RFQ_No._95332419Q0083_-_Pre-submission_Webinar_PowerPoint_Presentation_-_07.15.2019.pdf

MCC Threshold Program Single-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

July 15, 2019

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Jacqueline Naranjo – Contracting Officer Yembeka Kapakasa – Contract Specialist James Gerard – Managing Director, Threshold Programs Division Grace Morgan – Director, Threshold Programs Division Siobhan Pangerl – Policy Officer, Threshold Programs Division

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Housekeeping Items

Reduce poverty through economic growth.

The MCC Mission

MCC Investments

• Promote economic growth

• Help people lift themselves out of poverty

• Create more stable, secure countries and regions

• Open the door for companies to work in new markets with fewer up-front risks

• Enhance American interests

Sectors Where MCC Works

• Investments selected based on an assessment of the greatest constraints to inclusive economic growth

• Investments address policy, institutional and social constraints to growth

Ruling justly

Investing in people

Economic freedom

Our Board of Directors uses a data-driven, transparent method to identify the best-governed poor countries where MCC can reduce poverty through economic growth.

How MCC Selects Partner Countries

Board Members:

Secretary of State (Chair) Secretary of the Treasury Administrator of USAID U.S. Trade Representative MCC Chief Executive Officer Four private sector members; approved by the U.S. Congress

Created by US Congress in 2004, with bipartisan support, for a new approach to U. S. foreign assistance.

Countries Where MCC Works

MCC currently works in 24 countries. MCC has 17 active compact and threshold programs, and 10 programs under development across Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Threshold Program Country

• Threshold countries: do not meet eligibility criteria, but committed to improving policies ― 30 countries eligible to date ― $632 million in grant assistance

• Programs: Smaller in scale and objectives, focused on policy and institutional reforms

— Average size $34.3 million

• Term: four (4) years (flexible)

• Implementation: Flexible models

Threshold Programs

• Eligible countries: countries that pass MCC’s eligibility scorecard and are supported by the MCC Board of Directors ― 32 countries eligible to date ― $12.700 billion in grant assistance

• Programs: Larger in scale and complexity, generally focused on economic growth

— Average size $362.5 million

• Term: five (5) years

• Implementation: Led by partner country, with facilitation, technical support and oversight from

MCC

Compacts

MCC supports two different kinds of country assistance programs

Current Threshold Program Portfolio Country Year Selected Status Program Focus

Honduras FY 12

$15.6 million Signed: Aug 2013 Implementation: 2014-2019 Closed: May 2019

Public Financial Management Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) – Oversight

Guatemala FY 13 $28.0 million Signed: Apr 2015 Implementation: 2016-2020

Secondary Education and TVET Resource Mobilization

Sierra Leone FY 15 $44.4 million Signed: Nov 2015 Implementation: 2016-2020

Regulatory Strengthening Water Sector Reform Electricity Sector Reform

Kosovo FY 17 $49.0 million Signed: Sep 2017 Implementation: 2017-2021

Energy Efficiency Transparent and Accountable Governance through use of Environmental, Judicial, and Labor Force Data

Togo FY 16 $35.0 million Signed: Feb 2019 Implementation: 2019-2023

Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Land Tenure Reform

The Gambia FY 17 [$23 million est.] Board approval: Sep/Dec 2019

Power Sector Reform

Ethiopia FY 19 Protocol mission: Feb 2019 Constraints Analysis underway with USAID/Harvard

TBD

Solomon Islands FY 19 Protocol mission: Feb 2019 Constraints Analysis underway

TBD

Closed Implementation Development

Threshold Programs

Purpose:

• Assist candidate countries to become compact eligible (Section 616 of the Millennium

Challenge Act) Approach:

• MCC Board selects countries that have demonstrated a commitment to the eligibility criteria and appear to be on a trajectory to pass the MCC scorecard on a continual basis

• MCC and the threshold country jointly develop a robust policy and institutional reform program to address binding constraints to economic growth

• Implementation over a 4-year term; flexible modalities with a preference for country ownership; small MCC footprint

• Funding ranges from $15M to $50M per program; no more than 10% of MCC overall appropriation per year

• No guaranty of compact eligibility

Objectives of the Threshold Program

Boost the MCC Effect

• Incentivize performance on the MCC Scorecard

• e.g. Cote d’Ivoire; Togo

Support Policy & Institutional Reform

• Policies and good governance matter

• Constraints to growth and root cause analyses

Test the Partnership prior to Compact

• Prepares the country for rigors of a compact

• Assess commitment to good policy performance

Threshold Program Development

PHASE 1:

Constraints Analysis

PHASE 2:

Problem Definition

PHASE 3:

Project Development

PHASE 4:

Negotiation & Signing

• Assemble Threshold development team

• Undertake broad consultations with stakeholders

• Conduct Constraints Analysis to identify biding constraints to economic growth

A ct iv iti es D oc um en ts

• Expand Threshold development team

• Define problems and develop problem statements

• Conduct analysis of root causes

• Define, develop project concepts to address root cause(s) of the binding constraint(s)

• Define and scope specific projects

• Identify investments, activities.

• Build strong project logic for proposed Threshold Program

• Obtain approval of MCC’s Board for proposed Threshold Program

• Negotiate technical, financial and legal terms of program

• Finalize Threshold Program Grant Agreement

• Sign agreement

• Create dedicated implementation unit, start recruitment

• Initiate procurements

• Constraints Analysis PPT

• Constraints Analysis

Summary Memo (IMC)

• Concept Notes

• Opportunity Memo (IMC)

• Project Proposals

• Investment Memo (IMC)

• Board Memo

• Threshold Program Grant

Agreement

What is the relationship between the Threshold and Compact Programs?

The country’s record implementing a Threshold Program will provide the MCC Board of Directors with important information about:

The Threshold country partner’s capacity and commitment to implementing policy and institutional reforms within the context of MCC’s evidence driven model.

MCC’s opportunity to reduce poverty and stimulate growth in that country through a compact investment.

MCC’s Scorecard will remain the cornerstone of compact eligibility decisions.

Threshold Program’s Single-Award BPA Solicitation

• Purpose: To provide timely due diligence support to threshold programs in three main areas:

• Analytical Support related to sectoral studies, political economy analyses, feasibility studies, governance and anti-corruption assessments, and other analyses required to understand the nature, characteristics, and underlying causes of binding constraints to growth in a threshold country;

• Project Development Support involving evaluation and assessment of project proposals and related assistance required to support the development of results-oriented policy and institutional reform programs in targeted constraint areas; and

• Project Implementation Support including but not limited to: reviewing terms of reference, assessment and refinement of program logic; manuals and other technical documents, providing oversight of implementation activities, and support in building the capacity of MCC’s country counterparts.

Threshold Program’s Single-Award BPA Solicitation

• Differentiating factors:

• Managed by MCC’s Threshold Programs

• Support only to Threshold Programs in development and implementation

• Multi-sectoral in nature, with a focus on policy and institutional reforms

• Single-firm BPA

• May be used in lieu of DCO sector-specific BPAs, especially during the program development phase

• Analytical expertise. Strong analytical skills including economic analysis, policy analysis, data analysis, sector analysis, political economy analysis, and other analytical methods used in the social sciences.

• Project Development Experience. The MCC model defines the binding constraints to growth and uses these as a basis for designing a rigorous policy and institutional reform program. Consequently, experience in design of policy and institutional reform programs is valuable.

• Project Implementation Experience. Experience in implementing policy and institutional reform projects with an emphasis on institutional capacity building.

• Multi-sectoral Expertise.

• Ability rapidly secure expertise in a broad array of sectors including, but not limited to: land, agriculture, water, power, transport, secondary and tertiary education, health, tax & customs, and ICT.

• Ability to provide expertise in additional technical areas on an as needed basis: governance, public sector management, and institutional capacity building.

Key Qualifications

MCC has Two Channels of Business Opportunities

• $500 million per year

• Administered by partner countries with MCC oversight

• For program implementation

• Governed by MCC’s Program Procurement Guidelines (PPGs)

• $70 million per year

• Administered directly by MCC

• For headquarters operations, due diligence, and country oversight

• Governed by the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

With Headquarters With Partner Countries

• MCC contractors include American small businesses, which are usually sub-contractors or technical service providers to support due diligence, community engagement, and IT and administrative maintenance.

• MCC continues to scale its private-sector engagement, including conducting market outreach sessions and industry days to proactively inform prospective businesses about upcoming MCC opportunities.

• MCC is committed to ensuring American companies are aware and so that they may take advantage of procurement opportunities in MCC partner countries.

Our Commitment to American Firms

Questions?

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