AMENDMENT_95332422Q00930001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a)By completing items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE

DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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

PAGE OF PAGES

6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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95332422Q00930001

Summary of Changes

1. The purpose of this amendment is to provide the MCC response to questions received and make changes to the solicitation based on the questions received if applicable.

2. The submission date for quotes has been extended to August 24, 2022 at 12:00PM.

3. All other terms and conditions remain the same unless indicated otherwise.

Header Information

Close Date is changed from 17-AUG-22 10:00:00 to 24-AUG-22 12:00:00.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

The following clauses are modified:

Clauses incorporated by full text

SECTION B

B.1 TITLE

Sierra Leone Agricultural Market Assessment (AMA)

B.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) seeks a consultant to assist in project design of the Sierra Leone Compact.

While the proposed compact is focused on power, MCC and the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) are proposing an activity to enable the productive use of power within agricultural value chains, especially downstream post-harvest in processing, milling, and storage. The goal is to obtain maximum benefits from the proposed energy investment to catalyze inclusive, job-creating private sector growth to reduce food insecurity in Sierra Leone.

B.3 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The contract type awarded is a Firm Fixed Price Contract with a separate CLIN for Other Direct Costs. The services specified in each contract line item (CLIN) have been determined to be nonseverable services - a specific undertaking or entire job with a defined end product of value to the Government.

B.4 CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT

B.4.1 BASE PERIOD – CLIN 0001

In consideration of satisfactory performance of the work as described throughout this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a fixed price for the following CLIN:

Labor Categories QTY UOI UNIT PRICE TOTAL

Agricultural Market Assessment (AMA) 1 EA $ $

TOTALS 1 EA $

B.4.2 BASE PERIOD – CLIN 0002

The total amount listed is for budgeting purposes only. The actual amount may exceed or be less than the estimate by as long as the ceiling price for the CLIN is not exceeded. The ceiling for each CLIN is identified in Section B. The Government shall not be obligated to pay any amount in excess of this ceiling price nor is the Contractor obligated to continue performance if to do so would exceed this ceiling price. The ceiling price may be modified by the Government if it is determined that the estimated ODCs are insufficient for the work required.

Labor Categories

QTY UOI UNIT PRICE TOTAL

Other Direct Costs – NOT TO EXCEED 1 LOT $141,706 $141,706

TOTALS 1 LOT $141,706

B.4.3 TOTAL

TOTAL Potential Value inclusive of all CLINS: $

B.5 PAYMENT SCHEDULE

PAYMENT DELIVERABLE AMOUNT

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

The following clauses are modified:

Clauses incorporated by full text

SECTION L

L.3. OFFER SUBMISSION DUE DATE

Offeror's quote MUST cite the primary Solicitation Number in the submission. The Offer must be submitted no later than August 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. Late Offers will not be accepted. Offerors shall only submit one quote in response to this solicitation. Alternate quotes and/or solutions will be rejected. Offers must include the technical, past performance and business volumes, and must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, glimpmd@mcc.gov and Taylor Wolf, Contracting Officer, at wolftj@mcc.gov.

L.4. ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE

The anticipated award date for this requirement is September 26, 2022. This information is provided for use as a basis for schedules and burden (labor, overheads, G&A, etc.) mid-point calculations.

L.5. OFFER EXPIRATION

The Offeror shall agree to hold all elements of the quote in its offer firm for no less than 90 days.

L.8. OFFER FORMATTING

L.8.1. Page size 8.5 by 11 inches with one (1) inch margins. Paragraphs will be single spaced. Minimum font size/style 12 point Times New Roman font for text, 9 point font in the Arial family for Tables, and 8 point font in the Arial family for Graphics.

Tables and graphics may be landscape; all other text must be portrait.

L.8.2. If the Offeror uses a different format (font size, margin, etc.), the Government reserves the right to adjust the Offer to fit the parameters of the format as stated in the RFQ, and if this results in the quotation exceeding the page limitations in any one area, the Government will not consider those excess pages. See Table B for page limitations.

TABLE B – Page Limitations:

Volume Section Page limit

1 - Technical A Transmittal/Cover Letter 5

Executive Summary

B Subfactor 1: Personnel Qualifications 15

C Subfactor 2: Technical and Management Approach

D Subfactor 3: Corporate Capability and Experience

E Organizational Chart 1

F Resumes and Letters of Commitment N/A

2 - Past Performance N/A

3 – Business Quote A Transmittal/Cover Letter N/A

B Completed Solicitation Section B mailto:glimpmd@mcc.gov mailto:wolftj@mcc.gov

Volume Section Page limit

C Business Quote Supporting Documentation

D Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

E Organizational Conflict of Interest Statement

L.8.3. All electronic submissions should comply with the FAR in regard to timeliness. The electronic submissions of Offers shall state the solicitation number in the subject line and shall be in the following format:

L.8.3.1. The electronic text shall be in Microsoft Word 2010 or later (.doc or .docx), uncompressed files. A directory identifying the file names and contents of each file shall accompany the submission. The price information shall be submitted as a separate file.

L.8.3.2. The electronic versions of spreadsheets shall be in Excel 2010 or later (.xls or .xlsx) format. The electronic spreadsheets shall not be compiled or password protected. All cells and formulas shall be visible, and unprotected. Offerors shall not establish links within these files.

L.8.3.3. All Offer data (e.g., graphs, figures, tables) shall be in a format capable of being highlighted, copied, and pasted into another application using any standard Windows software.

L.8.3.4. Each document must be less than 20MB in size and the file name should not exceed more than 50 characters in length (recommend using less than 50 characters file name and path combined). Document names cannot contain special characters such as ~ " # % & * : < > ? / \ { | }