RFP 7200AA22R00083 LGHS.pdf

Issuance date: October 21, 2022 Closing date for Questions: October 31, 2022 10:00 AM EDT Closing date to receive Proposals: December 5, 2022 10:00 AM EDT

TO: To All Eligible Offerors (NAICS 541990)

SUBJECT: Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 7200AA22R00083 for USAID Localize Global Health

Security (LGHS)

Dear Prospective Offerors, The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH), is soliciting proposals from Small Business Entities to provide services for the Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) Contract.

Based on the guidance available in FAR19.502-2(b), this procurement is a total set aside for U.S. Small Businesses only. USAID's principal geographic code defining eligible sources and nationalities for this procurement is 937. This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Offerors will submit a proposal in accordance with the instructions in Section L of the RFP in response to the program objectives stated in Section C and other RFP requirements. Proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria described in Section M. Offerors are responsible for ensuring proposals are received at USAID by the due date and time as specified above. All proposals must be submitted by email to lghs@usaid.gov. Failure to comply with the submission date and time will deem any submission unacceptable and it will not be reviewed or evaluated. Any questions regarding this RFP must be submitted via email only by the date and time shown above and must be directed to lghs@usaid.gov. Questions will not be accepted after this time, and telephone inquiries will not be entertained. The subject line must read: “Questions: RFP

7200AA22R00083 LGHS”.

USAID anticipates awarding one (1) Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) term-type contract under this solicitation. The period of performance for this contract is expected to be two (2) base years with three

(3) option years one year each.

This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from https://sam.gov. Issuance of this solicitation does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S Government nor does it commit the U.S.

Government to pay for the costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. The Government also reserves the right to not make an award.

Sincerely, Patricia Bradley Contracting Officer

USAID/M/OAA/GH/ID

mailto:lghs@usaid.gov mailto:lghs@usaid.gov https://sam.gov/

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

7200AA22R00083

RATING 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232.8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDA R DAYS (%)

14. ACKNOWLEDGEM ENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

15A. NAME

AND

ADDRESS

OF

OFFEROR

CODE FACILITY

16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

(Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

NUMBER

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS

IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AREA CODE EXT.

PAGE OF PAGES

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

2 142

5. DATE ISSUED

10/21/2022

7200GH

2. CONTRACT NUMBER

6. REQUISITION/P URCHA SE NUMBER

REQ-GH-22-000110_

7. ISSUED BY CODE

USAID M/OAA

Office of Acquisition & Assistance 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20523-1000

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the deposito ry located in until local time (Hour)

CAUTION: LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

(Date)

10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

Natalia Kornilova

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRES S

LGHS@usaid.gov AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITA TION/CONTRA CT FORM 2 X I CONTRA CT CLAUSES 72

X B SUPPLIE S OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 8 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C DESCRIPTION/S PECS./WORK STATEMENT 11 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 96

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 27 PART IV - REPRES ENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPE CTION AND ACCEPTANCE 29 X K REPRES ENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 30

X G CONTRA CT ADMINIS TRA TIO N DATA 41 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 118

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIRE MENTS 46 X M EVALUA TION FACTORS FOR AWARD 139

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within 0 calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

AWARD (To be completed by government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) ( )

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOW N IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Patricia Bradley

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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RFP 7200AA22R00083

LGHS Solicitation

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE 8

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS 8

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

B.4 BUDGET

B.5 INDIRECT RATES

B.6 ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING ON CEILING INDIRECT COST RATES AND FINAL

REIMBURSEMENT FOR INDIRECT COSTS

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE

B.8 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK 11

C.1 PURPOSE

C.2 BACKGROUND

C.3 OBJECTIVES

C.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

C.5 RESULTS

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING 27

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (January 1993)

D.2 BRANDING STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 29

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 30

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 AUTHORIZED WORK DAY / WEEK

F.6 KEY PERSONNEL

F.7 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

F.8 LEVEL OF EFFORT

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 41

G.1 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998)

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

G.4 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.7 CONTRACTOR'S PAYMENT ADDRESS

G.8 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 46

H.1 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.3 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.4 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

(JAN 2002)

H.5 FIELD SUPPORT ACTION PROCESS

H.7 CONSENT TO SUBCONTRACT

H.8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROVAL (APRIL 2018) (DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-

DEV-FAR-22-03c)

H.9 NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES. 48

H.10 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.11 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND MANAGEMENT

H.12 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

(JAN 2002)

H.13 302.3.5.19 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (NOVEMBER 2017)

H.14 302.3.5.21 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY

(DDL) (OCTOBER 2014)

H.15 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.16 SECURITY

H.17 INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL AND CLOSELY ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS

H.18 PRESS RELATIONS

H.19 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM

H.20 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MAY 2016) (DEVIATION NO.

MOAADEVAIDAR2206c)

H.21 SOFTWARE LICENSE ADDENDUM (MAY 2016) (DEVIATION NO.

MOAADEVAIDAR2206c)

H.22 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY (APRIL

2018) (DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-06c)

H.23 MEDIA AND INFORMATION HANDLING AND PROTECTION (APRIL 2018)

(DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-06c)

H.24 PRIVACY AND SECURITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS INCIDENT

REPORTING (APRIL 2018) (DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-06c)

H.25 SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVACY AND SECURITY

STAFF (APRIL 2018) (DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-06c)

H.26 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

RESOURCES (APRIL 2018) (DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-06c)

H.27 CLOUD COMPUTING (APRIL 2018) (DEVIATION NO. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-06c)65

H.28 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACTS (GUC)

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES 72

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES 72

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

I.2 752.252-1 AIDAR SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(MAR 2015)

I.3 FAR 52.203-13 CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT (NOV

2021) 75

I.4 FAR 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

SYSTEMS (NOV 2021)

I.5 FAR 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELE-

COMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

I.6 FAR 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. (NOV 2020)

I.7 FAR 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

I.8 FAR 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES

(JUN 2020)

I.9 FAR 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021)

I.10 FAR 52.223-99 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION #M/OAA-DEV-FAR-22-01c)

I.11 FAR 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

I.12 AIDAR 752.222-70 USAID DISABILITY POLICY (DECEMBER 2004)

I.13 AIDAR 752.229-71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JUL 2007)

I.14 AIDAR 752.245-70 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY—USAID REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS (OCT 2017)

I.15 752.228-3 WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENCE BASE ACT)

(DEC 1991) [(DEVIATION JUN 2022)]

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS 96

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 96

PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 97

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

THE OFFEROR 97

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . 97

K.2 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2022)

K.3 52.204-20 PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020)

K.4 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

K.5 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

K.6 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (AUG 2020) .. 105

K.7 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

K.8 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX

LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

K.9 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

K.10 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (SEPT 2021)

K.12 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999)

K.13 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)

K.14 52.225-20 PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING RESTRICTED BUSINESS OPERATIONS

IN SUDAN--CERTIFICATION (AUG 2009)

K.15 AGREEMENT ON, OR EXCEPTIONS TO, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

K.16 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS

K.17 SIGNATURE

K.18 KEY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION CONCERNING NARCOTICS OFFENSES AND

DRUG TRAFFICKING

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

RESPONDENTS 118

L.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 118

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV 2021)-

ALTERNATE 1 (OCT 1997)

L.3 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.4 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L.5 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.6 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL

L.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE BRANDING STRATEGY

L.10 WAIVERS UNDER FAR PART 4.2101 PROHIBITION ON COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT

(DECEMBER 2021)

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 139

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.3 COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.4 DETERMINATION OF THE COMPETITIVE RANGE

M.5 SOURCE SELECTION

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide services to the USAID Bureau of Global Health (GH) as described in Section C - Statement of Work for USAID Localize Global Health Security (LGHS).

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) term-type contract. For the consideration set forth in the contract, the Contractor must provide the level of effort described in Section F.8 to accomplish the deliverables and outputs as described in Section C and Section F.

B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

(a) The estimated cost for the performance of the work required, exclusive of fixed fee is [TBD].

The fixed fee, if any, is [TBD]. The total estimated cost-plus-fixed-fee for this contract is [TBD].

(b) Within the estimated cost-plus-fixed-fee amount, if any, specified in paragraph (a) above, the amount currently obligated and available for reimbursement of allowable costs incurred by the contractor (and payment of fee, if any) for performance is [TBD].

(c) The Contractor must not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount, nor will the U.S. Government be responsible for costs incurred should the Contractor do so. Funding for his contract will be on an incremental basis, subject to the availability of funds.

B.4 BUDGET

The estimated budget for this contract is as follows:

CLIN Description Base Period Option Year 1 Option Year 2 Option Year 3 Total

CLIN

Direct Cost (excludes

GUC)

CLIN

0002 Indirect Cost

CLIN

Grants Under Contract

(GUC) 14,400,000

CLIN

Fixed Fee on CLINs 0001 and 0002

CLIN

Fixed Fee on CLIN

Total

B.5 INDIRECT RATES

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.

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD TBD% 1/ 1/ 1/

1/ Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

*Special Note: The indirect cost table above is the current approved indirect cost rates for the prime and major subcontractor(s).

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.

B.6 ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING ON CEILING INDIRECT COST RATES AND FINAL

REIMBURSEMENT FOR INDIRECT COSTS

(a) Reimbursement for indirect costs shall be at the lower of the negotiated final (or predetermined) rates, but not in excess of the following ceiling rates:

Description 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

TBD TBD% TBD% TBD% TBD% TBD%

(b) The Government will not be obligated to pay any additional amount should the final indirect cost rates exceed the negotiated ceiling rates. If the final indirect cost rates are less than the negotiated ceiling rates, the negotiated rates will be reduced to conform to the lower rates.

(c) This advance understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, cost limitation, or obligation established in the contract. Any changes in classifying or allocating indirect costs require the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE

Allowable costs shall be limited to reasonable, allocable, and necessary costs determined in accordance with FAR 52.216-7 “Allowable Cost and Payment,” FAR 52.216-8 “Payment of Fixed Fee,” if applicable, FAR 52.232-22 “Limitation of Funds,” and AIDAR 752.7003 “Documentation for Payment.”

B.8 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

Payment of fixed fee will be made upon the proportion of the level of effort specified in Section F.8 that was provided by the contractor in the period covered by the submitted invoice. In the event that the Contractor does not provide the total LOE stipulated in Section F.8 the total amount of the fixed fee will be reduced in similar proportion. In accordance with FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee the Contracting Officer will withhold 15% of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less, until the required award conditions under the referenced clause have been met.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

LOCALIZE GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY (LGHS)

C.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of the Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) contract is to work with local entities, as defined in ADS 302 Local Competition Authority Pilot Program, to address prioritized critical health security gaps at the sub-national level. 1

C.2 BACKGROUND

New and re-emerging diseases spread quickly across the globe, resulting in outbreaks that overwhelm health systems, upend lives and economies. Many factors continue to drive opportunities for pathogens to spread and become global health security threats. Increased population growth and urbanization promote the spread of zoonotic diseases. Climate change continues to alter and increase the distribution of disease vectors. Political and social instability undermine health systems and abilities to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats. The misuse of antibiotics and emergence of pathogens with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affect the human, animal, and environmental health.

The International Health Regulations (IHR). The World Health Assembly adopted the International Health Regulations (IHR (2005) in May 2005 requiring all States Parties to develop core public health capacities “to detect, assess, notify and report events” (Article 5) and “the capacity to respond to promptly and effectively to public health risks and public health emergencies of international concern” (Article 13). The United States, along with other Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are signatories to IHR (2005) and are committed to the requirements set forth for WHO and the global health community to coordinate capacity strengthening for over 196 States Parties to develop the core capacities required to detect, assess, report, and respond to potential public health emergencies of international concern. As the United States Government has redoubled its commitment toward full implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) through the Global Health Security Agenda, USAID accordingly has expanded its efforts to coordinate, collaborate and make sustainable contributions to this multilateral effort.

The Global Health Security Agenda. USAID’s Global Health Security program is inclusive of our contributions to the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). GHSA is a multilateral, multisectoral effort designed to accelerate progress toward full implementation of the IHR by elevating health security as a priority and coordinating action to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to infectious disease threats.

The GHSA was first launched in 2014 and has grown to include a coalition of more than 70 member nations, international organizations, and the private sector. In 2018, GHSA member countries launched

1 As defined in ADS 302 Local Competition Authority Pilot Program, p2, “local entity means an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that— (1) is legally organized under the laws of; (2) has as its principal place of business or operations in; (3) is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of; and (4) managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of a country receiving assistance from funds appropriated under title III of this Act.”

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/302mbe_0.pdf https://ghsagenda.org/ https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/302mbe_0.pdf the second five-year phase known as ‘GHSA 2024’ with an overarching target of strengthening at least five health-security related technical areas to a level of “demonstrated capacity across at least 100 countries.”

In 2020, the United States partnered with over 40 countries, including 19 intensively supported countries, to provide operational and technical assistance to build their health security capacities incrementally through targeted health security actions defined in World Health Organizations’ Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool. The JEE (version 3.0) currently includes 19 core health security technical areas, and USAID has prioritized strengthening the following eight: antimicrobial resistance (AMR), infection prevention and control, zoonotic disease, national laboratory systems, surveillance, human resources/workforce development, emergency preparedness, and risk communication and community engagement.2 USAID’s GHS programs support implementing partners to address one or more of these technical areas, and promote coordination and engagement across the human, animal and environmental health sectors.

USAID’s Local Partnerships Initiative. As USAID continues to prioritize Global Health Security, the Agency is also placing a renewed emphasis on local partnerships as a core aspect of the long-term sustainability of our development work. In November 2021, Administrator Power set two targets for increasing the Agency’s localization efforts in her New Vision for Global Development speech:

● 25% of USAID’s assistance going to local partners within the next four years.

● 50% of our programming placed local communities in the lead to either co-design a project, set priorities, drive implementation, or evaluate the impact of our programs by the end of the decade.

Progress towards these targets are being aided by ongoing initiatives such as USAID’s New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) and Local Works. The targets further fueled strategic visioning and planning around the technical and operational needs to support progress towards targets. The Agency drafted a Localization Vision and accompanying list of Priority Actions to move the vision forward. Additionally, the Agency’s recently launched Local Capacity Strengthening Policy establishes core principles of effective local capacity strengthening and an overarching framework to support greater consistency and coherence towards local capacity strengthening across countries, contexts, and sectors.

The Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) Contract. Substantial progress has been made in improving priority health security capacities and reaching the GHSA 2024 target, but capacity gains and remaining gaps vary by country and region. Moreover, recent outbreaks of Ebola, monkeypox and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the criticality of political will and community trust for the acceptance, uptake and sustainability of global health security interventions. These gaps beg consideration of not only “what” our USAID GHSA programs are supporting but “how” we do it. They indicate a need to augment our current approaches to prioritize engaging subnational bodies and local actors, delve closer to affected communities, utilize established in-country partners and organizations to

2 The JEE 3.0 identifies 19 technical areas that countries should target: Legal Instruments, Financing, IHR coordination, Antimicrobial Resistance, Zoonotic Disease, Food Safety, Biosafety and Biosecurity, Immunization, National Laboratory System, Surveillance, Human Resources/Workforce Development, Health Emergency Preparedness, Linking Public Health and Security, Health Services Provision, Infection Prevention and Control, Risk Communication and Community Engagement, Points of Entry, Chemical Events and Radiation Emergencies.

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051980 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051980 https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/nov-4-2021-administrator-samantha-power-new-vision-global-development https://www.usaid.gov/npi https://www.usaid.gov/npi https://www.usaid.gov/local-faith-and-transformative-partnerships/local-works https://www.usaid.gov/local-capacity-strengthening-policy implement this work and remain flexible to support country-specific technical priorities. The purpose of the Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) contract is to work with local entities to address critical health security gaps, as prioritized in a countries’ National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), Joint External Evaluation (JEE) reports, State Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR) Tool reports and other health security planning documents. The LGHS contract will complement the multisectoral, cross-technical approaches of other GHS programs to move focus countries closer to achieving the GHSA 2024 target. Progress towards the GHSA 2024 target is critical to strengthen and sustain global pandemic preparedness.

The LGHS contract will also advance the USAID's prioritization of local partnerships as a core aspect of the long-term sustainability of our development work. USAID’s goals for localization have been outlined in key strategies and policies such as USAID’s Acquisition and Assistance Strategy, and the New Partnerships Initiative. The Contractor shall advance these goals by issuing grants to local entities for interventions that address critical gaps in the country’s health security. This locally led approach will strengthen the implementation capacity and sustainability needed for lasting gains in global health security and will represent a key component of USAID’s contribution to IHR capacity strengthening through the Global Health Security Agenda.

C.3 OBJECTIVES

The three objectives of this contract are as follows:

Objective 1: Address critical gaps in health security through grants and technical assistance in prioritized technical areas

Objective 2: Strengthen the administrative and financial organizational capacity of local entities to effectively manage the implementation of health security technical interventions

Objective 3: Expand global knowledge base on approaches and best practices for local entities conducting global health security interventions

C.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

C.4.1 General The Contractor shall utilize local entities to strengthen country capacities to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease threats. This will require the Contractor to have technical expertise in the core public health capacities delineated in IHR and the technical leadership required to engage with multilateral stakeholders in the global public health community. The Contractor will require such technical leadership to support implementation of interventions and for the application of WHO’s IHR Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks such as the SPAR, the JEE

3.0 and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS) Pathway to monitoring the sub-national interventions of local entities.

https://extranet.who.int/sph/naphs?region=All&country=1274 https://extranet.who.int/sph/jee https://extranet.who.int/e-spar https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/AA-Strategy-02-04-19.pdf https://www.usaid.gov/npi

C.4.2 Contractor’s Roles The Contractor shall work in collaboration with a range of global health security stakeholders, including but not limited to host country governments, United States Government Interagency partners such as the Centers for Disease Control, regional stakeholders such as the Africa Centers for Disease Control and multilateral partners such as WHO and OIE to address gaps in global health security at the sub-national level through small grants and technical assistance to local entities.

C.4.3 Description of Functional Activities and Tasks USAID’s global health security programs have and will continue to prioritize 6 of the GHSA technical areas as noted above. These six technical areas align with USAID’s strategic and comparative areas of expertise, with particular engagement across the human, animal and environmental health sectors. The USAID COR, LGHS management team, and USAID Missions will pre-identify 2 to 3 technical areas for each country. Their determinations will be based on health security capacity assessments such as the country’s JEE Report, National Action Plans for Health Security and the annual reviews of country progress as reflected in their Global Health Security annual reports and annual SPAR scores. The Contractor will be provided the results of these annual reviews and their corresponding limited technical focus areas for each country on a yearly basis. The limited technical focus areas shall serve as the basis of the program descriptions used in country-specific RFAs for response and resulting program descriptions and associated activities to be implemented primarily through local entities. The descriptions below are the 6 technical focus areas that USAID will prioritize for the LGHS contract and examples of activities that may be conducted in those areas. The aim of these illustrative activities are to improve JEEs scores and advance global health security in those countries.

a) Risk Communication, Social Behavioral Change, Community Engagement: JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to use multilevel, multisectoral and multifaceted risk communication for public health emergencies. It also includes risk communication systems for unusual/unexpected events and emergencies, internal and partner coordination for emergency risk communication, public communication for emergencies, communication engagement with affected communities, and addressing perceptions, risky behaviors and misinformation.

Illustrative country activities may include, but are not limited to:

o Risk communication trainings on priority zoonotic diseases for province/county level multi-sector partners o Design and implement social and behavior change campaigns on priority zoonotic diseases at sub-national and community levels o Develop risk communication capacities through cascade training and/or mentorship at the subnational level on information sharing among key stakeholders, including through the media, social media and direct interaction with affected communities.

o Develop a mechanism for systematically collecting feedback from the community in local languages (such as through telephone hotline, social media forums, direct engagement).

o Develop a mechanism to conduct baseline surveys on knowledge, attitudes and practices on priority zoonotic diseases, health threats and on health seeking practices.

b) Diagnostic and Laboratory systems support3: JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to detect priority diseases through national laboratory systems, including all relevant sectors, particularly human and animal health, and effective modern point-of-care and laboratory-based diagnostics. It also includes: laboratory testing for detection of priority diseases, specimen referral and transport system, effective national diagnostic network, and national quality standards for licensing laboratory systems.

o Support the development of county-specific operational frameworks for implementation of Integrated Specimen Transport in the supported countries.

o Support training and mentorship to build capacity of laboratory staff at the district level on specimen management and shipping of priority pathogen specimens.

o Provide assistance to sub-national to establish integrated specimen referral system technical working groups (TWGs) and to develop a plan for an integrated specimen referral system in their respective counties

c) Zoonotic Disease: JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to have functional multisectoral, multidisciplinary mechanisms, policies, systems and practices in place to minimize transmission of zoonotic disease from animals to human populations. It also includes: coordinated surveillance of priority and emerging zoonotic diseases between animal health, public health and environment sectors; multisectoral operational mechanism for the response to outbreaks of endemic, emerging or re-emerging zoonotic diseases; and implementation of good practices in animal breeding and production of animal products, including sanitary practices across all major animal value chains is ensured and prevent transmission of zoonotic diseases.

Illustrative country activities may include, but are not limited to:

o Strengthen animal health specimen referral networks and transport systems via formal organization, guidelines, SOPs, and monitoring activities.

o Stakeholder engagement including animal health staff and courier staff to discuss the financial plan to pilot animal SRS at subnational levels.

o Provide technical assistance on the performance of animal SRS activities in three provinces.

o Develop and/or help optimize digital tools to manage specimen referral data and test results.

3 Procurement under the LGHS contract will be limited, and must be consistent with the 937 geographic code.

o Support the development and implementation of a national plan for good practices in animal breeding and production of animal products, including sanitary practices, based on international standards.

d) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): The JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to have strong, effective Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs that enables safe health care and essential services delivery and prevention and control of health care acquired infections (HCAI). Over the last decade, major outbreaks such as those due to the Ebola virus disease and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-

19) have demonstrated how epidemic-prone pathogens can spread rapidly through health care settings. In 2021–2022, a detailed global survey showed that an active IPC programme existed in 54.7% (58/106) of countries; with only four of the participating countries (3.8%) meeting all minimum requirements. Strengthening national and institutional IPC has been a cornerstone of COVID-19 response; the next five years afford an exceptional opportunity to build on/transform these COVID-19 investments into long-term capacity gains in IPC (elevating country capacity to the JEE level of demonstrated).

Illustrative country activities include, but are not limited to:

o Leveraging national, subnational, and facility investments in IPC (including WASH and waste management) in healthcare facilities to achieve sustainable political will (at each level), resources and practices for steady-state and emergency scale up, to include establishment/strengthening/ and routine use of IPC committees o IPC improvement at all healthcare facilities, including through the use of the infection prevention and control assessment framework (IPCAF) and the WASH fit tool.

e) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR):JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to have effective multi-sectoral coordination and a national plan on AMR in place spanning human, animal, crops, food safety, and environmental aspects. It also includes surveillance for AMR and antimicrobial use at the national level; and practices in place to ensure appropriate use of antimicrobials, including assuring quality of available medicines. The COVID-19 outbreak continues to set back efforts throughout the world to address the emergence spread and impact of AMR. Mainstreaming strengthening AMR capacities into COVID-19 response and recovery efforts affords the opportunity

Illustrative country activities include, but are not limited to:

o Promoting regular meetings of the multisectoral AMR governance committee whose activities includes monitoring and evaluation of progress made on the national AMR action plan.

o Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes, including monitoring of antimicrobial use, education/communication, and other interventions to improve antibiotic use.

o Quality, safety and efficacy assurance of antimicrobial products and the antimicrobial supply chain.

o Establishment of SOPs, protocols and databases for surveillance data and training laboratory and epidemiologic teams on AMR surveillance, diagnosis and data analysis for human and animal health sectors.

f) Human Resources: JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to have skilled and competent health personnel for sustainable and functional public health surveillance and response at all levels of the health system and the effective implementation of the International Health Regulations. There is a corresponding workforce in the animal sector of veterinarians, animal health professionals, para-veterinarians, epidemiologists and IT specialists. It also includes an up-to-date multisectoral workforce strategy, human resources available to effectively implement IHR, in-service training, and training programs in field epidemiology or other applied epidemiology.

o Strengthen the workforce by engaging in-service professionals in online training and peer-to-peer learning opportunities through a regional Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP)

g) Other priority areas:

● Outbreak Preparedness and Response: JEE capacity score is based on a country’s ability to be in “emergency preparedness” which is a combination of planning, allocation of resources, training, exercising, and organizing to build, sustain and improve operational capabilities at national, intermediate, and local or primary response levels based on strategic risk assessments.

● Community-based zoonotic disease surveillance: JEE capacity scores for surveillance are based on a country’s ability to collect, analyze, and report potential events of concern for health security. Community -based surveillance structures contribute to these efforts by applying indicator-based surveillance (IBS) and event based surveillance (EBS) to provide real time information using secure, integrated electronic surveillance tools.

C.4.4 Objective 1: Address critical gaps in health security through grants and technical assistance in prioritized technical areas

Tasks shall include, but are not limited to:

A. Working in partnership with the USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), the LGHS Management Team and USAID Missions, the Contractor shall design and manage a competitive Grants under Contract (GUC) program to local entities to strengthen their country’s global health security capacity. The grants program shall cover the entire lifecycle of the grants process, including (at a minimum):

1. Conceptualization 2. Pre-Solicitation 3. Solicitation 4. Selection and Screening 5.

Award 6. Administration 7. Close Out. The Contractor should include provisions for cost reimbursable, fixed price, and in-kind grants to provide the greatest flexibility and adaptability to country needs.

The Contractor is expected to award two to three rounds of grants (approximately one round each year plus time allotted for set-up and closeout over the 5-year period of the contract). Each round of grants shall aim to award 15-30 grants for a total of 40-60 grants awarded by the end of the third year of the project. The sizes of grants will vary. The Contractor must ensure the maximum amount of funds are provided to local entities capable of adequately managing the funds and implementing results-oriented health security programs.

The Contractor shall prioritize but not be limited to intensive focus countries for LGHS grants. During the first year of implementation, USAID anticipates that focus countries will include Cameroon, Guinea, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Vietnam.

However, additional countries will be added, based on availability of funds, but not anticipated to exceed 12 countries total and at any given time. The implementation of grants in selected countries will be phased-in based on an implementation plan in consultation with and approved by USAID. It is neither required nor expected that the contractor will have field offices in every focus country identified by USAID.

Tasks shall include, but are not limited to:

● Develop Grant Selection, Award, and Management Process and Procedures: A comprehensive Grants-Under-Contract’s (GUC) Process Manual (hereinafter referred to as ―The Manual) must be developed in accordance with USAID guidelines. The Manual shall describe the process by which the contractor plans to award and administer the grants awarded under LGHS. A finalized version of the completed Manual must be reviewed and approved by the Contracting Officer (CO) in order for the Contractor to award the first LGHS grant. The Manual must describe, in detail, the Contractor’s grant management processes from pre-award to award close-out.

At a minimum, the Manual must provide the following key steps in the grant process:

o Conceptualization o Solicitation (including selection criteria) and dissemination plan o Applicant Selection, and Screening and Evaluation process o Award o Administration and grants management o Close Out

● As part of the pre-solicitation process for each country, the Contractor shall conduct market research of local partners who could potentially apply for grants. This information shall be provided to USAID in the form of a Local Organization landscape report. The Contractor shall draft the landscape report to map possible local organizations that can undertake the technical areas of LGHS in each country where LGHS GUC program is implemented. The report shall include, but not limited to, a description of each local organization, their technical abilities, current projects, current staffing and high-level financials. The Contractor shall take into account existing local capacity assessment reports (to be provided by Missions post award), as available, in countries where USAID have undertaken such work. The final report is due 30 calendar days after grants are awarded.

● As part of the pre-solicitation process, the Contractor shall host a pre-solicitation meeting and prior provide a meeting agenda for COR approval.

The meeting will target local organizations who are potential applicants. The Contractor shall produce a brief report providing a general overview of the pre-solicitation meeting in each country where LGHS GUC program is implemented.

The report shall document meeting details such as the attendees, agenda, any potential issues discussed, questions asked, and answers provided. The pre-solicitation meeting report will be due 15 calendar days after each pre-solicitation meeting.

● Award USAID Approved Grants According to the procedures established in the USAID-approved Manual: The Contractor must issue the first round of RFAs within the first year of the award. Subsequent RFAs must be published in accordance with the grant cycles as established in the Grants Manual. COR approval is required for the following components: 1) the Request for Applications,

2) the roster of potential local partners, 3) the pre-solicitation meeting agenda, 4) the final selected grantees proposed activities and budgets, including the rationale for selection (the Selection Memo), 5) Modifications to work plans, budgets, and grant period of performance, 6) grant recipients.

Additionally, USAID reserves the right to participate in the GUC selection committee and one (1) USAID representative may serve as a voting member of the selection committee for each round of GUCs.

B. USAID-approved Technical Assistance

The Contractor shall support programmatic objectives primarily through grants to local entities. Upon the request of USAID, the Contractor may be required to provide technical assistance in GHS technical areas as referenced in section C.4.3. The COR must review and approve any technical Assistance. Review by the COR will commence after a request outlining relevant information including but not limited to scope of work, timeline, target beneficiaries and budget.

C.4.5 Objective 2: Strengthen the administrative and financial organizational capacity of local entities to effectively manage the implementation of health security technical interventions

Tasks shall include, but are not limited to:

A. Provide New Grantee Orientation for all LGHS Grantees based on procedures outlined in the approved Manual, the Contractor must develop and provide an orientation to all grant recipients, detailing the following:

● financial reporting requirements;

● deadlines;

● forms;

● evaluation and reporting requirements;

● relevant resources and references;

● guidance on rules and regulations, and

● guidance for procurement of commodities (i.e. screening equipment, medical and general supplies, applicable waivers, etc.).

The Contractor may provide orientation materials in electronic or hard copy and may present them using innovative presentation techniques (teleconference, videoconference, etc.).

B. Provide technical support to grant recipients. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring the global health security activities implemented by grantees are in accordance with appropriate international and/or national standards, incorporate the most up-to-date and technically sound principles, and are technically appropriate and feasible. The Contractor shall provide trainings, resources and refreshers to grantees and as needed augment the technical capacity of grantees to implement global health security activities.

Required tasks include, but are not limited to:

● Orientation to USAID’s Global Health Security programming and approaches

● Technical support for assessing and monitoring JEE 3.0 technical areas/indicators at subnational level

C. Provide Organizational Capacity Support: The Contractor shall contribute to building the capacity of local entities to administer global health security interventions. Therefore, the Contractor shall provide organizational capacity support to the local entities in countries where grants are implemented. Grant recipients may have limited experience with USG processes such but not limited to financial reporting and procurement requirements and regulations. Therefore, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to play a key role in orienting recipients on applicable rules and regulations to ensure compliance and effective use of USG funds.

Required tasks include, but are not limited to:

● Conduct organizational capacity assessments and provide various packages of support (low, medium or high) based on the existing capacity. The

Contractor shall develop a planned package of support that can be delivered to each local entity in person and remotely. The organizational support plans for each entity, including annual assessments of progress, must be shared with USAID no later than 90 calendar days after awarding a grant to a local entity. Where possible, the Contractor shall identify local and regional consultants and entities within the countries that can deliver organizational capacity building support. The Contractor shall maintain a roster of these entities and consultants to share with USAID.

● Develop an organizational capacity dashboard to measure and evaluate progress throughout the award period of performance. The Contractor shall develop a web-based, user-friendly, and interactive organizational capacity dashboard accessible to each local organization awarded and USAID. The organizational capacity dashboard will be based on the organizational capacity assessment domains and key features. Each dashboard will be tailored to each organization and include key areas of focus for improvement and projections/plans. The dashboard will be updated annually throughout the period of performance, including the midpoint and end of the award. The dashboards must be shared with USAID no later than 60 calendar days after the capacity assessment and support plans are completed.

● The Contractor shall offer various forms of organizational capacity support, on an as needed basis. New grantees may need assistance fulfilling reporting, financial management, and other grant requirements; while other grantees may identify a specific technical need not previously envisioned in their application.

Assistance may be provided in the following forms: telephone communication, email-based support, site visits, and virtual or in-person trainings. Therefore, in order to ensure all programs stay on track, the Contractor must be prepared and is obligated to offer a variety of technical assistance to all grantees, if required.

Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA) consultants may be utilized if needed, in accordance with the Contractor‘s approved staffing plan, in order to help fulfill this requirement.

o Technical support to improve technical, management and operational capabilities o Support to improve financial management capabilities o Technical support for monitoring, evaluation and learning from interventions o Leveraging communication and networking platforms for local partners working on global health security o Technical support and training to improve coordination between local partners and government

C.4.6 Objective 3: Expand global knowledge base on approaches and best practices for local entities conducting global health security interventions

A core component of the LGHS contract is to create pathways to ensure local entities contributing to the advancing health security in their countries are connected to wider national, regional and global efforts.