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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:

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0001 Base Period - Tunisia Willingness to Pay (WTP) Study

Contract Type:Firm Fixed Price Unit Price

Extended Price

Description:

Tunisia Willingness to Pay (WTP) Study

Base Period (Tasks 1-12)

Period of Performance (estimated):

Start: 08/15/2019 End: 02/14/2020

See Section F.3 for payment milestones.

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0002 Optional Task 13 - Tunisia Willingness to Pay (WTP) Study

Contract Type:Firm Fixed Price Unit Price

Extended Price

Description:

Tunisia Willingness to Pay (WTP) Study

Optional Task 13 - Survey expansion to additional governorates

Period of Performance (estimated):

Start: 08/15/2019 End: 02/14/2020

See Section F.3 for payment milestones.

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

Section B. Supplies or Services and Prices-Costs B.1. FAR 52.216-1 – Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

B.2. Funding Type

This contract will be funded, at the time of award, with no-year Due Diligence funding. As such, funding obligated to this contract may be used during the life of the contract.

B.3. 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 [TBD] have been allotted to this contract. It is contemplated that funds now obligated under this contract will cover the work to be performed until [TBD]. 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.4. Price Breakdown: Labor Rates and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

Identify the proposed number of hours and burdened labor rate for each key personnel and non-key personnel and list all Other Direct Costs (ODCs) required to complete the effort.

Offerors are expected to provide enough detail on the proposed labor costs and ODCs to permit a fair assessment of the price quote. Categories such as transportation, lodging, number of key and non-key personnel by type and their hours and labor rates, computer software and hardware and other costs should be itemized, as well as any subcontract costs.

Note that although pricing is requested in a time-and-materials (T&M) format (to understand the breakdown), this will be a firm-fixed-price contract; the Contractor will be paid at agreed-upon payment milestones per Section F.3.

Using the template below, Offerors must break down their proposed firm fixed price (FFP) to include all proposed labor categories, fully burdened hourly rates, and other direct costs (ODCs) for the Base Period and Optional Task 13, as identified in the Price/Cost Schedule above.

Base Period (Tasks 1- 12)

Optional Task 13 TOTAL

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Base Period (Tasks 1-12) – Period of Performance TBD (est. 6 months)

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*NOTE: A job description shall be included for each labor category proposed (except for the Key Personnel identified in Section H.7). The job description must identify essential and non-essential tasks that are assigned to a specific position. It must also identify reporting relationships and describe required qualifications, minimum education/experience requirements, and working conditions.

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Section C. Statement of Work

C.1. Background

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a United States independent government agency created under Title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 and is responsible for the stewardship of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). MCC works with developing countries to promote sustainable economic growth to reduce poverty. Eligible countries develop specific investment programs in furtherance of the goal of economic development to be funded by MCC over a five-year period and implemented by the country partner.

In December 2016, MCC's Board of Directors selected Tunisia for a compact. The compact development process began with a constraints analysis, which identified water scarcity as one of the three most binding constraints to economic growth in Tunisia [Note: The constraints analysis also identified Market Controls of Goods and Services and Restrictive Labor Market Regulations as constraints to growth]. After the constraints analysis, MCC and the Government of Tunisia (GoT), through its compact development core team (Core Team), conducted a root cause analysis, which resulted in concept notes that MCC's board of directors and the Government of Tunisia have approved.

In January 2018, MCC and the Core Team began the project definition phase, which includes commissioning studies and further analysis to better understand the activities that could be implemented to address the root causes identified in the previous phase. These activities will align with the Government of Tunisia's 2016-2020 development plan as it pertains to improved management of scarce water resources and leverage other actors' efforts in supporting Tunisia's water sector.

The primary economic benefits from the five-year MCC compact with the GoT may derive from the following: efficiency gains or reduced cost of service of the local water users associations, avoidance of water shortages for potable water use, and more reliable water for agricultural use. A key assumption of the economic model is that by making the supply for water more adequate and reliable, water users will not have to bear the costs associated with reduced water use during shortages. An additional economic benefit to agriculture may include increased crop yields because of higher quality and water that is more reliable.

C.2. Scope

The objective of this Request for Quote (RFQ) is to collect data from households, firms, hotels, and farmers in Tunisia to assess, in a prioritized list:

1. The potential economic benefit of reliable and consistent water for agriculture, in value per meter cubed (m3) irrigated water provided or in impact on output per m3 water provided [Note: Economic benefit: The increased benefit that a recipient could receive from a proposed project compared to his or her present situation];

2. Farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for more reliable water supply, by crop [Note: Willingness to pay: The maximum amount that an individual indicates that he or she is willing to pay for a good or service];

3. Farm characteristics of agricultural beneficiaries (crops grown, plot size, irrigated or rain fed, etc.);

4. The affordability of water for farmers under various hypothetical cost reflective water tariff levels;

5. The potential economic loss of water shortages for households, firms, and hotels;

6. The price elasticities of demand for water for different users (i.e., farms, households, firms, and hotels);

7. Households', firms', and hotels' willingness to pay to avoid water shortages;

8. Socio-economic details regarding beneficiaries (gender, socio-professional category, poor / non-poor, etc.);

9. Additional information to be determined after finalization of the survey instrument, which will be co-designed with

MCC and the Contractor.

A critical outcome of this effort is to develop and test a rigorous and concise methodology for designing a survey that captures gender-differentiated benefits.

C.3. Tasks

CLIN 0001 (Base Period):

1. Document Review: The Contractor shall review documents on the Tunisia compact development process, the water sector in Tunisia, and relevant statistical studies (e.g. National Survey of Household Budget, Consumption and Standard of Living, agricultural statistics; relevant reports commissioned as part of MCC compact development).

2. Locations: The following governorates are targeted for the survey: Kairouan, Sidi Bouzid, Kebili, and Tozeur.

3. Work plan development: The Contractor shall draft and submit a work plan with expected deadlines for deliverables. It shall include plans related to finalizing the survey instrument, training, enumerator training manuals, testing and piloting data collection instruments, field manuals, data collection implementation, data cleaning, and data analysis report.

4. Survey protocol development: The Contractor shall provide a document summarizing all survey protocols related to the sampling frame, drop criteria, replacement strategy, target respondents, informed consent, and protection of human subjects, interview techniques, security, and data quality. The Contractor is expected to propose a sample, which will be representative at the governorate level. This sampling approach is subject to change. Approximately 900 households, 200 businesses, 50 hotels, and 300 farms would be included in the sample. The Contractor is expected to work on sampling with the national statistical agency, Institut National de la Statistique (INS) of Tunisia and the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche. In addition, the Contractor shall identify and justify a sample of consumers to include in focus group discussions and interviews. The sample should be drawn to enable a nuanced analysis of the existing situation in terms of access to, consumption, and affordability of water supply services among farmers. Focus group discussions shall include women and men representing a range of ages, socio-economic statuses, and farm sizes and types.

5. Survey instrument development: The Contractor shall develop the survey questionnaire. Final survey instrument must be delivered in French and Arabic. An English version of the survey for MCC review is not required but highly encouraged. MCC will provide final approval on the survey instrument, English or French version. The Contractor shall be responsible for translating the survey instrument into Arabic.

6. Institutional Review Board (IRB): The Contractor must initiate necessary U.S. and/or in-country IRB authorization for use of human subjects in social research as early as possible to not cause any delays in the data collection.

7. Survey testing and piloting: In accordance with its testing and piloting plan, the Contractor shall pilot the survey instrument, sampling approach, and data collection tools. The Contractor shall train supervisors who will conduct the piloting. The Contractor shall submit a pilot report including clean data from the pilot. The Contractor is expected to develop a software application for Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) with tablets and train the data collection team in its use.

8. Sampling: The sample shall be drawn from the updated census of selected enumeration areas. The Contractor shall work with INS to obtain enumeration area population with key variables such as access to electricity to ensure proper sampling.

9. Data collection training: The Contractor shall hire and train the supervisors and interviewers in accordance with the training plan developed. Among the topics that interviewers and supervisors should be trained on are effective, culturally appropriate strategies for interviewing female respondents. MCC and the Contractor will provide training of trainers before the main data collection training. The Contractor shall prepare training materials (including the training manual and additional materials as needed), and submit the training manual as a deliverable for MCC to review and validate. The training should cover the entire questionnaire and all survey protocols. It shall also include how to use the tablet, mock interviewing, pilot testing in the field, time for debrief, and a test to select interviewers.

Basic information regarding the water sector in Tunisia shall also be included in the training.

10. Data collection and monitoring data quality: The Contractor is responsible for implementing data collection and monitoring data quality in accordance to its relevant plans developed under Task 4.

11. Data entry and cleaning report: The Contractor shall provide clean data sets and a data entry and cleaning report.

Any missing values must be coded consistently. All variables must be named and labelled according to MCC's specifications. In addition, the Contractor shall undertake qualitative data coding of the focus group discussions.

The data entry and cleaning report submitted to MCC shall discuss the data cleaning process, issues encountered (e.g., notable missing values, dropped observations, etc.), and include focus group interview transcripts.

12. Data analysis report: The Contractor shall draft an analytical report (In English originally, ideally a second copy in French if possible, but not required) summarizing the study's findings for households, firms, hotels, and farms.

MCC expects the following non-exhaustive topic areas to be included in the report: methodology and study limitations, socio-economic and demographic information of respondents, analysis of the focus group discussions, water consumption (level, unserved demand…), perceptions of quality of service, coping strategies, price elasticities of demand for water, and willingness and ability to pay.

CLIN 0002 (Optional Task):

13. Expanded locations: The study may be expanded to the following governorates: Grand Tunis, Sousse, Sfax, Cape

Bon. Expansion to these locations does not constitute a new survey, but would rather be an augmentation of the survey efforts described in the Base Period tasks. If the survey is expanded, the Contractor will be expected to take advantage of efficiencies in the Base Period and should price Optional Task 13 (CLIN 0002) accordingly (i.e., only the marginal cost of conducting the expanded survey should be accounted for – shared costs should be captured under the Base Period price quotation). The Period of Performance of Optional Task 13 is expected to fall within the Period of Performance of the Base Period (i.e., surveys of the locations listed in Optional Task 13 should be completed prior to the end of the Base Period of Performance). This Optional Task will be exercised at the discretion of MCC.

Note: Offerors are requested (in Section B) to provide separate price quotes for CLIN 0001, covering Tasks 1-12, and CLIN 0002, covering Task 13. Task 13 is an optional task that MCC may or may not choose to exercise. While MCC expects the decision of whether to exercise this Optional Task will be made at contract award, it reserves the right to exercise at any point during the Base Period of Performance.

C.4. Roles and Responsibilities

MCC, Core Team, and Contractor Responsibilities: The MCC and Core Team, along with the Contractor, play critical roles in designing, and implementing the data collection. The roles of each party are as follows:

1. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): MCC is responsible for oversight of the Contractor, including the following specific responsibilities:

a. Contract and supervise the Contractor;

b. Conduct quality reviews of all products (work plan, reports, questionnaires, etc.);

c. Facilitate public dissemination efforts to inform decision-makers on learning generated by the Contractor;

d. Oversee preparation of public-use data that ensures appropriate balance of enabling verification of analysis and broad use of the data with adherence to promises of confidentiality to survey respondents; and

e. Determine the budget.

2. Core Team and country partners: The Core Team and country partners are responsible for building local ownership and commitment to the studies, and conducting quality control of activities. This includes the following specific responsibilities:

a. Build buy-in and ownership of the research and analysis;

b. Support the Contractor when dealing with legal and official matters such as getting IRB approval, working with INS, making available water experts to train enumerators on basic water concepts;

c. Provide letters of introduction to individuals, firms, hotels, and farmers selected for the survey;

d. Conduct quality reviews of all products (work plans, reports, questionnaires, etc); and

e. Facilitate public dissemination efforts.

3. Contractor: The Contractor is responsible for the overall design and implementation of the research and data collection, including the following specific responsibilities:

a. Develop high-quality and feasible survey design, protocols, and instruments;

b. Ensure appropriate review of evaluation materials and research protocols by an institutional review board (IRB) and local research institutions;

c. Prepare for data collection including recruiting and training necessary personnel and piloting the survey instruments;

d. Manage all phases of data collection;

e. Conduct data cleaning;

f. Support MCC and the Core Team (when necessary and feasible) to build buy-in and ownership of research; and

g. Draft technical report for firms, households, hotels, and farms.

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section D. Packaging and Marking D.1. Disclaimer for Deliverables

The Contractor shall ensure that each report prepared by the Contractor and delivered under this Contract contains the following statement on the first or cover page of such report:

"The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of MCC or any other U.S. Government entity."

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

Section E. Inspection and Acceptance Inspection and acceptance shall be in accordance with the terms of FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items. In addition, the following terms apply:

E.1. Inspection of Reports

MCC only accepts full submittals, not partial submittals; submittals must be in full accordance with the Contractor's approved methodology and QA/QC plan. The Contractor must take into consideration that each deliverable will have at least one round of reviews by MCC, the Core Team, and potentially external reviewers when developing their work plan.

E.2. Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall have in place and maintain a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan (QA/QC) that covers, as a minimum, how the Contractor intends to meet the requirements of all performance objectives, monitor and proactively manage contract requirements. It shall also include the mechanism by which MCC will be notified of performance-related incidents that are likely to affect quality of service.

Section F - Delivery or Performance

Line Item: 0001 Period Of Performance Start Date Period Of Performance End Date Period Of Performance Address

8/15/19 2/14/20

MCC-SOW

Various Locations See Statement of Work

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Line Item: 0002 Period Of Performance Start Date Period Of Performance End Date Period Of Performance Address

MCC-SOW

Various Locations See Statement of Work

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Section F. Delivery or Performance

F.1. Period of Performance

The overall anticipated period of performance of this contract is as follows:

Base Period: Date of Award to 6 months after award (est. August 2019 – February 2020)

F.2. Place of Performance

Generally, the Contractor shall perform services in Tunisia or at their home offices, as needed to accomplish the scope of work. During missions to Tunisia, the Contractor shall perform at the Ministry of Development, Investment and International Coordination (MDICI), as needed by MCC.

F.3. Deliverables

The Contractor should be aware that final products of the data collection may be made publicly available on the MCC website.

Each of the publicly released final products are subject to MCC-facilitated peer review in order to assess the quality of the final product. In addition, all deliverables intended for public use must be Section 508 compliant – http://www.section508.gov.

As per Section H, the Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all public release documentation is reviewed to minimize any risk to respondent confidentiality. This may require submission of internal use only and public release reports.

http://www.section508.gov

In addition to the required reporting detailed in Section F.4., the Contractor is responsible for the following deliverables:

Deliverable Estimated Due Date

% Paid of Total FFP upon Milestone Completion

Work plan including training plan, pilot testing data collection instruments, and data collection implementation

August 2019 10%

Document summarizing survey protocols including sample design

September 2019 20% after delivery and acceptance of both deliverables

Survey instrument in French and Arabic; English version optional September 2019

Report on the pilot testing of the surveys including clean data October 2019 30% after delivery and acceptance of all three deliverablesTraining manual October 2019

IRB approval November 2019

Data entry and cleaning report (including major issues encountered and how they were overcome)

January 2020 20% after delivery and acceptance of both deliverables

Complete clean datasets February 2020

Final data analysis report February 2020 20% after delivery and acceptance

Due dates for all deliverables will be discussed with MCC and then included in the work plan and deliverable schedule during the inception period. The Contractor shall propose due dates in the proposal and methodology.

The work plan must include a timeline and staffing plan. The latter must describe the division of responsibilities and estimated Level of Effort (LOE) for each staff member according to deliverable and activity. The Contractor shall clearly demonstrate who performs what activity, when, and for how long.

When provided, the Contractor must follow MCC-provided templates and guidelines for specific deliverables.

F.4. Reporting Deliverables

The Contractor is required to participate in bi-weekly check in calls with MCC. If requested in advance, the Contractor shall also submit progress reports and any draft or final deliverables with invoices.

F.5. Deliverable Format

Unless specifically instructed by MCC otherwise, all reports shall be submitted electronically using WINDOWS based MS- Office 2010 or newer, including WORD for text, data tables in EXCEL, appropriate MS-Office program for exhibits, and schedules using MS-Project 2010 or newer. Original drawing files should be submitted in AUTOCAD 2010 (or later), and also in .PDF printable version. Digital photos files should be submitted in .JPG format. Presentations should be prepared with MS PowerPoint 2010 or newer. The final data must be submitted in Stata format with all variables properly labeled and specified unique identifiers. All work files shall be submitted to MCC along with PDF files.

The Contractor must establish and maintain a comprehensive reference index of all relevant documents reviewed, produced, and/or edited by the Contractor. Any and all such documents made available to and collected by the Contractor must be compiled in usable form and delivered in an organized fashion to MCC at the end of the contract in an electronic format acceptable to MCC, and if requested by MCC in hard copies. Such documents may also be requested periodically, prior to the end of the contract.

F.6. Acceptance Criteria

The 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 relevant counterparts at MCC and other relevant organizations.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Requesting 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:

Property Administration Office Address

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

COTR Office Address

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

Issuing Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550 Phone: 202-772-6860 Fax:

Contact Details:

Guo, Cindy guoc@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 of supplies, 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

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

(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.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

MCC 52.203-70 CONTRACTOR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (MAY 2017)

All contractor employees or independent contractors engaged in this contract shall provide a non-disclosure agreement as follows signed by the individual contractor/consultant and, if a contractor employee, by the contractor's contract administrator:

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

I, _________ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not divulge any information, whether obtained orally or in writing from, or data maintained by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to any unauthorized person for any purpose. I will not directly or indirectly use, or allow the use of Confidential Information for any other purpose other than that directly associated with my officially assigned duties for MCC.

Further, I will not directly or indirectly reveal or cause to be revealed the nature or content of any _________, except to authorized personnel.

I am aware that the unauthorized use of information may be a violation of law and this Agreement.

Company or Subcontractor

Understand that authorized persons refer only to persons assigned to a project requiring access to Confidential Information or directly in the line of management over the project requiring access to the data.

[signatory]

Contract Administrator Date

MCC 52.209-70 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM IMPLEMENTATION

CONTRACT (JULY 2012)

Work under this contract may call for the Contractor to furnish important services in support of the design or feasibility of specific activities that may become part of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5, THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO FURNISH, AS A PRIME OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHERWISE; THE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES FOR ANY ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH IT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL DESIGN SERVICES EXCEPT FOR SUCH SERVICES THAT MAY BE FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. If a determination is made that the contractor is ineligible for implementation services, the MCC Managing Director of Contracts and Grants Management may authorize a waiver (in accordance with FAR 9.503) if the Director determines that preclusion of the Contractor from the implementation contract would not be in the Government's best interest.

MCC 52.232-72 LIMITATION OF FUNDS - INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS (NOV 2006)

(a) Of the total price in Section B (or the "Prices" section), only the amount stated on the contract award document or subsequent modifications is now available for payment and obligated under this contract. It is anticipated that from time to time, additional funds will be obligated under the contract until the total price of the contract is obligated.

(b) The Government is not obligated to pay or reimburse the contractor more than the amount obligated pursuant to this clause. The contractor agrees to perform the contract up to the point at which the total amount paid and payable by the Government (including amounts payable for subcontracts and settlement costs if this contract is terminated for convenience) approximates but does not exceed the total amount obligated.

(c)(1) If the contractor considers the funds obligated under this contract to be insufficient to cover the work to be performed until the date specified in Section B, 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 is provided.

(2) If, after notification is provided pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, additional funds are not obligated, or an earlier date than the date in Section B of this clause is not agreed to, the contractor shall not be obligated to continue performance under this contract (including actions under the termination clause of this contract) beyond the funds obligated for contract performance.

(d) When additional funds are obligated from time to time for continued performance of this contract, the contract shall be modified to increase the funds obligated and to indicate the period of performance for which funds are applicable. The contractor may notify the contracting officer as provided in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause regarding any additional funds obligated.

(e) This clause shall become inoperative upon obligation of funds sufficient to cover the full price stated in the contract, except for rights and obligations then existing under this clause.

(f) Nothing in this clause shall affect the Government's right to terminate the contract for convenience or default.

MCC 52.242-70 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RATING SYSTEM (CPARS)

REGISTRATION (JUNE 2019)

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) utilizes the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) to evaluate contractor performance (see FAR, Subparts 42.1502 and 42.1503). Contractors doing business with MCC are required to register in CPARS accessible via the Internet at: http://www.cpars.gov. An evaluation of contractor performance using the CPARS is mandatory for all contract actions exceeding the simplified threshold, but may be conducted for contract actions lower than that amount should significant events occur such as a contract termination or extraordinary contract performance by the contractor. Inquiries regarding the registration process should be addressed to the CPARS help desk.

The email address is WEBPTSMH@NAVY.MIL and the telephone number is (207) 438-1690.

MCC 52.243-70 INCREASE IN SERVICES (OCT 2006)

The services described in Sections B and C (statement of work) represent the Government's best estimate for known requirements at this time. However, due to the uncertainty of the work, the Government reserves the right to add or delete services if the need arises.

MCC 52.245-70 CONTRACTOR ACQUIRED MCC GOVERNMENT PROPERTY OVERSEAS (JULY 2012)

Property and equipment (hereafter stated "property") that MCC Contractors (other than Personnel Service Contractors) acquire and for which they receive MCC reimbursement through the invoice process is Government (MCC) owned property.

Government property is to be used, monitored, and inventoried in accordance with FAR Part 45, Subpart 45.5 Management of Government Property in the Possession of Contractors, as well as MCC Policy 350, "Policies and procedures on Property, Plant, and Equipment." The contractor should start a running property inventory as soon as it begins to procure property and equipment the cost of which is charged back to the Government. The Contractor shall furnish a copy of such inventory to the COR semi-annually or at least as the contract is in its final stages of completion if its duration does not exceed six months.

Mandatory fields on the inventory include: The Contractor's Name; the Contractor Number; the Country Location and address location; a description of the item with model number serial number, and manufacturer; the acquisition date and cost; the Quantity; the expected life; and its condition at the time of the report. The contractor is responsible for removing US Government identification from property that is to be abandoned.

(End of Clause)

Section H. Special Contract Requirements H.1. Peer Review and Posting of Reports

The Contractor understands and acknowledges that all work products submitted under this Contract may be subjected to peer review at MCC's discretion, and that all such work products and peer reviews, along with the names of the Contractor and peer reviewers, may be posted on MCC's website or otherwise made public in MCC's discretion. Neither MCC nor the Government assumes any liability for the disclosure of such work products or peer reviews. Work products include, but are not limited to, all reports, research protocols, questionnaires, other survey materials and other documents delivered by the Contractor under this Contract.

At its discretion, MCC may ask the Contractor to submit draft reports intended for public dissemination to MCC or its designee for disclosure review prior to release.

H.2. Insurance Maintenance

Neither MCC nor the Government shall in any event be liable or responsible for any damage or injury to any person or property occasioned by the action of the Contractor or the Contractor's employees or agents in performing under this Contract. It is recommended that the Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, maintain adequate insurance, including general liability and professional liability insurance, during the term of this Contract insuring the Contractor against all claims for injury or damage.

H.3. Human Subjects Protection

The Contractor shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the performance of its activities under this Contract, including but not limited to all applicable laws, rules, policies and procedures governing the use of human subjects in research and the protection of their privacy. In particular, the Contractor shall take all necessary steps to ensure that it complies with any data confidentiality and data protection requirements under applicable law.

Before any data collection begins, the Contractor shall ensure that all protocols, survey instruments and informed consent procedures to be used as part of the data collection effort have been reviewed and approved by one or more (as applicable) institutional review boards (IRBs) registered with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) within the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Contractor will provide evidence of such approval to MCC. To claim exemption from an IRB review, the Contractor must provide evidence to MCC that an OHRP-registered IRB has determined the Contractor's proposed research to be exempt from review for one of the reasons described in the HHS regulations found at 45 CFR 46.104. However, MCC retains final authority to determine whether any human subjects research study conducted or supported by MCC is exempt from review and approval by an IRB.

H.4. Personally Identifiable Information and Confidentiality

All Contractor employees or independent contractors engaged in this contract shall not divulge any information, whether obtained orally or in writing from, or data maintained by the MCC to any unauthorized person for any purpose. Contractor and contractor employees shall not directly or indirectly use, or allow the use of Confidential Information (including Personally Identifiable Information) for any other purpose other than that directly associated with their officially assigned duties for MCC.

Further, the Contractor and contractor employees shall not directly or indirectly reveal or cause to be revealed the nature or content of any Confidential Information (including Personally Identifiable Information), except to authorized personnel. By signing this contract, the Contractor acknowledges that any unauthorized use of information may be a violation of law and this agreement. Authorized persons refers only to persons assigned to a project requiring access to Confidential Information (including Personally Identifiable Information) or directly in the line of management over the project requiring access to the data.

The Contractor shall provide a non-disclosure agreement letter signed by personnel working on the task.

Contractors responsible for handling Personally Identifiable Information should reference: 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984); 52.224-2 Privacy Act (APR 1984). The link to view these clauses can be found here:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

In handling Personally Identifiable Information, the Contractor shall provide media sanitization procedures for the clearing or purging of MCC media in accordance with NIST SP 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization. Overwriting media by a Government approved technology, method, or tool is acceptable. Sanitization procedures will need to be accepted by the Government.

The Contractor shall provide written attestation of the media sanitization for any MCC data generated through this solicitation.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all public release documentation is reviewed to minimize any risk to respondent confidentiality. This may require submission of internal use only and public release reports indicated in the Deliverables schedule as intended for public use.

The Government will provide an Excel document containing information of individuals who require a notification. Transmission of this data will be provided through Accellion services. The Contractor shall ensure their hardware and software meet federal standards for PII data, in accordance with OMB 06-16 and NIST requirements.

H.5. Delivered Work Product Free from 3rd Party Rights

Upon delivery of any work product under this Contract, the Contractor shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such work product does not infringe on any existing copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy, or any other third party right, and does not constitute the defamation or libel of any person, entity or product. The Contractor is solely liable for the content of any work product delivered under this Contract.

H.6. Key Personnel

The key personnel identified below are considered to be essential to work performance. During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within fifteen (15) calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by the paragraph below.

After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by the paragraph below to the Contracting Officer at least fifteen (15) days prior to making any permanent substitutions or additions.

The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitute(s); the résumé(s) of the proposed substitute(s); written certification that the proposed substitute(s) meets the key personnel qualification requirements identified below; and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes shall have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced.

The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

The Contractor shall assign to this call order the following key personnel:

[To be completed by the Offeror] http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

____________________, Team Leader

____________________, Data Collection Coordinator

____________________, Field Experiment Expert

H.7. Team and Key Personnel Qualifications

Team Leader

The Team Leader must meet or exceed the following minimum requirements:

• A master's level degree in statistics, economics, or related field

• Experience in water resources, natural resources, water supply, or agriculture

• Five years' experience in designing, managing, or overseeing in-person surveys of households, businesses, or farms in developing countries, including experience with electronic data collection tools

• Three years of experience establishing survey protocols including designing cost-effective sampling strategies

• Fluency in French and professional proficiency in English

• Excellent knowledge of Stata or other similar statistical analysis software

• Excellent database management experience

• Excellent communication, facilitation, organization, and management skills and experience working with diverse teams and a wide range of stakeholders

• Experience writing detailed and concise implementation and analysis reports

In addition, the following are preferred qualifications for the Team Leader:

• Experience with stated preference studies in a developing country context

• Survey experience in Tunisia

• Proficiency in Arabic

The Team Leader will have the following responsibilities:

• Liaise on a regular basis with MCC, the Core Team, and other organizations involved in the study

• Lead and manage the study team

• Ensure quality control of all deliverables being submitted to MCC

• Ensure deliverables are submitted on time

• Provide technical oversight of instrument and survey protocol development

• Oversee the recruitment and general training of data collectors

• Provide…