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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement Section D - Packaging and Marking Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms Section F - Delivery or Performance Section G - Contract Administration Data Section H - Special Contract Requirements Section I - Contract Clauses Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits, and other Attachments Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions

Incorporated Purchase Requisition Numbers:

This is a system-generated solicitation and formatting is system controlled and may be at times difficult to read. All requests for clarify shall be submitted in accordance with the questions instruction per Section L of this solicitation.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

DCO WSI Section B DCO PEA Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

SECTION B - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs

B.1. – Services to be Provided

MCC seeks to conduct an in-depth institutional review and political economy analysis with the aim of assessing the potential scope and viability of policy and institutional reforms in the water sector. In so doing, MCC seeks to better understand the context in which the proposed Tunisia Water Project will operate; help us identify entry points for and possible coalitions to advance change; and identify key risks.

These questions are intended to generate an analysis of how MCC might support ambitious but realistic reforms in the Tunisian context.

1. How are decisions made?

2. How might MCC's investments support nascent decentralization in the sector?

3. Is there a viable strategy for increasing the price and/or improving the allocation of water, and what does it look like?

It is anticipated that the findings from this study will inform future research requests– including a deeper dive into some of the issues and questions raised in the deliverables outlined here, and a more focused study of water management at the regional level.

B.2. – Price/Cost Schedule

Item Number Description of Supplies/Services

Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 Base Period: Task 1 – 3

1 Lot $X.XX $X.XX

1001 Option Period One: Task 4

1 Lot $X.XX $X.XX

Quoters shall submit pricing in the same format as the table shown above.

Labor rates at the inception of a contract period will carry through as "fixed rates" without adjustment for the life of that contract period.

Hours by labor category and pricing under ODCs are estimates only and may be increased/decreased as necessary for successful completion of the contract requirements and as approved by the COR/PM. However, the contractor's expenditures at any given point shall not exceed the total obligated amount or the total ceiling price for this contract as specified below.

Using the template below, Offerors must include all proposed labor categories, fully-burdened hourly rates and Other Direct Costs (ODCs) for Option Period One.

Option Period One

Task 4

Item # Position Title Unit Qty Rate Total

LABOR

1001 Team Lead/Political Economy Specialist hr.

Water Sector Specialist hr.

Total Labor Hours and Costs - -

Labor Sub-Total

Item # ODC Category Unit Qty Rate Total

ODCs

1001 Each

Each

Each

Each

ODC Sub-Total

Total Estimated Value (Option Period One)

B.3 – FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (April 1984) The Government contemplates award of a hybrid contract that includes a Firm-Fixed Price for the Base Period and a Time-and-Material (T&M) for Option Period One resulting from this solicitation.

B.4 – Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts

In accordance with clause MCC 52.232-72, "Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts," funds in the amount of

XXX.XX have been allotted to this contract for Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3. It is contemplated that funds now obligated under this contract will cover the work to be performed until month, year. In addition, an optional amount of $XX.XX will be allotted to the contract for the optional Task 4. If the contractor considers the funds obligated under this contract to be insufficient to cover the work to be performed until the date specified herein, or another date agreed to by the parties, the contractor shall notify the contracting officer in writing and indicate the date on which it expects expended funds to approximate 75 percent of the total amount obligated. The notice shall state the estimated amount of additional funds required to continue performance through the date for which incremental funds are provided.

The Contractor shall not perform work on the contract which exceeds the total amount actually allotted by the Government to the contract. The Government is not obligated to reimburse the Contractor for costs incurred in excess of the total amount allotted by the Government to this contract. The contractor assumes the risk for any increased costs beyond what the Government obligates.

B.5 – Labor Categories, Rates, and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

Labor rates at the inception of a contract period will carry through as "fixed-price" without adjustment for the life of that contract period.

Hours by labor category and pricing under ODCs are estimates only and may be increased/decreased as necessary for successful completion of the contract requirements and as approved by the COR/PM. However, the contractor's expenditures at any given point shall not exceed the total obligated amount or the total ceiling price for this contract as specified below.

Using the template below, Offerors must include all proposed labor categories, fully-burdened hourly rates and Other Direct Costs (ODCs) for Option Period One identified in B.1.

(END OF SECTION B)

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

DCO WSI Section C DCO PEA Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

SECTION C – Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

C.1. MCC 101

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty.

Created by the U.S. Congress in January 2004 with strong bipartisan support, MCC is changing the conversation on how best to deliver smart U.S. foreign assistance by focusing on good policies, country ownership, and results.

MCC forms partnerships with some of the world's poorest countries, but only those committed to:

• Good governance,

• Economic freedom, and

• Investments in their citizens.

MCC provides these well-performing countries with large-scale grants to fund country-led solutions for reducing poverty through sustainable economic growth. MCC grants complement other U.S. and international development programs.

There are two primary types of MCC grants: compacts and threshold programs.

Compacts are large, five-year grants for countries that pass MCC's eligibility criteria.

Threshold Programs are smaller grants awarded to countries that come close to passing these criteria and are firmly committed to improving their policy performance.

Tunisia – History

Tunisia is a lower-middle income country of 11.4 million people, located on the northern coast of Africa, directly south of Italy. In 2011, a peaceful revolution overthrew the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben-Ali in events that initiated the "Arab Spring" throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The revolution was in part fueled by a sense of economic and political disenfranchisement by residents in non-coastal areas of the country and by youth who struggled to find economic opportunities under the previous regime. Tunisia is the only country to emerge from the Arab Spring with a successful democratic transition. In 2014, Tunisia ratified a new constitution and successfully held presidential elections with a peaceful transition of political power.

Despite a successful democratic transition, Tunisia struggles to reduce youth and female unemployment and inequalities in social and economic opportunities. Significant disparities remain across regions of Tunisia, especially between the more affluent coastal region around Tunis and the interior regions where 65 percent of poor Tunisians live. Jobs and economic opportunity remain concentrated in coastal, urban areas with favorable proximity to European and Mediterranean export markets. Tunisia has traditionally sought to protect domestic industries and sectors, and intervened heavily in many of these with the stated goal of providing social services or preserving jobs for Tunisian nationals. This level of involvement and control has generated a heavy regulatory burden on these sectors. The result has been unequal growth and job creation skewed towards the urban coastal areas, and unemployment in interior regions is significantly higher than in the two coastal regions.

C.2. Collaboration with MCC

After demonstrating a strong scorecard performance and a commitment to working with the United States, Tunisia was selected by MCC's Board of Directors as eligible to develop a compact in December of 2016. Tunisia passed 14 out of 20 indicators on its fiscal year 2018 MCC scorecard, including both the Democratic Rights and Control of Corruption hard hurdles. Tunisia is a reliable partner for MCC and has demonstrated an early commitment to an inclusive and transparent compact development process. From March to July 2017, MCC and the Government of Tunisia conducted research, stakeholder meetings, and regional consultations to identify the binding constraints to economic growth and investment in Tunisia. That analysis identified three binding constraints:

• excessive state control of markets for goods and services

• restrictive labor market regulations

• water scarcity in the interior regions – found to be a constraint to regional equity and sustainability

Together with MCC, the Government of Tunisia agreed to narrow the focus for potential compact investments to address root causes of the binding constraint related to the excessive market 2 controls and water scarcity, while incorporating some specific interventions to reform restrictive labor regulations. The Government of Tunisia then submitted two concept notes for MCC consideration, which were developed in an inclusive and transparent process from October to December 2017.

The Compact Development Process

To put the planned scope of services into context, a summary of the main activities conducted by both MCC and country counterparts during the compact development process is provided below ( For a complete set of MCC Compact Development Guidelines, updated January 2013, refer to http://www.mcc.gov/pages/countrytools/tools/compact-development.).

MCA Country Activities MCC Activities Startup and Preliminary Analysis

• Names Compact Development Coordinator

• Establishes Core Team responsible for developing the Compact

• Conducts analyses of:

Ø Constraints to economic growth Ø Social and gender inequality Ø Investment Opportunity

• Commences initial public consultations

• Assists with and provides feedback on preliminary analyses

• Provides guidance on public consultations and results-focused project design principles and tools

Project Definition

• Consults stakeholders on potential projects

• Provides a Project Concept Note for each potential project

• On the basis of MCC technical guidance, develops more detailed Concept Papers

• Reviews Concept Notes, provides initial technical assessment

• Conducts peer review of Concept Papers

• Provides formal approval of Project Concept

Papers, identifying suitable projects and needed studies

• Supports project development Project Development and Appraisal

• Prepares detailed project proposals

• Consults stakeholders on project design and sustainability

• Assists with feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments, resettlement plans, preliminary designs, etc.

• Conducts appraisal of developed projects

• Provides recommendations to MCC senior management for projects for approval

• Once agreed, MCC notifies Congress of its intent to enter into Compact negotiations Compact Negotiations and Signing

• Conduct negotiations on technical and legal content of Compact

• MCC Board considers Compact for approval

• If approved, MCC and country sign the Compact http://www.mcc.gov/pages/countrytools/tools/compact-development.)

http://www.mcc.gov/pages/countrytools/tools/compact-development.)

Pre-Entry Into Force

• Establishes the Millennium Challenge Account

Accountable Entity

• Assists with and provides feedback on the process

Potential Compact Projects – Objectives

Improvements of the Business Climate. If this project proves viable, MCC would work with Tunisian counterparts to create a rationalized, transparent, accessible and equitably administered business environment that encourages growth, job creation, investment, and efficient allocation of economic resources. The project aims to address market distortions, minimize the role of the state in the economy, reinforce the role of the private sector, and reduce bureaucracy. Despite needing more analysis before specific projects can be identified, the Tunisian Compact Development Team has proposed a number of potential interventions to achieve these objectives. These include (i) simplifying procedures for authorizations, permits, and approvals;

(ii) supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and female entrepreneurs; (iii) improving the competition framework; (iv) improving availability of information about and monitoring of Tunisia's labor market practices; (v) restructuring and improving the efficiency of state-owned enterprises; (vi) establishing public-private partnerships; and (vii) improving service delivery and reducing corruption through an e-government platform.

Alleviating Water Scarcity to Promote More Consistent Agricultural Production in the Interior Regions of Tunisia. If this project proves viable, MCC would aim to improve the livelihoods of farmers and households in the interior region by providing them with an adequate, consistent, and sustainable supply of water. The project may support four goals: increase water supply, reduce the negative impacts of variable water supply, remedy problems stemming from poor water quality, and improve the governance and management of water resources. To achieve these goals, the following interventions have been proposed: (i) improve the management of existing infrastructure; (ii) mobilize alternative water resources (i.e.: additional rain water collection, water reuse, and desalination); (iii) fix and renovate existing water infrastructure; (iv) promote smart agricultural practices in irrigated zones; and (v) implement policy reforms in the water and agricultural sectors to increase the economic value and efficient use of water as well as provide incentives for water conservation.

C.3. Scope of Work

The Consultant will read background documents including but not limited to those provided by MCC and develop a coherent work plan. Analyses should capture major forms of variation across regions (North, South, and Central) to the extent possible.

For each of the below tasks, the Consultant shall provide recommendations for action (programmatic and/or strategic) and identify options and opportunities to be gained from further research in the field, including LOE and ODC related costs.

Prior to arranging field research, the Consultant will work with MCC to develop a mutually acceptable approach to keeping researchers' presence in-country discrete.

C.3.A - Tasks and Deliverables

Base Period – Fixed Price

Task 1.Provide an analysis of the political economy of decision-making in water-management (with a focus on decisions around price-setting, rationing, and regulatory enforcement). How are decisions made (or not made), and where de facto arrangements diverge from the de jure system, why and how does this happen? The analysis should consider both formal and informal regulatory institutions in the sector, the organization of power and resources, and organizational capacities. It should also include some discussion of the roles of key stakeholders in water management – both those with influence and those "organized out" of decision-making. The analysis should provide insight on the drivers of social unrest related to water allocation and use and the role that coastal versus interior dynamics may play and the various scales at which these various decisions are being made.

• Completes Implementing Entity Agreements

• Completes annual budgets and implementation plans

• Completes Terms of Reference and work plans for implementation and procurement

• Pre-qualifies consultants and contractors for early procurements

• Provides guidance on formation of accountable entity, staffing, budgets, and work plans

• Reviews and approves Terms of Reference and pre-qualification documents

Include a discussion of the 5-year water plan: its major features, how effectively proposed activities fit into its goals, and the political economy of plan development and implementation (e.g., address to what degree the plan is influencing decision-making; discuss the regional politics of the plan). In consultation with MCC, the Consultant might be asked to assess the alignment of proposals being received from Tunisian counterparts with unpopular/unfunded/low priority elements of the current or former 5-year plan.

Deliverables:

• Summary Document suitable for sharing outside MCC o Word Document and PowerPoint deck o Structured so as to be actionable

• Main reported intended for MCC o Word Document and PowerPoint deck o Executive summary highlighting key actionable findings o Key formal and informal stakeholders at the national, regional and local levels (focusing on targeted governorates) o Key drivers for change/status quo o Summary of key issues facing decentralization and tariff revisions o SWOT analysis of key roadblocks and opportunities

Task 2.Provide recommendations about how MCC's investments might support the nascent decentralization of water management. Include a discussion of the current capacities and interdependencies of the major regulatory bodies in the sector (which we understand to be the MAHRP, CRDAs, and GDAs), and of opportunities to strengthen the capacities of local actors. Identify likely opposition to decentralization, the interests and positions of potential "blockers," and a viable strategy to overcome or sidestep anticipated opposition. Identify positive deviants (high performing) GDAs and CRDAs and assess factors contributing to success. Similarly, if there are obvious champions of reform, offer recommendations on how alliances might be built. Finally, the analysis should address the consequences (or limitations) of recent moves toward decentralization: the recent law, the creation of regional water councils, recent municipal elections, and donor efforts to reform GDAs. Evaluate and assess World Bank's two pilot activities: the creation of corporatized state owned entities to manage irrigation services in the extreme northern parts of the country "Tunisia - Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project Project Appraisal Document" (Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2018).] and developing a private sector service market place to support GDAs "Etude de Faisabilité de La Délégation de Service Public Pour Les Services D'eau Potable En Zones Rurales En Tunisie" (Tunis, Tunisia, 2018).].

Deliverables:

• Summary Document suitable for sharing outside MCC o Structured so as to be actionable

• Main reported intended for internal use at MCC o Executive summary highlighting key actionable findings o SWOT analysis o Generation of multiple alternatives/strategies related to implementation

§ Private sector participation (see WB pilots)

§ Youth and women's participation Task 3. Is there a viable path forward for increasing the price and/or improving the allocation of water and what does it look like? Discuss policy options, potential allies or champions, opportunities, and strategic options. Offer a frank assessment of the viability of price hikes, given the recommended strategies and opportunities. MCC aims to support an ambitious but realistic reform agenda – discuss and outline the potential features and parameters of such an agenda, and risks involved.

Deliverables:

• Summary Document suitable for sharing outside MCC o Word Document and PowerPoint deck o Structured so as to be actionable

• Main reported intended for internal use at MCC o Word Document and PowerPoint deck o Executive summary highlighting key actionable findings o Current practices and constraints on tariff setting o Likely Implementation Challenges to Tariff Reform o SWOT analysis

§ Role of independent regulator (local/national level price setting)

Optional Period – Time and Materials

Task 4.Follow-on services and updates. Because of the dynamic and complex institutional and political environment, MCC may, at its sole discretion, require follow on services from the consultant. These may include additional work to deepen our understanding in specific areas or to include updates based on changes operating environment.

The total value of the optional services and should be US$100,000 covering both labor and ODCs. Bidders shall provide unit labor rates for the staff indicated below.

C.3.B – Deliverables & Timeline

Tasks Deliverable Timeline

Task 1

Provide an analysis of the political economy of decision-making in water-management

• An analysis that should consider both formal and informal regulatory institutions in the sector, the organization of power and resources, and organizational capacities

22 March 2019 – 21 November 2019

• The analysis should provide insight on the drivers of social unrest related to water allocation and use and the role that coastal versus interior dynamics may play and the various scales at which these various decisions are being made.

• 5-year water plan: its major features, how effectively proposed activities fit into its goals, and the political economy of plan development and implementation

Task 2

Provide recommendations about how MCC's investments might support the nascent decentralization of water management

• Analysis of the current capacities and interdependencies of the major regulatory bodies in the sector (which we understand to be the MAHRP, CRDAs, and GDAs), and of opportunities to strengthen the capacities of local actors. Identify likely opposition to decentralization, the interests and positions of potential "blockers," and a viable strategy to overcome or sidestep anticipated opposition o Identify positive deviants (high performing) GDAs and CRDAs and assess factors contributing to success.

• An analysis that addresses the consequences (or limitations) of recent moves toward decentralization: the recent law, the creation of regional water councils, recent municipal elections, and donor efforts to reform GDAs

Task 3

Is there a viable path forward for increasing the price and/or improving the allocation of water and what does it look like?

• Provide policy options, potential allies or champions, opportunities, and strategic options. Offer a frank assessment of the viability of price hikes, given the recommended strategies and opportunities

Task 4 – Optional

Follow-on services and updates

Updates on specific areas to deepen the understanding of the changing

22 March 2019 – 21 November 2019 (Up to 12 Months) operating environment

** Task 4 is optional and shall be authorized only at MCC's discretion**

C.4 Conflict of Interest

The Contractor and its subcontractors would be precluded from bidding on work and services to be procured by the local MCA accountable entity or using funds advanced under a Compact in the relevant country, unless the Contractor submits a mitigation plan sufficient to ameliorate any conflict of interest pursuant to the rules applicable to the procurement process.

(END OF SECTION C)

Section D - Packaging and Marking

DCO WSI Section D DCO PEA Section D - Packaging and Marking

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

The contractor shall ensure the contract number is clearly visible on all information submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative, Project Monitor and/or Contracting Officer.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

DCO WSI Section E DCO PEA Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance -

Incorporated by Reference: FAR 52.212-4 (a) (October 2018) Inspection/Acceptance

Section F - Delivery or Performance

DCO WSI Section F DCO PEA Section F - Deliveries or Performances

SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance

F.1 Period of Performance

The estimated period of performance is:

Base Period: 22 April 2019 – 21 November 2019

Option Period One: 22 November 2019 – 20 November 2020

F.2 Place of Performance

Performance shall primarily take place in Tunisia and at the Contractor's offices, in any MCC eligible Compact/Threshold country and MCC headquarters in Washington DC, if required.

F.3 Deliverables

The Contractor shall produce the following deliverables on or before as indicated below:

Task

Deliverable

Estimated Due Date

Summary Document suitable for sharing outside MCC

• Word Document and PowerPoint deck

• Structured so as to be

Due Date

Provide an analysis of the political economy of decision-making in water-management actionable

• An analysis that should consider both formal and informal regulatory institutions in the sector, the organization of power and resources, and organizational capacities

• The analysis should provide insight on the drivers of social unrest related to water allocation and use and the role that coastal versus interior dynamics may play and the various scales at which these various decisions are being made.

• 5-year water plan: its major features, how effectively proposed activities fit into its goals, and the political economy of plan development and implementation

Provide recommendations about how MCC's investments might support the nascent decentralization of water management

• Analysis of the current capacities and interdependencies of the major regulatory bodies in the sector (which we understand to be the MAHRP, CRDAs, and GDAs), and of opportunities to strengthen the capacities of local actors. Identify likely opposition to decentralization, the interests and positions of potential "blockers," and a viable strategy to overcome or sidestep anticipated opposition o Identify positive deviants (high performing) GDAs and CRDAs and assess factors

Due Date

Is there a viable path forward for increasing the price and/or improving the allocation of water and what does it look like?

contributing to success.

• An analysis that addresses the consequences (or limitations) of recent moves toward decentralization: the recent law, the creation of regional water councils, recent municipal elections, and donor efforts to reform GDAs

• Provide policy options, potential allies or champions, opportunities, and strategic options. Offer a frank assessment of the viability of price hikes, given the recommended strategies and opportunities

Follow-on services and updates

• Updates on specific areas to deepen the understanding of the changing operating environment

22 November 2019 – 20 November 2020

(Up to 12 Months)

F.4 Deliverable Formats

All such reports are to be submitted in English as requested by MCC electronically using WINDOWS based MS-Office 2007 or later products including WORD for text, data tables in EXCEL, appropriate MS-Office 2003 or later programs for exhibits, schedules using MS-Project, and PowerPoint deck. All summary documents should be submitted suitable for sharing outside MCC. Original drawing files should be submitted in AUTOCAD 2002 (or later), and also in PDF printable version. Digital photo files should be submitted in JPG format. GIS data should be submitted both in ArcView files, and PDF printable files.

Presentations should be prepared with PowerPoint. All work files shall be submitted to MCC along with PDF files.

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a comprehensive reference index of all relevant documents reviewed by the Contractor. Any and all such documents made available and collected by the Contractor, will be compiled in usable form and delivered in an organized fashion to MCC at the end of the contract.

F.5 Acceptance Criteria

Deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Thoroughness and timeliness in complying with all of the elements in the tasks specified.

• Quality and clarity of analyses and work produced.

• Timeliness and efficacy of communications with the Core Team and relevant counterparts at MCC.

All reports are to be submitted in English in hard and electronic copy (in MS Word), with tables, data and calculations in MS Excel.

F.6 Timing and Reporting

All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The COR for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

The COR will have technical responsibility for monitoring the performance. The COR will review and evaluate the contract's performance, and also will coordinate any communications with relevant counterparts and other donor agencies and organizations.

Any change in the terms of the contract must be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this contract or of the terms and conditions of the contract unless confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters that pertain to the contract terms. Proceeding with the work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment for that work.

F.7 MCC Technical Direction

For tasks performed under both fixed-price and time and materials / labor hours, the following provision shall be followed:

Performance of the work under this contract is subject to the written technical direction of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), and any Government Project Monitors (PM), who shall be specifically appointed, and responsibilities identified, by the Contracting Officer in writing in accordance with MCC policy. "Technical direction" means a directive to the Contractor that approves approaches, solutions, designs, or refinements; fills in details or otherwise completes the general description of work or documentation items; shifts emphasis among work areas or tasks; or furnishes similar instruction to the Contractor. Technical direction includes requiring studies and pursuit of certain lines of inquiry regarding matters within the general tasks and requirements in Section C of this contract, and any resulting Call Order.

The COR/Government PM does not have the authority to, and shall not, issue any instruction purporting to be technical direction that:

Constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the statement of work;

Constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause;

Constitutes a basis for any increase or decrease in the total estimated contract cost, the fixed fee, or the time required for contract performance;

Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract; or

Interferes with the Contractor's rights to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

Technical direction may be oral or in writing; however, the COR or government PM shall confirm oral direction in writing within five workdays.

The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COR or PM in the manner prescribed by this clause and within the COR's/PM's authority. If, in the Contractor's opinion, any instruction or direction by the COR/PM falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (b) of this clause, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing within 5 workdays after receiving it (either orally or in writing, whichever comes first) and shall request the Contracting Officer to take action as described in this clause. Upon receiving this notification, the Contracting Officer shall either issue an appropriate contract modification within a reasonable time or advise the Contractor in writing within 30 days that the instruction or direction is:

Rescinded in its entirety; or

Within the requirements of the contract and does not constitute a change under the changes clause of the contract, and that the Contractor should proceed promptly with its performance.

A failure of the Contractor and Contracting Officer to agree that the instruction or direction is both within the requirements of the contract and does not constitute a change under the changes clause, or a failure to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the instruction or direction, shall be subject to the Disputes clause of this contract.

Any action(s) taken by the Contractor in response to any direction given by any person other than the Contracting Officer or the COR/PM shall be at the Contractor's risk.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

COTR Office Address

MCC-HQ

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550 Phone: Fax:

Contact Details:

Ranganathan, N. Kumar ranganathannk@mcc.gov

MCC 52.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) AND/OR PROJECT

MONITOR (PM) (JULY 2012)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate a Government representative to act as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Project Monitor (PM) to perform functions under the contract such as review and/or inspection and acceptance ofsupplies, services, including construction, and other functions of a technical nature. The Contracting Officer will provide a written notice of such designation to the COR and/or PM and the Contractor. The designation letters will set forth the authorities and limitations of the COR and/or PM under the contract.

(b) Modifications to this contract are effective only if reduced to writing and executed by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor is specifically prohibited from performing any work that is outside the scope of this contract without the approval of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer cannot authorize the COR or any other representative to sign documents (i.e., contracts, contract modifications, etc.) that require the signature of the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

MCC 52.232-70 INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2017)

Invoices shall be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, thirty days (30) following receipt of a proper invoice.

The Contractor shall submit each invoice electronically via email or fax to the following:

Fax: 303.969.5151/7281 ATTN: MCC Payments, or

Email: MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov, or

As an alternative to electronic submission of invoices, one copy of each invoice may be submitted to the following address:

Interior Business Center

Issuing Office Address

MCC-HQ

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550 Phone:

Contact Details:

Fax:

mailto:ranganathannk@mcc.gov mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov

M/S D-2773

7301 West Mansfield Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80235-2230

If it is determined that the amount billed is incorrect, the invoice may be revised by the Government, or the contractor may be required to submit a revised invoice.

To constitute a proper invoice, each invoice must include the following information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name, address and telephone of the Contractor

(2) Date of invoice and invoice number

(3) Contract number (including task order or call number and contract line item(s)) also modification number, if applicable

(4) Description (quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price) of the supplies/services rendered (including hours incurred and billing rate, as applicable to the contract)

(5) A schedule depicting the following information:

Amount Invoiced

This Period

Cumulative Amount Invoiced Authorized Value of Contract Balance Remaining on Contract

If the contractor is billing for costs incurred over more than a single month, the costs for each month in which the costs were incurred and shall be segregated into the month they were actually incurred.

(6) Name of Contracting Officer's Representative (COR); and

(7) Signature of authorized representative of the firm with the following invoice certification:

"The undersigned hereby certifies to the best of my knowledge and belief that: the sum claimed under this contract is proper and due, and all the costs of contract performance have been paid, or to the extent allowed under the applicable payment clause, will be paid by the Contractor when due in the ordinary course of business; the work reflected by these costs has been performed, and amounts involved are consistent with the requirements of this Contract.

BY:

TITLE:

DATE:

Inquiries regarding the status of invoices may be directed to NBC Accounting. The email address is:

MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov.

MCC 52.232-73 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (MAY 2017)

Policy. When authorized as part of the Scope of Work on this contract/order and within the contract/order ceiling and as approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or other MCC officials as described below, travel expenses incurred in performance of technical directives issued under this contractor/order may be reimbursed as allowed by the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) in effect at the time of travel. MCC's supplemental policy interpretations are derived from the FTR and cannot grant additional benefits or adjust processes defined in the FTR. Supplemental policies of MCC set forth below:

a) Traveler Responsibilities. All contractor travelers must:

1) Exercise the same care in incurring expenses that a prudent person would exercise if traveling on personal business;

2) Travel in accordance with the FTR and the MCC policies included in this document; and

3) Pay any charges or fees associated with non-compliance of FTR or any MCC policies included in this document, and any mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov expenses incurred for personal convenience. For example, the traveler may become personally responsible for travel costs associated with unauthorized use of other than coach class accommodations, failing to follow the Fly American Act requirements, exceeding per diem rates, changing departure or return flights, purchasing unapproved items, etc. regardless of the fact that travel arrangements may have been booked by others (e.g., Travel Agency).

b) Cabin Class Standards

1) The standard cabin class for contractor air-travel is coach class, regardless of destination or travel time.

2) Coach "premium" class may be authorized for destinations which have a travel time of more than 14 hours, consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations and the approval standards outlined in paragraph (f) of this document.

3) Business class travel accommodations will NOT be authorized except as determined through the approval process outlined in paragraph (f) of this document. This approval process is considered to be exceptional, to be part of a trip by trip analysis, and at the discretion of the government regardless of the destination or travel time.

c) Airlines and Flights. In accordance with the Fly America Act, contractors must use a U.S. flag air carrier service for all travel funded by the government beginning or ending in the U.S. unless a specific exemption to the "Fly America" rule applies. Flights on U.S. air carrier pairings with foreign carriers (i.e., code share flights) are regarded as meeting Fly America requirements if the ticket is issued on the American carrier and there is an American carrier flight number.

d) Limitations. Travel reimbursement, which is part of ODC, shall not exceed the authorized ODC amount on the contract.

To be reimbursable, the travel expenses must be:

1) Allowable under the FTR and the provisions of this contract/order and associated technical directives;

2) Approved prior to travel expenditure by the COR; and

3) Allocable and necessary for performance of this contract/order and associated technical directives.

e) Reimbursement Requests. Travel reimbursement requests must be submitted in sufficient time for the COR to give prior approval, and must identify:

1) The name of the traveler.

2) Destination (s) including itinerary.

3) Purpose of the travel; and

4) Cost breakdown.

5) To be reimbursed, invoices including travel expenses must provide a detailed breakdown of the actual expenditures invoiced. Contractor shall maintain the original or legible copy of receipts for all travel expenses invoiced when the expenditure is $75.00 or more. MCC reserves the right to request evidence of any travel expense paid.

f) Approvals. All travel expenses, including rental cars, must be approved by the MCC COR in writing in advance of booking any travel and incurring travel expenses. The following expense types require additional MCC pre-approvals beyond that of the COR. These additional approvals and associated justifications will be documented in writing:

1) Business class - Business class travel is considered to be exceptional, to be determined as part of a trip by trip analysis, and at the discretion of the government regardless of the destination or travel time. To reflect the exceptional nature of this approval, the justification for use of business class must be prepared by the COR and approved in writing by the relevant Managing Director or Deputy Vice President of the organization requesting the contractor to travel. The single exception to requiring this justification and approval for every trip in question is when a State Department approved medical accommodation has been granted. In this case, the approval of the COR and the Contracting Officer only is required after verifying that the medical accommodation is effective for the trip in question and that sufficient funds are available. All justifications must verify that the contractor is required to report for duty the following day or sooner, that the travel time for the trip is at least 14 hours, and that a rest stop will not be taken en route. For audit purposes, all justifications and approvals to this effect must be retained by the COR and the contractor until contract closeout at which point all documentation must be provided to the Contracting Officer for incorporation in the contract file. Below are possible justifications supporting these exceptional requests:

A) Medical accommodation -

MCC has engaged the services of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Federal Occupational Health Service (FOH), and Medical Employability Program (MEP) for medical accommodations due to disability adjudication.

Requests for, and HHS determinations on, medical accommodations for business class travel will be confidential, with only MCC's Travel Office receiving copies of the request and the MED/DP determination. Contractor travelers requesting medical accommodations based upon disability must complete the steps below. Forms are available from the MCC COR and/or PM.

1) Contractor traveler completes the Medical Employability Case Transmittal Form, A127523-S192701-W190333.

Form can be faxed to (301) 492-4783 or e-mailed to medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov with a copy to the MCC Travel Office at mccmedical@mcc.gov.

2) Contractor traveler forwards Physician a copy of the Medical Accommodation Physician's form, which the physician completes, dates, and signs. Once signed, the traveler OR their physician e-mails a scanned .pdf attachment to HHS at medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov. Alternatively, it can be faxed Attn:

Medical Employability Program (301) 492-4783.

3) Once both forms have been completed and sent, HHS makes a medical determination based on the information provided by the traveler and the traveler's physician on the HHS/FOH/EMP forms. FOH will send a letter to the POC listed on the transmittal form with recommendations. MCC will not approve any business class accommodations beyond normal MCC guidelines unless the traveler has completed the medical accommodation paperwork and received a positive response from FOH/MEP.

4) Contractor must note that the process can take several weeks and will depend on how quickly HHS/FOH/MED receives the information (including communication with treating physicians).

B) Sanitation/Health - Coach accommodations on an authorized/approved foreign air carrier do not provide adequate sanitation or health standards.

C) Savings - Flying in non-coach status would involve significant cost savings to MCC when compared to the lowest price non-refundable or restricted coach class fare.

D) Availability - No space is available in coach-class accommodations in time to accomplish the mission, which is urgent and cannot be postponed. (Note: this justification should not be used based on the lack of advanced planning by the contractor or the COR).

E) Security - Exceptional security circumstances require other than coach-class airline accommodations.

F) Mission critical agency requirement - circumstances in which a critical agency priority or project will incur delay or degradation without the intervention of a contractor and that intervention urgently requires other than coach class ticketing.

2) Coach "premium" class - coach "premium" class must be approved by the COR, subject to the availability of funds on the contract/order, and:

A) The origin and/or destination are OCONUS; and

B) The scheduled flight time including non-overnight stopovers and change of planes, is in excess of 14 hours. Scheduled flight time is the flight time between the originating departure point and the ultimate arrival point including scheduled non-overnight time spent at airports during plane changes. Scheduled non-overnight time does not include time spent at the originating or ultimate arrival airports. And;

C) The contractor is required to report to duty the following day or sooner; and

D) The contractor does not take a rest stop en route or a rest period upon arrival at the duty site.

3) Rest Stops - must be approved by the COR and cannot exceed 24 hours.

NOTE: Travelers may upgrade flight accommodations at their own expense or through the use of frequent flyer miles if the coach airfare is upgradeable at no extra cost to MCC.

MCC 52.232-74 ODC REIMBURSEMENT (JAN 2007)

Other Direct Charges (ODCs) will be reimbursed for direct costs as provided in the contract and/or task order. To be mailto:medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov mailto:mccmedical@mcc.gov mailto:medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov reimbursed, invoices…