72051421R00002 (01) - Attachment 1 - List of Changes.pdf

RFP 72051421R00002 – AMAZON ALIVE

ATTACHMENT 1 – LIST OF CHANGES

1. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS, B.3. ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT, c.

Payment of Fixed Fee, CLIN 002, delete “In no event, the fixed fee of the Task Orders under CLIN 002 can exceed the negotiated fee under CLIN 001” and replace with: “In no event, the fixed fee of the Task Orders under CLIN 002 can exceed the fee percentage negotiated under

CLIN 001”.

2. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION C – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, C.4 ACTIVITY FUND, delete in its entirety the link included in footnote 4 and replace with:

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1870/LocalSystemsFramework.pdf

3. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION C – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, C.4

ACTIVITY FUND, delete “Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA)” from the third paragraph.

4. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE, F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, add the following language after the title in F.2, and the language in F.2.a., F.2.b, F.2.c and F.2.d respectively:

“a.… subject to the conditions set forth in Section H.25.”

“b.… subject to the conditions set forth in Section H.25.”

“c.… subject to the conditions set forth in Section H.25.”

“d.… subject to the conditions set forth in Section H.25.”

5. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE, F.6.13 Activity Fund Manual, delete “Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA)”

6. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE, F.10

ORDERING SUPPLEMENTAL TECHNICAL ASISTANCE CLIN 002, delete the first paragraph and replace with the following:

“The Contractor must rapidly respond to additional needs of USAID/Colombia using Supplemental Technical Assistance ordered by the CO under a Request for Task Order Proposal (RFTOP). Supplemental technical assistance is intended primarily to respond to emerging, unanticipated priorities in support of work by the GOC and/or the USG, but may also be used to support and complement specific opportunities that present themselves in response to Colombia’s recent surge in deforestation and biodiversity loss https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1870/LocalSystemsFramework.pdf in accordance with Section C. The Contractor will respond to the RFTOP in a timely manner with the proposed implementation approach and cost proposal. The CO may enter into negotiations with the Contractor to refine the proposed technical approach and proposed cost proposal until it is satisfied. The Contractor will assume contract management, financial administration, and monitoring and evaluation of activities under the resulting Task Order (TO).”

7. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, H.

3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION, delete numeral e.

in its entirety and replace with the following: “For Short-Term Technical Assistance (Consultants), the Contractor must submit a Pay Scale to the Contracting Officer within 90 days after award, which will include the level of expertise (e.g., Junior, Mid-Level, Senior), along with the responsibilities and the qualifications sought for each level. Consultant compensation must be within the pay scale specified and must not, without approval of the contracting officer, exceed the maximum daily salary rate as described in ADS 302.”

8. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, add the following special contract requirement at the end of the section:

“H.25 FAR PART 4.21 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (SECTION 889) (JANUARY 2021)

[Note to offerors: This language will be added to the award if it is based on the Foreign Assistance waiver. If the apparently successful offeror does not require a waiver, this additional language will be deleted from the award document.]

(a) The award of this contract is based on the Section 889 Foreign Assistance Waiver USAID received from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which expires on September 30, 2022.

Accordingly, the Contractor must submit the FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, to the Contracting Officer, as soon as the contractor is no longer using any covered technology but no later than March 31, 2022.

(b) In addition to the disclosure requirements at FAR 52.204–24(e), if the contractor represents that it does use covered telecommunications equipment or services, the Contractor must describe the circumstances (including in-country circumstances) where the Contractor uses covered technology. This must include:

1. identification of whether the covered equipment and/or services are provided by third-party communications service providers, such as the internet, phone, utilities, or others;

2. the specific country(ies) where it is used; and

3. a description of the presence of any other covered technology, whether in any internal systems or elsewhere in the supply chain.

(c) If the contractor continues to use covered technology as of March 31, 2022 and there is no applicable waiver in place, the contract period of performance will end on September 30, 2022, as the Contractor is no longer legally eligible for an award. The Contractor will only be entitled to costs incurred through the period of performance including close-out costs. The contractor is not entitled to settlement costs associated with Termination for Convenience (FAR part 49). Any applicable fee will be adjusted commensurate with work completed as of September 30, 2022.”

9. On PART III – DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS, SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS, include the following attachments:

“J.20 LAC-IEE-18-18-ETD

Included as a separate pdf document.

J.21 LAC-IEE-20-52-ETD

Included as a separate pdf document.”

10. On PART III – DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS, ATTACHMENT J.1 – STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO), E.2 Objectives, Objective 1: Improve the effectiveness of environmental crime prevention and prosecution, delete the second paragraph in its entirety and replace with the following:

“The Activity will increase the number of formal charges against offenders that lead to sanctions by 30%. According to the baseline measured at the beginning of implementation, the Activity will increase the number of interinstitutional coordination networks or mechanisms by 80%. The Activity will establish and operationalize a least 2 networks of community-based forest & wildlife crime monitors.”

11. On PART III – DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS, ATTACHMENT J. 2 –

TECHNICAL LINKS FOR REFERENCE, a. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) Documents, 14. Natural Wealth’s Quarterly and Annual Performance Reports, add the following title and link at the end of the section:

“FY20 Q4 PA-00X-48V

https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00 YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczMzI0&inr=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&dc= YWRk&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&bckToL=

Link to All Natural Wealth Reports:

https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/search/FusionSearchResults.aspx?q=natural+wealth” https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczMzI0&inr=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&dc=YWRk&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&bckToL= https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczMzI0&inr=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&dc=YWRk&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&bckToL= https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczMzI0&inr=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&dc=YWRk&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ%3d%3d&bckToL= https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/search/FusionSearchResults.aspx?q=natural+wealth

12. On PART III – DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS, replace ATTACHMENT J.6 – BUDGET TEMPLATE with the revised excel file attached through the amendment of the solicitation.

13. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, L.7.2 Format, Page Limitation and Content, first paragraph:

• delete the sentence: “All graphs and charts must be included in the annexes”; and,

• replace the last sentence with the following: “Text in graphs, charts and text boxes may be less than 12 points in size but no less than 8 points and must be legible.”

14. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, L.7.5 Past Performance (See Cover Page for Different Due Date):

• delete the following sentence under numeral c.: “This information may be included in an annex and is not included in the page limitation.”; and,

• replace the second bullet under numeral d. 3 with the following language: “To supplement the narrative summary above, provide a list of two recent contracts for which you submitted subcontract reports to eSRS (FAR 52.219-9(d)(10) and a copy of any similarly recent subcontracting reports if they were not submitted to eSRS.”

15. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, L.8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION

OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL, Part 2 - Proposed Costs and Prices/ Detailed budget narrative, delete the words “per component” in numeral f.

16. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL, Part 2 - Proposed Costs and Prices/ Detailed budget narrative, A: CLIN 001, 3.Fringe Benefits, delete the following sentence at the end of the section: “It is expected that fringe benefits will only be paid to long-term employees.”

17. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL, Part 10 - Information to Support Consent to Major Subcontractors, replace the title of the section for: “Part 10 - Information to Support Consent to Subcontracts”