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MCC-16-RFQ-0181

07-06-2016 Nataliya Holl, Contr. Repr. MCC

07-27-2016

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20005 X

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Millennium Challenge Corporation

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1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20005

To All Offerors

Interior Business Center Interior Business Center M/S D-2773 7301 West Mansfield Avenue Lakewood CO 80235-2230

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This Request for Quotations MCC-16-RFQ-0181 is for

Compensation survey services for Niger

Firm Fixed Price Contract

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Taylor Wolf

Table of Contents

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to conduct compensation survey services to ensure that compensation levels for MCA-Niger are competitive and reasonable.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. For the consideration set forth in the contract, the Contractor shall provide the deliverables described in Section C and comply with all contract’s requirements.

B.3 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

The Total Fixed Price of this contract is $ TBD.

ITEM INFORMATION

Workplan and Quality Control Plan Contract Period: Base POP Begin: TBD POP End: TBD

Compensation Survey Report Contract Period: Base POP Begin: TBD POP End: TBD

Recommendations Report Contract Period: Base POP Begin: TBD POP End: TBD

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, transportation, and other services required to provide services to the MCC in accordance with Section C, Statement of Work, and the terms and conditions contained herein. The Total Contract Price includes labor and other direct costs to perform all required services.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government corporation formed to help poor nations reduce poverty through the promotion of sustainable economic growth based on the principle that aid is most effective when it strengthens good governance, economic freedom and investments in people. MCC compacts must be implemented by the recipient country within five years. Funding is awarded to countries that meet the selection criteria and propose a program that is economically sound and addresses a country’s key constraints to growth.

The MCC Niger team is requesting a solicitation to conduct compensation survey services to ensure that compensation levels for MCA-Niger are competitive and reasonable.

C.2. BACKGROUND

The Millennium Challenge Corporation enters into multi-year grant agreements with foreign governments. As part of these grant agreements, the foreign government establishes a program implementation unit, known as an Accountable Entity (“MCA”), which is legally separate from MCC and manages the grant on behalf of the foreign government. Each MCA hires employees for a range of positions which are specific to the type of grant that they are implementing. As part of this hiring process, the MCA must develop a compensation package for different levels of their organization for different types of expertise.

As these employees are not engaged by MCC, they are not subject to federal hiring provisions and limitations. Rather, it is critical that compensation packages are carefully developed to ensure that salaries, benefits, allowances, and incentive payments comply with each country’s labor laws and are customary for each country. Additionally, these salaries and benefits must be consistent with the MCC Cost Principles for Accountable Entity Operations (see Annex 5). These costs principles include guidelines regarding MCA compensation, and emphasize the absolute requirement that all amounts paid are reasonable.

At the time of this solicitation, the MCC Board of Directors has approved the first-ever compact with the country of Niger. The $437 million Niger Sustainable Water and Agriculture Compact will strengthen Niger’s agricultural sector by improving water availability, roads and market access, and has the potential to benefit more than 3.9 million people. For a summary of the proposed compact’s scope and project composition, please see the following link:

https://www.mcc.gov/where-we-work/program/niger-compact.

If negotiations and necessary approvals are completed successfully, the hiring process for the Niger MCA (“MCA-Niger”) could begin as soon as September of this year, with detailed compensation survey recommendations needed no later than November of 2016.

As part of this compact proposal, the Government of Niger estimates that they will need a staff for MCA-Niger of approximately 65 to 75 individuals. A nominal organization chart is provided in Annex 1. The organization will include a chief executive, referred to as a Director General, a General Counsel, a Security Advisor, three Directors who will lead both technical and administrative areas, fifteen Managers who report to the directors, as well as specialists and administrative support staff and drivers. While draft position descriptions are provided in Annex 2 these are subject to change prior to the start date of the contract, and represent only the positions for which services are sought under this solicitation.

MCC is the client for this engagement. The selected contractor should be prepared to engage extensively with parties, both within the Government of Niger and external to the government, to gain a detailed understanding of compensation practices and levels within the labor market. That said, all deliverables are provided to and become the property of MCC. The primary use will be to support MCC’s oversight of the program, specifically to ensure that the compensation levels provided are both competitive and reasonable.

In addition to MCC, the hiring process in which the results of the compensation survey and recommendations will be used will likely involve MCA-Niger’s Board of Directors (“the Board”) which will have ultimate responsibility for the oversight, direction, and decisions of MCA-Niger, as well as the overall implementation of the Compact.

C.3 SCOPE OF WORK and TASKS The Contractor will provide the following services:

a) Conduct a comprehensive compensation survey and perform detailed analysis to determine the appropriate level of compensation for MCA-Niger’s Director General, General Counsel, Security Advisor, three Directors, and fifteen Managers (21 positions) which will be locally hired through a competitive process in Niger. This survey and analysis should include conditions specific to the Niger labor market with the assumption that MCA-Niger will be competing with both the Government of Niger as well as international organizations operating in Niger to hire highly skilled individuals to staff their organization. Compensation is inclusive of compensation, benefits, incentive payments, and other allowances provided for comparable industries.

b) Provide recommendations on structure and content of compensation packages for these positions in accordance with the findings from the analysis of the data obtained from the surveys. These recommendations should be calibrated to ensure that MCA-Niger is competitive for individuals with the necessary skill sets and experience levels required to implement their specific responsibilities while setting reasonable compensation expectations and ensuring cost-effective use of compact funds.

Task 1: Workplan

The Contractor shall provide a workplan that outlines how the tasks and deliverables will be completed with an anticipated due dates for each phase of work.

Task 2: Compensation Survey

The Contractor shall conduct a compensation survey of the compensation packages offered by local and regional entities performing similar work and having similar staffing requirements as MCA-Niger. The compensation survey should be specifically designed to gather data related to the positions which MCA-Niger is likely to hire and with an understanding of which organizations MCA-Niger is most likely to be in competition with for the necessary human capital. The Contractor will determine the appropriate entities to survey which likely will include multilateral donor agencies, project implementation units, U.S. government and foreign government development agencies, governmental entities, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and private sector entities that are likely to compete with MCA-Niger for qualified professionals.

The compensation results must present an overview of the compensation levels in the labor relevant labor market and the surrounding employment markets, as relevant, and contain sufficient information to allow for the development of compensation recommendations for the Accountable Entity.

The survey must also take into account differences in compensation packages that can affect the comparability of salaries and benefits from one entity to another. For example, the number and types of benefits offered, the length of employment (permanent versus the 5 years of the compact term), annual and sick leave policies, and the number of hours worked per typical work week differ from one entity to another must be considered in the analysis.

The survey methodology must be carefully documented so that the results could be reconstructed from the raw data and therefore be defensible in the event of an audit. All data and documentation should be provided to MCC.

Finally, the Compensation Survey Report must identify, and the Recommendations Report must describe, any relevant local labor laws which may impact compensation as well as any mandatory entitlements included in employment contracts. These should be specifically noted wherever relevant in Niger to help MCC determine whether they are relevant in the context of the proposed compact. To assist in this, the recommendations must be specific about the level which is mandated and what portion of a similar compensation element is supplemented as a common practice above the minimum requirement.

Task 3: Compensation Recommendations

The Contractor shall design a compensation recommendation document for MCC’s oversight of the MCA-Niger hiring process, based on the results of the compensation survey.

The resulting recommendations should be specific for each position and include the contractor’s recommendation on the elements of the package to include in order to be competitive for the individuals needed while ensuring that compensation is reasonable and cost effective. The recommendations should include the preferred compensation package, broken down by element of compensation (i.e. – salary, fringe benefit, allowances, etc.) and quantified in local currency. In addition, the recommendations should outline other compensation elements, also quantified, which may be common but are not part of the recommended package.

The contractor shall ensure that all findings are properly documented and sufficiently specific to allow for a follow-up review as to whether the findings and recommendation represent competitive and reasonable compensation packages.

Performance Requirements

The compensation survey results must present an overview of the compensation levels and elements of compensation in the Niger labor market and contain sufficient information to conduct a detailed analysis with the objective of constructing a recommended compensation package for a specific organization – MCA-Niger.

The compensation survey should be specifically designed to gather data related to the positions which MCA-Niger is likely to hire and with an understanding of which organizations MCA-Niger is most likely to be in competition with for the necessary human capital. In the event that insufficient data is gathered, the Contractor should be prepared to purchase and analyze third-party survey reports and integrate that information to the data gathered for purposes of the recommendations report.

The survey must also take into account differences in compensation packages that can affect the comparability of salaries and benefits from one entity to another. For example, the number and types of benefits offered, the length of employment (permanent versus the 5 years of the compact term), annual and sick leave policies, and the number of hours worked per typical work week differ from one entity to another must be considered in the analysis.

The survey methodology must be carefully documented so that the results could be reconstructed from the raw data and therefore be defensible in the event of an audit. All data and documentation should be provided to MCC.

The resulting recommendations should be specific for each position and include the contractor’s recommendation on the elements of the package to include in order to be competitive for the individuals needed while ensuring that compensation is reasonable and cost effective. The recommendations should include the preferred compensation package, broken down by element of compensation (i.e. – salary, fringe benefit, allowances, etc.) and quantified. In addition, the recommendations should outline other compensation elements, also quantified, which may be common but are not part of the recommended package.

Finally, the compensation survey and recommendations must determine and describe any relevant local labor laws which may impact compensation as well as any mandatory entitlements included in employment contracts. These should be specifically noted wherever relevant in Niger to help MCC determine whether they are relevant in the context of the proposed compact. To assist in this, the recommendations must be specific about the level which is mandated and what portion of a similar compensation element is supplemented as a common practice above the minimum requirement.

C.4 REQUIRED RESOURCES

Key Personnel

1. Senior Project Manager

2. Project Management Specialist

3. Surveyor

4. Administrative Specialist

C.5 MINIMUM PERSONNEL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

The Key Personnel shall have as a minimum the experience and qualifications listed below:

1) Senior Project Manager - The Contractor shall provide a lead, or Senior Project Manager (PM), who will work closely with the MCC COR and/or PM to ensure project timeliness and deliverables are being achieved. The Contractor PM shall be responsible for coordinating the completion of requirements and activities, and communicate effectively with all MCC personnel.

i) A minimum of ten (10) years of proven experience in conducting salary and benefits surveys and providing recommendation reports to international organizations, NGOs or other government agencies in the United States and outside the United States context. A minimum of 5 years of proven experience working with large, complex international programs.

ii) Master’s degree or equivalent of a four-year U.S. university degree (equivalency accreditation if a non-U.S. institution) in management, business or relevant area.

iii) Proven strong team work skills and ability to deliver results within specified timeframe.

iv) Strong oral and written communications skills.

v) Speaking, writing, reading fluency in French is preferred.

2) Project Management Specialist

i) Formal training in human resource management and five (5) or more years of experience in human resource management in a large private or public entity.

ii) The Project Management Specialist must have demonstrated previous experience in performing salary surveys or other compensation setting assignments in an international (outside the United States) context.

iii) Master’s degree or equivalent of a four-year U.S. university degree (equivalency accreditation if a non-U.S. institution) in management, business or relevant area.

iv) Strong capacity to multi -task, including managing, prioritizing and fulfilling competing demands in real time.

v) International experience is highly desired.

vi) Speaking, writing, reading fluency in French and working knowledge of English is required.

3) Surveyor

i) A minimum of five (5) years of experience conducting surveys and data gathering related to employee compensation.

ii) A Baccalaureate degree or equivalent of a four-year U.S. university degree (equivalency accreditation if a non-U.S. institution).

iii) Database creation and management in human resource management field experience is preferred.

iv) Strong capacity to multi -task, including managing, prioritizing and fulfilling competing demands in real time.

v) International experience is highly desired.

vi) Speaking, writing, reading fluency in French and working knowledge of English is required.

4) Administrative Specialist

i) A minimum of five (5) years of experience providing administrative support in human resource management field.

ii) A Baccalaureate degree or equivalent of a four-year U.S. university degree (equivalency accreditation if a non-U.S. institution).

iii) International experience is highly desired.

iv) Speaking, writing, reading fluency in French and working knowledge of English is required.

C.6 CONFLICT OF INTEREST

In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5 and MCC policy, the Contractor shall be ineligible to furnish, as a prime or subcontractor or otherwise, implementation services which result in response(s) to findings, proposals, or recommendations written by the Contractor, unless this provision is expressly waived by MCC.

The contractor and its subcontractors would be precluded from bidding on work and services to be procured by the local Accountable Entity or using funds advanced under a Compact in the relevant country, unless the contractor submits a mitigation plan sufficient to ameliorate any conflict of interest pursuant to the rules applicable to the procurement process.

C.7 SUBCONTRACTING

Subcontracting is encouraged for this SOW.

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

Reserved.

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" contained in this document. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

E.1 GENERAL INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance of all items and services under this contract will be accomplished by the COR and/or PM. The COR and/or PM shall notify the contracting office promptly after the specified date of delivery of services not received, or not conforming to statement of work. Unless extenuating circumstances exist, the notification should be made not later than 30 days after the specified date of delivery. If the Contracting Officer determines that services, work or materials being furnished do not meet the required standards, the Government reserves the right to have the work performed elsewhere, charging the contractor with costs involved, subject to the provisions of FAR 52.246-4.

Quality Assurance The contractor shall have in place and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) that covers, as a minimum how the contractor intends to meet the requirements of all performance objectives, monitor and proactively manage contract’s requirements. Given the nature of the assignment, MCC may rely, in part, on the findings of the contractor in the event of an audit of its oversight of the program. Therefore documentation of the process, methodology and raw results, in addition to the stated deliverables, is critical. It shall also include the mechanism by which the Government will be notified of performance related incidents that are likely to affect quality of services or impact mission accomplishment. Any proposed changes to the QCP shall be provided to the Contracting Officer for review and comment no later than 10 working days prior to the effective date of the proposed changes.

E.2 DELIVERABLES ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Deliverables are associated with the tasks identified above. All reports, plans and analysis are to be submitted in English in electronic copy using WINDOWS based MS-Office products including WORD for text, data tables in EXCEL, appropriate MS-Office 2010 or later versions of programs for exhibits, and schedules using MS-Project. Files containing graphs, flowcharts or diagrams should be submitted in PDF printable version. Digital photo files should be submitted in JPG format. GIS data should be submitted in PDF printable files. Presentations should be prepared with PowerPoint.

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, and other relevant organizations.

· All reports should be written in excellent English with no errors and be well formatted. Some reports/deliverables may require a 3-5 page summary in French.

· MCC reserves the right to review draft reports, plans and analysis one week before the due date and provide comments before they are finalized.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" contained in this document. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND LEVEL OF EFFORT

The period of performance for this contract is 6 months from the date of award.

F.3 TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travel is authorized from the company’s headquarters to Washington DC if needed. The contractor will be required to travel for meetings with MCC staff in Washington and to Niger per requirements stated in SOW.

F.4 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All work under this contract will be completed in US and Niger.

F.5 DELIVERABLES

SUMMARY of DELIVERABLES AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE The contractor must submit draft reports, manuals and analysis electronically two weeks before the due date to MCC for initial review and comments (except Work plan and Quality Control Plan). MCC will provide comments no later than one week before the reports is due.

At a minimum, the following deliverables will be required:

Detailed Deliverables Description:

Task 1 Deliverable - Work Plan

The Contractor shall provide a work plan that includes milestones indicating completion dates for each task and deliverable, and identifying who on the Contractor’s staff is responsible for each. The mobilization plan should be linked to the workplan and provide the timeline/schedule how personnel will be demobilized to complete the program activities.

Performance Standard: The workplan shall be accurate, clear, logical, and technically sound, contain no omissions, and be free of major grammatical and clerical errors. It should meet the performance requirements included in the description of the relevant task.

Acceptance: The workplan meets the requirements of the statement of work and is to the satisfaction of the MCC. The MCC will review the report within 3 business days of receipt and provide comments if necessary to the Contractor. The Contractor shall address MCC comments and provide MCC an updated workplan within 3 business days of receipt of MCC’s comments.

Task 2 Deliverable - Compensation Survey Report

The survey report shall provide a detailed analysis of compensation elements provided by each surveyed entity for each position or class of positions. In addition, the report must indicate the types of entities that are represented at the low-end of the range versus the high-end. To the extent possible, the report should quantify the annual cost of each of the compensation elements (salary, non-cash, benefits, one-time bonuses, etc.) as determined by the survey and follow-up work.

The survey methodology must be carefully documented so that the results could be reconstructed from the raw data and therefore be defensible in the event of an audit of MCA-Niger or MCC. All data and documentation should be provided to MCC in an Annex to the report.

Performance Standard: The salary and benefits survey report shall be accurate, clear, logical, and technically sound, contain no omissions, and be free of grammatical and clerical errors as well as meet all the technical requirements included in this scope of work.

Acceptance: The salary and benefits survey report meets the requirements of the Statement of Work to the satisfaction of the COR/PM. The MCC will review the report within 10 business days of receipt and provide comments if necessary to the Contractor. The Contractor shall address the MCC comments and provide MCC an updated final report within 5 business days of receipt of MCC’s comments.

Task 3 Deliverable - Recommendations Report

The Recommendations Report must include the contractor’s recommendation on the elements of the compensation package to include in order to be competitive for the individuals needed while ensuring that compensation is reasonable and cost effective. The recommendations should include the preferred compensation package, broken down by element of compensation (i.e. salary, fringe benefits, allowances, etc.), and should be quantified. In addition, the recommendations should outline other compensation elements, also quantified, which may be common but are not part of the recommended package. The report must include a salary grid for the entire MCA-Niger, unless otherwise instructed. In addition, the recommendation report must indicate the salary bands for similar levels (Executive Level, Managerial, etc. )

Finally, the Compensation Survey Report must identify, and the Recommendations Report must describe, any relevant local labor laws which may impact compensation as well as any mandatory entitlements included in employment contracts. These should be specifically noted wherever relevant in Niger to help MCC determine whether they are relevant in the context of the proposed compact. To assist in this, the recommendations must be specific about the level which is mandated and what portion of a similar compensation element is supplemented as a common practice above the minimum requirement.

Performance Standard: The recommendation report shall be accurate, clear, logical, and technically sound, contain no omissions, and be free of grammatical and clerical errors. The contractor should ensure that all findings are properly documented and are sufficiently specific to allow for a follow-up review as to whether the findings and recommendation represent competitive and reasonable compensation packages.

Acceptance: The recommendations report meets the requirements of the Statement of Work and is to the satisfaction of the MCC. The MCC will review the report within 10 business days of receipt and provide comments if necessary to the Contractor. The Contractor shall address the MCC comments and provide MCC an updated final report within 5 business days of receipt of MCC’s comments.

The Contractor will 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.6 MCC TECHNICAL DIRECTION

(a) 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 Contract.

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

(1) Constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the statement of work;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause;

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

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the contractor's rights to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

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

(d) The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COTR 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 modification within a reasonable time or advise the Contractor in writing within 30 days that the instruction or direction is—

(1) Rescinded in its entirety; or

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

(e) A failure of the contractor and Contracting Officer to agree that the instruction or direction is both within the requirements of the contract 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.

(f) 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.

F.7 AUTHORIZED WORK DAY / WEEK

No overtime or premium pay is authorized under this contract. The contractor is authorized up to a 6-day workweek during overseas trips to MCA countries with no overtime or premium pay.

F.7 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

All deliverables shall be produced in English, some will require a 3-5 page summary in French.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 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.

G.2 MCC 52.232-70 INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

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 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

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.

Inquiries regarding the status of invoices may be directed to NBC Accounting. The email address is: mcc_accounting_ibcdenver@ibc.doi.gov.

G.3 ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

The COR and PM must accept and approve all deliverables before payment may be made.

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 KEY PERSONNEL

The following individual is identified as Key Personnel under this contract:

Key Personnel is:

1. Senior Project Manager

2. Project Management Specialist

3. Surveyor

4. Administrative Specialist

The Contractor must provide and maintain all Key Personnel as specified in the Statement of Work. Any changes are subject to prior approvals by MCC in accordance with the appropriate U.S. Government regulations.

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.

H.2 MCC 52.203-70 CONTRACTOR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (JULY 2012)

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, _(contractor employee’s name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not divulge any information, whether obtained orally or in writing from, or data maintained by (Confidential Information) 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 (Confidential 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

H.3 MCC 52.232-73 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (MAY 2013)

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.