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20170391

MCC-17-RFQ-0132 07-27-2017

Janet Carlson 202-772-6309 08-21-2017 @ 11am ET

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 700, Attn: Janet Carlson, 202-772-6309 Washington DC 20005

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1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 700

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

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 a willingness to pay (WTP) survey in support of the Senegal II Energy Project.

See enclosed solicitation and all attachments for pertinent details.

See CONTINUATION Page

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Jacqueline H. Naranjo

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Table of Contents

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1. Price/Cost Schedule B.2. FAR 52.216-1 – Type of Contract (APR 1984) B.3. Accounting and Appropriation Data B.4. Labor Rates & Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1. Introduction and Background C.2. Objectives/Scope C.3. Roles and Responsibilities C.4. Tasks

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1. Disclaimer for Deliverables

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) .. 14 G.2. MCC 52.232-70 Invoice Instructions (MAY 2017)

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1. MCC 52.203-70 Contractor Non-Disclosure Agreement (MAY 2017) H.2. MCC 52.209-70 Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Preclusion from Implementation Contract (JULY 2012) H.3. MCC 52.242-70 Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) Registration (AUG 2011) .. 16 H.4. MCC 52.243-70 Increase in Services (OCT 2006) H.5. MCC 52.245-70 Contractor Acquired MCC Government Property Overseas (JULY 2012) H.6. Peer Review and Posting of Reports H.7. Insurance Maintenance H.8. Human Subjects Protection H.9. Personally Identifiable Information and Confidentiality H.10. Delivered Work Product Free from 3rd Party Rights

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H.11. Key Personnel H.12. Team & Key Personnel Qualifications Non-Key Personnel

PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions — Commercial Items (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) I.5. FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) I.6. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

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 PRICE/COSTS

B.1. Price/Cost Schedule

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

0001 BASE PERIOD

Firm Fixed Price

Period of Performance: TBD Estimated 8 months

PoP Start: TBD PoP End: TBD

1 LO ______________ ______________

0002 OPTIONAL TASK

Firm Fixed Price

Period of Performance: TBD Estimated 4 months

PoP Start: TBD PoP End: TBD

1 LO ______________ ______________

TOTAL ESTIMATED PRICE: _______________

B.2. FAR 52.216-1 – Type of Contract (APR 1984) The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

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B.3. Accounting and Appropriation Data

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B.4. Labor Rates & Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

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.

Base Period – Period of Performance TBD (est. XX months) Item # Description(2) U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

0001 hr.

hr.

hr.

hr.

Total Labor Hours - - Labor Sub-Total

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ODCs(1)

ODC Sub-Total Total Estimated Value (Base Period)

Option Period I – Period of Performance TBD (est. XX months) Item # Description(2) U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

1001 hr.

hr.

hr.

hr.

Total Labor Hours - - Labor Sub-Total

ODCs(1)

ODC Sub-Total Total Estimated Value (Option Period I)

(End of SECTION B)

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SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1. Introduction and Background

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a United States government-owned corporation created under Title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 and is responsible for the stewardship of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). MCC works with developing countries to promote sustainable economic growth to reduce poverty. Eligible countries develop specific investment programs in furtherance of the goal of economic development to be funded by MCC over a five-year period and implemented by the country partner.

In December 2015, MCC’s Board of Directors selected Senegal for a second compact. The Government of Senegal (GoS) established the Unité pour la Formulation et Coordination d’un Second Compact MCA-Senegal (UFC-MCA), to lead its compact development efforts. The compact development process began with a constraints analysis, which identified the high cost of energy and low access to electricity as one of the two most binding constraints to economic growth in Senegal.1 After the constraints analysis, MCC and UFC-MCA conducted a root cause analysis, which resulted in concept notes that MCC’s and UFC-MCA’s respective board of directors have approved.

In May 2017, MCC and UFC-MCA began the project definition phase, which includes commissioning studies and further analysis to better understand the activities that could be implemented to address the root causes identified in the previous phase. These activities will align with the Government of Senegal’s energy sector strategy articulated in the Plan Sénégal Émergent (PSE) and leverage other actors’ efforts in supporting the Senegalese energy sector. Activities may include a combination of infrastructure and non-infrastructure investments in the following general areas: a) diversification and efficiency improvements for Senegal’s generation portfolio; b) policy reform and regulatory and institutional strengthening;

c) modernization of the transmission and distribution network; d) improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Senelec (GoS’s national electricity company); and e) increased opportunities for electrification in rural and peri-urban areas.

The primary economic benefits from the five-year MCC compact with the GoS may derive from the following: reduced fiscal burden associated with GoS subsidies, efficiency gains or reduced cost of service of the national electrical utility and independent power producers, reduced cost of electricity consumption for households and businesses, and increased electricity consumption. A key assumption of the economic model is that by making supply for electric energy more adequate and reliable, and by making the tariff system transparent, businesses and households will shift from using alternative energy sources (relatively more expensive) to using electricity. A longer-term economic benefit may include increased income and productivity as a result of higher quality and more reliable electricity.

C.2. Objectives/Scope

The objective of this Request for Quote (RFQ) is to receive prospective contractors’ capabilities to provide professional services to collect data from households and businesses in Senegal to assess:

C.2.1. The potential economic benefit of the incremental value of using higher energy value and lower cost per unit of electric service instead of alternative energy sources such as generators, candles, kerosene lamps, and batteries for lighting and household appliances.

C.2.2. Households’ and firms’ willingness to pay (WTP) for more reliable electricity supply.2

To assess the economic benefit and the WTP for additional electricity, or energy services MCC and UFC-MCA propose to use a comprehensive survey of households and businesses with and without a more reliable electric service to determine, in

1 The second constraint was distortive regulatory and administrative policies, which the second compact in Senegal will not pursue further.

2 Willingness to pay: The maximum amount that an individual indicates that he or she is willing to pay for a good or service.

Economic benefit: The increased benefit that a recipient could receive from a proposed project compared to his or her present situation. In the case of an electrification project, it indicates the attributed benefit of the electric service in monetary units, versus the use of current energy alternatives.

MCC-17-RFQ-0132 Senegal II Willingness to Pay Survey Page 7 the most reliable way possible, their current and potential energy expenditures. The data collected from this household and business-energy-use survey will illustrate the consumers’ preference for reliable electric service and/or energy services.

Attachments J.1 and J.2 are examples of similar survey types used in Benin.

C.3. Roles and Responsibilities

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

C.3.1. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): MCC is responsible for oversight of the contractor and quality control of data collection activities, including the following specific responsibilities:

a. Build buy-in and ownership of the research and analysis;

b. Contract and supervise the contractor;

c. Conduct quality reviews of all products (work plan, reports, questionnaires, etc.);

d. Facilitate public dissemination efforts to inform decision-makers on learning generated by the contractor;

e. Oversee preparation of public-use data that ensures appropriate balance of enabling verification of analysis and broad use of the data with adherence to promises of confidentiality to survey respondents;

and

f. Determine the budget.

C.3.2. UFC-Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) and country partners: MCA and country partners are responsible for building local ownership and commitment to the studies, and conduct quality control of activities, including the following specific responsibilities:

a. Build buy-in and ownership of the research and analysis;

b. Conduct quality reviews of all products (work plans, reports, questionnaires, etc.); and

c. Facilitate public dissemination efforts.

C.3.3. Contractor: The Contractor is responsible for the overall design and implementation of the research and data collection, including the following specific responsibilities:

a. Develop high-quality and feasible survey design, protocols, and instruments;

b. Ensure appropriate review of evaluation materials and research protocols by an institutional review board

(IRB) and local research institutions;

c. Prepare for data collection including recruiting and training necessary personnel and piloting the survey instruments;

d. Manage all phases of data collection;

e. Lead data cleaning;

f. Support MCC and UFC-MCA (when necessary and feasible) to build buy-in and ownership of research.

g. Draft technical report for firms and households

C.4. Tasks

C.4.1. Document Review: The contractor will review documents on the Senegal II compact development process, the energy sector in Senegal, and relevant national-level statistical studies (e.g. national enterprise survey).

C.4.2. Work plan development: The contractor will draft and submit a work plan with expected deadlines for deliverables. It should include plans related to finalizing the survey instrument, training, testing and piloting data collection instruments, data collection implementation, and data cleaning.

C.4.3. Survey protocol development: The contractor should provide a document summarizing all survey protocols related to the sampling frame, drop criteria, replacement strategy, target respondent, informed consent, protection

MCC-17-RFQ-0132 Senegal II Willingness to Pay Survey Page 8 of human subjects, interview techniques, security, and data quality. The contractor is expected to propose a sample, which will be representative at the national level with over-sampling in a few key regions to be determined at a later time. This sampling approach is subject to change. The contractor may propose random stratified sampling according to characteristics such as number of employees and sector for businesses and electricity access for households. The contractor may also identify initial within strata variables such as sex or age of the head of household or business owner. It is expected that approximately 3,000 households and 1,000 businesses would be included in the sample. The contractor is expected to collect geographic coordinates for each household and business that is surveyed. The contractor is expected to work on sampling with the national statistical agency, ANSD, to obtain access to national census data, the Répertoire National des Entreprises et associations (RNEA), and the cartography of Senegal.

C.4.4. Survey instrument development: MCC and UFC-MCA will provide the contractor with a first draft of the survey questionnaire, which the contractor will use as reference and modify it as they see fit. MCC and UFC-MCA will provide final approval on the survey instrument, English or French version. The contractor will be responsible for translating the survey instrument into national languages. The contractor will propose the national languages for translation based on the tradeoffs between translation costs and preventing bias from having too few languages.

C.4.5. Survey testing and piloting: In accordance with its testing and piloting plan (Task C.4.2), the contractor will pilot the survey for at least 20 households and 10 businesses. The contractor will train supervisors who will conduct the piloting. The contractor will submit a pilot report including clean data from the pilot. A third party is expected to develop a software application for Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) with smartphones and tablets and train the data collection team in its use.

C.4.6. Data collection training: The contractor will hire and train the supervisors and interviewers in accordance with the training plan developed under Task C.4.2. MCC and the contractor will provide training of trainers before the main data collection training. The contractor will prepare training materials (e.g. manual and PowerPoint presentations), which MCC will review and validate. The training should cover the entire questionnaire and all survey protocols. It should also include how to use the tablet, mock interviewing, pilot testing in the field, time for debrief, and a test to select interviewers.

C.4.7. Data collection and monitoring data quality: The contractor is responsible for implementing data collection and monitoring data quality in accordance to its relevant plans developed under task 2.

C.4.8. Data cleaning: The Contractor will provide clean data sets with geo-referenced observations. Any missing values should be coded consistently. All variables should be named and labelled according to MCC’s specifications.

C.4.9. Analytical report (optional – CLIN 0002): The Contractor will draft two analytical reports summarizing the study’s findings for households and firms. MCC expects the following non-exhaustive topic areas to be included in both reports: methodology and study limitations, socio-economic and demographic information of respondents, energy consumption (level, type, unserved demand…), energy access and perceptions of quality of service, and willingness to pay. See attachments J.3 and J.4 for examples.

(End of SECTION C)

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SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1. Disclaimer for Deliverables

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

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

(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, 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. The Contractor must take into consideration that each deliverable will have at least one round of reviews by MCC, UFC-Senegal, and potentially external reviewers when developing their work 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:

Base Period: September 30, 2017 – May 31, 2018 (8 months) Option Period 1: June 1, 2018 – September 29, 2018 (4 months)

While the Contract will be awarded for the Base and Option Period, the exercise of the option periods is at the sole discretion of MCC.

F.2. Place of Performance

Generally, the Contractor shall perform services in Senegal or at their home offices, as needed by MCC. During missions to Senegal, the Contractor shall perform services on UFC-MCAII’s office in Dakar, 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 (for example: Survey Materials & Learning Assessments, Datasets, Final Reports) will be made publicly available on the MCC website as indicated below. Each of these final products are subject to MCC-facilitated peer review in order to assess the quality of the final product. In addition, all deliverables intended for public use must be Section 508 compliant – http://www.section508.gov.

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.

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, the Contractor is responsible for the following deliverables:

Deliverable Estimated Due Date

% Paid of total FFP upon completion of milestone

Work plan including training plan, pilot testing data collection instruments, and data collection implementation

October 2017 10%

Document summarizing survey protocols including sample design October 2017 20% after delivery & acceptance of both Survey instrument in French or English, and all relevant national languages December 2017 http://www.section508.gov/

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Report on the pilot testing of the surveys including clean data January 2018 40% after delivery and acceptance of all four Training manual January 2018

Training report February 2018

Data collection report April 2018

Data entry and cleaning report (including major issues encountered and how they were overcome)

April 2018 30% after delivery and acceptance of both

Complete clean datasets with geo-referenced observations April 2018

Final Analytic Reports (Households and Firms) – Draft and Final Optional task

June 2018 100% after delivery and acceptance

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, 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, Reports, and data files.

F.4. Reporting Deliverables

F.4.1. In lieu of a monthly Progress Report (please see Section J, Evaluator Progress Report and Work Plan as a reference) the contractor is required to have regular check-in calls (at least every other week).

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.

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F.6. Acceptance Criteria

The deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

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

• Quality and clarity of analyses and work produced.

• Timeliness and efficacy of communications with relevant counterparts at MCC, MCA, and other relevant organizations.

(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.

G.2. MCC 52.232-70 Invoice Instructions (MAY 2017)

Invoices shall be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, thirty days (30) following receipt of a proper invoice.

The Contractor shall submit each invoice electronically via email or fax to the following:

Fax: 303.969.5151/7281 ATTN: MCC Payments, or Email: MCC_Accounting_IBCDenver@ibc.doi.gov

OR

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

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

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

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

(1) Name, address and telephone of the Contractor

(2) Date of invoice, billing period, 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 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 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

H.2. MCC 52.209-70 Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Preclusion from Implementation Contract (JULY 2012)

Work under this contract may call for the Contractor to furnish important services in support of the design or feasibility of specific activities that may become part of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5, THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO FURNISH, AS A PRIME OR

SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHERWISE; THE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES FOR ANY ACTIVITIES FOR

WHICH IT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL DESIGN SERVICES EXCEPT FOR SUCH SERVICES THAT MAY BE FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. If a determination is made that the contractor is ineligible for implementation services, the MCC Managing Director of Contracts and Grants Management may authorize a waiver (in accordance with FAR 9.503) if the Director determines that preclusion of the Contractor from the implementation contract would not be in the Government’s best interest.

H.3. MCC 52.242-70 Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) Registration

(AUG 2011)

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) utilizes the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) to evaluate contractor performance (see FAR, Subparts 42.1502 and 42.1503). Contractors doing business with MCC are required to register in CPARS accessible via the Internet at: http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/cparsmain.htm. An http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/cparsmain.htm

MCC-17-RFQ-0132 Senegal II Willingness to Pay Survey Page 17 evaluation of contractor performance using the CPARS is mandatory for all contract actions exceeding $150,000, but may be conducted for contract actions lower than that amount should significant events occur such as a contract termination or extraordinary contract performance by the contractor. Inquiries regarding the registration process should be addressed to the CPARS help desk. The email address is WEBPTSMH@NAVY.MIL and the telephone number is (207) 438-1690.

H.4. MCC 52.243-70 Increase in Services (OCT 2006)

The services described in Sections B and C (statement of work) represent the Government’s best estimate for known requirements at this time. However, due to the uncertainty of the work, the Government reserves the right to add or delete services if the need arises.

H.5. MCC 52.245-70 Contractor Acquired MCC Government Property Overseas (JULY 2012)

Property and equipment (hereafter stated “property”) that MCC Contractors (other than Personnel Service Contractors) acquire and for which they receive MCC reimbursement through the invoice process is Government (MCC) owned property. Government property is to be used, monitored, and inventoried in accordance with FAR Part 45, Subpart 45.5 Management of Government Property in the Possession of Contractors, as well as MCC Policy 350, “Policies and procedures on Property, Plant, and Equipment.” The contractor should start a running property inventory as soon as it begins to procure property and equipment the cost of which is charged back to the Government. The Contractor shall furnish a copy of such inventory to the COR semi-annually or at least as the contract is in its final stages of completion if its duration does not exceed six months. Mandatory fields on the inventory include: The Contractor’s Name; the Contractor Number; the Country Location and address location; a description of the item with model number serial number, and manufacturer; the acquisition date and cost; the Quantity; the expected life; and its condition at the time of the report. The contractor is responsible for removing US Government identification from property that is to be abandoned.

H.6. Peer Review and Posting of Reports

The Contractor understands and acknowledges that all work products submitted under this Contract may be subjected to peer review at MCC’s discretion, and that all such work products and peer reviews, along with the names of the Contractor and peer reviewers, may be posted on MCC’s website or otherwise made public in MCC’s discretion. Neither MCC nor the Government assumes any liability for the disclosure of such work products or peer reviews. Work products include, but are not limited to, all reports, research protocols, questionnaires, other survey materials and other documents delivered by the Contractor under this Contract.

At its discretion, MCC may ask the Contractor to submit draft reports intended for public dissemination to MCC or its designee for disclosure review prior to release.

H.7. Insurance Maintenance

Neither MCC nor the Government shall in any event be liable or responsible for any damage or injury to any person or property occasioned by the action of the Contractor or the Contractor’s employees or agents in performing under this Contract. It is recommended that the Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, maintain adequate insurance, including general liability and professional liability insurance, during the term of this Contract insuring the Contractor against all claims for injury or damage.

H.8. Human Subjects Protection

The Contractor shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the performance of its activities under this Contract, including but not limited to all applicable laws, rules, policies and procedures governing the use of human mailto:WEBPTSMH@NAVY.MIL

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Before any data collection for the evaluation begins, the Contractor will ensure that all protocols, survey instruments and informed consent procedures to be used as part of the evaluation have been reviewed and approved by one or more (as applicable) institutional review boards (IRB) registered with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Contractor will provide evidence of such approval to MCC. To claim exemption from an IRB review, the Contractor must provide evidence to MCC that an OHRP-registered IRB has determined the Contractor’s proposed research to be exempt from review for one of the reasons described in the HHS regulations found at 45 CFR 46.101(b). However, MCC retains final authority to determine whether any human subjects research study conducted or supported by MCC is exempt from review and approval by an IRB.

H.9. Personally Identifiable Information and Confidentiality

All Contractor employees or independent contractors engaged in this contract shall not divulge any information, whether obtained orally or in writing from, or data maintained by the MCC to any unauthorized person for any purpose. Contractor and contractor employees shall not directly or indirectly use, or allow the use of Confidential Information (including Personally Identifiable Information) for any other purpose other than that directly associated with their officially assigned duties for MCC. Further, the Contractor and contractor employees shall not directly or indirectly reveal or cause to be revealed the nature or content of any Confidential Information (including Personally Identifiable Information), except to authorized personnel. By signing this contract, the Contractor acknowledges that any unauthorized use of information may be a violation of law and this agreement. Authorized persons refers only to persons assigned to a project requiring access to Confidential Information (including Personally Identifiable Information) or directly in the line of management over the project requiring access to the data.

The Contractor shall provide a non-disclosure agreement letter signed by personnel working on the task.

Contractors responsible for handling Personally Identifiable Information should reference: 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984); 52.224-2 Privacy Act (APR 1984). The link to view these clauses can be found here: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

In handling Personally Identifiable Information, the Contractor shall provide media sanitization procedures for the clearing or purging of MCC media in accordance with NIST SP 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization. Overwriting media by a Government approved technology, method, or tool is acceptable. Sanitization procedures will need to be accepted by the Government.

The Contractor shall provide written attestation of the media sanitization for any MCC data generated through this solicitation.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all public release documentation is reviewed to minimize any risk to respondent confidentiality. This may require submission of internal use only and public release reports indicated in the Deliverables schedule as intended for public use.

The Government will provide an Excel document containing information of individuals who require a notification. Transmission of this data will be provided through Accellion services. The Contractor shall ensure their hardware and software meet federal standards for PII data, in accordance with OMB 06-16 and NIST requirements.

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H.10. Delivered Work Product Free from 3rd Party Rights

Upon delivery of any evaluation product under this Contract, the Contractor shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such evaluation product does not infringe on any existing copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy, or any other third party right, and does not constitute the defamation or libel of any person, entity or product.

The Contractor is solely liable for the content of any evaluation product delivered under this Contract.

H.11. Key Personnel

H.11.1. The key personnel identified below are considered to be essential to work performance. During the first ninety

(90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment.

H.11.2. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph H.11.4 below.

H.11.3. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by paragraph H.11.4 to the Contracting Officer at least 15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions or additions.

H.11.4. The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitute(s);

the résumé(s) of the proposed substitute(s); written certification that the proposed substitute(s) meets the key personnel qualification requirements identified below; and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer.

Proposed substitutes shall have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced.

H.11.5. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

H.11.6. The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel:

[To be completed by the Offeror]

• ____________________, Team Leader

• ____________________, Data Collection Coordinator

H.12. Team & Key Personnel Qualifications

Team Leader

The Team Leader must meet or exceed the following minimum requirements:

- A master’s-level degree in statistics, economics, or related field

- Five years’ experience managing or overseeing in-person surveys of households and businesses in Senegal, including experience with electronic data collection tools

- Experience with willingness to pay or energy sector surveys is preferred

- Three years of experience establishing survey protocols including designing cost-effective sampling strategies

- Fluency in French and Wolof, and professional proficiency in English; Proficiency in other additional national languages of Senegal is desirable

- Excellent knowledge of Stata or other similar statistical analysis software

- Excellent database management experience

- Excellent communication, facilitation, organization, and management skills and experience working with diverse teams and a wide range of stakeholders.

- Experience writing detailed and concise implementation and analysis reports.

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The Team Leader will have the following responsibilities:

- Liaise on a regular basis with MCC, UFC-MCAII, and other organizations involved in the study

- Lead and manage the study team

- Ensure quality control of all deliverables being submitted to MCC

- Ensure deliverables are submitted on time

- Provide technical oversight of instrument and survey protocol development

- Oversee the recruitment and general training of data collectors

- Provide direct supervision over the data collection coordinator and data analyst and provide overall supervision of all other staff

Data Collection Coordinator

The Data Collection Coordinator must meet or exceed the following minimum requirements:

- A bachelors-level degree in statistics, economics, or related field

- Three years’ experience in coordinating in-person surveys of households and businesses in Senegal with at least some experience in using electronic data collection tools

- Experience overseeing teams of at least 25 enumerators

- Experience managing survey implementation issues and data quality monitoring

- Experience managing training for supervisors and interviewers is desired

- Fluency in French and Wolof; Proficiency in English and national languages of Senegal is desirable

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications for report writing and project management

- Excellent ability to manage diverse teams and organize logistics

- Pro-active problem solver

The Data Collection Coordinator will have the following responsibilities:

- Report to the Team Leader on a regular basis

- Identify data collection challenges; propose and manage measures to overcome challenges

- Manage data collection training and survey pilot testing.

- In close coordination with the Team Leader, plan and oversee all aspects of data collection

Non-Key Personnel

MCC anticipates the following non-key personnel positions may be required: one administrative and finance assistant, one data analyst, four to six supervisors, and 25-50 interviewers. These positions are illustrative and the contractor may propose different positions and number of staff.

(End of SECTION H)

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PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions — Commercial Items (JAN 2017)

(a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights—

(1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties.

(d) Disputes. This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract.

(e) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference.

(f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

(g) Invoice.

(1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include—

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

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