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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

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C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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1- The TOR does not mention any qualitative survey to be included in the evaluation design, could it be considered as an option or is the evaluation solely quantitative?

Response: Surveys include both quantitative and qualitative data, when and where needed, and when applicable.

2- What is the maximum amount of hours for the project staff for the entire duration of the project?

Response: The offeror will need to determine how many hours they need to complete the project based upon their understanding of the requirements.

3- Is the impact evaluation restricted to component 3 about Market Access Facilitation? Do we have more information about the features of this sub-component?

Response: Component 3 of Market Access Facilitation has the following sub-components:

• Support to market infrastructure and information systems. This includes construction or rehabilitation of livestock markets.

• Support to producer and inter-professional organizations and trade facilitation.

• More information on this Component is available through the following link:

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250471468000282631/pdf/PAD1091- PAD-P147674-IDA-R2015-0106-1-Box391422B-OUO-9.pdf

MCC believes that Component 3, per its structure, could be suitable for an impact evaluation.

However, the impact evaluation is not restricted to that Component alone. MCC is open to any methodologies likely to provide the best and most rigorous results and findings for all components.

4- Are the key personnel required to be based in country?

Response: The key personnel are not required to be based in country. However, MCC requires that there be at least one local/in-country representative/coordinator on the evaluation team.

5- Have all MCC components been implemented yet? If so, when did they begin? If not, when do you expect project benefits to reach beneficiaries (households, individuals)? Are there other beneficiaries beside households and individuals?

Response: The Compact has officially entered into force since last January. However, most PRAPS components (except Component 1) are in the final steps of the design phase and have not been implemented yet. The Animal Health component has begun since last year.

6- What are the criteria to be project beneficiaries?

Response: MCC defines project beneficiaries as individuals whose incomes have increased as a result of our investments. Under that definition, not every individual who has participated in the implementation qualifies as a beneficiary. They are mere participants and not necessarily beneficiaries.

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250471468000282631/pdf/PAD1091-PAD-P147674-IDA-R2015-0106-1-Box391422B-OUO-9.pdf http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250471468000282631/pdf/PAD1091-PAD-P147674-IDA-R2015-0106-1-Box391422B-OUO-9.pdf

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7- If the option baseline survey is exercised, is it required that it be implemented in Option Period I? Can it be implemented in the first year (Base Period)? Can the contractor directly implement the data collection?

Response: If the vendor can convince that data collection could take place during the Base Period, MCC is open to that. However, note that the Base Period is less than a year.

***The closing date is extended to September 24, 2018 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.***

Please send an email to whitleyah@mcc.gov and naranjoj@mcc.gov if you plan to submit a quote in response to this effort.

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