72051422R00005 (01) - Attachment 1 - List of Changes.pdf

RFP 72051422R00005 – SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

ATTACHMENT 1 – LIST OF CHANGES

1. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION C –STATEMENT OF WORK, C.3. WORK

REQUIREMENTS, add the following language at the end of the paragraph in “Component 3:

Expanded use of climate-smart agriculture (CSA)”, “A whole of landscape perspective refers to the connection of farmer’s individual plots to the surrounding environment and takes into consideration the farmer’s impact on the local ecosystem.”

2. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION C –STATEMENT OF WORK, C.3. WORK REQUIREMENTS, delete the first bullet under IR 1.2 and replace with the following: “Incentivize private sector investment to improve access to finance and value chains with a minimum leverage of 70% - 30% for PPPs.”

3. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION C –STATEMENT OF WORK, C.6. GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS, delete the first paragraph and replace with the following: “The three geographic regions of focus for this activity include but are not limited to: 1) Catatumbo 2) Bajo Cauca, Cordoba, Southern Bolivar, and 3) Caquetá. The list of specific municipalities where work will initially be implemented is provided in Section J.5. These municipalities may change over the life of the contract due changing circumstances. Any changes to the target municipalities will be done with the written approval of the COR.”

4. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE, F.7 KEY AND NON-KEY PERSONNEL, under Minimum Qualifications, delete the language requirements for the Partnerships and Private Sector Engagement Specialist and the Activity Fund Manager and replace them with: “Written and spoken fluency in Spanish (minimum Level III) and English (minimum Level II).”

5. On PART I – THE SCHEDULE, SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE, F.7 KEY

AND NON-KEY PERSONNEL, under the Responsibilities section of the Activity Fund Manager, delete numeral e. and replace with the following: “e. Working closely with the COP, DCOP, the Partnerships and Private Sector Engagement Specialist, and the technical team to align use of the Activity Fund to achieve contract objectives.”

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

J.1.2 Producers to Market Alliance (PMA) Mid Term Evaluation https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?vID=47&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2 YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczODEx https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?vID=47&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczODEx https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?vID=47&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NTczODEx

J.1.3 PMA Reports Submitted to the DEC Index and links included as a separate excel document.

J.119. USAID Colombia Regional Integration Strategy Included as a separate pdf document.

7. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, L.7.4.1 Key Personnel, delete the last paragraph and replace with the following: “Offerors must provide resumes of maximum two (2) pages per candidate. The Government reserves the right to obtain information on key personnel from any and all sources inside or outside the U.S. Government. Individuals proposed for Key Personnel positions must be within two weeks upon contract signature to initiate the assignment in the Activity. USAID discourages the use of exclusive agreements as this limits USAID’s ability to receive the best services.”

8. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, L.7.2 Format, Page Limitation and Content, in the first paragraph, delete the sentence ““The text in any text boxes included within the technical proposal must not be less than 12 points in size”

9. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, L.7.5 Past Performance, under a.1, delete “J.5” and replace with “J.7”.

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

PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL, Part 2. e, delete the section and replace with: “ The Offeror must provide the Cost Proposal budgets in unlocked Microsoft Office Excel Worksheets. The budget must be completed in the format included in Section J.8 – BUDGET TEMPLATE. The budget must include the budget associated with all proposed subcontracts. The Summary Cost Worksheets provided must include separate worksheets for the prime and all subcontracts identified at the proposal stage. This will be used to analyze proposals. If possible, we request that the Offeror’s detailed worksheets, in support of this summary, be provided in one large spreadsheet with linkages to the summary worksheets, to ease analysis.”

11. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL, Part 2. A.13, delete the second sentence and replace with: “Specific information regarding other direct costs must be included in order to allow an assessment of the realism and reasonableness of these types of costs.”

12. On PART IV – REPRESENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL, Part 2. A: CLIN 001, 10. Activity Fund, delete the definition of a Local Organization and replace with the following:

“A local organization must meet the following definition:

1. Is legally organized under the laws of a country that is receiving assistance from USAID;

2. Has its principal place of business or operations in a country receiving assistance from USAID;

3. Is majority-owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of a country receiving assistance from USAID; and

4. Is managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country receiving assistance from USAID.”