RFP_72051923R00004_Amended Solicitation.pdf

Issuance Date: March 31, 2023 Questions Due Date and Time: April 12, 2023, 5 pm El Salvador time Questions - Round 2 Due Date and Time: May 8, 2023, 10 am El Salvador time Closing Date and Time: May 31, 2023, 10 am El Salvador time

Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 72051923R00004 - Amended, USAID Central

America Regional Support Services (CARSS)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide services for USAID’s Missions in Latin America and the Caribbean, as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates the award of up to ten (10) seven-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDIQs). USAID anticipates four (4) of the contracts are reserved for any small business concerns under FAR 19.000(a)(3). Up to six (6) awards shall be for other than Small Businesses. The Agency reserves the right to award more or less awards than anticipated, or to make no award. The primary NAICS code(s) for this procurement is 541990, however, please refer to Section C.7 for additional applicable NAICS codes. The authorized geographic code is 937.

USAID anticipates that the maximum aggregate ordering limitation for contracts resulting from this RFP will be $800 million over the five-year ordering period. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all contractors cannot exceed this contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees. There is no guarantee on the number of task orders that the successful contractors will receive or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set forth in the RFP.

Section L of the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposal contents, including critical dates/times for the submission of questions, and the proposal submission closing date and time. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of the contract will not be binding.

This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. 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 http://www.sam.gov/

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) USAID Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS), Solicitation No.: 72051923R00004 amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises to regularly check the above website for amendments.

Sincerely, Agnes Tusjak Contracting Officer USAID/El Salvador

Table of Contents

SECTION A – SOLICITATION / CONTRACT FORM

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILING (COST-PLUS- FIXED-FEE TASK ORDERS ONLY)

B.6 LABOR

B.7 INDIRECT RATES

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

PURPOSE

BACKGROUND

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

MAIN PERFORMANCE AREAS (SCOPE OF SERVICES)

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NON-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ANCILLARY SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JANUARY 1993)

D.2 BRANDING STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

F.6 ORDERING PROCEDURES

F.7 TASK ORDER ADMINISTRATION

F.8 KEY PERSONNEL AND IDIQ MANAGER

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CONTRACTING OFFICER

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

PAYING OFFICE

ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

CONTRACTOR'S PAYMENT ADDRESS

TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID (IDIQ AND TASK ORDERS)

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.2 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.3 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS

H.4 COVERED PARTICIPANTS

H.5 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (NOVEMBER 2017)

H.6 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.7 NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY

H.8 SUBCONTRACTING CONSENT

H.9 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.10 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT

H.11 LOGISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

H.12 LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DEVIATION NOS.

M/OAA-DEV-FAR-18-2C AND M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-18-2C) (APRIL 2018)

H.13 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

H.14 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM FURNISHING CERTAIN

SERVICES AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF INFORMATION (INDEFINITE DELIVERY,

INDEFINITE QUANTITY) (EVALUATION SERVICES)

H.15 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM FURNISHING CERTAIN

SERVICES AND RESTRICTION ON USE OF INFORMATION (EVALUATION) (TASK ORDER

CLAUSE)

H.16 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM IMPLEMENTATION

CONTRACT (DESIGN/IMPLEMENT)

H.17 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM IMPLEMENTATION

CONTRACT (DESIGN/IMPLEMENT) (TASK ORDER CLAUSE)

H.18 SECURITY CLEARANCE

H.19 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY

H.20 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY (DDL) (OCTOBER

2014)

H.21 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED

H.22 INCORPORATION OF ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AT THE TASK ORDER LEVEL

H.23 LAWS AND REGULATIONS

H.24 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED DATA

H.25 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP)

H.26 CHANGES TO TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS/JOINT VENTURES

H.27 PROPRIETARY SOLUTIONS

H.28 SUBCONTRACTING REPORT (OTHER THAN US SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY)

H.29 FAR PART 4.21 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(SECTION 889) (DECEMBER 2021)

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED

I.2 AIDAR SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (MAR 2015)

I.3 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS

(NOV 2021)

I.4 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

I.5 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

I.6 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

I.7 52.217-8 - OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

I.8 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

I.9 AIDAR 752.229-71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

PART II – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF THE OFFEROR

K.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

K.2 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MARCH 2023)

K.3 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

K.4 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (AUG 2020)

K.5 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

K.6 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX

LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

K.7 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

K.8 52.209-12 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (OCT 2020)

K.9 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (OCT 2022) [DEVIATION (JAN

2023)]

K.10 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (OCT 2022)

K.11 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999)

K.12 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)

K.13 52.225-20 PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING RESTRICTED BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN

SUDAN- CERTIFICATION (AUG 2009)

K.14 52.227-15 REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED COMPUTER

SOFTWARE (DEC 2007)

K.15 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (JUN 2020)

K.16 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE-COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES (APR 2005)

K.17 INSURANCE – IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY

K.18 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS

K.19 UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) NUMBER

K.20 CONTRACTOR PURCHASING SYSTEM REVIEW

K.21 SIGNATURE

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS 137

NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.3 COST/PRICE EVALUATION

M.4 DETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE RANGE

M.5 SOURCE SELECTION

M.6 CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

M.7 SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE

M.8 CONTRACTING WITH U.S. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN THE MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

PROGRAM

ATTACHMENT J.2: CONTRACTOR PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

ATTACHMENT J.3: COST/PRICE EVALUATION MATRIX

ATTACHMENT J.6: LOCAL COMPENSATION PLAN (LCP) RANGES

ATTACHMENT J.7: KEY LINKS TO SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION

SECTION A – SOLICITATION / CONTRACT FORM

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

72051923R00004

CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

SEALED BID (IFB)

5. DATE ISSUED

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED RATING PAGE OF PAGES

8 179

C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

EXT.NUMBERAREA CODE

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

CAUTION: LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

(Date)(Hour) local timeuntildepository located in copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

CONTRACT CLAUSES

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

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L

M SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PACKAGING AND MARKING

DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSESPART I - THE SCHEDULE

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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

18. OFFER DATE17. SIGNATURE

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS

EXT.NUMBERAREA CODE

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

(Type or print)AND

ADDRESS

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OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER15A. NAME

DATEAMENDMENT NO.DATEAMENDMENT NO.

and related documents numbered and dated):

amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

CALENDAR DAYS (%)30 CALENDAR DAYS (%)20 CALENDAR DAYS (%)10 CALENDAR DAYS (%)

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232.8)

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

28. AWARD DATE

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

CODE 24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7)

ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

41 U.S.C. 253 (c) ( 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION20. AMOUNT19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED

AWARD (To be completed by government)

CODE

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7205197. ISSUED BY

USAID/El Salvador Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance San Salvador, El Salvador

A. NAME

Agnes Tusjak ATusjak@usaid.gov

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide services that fall within the Scope of Work (SOW) specified in Section C for the Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS) IDIQ. USAID Task Order Contracting Officers (TO COs) will request the work through the issuance of task orders during the ordering period as specified in Section F of the contract.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

This is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The Government will issue task orders that are one or more of the following: Time and Materials (T&M), Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee (CPFF) (term or completion), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF) or any Fixed-Priced type. The Contractor must perform the services set forth in task orders at prices consistent with Section B of this contract.

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT

The basic contract includes an initial obligation of funds in the amount of $10,000 to cover the minimum order guarantee USAID is required to order and the Contractor is required to furnish the minimum order amount of services.

Line item Description Amount

0001 Minimum Order Guarantee $10,000

There is no guarantee on the number of task orders that the successful contractors will receive or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set forth in the contract.

Following this initial obligation, individual task orders will obligate funds to cover the work required under that task order.

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

This is a multiple award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with an overall ceiling price of $800,000,000 for Central America Regional Support Services. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all contractors must not exceed the contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees.

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILING (Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee Task Orders Only)

NOTE: The ceiling on fixed fee does not apply to Fixed-Price Task Orders.

(a) For each cost-reimbursement task order issued under this IDIQ, the TOCO and Contractor agree to negotiate a set dollar amount for a fixed fee. In negotiating the fixed dollar amount for fee, the TOCO must consider the policies and factors for establishing fee in FAR 15.404-4 as well as any applicable USAID policy on establishing a fixed fee amount. In no event, however, may the amount of fixed fee in any individual task order exceed [To be inserted at time of award] percent of the task order’s estimated cost, excluding fee).

The fixed fee ceiling applies to the prime contract and all cost reimbursement subcontracts.

Fees for CPIF or CPAF task order types will be negotiated by the TOCO at the time of task order award.

(b) The Total Estimated Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee for each Task Order must be negotiated in accordance with the terms of this contract.

(c) Fixed Fee Payment. For any Task Order issued under this Contract, at the time of each payment of allowable costs to the contractor, the USAID paying office ordinarily pays the contractor a percentage of fixed fees that directly corresponds to the percentage of allowable costs being paid. Two exceptions to paying fixed fee in this manner apply:

(1) If the TOCO determines that this method results in paying a disproportionately higher ratio of fixed fee than the percentage of work that the contractor has completed, then the TOCO may suspend further payment of any fixed fee until the contractor has made sufficient progress to justify further payment, up to the percentage of fixed fee that corresponds to the percentage of allowable costs approved by the TOCO.

(2) Because the clauses entitled "Allowable Cost and Payment" (FAR 52.216-7) and "Fixed

Fee" (FAR 52.216-8) are incorporated into this Contract, the terms and conditions of these clauses apply after total payments of fixed fee reach eighty-five percent (85%) of the total fixed fee.

B.6 LABOR

(Only applicable to cost reimbursement type task orders)

(a) Central management costs will be handled through the following method:

The Contracting Officer has determined that a key (full-time) technical manager is not necessary or required to administer the basic IDIQ. Contractors will not be authorized to bill USAID directly for IDIQ management costs under this IDIQ or under task orders.

Contractors must propose a centralized management structure that allows for recovery of IDIQ management costs as part of its indirect costs.

(b) The work day and work week policies and method of accounting for paid absences including holidays for the contractor must be in accordance with the Contractor’s organizational policies and acceptable accounting procedures, which should be compliant with the applicable cost principles and the terms of this contract.

(c) Compensation of personnel under this contract or any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007 Personnel Compensation (July 2007) (See Section I).

B.6.1 Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates (CDR)

(1) The task order rates must not exceed the ceiling daily rates set forth in the table below.

Each CDR for personnel listed below is “unburdened” and must only include salary costs or consulting rates of the individual providing the services.

The CDR for employees must not include the following:

● Payroll costs (fringe benefits, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), allowances, differentials, etc.);

● Indirect Costs applicable to labor; and

● Profit or fee, if any.

The CDRs set forth below are fixed for the contract period and are for a productive eight (8) hour day, and apply to all subcontractors set forth in clause 52.244-2 in Section I. If a new subcontractor is proposed for a specific task order on other than a fixed-price basis, the CDRs set forth below will apply, and the subcontract is subject to consent by the TOCO in accordance with FAR Part 44.

Actual salaries for all personnel will be negotiated under task orders and final approval is provided by the TOCO. The ceiling rates presented below do not constitute approval of final salary rates above the Contractor Salary Threshold (CST) (see ADS 302).

(2) The single unburdened ceiling daily rate for each labor category/group below represents the mid-level and senior level rate in each category/grouping. One unburdened ceiling daily rate for each labor category/grouping is included in the contract to provide more flexibility under task orders. If junior-level personnel are required under task orders, they must be proposed at rates below the unburdened ceiling daily rate.

No. Labor Category Level Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

1 Project Management Specialist Senior

Mid

2 Chief of Party/Project Director Senior

Mid

3 General Administrative Support Senior

Mid

4 Operations Specialist Senior

Mid

5 Gender Specialist Senior

Mid

6 Vulnerable Population Inclusion Specialist Senior

Mid

7 Financial Management Specialist Senior

Mid

8 Grants Management Specialist Senior

Mid

9 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist Senior

Mid

10 Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist Senior

Mid

11 Resilience Specialist Senior

Mid

12 Engineering Advisor Senior

Mid

13 Workforce Development Specialist Senior

Mid

14 Market Systems Specialist Senior

Mid

15 Trade Specialist Senior

Mid

16 Customs Expert and Trade Facilitation Specialist Senior

Mid

17 Entrepreneurial Development/Youth Engagement Specialist

Senior

Mid

18 Business/Enterprise Development Specialist Senior

Mid

19 Education Specialist Senior

Mid

20 Democracy, Rights and Governance Specialist Senior

Mid

21 Rule of Law and Human Rights Specialist Senior Mid

22 Crime and Violence Prevention Specialist Senior

Mid

23 Transparency, Accountability and Public Function Specialist

Senior Mid

24 Civil Society Initiatives Specialist Senior

Mid

25 Municipal Services Specialist Senior

Mid

26 Civil Society and Media Resilience Specialist Senior

Mid

27 Public Space Coordinator Senior

Mid

28 Environment and Natural Resources Specialist Senior

Mid

29 Food Security Specialist Senior

Mid

30 Health Financing Specialist Senior

Mid

31 Health Governance Specialist Senior

Mid

32 Health Systems Performance and Sustainability Specialist

Senior

Mid

33 Political & Analytic Country expert Senior

Mid

34 Capacity Strengthening Specialist Senior

Mid

35 Training Specialist Senior

Mid

36 HICD Specialist Senior

Mid

37 Procurement Specialist Senior Mid

38 Interpreter/Translator Senior

Mid

39 Urban Climate Resilience Specialist Senior

40 Migration Specialist Senior

Note 1: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates apply to any task order(s) that are awarded under this contract.

Note 2: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates apply to all labor (the prime contractor, subcontractor, TCNs, CCN’s, and consultant salaries). CCN and TCN labor are also governed by the local compensation plan limitations as further provided in note 3 below.

Note 3: CCN and TCN Personnel or Other Non-U.S. Expatriate Rates:

All CCN and TCN personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates must be paid in accordance with

AIDAR 722.170.

Salaries for individual locally-hired personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates under this contract and any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007, Personnel Compensation (July 2007), and should be based upon a combination of factors including the prevailing compensation paid to personnel performing comparable work in the cooperating country as determined by USAID and consideration of the individual's education, work experience and recent relevant salary history.

Unless otherwise authorized by USAID, the compensation for CCN and TCN labor must not exceed the prevailing compensation paid to personnel performing comparable work in the cooperating country as determined by USAID and must be paid in the currency of the cooperating country. However, TCNs and CCNs who are working in and/or are legal residents of the U.S. at the time they are hired under this Contract must be extended benefits, and be subjected to restrictions on the same basis as U.S. citizens who work in the U.S.

Note 4: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates above do not apply to Fixed-price Task Orders.

(3) Definition of labor categories:

1. Project Management Specialist This category includes a large and technically diverse range of industry and functional specialists (who are not otherwise specified in other labor categories). Perform functions such as the following: (a) directly produce the deliverables contracted for in the task order; (b) provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise, (c) deliver detailed analysis, evaluation, and recommendations, and (d) lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions. Provides technical expertise in support of task order requirements in one or more of the following areas: (i) Crisis, Conflict and Natural Disasters (ii) Democracy, Rights and Governance (iii) Education (iv) Economic Growth (v) Environment, Climate Change, and Environmental Compliance (Reg. 216) (vi) Food Security and Agriculture

(vii) Gender (viii) Health and Nutrition (ix) Infrastructure and Urban Planning (x) Organizational

Capacity Strengthening (xi) Science and Technology (xii) Education (xiii) Trade (xiv) Workforce Development (xv) Energy (xvi) Other, As Required.

In addition, the professionals under this labor category may also provide subject matter expertise in collaboration, learning and adapting (CLA), communications and knowledge management. The specialists will lead integration of CLA strategies into the project and provide for robust communication and knowledge management tools, including employing technology to gather evidence, foster project learning, adaptation and advocacy.

2. Chief of Party/Project Director Provide: (1) substantial experience managing projects related to the functional area and country context; (2) substantial experience managing relationships with high ranking government officials, U.S. Embassy, and other key stakeholders; (3) ability to engage with key partners, and to conduct strategic thinking and management processes, and (4) other requirements as deemed necessary under each Task Order.

3. General Administrative Support This is a labor market for any administrative support services required to fulfill the task order requirements. This individual(s) will provide support for the day-to-day operations and management of the task order. This support may include, but not be limited to, providing secretarial, logistical and operations support; managing project documentation; producing and distributing project related correspondence; supporting general contract management through asset management; monitoring of project deliverables and variables; scheduling meetings and travel reservations, ensuring project activities are finished on time and within budget, and other duties as required.

4. Operations Specialist Provide subject matter expertise as necessary to manage each task order, including but not limited to: sub-contracts, sub-grants, financial management, gender, monitoring, evaluation & learning, youth, sustainability, environment and training. They will provide industry specific skills to contribute to the day to day operations and ongoing monitoring and measurement of the project.

5. Gender Specialist Provide expertise in all aspects of gender data collection and analysis to ensure that the overall emphasis of gender is included in all applicable work carried out under the IDIQ.

6. Vulnerable Population Inclusion Specialist Provide technical direction, oversight, and leadership to create and maximize opportunities to engage social inclusion through direct project activities. Support and lead the development of a social inclusion action plan to recognize the structural disparities and social norms that limit vulnerable populations participation.

7. Financial Management Specialist Provide expertise to ensure that budget analysis and financial reporting requirements are met in accordance with the contract terms and conditions. Assists in project management functions of financial planning, program auditing, budgeting, and reporting.

8. Grants Management Specialist Provide grant oversight and capacity building support for grants issued under USAID task orders, maintain and manage records of grant agreements including paper and electronic files, an inventory of all agreements, and a schedule of dates and deadlines relevant to those agreements; evaluate grant proposals based on responsiveness, cost reasonableness, regulatory compliance and risk analysis and mitigation and provide regular updates on grantee activities, compliance, risks and challenges that may arise and offer solutions accordingly.

9. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist Provide expertise in the use of performance indicators and various research/evaluation methodologies to determine outcomes and impacts throughout the program, support programs to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of program goals, provide relevant data to help inform decision-making, provide technical assistance and training in the development and implementation of systems and programs.

10. Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist Provide expertise in the use of traditional and digital learning approaches to develop and implement innovative, creative, and effective strategies to capture and share technical knowledge with donors, partners and internal stakeholders. Leverage best practices of synthesizing, organizing and disseminating knowledge to improve the effectiveness of development programs.

11. Resilience Specialist Provide expertise on resilience matters, including linking with humanitarian response, supporting advocacy efforts, and policy activities.

12. Engineering Advisor Licensed Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, Engineer, Project, Planning Engineer.

13. Workforce Development Specialist Provide expertise to address matters regarding workforce development, including efforts that reach out to youth, women and other marginalized populations with skill enhancement efforts that support increased employability and inclusion of the targeted populations.

14. Market Systems Specialist Provide expertise to strengthen market systems and interrelated areas, including customs and trade, policy reform, and finance and investment. Financial expertise may include providing access to credit, business development services and leveraging diverse financial tools such as credit guarantees, and private capital.

15. Trade Specialist Provide expertise in trade areas such as the following: trade facilitation, logistics, customs reform, export promotion, trade policy, implementation of international and regional trade agreements.

16. Customs Expert and Trade Facilitation Specialist Provide expertise on customs issues and design activities to simplify and expedite customs processes with the aim of reducing port dwell time as well as any customs issues that contribute to delays along transport corridors.

17. Entrepreneurial Development /Youth Engagement Provide expertise in the design, management, and implementation of youth-centered development interventions. Identify the needs and gaps in services provided currently and ensure that workforce development interventions use best practices to address the needs of youth.

18. Business/Enterprise Development Specialist Provide expertise in sector selection methodologies, subsector or value chain analysis, end market analysis, business enabling environment, value chain finance, market facilitation, and strategies for creating competitive advantage.

19. Education Specialist Provide expertise, leadership, management, and technical assistance for education program design, delivery and management of education services.

20. Democracy, Rights and Governance Specialist Provide expertise to promote democracy, human rights and governance issues. Provide analysis, advice and guidance on activities including but not limited to:

● Political transitions;

● Government transparency;

● Decentralization;

● Anti-corruption;

● Security sector reform;

● Conflict mitigation and peacebuilding;

● Municipal Governance;

● Civil Society Initiatives

● Conflict mitigation and peacebuilding

● Good governance, effectiveness and other closely related topics.

21. Rule of Law and Human Rights Specialist Provide expertise to design, monitor, analyze, evaluate, provide advice on and implement rule of law (ROL) and human rights projects.

● Conduct research, analysis and assessments of the structure and functions of the legal and judicial sectors, with a specific focus on strengthening the rule of law and promoting and protecting human rights.

● Monitor ROL, human rights, and related issues in developing countries for the advancement of democratic governance and human rights.

● Provide analysis, advice and/or implementation assistance on rule of law institutions (including courts, prosecutors and relevant ministries), formation and modifications to legal systems, and legal aspects of design or modification of rules, regulations and legislation.

22. Crime and Violence Prevention Specialist Provide expertise to design, monitor, analyze, evaluate, provide advice on and implement citizen security and crime prevention strategies, programs and policies , and have the ability to maintain strong relationships with government counterparts, civil society, and all relevant stakeholders.

23. Transparency, Accountability and Public Function Specialist Provide expertise to build the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens to advocate for good governance and hold the government accountable for providing services and managing resources at the local level. Work with civil society, local government councils, and citizens to strengthen existing accountability and transparency mechanisms.

24. Civil Society Initiatives Specialist Provide expertise to support civil society actors to play a more effective and collaborative role in providing solutions for development. Focus on building the capacity of CSOs to rethink their traditional strategies for advocating and adapt new innovative and collaborative strategies to engage with local and regional governing bodies, and other CSOs.

25. Municipal Services Specialist Provide expertise to support municipalities to strengthen a range of services, including solid waste management, water, sanitation, transportation, citizen security, public spaces.

26. Civil Society and Media Resilience Specialist Provide expertise to develop civil society capacity to effectively represent citizen interests, increasing individual and organizational resilience to deter closing civic space, and strengthening independent media to improve sustainability, quality, and reach.

27. Public Space Coordinator Provide expertise to establish strategic guidelines on public space interventions, achieve financial and operational sustainability through public space recovery and maintenance, engage communities in the creative process of public space design, create attractive programmatic agendas for new or recovered public spaces and engage the private sector.

28. Environment and Natural Resources Specialist Provide technical support and assistance to program implementation in one or more of the following technical areas: Regulation 216 compliance; environmental policy and standard, environmental mitigation, environmental engineering, ecosystem and biological assessments, natural resources management, and environmental impact assessment.

29. Food Security Specialist Provide expertise to strengthen food security and interdependent areas such as agriculture, nutrition, value chain and market systems and private sector engagement.

30. Health Financing Specialist Provide expertise to design, implement, monitor and evaluate health finance programs. Use a mix of approaches and strategies to achieve the project purpose and objectives.

31. Health Governance Specialist Provide expertise to design, implement, monitor and evaluate health governance programs.

Use a mix of approaches and strategies to apply governance improvement methodologies to the health sector to achieve the project purpose and objectives.

32. Health Systems Performance and Sustainability Specialist Provide expertise to strengthen country-level health systems, including those processes and structures that are necessary for sustainable improvements in locally-owned systems. Ensure that health system activities are appropriately assessing and addressing performance gaps in the health system, and strengthening the performance of local organizations.

33. Political & Analytic Country expert Provide subject matter analytic and country specific expertise grounded in political or social science. Serve as a country expert on a variety of sectoral and related assessments; lead or work in teams engaged in special studies that relate to a specific sector; and as part of a technical assistance or rapid response team for transitional environments.

34. Capacity Strengthening Specialist Provide expertise and assume a lead role on all aspects of capacity strengthening in line with USAID’s Local Capacity Strengthening Policy, which include strategically supporting an actor’s ability to achieve their own mission, to take action to design and implement solutions to local development challenges, to learn and adapt from that action, and innovate and transform over time. Apply a systems thinking approach and prioritize a broader range of competencies necessary for a local actor to operate within a broader context.

Provide industry or sector specific capacity strengthening to organizations including industry specific business and action planning, performance measures and indicators, organizational assessments, sector and/or industry assessments, and process and productivity improvement.

35. Training Specialist Provide support in the area of training under task orders. This individual will focus on training and capacity strengthening, in support of the contract’s overall objectives, and as specifically called for in task orders.

36. Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) Specialist Provide expertise on all aspects of HICD to the implementing partner, Mission and other stakeholders including, performance assessments, performance solutions design and performance monitoring and management system design. Assist in activities such as building leadership, performing strategic planning, conducting information analysis, developing process improvements, performing facilitation services, conducting surveys and improving an organization’s results.

37. Procurement Specialist Procurement Agent, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist.

38. Interpreter/Translator Responsible for listening to, understanding, and translating spoken or written statements from one language to another. Reproduce statements in another language for listening or reading audience. Facilitate effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another.

39. Urban Climate Resilience Specialist Advise host governments at national and sub-national levels and oversee policy dialogue for integrated climate adaptation and resilience in strategies, sectoral policies and plans as needed.

Provides support in development of concepts and approaches relevant to urban climate resilience and adaptation; climate risk assessment, vulnerability assessment, risk avoidance/reduction strategies; country’s response to climate and disaster risk; contingency planning to mitigate for potential drastic impacts caused severe weather (e.g., flooding, storms); and implementing projects as well as building local capacities of government officials, communities, and businesses to be resilient to the impacts of climate variability and change.

40. Migration Specialist Provide expertise in strategic and technical design and implementation to address people on the move issues (including migrants, returnees, displaced or trafficked persons, people at risk or preparing to irregularly migrate) and migration management at the national and regional level. Provide analysis, advice and guidance on activities including but not limited to prevention of irregular migration, address human mobility-related needs, establishing coordinated and regional approaches.

B.6.2 Minimum Qualifications

In order to perform the statement of work set forth in Section C, the Contractor must provide personnel that meet the minimum education and experience requirements set forth below.

These minimum qualifications for mid-level and senior personnel correspond to the Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates

Level

Education Requirement (highest degree obtained should relate to the service area provided)

AND

Direct Relevant Experience Requirement (experience should relate to the service area provided)

Mid- Level

Ph.D. 4 years JD/All But Dissertation (ABD) 5 years MS/MA/MB 6 years BS/BA 8 years Less than BS/BA / No degree 10 years

Senior- Level

Ph.D. 8 years JD/ABD 10 years MS/MA/MB 12 years BS/BA 15 years Less than BS/BA / No degree 20 years

Language fluency, relevant regional experience, and international development experience requirements will be specified in individual task orders.

B.6.3 Subcontractor Rates

The following provides guidance for various subcontracting arrangements:

(i) The Prime subcontracts with an approved subcontractor from the original IDIQ competition

The unburdened CDR’s for the prime contract apply to the subcontractor.

(ii) The Prime contracts with a new subcontractor not yet approved

The unburdened CDR’s for the prime contract apply to the new subcontractor.

(iii) Prime subcontracts with a new subcontractor not yet approved and may or may not have a different cost accounting system that only processes fully burdened rates.

Further, subcontractor proposes rates that are “above” the prime IDIQ rates.

The Prime may then include in its TO proposal, (i) the fully burdened rate proposed to the Prime by the Subcontractor, (ii) allocation of the Prime’s indirect costs in accordance with established accounting practices, and (iii) a reasonable profit. If the rates proposed to USAID, inclusive of the Prime’s allocable indirect costs and a reasonable profit are above the Prime’s unburdened CDRs, the Prime must disclose the amount of the indirect costs, and the amount of the proposed profit that were added to the Subcontractor’s proposed rates. A reasonable fixed fee will be negotiated by the TOCO for the specific TO. The CDRs of the subcontractor must not exceed the prime’s CDRs in the IDIQ contract.

B.7 INDIRECT RATES

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 for prime contractors and their major subcontractors.

Offeror Fringe Rate %

Overhead Rate %

G&A Rate %

PRIME [TBD]

Base of Application [TBD] Source: [TBD] Period: [TBD]

NOTE 1: Insert additional indirect rates as needed for all primes. Subcontractor(s) rates will be on file with the Government and available for internal use only.

The Contractor will make no change in its established method of classifying or allocating indirect costs that impacts this contract without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

Note 2: Contractors are allowed to recoup indirect costs (OH, G&A, etc.) as other direct costs if it is part of the contractor’s usual accounting procedures, consistent with FAR Part 31 and the contractor's NICRA.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

Purpose

The objective of this Contract is to provide USAID Regional and Bilateral Missions within Latin America and the Caribbean with a flexible, streamlined, and total integrated service solution for addressing a variety of issues affecting the root causes of irregular migration from Central America to the United States, particularly those related to economic opportunity, governance and transparency, climate change, crime and insecurity. It is often a combination of multiple factors in these sectors that push people to migrate. Although most Central American irregular migrants originate from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, the flow of populations and drivers of migration concern all Central American countries as well as Mexico.

These service requirements may call for solutions that cross over multiple disciplines and sectors, include ancillary support, and may require commercial and/or non-commercial items, using a variety of contract types including fixed price (all types), time and materials/labor-hour, and/or a hybrid mix of contract types.

This Contract is primarily available for use by USAID Missions throughout the Latin American and Caribbean Regions.

Background

C.2.1 About USAID

USAID is the world's premier international development agency and a catalytic actor driving development results. USAID's work advances U.S. national security and economic prosperity, demonstrates American generosity, and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience. USAID implements development programs worldwide, including throughout Central America and Mexico.

C.2.2 Development Context

According to latest estimates, over 400,000 residents of Central America leave their communities each year in search of better lives.1 Most of these rely on irregular channels for

1 “The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration.” Migration Policy Institute November 2021.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/mpi-wfp-mit_migration-motivations-costs_final.pdf. The study estimates 406,000 per year as an average from 2016-2020 with the U.S.and other countries as their ultimate destination.

This is an estimate and includes migration through regular and irregular channels.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/mpi-wfp-mit_migration-motivations-costs_final.pdf migration and are destined for the United States, often by migrating north through Mexico.2 The journey is costly and dangerous, and many end up as returnees from Mexico or the United States, creating a continuous cycle of irregular migration and returnees. Since January 2016, the United States has returned to their homes over 400,000 Central Americans attempting to migrate irregularly (i.e., migration through non-legal pathways), a monthly average totaling more than 6,000 individuals.3 Although most Central American irregular migrants originate from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, the flow of populations and drivers of migration concern all Central American countries as well as Mexico.

In addition, the United States and Mexico partnered in 2017 to improve economic opportunity in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for likely migrants and in 2021, Vice President Harris oversaw a Memorandum of Understanding between USAID and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation to address the root causes of migration. While migration trends vary significantly from one year to the next in response to both push and pull factors, the principal push factors from Central America concern lack of economic opportunities, violence, poor governance and provision of public services, and vulnerability to climate shocks.

Economies in the region remain largely informal and highly unequal. The number of jobs in the formal economy with sufficient wages to allow people to stay rooted in their communities fall far short of the number of people looking for work. Furthermore, in some countries the minimum wage does not even cover the basic costs of living, due to rapid inflation. This challenge is particularly acute for youth, women, and members of marginalized groups.

Economic growth is hindered by structural impediments to investment and poor democratic governance. In addition, economic challenges are amplified by health and environmental threats that test the resilience of populations in the region, a phenomenon best exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic (which resulted in negative growth in the region) and two tropical storms in November 2020 that devastated communities and created crisis-level food insecurity.

The tropical storms also exemplify that the effects of climate change have a direct impact on migration. Worsening droughts can devastate rural and agricultural communities economically to the point that residents choose to migrate to the United States for better opportunities.

Beyond droughts, extreme weather events are increasingly common in the region. Sea levels are rising, which can destroy livelihoods and act as powerful push factors for irregular migration.

In the governance space, democratic backsliding, pervasive disinformation, and widespread corruption undercut progress on economic opportunity, protection of human rights, and civilian security. Private companies cite corruption as an impediment to investment. Corruption

2 The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration.” Migration Policy Institute November 2021.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/mpi-wfp-mit_migration-motivations-costs_final.pdf.

3 Calculated from International Organization for Migration data. https://mic.iom.int/webntmi/ https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/mpi-wfp-mit_migration-motivations-costs_final.pdf https://mic.iom.int/webntmi/ hinders the government’s ability to provide basic services, undermining its effectiveness in addressing social and economic development challenges. Improving democratic governance and increasing security within communities is key to generating hope for citizens in the region, where they can envision viable life options with equitable access to quality public services and the ability to move safely throughout their communities. Improvements in these areas are also critical to attracting private sector investment.

Youth are also affected by development challenges. For example, roughly one fourth of the youth population (ages 15-24) in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras is not employed or enrolled in school or training programs, a trend that disproportionately affects young women.4 Half the population in the region does not complete high school, a key indicator of an inability to gain sufficient employment and likelihood to irregularly migrate.5 Youth are often recruited to join gangs and evidence suggests that most gang members join when they are younger than

18.6 Young men are the most common victims of crimes against life and property, and young women are the most common victims of sexual and physical violence.7 Youth are also most likely to migrate, with an estimated 68 percent of recent migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras being under the age of 34.8

Trade and investment are key for regional economic growth…