RFP 7200AA21R00057 P4P2 IDIQ.pdf

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Issuance Date: July 19, 2021

Q&A Closing Date/Time: August 2, 2021, 1:00PM ET Questions must be submitted in writing to P4P2@usaid.gov

RFP Closing Date/Time: September 20, 2021, 12:00PM (Noon) ET

Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 7200AA21R00057 Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding (P4P2)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide services that fall within the Statement of Work (SOW) for USAID’s Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS), Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates the award of approximately eight (8) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, which may include up to three (3) small business reserve IDIQ contracts. USAID reserves the right to award more or fewer awards than the anticipated number of contracts stated above.

USAID invites all interested and responsible organizations to submit offers in accordance with the requirements of this solicitation. USAID will conduct this procurement as a full and open competition pursuant to the procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part

15. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541611. The applicable Geographic Code is 937.

USAID anticipates that the maximum aggregate ordering limitation for contracts resulting from this RFP will be $800,000,000 over the five (5) year ordering period. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all contractors cannot exceed this contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees. There is no guarantee on the number of task orders that the successful contractors will receive or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set forth in the RFP.

Please refer to Section L for information regarding proposal requirements. Offerors are responsible for ensuring proposals are received at USAID by the due date and time as specified in Section L. Failure to comply with the submission date will deem any submission unacceptable and it will not be reviewed or evaluated. Faxed proposals are not acceptable, nor will they be reviewed or evaluated.

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Section L of the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposal contents, including critical dates/times for the submission of questions, and the proposal submission closing date and time. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of the contract will not be binding.

This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Award of a Contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals.

This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from sam.gov. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises to regularly check the above website for amendments.

Sincerely, Mir Ershadullah Contracting Officer, USAID

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EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

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Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE 8

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS 8

B.1 PURPOSE 8

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES 8

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT 8

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING 8

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILINGS (Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Task Orders Only) 8

B.6 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINs) 9

B.7 LABOR 10

B.8 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 14

B.9 LABOR (UNBURDENED CDR) RATE CHANGES 14

B.10 INDIRECT COSTS AND ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING ON CEILINGS 14

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK 17

C.1 PURPOSE 17

C.2 BACKGROUND 18

C.3 OBJECTIVE 19

C.4 STATEMENT OF WORK 19

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING 45

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993) 45

D.2 BRANDING STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN 45

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 47

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 47

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL 47

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 48

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 48

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD 48

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 49

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 49

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS 49

F.6 ORDERING PROCEDURES 54

F.7 TASK ORDER ADMINISTRATION 63

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F.8 KEY PERSONNEL 64

F.9 AUTHORIZED WORK WEEK 65

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 66

G.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE66

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER 66

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) 66

G.4 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT 67

G.5 PAYING OFFICE 67

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 67

G.7 CONTRACTOR'S PAYMENT ADDRESS 67

G.8 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID 67

G.9 LETTER OF CREDIT FOR GUC EXPENDITURES 69

G.10 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998) 70

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 72

H.1 AIDAR 752.7007 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION (JULY 2007) 72

H.2 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION 72

H.3 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE 73

H.4 DEFENSE BASE ACT (DBA) INSURANCE 73

H.5 SECURITY CLEARANCE 75

H.6 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY 77

H.7 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING 78

H.8 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM 78

H.9 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY (DDL)

(OCT 2014) 79

H.10 AIDAR 752.222-70 USAID DISABILITY POLICY (DEC 2004) 80

H.11 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT (GUCs) 81

H.12 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES (JAN 2002) 83

H.13 ADS 302.3.5.19 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (NOV 2017) 83

H.14 LOGISTIC SUPPORT 85

H.15 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY

(APRIL 2018) 85

H.16 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 86

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H.17 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROVAL (APRIL 2018) (DEVIATION NO.

M/OAA-DEV-FAR- 20-3c) (APRIL 2020) 86

H.18 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MAY 2016) 88

H.19 MEDIA AND INFORMATION HANDLING AND PROTECTION (APRIL 2018) 89

H.20 PRIVACY AND SECURITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

INCIDENT REPORTING (APRIL 2018) 91

H.21 SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVACY AND

SECURITY STAFF (APRIL 2018) 95

H.22 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (APRIL 2018) 96

H.23 SOFTWARE LICENSE ADDENDUM (MAY 2016) 102

H.24 CLOUD COMPUTING (APRIL 2018) 103

H.25 SUBCONTRACTING CONSENT 110

H.26 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS 110

H.27 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: DESIGN/IMPLEMENT,

INDEFINITE QUANTITY (SEPTEMBER 2018) 110

H.28 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: DESIGN/IMPLEMENT,

TASK ORDERS (SEPTEMBER 2018) 111

H.29 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: EVALUATION,

INDEFINITE QUANTITY (September 2018) 111

H.30 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: EVALUATION, TASK

ORDERS (SEPTEMBER 2018) 112

H.31 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT (DECEMBER 2020) 112

H.32 PARTNER VETTING 113

H.33 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE IN SYRIA 113

H.34 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE IN IRAQ 114

H.35 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE IN

AFGHANISTAN 115

H.36 FAR Part 4.21 Prohibition On Contracting for Certain Covered Telecommunications And Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Section 889) (January 2021) Alternate 1 (January 2021) 115

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES 117

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES 117

I.1 GENERAL 117

I.2 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 118

I.3 752.252-2 AIDAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (MAR 2015) 123

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I.4 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016) 125

I.5 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020) 126

I.6 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020) 130

I.7 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) 130

I.8 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995) 131

I.9 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) 131

I.10 52.219-13 NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE ORDERS (MAR 2020) 132

I.11 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020) 132

I.12 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN

2020) 132

I.13 52.232-32 PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS (APR 2012) 133

I.14 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)[(DEVIATION JUN 2020)] 138

I.15 52.247-67 SUBMISSION OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS FOR AUDIT

(FEB 2006) 138

I.16 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020) 139

I.17 752.204-72 CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO USAID’S FACILITIES AND USAID’S

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (APRIL 2018) 139

I.18 752.229-71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JUL 2007) 140

I.19 752.231-72 CONFERENCE PLANNING AND REQUIRED APPROVAL (AUG

2013) [DEVIATION (APR 2020)] 141

I.20 752.245-70, GOVERNMENT PROPERTY – USAID REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS (OCT 2017) 144

I.21 752.7013 CONTRACTOR-MISSION RELATIONSHIPS (OCT 1989) [DEVIATION

(JUNE 2020)] 146

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS 148

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 148

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 149

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS

OF THE OFFEROR 149

K.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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K.2 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2020)

[(DEVIATION SEPTEMBER 2020)] 149

K.3 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020) 154

K.4 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT

2018) 157

K.5 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-

CERTIFICATION (FEB 2021) 158

K.6 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION

(JUN 2020) 160

K.7 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE – COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

CHANGES (APR 2005) 163

K.8 AIDAR 719.273 THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT (USAID) MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM 163

K.9 INSURANCE - IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY 163

K.10 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER 164

K.11 CONTRACTOR PURCHASING SYSTEM REVIEW 164

K.12 PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM REVIEW 164

K.13 SIGNATURE 164

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS 165

L.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998) 165

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN

2017) 165

L.3 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND

DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010),

ALTERNATE IV (OCT 2010) 170

L.4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) 170

L.5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 2006) 170

L.6 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 171

L.7 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 173

L.8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS

PROPOSAL 185

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 197

M.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE 197

M.2 GENERAL INFORMATION 197

M.3 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA 198

M.4 DETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE RANGE 202

M.5 COST/PRICE EVALUATION 202

M.6 SOURCE SELECTION 203

M.7 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN 203

M.8 SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE 203

M.9 CONTRACTING WITH U.S. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN THE MENTOR-

PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM 203

ATTACHMENTS 205

ATTACHMENT J.1 – LIST OF ACRONYMS 205

ATTACHMENT J.2 – PAST PERFORMANCE SHORT FORM TEMPLATE 209

ATTACHMENT J.3 – COST/PRICE MATRIX 209

ATTACHMENT J.6 - PRIME AND MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR PERCENTAGE OF

WORK OVERVIEW CHART 209

ATTACHMENT J.7 – DD 254 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT SECURITY

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS 209

ATTACHMENT J.8 – INFORMATION CONCERNING WORK-DAY, WORK-WEEK,

AND PAID ABSENCES TEMPLATE 209

ATTACHMENT J.9 – CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

COMPLIANCE PLAN 209

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide services that fall within the Statement of Work (SOW) specified in Section C for the Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding (P4P2) IDIQ.

USAID Task Order Contracting Officers (TOCOs) will request the work through the issuance of Task Orders during the ordering period as specified in Section F of the contract.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The Government will issue Task Orders that are either Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) (term or completion), Cost-Plus- Incentive-Fee (CPIF), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) or any Fixed Priced type. The Contractor must perform the services set forth in Task Orders at prices consistent with Section B of this contract.

B.3 MINIMUM OBLIGATED AMOUNT

The basic contract includes an initial obligation of funds in the amount of $25,000 to cover the minimum order guarantee USAID is required to order and the Contractor is required to furnish the minimum order amount of services.

Following this initial obligation, individual Task Orders will obligate funds to cover the work required under that Task Order.

Regardless of whether or not the contractor has been issued a Task Order under this contract, if the funds obligated under this contract to cover the minimum order guarantee have not been applied to a Task Order issued to the contractor, USAID may issue a Task Order specifically to utilize the minimum guarantee funding pursuant to the exception to fair opportunity whereby it is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

This is a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) with an overall shared-ceiling price of $800,000,000. The maximum aggregate dollar value of Task Orders awarded to all Contractors must not exceed the contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees.

B.5 FIXED FEE CEILINGS (Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Task Orders Only)

NOTE: The ceiling on fees does not apply to Fixed-Priced Task Orders.

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(a) For each Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Task Order issued under this IDIQ, the TOCO and Contractor agree to negotiate a set dollar amount for fixed fee. In negotiating the fixed dollar amount for fee, the TOCO must consider the policies and factors for establishing fee in FAR 15.404-4 as well as any applicable USAID policy on establishing a fixed fee amount. In no event, however, may the amount of fixed fee in any individual Task Order exceed ______ percent (Offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the Task Order’s estimated cost, excluding fee.

This fee ceiling is not applicable to Grants under Contracts (GUCs), if any, or other costs that have a separate fee ceiling established in the contract. The fixed fee ceiling applies to the prime contract and all CPFF subcontracts.

Fees for CPIF or CPAF Task Order types will be negotiated by the TOCO at the time of Task Order award.

(b) The Total Estimated Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee for each Task Order must be negotiated in accordance with the terms of this contract.

(c) Fixed Fee Payment. For any CPFF Task Order issued under this Contract, at the time of each payment of allowable costs to the contractor, the USAID paying office ordinarily pays the contractor a percentage of fixed fees that directly corresponds to the percentage of allowable costs being paid. Two exceptions to paying fixed fee in this manner apply:

(1) If the TOCO determines that this method results in paying a disproportionately higher ratio of fee than the percentage of work that the contractor has completed, then the TOCO may suspend further payment of any fee until the contractor has made sufficient progress to justify further payment, up to the agreed percentage.

(2) Because the clauses entitled "Allowable Cost and Payment" (FAR 52.216-7) and "Fixed Fee" (FAR 52.216-8) are incorporated into this Contract, the terms and conditions of these clauses apply after total payments of fixed fee reach eighty-five percent (85%) of the total fixed fee.

(d) Separate Fixed Fee Ceiling Applicable To Grants Under Contracts (GUCs)

(1) In no event may the amount of fixed fee (if any) applicable to GUCs in any individual task order exceed _____ percent (Offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the Task Order GUC cost. This ceiling applies whether or not a Letter of Credit has been issued to the Contractor for GUC expenditures only.

B.6 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINs)

Item No.

Description Product or Service Code

(PSC)

Minimum Amount

Maximum Amount

0001 Services in the SOW R408 $25,000.00 $800,000,000.00

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Each Task Order will establish CLINs based on the contract type(s) and requirements of the Task Order.

B.7 LABOR

(Only applicable to cost reimbursement type task orders)

(a) Central management costs will be handled through the following method:

The Contracting Officer has determined that a key (full-time) technical manager is not necessary or required to administer the basic IDIQ. The Contractor will not be authorized to bill USAID directly for IDIQ management costs under this IDIQ or under Task Orders. The Contractor must propose a centralized management structure that allows for recovery of IDIQ management costs as part of its indirect costs.

(b) The Contractor workday and work-week policies and method of accounting for paid absences including holidays for the contractor and major subcontractors is set forth in Attachment J (to be attached at time of award). Compensation of personnel under this contract or any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007 Personnel Compensation (July 2007) (See Section H). All locally hired national personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates must be paid in accordance with AIDAR 722.170.

B.7.1 Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates (CDR)

(a) The Task Order rates for the labor categories below must not exceed the ceiling daily rates set forth in the table below.

(b) Each CDR for personnel listed below is “unburdened” and must only include salary costs or consulting rates of the individual providing the services.

The CDR for employees must not include the following:

● Payroll costs (fringe benefits, Federal Insurance Contributions Act [FICA], allowances, differentials, etc.);

● Indirect Costs applicable to labor; and

● Profit or fee, if any.

The CDRs set forth below are fixed for the contract period and are for a productive eight (8) hour day, and apply to all subcontractors set forth in clause 52.244-2 in Section I. If a new subcontractor is proposed for a specific Task Order on other than a fixed-price basis, the CDRs set forth below will apply, and the subcontract is subject to consent by the TOCO in accordance with FAR Part 44.

Actual salaries for all personnel will be negotiated under Task Orders and final approval is provided by the TOCO. The ceiling rates presented below do not constitute approval of final salary rates above the Contractor Salary Threshold (CST) (see ADS 302).

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(c) The unburdened ceiling daily rates for each labor category/group below represent the senior-level and mid-level rate in each category/grouping. If junior-level personnel are required under task orders for labor categories listed below, they must be proposed at rates below the mid-level unburdened ceiling daily rate.

Labor Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7

01 Chief of Party

Senior

Mid

02 Deputy Chief of Party

Senior

Mid

03 Project Manager (Home Office)

Senior

Mid

[Note 1: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates apply to any cost-reimbursement Task Order(s) that are awarded under this contract.]

[Note 2: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates apply to all labor (the prime contractor, subcontractor, Third Country National [TCN], Cooperating Country National [CCN], and consultant salaries). CCN and TCN labor are also governed by the local compensation plan limitations as further provided in note 3 below.]

[Note 3: Locally Hired National Personnel or Other Non-U.S. Expatriate Rates.

All locally hired national personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates must be paid in accordance with AIDAR 722.170.

Salaries for individual locally-hired personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates under this contract and any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007, Personnel Compensation (July 2007), and should be based upon a combination of factors including the prevailing compensation paid to personnel performing comparable work in the cooperating

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Unless otherwise authorized by USAID, the compensation for CCN and TCN labor must not exceed the prevailing compensation paid to personnel performing comparable work in the cooperating country as determined by USAID and must be paid in the currency of the cooperating country.]

[Note 4: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates above do not apply to Fixed-priced Task Orders.]

B.7.2 Definition of Labor Categories

Provided below is a list of the types of labor categories that may be required under Task Orders.

However, other labor categories that are not listed below may also be required under Task Orders. Labor categories are defined below to clarify general duties (and consequently, type of experience required).

Labor Categories

01 Chief of Party: The Chief of Party (COP) serves as the Contractor’s designated person for overall management of the in-country relationship with USAID and providing Contractor leadership for field management of the Task Order. The COP is responsible for overall financial and program management, oversight, and reporting of Contractor progress and quality of performance in meeting the activity undertakings of the program. Under the guidance and overall technical direction of USAID, the COP provides oversight of activities, including supervision of the program field staff, ensuring appropriate activity design, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation, and compliance with USAID rules and regulations.

02 Deputy Chief of Party: The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) plays a key role in supporting the Chief of Party to effectively manage and implement the Task Order. The DCOP’s responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: oversight of GUC programming; financial, procurement, and budgeting management; human resources, personnel recruitment and management; subcontractor management; and Task Order start-up and close-out. The DCOP is responsible for ensuring compliance with USAID rules and regulations and coordinating with the Contractor Home Office on all compliance issues, seeking legal and policy guidance on any applicable restrictions. The DCOP will be expected to have a good grasp of the programmatic aspects of the program and be prepared to step in as needed to support the COP and other program staff in activity development aspects of the project while staying apprised of the evolution of the local political, legal, and economic situation and on how to continuously adapt the program.

03 Project Manager (Home Office): The home office-based Project Manager serves as the Contractor’s designated person for overall and day-to-day management of contract performance of the Task Order and coordination and communications with the USAID TOCOR. The Project Manager is responsible for managing the overall operations on the Task Order, which may include, but are not limited to: communications, administration, logistics, procurement, Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding (P4P2) Solicitation # 7200AA21R00057 Page 13 of 209 staffing/recruitment, budgeting, finances, reporting and property. The Project Manager will ensure that activities implemented under the Task Order are managed and implemented in accordance with the approved budget, USAID regulations and procedures, and the specifications determined in the SOW.

B.7.3 Subcontractor Rates

The following provides guidance for various subcontracting arrangements:

(i) The Prime subcontracts with an approved subcontractor from the original IDIQ competition

The unburdened CDR’s for the prime contract apply to the subcontractor for subcontracts issued on other than a fixed-price basis.

(ii) The Prime contracts with a new subcontractor not yet approved

The unburdened CDR’s for the prime contract apply to the new subcontractor for subcontracts issued on other than fixed-price basis.

(iii) Prime subcontracts with a new subcontractor not yet approved and may or may not have a different cost accounting system that only processes fully burdened rates.

Further, subcontractor proposes rates that are “above” the prime IDIQ rates.

The Prime may then include in its TO proposal, (i) the fully burdened rate proposed to the Prime by the Subcontractor, (ii) allocation of the Prime’s indirect costs in accordance with established accounting practices, and (iii) a reasonable profit. If the rates proposed to USAID, inclusive of the Prime’s allocable indirect costs and a reasonable profit are above the Prime’s unburdened CDRs , the Prime must disclose the amount of the indirect costs, and the amount of the proposed profit that were added to the Subcontractor’s proposed rates. A reasonable profit will be negotiated by the TOCO for the specific TO. The CDRs of the subcontractor must not exceed the prime’s CDRs in the IDIQ contract.

B.7.4 Other Labor Categories

Other labor categories not listed above may also be required under Task Orders. Utilization of other labor categories under a Task Order is not subject to IDIQ CO approval. However, at any time and throughout the life of the contract, at the request of either the Contractor or the Government, the Contractor may propose additional labor categories, rates and descriptions to be added to the IDIQ contract. These additional labor categories, rates, and descriptions will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and may only be approved by the IDIQ Contracting Officer.

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B.8 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

In order to perform the statement of work set forth in Section C, the Contractor must provide personnel that meet the minimum education and experience requirements set forth below. These minimum qualifications correspond to the Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates above.

Education and Experience Requirements

OR Experience Requirements (Substitution of Work Experience in Lieu of a Degree)

Level Academic Degree

AND Years of Work Experience

Years of Work Experience

Labor Categories 01, 02, and 03:

Senior Bachelor’s 7 11

Mid Bachelor’s 5 9

Any language fluency, relevant regional experience, international development experience, or other requirements as necessary will be specified in individual task orders.

B.9 LABOR (UNBURDENED CDR) RATE CHANGES

The labor rates are fixed for all contract years; however, the Contractor may submit a proposal reducing the labor rates and/or indirect rates at any time during the life of this contract. The Government will review these proposals and determine if the revised rates are realistic and in the best interests of the Government. If the rates are accepted, the Government will modify the contract by incorporating the new rates into the contract.

B.10 INDIRECT COSTS AND ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING ON CEILINGS

[Indirect rates are only applicable to cost reimbursement Task Orders.]

Pending establishment of revised provisional or final indirect cost rates, allowable indirect costs must be reimbursed on the basis of the following negotiated provisional or predetermined rates and the appropriate bases for prime contractors and their major subcontractors. Major subcontractors are those expected to perform at least 20%, or a prominent part, of the technical effort under the IDIQ as a whole, as opposed to any individual task order.

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Contractor Fringe Rate

Overhead Rate %

General & Administrative (G&A) Rate %

PRIME (Insert Name)

Rate Type: (insert)

Base of Application

Source: (insert)

Period: (insert)

MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR(S)

(Insert Name (s))

Rate Type: (insert)

Base of Application

Source: (insert)

Period: (insert)

NOTE: Insert or remove indirect rates as needed for all primes and major subcontractors in the above table.

The Contractor will make no change in its established method of classifying or allocating indirect costs that impacts this contract without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

Reimbursement for indirect costs must be at final negotiated rates, but not in excess of any ceiling rates specified above. TOCOs may negotiate and establish ceiling indirect cost rates in individual Task Orders; however, if ceiling indirect cost rates are established in the IDIQ contract, the Task Order ceiling indirect cost rates must not exceed the IDIQ ceiling rates. The IDIQ CO may negotiate and establish ceiling indirect cost rates for the IDIQ contract when deemed prudent to do so.

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The Government must not be obligated to pay any additional amount associated with indirect costs above the ceiling rates established in the contract. This advance understanding must not change any monetary ceiling, cost limitation, or obligation established in the contract.

NOTE: For Fixed-priced Task Orders, the indirect rates serve as a basis for negotiation only.

NOTE: Contractors are allowed to recoup indirect costs (Overhead, G&A, etc.) as other direct costs if it is part of the Contractor’s usual accounting procedures, consistent with FAR Part 31 and the Contactor’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA).

[END OF SECTION B]

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is to provide USAID with the means to implement programs that assist with: (1) preventing the outbreak, escalation, or recurrence of conflict and violence; (2) promoting peaceful, resilient societies; (3) adapting USAID's traditional development work to account for its effects on conflicts; and (4) expanding USAID’s peacebuilding and stabilization capabilities. The goal is to improve development outcomes in fragile, conflict or violence-affected countries.

No country is immune from fragility, conflict and violence. The majority of countries and regions where USAID has programs suffer from armed conflict or other forms of violence, often the result of fragility, weak governance and rule of law, exclusion, ethno-sectarian tensions, or unresolved political and socioeconomic grievances. Many of these countries have experienced some type of security, political, economic, environmental or humanitarian crisis in the past decade. Even in comparatively peaceful countries, social contracts are breaking down and identity politics are on the rise. An increasing number of governments place severe restrictions on civil liberties and political rights, attempt to quell the voices of key populations, such as women, youth, or minorities, and even employ force to maintain their access to power and resources.1 In some cases, these repressive regimes are emboldened through alternative development models in ways that may fuel conflict, organized crime, violent extremism (VE), and other threats to peace and security. The reach, depth, and speed of disinformation and manipulation in the digital age present unprecedented, complex challenges that can generate conflict and violence. New stresses resulting from the lasting impact of COVID-19 will further destabilize countries and societies globally. In environments where conflict is the primary cause of humanitarian assistance, it is imperative to not only Do No Harm2 while implementing food and non-food programs that alleviate human suffering but intentionally take steps to also address the root cause of the situation. The goals must include positive contribution to sustainable peace and a return to peaceful coexistence that will lead to sustainability, rather than contributing to or exacerbating protracted situations.

This mechanism will be available for USAID programming globally and can be used by any USAID Mission or Bureau/Independent Office (B/IO), including in individual countries or for regional programming as well as in non-permissive environments, to prevent, mitigate, manage or recover from conflict, violence and/or to integrate conflict sensitive approaches across any and all USAID development sectors. The USAID Mission or B/IO that issues a solicitation under this IDIQ will provide the specific context, problem set, and requirements.

1 See Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2019, Washington, DC, February 2019. Available from:

https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Feb2019_FH_FITW_2019_Report_ForWeb-compressed.pdf 2 See Anderson, Mary B. Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace – Or War. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999. Available from: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20753222.

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C.2 BACKGROUND

The majority of regions and countries where USAID implements programs are considered fragile or vulnerable to conflict. With instability and violent conflicts on the rise, the need for USAID to respond is paramount. Fragility, conflict and violence cause devastating human and economic costs,3 derail development and impede the ability of countries to become more self-reliant. The National Security Strategy, the Department of State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan, and USAID’s Policy Framework all emphasize the need to elevate fragility, conflict and violence prevention and stabilization in order to protect American security and prosperity and to help prevent our partners from backsliding or struggling to make progress on their development pathways.

Fragility, conflict and violence manifest themselves differently across different settings, and responses must be tailored and appropriate to specific risk factors in that context. It is estimated that by 2030, 60 percent of the world’s poor will live in countries affected by fragility and high levels of violence.4 Eighty percent of countries where USAID provides assistance are in acute crisis, recovering from crisis, or experiencing smaller-scale upheaval.5 Nearly 80 million people, half of them children, have been forced from their homes due to fragility, conflict and violence.6 These crises often spread across borders, which in turn, breeds chaos and enables transnational crime and terrorism to flourish. Recognizing the link between conflict, fragility, violence and development outcomes, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development elevated peace as a cross-cutting issue and adopted Goal 16 to promote peace, justice and inclusive societies, including significantly reducing all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.

The Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) is providing this mechanism to assist USAID Missions, Bureaus and Operating Units to prevent, mitigate and respond to fragility, conflict and violence, promote peaceful, resilient societies and adhere to a conflict-sensitive development approach across all technical areas.

Who We Are

CVP, in the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS), is the technical and analytical lead in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for peacebuilding and preventing and mitigating fragility, conflict and violence. CVP envisions a world in which societies prevent and peacefully resolve conflict and violence. Its mission is to bring people, programs, and resources to USAID Missions overseas that are engaging in fragility, conflict and violence mitigation and peacebuilding. Contributing to the larger CPS Bureau-level initiatives

3Institute for Economics & Peace. Economic Value of Peace 2021: Measuring the global economic impact of violence and conflict, Sydney, January 2021. Available from: https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/EVP-2021-web-1.pdf 4 The World Bank Group/The United Nations, 2018. “Pathways to Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict”; OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), 2015. “States of Fragility 2015: Meeting Post-2015 Ambitions.” Available from: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/28337.

5 USAID, 2019. “USAID Policy Framework: Ending the Need for Foreign Assistance.” Available from:

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1870/WEB_PF_Full_Report_FINAL_10Apr2019.pdf.

6 See UNHCR Global Trends Forced Displacement 2020. Available from: https://www.unhcr.org/60b638e37/unhcr-global-trends-2020

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The Center's development hypothesis states: If CVP can effectively strengthen USAID's peacebuilding expertise and capabilities, then the Agency’s development interventions in conflict and violence-affected contexts will be more effective. As a result, the Agency’s enhanced tools, transformed culture, and reduced response time will shift USAID from the speed of bureaucracy to the speed of relevance.

This mechanism aligns with CVP's theory of change and is key to achieving its mission.

C.3 OBJECTIVE

The objective of the Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding (P4P2) IDIQ is to improve development outcomes in fragile, conflict or violence-affected regions and countries through innovative, adaptive, and effective country-specific or regional interventions, including cross-border efforts, focused on peacebuilding and prevention. The P4P2 IDIQ will provide USAID with the means to implement programs that assist with: (1) preventing the outbreak, escalation, or recurrence of conflict and violence; (2) promoting peaceful, resilient societies; (3) adapting USAID's traditional development work to account for its effects on conflicts; and (4) expanding USAID’s peacebuilding and stabilization capabilities. Activities conducted under this mechanism may be in response to emerging risks and opportunities or may be designed to address persistent fragility, conflict and violence challenges. The Contractor must expect to provide the range of support and services described below and related support and services in a timely and efficient manner utilizing conflict sensitivity.

C.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

The contractor must be able to provide a range of services across the full program cycle in support of fragility, conflict and violence prevention, peacebuilding and stabilization as specified by individual USAID operating units in their Task Orders. USAID has designed the P4P2 IDIQ on the premise that countries experiencing or at risk of fragility, conflict and violence face unique, complicated and complex challenges that require bespoke interventions through activities designed to work on conflict and violence prevention or in contexts affected by conflict and violence. All programming must use conflict-sensitive approaches, and demonstrate methods for identifying, managing and mitigating fragility, conflict and violence. In addition, programming must adhere to the Global Fragility Act, the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, USAID’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS), Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), and youth, climate change and other relevant policies or strategies and must be well informed on currently applicable Automated Directives System (ADS) and other requirements.

In executing Task Orders under the P4P2 IDIQ, the contractor must demonstrate and apply their understanding of fragility, conflict and violence analytical tools and methodologies; theory and practice, including systems mapping and thinking and working politically; data collection, analysis and utilization; monitoring and evaluation (M&E); lessons learned; and adaptive management.

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Activities are expected to be designed with a conflict sensitive lens while falling within one or more of the often overlapping and interrelated technical areas that include:

● Fragility;

● Conflict prevention and peacebuilding;

● Crime and violence prevention;

● Preventing and countering violent extremism (PVE and CVE);

● Stabilization;

● Women, Peace and Security (WPS);

● Youth, Peace and Security (YPS);

● Justice, rights and security including assistance to civilian police and disengagement and reintegration (D&R) of armed groups or affiliates;

● Atrocity Prevention (AP);

● Countering disinformation and hate speech;

● Environment, natural resources conflicts, and climate security;

● Natural resource trafficking and related crimes; and

● Conflict integration

Activities designed to integrate a conflict lens or to incorporate conflict sensitivity may take place in any development sector.

USAID recognizes that the environments which breed violence and conflict require conflict sensitive and flexible field programs. The Contractor must be prepared to implement cross-sectoral programs that utilize systems-based approaches to identify and address the root causes, sources and consequences of violence and conflict by addressing conflict drivers, risk factors and stabilizing or mitigating factors. In addition, technical assistance may be required on short notice (for example, within 14 days) in response to unanticipated events and/or urgent requests. The Contractor must have the ability to provide services in non-permissive environments and countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence. In some situations, the Contractor may need to procure security services for its field personnel.

The Contractor may be required to conduct bridging activities that provide assistance as a transition from one activity to another activity or event. The Contractor must have the capability to rapidly mobilize, assess the context, and initiate the implementation of activities in order to avoid the loss of momentum during any transition between current USAID programs. “Bridge” procurements may be used to test, pilot, sustain, assess, or evaluate activities to inform follow-on Task Orders or procurements. The Contractor may be required to implement a pilot activity to test new or innovative concepts, or implementation methods to assess the feasibility of programs in certain environments, or other pilot activities.

C.4.1 Technical Areas

The Contractor must be able to provide technical assistance, analyses, direct program implementation, and utilize collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) approaches as well as complexity aware monitoring and evaluation and other monitoring and evaluation techniques, in a range of related thematic areas in order to support host country capacity and commitment to peace, security and development. The Contractor must bear in mind that the examples of activities listed under each technical area below are illustrative; other activities that address the

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C.4.1.1 Fragility Fragility is a central problem of the 21st century. Fragility refers to a country’s or region’s vulnerability to armed conflict, large-scale violence, or other instability, including an inability to manage transnational threats or other significant shocks.7 Its severity is determined by the extent to which countries generate the capacities to productively manage internal and external stresses. When stresses threaten to overwhelm systems and capacity, fragility rises and compounds vulnerability to other crises, such as violent conflict, political instability, disasters, external exploitation, climate risks, economic collapse or pandemics, including COVID-19. An entire country may be fragile, or fragility may exist only in certain areas of a country with lower capacity and more severe stresses.

Addressing fragility requires a two-fold effort designed both to reduce and mitigate risk and strengthen resilience. Equally important, because fragility is a function of state-society relationships that are influenced by a host of factors and actors, the contractor must consider and adapt as necessary to the conflict context, the political economy and local systems in their activity design and implementation. Because fragility is a cross-cutting issue, activities may take place in any sector in which USAID operates and must be designed to adapt to changing contexts and circumstances.

Illustrative activities under this thematic area may include, but are not limited to:

● Strengthening policy coordination, institutional relationships, and cross-institutional coordination capacities to equitably address stresses and prevent or respond to shocks;

● Strengthening resilience to complex crises, such as disasters, climate change or COVID- 19;

● Expanding social cohesion;

● Improving state-society relationships;

● Supporting local capacity building;

●…