Amendment_No._0001_72068018R000001_signed.pdf

I. COVER LETTER

A. Reference of cost-plus-fixed-fee term type contract: The reference of “cost-plus-fixed fee, term form contract with an estimated level of effort” has been replaced with “cost-plus-fixed fee completion type contract” from paragraph three of the cover letter.

B. Suggestion on Interested Vendor List (IVL): The suggestion of IVL registration has been deleted from the cover letter.

II. SECTION C

A. C.1: The first paragraph is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“The overall purpose of the USAID Health Program is to contribute to the reduction of preventable deaths among vulnerable populations1 by increasing the use of high impact health services and healthy behaviors at the community level in all health zones in Benin (see Attachment J.8).”

B. C.4.2: Delete the first sentence of the first paragraph and replace it with the following:

"The contractor will primarily provide technical assistance to reform Benin’s regulatory systems and strengthen healthcare administration."

C. C.4.3: Task No. 2.2.4 under outcome 2.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Task 2.2.4 Develop and present a business case to policy makers to support advertising of pharmaceutical products.”

D. C.5.1: The last sentence of the last paragraph is deleted and replaced with the following:

“The contractor must abide by the Benin government’s standards and guidelines during the provision of all technical assistance while implementing the activity.”

III. SECTION J

A. J.3:

The title of the attachment is changed from “Model Subcontracting Plan Outline” to “Subcontracting Plan Template”.

Delete the entire attachment and insert the following link for the Subcontracting Plan Template: https://www.usaid.gov/business/small_business/subcontracting-program

B. J.6:

https://www.usaid.gov/business/small_business/subcontracting-program

The title of the attachment is changed from “Relevant Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) Indicators” to “Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) Indicators”.

The attachment is updated to include the required indicators only.

C. J.9: The updated budget template has been attached.

D. A new attachment has been added to the solicitation as follows: “J.18, Fiche de project: Assurance pour le Renforcement du Capital Humain”.

IV. SECTION L

A. L.7.(d): Page limits for Annex 4 and Annex 5 are updated as follows:

“Annex 4: Resumes of Proposed Key Personnel (not to exceed 9 pages)

Annex 5: Key Personnel Letters of Commitment (not to exceed 3 pages)”

B. L.7.(d).1: The first paragraph under Annex 1, Draft Activity Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“The AMELP will serve as Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). It will include performance indicators, planned data sources, data collection and calculation methods, baselines, and annual targets directly linked to proposed activities, including attention to differential impacts by sex and age. The monitoring and evaluation approach will build on the required Performance Management Plan (PMP) indicators referenced in Attachment J.6, as well as applicable performance standard indicators. An offeror may propose other indicators in its draft AMELP. The draft AMELP should, at a minimum, include:”

C. L.7.(d).3: Delete Annex 7 in its entirety and replace it with the following:

“Annex 7: eSRS and Small Business Utilization. This Annex is required for Large Business prime contractors. This Annex is not required for small businesses. To supplement the narrative summary, provide a list of three 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. Provide the names and addresses of three SB concerns for us to contact for their assessment of your performance in using SB concerns. Provide a brief summary of the type of work each SB concern provided to your organization, and the name of a contact person, his/her title, phone number, and email address for each.”

D. L.8: Delete the second line under Part 2 (4).(H) and replace it with the following:

“The offerors are encouraged to allocate 20% of the total estimated cost for US small business concerns.”

V. SECTION M

A. M.2.(a): Delete the second paragraph and replace it with the following:

“The draft AMELP includes performance indicators, coherence with the performance standards, planned data sources, data collection and calculation methods, baseline and reasonable annual targets directly linked to proposed activities, including attention to differential impacts by sex and age.”

B. M.5: Delete the second line of the section and replace it with the following:

“The offerors are encouraged to subcontract at least 20% of the total estimated cost for the U.S. small business concerns.”

[End of Amendment No. 1]

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