RFP 72052221R00002.pdf

72052221R00002

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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SOLICITATION

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

CONTRACT CLAUSES

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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

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

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

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Fernando Zelaya fzelaya@usaid.gov

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Building Climate Resilience (BCR) Activity

0001 Building Climate Resilience Activity

OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

RFP No. 72052221R00002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

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

B.4 AWARD BUDGET BY CONTRACT LINE ITEM

B.5 INDIRECT COST RATES

B.6 CEILING INDIRECT COST RATES

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE (CPFF)

B.8 PAYMENT OF FEE

SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 PURPOSE STATEMENT

C.2 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

C.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT

C.4 SCOPE OF WORK

C.5 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT (GUCs)

C.6 GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS

C.7 RAPID MOBILIZATION

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

D.2 BRANDING POLICY

D.3 MARKING AND BRANDING STRATEGY

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 AUTHORIZED WORKDAY / WEEK

F.6 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

F.6.1 RAPID MOBILIZATION AND QUICK STARTUP PLAN

F.6.2 ANNUAL WORK PLANS

F.6.3 SECURITY PLAN

F.6.4 DO NOT HARM ASSESSMENT (CONFLICT SENSITIVITY)

F.6.5 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (ME&L) PLAN

F.6.6 QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

F.6.7 BRANDING AND MARKING PLAN

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM (SF-33)

PART I - SCHEDULE

F.6.8 BI-WEEKLY REPORTS

F.6.9 GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ANALYSIS

F.6.10 ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW SESSIONS (SRS) and POLITICAL ECONOMY

ANALYSIS (PEA) AND ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW SESSIONS

F.6.11 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN

F.6.12 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT MANUAL

F.6.13 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

F.6.14 FINAL REPORT

F.6.15 DEMOBILIZATION AND DISPOSITION PLAN

F.6.16 REPORT ON NON-EXPENDABLE PROPERTY

F.6.17 IRREGULAR MIGRATION ANALYSIS AND PLAN

F.6.18 TECHNICAL DELIVERABLE TOOLBOX

F.6.19 OTHER REPORTS

F.7 KEY PERSONNEL

F.7.1 CHIEF OF PARTY (COP)

F.7.2 DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY (DCOP)

F.7.3 DIRECTOR FOR PARTNERSHIPS

F.7.4 DIRECTOR FOR MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (ME&L)

F.8 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

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

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORITY

G.3 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

G.4 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

G.5 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

G.6 PAYING OFFICE

G.7 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.8 CONTRACTOR’S PAYMENT ADDRESS

G.9 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

G.10 ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

H.2 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.3 TITLE AND CARE OF PROPERTY

H.4 SUBCONTRACTING CONSENT

H.5 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

H.6 AIDAR 752.7007 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION (JUL 2007)

H.7 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

H.8 AIDAR 752.7027 PERSONNEL (DEC 1990)

H.9 AIDAR 722.170 EMPLOYMENT OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS (TCN’S) AND

COOPERATING COUNTRY NATIONALS (CCN’S)

H.10 AIDAR 752.229-71 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

H.11 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (SEPT 2017)

H.12 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY (DDL) (OCT

2014) 50

H.13 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM

H.14 LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (APRIL 2018)

(DEVIATION NOs. M/OAA-DEV-FAR-20-3c and M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-20-2c) (APRIL 2020)

H.15 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MAY 2016)

H.16 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.17 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACTS (GUCs)

H.18 FAR 4.21 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(SECTION 889) (JANUARY 2021)

H.19 CLIMATE RISK SCREENING

H.20 INTERFACE WITH USAID/HONDURAS’ THIRD-PARTY MONITORING, EVALUATION,

AND LEARNING ACTIVITY

H.21 PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS

H.22 SURVEY DATASETS

H.23 GEOGRAPHIC DATA AND CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

H.24 GENDER EQUITY, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV), AND MARGINALIZED

POPULATIONS

H.25 COLLABORATION, LEARNING AND ADAPTING (CLA)

H.26 REDUCING IRREGULAR MIGRATION

H.27 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

H.28 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES OR PROPERTY

H.29 PROHIBITION AND ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKING

H.30 PRESS AND PRESS RELATIONS

H.31 YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT

H.32 GEOGRAPHIC APPROACH

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

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

I.2 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

I.3 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

I.4 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020)

I.5 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES. (JUN 2020)

I.6 52.229-8 TAXES—FOREIGN COST-REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS (MAR 1990)

I.7 52.243-7 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES (JAN 2017)

I.8 52.223-99 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL

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

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

K.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

K.2 52.204-3 TAXPAYERS IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998)

K.3 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (SEP 2021)

K.4 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

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

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

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

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

K.8 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (JUN 2020)

K.9 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS

K.10 AGREEMENT ON, OR EXCEPTIONS TO, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

K.11 SIGNATURE

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) ... 90

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION. (JAN 2017) ... 90

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

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

L.5 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L.6 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.7 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF PHASE ONE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHASE TWO FINAL TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL

L.10 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL FOR PHASE TWO

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 EVALUATION PROCEDURES

M.3 PHASE ONE

M.4 PHASE TWO

M.5 EVALUATION OF COST PROPOSAL

M.6 DETERMINATION OF THE COMPETITIVE RANGE

M.7 SOURCE SELECTION

M.8 CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND DISADVANTAGED

ENTERPRISES

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to acquire professional and technical services for the implementation of the “Building Climate Resilience” Activity (also referred to as “BCR and/or the “Activity”).

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) completion type contract. For the consideration set forth below, the contractor must provide the deliverables or outputs described in Sections C and F in accordance with the performance standards specified in Sections E and F.

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

(a) The estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is [TBD upon award]. The fixed fee, if any, is [TBD upon award]. The estimated cost-plus fixed fee, if any, is [TBD upon award].

(b) Within the total estimated cost-plus fixed fee (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 hereunder is [TBD upon award]. The Contractor shall not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount.

(c) Funds obligated hereunder are anticipated to be sufficient through [TBD upon award].

B.4 AWARD BUDGET BY CONTRACT LINE ITEM

[Offeror must propose TBD amounts]

LINE ITEM

NO. DESCRIPTION TOTAL

0001 CPFF COMPLETION CLIN – Technical Assistance Direct Costs (Inclusive of Subcontracts) [TBD] Indirect Costs [TBD] Grants Under Contract (GUC) 25% of the proposed TEC Total Estimated Cost [TBD] Fixed Fee [TBD]

CLIN 0001 Total Estimated Cost (TEC) + Fixed Fee [TBD]

B.5 INDIRECT COST RATES

Pending establishment of revised provisional or final indirect cost rates, allowable indirect costs will be reimbursed on the basis of the following negotiated provisional or predetermined rates and the appropriate bases:

PRIME CONTRACTOR:

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD % 1/ 1/ 1/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR(S):

TBD % 1/ 1/ 1/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

B.6 CEILING INDIRECT COST RATES

(a) Reimbursement for indirect costs must be at final negotiated rates, but not in excess of ceiling rates specified below:

TBD 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Predetermined

(b) 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.

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

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE (CPFF)

Allowable costs will be limited to reasonable, allocable, and necessary costs determined in accordance with FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, FAR 52.216-8, Fixed Fee, if applicable, and AIDAR 752.7003, Documentation for Payment.

In addition, the requirement and conditions concerning estimated cost and funding apply as detailed in FAR 52.232-22, Limitation of Funds, incorporated by reference in Section I of this contract.

B.8 PAYMENT OF FEE

(a) The total amount of fee payable upon completion of all contract requirements will be set at the time of award and does not vary with actual cost.

(b) Definite goals or targets must be achieved and end products must be completed, delivered, and accepted by USAID during the period of performance and within the total estimated cost as a condition for payment of the entire fixed fee.

(c) A Fee Distribution Schedule must be approved before a fee is paid. The final FEE DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE, and any subsequent changes, must be approved by the CO, and shall be incorporated as an attachment to the contract award.

(d) Goals or targets and end products from the Fee Distribution Schedule that have fee associated with their completion or delivery must be referred to as Fee Bearing Results or Deliverables.

(e) Fee Bearing Results or Deliverables proposed in the Fee Distribution Schedule must appear in the Work Plan (WP) and/or Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (ME&L) Plan that has been prepared in compliance with the specifications and requirements of this Contract. Appropriate Fee Bearing Results are completion of items that meet the USAID definition of an Output or Result. Performance Indicators are generally not an appropriate Fee Bearing Results.

Deliverables such as reports may be Fee Bearing.

(f) The Fee Distribution Schedule must emphasize completion of goals, targets and/or deliverables that are the development results sought by USAID through this award. Twenty percent (20%) of the fee will be attributed to the Activity Deliverables and will include at a minimum work plan and quarterly/annual/final reports (refer to Section F.6), and eighty percent (80%) of the fixed-fee will be based upon the completion of the Technical/Performance deliverables, both subject to the inspection and acceptance by USAID as specified in Section E of the contract, and in compliance with the terms of this contract.

(g) As a condition for the payment of the portion of the total fixed fee associated with a specific goal, target and/or deliverable, the Contractor must complete the goal, target and/or deliverable.

When a Fee Bearing Milestones is not completed or achieved, the portion of the total fixed fee allocated to the Milestone in the Fee Distribution Plan will not be paid.

(h) When a Fee Bearing Milestones is not completed on time or requires more cost/effort to complete than projected in the WP and/or ME&L Plan, the portion of the total fixed fee allocated to the Milestone in the Fee Distribution Plan may be subject to adjustment of the fee by the Contracting Officer.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 PURPOSE STATEMENT

The purpose of USAID/Honduras’s Building Climate Resilience (BCR) Activity (hereafter referred to as the “Activity”) is to strengthen the capacity of Honduran systems to withstand and respond to climate variability and change, thereby helping address underlying factors that contribute to irregular migration.

C.2 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

Climate shocks continue to undermine Honduran development efforts. Hurricanes, drought, and other extreme weather events exacerbate food insecurity and water scarcity, which in turn hamper poverty reduction efforts, provoke social unrest, and drive irregular migration. Perhaps nowhere is this vicious cycle more evident than in Honduras, where the COVID-19 pandemic and back-to-back tropical storms, combined with consecutive years of below average rainfall, have decimated the economy, and led to growing food insecurity.

Helping Honduras to overcome this cycle of despair requires a conflict-sensitive approach. Much of the conflict around land, water, and other natural resources in Honduras stems from disagreements between those in power, who seek to extract as much financial value from those resources as possible, and local residents and farmers who rely on it for sustenance. While the mismanagement (or even perception of mismanagement) of natural resources can exacerbate marginalization and contribute to localized drivers of conflict, support for equitable, transparent, and inclusive natural resources management—with and among communities, local governments, and the private sector— can help improve community cohesion and resilience.

C.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT

The limited ability of Honduran systems to withstand and respond to climate variability and change, and to equitably, inclusively, and transparently manage key resources, impedes the country’s path to a more prosperous and secure place where its citizens are inspired to stay and invest in their future.

C.3.1 Linkages to U.S. Government Policies and Strategies

The Activity will contribute to Development Objective (DO) 1 (Socio-economic Opportunities Improved to Reduce Irregular Migration) and DO 2 (Democratic Governance to Meet Citizens’ Needs Enhanced to Reduce Irregular Immigration) under the USAID/Honduras Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) for 2020-2025, by decreasing vulnerability to key shocks and stressors (Intermediate Result 1.3), and improving public sector effectiveness (IR 2.1).

The Activity will also support actions across DO2 and DO3 of the CDCS Development Objectives to improve GOH technical capacities and reduce climate risks, as identified in the Mission’s Climate Risk Assessment.

The Activity also contributes to Mission Goal 1 of the US Government’s Integrated Country Strategy (ICS): Sustainable economic growth reduces poverty, creates employment for Hondurans and Americans, and encourages Hondurans to build their futures in Honduras. In accordance with

USAID Policy on Economic Growth and Biodiversity, the Activity will integrate biodiversity conservation as an essential component of human development and promote the effective and accountable management of natural resources to catalyze inclusive, sustained, and resilient economic growth.

C.4 SCOPE OF WORK

C.4.1 Theory of Change

If Honduras’ most vulnerable sub-watersheds are managed fairly and equitably to increase their population’s ability to mitigate or adapt to environmental shocks; and

If forest ecosystems are protected and managed in an inclusive, transparent, and equitable manner to enhance ecosystems services; and

If climate risk mitigation strategies are implemented at the national, regional, and local levels;

Then Honduras will reduce its vulnerability to environmental shocks and stressors.

C.4.2 Activity Objectives

USAID seeks to help Honduras break the vicious cycle described above (section C.3). In accordance with U.S. Government priorities to address the underlying factors that contribute to irregular migration, USAID will engage with public and private sector actors through this Activity to: (1) improve equitable, inclusive, and transparent water resources management, (2) conserve critical ecosystems, and (3) manage climate risk. The Activity will improve water availability for domestic and agricultural use, which in turn will improve economic investments and food security, reduce social conflict around water resources, and ultimately build resilience to climate change. These three objectives, as described below, are interrelated and inextricably linked.

Objective 1: Improve water resources management.

Honduras’ ability to adapt to climate variability and change—in a manner that doesn’t further divide and marginalize segments of the population—depends heavily on the equitable and transparent management of natural resources, particularly water. Integrated water resource management is essential to foster growth and resilience in key sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and tourism, and to sustain basic services such as domestic water usage. Accordingly, the Contractor will support the Government of Honduras and relevant stakeholders to address constraints in the water sector, including but not limited to: (1) lack of national, regional, and local capacities for gathering and maintaining credible hydro-meteorological data; (2) weak incentives at the local and regional level, and among public and private sector actors, to adopt and maintain certain measures and best practices (including inclusion and transparency) pertaining to watershed management and biodiversity conservation; (3) lack of political will to strengthen a culture of conservation and sustainable management within key sectors; and (4) duplicative and/or contradictory legal frameworks associated with conserving key water recharge areas.

To focus its efforts, the Contractor will identify fragile land in the most vulnerable and degraded sub-watersheds and underrepresented ecosystems, prioritizing those areas of economic importance that can serve as sustainable management models. The Activity will build upon progress made by

USAID and other donors, such as the Swiss Cooperation Agency (COSUDE) and the Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID). Examples of this progress include implementation of the Agua de Honduras Platform and Climate Information System for Western Honduras; the Alliance for Water Security of the San Pedro Sula Region; the official designation of micro-watersheds and empowerment of community water boards; and ongoing efforts of the Secretariat of Environment (MiAmbiente) to strengthen water governance. The Contractor shall foster participatory governance, relying on multi-stakeholder engagement to establish priorities and address constraints, and taking into account local dynamics and potential flashpoints for conflict.

At a minimum, activities should include:

• Increase access to and use of reliable hydro-meteorological information—by national, regional and municipal decision makers—as a means of fostering evidence-based decision-making. Key areas of focus include water allocations, disaster preparedness, and conservation of sub-watersheds and critical ecosystems for water production.

• Assist the GOH—at the national, regional, and municipal level—to identify, prioritize, and mobilize funding for the rehabilitation of critical water management systems.

• Co-create and implement innovative incentive mechanisms for engaging local and regional public and private sector actors in watershed management and ecosystem-based adaptation efforts. These incentive mechanisms shall include the needs and roles of vulnerable and frequently marginalized populations.

• Facilitate the creation and/or strengthening of transparent national, regional, and municipal water governance structures, such as the water authority and its technical hydrological institute, to improve organizational processes, compliance and oversight, and participation and ownership among municipal and community-level actors.

• Engage community members in a transparent, inclusive, and participatory process to map current water resources.

• Streamline policies, regulations, and processes, and/or develop new models, to enable an integrated water management approach in the most vulnerable and degraded sub-watersheds.

The Contractor must assess and justify any new model or approach based on its potential for replicability and sustainability beyond the lifespan of the Activity.

Indicators1:

• Percent of U.S. Government-assisted organizations with improved performance (disaggregate to include water resource management).

• Number of hectares in areas of biological significance and/or natural resources showing improved biophysical conditions (restored areas) as a result of USG assistance.

• Amount (in USD) of public and private sector investment leveraged for restoration in watersheds and protected areas as a result of USG assistance.

• Number of people with improved economic benefits derived from sustainable natural resource management and/or biodiversity conservation as a result of USG assistance (disaggregate to include water).

1 Available baseline information for all proposed indicators will be provided prior to implementation.

Objective 2: Conserve critical ecosystems.

The Contractor will tackle the main threats to biodiversity in Honduras—deforestation, forest pests, wildfires, expansion of agriculture, and overuse of natural resources—through engagement with the private sector, civil society, and national, regional, and local governments. The Contractor will work with these stakeholders to employ a variety of market- and non-market-based measures to create economic conditions that safeguard and strengthen, rather than deplete, ecosystems. These measures shall include viable incentives that lead to improved management and conservation of biodiversity, thereby ensuring the delivery of vital ecosystem services.

At a minimum, activities should include:

• Engage the private sector and establish incentive structures through which to increase investment in protected area management, as well as expand the total area under protection.

This effort shall prioritize under-represented and vulnerable ecosystems.

• Strengthen the accountability and sustainability of the Protected Area Conservation Fund (FAPVS), which supports Honduras’ public and private protected areas/reserves. The activity will strengthen FAPVS to: (1) improve management effectiveness and Government of Honduras (GOH) co-management structures; (2) increase sustainable tourism investments; 3) promote public-private partnerships to establish market-based conservation actions; and 4) increase safety, security, and enforcement in and around protected areas.

• Implement an official National Park Ranger program by institutionalizing the youth conservation corps curricula.

Indicators:

• Number of hectares in areas of biological significance and/or natural resources showing improved biophysical conditions (restored areas) as a result of USG assistance.

• Number of hectares in areas of biological significance and/or natural resources under improved management as a result of USG assistance.

• Amount (in USD) of public and private sector investment leveraged in support of market-based conservation activities as a result of USG assistance.

• Incremental USD value of sales of products and services of USG-assisted MSME.

• Number of people with improved economic benefits derived from sustainable natural resource management and/or biodiversity conservation as a result of USG assistance.

• Number of individuals with new or better jobs as a result of USG assistance.

Objective 3: Manage climate risk.

The Contractor shall manage climate risk by increasing disaster preparedness and strengthening Honduran systems to cope with extreme weather events.

At a minimum, activities should include:

• Strengthen GOH national, regional and municipal structures to improve understanding of their geographies’ climate risks for economically important regions in Honduras, and then use this understanding to develop and implement appropriate preparedness and risk mitigation strategies.

• Strengthen the National Risk Management System (SINAGER), providing technical assistance to improve governance and transparency and close gaps in preparedness and response, as evidenced in the wake of Hurricanes Eta and Iota, including in the areas of data reporting, initial damage and needs assessments, and emergency shelter management.

• Improve public and private investment in disaster risk prevention, particularly through climate-smart agriculture, the development of early warning systems, and the mainstreaming of disaster risk assessments into land-use development plans.

• Promote the adoption of climate-resilient technologies and services, and identify climate finance opportunities in coordination with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.

• Support Honduran institutions to achieve National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and other climate mitigation technologies including, but not limited to sustainable renewable energy schemes.

• Empower women and persons with disabilities, and other traditionally marginalized populations, to lead and promote equitable and universally accessible response, recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction approaches.

• Design and support the implementation of climate-resilient strategies to guide other USAID activities in response to the Mission’s Climate Risk Assessment.

Indicators:

• Number of people supported by the USG to adapt to the effects of climate change.

• Number of institutions with improved capacity to assess or address climate change risks supported by USG assistance.

• Amount of investment mobilized (in USD) for climate change adaptation as supported by USG assistance.

• Number of individuals with new or better jobs as a result of USG assistance.

C.4.3 Activity Parameters/Guiding Principles

This Activity will incorporate the guiding principles below to ensure that key issues are considered during implementation.

• Root Causes of Migration. In seeking to build climate resilience, the Contractor must focus on ways to mitigate both short and longer-term drivers of irregular migration. USAID recognizes that addressing the “push factors” that cause Hondurans to migrate is necessarily a long-term endeavor, however, the Contractor must identify and support “quick wins” along the way that measurably point to improvements in “migration hotspots.” The Contractor will focus especially on youth (ages 17-30) as a target population, given their propensity to migrate. The Contractor will keep abreast of specific and contextual data and trends in migration, and be strategic and deliberate about drawing connections, measuring, and reporting on the impacts of its interventions in influencing intentions and propensities to migrate.

• Facilitative, systems-based approach. The Contractor shall employ a facilitative, systems-based approach, using its position as a convenor and broker to align incentives and, when necessary, deliver targeted assistance to leverage and expand the activities of existing actors, at-risk youth, service providers, and employers within and across objectives, without creating long-term dependency. The Contractor should also pursue a portfolio management approach to implementation such that multiple partnerships are simultaneously developed, prioritized, and managed with the flexibility to stop, adapt, or expand them based on performance, results, and the need to pursue new partnerships as situations present themselves.

• Private Sector Engagement. The Contractor must actively seek out private sector expertise and innovation when designing and implementing initiatives to build capacities to adapt to climate change vulnerabilities. The Contractor must work with the private sector to encourage adaptive management of climate risks, align core business interests with climate change adaptation, and mobilize private sector resources to either fully finance or co-finance these initiatives. The Contractor must support innovative pilots that increase capacities to adapt to climate change vulnerabilities and address constraints to the uptake of these pilots more broadly through information campaigns to promote awareness and bring these practices to scale, which will unlock additional private investment in these initiatives.

• Institutional Capacity Building. The Contractor will strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders, including GOH institutions and community-based organizations, to withstand and respond to climate variability and change and conserve biodiversity in key areas. In working with local partners, the Contractor must incorporate in-country and regional knowledge and expertise when available and appropriate. To the extent possible, tasks implemented under Objectives 1-3 must include local specialists with relevant expertise as part of the team. The Contractor will be responsible for organizing and working with local experts, as well as sharing pertinent information on USAID standards, regulations, and requirements related to the scope of this contract. This work may include hiring local or regional consultants to provide local expertise for climatic and water modeling, creation of biodiversity baselines, assessment, local surveys, and research. The Contractor will work with universities, think tanks, and/or researchers from both the United States and Honduras, pairing up as appropriate.

• Flexibility in implementation. USAID/Honduras recognizes that systems are dynamic and continually changing in response to internal and external factors. Therefore, the Contractor must take an adaptive approach to implementation that actively seeks out and capitalizes on opportunities. The Contractor must work closely, openly, and collaboratively with USAID/Honduras and other implementing partners to identify these opportunities, as well as potential bottlenecks, so as to achieve results. In particular, the Contractor must be prepared to actively manage the impact of acute events on implementation and take into account the potentially sustained impact of COVID-19 on Honduras in designing interventions. In case of rapidly changing conditions and new opportunities, the Contractor may need to shift emphasis between and within objectives, and may do so in consultation with and approval from the COR.

• Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting. The Contractor will cooperate with USAID/Honduras’

Monitoring and Evaluation Support for Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (MESCLA 2.0) activity to ensure that the Mission’s monitoring and evaluation needs are met. The final indicators and targets for achievement of Activity objectives will be developed jointly between USAID and the Contractor and submitted as part of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (ME&L) Plan. The Contractor will describe proposed data collection and verification strategies to ensure reliability and accuracy of progress towards expected results. The Contractor will be encouraged to collaborate with relevant stakeholders in monitoring efforts to ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems are as cost-effective as possible, while incorporating and/or building local expertise.

• Gender, Youth, and Inclusiveness. The Contractor must ensure broad inclusion of stakeholders and promote the empowerment of women, youth, and persons with disabilities through this activity. Worldwide experience has demonstrated that climate change has the severest impact upon those who are least able to adapt, often because of poverty, lack of education or access to information, disabilities, gender power dynamics, or any other factor that may impact their ability to access the resources that would provide capacity to adapt to climatic conditions or natural disasters. Through this activity, the Contractor must place an emphasis on strengthening dialogue between key stakeholders and improving the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and enterprises, through enhanced access to relevant climate data, design and implementation of better policy, and education about and piloting of appropriate adaptation options.

• Conflict Sensitivity. In striving to reduce conflict around the management of natural resources and support opportunities to increase community cohesion and build peace, the Contractor must design and implement interventions in a manner consistent with a conflict sensitive approach.

The Contractor must: (1) demonstrate an understanding of the context in which the intervention is working; (2) recognize how the proposed interventions interact with the context; and (3) continually revisit the programming approach to ensure that no harm is being done and that interventions have positive outcomes that contribute to increased community cohesion and resilience. A context or conflict analysis, including a mapping of key stakeholders and “dividers and connectors,” should be completed at the outset of Activity implementation and continuously updated as part of the ongoing CLA process.

• Sustainability of activity interventions. The Contractor must design and implement interventions in ways that make activity interventions and results achieved through these interventions sustainable beyond the life of the program. The Contractor must examine the incentives and motivations of key actors for sustaining interventions and incorporate these findings into the design. Where possible, the Contractor must reorient practices or activities that could undermine sustainability, preferably in ways that create new opportunities. The Contractor must also promote engagement and partnerships with financial institutions and other private and public sector actors that have interests in seeing program interventions and results sustained into the future and ensure that each grantee has a sustainability plan after the end of the activity.

• Public Information and Outreach. The Contractor must communicate opportunities, efforts, and successes under the Activity to the public. The Contractor will need to coordinate closely with the Mission’s Communication Team and the COR to ensure that communication products can be easily digested and disseminated by different audiences. Furthermore, the Contractor needs to ensure that products are aesthetically appealing, and that its staff or subcontractors are capable of presenting information in an engaging manner. The Contractor will be expected to have in-house staff or mechanisms to provide USAID with multimedia products within limited time frames and proactively before USAID identifies the need for them. The Contractor should strive to anticipate the Mission’s communication needs and help identify compelling stories that support USAID development assistance in Honduras and the end-goal of helping Hondurans see their future in Honduras.

• Integration with other USAID activities and other donor investments. The Contractor shall work in coordination and complementarity with other USAID activities, all of which focus on addressing the root causes of migration. The Contractor will work with other USAID partners to ensure that interventions are mutually reinforcing, avoid duplication and competition, and deliver consistent messaging. The Contractor will also engage with and leverage investments through other donors and international organizations. Through these efforts, the Contractor will help maximize the impact of investments from both USAID and the international community.

C.5 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT (GUCs)

The primary purpose of the GUCs mechanism is to use USAID funds to catalyze and incentivize external investment to strengthen adaptive capacities and promote resilience in Honduras. Said grant fund must amount to 25% of the total estimated cost of the award. This fund will be used to co-create with institutions to support local actions to improve water resources management, conserve critical ecosystems and manage climate risk. Activities funded through the GUCs must showcase innovative approaches and lead to a systemic change. The GUCs will also seek to partner with other actors, particularly the private sector, to attain any of the Activity’s objectives. GUCs may be considered for non-governmental institutions (profit or non-profit), CSOs, and academic and research institutions in instances where these associations support the goal for at-scale reach. In-kind grants may be considered for Government of Honduras entities, if they contribute to the Activity objectives.

C.6 GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS

The Contractor shall focus on watersheds with representation of biologically significant ecosystems prioritizing those areas of high economic importance that can serve as sustainable models.

Geographic selection should also consider their influence in high-migration areas to deter migration.

Final geographic selection will be subjected to USAID’s approval.

C.7 RAPID MOBILIZATION

The Contractor must develop a Rapid Mobilization and Quick Startup Plan to ensure rapid mobilization of Activity resources. The plan must include parallel efforts in the field and the home office to address operational and technical elements resulting in the launch of technical activities within one month of contract award. Additional details are included in Section F.6.1.

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SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

(a) It is 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 shall 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 POLICY

The Contractor should follow the requirements of the policy directives and required procedures outlined in USAID "Graphic Standards Manual" available at www.usaid.gov/branding, or any successor branding policy. USAID policy for Direct Contracts requires exclusive branding and marking in USAID direct acquisitions. “Exclusive Branding” means that the program is positioned as USAID’s, as showcased by the project name. “Exclusive Marking” means Contractors may only mark USAID-funded programs, projects, activities, public communications, and commodities with the USAID Standard Graphic Identity and, where applicable, the host-country government or ministry symbol or another U.S. Government logo. It is USAID’s policy that Contractors’ and subcontractors’ corporate identities or logos must not be used on USAID-funded project materials.

D.3 MARKING AND BRANDING STRATEGY

The Contractor will include in its proposed Work Plan steps and processes to coordinate with USAID/Honduras Branding & Marking staff in support of the development of a Branding Implementation Plan (BIP) and Marking Plan; Branding & Marking staff provide support to the COR. The BIP and Marking Plan shall be submitted to the COR within 60 calendar days after award. Contractor must secure written approval of the COR; approved BIP and Marking Plan shall be made a part of the resulting award.

The BIP and Marking Plan shall comply with ADS requirements, respectively, and shall outline events and materials, as well as enumerating the public communications, commodities, program materials, and other items that visibly bear or shall be marked with the USAID Identity. The Spanish- language logo should be used for Spanish-language communications/materials. The proposal must contain a Draft BIP and Marking Plan in accordance with the Branding Strategy of this RFP (refer to Section J Attachment 3) and make special considerations for the working http://www.usaid.gov/branding environment in which the Activity will take place.

Anticipated elements of marking plan include: products, equipment and inputs delivered; places where project activities are carried out; external public communications, studies, reports, publications and informative and promotional products; and workshops, conferences, fairs, media related activities and any such events. Publications authored by Contractors or other non-USAID employees must include the following disclaimer on the title page: “The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.” Threats and restrictions to the security of the Activity need to be identified and assessed in order to request any necessary exception from the marking requirement in accordance with ADS 320.3.2.

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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 the 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 (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-3 INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES - COST-REIMBURSEMENT MAY 2001

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - COST-REIMBURSEMENT APR 1984

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

USAID inspection and acceptance of services, reports and other required deliverables or outputs shall take place at:

USAID/Honduras Frente a Embajada Americana Avenida La Paz Tegucigalpa, Honduras or at any other location where the services are performed and reports and deliverables or outputs are produced or submitted. The Contract Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) listed in Section G has been delegated the authority to inspect and accept all services, reports and required deliverables or outputs. Acceptance of deliverables by the COR must be in writing.

E.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Contractor is required to ensure quality of their own work in the form of ongoing monitoring and evaluation (see Section C). Relating costs to work performed and schedule is critical to effective monitoring. Therefore, the Work Plan as a stand-alone document, and/or the Work Plan and ME&L Plan together, must show the relationship between a) the tasks and sub-tasks that lead to completion of milestones/results/deliverables, b) resources (e.g., level of effort for short-term technical assistance, trips, workshops, material support, cost of activities and components, etc.) and c) time/schedule (when the promised results and deliverables are to be completed.)

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.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 at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER

ALTERNATE I

AUG 1989

AUG 1984

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

[Note to Offerors: The language “subject to the conditions set forth in Section H.18” below will be added to the award if it is based on the Foreign Assistance waiver. If the apparently successful offeror does not require a waiver, this additional language will be deleted from the award document.]

The period of performance for this contract is five (5) years commencing from (To be completed at the time of award) and concluding on (To be completed at the time of award), subject to the conditions set forth in Section H.18.

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance for this contract is in Honduras.

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Evaluation of the Contractor's overall performance in accordance with the performance standards set forth in Section C, Tangible Results and Deliverables, will be conducted jointly by the COR and the Contracting Officer, and shall form the basis of the Contractor's permanent performance record with regards to this contract. The Contractor’s performance information determined to be relevant will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 42.15, Contractor Performance Information, and corresponding USAID procedures (AIDAR 742.15).

The Contractor’s performance will be evaluated annually and at contract completion, utilizing at minimum, the following factors:

(i) Technical (quality of product or service).

(ii) Cost control (not applicable for firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment arrangements).

(iii) Schedule/timeliness.

(iv) Management or business relations.

(v)…