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Regina E. Maxwell

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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

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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

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0001 Côte d'Ivoire Sector Studies TVET Project

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Study in Cote d'Ivoire on economic sectors and the demand for skills to inform the project design and cost-benefit analysis for the technical vocational, education and training (TVET) activity

Period of Performance: 12 months (estimated)

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IDC Type: Not Applicable FSC Codes: R410 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM

EVALUATION/REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT

NAICS Code: 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

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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 Due Diligence Funds. As such, funding obligated to this contract may be used during the life of the contract.

B.3. Labor Rates and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

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 the contract period identified above.

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1. The estimated overall budget for this effort is $300,000.00.

2. A job description shall be included for each labor category proposed. The job description must identify essential and non-essential tasks that are assigned to a specific position. It must also identify reporting relationships and shall also describe required qualifications, minimum requirements, working conditions and desirable qualifications.

3. If applicable, offerors shall specify their proposed indirect rates and costs (e.g., General and Administrative (G&A) and/or Subcontractor Handling). Indirect costs must be presented as a separate line item. ODCs shall not include profit/fee.

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Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

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Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

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 and implemented by the country partner. The MCA is the accountable entity designated by the head of government to implement a five-year investment, known as a Compact.

In December 2014, MCC's Board of Directors selected Côte d'Ivoire as eligible to develop a Threshold program. Starting in early 2015, MCC and the Government of Côte d'Ivoire (GoCI) conducted a constraints analysis (CA) for the potential Threshold program and identified the following as the country's binding constraints to economic growth: (i) low levels of basic and technical and vocational skills; (ii) barriers to moving goods and people, especially in Abidjan; (iii) the lack of access to industrial land; and (iv) the administrative burden and unpredictability of paying taxes.

In late 2015 Côte d'Ivoire recorded a significant improvement in its indicator performance on MCC's scorecard, passing 13 of the 20 indicators. This performance contributed to MCC's Board of Directors' decision to select Côte d'Ivoire as eligible to develop a Compact. The compact development process began with the findings of the CA conducted for the Threshold program. Through a consultative process, MCC and the GoCI refined the scope of the Compact investment to focus on two sectors critical to economic growth: (i) human capital development through investments in secondary education and technical and vocational training and (ii) urban transport improvement in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's growth engine, through investments in road infrastructure, policy reform, and technical assistance. The Compact was signed on November 7, 2017. After continued project development and implementation preparations, the Compact entered into force on August 5, 2019.

The Compact Program consists of two projects designed to support growth and diversification of the Ivorian economy the Skills for Employability and Productivity Project (Skills Project) and the Abidjan Transport Project. The Projects respond to constraints to economic growth in Côte d'Ivoire and the Government's national priorities by seeking to address education and the competitiveness of Abidjan as the country's economic growth hub by improving the mobility of goods and people. The objectives of the Skills Project are (i) to increase the number of years of education received and improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand basic skills, including reading, math, and soft skills, for lower secondary students; and (ii) to improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand technical skills and increase job placement rates among graduates of Compact-supported technical and vocational education and training (TVET) centers. As such, the Skills Project is comprised of two Activities: (i) the Secondary Education Activity and (ii) the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Activity.

The focus of the work outlined below is related to the TVET Activity, which aims to complement the Secondary Education Activity by providing training to students in skills and knowledge that is in-demand by the private sector. The New Model for Private Sector-Led TVET Sub-Activity will introduce and test a new model of Partnerships for Skills Development (Partenariat pour le Développement des Compétences or "PDC"). MCA-Côte d'Ivoire (MCA-CI) and the Ministry of National Education will partner with private sector associations, federations, and organizations that represent an economic sector or value chain and can demonstrate the capability to provide relevant, quality TVET training in Côte d'Ivoire. This new model will be implemented with a goal of catalyzing a shift within the training system towards better identifying and meeting the training needs of the private sector. A target number of three to four PDC centers will be established under the Compact, with the final number to be informed by demonstrated demand for PDC centers by the private sector. To become eligible for MCC Funding, each proposed grant for a PDC will undergo a cost-benefit analysis and must meet all of MCC's investment criteria. One PDC center for the public works (travaux publiques, TP) sector has been prequalified but will not benefit from MCC Funding until the PDC center has undergone a cost-benefit analysis and has been determined to meet MCC's investment criteria.

Through this Sub-Activity, MCC Funding will support the construction and equipment of the PDC centers as well as technical assistance for startup and initial operations. The PDCs are hoped to serve as a demonstration effect to guide the Government's current efforts to render TVET in a more efficient and effective manner. The selection and award of MCC Funding for each PDC under the Compact (aside from TP, which has been prequalified) will occur through a competitive grant facility. This process will promote competition among potential partners to identify TVET training centers in Gbêkê, San Pedro, or Abidjan that will have the greatest impact on providing in-demand skills. A minimum cost-share investment contribution (cash or in-kind) will be required of a partner for each proposed PDC center. Additionally, preference will be given in the awarding of the grants for sectors that are likely to provide economic opportunities for women or socially vulnerable populations.

The primary economic benefits from the TVET Activity are higher employment rates and wages for graduates of MCC-supported TVET centers, as their skills are more directly linked to the demands of the industry and therefore the graduates' eventual employers. These benefits rely on recruiting qualified students, investing in TVET centers that represent strong economic sectors with current and future demand for skilled workers, and strong participation of these sectors to design;

update and teach high-quality, relevant training programs that create graduates that they would want to hire. The three to four competitively selected TVET centers should have costs that are outweighed by potential benefits, and business plans that demonstrate the center's long-term sustainability.

Note: The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting MCC's operations and the extent of the impact is not yet fully known. Due to this uncertainty, various aspects of the requirement terms may change (e.g., period of performance). Please see Attachment J.3 for additional information regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 on this procurement.

C.3 - SCOPE

The scope of this work is to provide professional services to update an existing data collection instrument, develop an appropriate sampling strategy, collect data from businesses in Côte d'Ivoire and conduct preliminary analysis to assess the following for two to three economic sectors, which have yet to be determined:

1. General Health of the Economic Sector: Expected growth, challenges, and opportunities for businesses within the sector (and potentially key subsectors depending on the economic sectors selected), and the perceived health of the sector overall. Clarify any key market structure characteristics, e.g., subcontracting of smaller firms by larger firms, role of subsectors.

2. Current Workforce Who? How many?: Number and characteristics of the current workforce within the sector, and potentially key subsectors. This includes distinctions between and by gender, full-time and part-time, permanent and temporary/seasonal, position levels (catégorie socioprofessionnelle), local vs. foreign, job/fields categories, education/degrees achieved, and years of experience.

3. Quality of Current Workforce: Impacts of Unqualified or Insufficient Workforce: Perceived quality of the current workforce within the sector (by various characteristics noted above), and the ability to find and retain qualified workers.

4. Cost of Labor: Average salaries of current workforce by key characteristics (job and level), as well as the willingness to and by how much employers would increase salaries to ensure higher quality work. Outline any consequences, and the related direct or indirect costs incurred by businesses due to unqualified staff. Explore potential increases in productivity or business expansion if qualified staff were available.

5. Training: Frequency, substance and quality of any training currently offered to employees by the businesses surveyed, and who within a business receives that training, as well as the costs incurred. Determine the expectations of a new training center for their economic sector, as well as their willingness to contribute to developing and sustaining a training center.

There are two main outcomes expected from this effort: (1) obtain sector-specific parameter estimates to use as inputs to an economic analysis that determines the cost-effectiveness of a TVET center within the relevant economic sector in Côte d'Ivoire, and (2) obtain sector-specific information on the demand of skills that can better inform the design of related training programs for a new TVET center within a specific economic sector in Côte d'Ivoire.

C.4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

C.4.1 - MCC & MCA-CI Responsibilities: The MCC, MCA-CI, along with the contractor, play critical roles in designing and implementing the data collection. The MCC and MCA-CI roles are as follows:

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

a. Contract and monitor the contractor's performance;

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 evaluation budget.

2. MCA-CI and country partners: MCA-CI and country partners are responsible for building local ownership and commitment to the studies, and conduct quality control of activities, including 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 Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, and working to obtain and with national datasets;

c. Provide letters of introduction to individuals, informal firms and formal firms 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 MCA-CI (when necessary and feasible) to build buy-in and ownership of research;

g. Draft technical report on survey results and findings.

C.5 - TASKS

The 13 tasks outlined below aim to highlight the key components and the scope of the work.

1. Document Review: The contractor shall review relevant documents on the Côte d'Ivoire Compact, the two to three economic sectors in Côte d'Ivoire, deliverables of a similar effort for the public works sector in Côte d'Ivoire (e.g., data collection instrument, sampling strategy, analysis), and relevant national-level statistical studies (e.g. national enterprise database).

2. Workplan development: The contractor shall draft and submit a workplan with expected deadlines for deliverables. It should include plans related to finalizing the survey instrument, enumerator training manuals, training enumerators, testing and piloting data collection instruments, field manuals, data collection implementation, data cleaning, and data analysis report.

3. 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, protection of human subjects, guarantee confidentiality of data collected, interview techniques, security, and data quality procedures. The contractor is expected to propose a representative sample, but this is subject to change during the design of an appropriate sampling strategy. The TVET Activity may involve the creation of training centers in three regions: Gbêke, San Pedro and Abidjan. The enterprise surveys are expected to be focused in Abidjan, but other regions may be considered depending on the economic sectors. Additionally, while the intention is to hear from businesses, the study is relying on businesses to inform the understanding of the sector's workforce as well.

The sampling strategy should consider economic subsectors, firm size (financials and number of employees), and location to determine whether over-sampling or random stratified sampling according to characteristics would make sense. The contractor may also identify initial within strata variables of interest. If or where approaches differ by economic sector, this should be clearly articulated and justified.

4. COVID: The contractor shall consider COVID precautions when outlining the appropriate data collection methods (e.g., in person vs. telephone or electronic systems to conduct interviews), training of enumerators, reporting results, etc. to ensure that risks are assessed and remain low to all involved in this data collection effort. Further, please refer to Section J Attachment J.3 for additional information.

5. Survey instrument development: MCC and MCA-Côte d'Ivoire will provide the contractor with the final version (in French) of a similar questionnaire used for the public works sector in Côte d'Ivoire, which the contractor will use as reference. The contractor shall revise the wording and order of questions, potentially proposing questions similar to willingness to pay on the potential to increase salaries for qualified workers and ensure consistency across all instruments. The main survey questions should be the same across economic sectors, with proposed differences clearly articulated and justified. MCC and MCA-Côte d'Ivoire will provide final approval on the survey instrument, English or French version. The contractor will be responsible for translating the final survey instrument into French.

6. Analysis Plan: The contractor shall outline the general analysis expected from the data collected in order to answer the key research questions outlined above. This should link survey questions with research questions and using the data for decision making. MCC will provide examples to the contract awardee of similar work to support a shared understanding and reduce the level of effort by the contractor.

7. Institutional Review Board (IRB): The contractor shall initiate necessary US 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.

8. Survey testing and piloting: In accordance with its testing and piloting plan, the contractor will pilot the survey instrument, sampling approach, and data collection tools. Among these documents should be an introductory script for the enumerators and/or a letter that explains the importance of the survey and provides a guarantee for the confidentiality of the data collected. The contractor will train supervisors who will conduct the pilot. 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.

9. Sampling: The sample will be drawn from the updated census of businesses. The contractor shall work with MCC and MCA-Côte d'Ivoire to ensure proper sampling, see Task 3 Survey Protocol Development above.

10. Data collection training: The contractor shall hire and train the supervisors and interviewers in accordance with the training plan developed in the Survey Protocol. The contractor will provide the training of trainers before the main data collection training, with participation from MCC and MCA-Côte d'Ivoire. The contractor will prepare training materials (e.g. manual and PowerPoint presentations), which MCC will review and validate. The training should cover the entire questionnaire and all survey protocols, as well as outlining the objectives of the data collection effort, how to use the tablet, mock interviewing, pilot testing in the field, time for debrief, and a test/process to select interviewers. A brief training report will outline the key elements of the training, any changes in staffing that occurred, and any final adjustments to the survey instrument.

11. Data collection and monitoring data quality: The contractor is responsible for implementing data collection and monitoring data quality. After data collection begins, status updates should be provided to MCC and MCA-Côte d'Ivoire weekly or biweekly to provide updates on data collection progress, any issues encountered in the field, and troubleshooting to address those issues.

12. Data cleaning: The Contractor shall provide clean data sets and a data collection report. Any missing values should be coded consistently. All variables should be named and labelled according to MCC's specifications. The option for geo-referenced observations should be discussed and a decision made on whether this is necessary. The report should indicate whether data cleaning demonstrates that adjustments should be made to the Analysis Plan (see Task 6), with distinction by economic sectors as needed.

13. Data analysis report: The Contractor shall draft two to three brief analytical reports (ideally in French if possible, but not required) summarizing the study's findings for businesses in each of the economic sectors. In lieu of a draft report, a presentation or bullets of findings with relevant graphs/tables/figures may be agreed upon. MCC expects the following non-exhaustive topic areas to be included in both reports: methodology and study limitations, business characteristics of respondents, attention to the five topics outlined above within 'Scope'.

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Section D - Packaging and Marking D.1. Disclaimer of 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."

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Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

E1. 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 and other stakeholders when developing their work plan.

E2. 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.

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Section F - Delivery or Performance

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DELIVERABLES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 - Period of Performance

The anticipated period of performance dates is 07/01/2021 through 06/30/2022.

Note: As indicated in Section C.1, the period of performance of this contract may be adjusted due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

F.2 - Place of Performance

The Contractor shall perform services in Côte d'Ivoire or at their home offices, as needed by MCC and depending on travel restrictions related to COVID see Attachment J.3. During missions to Côte d'Ivoire, the Contractor shall perform services at the MCA-CI office in Abidjan, as needed by MCC. MCC may also require the Contractor to travel to MCC offices in Washington, DC to perform services, although remote communications are expected to be the preference given the global pandemic.

F.3 - Deliverables

The deliverables outlined in this section are linked to the Tasks described above, and their general timing is provided with respect to the kickoff meeting for this work. The proposed timing is also noted within the table that follows.

1. Workplan: See Task 2. The first version of the workplan should be submitted within 2 weeks of the contract's kickoff meeting. After discussions, this initial workplan should be agreed upon and finalized within 4 weeks. The workplan will be reviewed at key points in the work or when significant departure in the workplan occurs.

2. Survey Protocol: See Task 3, 4, 7 and 9. The first version of the Survey Protocol should be submitted within 3 weeks of the contract's kickoff meeting. After discussions, the protocol should be agreed upon and finalized within 6 weeks after the kickoff meeting for all economic sectors and sent for IRB approval. The protocol will be reviewed and revised, if needed due to unforeseen issues that relate to the topics covered in the protocol.

3. Survey Instruments: See Task 5 and 7. First versions of the survey instruments should be submitted to MCC within 6 weeks of the kickoff meeting. After discussions, the instruments should be agreed upon and finalized within 9 weeks after the kickoff meeting for all economic sectors. If not in French, then instruments should be translated within 11 weeks and testing of the instruments should be completed and incorporated into developing final instruments within 14 weeks. IRB approval will be obtained before data collection begins.

4. Analysis Plan: See Task 6. First version of the plan should be submitted to MCC with the first version of the survey instrument, 6 weeks after the kickoff meeting. A final version will be submitted within 13 weeks, with the final survey instrument. This will ensure that the survey developed is tightly linked to answering the research questions, and abbreviate the time to complete, review and finalize the Data Analysis Report (see Task 13).

5. Instrument Pilot Testing Report: See Task 8. Pilot testing of the survey instruments will occur after the French versions are reviewed and agreed upon, and IRB approval is obtained. The analysis of cleaned data from the testing will inform suggestions, included in the report, on how to adjust the instruments to improve the quality of data collected and ability to answer the key research questions. The report should be submitted within 13 weeks of the kickoff meeting so that survey instruments are final within 14 weeks.

6. Training Manual: See Task 10. The first version should be submitted to MCC within 11 weeks after the kickoff meeting, shortly after the survey instruments are agreed upon. The final version should be submitted 15 weeks after the kickoff meeting, incorporating adjustments made to the survey instruments after the testing.

7. Training Report: See Task 10. This brief report should be submitted to MCC within 17 weeks after the kickoff meeting, following the completion of training to recruited supervisors and enumerators.

8. Data collection reports: See Task 11. These brief reports will be submitted on a weekly or biweekly basis during data collection, with the first report expected around 17 to 18 weeks after the kickoff meeting. Distinction between economic sectors should be made.

9. Data entry and cleaning report, Cleaned Data: See Task 12. This report is expected 3 to 4 weeks after all data has been collected, with distinction made between economic sectors and any proposed changes to the originally agreed upon analysis plan.

10. Data Analysis Report: See Task 13. The first version of the data analysis report is expected 4 to 5 weeks after data cleaning. Based on discussions with MCC, the submission dates may differ by economic sectors.

After the contractor submits a deliverable, MCC will aim to provide feedback in writing to the contractor within 5-7 business days, except for larger deliverables like the analysis reports for which slightly more time may be required. The relevant parties may meet directly after feedback has been submitted to the contractor to ensure that remaining questions are answered quickly and that there is a shared understanding on all material before moving forward.

Note that Task 4 outlines aspects related to COVID, these should be considered for many of the deliverables outlined above, in particular, the workplan and survey protocols.

The Contractor should be aware that all final products (for example: Survey Materials & Learning Assessments, Datasets, Final Reports) of the data collection will be made publicly available on the MCC website as indicated below. Each of these 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.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all public release documentation are reviewed to minimize any risk to respondent confidentiality. This may require submission of internal use only and public release reports.

The table below outlines the relative timing for the main deliverables described above. Although several deliverables have first versions and final versions outlined in the descriptions above, this table provides only the initial submission of a first version.

Deliverables Timetable Estimated Due Date

Contract Awarded, Kickoff Meeting TBD

Deliverable 1: Workplan 2 weeks after Kickoff

Deliverable 2: Survey Protocol 3 weeks after Kickoff

Deliverable 3: Survey instruments 6 weeks after kickoff

Deliverable 4: Analysis Plan 6 weeks after kickoff

Deliverable 5: Report on pilot testing instruments 13 weeks after kickoff

Deliverable 6: Training manual 11 weeks after kickoff

Deliverable 7: Training report 17 weeks after kickoff

Deliverable 8: Data collection reports 18 to 22 weeks after kickoff

Deliverable 9: Data entry and cleaning report 3 weeks after data collection completed (26 weeks after kickoff)

Deliverable 9: Final, clean datasets and related cleaning files

5 weeks after data collection complete (31 weeks after kickoff)

Deliverable 10: Data analysis report 4 to 5 weeks after data cleaning completed (36 weeks after kickoff)

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 LOE for each staff member according to deliverable and activity. The Contractor shall clearly demonstrate who performs what activity and when and for how long.

When provided, the Contractor must follow MCC-provided templates and guidelines for specific deliverables, such as Trip SOWs, Design Reports, and data files.

F.4 - Reporting Deliverables

The Contractor is required to participate in monthly check-ins with MCC, either via virtual meetings or in person. If requested in advance, the Contractor shall also submit progress reports and any draft or final deliverables with invoices. For travel, the Contractor should submit a draft travel scope of work to the COR/PM (see template in Section J) for review and approval before confirming travel.

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/EXCEL 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. GIS data should be submitted both in ArcView files, and .PDF printable files. 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 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, MCA-CI, and other relevant organizations.

[End of SECTION F]

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

MCC-HQ

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

Contact Details:

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:

Issuing Office Address

MCC-HQ

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550 Phone: 202-772-6578 Fax:

Contact Details:

Pemberton, Walter E pembertonwe@mcc.gov

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

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

(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.

(End of clause)

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

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 sensitive information, 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 52.204-70 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL - FEBRUARY 2019

A. Compliance with MCC Safety and Security Regulations at MCC Headquarters

1. Personal services contractors (PSCs) and contract employees including those working for subcontractors shall be subject to and abide by all MCC safety and security policy and procedures while on MCC premises, and satisfy applicable requirements for fitness to perform work for or on behalf of MCC, personnel security, and obtaining an MCC Photo Identification (ID) Badge.

2. MCC may impose applicable criminal, civil and/or administrative sanctions, including removal, suspension, termination or suspension of access to information, information systems, or MCC facilities, against any PSC or contractor employee who fails to adequately protect classified national security information or sensitive information, including such information designated as Controlled Unclassified Information, from unauthorized disclosure. The sanctions imposed are under the authority of the applicable laws, regulations, Government-wide and MCC policies.

B. PSC and Contract Employee Fitness and MCC Photo ID Badge Requirements

1. The following are requirements for a PSC or contractor employee who works under this contract and requires access to any of the following: MCC Headquarters, MCCNet, Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU), Foreign Government Information (FGI) or any other designated sensitive information (such as classified national security information and Controlled Unclassified

Information under 32 CFR Part 2002).

a. Such an individual must be:

i. A U.S. citizen or have Permanent Resident Status in the U.S;

ii. Screened for fitness to work for or on behalf of MCC;

iii. Determined by MCC to be fit to work for or on behalf of MCC; and

iv. Determined eligible to be issued an MCC Photo Identification Badge.

b. In addition, if the individual is not a U.S. citizen for or in a position designated as moderate or high risk (i.e., a public trust position), the individual must have been residing, working and/or attending an educational institution in the U.S. for at least three, years.

c. MCC may allow such an individual to perform services under this contract based on: (1) a favorable suitability/fitness screening as an interim fitness determination, and (2) a favorable interim credentialing determination for issuance of an MCC Photo ID Badge, as applicable. An interim fitness determination does not satisfy requirement a. iii.) of this paragraph, and an interim credentialing determination does not satisfy requirement a. iv.) of this paragraph.

d. An investigation for an individual's fitness will be required to satisfy requirement a. iii.) except whenever the individual already has an investigation on file that meets the requirements for an investigation based on all applicable position designation(s) for the individual that satisfies/satisfy guidelines issued by the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent (SuitCredEA), the Security Executive Agent (SecEA) and the individual has been working for or on behalf of a Federal agency continuously for at least one year in one or more Federal positions or as a contractor employee that was/were subject to suitability or fitness investigation satisfying guidelines issued by the Suitability and Credential Executive Agent. However, no exception to the investigation requirement will be granted whenever MCC obtains new information in connection with the individuals that calls into question the individual's fitness under the criteria for suitability in 5 CFR 731.202. The investigation required will be based on position designation performed by MCC in accordance with 5 CFR 731 and 5 CFR 1400.

2. PSCs and contractor employees for or in public trust positions are subject to reinvestigation for fitness within the timeframe specified by the SuitCredEA.

3. A PSC or contractor employee whose position risk designation increases due to reassignment or change in job duties or responsibilities, is subject to the fitness investigation requirements for the higher risk position at the time the position designation is changed. If the position with the higher risk designation is the same one occupied by the individual, the individual may remain in the position while the investigation is being conducted; otherwise, the individual may not perform services under this contract in the new capacity until the requirements of B.1. of this clause are satisfied. Any upgrade in the investigation required for the new risk level will be initiated by MCC within 14 calendar days of the reassignment or change in job duties or responsibilities.

4. Fitness determinations will be made by MCC using the criteria and guidelines for making suitability determinations in 5 CFR 731.202 and related guidelines of the SuitCredEA. When no new investigation is required, MCC may determine an individual unfit when the investigative record on file for the individual shows conduct that is incompatible with the core duties of the relevant position by applying the criteria and guidelines referenced in this paragraph.

5. If a PSC or contractor employee develops one or more issues with respect to the criteria in 5 CFR 731.202 prior to any required investigation or reinvestigation, MCC may conduct an investigation at any time sufficient to resolve the issues and determine the individual's fitness to work for or on behalf of MCC.

6. Interim and final determinations on eligibility to be issued a MCC Photo ID Badge will be made by MCC based on the SuitCredEA's criteria in "Final Credentialing Standards for Issuing Personal Identity Verification Cards" or it latest successor.

7. Contractor, including any PSC, is required to have all affected personnel complete appropriate security forms, including a signed Personal Information Request Form (PIRF) and a signed form OF 306 Declaration for Federal Employment, which are to be signed and faxed to MCC DIS at 202-521-3590. Candidates for PSC positions must also include a copy of their resume in the fax transmission that includes the PIRF and OF 306. In addition, individuals subject to fitness investigation or reinvestigation must complete a Standard Form 85P or 85P-S (as specified by MCC Domestic and International Security

(DIS))…