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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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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No. Question Response

Given the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, is MCC amenable to extending the submission deadline to June 21, 2019?

MCC is extending the submission deadline to Monday, June 17, 2019 at 1:00pm ET.

On pg. 12, under Section F.2, MCC notes the Contractor may be required to travel to MCC offices in Washington, DC from time to time to perform services. As no deliverables in the RFQ require travel to MCC offices, can MCC clarify whether Contractors should budget for travel to Washington, DC?

Travel to MCC in Washington, either for meetings or extended performance of work, is not required, provided the Contractor makes arrangements for regular and flexible communication with MCC via Skype or WebEx call, or another mutually-acceptable form of telecommunication. The Contractor will be expected to meet as needed with MCC counterparts in Tunis. However, the offeror may determine that a meeting in Washington is desirable to fulfill the requirements of the contract and bid accordingly.

On pg. 12, under Section F.3.3, MCC states, “The Contractor should be aware that final products (including reports and datasets of the survey may be made publicly available on the MCC website…” Can MCC clarify whether Contractors should budget for data anonymization of the final dataset?

Data provided to MCC should be de-identified.

Offerors should budget as needed to fulfill all requirements.

On pg. 18, under Section H.6.5, MCC notes that individuals and CVs are required for the Team Leader and Data Collection Coordinator. Can MCC clarify whether the Contractor should also provide a name and CV for the Data Manager?

CVs are required for the positions identified in Section H as Key Personnel. Up to an additional three (3) positions, making a total of six (6) positions, may be identified as key personnel. If CVs are not provided for the three (3) positions identified in the RFQ as key personnel, the quote will be considered non-responsive.

On pg. 20, under section H.8, MCC provides the template for the Contractor Non-Disclosure Agreement. Can MCC clarify whether Contractors are required to provide NDAs for all named employees and independent contractors at the proposal stage?

NDAs may be provided shortly after award, but prior to the start of performance under the contract. They are not required at this stage.

6 Is the subject procurement open to US firms only, or can non-US firms bid?

This requirement is open to both US and non-US firms. Note that offerors must be registered in SAM before an award can be made to an offeror.

Guidance for this was provided in the initial announcement. Specifically, see Attachment J.3, SAM Quick Guide for International Entity Registration.

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No. Question Response

7 Is Arabic fluency an acceptable alternative to French fluency for some of the key staff?

Yes. Not all of the three identified key staff must have French fluency; Arabic rather than French fluency is acceptable, but any such individual must also have at least English proficiency.

However, for the Team Lead or the Data Collection Manager, or both, French proficiency is required (and fluency is preferred).

Further, since, as noted the survey is expected to be written in French, at least some members of the team (which could be staff other than the three identified key positions) must be fluent in French.

If none of the three identified key staff are fluent in French, the Offeror must show that other proposed staff members are fluent in French and will be assigned to work on the questionnaire-related tasks outlined in the scope of work.

Is an incumbent contractor currently performing these services, have similar services have been performed in the past, or is this a new requirement. If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the contract or task order number?

This is a new requirement; there is no incumbent.

**The closing date is extended to June 17, 2019 at 1:00 pm 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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