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MCC-17-RFQ-0074 07/0 /2017

Raymond Staniewski, Contract Specialist T(202) 521-3656 08/04/2017

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Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005-3553Washington, DC 20005 3553

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Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005-3553 Ray Staniewski, Contract Specialist (KTR) (202) 521-3656

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and conducted per the procedures of FAR Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

MCC seeks a Contractor to conduct an analysis on the underlying incentives and stakeholder dynamics on water and wastewater tariff reform, water and wastewater infrastructure investment and urban planning, and, in the case of tariff reform, propose a way forward in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

See enclosed solicitation and all attachments for pertinent details.

information included in this notice.

the case of tariff reform, propose a way forward i Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

See enclosed solicitation and all attachments fo pertinent details See enclosed solicitation and all attachments fo pertinent details.pertinent details.

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SET FORTH HEREIN IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

JACQUELINE H. NARANJOJACQUELINE H. NARANJO

Contracting Officer 7/6/2017

Digitally signed by Jacqueline H. Naranjo DN: cn=Jacqueline H. Naranjo, o=Millennium Challenge Corporation, ou=Administration & Finance, email=naranjoj@mcc.gov, c=US Date: 2017.07.06 16:59:41 -04'00'

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION B. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

Schedule FAR 52.216-1 – Type of Contract (Apr 1984) Accounting and Appropriation Data Funding Type Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts Labor Rates & Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

SECTION C. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1. Introduction C.2. Background C.3. Scope C.4. Tasks

SECTION D. PACKAGING AND MARKING

SECTION E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1. Inspection of Reports E.2. Quality Control Plan

SECTION F. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1. Period of Performance F.2. Place of Performance F.3. Deliverables F.4. Reporting Deliverables F.5. Deliverable Format F.6. Acceptance Criteria

SECTION G. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1. MCC 52.201-70 -- Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or Project Monitor (PM) (July 2012) G.2. MCC 52.232-70 – Invoice Instructions (MCC Custom)

SECTION H. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1. MCC 52.203-70 -- Contractor Non-Disclosure Agreement (May 2017) H.2. MCC 52.204-70 – Security Requirements for Contractor Personnel (May 2013) H.3. MCC 52.209-70 -- Organizational Conflicts Of Interest: Preclusion from Implementation Contract (July 2012) H.4. MCC 52.232-72 -- Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts (Nov 2006) H.5. MCC 52.232-73 -- Travel Reimbursement (May 2017) H.6. MCC 52.232-74 -- ODC Reimbursement (Jan 2007) H.7. MCC 52.242-70 -- Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) Registration (Aug 2011) H.8. MCC 52.243-70 -- Increase In Services (Oct 2006) H.9. MCC 52.245-70 -- Contractor Acquired MCC Government Property Overseas (July 2012) H.10. Provision on Peer Review and Posting of Reports H.11. Provision on Insurance Maintenance H.12. Provision on Stakeholder Input for Evaluation Products H.13. Provision on Human Subjects Protection H.14. Personally Identifiable Information and Confidentiality H.15. Provision on Delivered Work Product Free from 3rd Party Rights H.16. Key Personnel H.17. Team & Key Personnel Qualification Requirements

SECTION I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1. FAR 52.212-4 – Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items / Alternate I (Jan 2017 / Jan 2017 ) I.2. FAR 52.212-5 – Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Jan 2017) I.3. FAR 52.214-34 -- Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991) I.4. FAR 52.214-35 -- Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991)

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I.5. FAR 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) I.6. FAR 52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

SECTION J. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1. Travel Scope of Work J.2. PEA Progress Report J.3. Past Performance Questionnaire

SECTION K. REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS AND

RESPONDENTS

K.1. FAR 52.212-3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

SECTION L. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1. Inquiries/Questions Concerning the Solicitation L.2. Exclusion of Quotes and Pre-Award Communications with Offerors L.3. Quotation Due Date L.4. Quotation Response L.5. Quotation Volumes L.6. Quotation Format L.7. Blocked and Unacceptable Electronic File Types L.8. Page Limits L.9. Preparation of Volume I – Technical Quotation L.10. Preparation of Volume II – Cost Quotation

SECTION M. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1. FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation – Commercial Items (OCT 2014) M.2. Evaluation Factor 1 – Technical Capability M.3. Evaluation Factor 2 – Past Performance M.4. Evaluation Factor 3 – Price M.5. Basis for Award

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SECTION B. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

Schedule

CLIN Description of Supplies/Services Qty U/I U/I Amount

0001 BASE PERIOD

Direct Labor Period of Performance:

Pop Begin: Date of Award PoP End: TBD (Estimated NTE 12 months)

1 LO $__________________ $__________________

0002 BASE PERIOD

Other Direct Costs (ODCs) Period of Performance:

PoP Start: Date of Award PoP End: TBD (Estimated NTE 12 months)

1 LO $__________________ $__________________

TOTAL ESTIMATED PRICE:* $__________________

*MCC reserves the right to set the contract ceiling above the total estimated price to account for potential deviations due to unforeseen circumstances. However, the Contractor will be expected to perform in good faith in accordance with their proposed cost estimates.

FAR 52.216-1 – Type of Contract (Apr 1984) The Government contemplates award of a time-and-materials (T&M) contract resulting from this solicitation.

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Accounting and Appropriation Data

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Funding Type This contract will be funded, at time of award, with no-year Due Diligence funding. As such, funding obligated to this contract may be used during the life of the contract.

Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts In accordance with clause MCC52.232-72, “Limitation of Funds – Incrementally Funded Contracts,” funds in the amount of [TBD] have been allotted to this contract. It is contemplated that funds now obligated under this contract will cover the work to be performed until [TBD]. If the contractor considers the funds obligated under this contract to be insufficient to cover the work to be performed until the date specified herein, or another date agreed to by the parties, the contractor shall notify the contracting officer in writing and indicate the date on which it expects expended funds to approximate 75 percent of the total amount obligated. The notice shall state the estimated amount of additional funds required to continue performance through the date for which incremental funds are provided.

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.

Labor Rates & Other Direct Costs (ODCs) Labor rates at the inception of a contract period will carry through as “fixed-price” without adjustment for the life of that contract period.

Hours by labor category and pricing under ODCs are estimates only and may be increased/decreased as necessary for successful completion of the contract requirements and as approved by the COR/PM. However, the

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Using the template below, Offerors must include all proposed labor categories, fully-burdened hourly rates and Other Direct Costs (ODCs) for each contract period identified in B.1. Add lines as necessary.

Base Period – Period of Performance TBD (est. 12 months) Item # Description(1) U/I Qty Rate Total

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NOTE (1): A job description shall be included for each labor category proposed. The job description must identify essential and non-essential tasks that are assigned to a specific position. It must also identify reporting relationships and shall also describe required qualifications, minimum requirements, working conditions and desirable qualifications, and clarify how each Key Personnel and the overall team meet the qualifications required for this requirement.

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SECTION C. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

MONGOLIA BULK WATER SUPPLY

CONTEXTUALIZING WATER TARIFF REFORM

C.1. Introduction Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a United States government-owned corporation responsible for the stewardship of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). MCC works with developing countries to promote sustainable economic growth to reduce poverty. One of MCC's guiding principles is a focus on measurable results. After a country is selected to begin developing a compact, MCC and its country partners undertake an analysis to identify the binding constraints to economic growth in the local economy. Prior to signing a compact, MCC conducts cost-benefit analysis to assess the proposed projects’ likely economic impact and cost-effectiveness. MCC also analyzes the likely poverty and distributional impacts of proposed projects as part of a beneficiary analysis. During and after compact implementation, MCC seeks to measure results by monitoring program implementation and conducting rigorous evaluations that seek to learn and quantify the projects' actual impact on household welfare. MCC strives for transparency in all of its programs and posts many of these analyses on the agency's public website.

C.2. Background In December 2014, the MCC Board of Directors selected Mongolia to receive assistance from MCC under a second compact. As the first step toward developing a compact program, a team consisting of economists, private sector specialists, and social and gender specialists from the Government of Mongolia (GoM) and MCC completed a constraints to growth diagnostic study. The study identified, among other things, “costly access to water and sanitation in productive sectors and poor communities” as a binding constraint to growth and private investment in Mongolia. In 2016, MCC and the GoM agreed to focus a proposed compact program on increasing water supply for Ulaanbaatar (UB).

Currently, MCC expects primary benefits of this project would be an increased volume of water available to the residents and industries of UB. Without the project, UB is likely to withdraw water from its existing wellfields at unsustainable rates by 2021. Each activity proposed under this project adds an additional volume of water to the existing resources – either through tapping new upstream aquifers or reusing treated wastewater from the central wastewater treatment plant (CWWTP) – thereby meeting the demands of the growing city and postponing any water shortages.

In designing the portfolio of compact investments, MCC considers what reforms and/or complementary activities may be needed to ensure the objectives of its projects are achieved and its investments are properly operated and maintained into the future, providing a consistent stream of benefits to the citizens of UB. For this project, the current structure and price of water and wastewater tariffs in Ulaanbaatar are a risk to sustainability. A financial analysis of the water utility (USUG) will be conducted to determine the optimal cost-recovery tariffs for each, but MCC also requires a thorough understanding of the Mongolian context and stakeholders in the Ulaanbaatar water and wastewater tariff (including consumers) in order to plan and implement this reform successfully.

It will also be necessary for MCC to understand what other donors are participating in, and the dynamics surrounding their engagement.

C.3. Scope The scope of this contract is to first conduct an analysis on the underlying incentives and stakeholder dynamics on water and wastewater tariff reform in Ulaanbaatar, and then propose a way forward to ensure the objectives of the MCC investment are achieved and its investments are properly operated and maintained into the future.

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C.4. Tasks The will be divided into two parts: a thorough stakeholder mapping and analysis, followed by a recommended strategy for the implementation of the proposed reform or project activity. The recommended strategy should be built on the knowledge gained through the stakeholder mapping, and be articulated through a clear, well-defined project logic with specific, measurable milestones and targets identified over the five year life of the compact (and beyond, if necessary). Finally, the recommended strategy must point out potential risks to implementation, and offer suggestions for alternative approaches or mitigation measures.

C.4.1. Task 1: Develop Stakeholder Analysis Methodology

Working with MCC team members, the Contractor will review all readily available data and reports related to the relevant issues in UB. Based on this review, the Contractor will produce a Design Report which will detail the proposed methodology for conducting a stakeholder analysis of the relevant players for each issue in UB. Note that stakeholders should include all who have a stake in the issue and any reform – beyond the utility, this includes relevant government bodies, influential leaders, businesses and consumers (whose level of service and willingness-to-pay should be considered on any tariff reform, for example). In considering consumers, the Contractor should differentiate between the different types of consumers (poor, non-poor, industry, residential) in contextualizing and understanding their likely response to tariff changes.

The methodology should explain the political economic theory behind it, including citations where necessary.

The Contractor should considering drawing from the following sources in developing their methodology, but should propose the methodology they believe best suits the task:

• DFID (2009). Political Economy Analysis How to Note. London, UK: Department for International Development (https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/events-documents/3797.pdf)

• ODI. Political Economy analysis for operations in water and sanitation: A guidance note. London, UK:

Overseas Development Institute (https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/7652.pdf)

• Cammack, Diana. (2016). Draft Working Document: USAID Applied Political Economy Analysis (PEA) Field Guide. Washington DC, USA: Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, USAID (https://usaidlearninglab.org/library/applied-political-economy-analysis-field-guide)

• Mcloughlin, C. (2014). Political economy analysis: Topic guide (2nd ed.) Birmingham, UK: GSDRC, University of Birmingham (http://www.gsdrc.org/topic-guides/political-economy-analysis/)

The Design Report should clearly list the data requirements, propose methods to obtain that data and highlight any key data or information gaps. The Contractor should anticipate the need to liaise with other consultants hired separately by MCC, including engineering, financial and gender specialists.

The Design Report should also include a work breakdown structure that describes in detail the plans for completing Tasks 2-4, including resources, deadlines and deliverables. The Design Report will be a 30-page report (maximum), plus any annexes of data tables, and work plan charts. Unless agreed in advance with MCC, it will be in Microsoft Word format. The Contractor will submit a draft Design Report for review and feedback by MCC. More than one iteration of the Design Report may be required before final acceptance by MCC. The final Design Report will be submitted as documentation of the agreed-upon design between the Contractor and

MCC.

C.4.2. Task 2: Collect data

Following acceptance of the Design Report by MCC, the Contractor will plan for and undertake data collection in Mongolia. The research team will begin by drafting any instruments required for data collection, to be discussed and finalized with MCC. As with the Design Report, draft instruments should be submitted for review and feedback by MCC, before they are finalized.

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The research team will then travel to UB to meet with relevant stakeholders to conduct the necessary interviews.

The interviews should be conducted in Mongolian, by a local research team member. Introductory meetings may be facilitated by GOM or MCC staff, but the Contractor is expected to initiate additional meetings as necessary to gather the required data. After returning from Mongolia, the Contractor is expected to produce a brief Trip Report that highlights key data gathered during the trip and lists which people and organizations were consulted.

The report should also identify any remaining information gaps and propose strategies to fill them. The Trip Report should be no longer than ten pages, plus data tables. Unless agreed in advance with MCC, it will be in Microsoft Word format.

C.4.3. Task 3: Analysis

The Contractor will analyze the data collected during Task 2. This should include both:

a) a stakeholder analysis, as laid out in the Design Report and;

b) a recommended strategy for the implementation of cost recovery in the water sector, including potential tariff reforms. The strategy should consider tariff structure and pricing, sequencing and timing, elasticity of demand of various consumers and considerations of any cross-subsidization. More than one strategy may be proposed, if there are viable alternatives. An analysis of alternatives should take into account as one key variable the likely poverty impacts and differential impacts on different demographic groups and types of consumers. The strategy should include a clear, well-defined project logic (in both a narrative and visual form) with specific, measurable milestones and targets identified annually over the five year life of the compact (and beyond, if necessary). . It must be based on the stakeholder analysis, and take into account other information MCC shares with Contractor, such as the independent financial analysis of changes to the tariff structure (to be incorporated from the work of the MCC Due Diligence consultants) and social and gender analysis. The risks and unknowns inherent to each strategy should be identified, with risk mitigation measures and/or alternative pathways recommended. Other risks should also be considered, such as possible public and consumer responses due to price increases, or impacts from increased prices on consumption among the poor and disadvantaged, such as female-headed households.

When the analysis is complete, the Contractor will travel to MCC headquarters to present the initial findings to the MCC Mongolia Country Team. In advance of this presentation, the Contractor will prepare two written Initial Summary of Findings to MCC – one document which will remain internal to MCC, and another version which is intended to share with the GOM and stakeholders. The two documents are important to ensure compliance with MCC’s policies on sharing due diligence reports and encourage feedback on sensitive topics from MCC and stakeholders without inadvertently jeopardizing any future reform efforts. These documents will be in Microsoft Word format and no longer than ten pages in length. Following the presentation, the Contractor will share any slides with MCC in PowerPoint format. The Contractor may also be asked to present at to the GOM either via Skype or a short trip to UB.

C.4.4. Task 4: Present Stakeholder Analysis & Recommended Reform Strategy

MCC and GOM will provide feedback on the initial findings, which the Contractor will incorporate into the Final Report. As in Task 3, the Contractor should produce a Final Report intended solely for MCC internal consumption and another Final Report for external discussions. The Final Report will be no more than 50 pages in length, plus any annexes. The Contractor will also present the results to MCC and GOM and share all slides from that presentation. In addition to the Final Report and slides, the Contractor will submit to MCC all data files that were used to complete the analysis. When feasible, these files should be in Microsoft Excel or Stata format.

(End of SECTION C)

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SECTION D. PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1. All deliverables shall be marked with the contract number on the front cover.

D.2. The Contractor shall ensure that each report prepared by the Contractor and delivered under this Contract contains the following statement on the first or cover page of such report:

“The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of MCC or any other U.S. Government entity.”

(End of SECTION D)

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SECTION E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance shall be in accordance with the terms of FAR 52.212-4/Alternate I, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items. In addition, the following terms apply:

E.1. Inspection of Reports MCC only accepts full submittals, not partial submittals; submittals must be in full accordance with the Contractor’s approved methodology and QA/QC plan.

E.2. Quality Control Plan The contractor shall have in place and maintain a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan (QA/QC) that covers, as a minimum, how the contractor intends to meet the requirements of all performance objectives, monitor and proactively manage contract requirements. It shall also include the mechanism by which MCC will be notified of performance-related incidents that are likely to affect quality of service.

(End of SECTION E)

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SECTION F. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1. Period of Performance The overall anticipated period of performance of this contract is as follows:

Contract Period Estimated Timeframe Base Period Date of Award – 12 Months (TBD)

There are no Option Periods for this contract.

F.2. Place of Performance Generally, the Contractor shall perform services in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia or at their home offices, as needed by MCC. During missions to Mongolia, the Contractor shall perform services on MCA-Mongolia’s project sites, as needed by MCC. MCC may also require the Contractor to travel to MCC offices in Washington, DC from time to time to perform services.

F.3. Deliverables F.3.1. The Contractor should be aware that all final products of the study may be made publicly available on the MCC website. Each of these final products are subject to MCC-facilitated peer review in order to assess the quality of the final product. In addition, all deliverables intended for public use must be Section 508 compliant – http://www.section508.gov.

F.3.2. As per Section H, the Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all public release documentation are reviewed to minimize any risk to respondent confidentiality. This may require submission of internal use only and public release reports.

F.3.3. In addition to the required reporting detailed at Section F.4, including the monthly progress report, the Contractor is responsible for the following deliverables:

Task Deliverable Due Date (From Contract Award)

Task 1: Develop Stakeholder Analysis Methodology

Work Plan 1 Week Draft Design Report 2 Weeks Final Design Report 4 Weeks

Task 2: Collect Data Draft Interview Instruments 5 Weeks Final Interview Instruments 6 Weeks Trip Report 10 Weeks

Task 3: Analysis Initial summary of findings (internal document) 14 Weeks Initial summary of findings (external document)

Initial summary of findings (slides) Task 4: Present Stakeholder Analysis and Recommended Tariff Reform Strategy

Final report (internal document)

16 Weeks Final report (external document) Final results presentation (slides) (PowerPoint) Data analysis spreadsheets or statistical files (Excel/Stata/Other)

F.3.4. Due dates for all deliverables will be discussed with MCC and then included in the work plan and deliverable schedule during the inception period. The Contractor shall propose due dates in the proposal and methodology.

F.3.5. The work plan must include a timeline and staffing plan. The latter must describe the division of responsibilities and estimated LOE for each staff member according to deliverable and activity. The Contractor shall clearly demonstrate who performs what activity and when and for how long.

F.3.6. When provided, the Contractor must follow MCC-provided templates and guidelines for specific deliverables, such as Trip SOWs and data files (Please see Section J).

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F.4. Reporting Deliverables F.4.1. The Contractor is required to submit a monthly Progress Report (please see Section J, PEA Progress

Report as a reference) and any draft or final deliverables with each invoice. For travel, the Contractor should submit a draft Travel SOW to the PM (see Section J, Travel Scope of Work) for review and approval before confirming travel.

F.5. Deliverable Format Unless specifically instructed by MCC otherwise, all reports shall be submitted electronically using WINDOWS based MS-Office 2010 or newer, including WORD for text, data tables in EXCEL, appropriate MS-Office program for exhibits, and schedules using MS-Project 2010 or newer. Original drawing files should be submitted in AUTOCAD 2010 (or later), and also in .PDF printable version. Digital photos files should be submitted in .JPG format. GIS data should be submitted both in ArcView files, and .PDF printable files. Presentations should be prepared with MS PowerPoint 2010 or newer. All work files shall be submitted to MCC along with PDF files.

The Contractor must establish and maintain a comprehensive reference index of all relevant documents reviewed, produced, and/or edited by the Contractor. Any and all such documents made available to and collected by the Contractor must be compiled in usable form and delivered in an organized fashion to MCC at the end of the contract in electronic format acceptable to MCC, and if requested by MCC in hard copies. Such documents may also be requested periodically, prior to the end of the contract.

F.6. Acceptance Criteria The deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

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

• Quality and clarity of analyses and work produced.

• Timeliness and efficacy of communications with relevant counterparts at MCC, the Mongolian Core

Team, and other relevant organizations.

• All reports are to be submitted in English in hard and electronic copy in required format.

(End of SECTION F)

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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.

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G.2. MCC 52.232-70 – Invoice Instructions (MCC Custom) Invoices should be submitted within 30 days of the end of the invoice period. Invoices shall be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, thirty days (30) following receipt of a proper invoice. The Contractor shall submit each invoice electronically via email or fax to the following:

Fax: (303) 969-5151/7281 ATTN: MCC Payments, or

Email: MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov, or

As an alternative to electronic submission of invoices, one copy of each invoice may be submitted to the following address:

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

If it is determined that the amount billed is incorrect, the invoice may be revised by the Government, or the contractor may be required to submit a revised invoice.

To constitute a proper invoice, each invoice must include the following information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name, address and telephone of the Contractor

(2) Date of invoice and invoice number

(3) Contract number (including task order or call number and contract line item(s)) also modification number, if applicable

(4) Description (quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price) of the supplies/services rendered (including hours incurred and billing rate, as applicable to the contract)

(5) A schedule depicting the following information:

Amount Invoiced

This Period Cumulative

Amount Invoiced Authorized Value of Contract Balance Remaining on Contract mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov

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

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

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

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

BY:______________________________________

TITLE:___________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________

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

MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov.

(End of Clause)

(End of SECTION G) mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov

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SECTION H. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1. MCC 52.203-70 -- Contractor Non-Disclosure Agreement (May 2017) All contractor employees or independent contractors engaged in this contract shall provide a non-disclosure agreement as follows signed by the individual contractor/consultant and, if a contractor employee, by the contractor’s contract administrator:

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

I, _ (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 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

(End of Clause)

H.2. MCC 52.204-70 – Security Requirements for Contractor Personnel (May 2013) Contractor employees and/or subcontractor personnel, while on MCC premises, shall be subject to and abide by all safety and security regulations of the MCC and shall be required to meet the same personnel security background requirements as MCC employees as outlined in MCC policies and procedures, including MCC’s Background Investigations and Clearances (Security Clearances and Facility Access Clearances) for Federal Employment, Contract Service and/or Volunteer Service at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC’s Background Investigations and Clearance policy).

A. Contractor Personnel Facility Access Requirements (including offsite MCCNet access)

Contractor candidates hired to work under contracts awarded by MCC and require access to MCC Headquarters, MCCNet, Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU), Foreign Government Information (FGI) or other MCC-Sensitive information must be U.S. citizens or have Permanent Resident Status in the U.S. Contractor candidates will undergo a background investigation for a facility access clearance (a.k.a. a “favorable suitability” determination per MCC’s Background Investigations and Clearance policy. The screening will determine the candidate’s suitability and fitness for work under MCC contracts. The background investigation will consist of a National Agency Checks with Law and Credit (NACLC) for a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) position and fingerprint imaging to be reported to FBI national databases and reported to MCC’s Security & Office Services-Security

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Office (MCC/Security).

For contract positions with and in support of an MRPT position, a non-U.S. citizen foreign national (FN) who has Permanent Resident Status in the U.S. (a.k.a. holds a valid Alien Registration Card, commonly referred to as a “green card,” although the actual card is no longer green), the contractor candidate must have been residing, working and/or attending school in the U.S. for the last two (2), preferably three (3), years in order for a meaningful background investigation to be conducted and the contractor candidate will be required to report all residences, work venues and/or school registrations for the last seven (7) years. Processing a MRPT background investigation for a foreign national with Permanent Resident Status may require waiting for receipt of a final Report of Investigation, at the discretion of MCC/Security, which might take up to 120 days after the candidate’s reviewed background submission is released by MCC/Security for assignment to an investigator.

MCC/Security can only make a determination of a contractor candidate’s eligibility to meet facility access clearance requirements when the candidate completes an on-line Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF- 85P) and Supplemental Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF-85PS) via OPM’s electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) which MCC/Security initiates and e-mails instructions to the candidate.

Contractor is required to have all affected personnel execute appropriate security forms, starting with MCC/Security’s Personal Information Request Form (which must be completed, signed by the candidate and faxed to MCC/Security at 202-521-3590) as well as theSF85P/SF-85PS, related signature releases and supplemental forms and submit to fingerprint imaging) as well as the SF-85P/SF-85PS, signature releases and supplemental forms and submit to fingerprint imaging) to MCC/ Security within seven (7) days after MCC/Security e-mail request is sent before a determination will be made with regard to the contractor candidate’s access to MCC Headquarters or overseas RCD offices and/or MCCNet is approved. Contractor candidates may be permitted to work under the contract while the background investigation is being conducted at the discretion of MCC/Security. MCC/Security will provide the necessary background investigations forms – which must be submitted via OPM’s on-line system – to each contractor candidate, whose Privacy Act protected rights will be protected in that details regarding a negative determination with regard to suitability will only be revealed to the individual contractor candidate by MCC/Security. (Also see “Contract Award” below.)

Contractor candidates for whom unfavorable or derogatory information is developed and/or reported during the background investigation process will be presented to the contractor candidate by MCC/Security and offered an opportunity to refute, explain, clarify or mitigate the information in question. If an ineligibility determination is made by MCC/Security, the contractor candidate will be ineligible to further render services under the contract and access to MCC headquarters and/or any overseas MCC/Resident Country Director offices and/or MCCNet will be immediately terminated if the contractor candidate has been permitted to work in advance of completion of his/her background investigation

The initial ineligibility decision will be communicated by the MCC/Security through the contracting officer and COR to the contractor. The specific reasons for the ineligibility determination will be made available only to the affected contractor candidate directly by MCC/Security.

MCC/Security will follow USG-wide reciprocity mandate per The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, Title III, Sec. 3001 (12/06/2004) and may accept, via reciprocity, a previous investigation meeting or exceeding the MCC required investigation standard (NACLC and fingerprinting) and a related adjudication for a clearance meeting or exceeding the MCC-required clearance. Per IRTPA, the investigation must have been completed within the previous two calendar years. Contractor candidates may be required to submit updated security forms.

MCC/Security’s decision to grant a facility access clearance to a contractor candidate will be communicated via the STARS SharePoint New Hires database and CGM will communicate the requirement for each contractor candidate to the contractor for attend MCC’s Orientation Program, which takes place on alternating Mondays at the start of each pay period. All contractor candidates who require on-site facility access and/or MCCNet access

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B. Contract Employees Not Requiring Facility, MCCNet, or Sensitive Information Access

Contractor candidates hired to work under contracts awarded by MCC who do not require access to MCC Headquarters are preferred to be U.S. citizens or have Permanent Resident Status in the U.S. Employment of any foreign national (FN) working within the U.S. must have been lawfully admitted into the U.S. in accordance with immigration laws with eligibility to work within the U.S. Employment of a FN by MCC outside of the U.S. is subject to applicable security and legal requirements established by the Chief of Mission (a.k.a. Ambassador of the U.S. to the foreign country where the non-U.S. citizen FN will be engaged as an MCC contractor) and the U.S. Department of Treasury. Each Chief of Mission is selected by the Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State in consultation with The White House Office of Presidential Personnel.

The contractor must provide to MCC/Security the full name, date of birth, place of birth, social security number (except for FN contractors not issued a social security number), home address, work telephone number and a home and/or personal cell telephone number via fax submission of MCC/Security’s Personal Information Request Form. MCC/Security will use a contractor candidate’s Privacy Act protected Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to screen each contractor candidate through various government databases to determine their suitability and fitness for work under MCC contracts. Additional forms and background information may be requested to verify each contractor candidate’s suitability. Contractor personnel may be permitted, at the discretion of MCC/Security, work under the contract while the background investigation is being conducted.

Contractor candidates on whom unfavorable, derogatory or questionable information has been developed will be given an opportunity to refute, explain, clarify or mitigate the information with MCC/Security. If an ineligibility determination is made by MCC/Security, the contractor candidate will be ineligible to further render services under the contract.

The ineligibility determination will be communicated by MCC/Security through the contracting officer and COR to the contractor. The specific reasons for the ineligibility determination will be made available only to the affected individual directly by MCC/Security.

C. Personal Services Contractor Security Clearance Requirements

The number of Personal Services Contractors (PSCs) cleared for access to national security classified information will be limited only to those PSCs encumbering a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Federal employee position, based on operational needs requiring the specific PSC to access national security classified information or systems in consultation with MCC’s Human Resources Division and only with approval of the Vice President, Department of Administration & Finance. The level of access approved will relate directly to the level of national security classified information (secret = noncritical-sensitive FTE position or top secret = critical-sensitive FTE position) the PSC candidate requires in order to perform their official USG functions.

1. Personal Service Contractors (PSC). MCC/Security is responsible for investigation and clearance actions associated with PSC candidates who are directly compensated by MCC. MCC/Security will process the appropriate level of background investigations and grant appropriate level security clearances for all PSCs where MCC makes payment directly to the individual. The level of background investigation and clearance (secret = noncritical-sensitive or top secret = critical-sensitive) granted will be based on the duties to be performed by the PSC as compared with the position of an MCC Federal employee in a similar position.

PSC candidates will be required to execute background investigation forms, starting with MCC/Security’s Personal Information Request Form (which must be completed, signed by the candidate and faxed to

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MCC/Security at 202-521-3590) as well as a Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86), signature releases and supplemental forms and submit to fingerprint imaging to be reported and reviewed by FBI national databases) and submit to MCC/Security before access to the facility or MCCNet is approved. PSC candidates may be permitted to work, at the discretion of MCC/Security, under the contract while the background investigation is being conducted. MCC/Security will provide the necessary forms to the contractor candidate, will process the background investigation and grant, if interim name checks, credit check and fingerprint report permit, an interim secret-level security clearance and will adjudicate the PSC candidate’s final security clearance within twenty (20) days of receipt of the PSC candidate’s Report of Investigation (ROI).

Being granted either an interim and/or final security clearance (the latter of which may be granted via reciprocity, per IRTPA, if the PSC candidate has already been investigated and granted a security clearance by another Federal agency) require each PSC candidate to attend an MCC/Security Clearance Briefing and signature on a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (SF-312) before MCC/Security will grant the PSC candidate a security clearance.

MCC/Security’s decision to grant an interim or final security clearance to a PSC candidate will be communicated via the STARS SharePoint New Hires database and CGM will communicate the requirement for each PSC candidate to attend MCC’s Orientation Program, which takes place on alternating Mondays at the start of each pay period. All PSC candidates who require on-site facility access and/or MCCNet access are required to attend MCC’s Orientation Program which includes a Security Briefing, a badging appointment and an IT Briefing. After attending MCC’s Orientation Program, MCC/Security will issue an HSPD-12 compliant MCC Photo ID Badge which will permit the PSC candidate with physical site access to MCC headquarters and will indicate on the face of the badge, the PSC candidate’s status and level of security clearance granted.

2. Secure Contract Classification. Classified contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with organizations must comply with the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). Under the provisions of NISP, the Defense Security Service (DSS) will investigate and adjudicate security clearances required for contractor employees to have access to classified information. Organizations (contractors and recipients) and their employees not currently participating in NISP which much conduct classified business with MCC must be sponsored by MCC, another agency, or by company that has been previously cleared. Once the secure contract is awarded, MCC Contracting Officer, in consultation with MCC/Security, will be responsible for completing the Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254.

D. Exceptions to Investigations Requirements

Contractor candidates are exempt from investigative requirements when working in temporary Low Risk Public Trust (LRPT) positions that are intermittent and when not working on an MCC contract in excess of 180 days in either…