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Request for Proposals (RFP) No.: 72016924R00002 Issue Date: March 8, 2024 Questions Due Date: March 15, 204, at 5pm, Serbia local time Proposals Submission Due Date: April 5, 2024, at 5pm, Serbia local time

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72016924R00002 for USAID/Serbia’s Organizational Capacity Building activity

Dear Prospective Offeror:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Mission in Serbia, is seeking proposals from qualified local Serbia organizations interested in providing the services as described in this solicitation.

The competition under this solicitation is limited to local entities in accordance with Section 7077 of Public Law 112-74, as amended by Section 7028 of the Consolidated Appropriation Act (P.L 113-76) titled “Local Competition Authority”. For the purpose of the solicitation, local entity means an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of person that:

1) Is legally organized under the laws of Republic of Serbia;

2) have its principal place of business or operations in the Republic of Serbia; and

3) is: (A) majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the cooperating country; and (B) managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the cooperating country.

For purpose of this section “Majority owned" and "managed by" include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization's managers or a majority of the organization's governing body by any means.

Subject to the availability of funds, USAID anticipates awarding a single Firm Fixed Price Contract, up to $80,000, covering a period of up to six months, from the date of the award. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.106, USAID intends to award a contract on a best-value basis. Therefore, the offerors should not strive to meet the maximum amount, rather, the offerors should propose the best technical, and management solution, and costs that are appropriate, realistic, reasonable, and in accordance with the proposed approach for achieving the activity objective.

Please note that offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) in order to do business with the U.S. Government. A successful registration in SAM means the Offeror has obtained a Unique Entity ID, and has secured an NCAGE number to successfully register in SAM.

USAID reserves the right to amend or rescind this solicitation at any time. Any amendments to this solicitation will be issued and posted on the System for Award Management (SAM)

RFP #72016924R00002

Organizational Capacity Building activity

(https://www.sam.gov) and USAID/Serbia website and social media. It is the responsibility of the prospective Offerors to ensure that the solicitation has been received from the internet in its entirety.

USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Proposals must be received electronically on or before the closing date stipulated above to provide the services and deliverables specified in the RFP below. Proposals must be sent via email attachments to Dukagjin Hasani at: dhasani@usaid.gov and Armend Aliu at: aaliiu@usaid.gov by the closing date and must conform to all requirements outlined in Section L of this RFP.

This solicitation 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 the proposal.

Respectfully, Patricia Siaso Contracting Officer Director, Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance https://www.sam.gov mailto:dhasani@usaid.gov mailto:aaliiu@usaid.gov

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29. AWARD OF CONTRACT:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 TITLE

B.2 PURPOSE

B.3 CONTRACT TYPE

B.4 PRICE, OBLIGATED AMOUNT AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.6 QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THE DELIVERABLES

SECTION D – BRANDING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

D.2 BRANDING

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F – DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

F.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

F.3 KEY PERSONNEL

F.4 DELIVERABLES

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

G.4 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

G.5 PAYMENT AND INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATED DATA

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.2 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

H.3 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.4 LOGISTIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

H.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES OR PROPERTY

H.6 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

H.7 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.8 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND REQUIREMENTS

H.9 ADS 302.3.5.17 LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTING TO NON-LOCAL ENTITIES (JULY 2014)

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

I.2 FAR 52.204-1, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

I.3 FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SECTION J – LIST OF DOCUMENTS EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF BIDDERS

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

K.2 FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2024)

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

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

L.2 FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.3 FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L.4 ELIGIBLE OFFEROR

L.5 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L.6 SUBMISSION/DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.8 TECHNICAL APPROACH

L.9 KEY PERSONNEL, MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND STAFFING PLAN

L.10 ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES

L.11 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL

SECTION M – EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

M.3 TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

M.4 COST/PRICE PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.5 AWARD DECISION

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 TITLE

Organizational Capacity Building activity in Serbia

B.2 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide technical services for the comprehensive capacity building assistance to an identified non-governmental organization located in southwestern Serbia as described in Sections C of the contract.

B.3 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type Contract.

B.4 PRICE, OBLIGATED AMOUNT AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Key to acronyms:

OTP = Offeror-to-propose TBD = To-be-determined

The “TBD” designation is information which will be provided by the Government as applicable or as otherwise designated elsewhere in the contract.

a) The fixed price for the performance of the work required hereunder is TBD.

b) Within the estimated price specified in paragraph a) above, the amount currently obligated and available for reimbursement of allowable costs incurred by the Contractor for performance hereunder is TBD.

c) Commercial interim payments will be made in accordance with successful performance and acceptance of the deliverables listed in the table below. The Contractor may invoice for the corresponding amount for payment only after the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and the Contracting Officer (CO) have determined that the deliverable has been completed.

Illustrative payment schedule of the deliverables listed in section C.5 (TBD*)

Description of the deliverable Delivery schedule

Percentage of total price

Amount for payment

1 Building Capacity and Implementation Plan

OTP OTP OTP

2 Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (MELP)

OTP OTP OTP

3 Updated Statute and Strategy of the Identified Local Organization

OTP OTP OTP

4 Financial Management Policies and Procedures

OTP OTP OTP

5 Human Resources Policies and Procedures

OTP OTP OTP

6 Procurement Policies and Procedures OTP OTP OTP 7 Policies on ethics, codes of conduct, and conflict of interest

OTP OTP OTP

8 Final Report OTP OTP OTP

* The final Payment Schedule shall be incorporated in the contract upon award. Offerors may propose their descending order of preference of deliverables, based on their proposed technical approach.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

C.1 PURPOSE

Primary purpose: The purpose of this activity is to provide comprehensive capacity building assistance to an identified non-governmental organization located in southwestern Serbia (the” identified organization”). The capacity development of the identified organization will enable it to become a direct USAID partner, fostering its ability to receive USAID’s support in implementing activities aligned with USAID Serbia’s Country Developing Strategy (CDCS).

C.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT:

Small, local organizations face organizational challenges, including weaknesses in financial management, strategic planning, board governance, communications, project design, human resources, and business planning. These challenges hinder the organizations’ eligibility to receive direct USAID funding and ability to adhere to USAID’s procedures, principles and regulations.

C.3 OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this SOW is to provide intensive capacity development activities via various means, such as: training, mentoring, coaching and technical assistance, with the aim to strengthen organizational internal controls, management oversight, and overall capacity of the identified organization.

This support will be focused on the areas identified below. For any additional necessary interventions identified, but not specifically listed under the “Areas of Intervention” below, the contractor must request USAID’s approval.

C.4 AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

Capacity development interventions will primarily focus on the following areas:

● organizational structure and management (including board development and governance),

● strategic planning,

● financial management and financial sustainability (including written procedures detailing financial controls for budget analysis, monitoring, and oversight of donor funded projects)

● procurement processes,

● human resources development (including HR handbook detailing staff hiring, performance management, professional development procedures, and travel procedures),

● legal and regulatory compliance,

● policies, ethics and codes of conduct.

If time and resources allow, additional areas of intervention could be allowed with USAID’s approval.

Illustrative interventions of secondary importance could include:

● business plan development

● project design development

● project implementation and management

● monitoring and evaluation

● outreach, communications, and media relations,

● networking with stakeholders,

● information security,

● gender integration.

C.5 DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE:

The contractor will develop a deliverables schedule, with a timeframe and price for each of the following deliverables:

● An assistance capacity building plan tailored to the identified organization’s needs (The plan must be approved by USAID prior to its implementation.)

● A Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (MELP) to measure the identified organization’s progress.

● Provide technical assistance, training, coaching, and other activities to the identified organization and in accordance with the approved capacity building plan

● An updated Statute and Strategy of the identified organization

● Financial management policies and procedures

● HR policies and procedures

● Procurement policies and procedures

● Policies on ethics, codes of conduct, and conflict of interest

● Evaluate the identified organization’s progress against goals defined in the MELP

● Final report

C.6 QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THE DELIVERABLES

All deliverables i.e. established policies and procedures must be compliant with USAID policies and procedures and Serbian laws.

[END OF SECTION C]

SECTION D – BRANDING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

a. It is a USAID policy that USAID-financed commodities and shipping containers, and project construction sites and other project locations be suitably marked with the USAID emblem. Shipping containers are also to be marked with the last five digits of the USAID financing document number.

As a general rule, marking is not required for raw materials shipped in bulk (such as coal, grain, etc.), or for semi-finished products which are not packaged.

b. Specific guidance on marking requirements should be obtained prior to procurement of commodities to be shipped, and as early as possible for project construction sites and other project locations. This guidance will be provided through the cognizant technical office indicated on the cover page of this contract, or by the Mission Director in the Cooperating Country to which commodities are being shipped, or in which the project site is located.

c. Authority to waive marking requirements is vested with the Regional Assistant Administrators, and with Mission Directors.

d. A copy of any specific marking instructions or waivers from marking requirements is to be sent to the Contracting Officer; the original should be retained by the Contractor.

D.2 BRANDING

When applicable, the Contractor must comply with the requirements of the policy directives and required procedures outlined in USAID Automated Directive System (ADS) 320.3.2 “Branding and Marking in USAID Direct Contracting” and USAID “Graphic Standards Manual” available at, or any successor branding policy.

Note: USAID receives “exclusive branding and marking” for the work conducted under all acquisition awards. This means that the foreign assistance delivered is clearly credited to the American people. It also means that competing logos or identities are excluded unless otherwise indicated in the award (Contract).

[END OF SECTION D]

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed price AUG 1996

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

USAID inspection and acceptance of services, reports, and other required deliverables or outputs shall take place at the principal place of performance or at any other location where the services are performed, and reports and deliverables are produced or submitted. The COR listed in Section G has been delegated authority to inspect and accept all services, reports, and required deliverables or outputs, with the exception of the deliverables tied to interim payments in Section B.

[END OF SECTION E]

SECTION F – DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

F.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance under this contract is the Republic of Serbia. The contractor must be based in Serbia1 and should plan to ensure its frequent physical presence at the location in southwestern Serbia where the identified organization is based, during the implementation of this activity.

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for this contract is six (6) months, from TBD to TBD.

F.3 KEY PERSONNEL

The personnel proposed and approved during proposal submission will be considered Key to the successful implementation of this Contract.

(a) The contractor must furnish the Project Manager position deemed as key personnel for the performance of this contract.

(b) The Project Manager is considered essential to the work being performed under this contract. The contractor must remain responsible for providing such key personnel for full-time performance for the term of this contract unless otherwise agreed to by the contracting officer.

(c) The failure to provide the Project Manager designated above may be considered nonperformance unless such failure is beyond the control, and through no fault or negligence, of the contractor.

(d) The contractor must immediately notify the contracting officer and the COR of Project Manager’s departure and the reasons, therefore.

(e) The Project Manager under this contract may be replaced with written approval of the Contracting Officer based on the responsibilities, qualifications and experience as stated below.

(f) Project Manager: The Program Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the overall activity. The Program Manager will work closely with the USAID. This position requires an individual who possesses:

● Demonstrated success with developing and operationalizing capacity building initiatives.

● Leadership in managing projects and staff.

● Demonstrated strategic thinking and planning, training and human resource management.

● Good knowledge of Serbia’s business and regulatory environment.

● Strong multi-cultural, interpersonal and supervision skills.

● Demonstrated ability to give effective presentations and write high quality technical reports.

● Excellent ability to amiably collaborate and coordinate activities with multiple stakeholders.

● A minimum of 10 years of experience in capacity building activities.

● Business proficiency, written and spoken, in English and Serbian.

1 Eligibility requires that the offeror be a Serbian local organization and must:

1. be legally organized under the laws of Republic of Serbia;

2. have its principal place of business or operations in the Republic of Serbia; and

3. is: (A) majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the cooperating country; and

(B) managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the cooperating country.

F.4 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall submit deliverables listed below. These are in no particular order.

Description of the deliverable Deliverable for USAID Review/Approval Expected date of

Completion

1 Building Capacity and Implementation Plan

The Plan submitted and approved by

COR

No later than (NLT) 15 days after the effective award date

Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (MELP)

The MELP submitted and approved by

COR

NLT than

(OTP)

Updated Statute and Strategy of the Identified Local Organization

The Updated Statute reviewed by USAID and approved by CO

NLT than

(OTP)

Financial Management Policies and Procedures

Financial Management Policies reviewed by USAID and approved by CO

NLT than

(OTP)

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Human Resources Policies reviewed by USAID and approved by CO

NLT than

(OTP)

Procurement Policies and Procedures

Procurement Policies reviewed by USAID and approved by CO

NLT than

(OTP

Policies on ethics, codes of conduct, and conflict of interest

Policies reviewed by USAID and approved by CO

NLT than

(OTP)

8 Final Report Final Report submitted and approved by

COR

NLT 15 days after the end of contract

Each deliverable listed above shall be submitted to USAID electronically using Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF format. All deliverables must be written in plain, grammatically correct English.

Building Capacity and Implementation Plan

Within five days after the effective award date the designated COR will provide feedback on the contractor’s Building Capacity and Implementation Plan2, submitted with the proposal. The Contractor shall revise and submit the final Building Capacity and Implementation Plan no later than 15 days after the effective award. If acceptable, the COR will provide a written approval to the Contractor.

The Building Capacity and Implementation Plan must cover the period from the effective date of the award through the end date and will include but not limited, the requirements identified in Section C.4 and C.5, that will be used to track the progress of implementation of the activity.

Final Report

The final performance report is a detailed report which summarizes the accomplishments and impact in relation to the expected results. It must contain an executive summary, not to exceed two-page, an index

2 See Annex A for more information on the Building Capacity and Implementation Plan of all reports and information on services/products produced under the contract. The final report must be submitted no later than 15 days after the end of the Contract to the COR.

[END OF SECTION F]

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

The Contracting Office is located at:

Embassy of the USA/USAID/Kosovo Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance (ROAA) Rr. 4 KORRIKU Nr. 25, Arberia, Pristina, Kosovo 10000

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in the requirements of this Contract and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this Contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change shall be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment shall be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price.

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The USAID/Serbia’s Office of Democratic and Economic Growth (ODEG) shall provide technical oversight to the Contractor through the designated COR. The COR is: TBD, Project Management Specialist.

G.4 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

a) Technical directions must be in writing, and must be within the scope of the contract, as detailed in Section C. Technical directions include:

1. Written directions to the Contractor that fill in details, suggest possible lines of technical inquiry, or otherwise facilitate completion of the work;

2. Provision of written information to the Contractor that assists in the interpretation of drawings, specifications, or technical portions of the work statement; and

3. Review and, where required, written approval of technical reports, drawings, specifications, or technical information to be delivered.

b) The CO, by separate designation letter, authorizes the COR to take any or all action with respect to the following, unless specifically prohibited by the terms of this contract:

1. Provide technical direction.

2. Assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract in accordance with the contract terms, conditions, and specifications.

3. Perform or cause to be performed, inspections in connection with this contract and require the

Contractor to correct all deficiencies; perform acceptance for the Government.

4. Maintain direct communications with the Contractor. Written communications with the Contractor and documents must be signed as “Contracting Officer’s Representative” with a copy furnished to the CO.

5. Monitor the Contractor’s production or performance progress and notify the Contractor in writing of deficiencies observed during surveillance, and direct appropriate action to effect correction. Record and report to the CO incidents of faulty or nonconforming work, delays or problems.

6. Obtain necessary security clearance and appropriate identification if access to Government facilities is required.

7. If to be provided, ensure that Government furnished property is available when required.

c) LIMITATIONS: The COR is not empowered to award, agree to, or sign any contract (including delivery or purchase orders) or modifications thereto, or in any way to obligate Government funds. The COR may not take any action that may impact the contract schedule, funding, contract scope, or rate of utilization of level of effort. All contractual agreements, commitments, or modifications that involve costs, prices, quantities, quality, and schedules will be made only by the CO.

d) In the separately issued COR designation letter, the CO may designate an alternate COR to act in the absence of the designated COR, in accordance with the terms of the letter.

e) Contractual Problems: Contractual problems of any nature that arise during the life of the contract must be handled in accordance with the terms of this contract and applicable laws and regulations.

The Contractor and the COR will bring all contractual problems to the immediate attention of the CO.

Only the CO is authorized to formally resolve such contractual problems. The CO is the sole authority authorized to approve changes to the contractual requirements. Notwithstanding any clause contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the CO. These changes include, but will not be limited to, the following areas: Statement of Work, price, quantity, technical specifications, delivery schedules, and contract terms and conditions. In the event the Contractor affects any changes at the direction of any other person other than the CO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority.

f) Failure by the Contractor to report to the CO any action by the Government considered to be a change, within the specified number of days contained in FAR 52.243-7 (Notification of Changes), waives the Contractor’s right to any claims for equitable adjustments.

g) In case of a conflict between this contract and the COR designation letter, the contract prevails.

G.5 PAYMENT AND INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

For payment of each deliverable as listed in the payment schedule in section B.4 c) of the contract, the contractor shall submit the SF-1034 Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal to the USAID/Serbia Financial Management Office including any other documentation as electronic file in Adobe format. One copy of the voucher and the invoice shall also be submitted to the COR.

All vouchers must be sent electronically to belgrade-invoices@usaid.gov.

mailto:belgrade-invoices@usaid.gov

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATED DATA

Accounting Data will be entered upon contract award.

[END OF SECTION G]

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Written and spoken fluency of English language is required for any Contractor's technical personnel (i.e.

Key, STTA), assigned for the execution of this contract. Proficiency in English and local languages as appropriate are required. All deliverables shall be produced in English.

H.2 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Funds in this contract may not be used to finance the travel, per diem, hotel expenses, meals, conference fees or other conference costs for any member of a foreign government's delegation to an international conference sponsored by a public international organization, except as provided in ADS Mandatory Reference "Guidance on Funding Foreign Government Delegations to International conferences at: http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/350maa.pdf or as approved by the CO.

H.3 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

The authorized geographic code for this award is 937 defined as the United States, the Cooperating Country (Republic of Serbia), and developing countries other than advanced developing countries, and excluding prohibited sources.

For accurate identification of developing countries, advanced developing countries, and prohibited sources, please visit ADS Chapter 310.

H.4 LOGISTIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall be responsible for all administrative support and logistics required to fulfill the requirements of this Contract. These shall include all travel arrangements, appointment scheduling, secretarial services, report preparations services, printing, and duplicating.

H.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES OR PROPERTY

The Contractor and any employee or consultant of the Contractor is prohibited from using U.S.

Government facilities (such as office space or equipment) or U.S. Government clerical or technical personnel in the performance of the services specified in the contract.

H.6 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All reports and documents generated, and data collected during this activity shall be considered confidential and shall not be reproduced, disseminated or discussed in open forum, other than for the purposes of completing the tasks described in this document, without the express written approval of a duly authorized representative of USAID. All findings, conclusions and recommendations shall be considered confidential and proprietary.

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H.7 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

The Contractor is reminded that U.S. Executive Orders and U.S. law prohibits transactions with, and the provision of resources and support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. It is the legal responsibility of the contractor to ensure compliance with these Executive Orders and laws. This provision must be included in all subcontracts issued under this contract.

H.8 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND REQUIREMENTS

Section 117 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 requires that USAID “take fully into account” the impacts of its activities on the environment and natural resources of developing countries. This mandate is codified in Federal Regulations (22 CFR 216) and in USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS) Chapters 201 and 204 (http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ADS/200/), which, in part, requires that the potential environmental impacts of USAID-financed and USAID-managed activities are identified prior to a final decision to proceed and that appropriate mitigation and monitoring measures are incorporated to address adverse impacts.

The contractor’s environmental compliance obligations under these regulations and procedures are specified in the Request for Categorical Exclusion (RCE) for the Organizational Capacity Building activity with the DCN: 2018-SRB-010-001.

No action funded under this Contract will be implemented unless a Categorical Exclusion or Threshold Decision, as defined by 22 CFR 216, has been established for that action, and documented in an approved Request for Categorical Exclusion (RCE) with the DCN: 2018-SRB-010-001.

The Contractor will be required to comply with all conditions specified in the approved Request for Categorical Exclusion (RCE) with the DCN: 2018-SRB-010-001.

H.9 ADS 302.3.5.17 LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTING TO NON-LOCAL ENTITIES (JULY 2014)

a) Applicability. This provision applies to:

(i) Contracts that have been awarded to those local entities under the authority of and as defined in Section 7077 of Public Law 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-74), as amended by Section 7028 of Public Law 113-76, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, also known as "Local Competition Authority"; and

(ii) Contracts awarded to local entities (as defined in Section 7077 of Public Law 112-74) under the authority at AIDAR 706.302-70 Impairment of foreign aid programs.

b) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract for—

1) Services (except construction), at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the prime/local entity.

http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ADS/200/

2) Supplies (other than procurement from a non-manufacturer of such supplies), the prime/ local entity concern must perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials.

3) General construction, the prime/ local entity concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

4) Construction by special trade contractors, the concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

c) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor represents that it is 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) Is managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country in which this contract will be primarily performed.

d) For purposes of this clause, “majority owned” and “managed by” include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization's managers or a majority of the organization's governing body by any means.

[END OF SECTION H]

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause “FAR 52.252.-2 and AIDAR 752-252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE”. Also, the full text of the contract clauses may be accessed electronically at these addresses (https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/aidar.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

Clause No. Clause Title 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (MAY 2015) 52.228-3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act). (JUL 2014) 52.229-6 Taxes - Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts. (FEB 2013)

AIDAR (48 CFR Chapter 1)

Clause No. Clause Title 752.202-01 Definitions (JAN 1990) 752.204-2 Security Requirements. (FEB 1999) 752.209-71 Organizational Conflict of Interest Discovered After Award (JUN 1993) 752.211-70 Language and Measurement (JUN 1992) 752.219-71 Mentor Requirements and Evaluation (JUL 2007) 752.222-70 USAID Disability Policy. (DEC 2004) 752.222-70 Nondiscrimination. (JUN 2012) 752.225-70 Source and Nationality Requirements (FEB 2012) 752.228-7 Insurance-Liability to Third Persons (JUL 1997) 752.229-70 Federal, state and local taxes 752.231-71 Salary Supplements for Host Government Employees (MAR 2015) 752.245-71 Title To and Care of Property (APR 1984)

752.7003 Documentation for payment. (NOV 1998)

752.7006 Notices (APR 1984)

752.7009 Marking (JAN 1993)

752.7013 Contractor-Mission Relationships (OCT 1989)

752.7018 Health and Accident Coverage for USAID Participant Trainees (JAN 1999)

752.7019 Participant Training (JAN 1999)

752.7025 Approvals (APR 1984)

752.7034 Acknowledgement and Disclaimer (DEC 1991)

752.7035 Public Notices (DEC 1991)

752.7036 USAID Implementing Partner Notices (IPN) portal for acquisition. (JUL 2014)

752.7037 Child safeguarding standards. (AUG 2016)

752.7038 Nondiscrimination against End-Users of Supplies or Services. (OCT 2016) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/aidar

CLAUSES INCORPORATED IN FULL TEXT

I.2 FAR 52.204-1, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of USAID and shall not be binding until so approved.

I.3 FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) ( 31

U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and

108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV

2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

_X_ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

__ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

_X_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub.

L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (6) [Reserved].

__ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

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__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT

2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

__ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (DEC 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title

II).

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(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (DEC 2023) ( Pub. L.

115–390, title II).

__ (ii) Alternate I (DEC 2023) of 52.204–30.

__ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT

2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (14) [Reserved].

__ (15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

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(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-6.

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(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

__ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

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(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2023) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (JUN 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (SEP 2023) of 52.219-9.

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(i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 657f).

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(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

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__ (30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) ( 15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

__ (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O.11755).

__ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024).

__ (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

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(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

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(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

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(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

__ (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC

2010) (E.O. 13496).

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(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

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(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2008) of 52.223-9 ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons…