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95332422Q0018

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:

DCO-PR-22-0011

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0001 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

BASE PERIOD LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions DCO-PR-22-0011

IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0002 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

BASE PERIOD LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0003 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

BASE PERIOD LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

1001 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD ONE LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 1 Option Time Date: 6/9/23 Option Time Duration: 365 Option Time Units: Days

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

2001 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD TWO LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 2 Option Time Date: 6/9/24 Option Time Duration: 364

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

3001 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD THREE LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 3 Option Time Date: 6/9/25 Option Time Duration: 364

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

4001 PEA 0

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

PERIOD FOUR LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Purchase Requisitions

Option: 4 Option Time Date: 6/9/26 Option Time Duration: 364

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

SECTION B

B.1 SERVICES TO BE PROVDED

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) requires a contractor to conduct political economy analysis in MCC eligible countries, specifically, Lesotho, Zambia, Belize and Sierra Leone in the first twelve months.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the tasks as defined in Section C of the Statement of Work.

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting MCC's operations and as of this solicitation posting, 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).

Should changes be necessary, the Government will determine whether they are material and whether to engage in communications with offerors.

This may lead to revisions in certain terms of this requirement in order to ensure tasks can proceed safely. In particular, activities involving international and/or domestic travel may be delayed and/or modified. MCC will only approve the start of fieldwork under this requirement once the target country relaxes social distancing and removes travel-related restrictions.

When in-country work begins, the contractor will be expected to take precautions to protect their staff, enumerators, respondents, and other stakeholders from COVID-19 exposure. This can include using face masks, checking enumerator temperatures daily before going out in the field, and considering the possibility of phone interviews rather than in-person interviews. Should any delays be necessary due to COVID-19, the contractor shall inform MCC as soon as possible to discuss the best course of action.

Please refer to the following resources for up-to-date information regarding COVID-19:

CDC General Information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

CDC Travel Related Information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html

Department of State Travel Advisories: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

MCC anticipates awarding a single award time and material contract.

B.3 LABOR RATES

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/

LABOR CATEGORIES, RATES, ESTIMATED LEVEL OF EFFORT AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

MCC preference is for one average rate for each position.

LABOR

CATEGORY

LABOR

RATE

LABOR RATE

BASE

PERIOD

LABOR

RATE

PERIOD ONE

LABOR

RATE

PERIOD

TWO

LABOR

RATE

PERIOD

THREE

LABOR

RATE

PERIOD

FOUR

Project Manager

Political Economy Analyst – Lead

Political Economy Analyst – Local

Admin /Research Support

ESTIMATED HOURS BY PERIOD

Base Period Hours

Sierra Leone PEA lead 500

Lesotho PEA Lead 500

Zambia PEA lead 500

Belize PEA lead 500

Sierra Leone Local lead 500

Lesotho Local lead 500

Zambia Local lead 500

Belize Local lead 500

PEA lead - ad hoc/one off requests 300

Admin/Research Support 300

Project Manager 300

Period One Hours

Sierra Leone PEA lead 500

New Select '22 PEA Lead 500

Zambia PEA lead 500

Belize PEA lead 500

Sierra Leone Local lead 500

New Select '22 Local lead 500

Zambia Local lead 500

Belize Local lead 500

PEA lead - ad hoc/one off requests 300

Admin/Research Support 300

Project Manager 300

Period Two Hours

New Select '23 PEA lead 500

New Select '22 PEA lead 500

Zambia PEA lead 500

Belize PEA lead 500

New Select '23 Local lead 500

New Select '22 Local lead 500

Zambia Local lead 500

Belize Local lead 500

PEA lead - ad hoc/one off requests 300

Admin/Research Support 300

Project Manager 300

Period Three Hours

New Select '24 PEA lead 500

New Select '23 PEA Lead 500

New Select '22 PEA Lead 500

TBD Lead (2nd new select, '23/'24) 500

New Select '24 Local lead 500

New Select '23 Local lead 500

New Select '22 Local lead 500

TBD Local Lead (2nd new select, '23/'24) 500

PEA lead - ad hoc/one off requests 300

Admin/Research Support 300

Project Manager 300

Period Four Hours

New Select '25 PEA lead 500

New Select '24 PEA lead 500

New Select '23 PEA Lead 500

TBD Lead (2nd new select, '23/'24) 500

New Select '25 Local Lead 500

New Select '24 Local lead 500

New Select '23 Local lead 500

TBD Local Lead (2nd new select, '23/'24/'25) 500

PEA lead - ad hoc/one off requests 300

Admin/Research Support 300

Project Manager 300

PERIOD TOTAL ESTIMATED OTHER DIRECT

COSTS

BASE PERIOD 46,264.00

PERIOD ONE 46,264.00

PERIOD TWO 46,264.00

PERIOD THREE 46,264.00

PERIOD FOUR 46,264.00

TOTAL LABOR AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

Labor Other Direct Costs Total

BASE PERIOD

PERIOD ONE

PERIOD TWO

PERIOD THREE

PERIOD FOUR

TOTAL

B.1 B.1 LIMITATION OF FUNDS - INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS

B.1. 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 $_________ have been allotted to this contract. It is contemplated that funds now obligated under this contract will cover the work to be performed until _________. 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.

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

SECTION C

STATEMENT OF WORK

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT SERVICES: Political Economy Analysis

INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government foreign aid agency whose mission is to provide assistance that will support economic growth and poverty reduction in countries that demonstrate a commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their people. For more information on MCC, please visit www.mcc.gov.

BACKGROUND

MCC compacts – large, five-year grants – are developed with partner countries over the course of several years. The compact development process is data-driven and iterative, moving through the following five distinct phases over the course of a 24– 36-month period. (For more on MCC's approach to compact development, see https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/guidance-compact-development-guidance.)

• Preliminary Analysis. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC undertakes broad consultations with stakeholders and conducts an analysis of the constraints to economic growth in that country. The phase ends with the development of an internal Constraints Analysis Summary Memo that outlines the binding constraints to growth in the country.

• Problem Diagnosis. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC defines problems and conducts an analysis of the root causes of the identified binding constraints. The phase produces Concept Notes that identify the core root causes and what opportunities may exist to address the root causes. This phase culminates in an internal Opportunity Memo.

• Project Definition. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC defines and scopes specific projects, identifies investments and activities, and builds the actual program logic for the proposed compact program. The phase ends with the development of Project Proposals that detail the specific projects that comprise the compact program, and how they might meet MCC's investment criteria. This phase culminates in an internal Project Proposal Assessment Memo.

• Project Development. In this phase, the country in partnership with MCC launches public procurements, conducts feasibility, environmental and other studies, identifies beneficiaries from the projects and calculate the probable economic impact from the projects. The phase ends with the development of an Investment Memorandum that details the proposed compact program and discusses the how the proposed program accomplishes the overarching objectives in the country while also meeting MCC investment criteria.

• Negotiation. This is the final stage, during which the compact is negotiated with the partner country's government, the compact is finalized, submitted for approval by both the country and MCC, and signed.

At the outset of compact development, partner countries stand up and staff an office (typically called the "core team") to manage and lead the compact development process. Their responsibilities include developing and proposing projects and managing stakeholder engagement processes. Core team engagements span from community-level consultations to engagement with the private sector, civil society, Parliament, mid-level civil servants, and Permanent Secretaries and Cabinet members. MCC is highly involved in this consultative process, and MCC staff travel regularly to partner countries for this purpose.

During each phase, MCC and its country partners conduct extensive due diligence and design research, including but not limited to institutional, legal, and capacity assessments; donor landscape reviews; supply chain studies; geospatial analysis;

user surveys; labor market analyses; enterprise surveys; willingness to pay and affordability studies; qualitative and quantitative gender integration studies; environmental and social impact assessments; community-based research; feasibility studies; and applied political economy analysis. MCC and its country partners also conduct extensive consultations throughout the compact development process.

After an MCC compact is signed, the country sets up a local accountable entity (the MCA, Millennium Challenge Account) to manage and oversee all aspects of implementation. Formal agreements (Implementing Entity Agreements) are signed with the public bodies (e.g., utilities, Ministries) responsible for features of project implementation. During implementation, MCC's role is to support MCAs to achieve their implementation objectives, which includes conducting additional, ongoing due diligence.

POLITICAL ECONOMY AT MCC

MCC is increasingly integrating political economy approaches across all stages of program development and implementation.

While MCC recognizes that large, comprehensive sector or national-level reports are an industry norm, the agency has a stronger appetite for flexible consultant services that include ongoing provision of technical expertise; document and deliverable review; multiple, sharply focused reports driven by specific program design and operational concerns; and a focus on actionable guidance.

Historically, country teams have worked with a single consultant (a local PEA expert) or a team of two consultants (an international PEA expert with a local collaborator or assistant) in an ongoing relationship over the course of several years.

Most teams have required a series of iterative, small-to-medium sized reports: a brief report on national-level dynamics, followed by multiple sector or problem-specific reports that move from high-level sectoral analysis to more zoomed-in questions about the viability of emerging projects and the institutions and stakeholders on whom implementation will depend.

Some MCC country teams have found value in partially embedding a consultant in their day-to-day work, while most have taken a more arm's length approach. All have required actionable guidance as a critical component of every deliverable.

MCC recognizes that there are multiple, distinct traditions of political economy analysis across several academic disciplines, and that applied political economy analysis has evolved separately as a market with a wide variety of practices and definitions of expertise and competence.

For the purposes of this consultancy, MCC defines applied political economy analysis as an approach to due diligence which draws on the analytic tools of academic political economy to examine how both big and small-p politics shape the prospects for donor interventions. Most often, it is used to look "behind the curtain" of formal politics and institutions to examine the latent, subaltern, and informal realities of political and economic life. This nearly always involves a critical analysis of informal institutions, interest alignments, power arrangements, and conflicts. Applied political economy analysis, at its best, also includes actionable guidance.

MCC understands applied political economy analysis as an approach distinct from policy analysis, governance, and public administration—all of which are valuable, but more focused on the de jure than the de facto. While MCC is aware of the advances made by other aid agencies in institutionalizing their own approaches to PEA, it finds far more value in flexible, tailored application of the analytic tools of academic political economy to examine the specific issues MCC faces at different phases of the compact development cycle. These range from the specific ("Does this draft project proposal effectively address the incentive structures that exist in the sector?" "How do we design a school siting approach that is least likely to exacerbate local ethnic conflicts?") to the meso-level ("Why is the independent regulator seemingly toothless, and what could we do to strengthen them?" "Why has decentralization of land governance moved so slowly, and what could be done to support it?") to the high-level (basic country analysis).

SCOPE

MCC is seeking a contractor who can provide applied political economy analysis. Services will be required on an as-needed basis, for both ongoing technical support and written deliverables. The contractor may receive assignments in any MCC partner country, with initial assignments anticipated in Lesotho, Zambia, Belize and Sierra Leone, and any country selected by MCC's board each December as a new Compact partner. The scope of the requirement shall cover Africa and non-African countries.

MCC is seeking flexible approaches to analysis, clear actionable guidance, and lean/efficient staffing approaches which integrate local expertise.

MCC is aware of the travel challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is open to virtual and hybrid approaches.

TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

Tasks and deliverables may include:

• National, sector, problem, program, and sub-nationally-specific reports based on field work/KII and literature review. These will vary in length and breadth. Most written assignments will be highly tailored to specific team needs, e.g. an assessment of the political viability of a proposed project, or of the best way to achieve a particular set of desired institutional reform outcomes, or of underlying causes of specific government capacity challenges and potential solutions. Large national or sector-level overview reports may also be requested.

• Brief written products, e.g. memos on critical issues and questions or emerging dynamics on the ground.

• Document review, e.g. of other consultant deliverables and project proposals.

• Ongoing technical support, delivered via memos, emails, calls, and meetings. This may include collaborative problem-solving, in-depth engagement in some program design processes, or brief-check ins and briefings on critical issues.

• Regular attendance (virtual or physical) at weekly team meetings to provide more regular technical support and more firmly embed the expert in MCC's thinking and motivations.

• Participation (virtual or physical) in workshops and other MCC or partner-country sponsored events.

• Organization or facilitation of meetings (virtual or physical) to achieve problem-solving, consensus, and learning.

• Collaboration with other consultants to integrate a political economy perspective into other due diligence workstreams.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The expert would be precluded from bidding on work and services (design, assessment, construction and supervision) to be procured by the local MCA or using funds (CDF/609G) advanced under a Compact in the relevant country, unless the expert submits a mitigation plan sufficient to ameliorate any conflict of interest pursuant to the rules applicable to the procurement process.

Section D - Packaging and Marking

SECTION D

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

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

SECTION E

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

Section F - Delivery or Performance

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

6/9/22 6/8/23 MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

WASHINGTON

US 20005

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MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

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MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

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MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

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6/9/22 6/8/23 MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

SECTION F

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform services in MCC countries, specifically, Lesotho, Zambia, Belize and Sierra Leone in the first twelve months. To the extent practical, virtually, or at their own offices, as needed by MCC.

While performing services in MCC countries, the Contractor shall be responsible for arranging temporary office space as would be required for work not taking place through site visits or meetings with project stakeholders, if required.

F.2 DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall provide the following deliverables are requested via Technical Direction by the COR and/or PM.

• National, sector, problem, program, and sub-nationally-specific reports based on field work/KII and literature review. These will vary in length and breadth. Most written assignments will be highly tailored to specific team needs, e.g. an assessment of the political viability of a proposed project, or of the best way to achieve a particular set of desired institutional reform outcomes, or of underlying causes of specific government capacity challenges and potential solutions. Large national or sector-level overview reports may also be requested.

• Brief written products, e.g. memos on critical issues and questions or emerging dynamics on the ground.

• Document review, e.g. of other consultant deliverables and project proposals.

• Ongoing technical support, delivered via memos, emails, calls, and meetings. This may include collaborative problem-solving, in-depth engagement in some program design processes, or brief-check ins and briefings on critical issues.

• Regular attendance (virtual or physical) at weekly team meetings to provide more regular technical support and more firmly embed the expert in MCC's thinking and motivations.

• Participation (virtual or physical) in workshops and other MCC or partner-country sponsored events.

• Organization or facilitation of meetings (virtual or physical) to achieve problem-solving, consensus, and learning.

• Collaboration with other consultants to integrate a political economy perspective into other due diligence workstreams.

• Travel to requested MCC country and providing trip report after mission

MCC estimates that on an annual basis there may be an assignment in up to three or possibly more country teams, each requesting three or more deliverables; and one additional country team requesting a single deliverable. This may also include updates to already submitted deliverables if there are unforeseen delays or projects and activities are changed or modified. Reports may be based on field work, virtual meetings, or a combination, along with literature review as appropriate. The contractor may be required to translate documents for country context and may also be required to conduct meetings and/or presentations in the countries respective language.

F.3 DELIVERABLE FORMATS

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

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

F.4 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

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

• Quality and clarity of analyses and work produced.

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

All reports are to be submitted as requested by MCC in hard and/or electronic copy (in MS Word), with tables, data and calculations in MS Excel.

F.5 ESTIMATED TRAVEL

Due to travel restriction related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimated not to exceed Travel Costs are noted in Section B.

F.6 Timing and Reporting

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

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

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

F.7 MCC TECHNICAL DIRECTION

The following provision may be followed:

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

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

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

Constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause;

Constitutes a basis for any increase or decrease in the total estimated contract/Call Order cost, the fixed fee (if any), or the time required for contract/Call Order performance;

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

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

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

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

Rescinded in its entirety; or

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

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

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

Section G - Contract Administration Data

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

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

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.

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IPP-001 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system using the "Bill to Agency" of Interior Business Center - FMD.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

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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 mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov hours incurred and billing rate, as applicable to the contract)

(5) A schedule depicting the following information:

Amount Invoiced

This Period

Cumulative Amount Invoiced Authorized Value of Contract Balance Remaining on Contract

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

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

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

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

BY:______________________________________

TITLE:___________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________

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

MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov.

MCC 52.232-73 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (MAY 2017)

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

a) Traveler Responsibilities. All contractor travelers must:

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

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

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

b) Cabin Class Standards

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

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

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

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

d) Limitations. Travel reimbursement, which is part of ODC, shall not exceed the authorized ODC amount on the contract. To be reimbursable, the travel expenses must be:

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

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

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

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

1) The name of the traveler.

2) Destination (s) including itinerary.

3) Purpose of the travel; and

4) Cost breakdown.

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

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

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

A) Medical accommodation -

MCC has engaged the services of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Federal Occupational Health

Service (FOH), and Medical Employability Program (MEP) for medical accommodations due to disability adjudication.

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

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

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

2) Contractor traveler forwards Physician a copy of the Medical Accommodation Physician's form, which the physician completes, dates, and signs. Once signed, the traveler OR their physician e-mails a scanned .pdf attachment to HHS at medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov. Alternatively, it can be faxed Attn: Medical Employability Program (301) 492-4783.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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MCC 52.232-74 ODC REIMBURSEMENT (JAN 2007)

Other Direct Charges (ODCs) will be reimbursed for direct costs as provided in the contract and/or task order. To be reimbursed, invoices including ODCs, must provide a detailed breakdown of the actual expenditures invoiced. The contractor shall maintain the original or legible copy of receipts for all ODCs invoiced. MCC reserves the right to request evidence of any ODC reimbursed. To assure timely reimbursement of ODC's, the contractor is strongly encouraged to submit charges within 45 days of the expense.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

SECTION H

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 PERSONNEL

The Contractor shall provide resumes of Key Personnel. Personnel identified as Key Personnel are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder. Before changing an individual identified as Key, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in no less than 15 business days and will submit written justification as to the reason for substitution.

Substitution within the first 90 days will only be considered for reasons of illness, death, or termination of employment. The Justification must include the name and qualifications of the proposed substitute(s). The proposed substitute(s) will possess qualifications equal to or superior to those of the Key Person being replaced. The Contractor shall not substitute Key Personnel without written consent from the Contracting Officer. No change in fixed unit prices may occur as a result of Key Personnel substitution. The Key Personnel may, with the consent of the contracting parties, be amended from time to time during the course of this contract to either add or delete personnel, as appropriate, provided that the contracting officer may ratify, in writing, such diversion and such ratification shall constitute the consent of the Contracting Officer. Substitutions of Key Personnel shall be equal to or have greater qualifications than the personnel being replaced.

If qualified, one individual can fulfill more than one position. For example, it is possible that a single individual could have all of the requisite experience to serve as the Sierra Leone PEA lead and Sierra Leone Local lead or serve as lead for more than one country.

All personnel must be proficient in English, including speaking, understanding, reading, and writing.

KEY PERSONNEL

Project Manager

The project manager must have experience managing assignments of a similar nature in developing countries, preferably in MCC sectors (e.g. power, land, agriculture, transport, skills/education, finance/access to credit). The PM must have the ability to allocate or obtain resources as MCC needs arise in various countries. The PM shall be responsible for the quality assurance and control of all deliverables.

NON-KEY PERSONNEL

Sub-Sahara Africa PEA Lead

Required: MA and substantial experience delivering applied political economy analysis for donors operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, with at least two assignments at the regional/local, sector, or problem level.