Identify any source lists or other resources used in the determination process. (Attach additional sheets, if necessary).

l. Indirect costs have ____ or have not ____ been included in the dollar and percentage subcontracting goals above (check one).

m. If indirect costs have been included, explain the method used to determine the proportionate share of such costs to be allocated as subcontracts to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns:

3. Subcontracting Program Administrator:

NAME: ______________________________________________

TITLE: ______________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________

TELEPHONE: ______________________________________________

E-MAIL: ______________________________________________

Duties: Does the individual named above retain general overall responsibility for the company’s subcontracting program, i.e., developing, preparing, and executing subcontracting plans and monitoring performance relative to the requirements of the subcontracting plan(s) and perform the following duties? ___yes ___no (If NO is checked), it is important to identify who in the company performs those duties, or indicate why the duties are not performed on a separate sheet of paper and submit with the proposed subcontracting plan.)

a. Developing and promoting company-wide policy initiatives that demonstrate the company supports the award of contracts and subcontracts to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns; and for assuring that these concerns are included on the source lists regarding solicitations for products and services they are capable of providing: __Yes __ No

b. Developing and maintaining a bidder/offeror source lists of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns from all possible source categories: __Yes __ No

c. Ensuring periodic rotation of potential subcontractors on bidder/offeror lists; __ Yes __ No

d. Assuring that SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB businesses are included on the bidder/offeror lists for every subcontract solicitation for products and services that they are capable of providing: __ Yes __ No

e. Ensuring that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are designed to permit the maximum practicable participation of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns: __ Yes __ No

f. Reviewing subcontract solicitations to remove statements, clauses, etc., which might tend to restrict or prohibit small, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB small business participation: __ Yes __ No

g. Accessing various sources for the identification of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns to include SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search web page (http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm) and/or the System for Awards Management (www.sam.gov), ( https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) , local small business and minority associations, local chambers of commerce and Federal Agency Small Business Offices: ___ Yes ___ No

h. Establishing and maintaining contract and subcontract award records: __ Yes __ No

i. Participating in Business Opportunity Workshops, Minority Business Enterprise Seminars, Trade Fairs, Procurement Conferences, etc: __ Yes __ No

j. Ensuring that SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns are made aware of subcontracting opportunities and assisting concerns in preparing responsive bids/Offers to the company: __ Yes __ No

k. Conducting or arranging for training for purchasing personnel regarding the intent and impact of Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act, as amended: __ Yes __ No

l. Monitoring the company’s subcontracting program performance and making adjustments as necessary to achieve the subcontract plan goals: ___ Yes ___ No

m. Preparing and submitting timely, required subcontract reports: ___ Yes ___ No

n. Conducting or arranging training for purchasing personnel regarding the intent and impact of 8(a) of the Small Business Act on purchasing procedures: __ Yes __ No

o. Coordinating the company’s activities during the administration of compliance reviews by Federal Agencies: __ Yes __ No

p. Other duties: ________________________________________________________ http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/

4. Equitable Opportunity

Describe efforts the offeror will undertake to ensure that SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns will have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts.

These efforts include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

a. Outreach efforts to obtain sources:

1. Contact minority and small business trade associations

2. Contact business development organizations and local chambers of commerce

3. Attend SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB procurement conferences and trade fairs

4. Review sources from the Dynamic Small Business Search web page

(http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm)

5. Review sources from the System for Award Management web page

(www.sam.gov)

6. Review sources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Vendor

Information Pages VIP at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/

Additional efforts: _________________________________________________

b. Internal efforts to guide and encourage purchasing personnel:

1. Conduct workshops, seminars and training programs;

2. Establish, maintain, and utilize SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB source lists, guides, and other data for soliciting subcontractors; and

3. Monitor activities to evaluate compliance with the subcontracting plan.

Additional efforts:

5. Flow-Down Clause

The contractor agrees to include the provisions under FAR 52.219-8, “Utilization of Small Business Concerns,” in all acquisitions exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that offers further subcontracting opportunities. All subcontractors (except small business concerns) that receive subcontracts in excess of $700,000 ($1,500,000 for construction) must adopt and comply with a plan similar to the plan required by FAR 52.219-9, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan.” [Note]: In accordance with FAR 52.212-5(e), the contractor is not required to include the flow-down clause if it is subcontracting commercial items.

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6. Reporting and Cooperation

The contractor gives assurance that it will,

i. Cooperate in any studies or surveys that may be required;

ii. Submit periodic reports which illustrate compliance with the subcontracting plan

iii. Submit its Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) and Summary Subcontract Report (SSR); via the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) website (www.esrs.gov)

iv. Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans agree to submit the ISR and/or the SSR using eSRS

Reporting Period Report Due Due Date

Oct 1 - Mar 31 ISR 4/30

Apr 1 - Sept 30 ISR 10/30

Oct 1 - Sept 30 SSR 10/30

Oct 1 – Sep 30 Year End SDB

Report 90 days of SSR submission

Contract Completion Final ISR 30 days after completion

Please refer to FAR Part 19.7 for instructions regarding the submission of a Commercial Plan: SSR are due on 10/30 each year for the previous fiscal year ending 9/30. Reports are required when due, regardless of whether there has been any subcontracting activity since the inception of the contract or the previous reporting period.

Note: The eSRS system does not allow firms to submit a separate report for each Task Order issued. Therefore, eSRS reporting for USAID IDIQ contracts must include information pertaining to Task Orderissued under the IDIQ contract. Contractors MUST include a statement in the remarks section of eSRS that references the Task Order number, dollars awarded, and subcontracting plan percentage that is applicable to each Task Order contract.

7. Description of Record Types (Ref: FAR 52.219-9(d) (11)) In order to demonstrate the company’s adherence to the obligation to maintain records that reflect compliance with the requirements and goals covered in the plan, describe the records maintenance procedures for locating each category of small businesses for use as a subcontractor(s):

8. Description of Good Faith Effort http://www.esrs.gov/

Maximum practicable utilization of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns, as subcontractors, in Government contracts is a matter of national interest with both social and economic benefits. When a contractor fails to make a good faith effort to comply with a subcontracting plan, these objectives are not achieved and 15 U.S.C. 637(d)

(4) (F) directs that liquidated damages SHALL be paid by the contractor. Describe the company’s commitment to make a good faith effort to ensure that the subcontracting goals are met.

If this is a direct award, the contractor is required to provide the names, contact information, and socio economic status of the firms slated to receive a contract.

Identifying firms after award is not conducive to meeting the goals required by the plan. If this is an ID/IQ contract, the contractor is required to provide the names, contact information, and socio economic status of the firms slated to receive a contract at the time a task order is issued FAR 19.705-1(b).

Required Signatures:

This subcontracting plan was submitted by:

Signature: __________________________________________________

Typed/Print Name: __________________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________________

As covered by FAR 19.702(c) and referenced by 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(8), any contractor or subcontractor failing to comply in good faith with the requirements of the subcontracting plan is in material breach of its contract. Further, 15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F) directs that a contractor’s failure to make a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of the subcontracting plan shall result in the imposition of liquidated damages.

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This plan was reviewed and approved by:

Signature: __________________________________________________

Typed/Print Name: __________________________________________________

Title: Contracting Officer

Date: __________________________________________________

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ATTACHMENT J.4 – CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

COMPLIANCE PLAN

In accordance with FAR Provision 52.222-56 incorporated in full text in Section K of this Solicitation the apparent successful Offeror must submit, prior to award, a certification regarding its Trafficking in Persons

Compliance Plan. A signed copy of the below certification must be submitted as part the Offeror’s

Cost/Business Proposal.

Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan, pursuant to FAR 52.222-56

For the Contract or portion (if any) of the Contract resulting from Solicitation No. SOL-72038620R00003 that (1) is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, to be acquired outside the

United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and (2) has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000; I hereby certify that, [insert name of apparent successful Offeror/Contractor]

1) Has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited activities identified in paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.222–50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and to monitor, detect, and terminate the Contract with a subcontractor engaging in prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.222–50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; and

(2) After having conducted due diligence, either— (i) To the best of the Offeror/Contractor’s knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its proposed agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such activities;

or (ii) If abuses relating to any of the prohibited activities identified in 52.222– 50(b) have been found, the

Offeror/Contractor or proposed subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions.

The term “commercially available off the-shelf (COTS) item,” is defined in the clause of this solicitation/

Contract entitled “Combating Trafficking in Persons” (FAR clause 52.222–50)

Signature:

Date:

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ATTACHMENT J.5 - INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE)

US Agency for International Development (USAID) /

India Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Technical Assistance to Swachh Bharat Mission' - Project Management Unit (PMU)

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ATTACHMENT J.6 - SF LLL – Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

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ATTACHMENT J.7 –GENDER ANALYSIS

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) / India

GENDER ANALYSIS

I. BACKGROUND

Pursuant to ADS 205.3.1 and in alignment with the USAID Gender Equality and Female

Empowerment Policy, individual Operating Units (OU) are responsible for conducting gender analyses at the design stage of a new activity and for ensuring that the policy is implemented throughout each stage of the Program Cycle. This Gender Analysis pertains to the design of USAID/India’s planned

Technical Assistance to the Government of India for WASH or “PMU III” activity, which includes work to empower women and other marginalized population at the base of the pyramid by mainstreaming them into self-owned water and sanitation entrepreneurs and connecting them to state and national safe drinking water and wastewater treatment products and programs. The program will be partially implemented in geographic areas where the marginalized sections of the society live in urban slums. PMU III will be implemented from FY2020 - FY2025 and managed by USAID/India’s

Office of Social Sector Initiative (OSSI).

USAID/India’s current Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective 3 aims to harness “development innovations impact people’s lives the base of the pyramid (BOP) in a range of sectors in India.” The proposed interventions to be conducted through PMU III will address challenges faced by citizens at the base of the pyramid in the WASH sector. DO3 proposes to harness

India’s development innovations laboratory and hub – along with the growing resources and expertise among local Indian institutions and partners in the private, public and non-profit sectors – to develop and scale development innovations that can benefit the lives of Indians living at the BOP. In addition to supporting the objectives of the current CDCS, the activities will align with the DO1 “Human

Development of Marginalized Populations in India Improved “of the CDCS that is currently under design.

As primary caregivers within the home, the burdens associated with poor access to WASH services impact women and other marginalized population disproportionately. Poor access to water results in women spending more time, than men, collecting water. Higher disease rates associated with poor sanitation result in a further reduction in the earning potential of women and other marginalized population, as they take time away from income generating activities to care for the family. Lack of access to proper sanitation facilities and menstrual hygiene management education negatively impacts girls’ and disabled people’s attendance in schools.

Improperly located and poorly designed infrastructure can increase the likelihood of women and women and girls with disabilities falling prey to sexual assault.

The activity will work to impact gender on four levels: (1) promoting gender sensitivity and the engagement of women entrepreneurs through increased private sector investment; (2) supporting women entrepreneurs where possible; (3) designing technical assistance interventions in consultation with women, people with disabilities, third gender, and as well as men to ensure that gender specific needs are identified and addressed; and (4) monitoring and evaluation. OSSI will work with all stakeholders, including the GOI, other donors, civil society, and the community, to design and monitor progress toward gender equality and women's empowerment in all WASH programs. Activities will track the number of persons trained with USG assistance to advance outcomes consistent with gender equality or female empowerment through their roles in public or private sector institutions or organizations, and the percentage of female participants in USG-assisted programs designed to increase access to productive economic resources (assets, credit, income or employment). Activities will continue to incorporate additional information provided by other Mission gender analysis activities.

The activity builds on multiple Government of India (GOI) initiatives related to the Swachh

Bharat (Clean India) – Urban (SBM-U) mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and

Urban Transformation (AMRUT) which promote women leaders as role models and self-help groups in operating and managing water and sanitation assets.

II. EXISTING GENDER ASSESSMENTS

In 2010, a Mission-wide gender assessment was conducted while formulating the USAID/India

2012-2018 CDCS. Subsequently, OSSI conducted a gender analysis for DO 3 PAD. Through its ongoing GOI support program for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, OSSI has developed “Gender Responsive Guidelines under SBM (Urban): Issues, Solutions and Case

Studies” which brings to the fore gendered needs in the sanitation space and provides possible solutions that states and cities may adopt to respond through a gender sensitive approach. The document also presents case studies and success stories that demonstrate how integrating gender concerns in the overall sanitation framework of the city is beneficial for all. Apart from case studies from Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), the document showcases the work done by organizations such as Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), New Delhi, Shelter

Associates, Pune, Centre for Urban Excellence (CURE) and others who have worked intensively on ground to provide dignified and affordable sanitation solutions to women.

III. MAIN FINDINGS BY DOMAIN

Women are especially vulnerable to the inadequate and unsafe WASH infrastructure and services available in their homes and communities. The vulnerability is exacerbated throughout India by varying social and cultural factors. While addressing the issues of WASH and ensuring universal access to water and sanitation for all, it is critical that we understand the special barriers to effective hygiene women and girls face in the society.

Gender discrimination is strong in the provision of sanitation facilities. Though women are critical users, men tend to decide on the design of facilities and, in the family, on sanitation investments. Technical orientation as well as decision-making points pertaining to technology and design should specifically be aimed at women as well as men. A second gender difference is that women bear most of the workload for managing sanitation/hygiene at home. This lack of control and access can be linked to the fact that most resources and property, especially housing and land, are owned and controlled by men, and almost all asset and money-related decisions are made by men as ‘heads’ of the family. Women who are poor, rural, displaced, urban slum dwellers, single, elderly and physically and/or mentally challenged are even more disadvantaged in their access to, and control over, resources and services including WASH, and, this in turn, can lead them further into the trap of poverty, ill-health and deprivation

The Government of India has tried addressing the gender inequality in its country wide sanitation programs—Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign—

NBA) and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission—SBA) by reserving 33% membership for women in institutions and bodies related to water and sanitation. However, in actual practice, women’s participation is seldom actively encouraged by the promoters at the field level. Studies have shown that attempts to include women as members in water and sanitation committees, does not guarantee their participation. Similarly, women attending the community meetings for sanitation promotion and awareness, has not resulted in their participation in community level decision making. Societal and cultural barriers for females, their age, and position within the household are some of the factors, that determine their participation in the sanitation decision making

The main cause of high maternal mortality has direct correlation to common infectious diseases caused by poor WASH facilities, inadequate information and poor primary health facilities.

Improving access to WASH and providing expectant mothers with basic services and accurate hygiene information is vital to reduce maternal mortality rates and meet global goals for ending preventable child deaths. Women who lack safe water are more prone to WASH-related illnesses such as hookworm infestation which, when occurring during pregnancy, are linked to low birth weight, slow child growth and Hepatitis.

Finally, the project will engage with women councilors and work with them to be able to better provide sanitation services for their populations. At least a third of all elected officials in cities are women; the 74th Constitutional Amendment has ensured that 1/3rd of all elected councilors are women.

Women and girls have a greater need for WASH facilities

Girls and women have a bigger need to access clean water and toilet facilities at home than men.

They are also expected to take care of children more often than men, thus requiring WASH facilities for them and their children. Paradoxically, men have greater access to toilet facilities outside the home and commonly can urinate in public which is culturally inappropriate for most

India women. Remarkably, it is common for public toilets to not offer facilities for women or offer less than for men. Physical insecurity—the threat of assault— are also obstacles that women encounter often when using public facilities.

WASH and Girls’ education

The lack of adequate and proper water and sanitation facilities in government/municipal schools has a negative impact on children’s education. The opportunity for learning is lost when children do not have access to a hygienic place to defecate or urinate in schools. The matter is more serious for girls, as adolescent girls show an unwillingness to make use of school toilets that are not in a hygienic condition, especially when they are menstruating. Indeed, a lack of access to sanitation facilities can lead to a surge in school drop-out rates. Poor WASH infrastructure and services in government schools leads to dismal attendance of female students.

Discussing menstrual hygiene in public is still taboo in India. Due to the lack of knowledge about safe Menstrual Hygiene Management and inadequate water-sanitation facilities, the challenge of managing menstrual hygiene in our society worsens. Women’s dignity, self- esteem and their ability to actively participate in society are severely affected.

Insufficient access to water, toilets, and menstrual hygiene material with appropriate disposal method prevents female students from attending school, feel confident and partake in all activities. It also significantly reduces women’s general mobility and access to livelihood.

According to India’s 2011 ‘Status of Education Report’, young girls between the ages of 12 and

18 miss five days of school every month – i.e.50 days a year – during their menstrual cycle because schools do not have sufficient funds to provide students with separate toilets. 23% of

Indian girls drop out of school after reaching puberty, with irreversible effects on their health, growth and well-being.

IV. ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY TECHNICAL

COMPONENT

Table1 provides an overview of the activities that will be implemented under PMU III interrelated technical components. For those activities where gender issues have been identified, the table presents recommended actions that will be taken by OSSI and the PMU III Contractor to ensure gender equity remains at the forefront of the activities’ design, implementation, and

M&E. The integration of gender sensitivity into the proposed technical approach is part of the evaluation criteria in the solicitation. In addition, the contractor will be obligated to draft a detailed gender integration plan within 45 days of initiating the award.

PMU III Technical Components/Activities and Identified Potential Gender Issues

Technical Components and Activities

Potential Gender Issues and

Relevance to the Activity

Recommendations, Specific

Actions, General

Considerations

Component 1. Gender

Equality Framework -

Involvement of women and girls in decision making

Illustrative activities include:

• Formation of CBOs in urban poor communities and residents of key focus areas will empower women to determine the site for toilet construction.

• Scale up these SHG groups to entrepreneurs.

1a. lack of access safe drinking water and sanitation facilities results gender in equality issues in slums in the cities. Providing better access to water will reduce their workload carrying water for their family; improved sanitation facilities will provide viable options to open defecation, and make them safer; and a healthier environment will enable them— and their children--to be healthier and more fully engage society.

1b. It is a common misconception that gender-related programs in WASH and other sectors target women only.

1c. Women headed organizations are rare and the existing ones have many challenges for urban women: Lack of Cash Flow, undefined niche, no basic

The WASH activity will focus on consultations to prioritize the participation of women and girls in decision making. The formation of women CBOs in urban poor communities and residents of key focus areas will empower women to determine the sites for toilet construction.

Women will be engaged to finalize the design of WASH facilities, own the facilities, and sustain the facilities

Evolving monitoring and evaluation framework is gender responsive and includes gender specific indicators.

Ensuring the targeted population’s right to dignity and remedies for treating potential safety threats leading to sexual violence by understanding of Marketing, and no social media plan.

facilitating the process of receiving WASH facilities and IEC-BCC campaign to promote safe hygiene practice. Promoting key messages targeted at different segment to raise awareness about women’s participation

Component 2.

Empowerment of girls and women

Illustrative activities include:

• The activity will strive to ensure equal representation of women and girls in the school sanitation and ward ODF committees

• Among the sanitation entrepreneurs that project will incubate, the program will strive to ensure that women and women groups get an equal opportunity.

• The activity will also involve men and boys in hygiene maintenance and in hygiene programs.

2 a. Women school teachers constitute a large portion of the work-force; They will be in the forefront of all behavior change activities in community and schools.

2b. Providing better access to water will reduce their workload carrying water for their family;

improved sanitation facilities will provide viable options to open defecation, and make them safer; and a healthier environment will enable them— and their children--to be healthier and more fully engage society.

The WASH activity should bring together husbands, wives and other household decision makers to discuss traditionally gendered domains. This gives men and women more opportunities to weigh in equally on decisions where they had little or no input before.

The PMU WASH activity should encourage finance companies to provide loans to women headed organizations to improve water and sanitation facilities.

Component 3. Separate toilet facilities for men and women in community

PMU III will ensure the targeted population’s

Normally women are excluded from decision-making regarding water and sanitation facilities

(the choice of location and access to toilets) and operation and maintenance activities.

People are unaware of and insensitive to the different toilet

PMU III can sensitize the

SHG group in the communities on the need for also incorporating gender sensitive facilities like

Menstrual hygiene management supplies.

right to dignity and remedies for treating potential safety threats leading to sexual violence by facilitating the process of receiving

WASH facilities and

IEC-BCC campaign to promote safe hygiene practice.

needs of women, people with disabilities and third gender.

The program should include women, people with disabilities and third gender to participate in decision making committees in identify ideal locations for water source and community and public toilet facilities.

The program should be accessible to people with disabilities and bring about awareness that separate toilet facilities increase privacy and reduce risk to women and girls, and third gender of sexual harassment/assault while using the facility.

Component 4. Capacity building and training.

Illustrative activities include:

• Impart technical skills and business skills to the women micro entrepreneurs.

• Address restrictive social norms to increase support for women as entrepreneurs.

The multiplicity of roles reduces women’s time that would be available to get trained and gain extra knowledge: female members may not be able to attend meetings nor take advantage of related training or extension opportunities because they simply do not have time.

People with disabilities travel to

Get the trainings close to where the targeted population live.

Trainings should be designed for women and other marginalized populations need to acquire entrepreneurial and marketing skills, confidence building, leadership skills, negotiation skills, as well as a solid understanding of policy issues related to managed of community level water supply system and sanitation facilities.

The program should target women and marginalized population for training and capacity building to sustain water and sanitation initiatives, particularly in technical and managerial roles to ensure their presence in the decision-making process.

men to ensure that gender specific needs are identified and addressed; and (4) monitoring and evaluation. OSSI will work with all stakeholders, including the GOI, other donors, civil society, and the community, to design and monitor progress toward gender equality and women's empowerment in all WASH programs. Activities will track the number of persons trained with USG assistance to advance outcomes consistent with gender equality or female empowerment through their roles in public or private sector institutions or organizations, and the percentage of female participants in USG- assisted programs designed to increase access to productive economic resources (assets, credit, income or employment). Activities will continue to incorporate additional information provided by other Mission gender analysis activities.

The activity builds on multiple Government of India (GOI) initiatives related to the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) – Urban (SBM-U) mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) which promote women leaders as role models and self-help groups in operating and managing water and sanitation assets.

I. EXISTING GENDER ASSESSMENTS

In 2010, a Mission-wide gender assessment was conducted while formulating the USAID/India 2012-2018 CDCS. Subsequently, OSSI conducted a gender analysis for DO 3 PAD. Through its ongoing GOI support program for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, OSSI has developed “Gender Responsive Guidelines under SBM (Urban): Issues, Solutions and Case Studies” which brings to the fore gendered needs in the sanitation space and provides possible solutions that states and cities may adopt to respond through a gender sensitive approach. The document also presents case studies and success stories that demonstrate how integrating gender concerns in the overall sanitation framework of the city is beneficial for all. Apart from case studies from Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), the document showcases the work done by organizations such as Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), New Delhi, Shelter Associates, Pune, Centre for Urban Excellence (CURE) and others who have worked intensively on ground to provide dignified and affordable sanitation solutions to women.

II. MAIN FINDINGS BY DOMAIN

Women are especially vulnerable to the inadequate and unsafe WASH infrastructure and services available in their homes and communities. The vulnerability is exacerbated throughout India by varying social and cultural factors. While addressing the issues of WASH and ensuring universal access to water and sanitation for all, it is critical that we understand the special barriers to effective hygiene women and girls face in the society.

Gender discrimination is strong in the provision of sanitation facilities. Though women are critical users, men tend to decide on the design of facilities and, in the family, on sanitation investments. Technical orientation as well as decision-making points pertaining to technology and design should specifically be aimed at women as well as men. A second gender difference is that women bear most of the workload for managing sanitation/hygiene at home.

This lack of control and access can be linked to the fact that most resources and property, especially housing and land, are owned and controlled by men, and almost all asset and money-related decisions are made by men as ‘heads’ of the family. Women who are poor, rural, displaced, urban slum dwellers, single, elderly and physically and/or mentally challenged are even more disadvantaged in their access to, and control over, resources and services including WASH, and, this in turn, can lead them further into the trap of poverty, ill-health and deprivation

The Government of India has tried addressing the gender inequality in its country wide sanitation programs—Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign— NBA) and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission—SBA) by reserving 33% membership for women in institutions and bodies related to water and sanitation.

However, in actual practice, women’s participation is seldom actively encouraged by the promoters at the field level. Studies have shown that attempts to include women as members in water and sanitation committees, does not guarantee their participation. Similarly, women attending the community meetings for sanitation promotion and awareness, has not resulted in their participation in community level decision making. Societal and cultural barriers for females, their age, and position within the household are some of the factors, that determine their participation in the sanitation decision making

The main cause of high maternal mortality has direct correlation to common infectious diseases caused by poor WASH facilities, inadequate information and poor primary health facilities.

Improving access to WASH and providing expectant mothers with basic services and accurate hygiene information is vital to reduce maternal mortality rates and meet global goals for ending preventable child deaths. Women who lack safe water are more prone to WASH-related illnesses such as hookworm infestation which, when occurring during pregnancy, are linked to low birth weight, slow child growth and Hepatitis.

Finally, the project will engage with women councilors and work with them to be able to better provide sanitation services for their populations. At least a third of all elected officials in cities are women; the 74th Constitutional Amendment has ensured that 1/3rd of all elected councilors are women.

Women and girls have a greater need for WASH facilities

Girls and women have a bigger need to access clean water and toilet facilities at home than men. They are also expected to take care of children more often than men, thus requiring WASH facilities for them and their children. Paradoxically, men have greater access to toilet facilities outside the home and commonly can urinate in public which is culturally inappropriate for most India women. Remarkably, it is common for public toilets to not offer facilities for women or offer less than for men. Physical insecurity—the threat of assault— are also obstacles that women encounter often when using public facilities.

WASH and Girls’ education The lack of adequate and proper water and sanitation facilities in government/municipal schools has a negative impact on children’s education. The opportunity for learning is lost when children do not have access to a hygienic place to defecate or urinate in schools. The matter is more serious for girls, as adolescent girls show an unwillingness to make use of school toilets that are not in a hygienic condition, especially when they are menstruating.

Indeed, a lack of access to sanitation facilities can lead to a surge in school drop-out rates.

Poor WASH infrastructure and services in government schools leads to dismal attendance of female students.

Discussing menstrual hygiene in public is still taboo in India. Due to the lack of knowledge about safe Menstrual Hygiene Management and inadequate water-sanitation facilities, the challenge of managing menstrual hygiene in our society worsens. Women’s dignity, self-esteem and their ability to actively participate in society are severely affected.

Insufficient access to water, toilets, and menstrual hygiene material with appropriate disposal method prevents female students from attending school, feel confident and partake in all activities. It also significantly reduces women’s general mobility and access to livelihood.

According to India’s 2011 ‘Status of Education Report’, young girls between the ages of 12 and 18 miss five days of school every month – i.e.50 days a year – during their menstrual cycle because schools do not have sufficient funds to provide students with separate toilets.

23% of Indian girls drop out of school after reaching puberty, with irreversible effects on their health, growth and well-being.

III. ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY

TECHNICAL COMPONENT

Table1 provides an overview of the activities that will be implemented under PMU III interrelated technical components. For those activities where gender issues have been identified, the table presents recommended actions that will be taken by OSSI and the PMU III Contractor to ensure gender equity remains at the forefront of the…