77344421Q0054 - Environmental Services BPA.pdf

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77344421Q0054

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions

2. Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

3. Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

4. Section D - Packaging and Marking

5. Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

6. Section F - Delivery or Performance

7. Section G - Contract Administration Data

8. Section H - Special Contract Requirements

9. Section I - Contract Clauses

10. Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits, and other Attachments

11. Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

12. Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

13. Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

1. Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions

Incorporated Purchase Requisition Numbers:

2. Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Minimum Quantity Maximum Quantity

Unit

0001 Senior Analyst / Director 0 Contract Type:Labor Hour

Unit Price Maximum Price

Description:

Senior Analyst / Director for DFC's Office of Development Policy (ODP) in accordance with Section C, Performance Work Statement.

Ordering Period: 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2026.

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Indefinite Qty

Supplies/Services Minimum Quantity Maximum Quantity

Unit

0002 Mid-Level Analyst / Project Manager

Contract Type:Labor Hour Unit Price

Maximum Price

Description:

Mid-Level Analyst / Project Manager for DFC's Office of Development Policy (ODP) in accordance with Section C, Performance Work Statement.

Ordering Period: 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2026.

Supplies/Services Minimum Quantity Maximum Quantity

Unit

0003 Junior Analyst 0 Contract Type:Labor Hour

Unit Price Maximum Price

Description:

Junior Analyst for DFC's Office of Development Policy (ODP) in accordance with Section C, Performance Work Statement.

Ordering Period: 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2026.

Supplies/Services Minimum Quantity Maximum Quantity

Unit

0004 Technical Expert for Specialized Assessments

Contract Type:Labor Hour Unit Price

Maximum Price

Description:

Technical Expert for Specialized Assessments for DFC's Office of Development Policy (ODP) in accordance with Section C, Performance Work Statement.

Ordering Period: 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2026.

Supplies/Services Minimum Quantity Maximum Quantity

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0005 Support/Local Specialist 0

Contract Type:Labor Hour Unit Price

Maximum Price

Description:

Support/Local Specialist for DFC's Office of Development Policy (ODP) in accordance with Section C, Performance Work Statement.

Ordering Period: 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2026.

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0006 On Call Rate 0 Contract Type:Labor Hour

Unit Price Extended Price

Description:

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

3. Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Statement of Work / Request for Quote

Request for Quotation (RFQ)

For the Establishment of Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement for Independent Consultant for Environmental and Social Due Diligence; Environmental and Social Monitoring Support Services; and Specialized Assessments

Issued by:

United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

1100 New York Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20527

1.0 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.1 This acquisition is being issued as a request for quote (RFQ) using combined synopsis/solicitation procedures for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is being conducted IAW FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures; therefore, competitive range determinations as provided for in FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation, are not applicable under this FAR Part 13 acquisition.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-83). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620.

The Government intends to award two to five (2 to 5) Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) per BPA pool for a total of six to fifteen (6 to 15) Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreements in accordance with FAR 13.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The Government has reserved 3 awards for small businesses.

1.2 Offerors shall furnish the information required by this BPA solicitation.

1.3 The Government may make award based on initial offers received, without discussion of such offers. Accordingly, the offeror's initial quotation should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

1.4 Once the government determines the contractors that are the best‐suited (i.e., the apparent successful contractors), the government reserves the right to communicate with only those contractors to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize a call order with that contractor. These issues may include technical and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined pertinent at the sole discretion of the government, the government reserves the right to communicate with the next best‐suited contractor based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues.

1.4 Awards will be made to the offerors proposal who are considered most advantageous to the Government based on the factors contained in the solicitation.

1.5 This BPA does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a quotation in response to this BPA.

1.6 PRE-QUOTATION CONFERENCE

An Industry Day will be held on:

Date: TBD – Notice will be posted on SAM.gov tentatively scheduled for the week of July 26 – July 30, 2021

1.7 Submission of Questions. Offerors are requested to submit their questions grouped by BPA solicitation section and refer to the particular Section/subsection number as soon as possible after posting of this RFQ.

Questions or requests for extension submitted after the cut-off date may not be addressed unless the Government determines that the answer to the question imparts information material to industry's ability to respond to this solicitation.

The Government will publish questions and answers (without attribution to the company submitting the question) within a reasonable timeframe considering the quotation submission due date and time.

The Offeror shall provide contact information (person name, company, phone number, and email address) when submitting questions. Questions must be written in a way that enables clear understanding of the Offeror's issues or concerns.

Statements expressing opinions, sentiments, or conjectures are not considered valid inquiries and will not receive a response.

Questions should be sent via email to omar.mohamed@dfc.gov no later the August 5, 2021 at 2:00 pm EST.

Questions shall be submitted in the table format specified below in Table 1.

Table 1 – Format for BPA Questions

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1.8 Quotes shall be submitted via email to Omar.Mohamed@dfc.gov. Failure for a quote to be received by the closing date and time shall result in exclusion from consideration. Quote submitted must comply with all instructions, requirements, and mailto:omar.mohamed@dfc.gov mailto:Omar.Mohamed@dfc.gov applicable documents set forth in the RFQ. The deadline for submissions is August 20, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST.

1.9 Offerors shall provide sufficient information for the Government to determine its level of confidence in the ability of the Offeror to perform the requirements of the solicitation based on an assessment of relevant experience from the contractor.

2.0 AGENCY BACKGROUND

2.1 The United Stated International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the U.S. Government's development finance institution. As such, DFC mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges and in doing so, helps U.S.

businesses gain footholds in developing countries, catalyzing revenues, jobs, and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. DFC achieves its mission by providing investors with debt financing, guaranties, political risk insurance, direct equity investments, and support for private equity investment funds. For further information about DFC see www.dfc.gov.

3.0 Overview

3.1 DFC is preparing to establish a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement for Environmental and Social Due Diligence;

Environmental and Social Monitoring Support Services; and Specialized Assessments.

4.0 SCOPE OF WORK

4.1 DFC is seeking the services of Independent Consultants (IC) under an Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to assist in:

1. POOL 1 - The Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) of projects under consideration for DFC support in debt finance, equity finance and insurance;

2. POOL 2 - Environmental and Social (E&S) Monitoring of projects already in DFC's portfolio (including during both the construction phase and the operational phase); and

3. POOL 3 Specialized Assessments (during the ESDD or Monitoring Phases) of projects that require specific subject-matter or geographic expertise

4.2 Under the BPA, DFC will issue call orders that may consist of ESDD only, E&S Monitoring only, Specialized Assessment only, or any combination of the three. DFC may also lump several projects together in one TO to simplify the bidding/awarding process (e.g., monitoring several projects in one country or geographic area).

4.4 For all work under the BPA, the IC will assist DFC in assessing the Project's alignment with and capacity to manage E&S impacts in compliance with the Applicable Standards defined below.

4.5 Applicable Standards

• International Financial Corporation (IFC) 2012 Performance Standards (PS), or other similar international lending standards (e.g., EBRD Performance Requirements);

• World Bank Group (WBG) General Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines (2007);

• Applicable sector-specific WBG EHS Guidelines;

• Host country laws and regulations applicable to each project;

• International laws including conventions and treaties adopted by the host country and applicable to the project;

• ILO Fundamental Conventions;

• DFC's Environmental and Social Policies and Procedures (2020); and

• Requirements of the DFC Finance Agreement (if applicable).

The IC will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement at the order level of the BPA.

5.0 BPA POOL 1: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE (ESDD)

5.1 For each Request for Call Order, DFC will issue a detailed Scope of Work (SOW) to awardees of ESDD that describes the specific project(s) and scope of the ESDD. Often this Call Order will also include Environmental and Social Monitoring tasks as options. In general terms, the elements of an ESDD Call Order will be as follows:

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1. Kick-off Meeting, including establishing lines of communication and sharing E&S documents/information with the IC.

2. Desktop Review and Gap Analysis of available E&S information/documentation against the requirements of the Applicable Standards. Documents/information could include: E&S permits/approvals, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and associated baseline studies, determination of the Project's areas of influence (AOI), Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), stakeholder mapping and engagement activities, labor management documents and systems, public domain documents regarding the sponsor's past E&S performance, greenhouse gas accounting, etc.

3. Site Visit, including working with the projects sponsor and DFC to determine the time, scope, and itinerary of the visit, ground verification of factual aspects presented in the E&S documentation, conducting stakeholder meetings and interviews with affected people/communities, representatives, and other interested stakeholders, and conducting interviews with project E&S staff.

4. Preparation of a Draft/Final ESDD Report based on the outcomes of #2 and #3. The ESDD Report will review and substantiate the applicability of each IFC PS; identify key environmental, social, labor, health and safety, and security risks; and comment on the suitability of proposed mitigation measures for identified impacts and risks. The report will include an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) to address any gaps identified.

5. Support with the follow-up review of ESAP items/deliverables submitted by the project sponsor.

5.2 Deliverables

1. Preliminary Findings Report: After completion of desktop review, the IC shall report on preliminary gaps identified.

The preliminary findings report shall include specific elements of the site visit itinerary

2. Fatal Flaws / Red Flag Report (memo/email format) after site visit: The IC shall debrief DFC of any fatal flaws or red flags from the site visit, if applicable.

3. Draft ESDD Report.

4. Final ESDD Report (after receiving DFC's comments on the Draft ESDD Report).

5.3 DFC will include a timetable for submission of these reports in each RTOP. If E&S monitoring tasks are included in the TO, DFC and the IC will agree on a template for the E&S Monitoring Report prior to awarding the TO (see below).

All reports will be delivered in English.

6.0 BPA POOL 2: CONSTRUCTION/OPERATIONAL MONITORING

6.1 For each RTOP, DFC will issue a detailed Scope of Work (SOW) to awardees of Construction/Operational Monitoring that describes the specific project(s) and scope of the E&S Monitoring to be conducted. Monitoring TOs could entail a single visit or multiple visits over time (e.g., quarterly construction phase monitoring visits). As noted above, Monitoring TOs could be stand-alone E&S monitoring, or be combined as an optional task within an ESDD TO.

However, in general terms, the elements of an E&S Monitoring Call Orders will be as follows:

1. Kick-off Meeting, including establishing lines of communication and sharing E&S documents/information with the IC (including the DFC Finance Agreement or Insurance Contract).

2. Desktop Review of available E&S information. Documents/information could include: the DFC Finance Agreement or Insurance Contract, the DFC internal E&S Assessment document(s), monitoring data, E&S and health/safety records/logs (including training, grievance logs, and records of occupational health and safety incidents), E&S permits/approvals, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and associated baseline studies, Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), stakeholder mapping and engagement activities, labor management documents and systems, public domain documents regarding the sponsor's past E&S performance, greenhouse gas accounting, etc.

3. Site Visit(s), including working with the projects sponsor and DFC to determine the time, scope, and itinerary of the visit(s); review and verification of relevant on-site information, files, monitoring data, and E&S records; ground verification of factual aspects presented in the E&S documentation; conducting stakeholder meetings and interviews with affected people/communities, representatives, and other interested stakeholders; conducting interviews with a sample of on-site non-managerial staff including contracted workers and union representatives (if applicable); and documentation of the visit (photos/videos).

4. Preparation of a Draft/Final E&S Monitoring Report for each Site Visit based on the outcomes of #2 and #3. The E&S Monitoring Report will describe the project's compliance with the requirements of the Applicable Standards, including requirements contained in the DFC Finance Agreement or Insurance Contract. The report will include a review of the sponsor's E&S management capacity, implementation status of ESAP and/or any E&S Corrective Action Plan (CAP) items (if applicable), labor management, implementation of the Sponsor's ESMP and ESMS and any other related E&S documentation, highlighting any non-compliances and deviations. The E&S Monitoring Report should also provide recommendations to improve E&S management, implementation, and oversight.

5. Support with the follow-up review of ESAP/CAP items/deliverables submitted by the project sponsor (if applicable).

6.2 Deliverables

1. Red Flag Report (memo/email format) after the Site Visit: The IC shall debrief DFC of any red flags from the Site Visit, if applicable.

2. Draft E&S Monitoring Report.

3. Final E&S Monitoring Report (after receiving DFC's comments on the Draft E&S Monitoring Report).

DFC will include a timetable for submission of these reports in each RTOP. DFC will provide the IC with a template for the E&S Monitoring Report.

All reports will be delivered in English.

7.0 BPA POOL 3: SPECIALIZED ENVIRONMENTAL AND/OR SOCIAL ASSESSMENTS

7.1 DFC may issue a TO relating to a Specialized Assessment during the ESDD and/or Monitoring phases of a project (or projects). Specialized Assessments may be stand-alone assessments, or they may run parallel to general ESDD and/or E&S Monitoring activities from other TOs for the same project (or projects).

7.2 An illustrative list of the areas of specialized E&S expertise the DFC may require are below. These specialist services are often specific to certain geographies. This list is not all inclusive and may change in accordance with DFC objectives. The IC shall include in their proposal the personnel on staff or within their network with specialized skills (and also the geographies in which they have the experience) in each of the specialized assessment areas listed below:

• Gender Risk Assessment specialists

• Cultural Heritage Assessment specialists

• Land tenure specialists, including assessment of risks related to economic and physical displacement

• IP/ethnic minorities/pastoralists specialists, including in assessment of Free, Prior, Informed, Consent (FPIC)

• Labor audits for the range of labor risks and management, not limited to OHS and including supply chain and contractor risks

• Stakeholder engagement specialists with experience where there is project opposition, including assessment of

Broad Community Support

• Human rights due diligence/assessments

• Social risk/social impact assessments

• Assessment of previous, recent, and/or ongoing conflict, including discrimination between religious, political, ethnic, or other groups

• Security specialists with experience in assessment of security arrangements and management specific to the IFC and

UN guidance on human rights

• Project induced migration specialists

• Impacts to migrant populations/Internally displaced peoples/refugee populations

• Geotechnical engineering specialist w/experience in assessment of tailings storage facility design and operations monitoring

• Air quality modeler w/experience in assessment of thermal power plant design and operations monitoring

• Marine biodiversity specialist w/experience in assessment of marine infrastructure e.g., ports, shipping, offshore gas pipelines, water intakes and outfalls

• Terrestrial biodiversity specialist with experience in Critical Habitat Assessments

• Plantation forestry specialist w/experience in assessment of integrated pesticide management, fire management and post-harvest processing methods

• Hydrologic modeler w/experience in assessment of surface and groundwater resources, storage reservoirs, and hydroelectric facilities

• Healthcare facility specialist w/experience in design, operations and certification-based audits

• Life and Fire Safety expertise (e.g., with NFPA or similar standards)

• Occupational Health and Safety expert/Industrial hygienist

• Ornithologist/avian biodiversity specialist and chiropterologist with expertise in wind power projects and transmission lines

• Terrestrial ecologist with expertise in baseline data collection and habitat assessments

• Aquatic ecologist with expertise in baseline data collection and habitat assessments, especially related to hydropower projects and appropriateness of ecological flow

• Agricultural specialist

• Waste and wastewater specialist

• Hazardous waste management specialist

• Geotechnical specialist (dam stability, tailings facility, soil and land stability)

7.3 Deliverables:

Due to the unique nature of each Specialized Assessment, the specific deliverables will be outlined in the SOW associated with each TO, however, the elements of a Specialized Assessment are likely to include:

1. Kick-off Meeting, including establishing lines of communication and sharing E&S documents/information with the IC (including the DFC Finance Agreement or Insurance Contract, if applicable).

2. Desktop Review of available E&S information. Documents/information could include: the DFC Finance Agreement or Insurance Contract and the DFC internal E&S Assessment document(s) (if applicable), monitoring data, E&S and health/safety records/logs (including training, grievance logs, and records of occupational health and safety incidents), E&S permits/approvals, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and associated baseline studies, Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), stakeholder mapping and engagement activities, labor management documents and systems, public domain documents regarding the sponsor's past E&S performance, greenhouse gas accounting, etc.

3. Site Visit(s), including working with the projects sponsor and DFC to determine the time, scope, and itinerary of the visit(s); review and verification of relevant on-site information, files, monitoring data, and E&S records; ground verification of factual aspects presented in the E&S documentation; conducting stakeholder meetings and interviews with affected people/communities; conducting interviews with a sample of on-site non-managerial staff including contracted workers and union representatives (if applicable); and documentation of the visit (photos/videos).

4. Preparation of a Draft/Final Specialized Report based on the outcomes of #2 and #3. If the Specialized Assessment is conducted in parallel with ESDD, the report will review and substantiate the applicability of each IFC PS;

identify the key risks as they relate to the specialized assessment SOW; and comment on the suitability of proposed mitigation measures for identified impacts and risks. The report will include an Action Plan to address any gaps identified. If the Specialized Assessment is conducted in relation to monitoring, the Specialized Assessment Report will describe the project's compliance with the requirements of the Applicable Standards, including requirements contained in the DFC Finance Agreement or Insurance Contract. The report will include a review of the sponsor's E&S management capacity, implementation status of ESAP and/or any E&S Corrective Action Plan (CAP) items (if applicable), labor management, implementation of the Sponsor's ESMP and ESMS and any other related E&S documentation, highlighting any non-compliances and deviations. The Specialized Assessment Report should also provide recommendations to improve E&S management, implementation, and oversight.

5. Support with the follow-up review of Action Plan/ESAP/CAP items/deliverables submitted by the project sponsor (if applicable).

7.4 Deliverables

1. Preliminary Findings Report: After completion of desktop review, the IC will report on preliminary gaps identified.

2. Fatal Flaws / Red Flag Report (memo/email format) after site visit: The IC shall debrief DFC of any fatal flaws or red flags from the site visit, if applicable.

3. Draft Specialized Assessment Report.

4. Final Specialized Assessment Report (after receiving DFC's comments on the Draft Report).

DFC will include the specific deliverables required and a timetable for submission of these reports in each RTOP. DFC and the IC will agree on a template for the Specialized Assessment Report prior to awarding the TO.

All reports will be delivered in English.

8.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The BPA period of performance will consist of a five (5) year base period

The estimated period of performance is:

Base: October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2026

BPA Reviews will be completed before exercising the option periods to determine if the exercising the option is in the best interest of the Government.

9.0 OBLIGATION OF FUNDS

The awarded BPA's does not obligate any funds. Funding will be identified on individual delivery orders. The Government is obligated only to the extent of orders placed under the established BPA's.

10. INVOICES

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing

Platform (IPP) system or any successor site using the "Bill to Agency" of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation– DFC.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Content of Invoices" and the applicable Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions. Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP Homepage can be accessed at: www.IPP.gov.

New suppliers to IPP should contact DFC contracting officer. DFC will set up the supplier in IPP. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive two registration emails from IPP with log in instructions prior to the contract award date, but no more than 5 – 7 business days after contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk Monday through Friday 8:00-6:00 EDT (except federal holidays) via email at: IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or by phone at (866) 973- 3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. ONLY the Contracting Officer may authorize alternate procedures in writing in accordance with Treasury procedures.

11.0 OFF AND ON RAMPING

11.1 Off-Ramping. The Government reserves the right to implement off-ramp procedures, which would result in the removal of BPA holders. The criteria for off-ramping may include, but not limited to, BPA holders not proposing on order request(s), not having at least one order award, and/or unsatisfactorily meeting the SOW requirements. If implemented, off-ramp procedures http://www.IPP.gov will remove BPA holders by not exercising the next available ordering period or cancelling the BPA.

11.2 On-Ramping. The Government will review BPA performance and requirements on a regular basis (at least yearly) and determine the necessity of on ramping. The Government reserves the right to announce and issue a new solicitation for the purposes of: (i) adding additional Contractors to expeditiously meet the requirement as the need for increased assessments materialize; and (ii) increase the small business pool of Contractors; and (iii) increase competition. The Government may implement on-ramp procedures at any time by reopening the competition and utilizing the same basis of award established in the initial solicitation. Any resulting BPA(s) awarded will include the same terms and conditions as the current basic contract.

Implementing this procedure will not affect the overall period of performance for the basic agreement.

12. ORDERING PROCEDURES

12.1 Only DFC Contracting Officers are authorized to make purchases under the BPA.

12.2 If sufficient information is available, DFC reserves the right to negotiate and award without competition; in addition, DFC reserves the right for emergency acquisitions to be awarded without competition in accordance with FAR 13.501 Special Documentation Requirements and 13.106-1(b) Soliciting From a Single Source.

12.3 Awarded vendors shall not exceed their BPA pricing on any order or RFQ quote. Awardees are encouraged to offer prices lower than the established BPA price.

12.4 If a vendor does not intend to submit a quote the vendor shall respond with a "no bid" and shall include a brief description as to the reason for the "no bid.

12.5 In accordance with FAR 13.203, micro-purchase acquisitions may be awarded without soliciting competition. DFC will make the determination of the best value by reviewing the awardees proposal to the BPA.

12.6 Individual Purchases shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

12.7 The Contracting Officer shall solicit quotations orally to the maximum extent practical for orders under the acquisition threshold in accordance with 13.106-1(c).

13. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

13.1 The Contracting Officer (CO) will perform all contract administration. The CO is the only person with the authority to act as an agent of the U.S. Government under this contract and is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract. Notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this BPA, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the CO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof. Only the CO has the authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the SOW or PWS; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule,

(4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; or (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract.

Courtney Holbrook is the Procurement Contracting Officer for the base contract. Communications pertaining to contract administration matters shall be addressed to the CO. No changes in or deviation from the scope of the work shall be effected without a Supplemental Agreement (contract modification) executed by the CO authorizing such changes. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Elena Raspitha.

The Contracting Officer's contact information is:

Procurement Contracting Officer:

Courtney Holbrook

Development Finance Corporation

1100 New York Ave, NW

Washington, D.C. 21527

E-mail: Courtney.Holbrook@dfc.gov

The Contracting Specialist's contact information is:

Omar Mohamed

Development Finance Corporation mailto:Courtney.Holbrook@dfc.gov

1100 New York Ave, NW

Washington, D.C. 21527

E-mail: Omar.Mohamed@dfc.gov

13.2 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)

Matthew Trout is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The Government may change the COR at any time without prior notice to the Contractor by a unilateral modification to the Contract. The COR is located at:

Development Finance Corporation

1100 New York Ave, NW

Washington, D.C. 21527

E-mail: Matthew.Trout@dfc.gov

13.3 The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows:

The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the project and serves as technical liaison with the Contractor. The COR is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all reports, and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the BPA.

The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes, which affect the Contract price, terms or conditions. Any Contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or through the COR. No such changes shall be made without the expressed prior authorization of the Contracting Officer. The COR may designate assistant COR(s) to act for the COR by naming such assistant(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation through the Contracting Officer to the Contractor.

13.4 Personnel Administration

The contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-workdays or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the SOW requirements. The contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees. The contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks. The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

The contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources

13.5 Contractor Personnel Issues

Should the contractor become aware of contractor personnel issues, including poor performance, misconduct, or any other event in which the employee impending resignation or termination becomes known, the contractor shall notify DFC immediately or 48 hours in advance, whichever comes first. Notification shall be sent via email to the COR. In the event of termination, the contractor will notify DFC before notifying the employee and conduct the termination off-site whenever possible. If requested, the contractor will provide DFC with an incident report detailing the events which led to the employee's departure or termination.

14. TRAVEL

Travel is anticipated for this requirement. The required authorization for travel will be provided by the Contracting Officer or the appointed COR. Travel locations include but not limited to where DFC has active projects. To learn more about DFC's active projects please visit DFC.gov.

14.1 Preauthorization for Travel

Travel shall not be undertaken without prior written authorization. If travel is authorized, DFC will only reimburse the Contractor for actual travel costs incurred during the authorized travel period. Profit/Fee shall not be applied to travel costs or per diem and is not allowable under this contract. Handling rates shall not be applied to travel costs.

When travel is authorized, the Contractor shall provide estimated travel costs to the authorizer in advance of scheduling travel. Requests for travel must include the following information:

mailto:Omar.Mohamed@dfc.gov mailto:Matthew.Trout@dfc.gov

a. Name of traveler;

b. Dates of travel;

c. Destination(s);

d. Purpose of travel;

e. Estimated transportation costs;

f. Estimated lodging expense;

g. Estimated meals and incidental expenses; and

h. Other expenses.

14.2 Travel Cost Reimbursement Limitations

All travel shall be performed in accordance with Government travel regulations. The Government will reimburse travel expenses at actual cost, in accordance with limitations equivalent to those set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR).

Unless authorized by the Contracting Officer, reimbursement of lodging, meals and incidental expenses will not exceed the applicable rates set forth in the FTR for the travel destinations.

14.3 Travel Security Conditions and Reporting

The Contractor must remain vigilantly aware of security conditions while traveling for DFC, and by entering into a contract, assumes full responsibility for the safety of its employees. Prior to commencing work, the Contractor must ensure that it has adequate procedures in place to advise its employees of situations or changed conditions that could adversely affect their security. The Contractor acknowledges that security conditions are subject to change at any moment, that DFC cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information that it may provide to the Contractor and that DFC assumes no responsibility for the reliability of such information. The Contractor has sole responsibility for approving all travel plans for its employees. The Contractor is also responsible for immediately notifying DFC and the U.S. Embassy American Citizen Services section in the event a U.S. citizen employee does not return from travel as expected or does not report to work.

15. NON-PERSONAL SERVICE STATEMENT

Contractor employees performing services under this order will be controlled, directed, and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. Contractor management shall ensure that employees properly comply with the performance work standards outlined in the Statement of Work. Contractor employees shall perform their duties independent of, and without the supervision of any Government official. The tasks, duties, and responsibilities set forth in the task order may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the United States Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee, or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and

37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Government will control access to the facility and will perform the inspection and acceptance of the completed work.

16. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective Quality Control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. The quality control plan shall address the contractors management plan addressing talent management for recruiting and retaining top performers, including a sourcing plan The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

17. SECURITY

17.1 Government Furnished Property

The Government will not provide any Government furnished property.

17.2 Restrictions Against Disclosure

The Contractor, inclusive of all Contractor staff performing work under this contract, agrees to sign and adhere to DFC-provided non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements with DFC in connection with work performed under this contract; and to complete and adhere to DFC ethics training and policies, respectively.

The Contractor, inclusive of all Contractor staff performing work under this contract, agrees in the performance of this contract, to keep in strict confidence the information furnished by the Government and designated by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer's Representative as non-public DFC materials and information; and not to publish or otherwise divulge such information in whole or in part, in any manner or form, nor to authorize or permit others to do so, taking such reasonable measures as are necessary to restrict access to such information while in the Contractor's possession, to those employees needing such information to perform the work provided herein, i.e., on a need to know basis. The Contractor agrees to immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing in the event that the Contractor determines or has reason to suspect a breach of this requirement, including by any of its staff.

The Contractor agrees that it will not disclose any information described in paragraph 1 of this section to any persons or individual unless prior written approval is obtained from the Contracting Officer's Representative. The Contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause in any consultant agreement or subcontract hereunder.

17.3 Intellectual Property

All Contractor developed processes and procedures and other forms of intellectual property first developed under this contract shall be considered Government property. All documentation, photography and electronic data and information collected by the Contractor and entered into or generated in support of this contract shall be considered Government property, and shall be returned to the Government at the end of the performance period.

17.4 Information Security

The Contractor and all contract employees shall sign and comply with a DFC-provided non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement.

17.5 Protection of Information

The Contractor shall be responsible for properly protecting all information used, gathered, or developed as a result of work under this contract. The Contractor shall also protect all Government data, equipment, etc. by treating the information as sensitive. It is anticipated that this information will be gathered, created, and stored within the primary work location. If contractor personnel must remove any information from the primary work area they should protect it to the same extent they would their proprietary data and/or company trade secrets. The use of any information that is subject to the Privacy Act will be utilized in full accordance with all rules of conduct as applicable to Privacy Act Information.

The government will retain unrestricted rights to government data. The ordering activity retains ownership of any user created/loaded data and applications hosted on vendor's infrastructure, as well as maintains the right to request full copies of these at any time.

The data that is processed and stored by the various applications within the network infrastructure contains financial data as well as personally identifiable information (PII). This data and PII shall be protected against unauthorized access, disclosure or modification, theft, or destruction. The contractor shall ensure that the facilities that house the network infrastructure are physically secure.

The data shall be available to the Government upon request within one business day or within the timeframe specified and shall not be used for any other purpose other than that specified herein. The contractor shall provide requested data at no additional cost to the government.

No data shall be released by the Contractor without the consent of the Government in writing. All requests for release must be submitted in writing to the COR/CO.

17.6 Return or Destruction of all Work Product and Business Documents

Upon conclusion of the contract or termination of employment with the Contractor, the Contractor will return to DFC or destroy all work product and business-related documentation, including electronic or hard copies thereof.

18. HAZARD PAY

Call orders may require the contractor to perform work in hazardous countries.

Categories for which work is payable under a hazard pay differential include, but are not limited to: work in rough and remote terrain, traveling under hazardous conditions or travel to hazardous countries.

For all call orders requiring work in an hazardous duty location a 25% rate of hazard pay differential will be applied to the contractors base rate.

When applicable FAR 52.228-4, Workers' Compensation and War-Hazard Insurance Overseas will be applied to each call order which meets the hazard pay criteria.

19. EVALUATION AND BASIS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF BPAs:

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.303. This is not a FAR Part 15 Contract by Negotiation acquisition.

The Government will make a BPA award(s) to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforms to the solicitation and is the best value to the Government, price, or other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to award the sample call orders to any BPA awardee(s) able to confirm an ability to complete this work as part of the overall evaluation. When combined technical factors are more important than price. Technical and Price Quotes should be submitted as separate documents.

Offerors shall provide sufficient information for the Government to determine its level of confidence in the ability of the Offeror to perform the requirements of the solicitation based on an assessment of relevant experience from the contractor.

19.1 BPA EVALUATION FACTORS

Volume 1: Technical and Past Performance

Sub-Factor 1: Qualifications and experience of the Proposed Team

Education Requirement for members of the Proposed Team:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a field relevant to interdisciplinary environmental and social assessment.

Submittal Requirement for Previous Experience of the Proposed Team:

• Submittal of:

o a Core Team of between 5 and 10 people and/or o Technical Experts for Specialized Assessments.

• Submittal of a Curriculum Vitae (CV) for each member of the Proposed Team demonstrating experience in performing environmental and social due diligence (ESDD), environmental and social (E&S) monitoring visits/audits, and/or any applicable specialist assessments as described in the SOW to ensure compliance with the IFC's Performance Standards and the IFC's (General and Industry-specific) Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (or other similar international development bank standards). The CV for each member should also include demonstration of the geographies and sectors in which each member has experience.

• No more than 3 pages per Proposed Team candidate CV.

• NOTE: Potential ICs are not required to present bids that cover the full range of services detailed in the SOW. Therefore, the bids may include a Proposed Team for one (or more) of the Call Order) types listed in the SOW. Potential ICs may also present bids with Proposed Teams focused solely on one (or more) of the Specialized Assessment areas of subject matter or geographic expertise.

• The offeror shall provide a clear and concise narrative on their employee retention efforts and how the offeror will recruit and source candidates for available positions.

• The offeror shall provide a clear and concise narrative on what geographical locations the offeror has the capability of performing work.

• No more than 40 pages Sub-Factor 2: Technical Approach

Submittal Requirement

• As part of the proposal, the IC should include a technical approach that reflects the typical on-site ESDD, monitoring, or Specialized Assessment. Additionally, given the likelihood of some continued travel restrictions, the IC should also include the likely technical approach that takes into account any travel or field work restrictions (i.e. due to COVID-19, security restrictions, etc.). This may consider the use of technology such as aerial drones with high-definition (HD) video cameras (1080p or better) and/or 360 degree HD cameras; digital platforms for surveys, interviews, stakeholder meetings, and information disclosure (recording and translation of interviews); and ground-truthing where possible with local team, subcontractors etc.

• The offerors quality control plan will be evaluated as part of the technical review.

• Offeror shall submit a plan for how it will ensure an ability to respond to ad hoc questions in its area of subject matter expertise as outlined in the Sample SOW.

• Offeror shall submit response to…