Sol_72011120R00003_Integrity Project.pdf

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Deborah Perlman

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Period of Performance: 12/14/2020 to 12/13/2025

0001 Integrity Project

Narine Sarkisian, Acquisition Specialist, USAID/Armenia

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Request for Proposals (RFP) No.: Sol_72011120R00003, Integrity Project Issue Date: June 22, 2020 Questions Due Date and Time: July 6, 2020, 17:00PM Yerevan Time Proposals Due Date and Time: August 24, 2020, 17:00PM Yerevan Time

Subject: Request for Proposals: Sol_72011120R00003, Integrity Project

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Agency Mission for International Development in Armenia (USAID/Armenia), is seeking proposals from qualified companies and organizations interested in implementing the Integrity Project as described in this solicitation. Competition is open to all U.S organizations and Non. U.S. (local) organizations. USAID encourages the participation of small businesses.

Subject to availability of funds, USAID contemplates award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion type contract for a period of five (5) years from the date of award. The total estimated value of the award is $9 million - $10 million.

Any questions regarding the RFP requirements must be submitted to Ms. Narine Sarkisian and Mr.

Armen Yeghiazarian via e-mail at nsarkisian@usaid.gov and yeghiazarian@usaid.gov no later than the date and time listed above.

Proposals to provide the services and deliverables specified in the below RFP must be received electronically on or before the closing date stipulated above via e-mail attachments by the closing date and must conform to all requirements outlined in Section L.

Any amendments to this solicitation will be issued and posted on the beta.SAM.gov website (www.beta.sam.gov) with the RFP. Offerors are encouraged to check the website periodically. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that solicitation or any amendments to it have been received from the Internet in their entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Oral instructions, answers or guidance from any USAID source prior to the award of the contract shall not be binding. For more details regarding proposal submission please see Section L of this RFP.

This request in no way obligates the USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of your proposal. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your proposals.

Thank you for your interest in USAID/Armenia programs.

Sincerely, /S/

Deborah Perlman Regional Contracting Officer USAID/Caucasus

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TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................................ Page

B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES/PRICES ....................................................................................... B-1 B.1 PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................. B-1 B.2 CONTRACT TYPE .............................................................................................................. B-1 B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT ............................... B-1 B.4 BUDGET ................................................................................................................................ B-1 B.5 INDIRECT COSTS .............................................................................................................. B-1 B.6 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE ................................................................................................ B-2 B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE .................................................................................................... B-2

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK ..................... C-1 C.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. C-1 C.2 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................... C-1 C.3 SCOPE OF WORK ............................................................................................................... C-2 C.4 DETAILED WORK REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ C-3 C.5 KEY PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................ C-10 C.6 TECHNICAL GUIDELINES AND CONSIDERATIONS ............................................. C-11

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING ........................................................................... D-1 D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993) .......................................................................... D-1 D.2 BRANDING STRATEGY AND MARKING PLAN ......................................................... D-1

D.3 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (BIP) AND MARKING PLAN (MP) ......... D-2

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE .................................................................... E-1

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .. E-1

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE ................................................................................. E-1

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE ................................................................... F-1

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .. F-1

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... F-1 F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................ F-1 F.4 AUTHORIZED WORK WEEK .......................................................................................... F-1 F.5 AIDAR 752.242-70 PERIODIC PROGRESS REPORTS (OCT 2007) ............................ F-1 F.6 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES .................................................................................... F-2 F.7 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ..................................................................................... F-2 F.8 KEY PERSONNEL .............................................................................................................. F-3

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA .......................................................... G-1 G.1 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998) .......................... G-1 G.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE ............................................................. G-2 G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORITY .................................................................. G-2 G.4 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) .......................................... G-2 G.5 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID ..................................... G-3 G.6 PAYING OFFICE ................................................................................................................. G-4 G.7 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT ................................................... G-4

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ H-1

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .. H-1

H.2. AIDAR 752.225-70 SOURCE AND NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS (FEB 2012) . H-1

H.3 AIDAR 752.7004 EMERGENCY LOCATOR INFORMATION (JUL 1997) ................ H-2

H.4 AIDAR 752.7005, SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS (SEP 2013) ........................................................................ H-2 H.5 INSURANCE AND SERVICES .......................................................................................... H-3

H.6 752.228-70 MEDICAL EVACUATION (MEDEVAC) SERVICES (JULY 2007).......... H-4

H.7 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE ............................................................................ H-5 H.8 LANGUAGE OF REPORTS AND OTHER OUTPUTS .................................................. H-5 H.9 752.7034 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DISCLAIMER (DEC 1991) ............................. H-5 H.10 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002) ............................ H-5

H.11 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES (JUNE 2012) ............................................................................................ H-6 H.12 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007) ......................................................... H-6 H.13 USAID DISABILITY POLICY - ACQUISITION (DECEMBER 2004) ......................... H-7 H.14 HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE -12 (HSPD-12) ................... H-7 (SEPTEMBER 2006) ............................................................................................................. H-7 H.15 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ......................................................... H-8 H.16 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................. H-8

H.17 752.7032 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS (APR 2014) ........................................................................................... H-9 H.18 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ............................................................................. H-10 H.19 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ............................................................................... H-11 H.20 BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL ............................................................................................ H-11 H.21 NEWS RELEASE ............................................................................................................... H-11 H.22 TITLE TO PROPERTY ..................................................................................................... H-12 H.23 PRESS RELATIONS .......................................................................................................... H-12 H.24 NONDISCRIMINATION (JUNE 2012) ........................................................................... H-12 H.25 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (NOV 2017)................................... H-12 H.26 CONFERENCE PLANNING AND REQUIRED APPROVALS (August 2013) .......... H-13

H.27 USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNER NOTICES (IPN) PORTAL FOR

ACQUISITION (JULY 2014) ............................................................................................. H-14

H.28 SUBMISSIONOF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATALIBRARY

(DDL) (OCTOBER 2014) .................................................................................................. H-15 H.29 PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (OCT 2011) ...................................... H-16

H.30 PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROMOTE,

SUPPORT, OR ADVOCATE THE LEGALIZATION OR PRACTICE OF

PROSTITUTION– TIP ACQUISITION (MAY 2007) .................................................... H-17

H.31 USAID IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION

ACT OF 1973 AND FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR (FAC) 97-27

"ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY ........... H-17

H.32 CONTRACTOR’S PERSONNEL INTEGRITY IN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE .......... H-17

H.33 THIRD COUNTRY TRAINING ....................................................................................... H-17

H.34 52.203-99, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT

REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS

(DEVIATION 2015-02) ....................................................................................................... H-17 H.35 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ....................................................................................................... H-18 H.36 CONSENT TO SUBCONTRACTS ................................................................................... H-18

H.37 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ....... H-18

H.38 NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY PURCHASES AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ......................................................................................... H-18 H.39 GRANTS UNDER USAID CONTRACTS ....................................................................... H-19 H. 40 AIDAR 752.7007 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION (JUL 2007) .................................. H-19

H. 41 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION .............. H-19

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES ................................................................................................ I-1

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES ........................................................................................... I-1

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ... I-1

I. 2 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (AUG 2019) .................................................................................................... I-4

I. 3 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION ............................................................................................................. I-6 I.4 52.216-24 LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT LIABILITY (APR 1984) ....................... I-6 I.5 52.216-25 CONTRACT DEFINITIZATION (OCT 2010) ................................................. I-6 I.6 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (OCT 2015) .............................. I-7

I.7 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES

(JUL 2014) ............................................................................................................................... I-7

I.8 52.247-67 SUBMISSION OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS FOR AUDIT

(FEB 2006) ............................................................................................................................... I-7 I.9 752.219-70 USAID MENTOR- PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM (JUL 2007) ............................... I-8

I.10 752.7101 VOLUNTARY POPULATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES (JUN 2008) ......... I-8

I.11 AIDAR 731.7013 CONTRACTOR-MISSION RELATIONSHIPS ................................ I-10 (DEVIATION NOs. M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-18-04c (JUNE 2018) .................................... I-10

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS ................ J-1 SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ..................................................................................... J-1

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS

OF BIDDERS ........................................................................................................... K-1

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE ........................................................................................................................ K-1

K.2 52.204-5 WOMEN – OWNED BUSINESS (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS) ....... K-1

(OCT 2014) ............................................................................................................................. K-1

K.3 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2016) ..... K-1

K.4 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019) ............... K-5

K.5 INSURANCE - IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY ................................................ K-6

K.6 AGREEMENT ON, OR EXCEPTIONS TO, TERMS AND CONDITIONS ................. K-6

K.7 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS ............... K-7

(OCT 2015) ............................................................................................................................ K-7

K.8 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

(JUL 2013) .............................................................................................................................. K-9 K.9 52.215-6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 1997) ..................................................... K-10

K.10 52.219-22 SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS STATUS (OCT 1999)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 1998) .............................................................................................. K-10

K.11 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999) K-11

K.12 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984) .............................. K-11

K.13 52.225-20 PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING RESTRICTED BUSINESS

OPERATIONS IN SUDAN—CERTIFICATION (AUG 2009) ...................................... K-12

K. 14 52.227-15 REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED

COMPUTER SOFTWARE (DEC 2007) ........................................................................... K-12

K.15 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION

(OCT 2015) ........................................................................................................................... K-13

K.16 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE--COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

CHANGES (APR 2005) ...................................................................................................... K-15 K.17 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS ..................................................................................... K-16 K.18 SIGNATURE ....................................................................................................................... K-16

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS .................. L-1

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998) .................................................................................................... L-1 L.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) ................................................................... L-1 L.3 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) ................................................................. L-1

L.4 FAR 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

(JAN 2017) .............................................................................................................................. L-2

L.5 SUBMISSION/DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................. L-5

L.6 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL .................... L-6

L.7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF THE

COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL ......................................................................................... L-10

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD ........................................................ M-1 M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................. M-1 M.2 METHOD OF EVALUATION ........................................................................................... M-1 M.3 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA ...................................................................... M-1 M.4 COST/BUSINESS EVALUATION .................................................................................... M-3 M.5 DETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE RANGE ......................................................... M-4 M.6 SOURCE SELECTION ....................................................................................................... M-4

Sol_72011120R00003 SECTION B

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B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES/PRICES

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide the services and deliverables as described in detail in Section C, Statement of Work, for the implementation of the Integrity Project.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Completion type contract. For the consideration set forth below, the Contractor will achieve the performance objectives and deliverables or outputs described in Section C, Statement of Work, and in accordance with the performance standards specified herein.

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

(a) For the five-year contract period, the estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder, exclusive of fixed fee, is _______ [ TBD ] . The fixed fee is _______ [ TBD ] . The estimated cost plus fixed fee, if any, is _______ [ TBD ] .

(b) Within the estimated cost plus fixed fee specified in paragraph (a) above, the amount currently obligated and available for reimbursement of allowable costs incurred by the Contractor (and payment of fee) for performance hereunder is _______ [ TBD ] . The Contractor must not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount, unless authorized by the contracting officer pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled “Limitation of Funds (APR 1984)” FAR 52.232-22.

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

B.4 BUDGET

The following itemized budget for the five-year period sets forth the estimates for reimbursement of dollar costs for line-items of cost and the fixed fee.

Total estimated cost: $ ___TBD_______ Direct labor (including fringe): $ ___TBD_______ Other direct costs (includes equipment, supplies, and subcontracts): $ ___TBD_______ Grants under contracts: $ 1,000,000.00 Indirect Costs: $___TBD________ Fixed Fee: $___TBD________ Ceiling Price: $___TBD________

B.5 INDIRECT COSTS

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

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD TBD% 1/ 1/ 1/

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B.6 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

(a) The Government shall pay the Contractor for performing this contract the fixed fee specified in the Schedule.

(b) In accordance with FAR 52.216-8 “Fixed Fee (JUN 2011),” USAID reserves the right to withhold a reserve not to exceed $100,000. The Contracting Officer shall release 75 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract terms and conditions, including the submission of the final patent and royalty reports, and is not delinquent in submitting final vouchers on prior years’ settlements. The Contracting Officer may release up to 90 percent of the fee withheld under this contract based on the Contractor’s past performance related to the submission and settlement of final indirect cost rate proposals.

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE

The U.S. dollar costs allowable shall be limited to reasonable, allocable and necessary costs determined in accordance with FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, FAR 52.216-8, Fixed Fee, if applicable, and AIDAR 752.7003 “Documentation for Payment.”

END OF SECTION B

Sol_72011120R00003 SECTION C

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

INTEGRITY PROJECT

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the Integrity project, implemented through this contract, is to reduce opportunities for corruption and reinforce public demand for improved governance and accountability in Armenia through: (1) strengthening corruption prevention institutions and integrity systems; (2) supporting the implementation of specific legal-regulatory measures for corruption prevention; and (3) facilitating a collective action approach to hold local entities engaged in corruption prevention mutually accountable.

C.2 BACKGROUND

After the peaceful political transition in April 2018, the Government of Armenia (GOAM) has made eradicating corruption and instilling a culture of integrity one of its highest priorities. The success of the GOAM’s ambitious anti-corruption reform agenda, as outlined in the 2019-2022 Anti-Corruption Strategy, is largely seen as a test of the post-transition government’s commitment and capacity to consolidate democratic gains. The Strategy is interlinked with the 2019-2023 Judicial and Legal Reforms Strategy as enablers of the GOAM’s long-term institutional reform, which envisions economic and public affairs free from corruption, a fair and impartial judiciary, and transparent and accountable governance.

The 2019-2022 Anti-Corruption Strategy and its accompanying implementation plan lay out the GOAM’s long-term program to address this priority. In particular, it establishes a new anti-corruption institutional framework with separate entities tasked with preventive and investigative functions; sets out specific measures for strengthening the preventive and investigative functions; and prioritizes strategic communication and public education to make citizens the owners and drivers of anti-corruption reforms.

After several months of deliberations and expert and public consultations on institutional models to combat corruption, the GOAM opted to delineate the preventive function and investigative and law-enforcement functions into separate institutions and establish the Corruption Prevention Commission (CPC) as the main entity responsible for preventing corruption and building integrity across government and society. The Anti-Corruption Strategy sets out the legal-regulatory framework and processes that will enable the CPC to prevent corruption and foster the integrity of public officials and civil servants. In addition, one of the focal areas of the Judicial and Legal Reform Strategy is the integrity of justice sector actors, which fall within the mandate of the CPC.

The GOAM’s strong political will to prevent corruption is reinforced by Armenia’s international commitments, the most prominent of which include the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). Armenia has been subject to regular and intensive peer reviews under these instruments and has made inroads in laying the legal foundation for corruption prevention reform and integrity building.

The 4th Round of Monitoring of the OECD ACN’s Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan issued in July 2018 commended Armenia’s progress, including the adoption of a comprehensive legal framework for civil service and public service integrity, the introduction of the laws on whistleblower protection and the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, the enhancement of legal provisions on asset declaration and public procurement, and the introduction of various e-governance tools and

C-2 services. At the same time, the report noted that, over the course of the monitoring period since 2014, despite progress in legal and regulatory aspects, there had been a lack of resolve to address corruption. Going forward in the post-transition context, OECD recommended focusing on ambitious measures to target actual corruption risks and engage the public as a partner in corruption prevention.

While recognizing that many countries emphasize control measures such as legislation, investigation, and prosecution, the Technical Guide to Implementation of UNCAC recommends prioritizing prevention “because it not only safeguards the integrity of government and the political system and ensures the application of rules, procedures and funds, but has wider benefits in promoting public trust and managing the conduct of public officials.” This contract, therefore, strategically focuses on strengthening the capacity of Armenian government and non-governmental actors to implement a whole-of society strategy to counter corruption.

While recognizing the complexity of the corruption prevention environment in Armenia, the 2019 Integrity Systems and the Rule of Law field assessment commissioned by USAID/Armenia identified the CPC as the most likely partner for donor assistance. In particular, the assessment recommended providing technical assistance and training to the CPC on ethical and conduct standards, policy analysis and development, and legislative drafting; supporting CPC’s coordination with and development of state body integrity officers in their “front line” role for corruption prevention, and providing expertise to the Civil Service Office to foster ethics training.

Strategic links to Country Development and Cooperation Strategy and applicable USAID policies and strategies

The activity supports USAID/Armenia’s extended 2013-2020 Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS)1, Development Objective (DO) 2, “More participatory, effective, and accountable governance,” and specifically Intermediate Results (IR) 2.1 and 2.2:

IR 2.1: Increased civic engagement in and oversight of reforms;

IR 2.2: More open and responsive policy-making and implementation.

The activity contributes to USAID’s policy of helping host countries to advance on their journey to self-reliance. It is anticipated that strengthening local institutions’ capacity to hold each other accountable in preventing corruption will help create sustainable tools and mechanisms to advance the country’s commitment to eradicate corruption.

The activity hinges on a systems thinking in line with USAID’s Local Systems: A Framework for Supporting Sustained Development, as it envisions introducing, facilitating, and strengthening the linkages and accountability across different actors and processes involved in corruption prevention and integrity strengthening.

C.3 SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of the 5-year activity is to contribute to an environment that reduces opportunities for corruption and reinforces public demand for improved governance and accountability in Armenia.

The contract will strategically focus on strengthening the capacity of Armenian government and non-governmental actors and facilitating processes to implement a whole-of society strategy to counter corruption. The contract will also contribute to maintaining the commitment of the GOAM and other stakeholders to corruption prevention in light of emerging priorities to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19. The interventions are expected to be built on research and evidence-based lessons learned from international best practices in integrity strengthening and regional experiences of anti-corruption reforms.

1 USAID/Armenia’s new CDCS for 2020-2025 is currently under development.

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To this end, the contract will provide demand-driven technical assistance to support the institutionalization, operationalization, and capacity building of corruption prevention institutions (Objective 1). In addition, the contract will provide technical assistance to streamline the legal-regulatory framework underlying the implementation of prevention measures in the Anti-Corruption Strategy and its implementation plan (Objective 2). The contract will also provide technical assistance to public sector institutions and grants to local non-governmental entities to engage in a multi-stakeholder approach to hold each other accountable and embark on a collective action to counter corruption (Objective 3).

USAID’s principal counterparts in this endeavor include, but are not limited to, the Ministry of Justice, the CPC, the Civil Service Office of the Staff of the Prime Minister, ethics commissions and integrity officers within public institutions, local governments, private sector actors, civil society representatives, and citizens across different age groups.

The activity is expected to build on the outcomes and recommendations of ongoing, short-term targeted technical assistance that USAID/Armenia has been providing to the CPC since November 2019 through the Support for Armenia’s Launch of Corruption Prevention Commission engagement under the Investment Support Program implemented by Dalberg Advisors and the Armenia Support Initiative implemented by the Management Systems International. USAID launched these short-term technical expertise and capacity building activities to ensure the rapid start-up of the CPC, and the support includes guiding the operational and institutional structure; developing training materials and training new members and professional staff; developing internal methodologies, action plans, and sub-legislative acts; and facilitating coordination within government and with external stakeholders.

This work is expected to continue through November 2020.

The Integrity Project is designed to substantially contribute to the following context indicators:

Armenia’s progress on the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance “Voice and Accountability” and “Control of Corruption” sub-indicators;

Armenia’s improved ranking on the Freedom House’s Nations in Transit Corruption indicator; and

Armenia’s improved ranking on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index.

C.4 DETAILED WORK REQUIREMENTS

The contract purpose will be achieved through three interconnected Objectives and seven Expected Results (ER), as follows:

Objective 1: Corruption Prevention Institutions and Integrity Systems Strengthened (45% level of effort)

ER 1.1: CPC’s functional and operational capacity to lead the country’s corruption prevention efforts strengthened.

ER 1.2: Capacity and influence of integrity officers within public institutions strengthened.

ER 1.3: Ability of line ministries, state agencies, and local self-government bodies to develop, implement, and monitor fully operationalized anti-corruption plans developed and fostered.

Objective 2: Selected Corruption Prevention Legal-Regulatory Measures Advanced (30% level of effort)

ER 2.1: Legal, regulatory, and policy framework for corruption prevention entities and processes strengthened.

ER 2.2: Legal, regulatory, and policy framework enabling the implementation of sectoral anti-corruption plans strengthened.

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Objective 3: Collective Action Against Corruption Fostered (25% level of effort) ER 3.1: Stakeholder engagement in setting policy for and monitoring of progress of corruption prevention and integrity strengthening increased.

ER 3.2: Strategic communication and outreach on anti-corruption reforms and successes improved.

USAID/Armenia anticipates that the contractor’s work under the three objectives will be comprehensive and interlinked. While Objective 1 will focus on institutional and capacity building of target entities and Objective 2 will ensure that the legal and regulatory framework for the successful performance of target entities is in place and strengthened, the focus of Objective 3 will be to ensure that all relevant stakeholders of these processes are well informed about corruption prevention efforts and are fully engaged and empowered to hold each other accountable.

Given the high profile of anti-corruption programming and its contingency on the political will of the authorities and public officials, the contractor is expected to identify approaches to adapting to the evolving environment, including if there is evidence of changes in stakeholder commitment.

Objective 1: Corruption Prevention Institutions and Integrity Systems Strengthened

Under Objective 1, the contractor will provide demand-driven technical assistance, including but not limited to analytical support, research studies, general training, and on-the-job coaching to support the institutionalization, operationalization, and capacity building of corruption prevention institutions.

While the contractor will identify additional benefiting institutions based on their assessment of the current needs and with the approval of the COR, USAID/Armenia has identified the newly established CPC as the focal entity to pilot and institutionalize structural, procedural, and policy initiatives to reduce opportunities for corruption, strengthen internal controls and external oversight, and promote integrity throughout the public sector. Given the predominant role of the CPC, all interventions under this objective should leverage the support to the CPC under ER 1.1. It is expected that targeted support to the CPC will help consolidate Armenia’s corruption prevention foundation, while support to line ministries, state agencies, local self-government bodies, and other entities will help mainstream corruption prevention and integrity practices across the government.

Expected Result 1.1: CPC’s functional and operational capacity to lead the country’s corruption prevention efforts strengthened.

The newly-established CPC is an autonomous body accountable to the Parliament that is mandated to prevent corruption on both the supply and demand sides. Its core functions are defined in the 2018 Law on Commission for the Prevention of Corruption and elaborated in the Anti-Corruption Strategy and its action plan. In addition to the functions of collecting and examining asset, income, and conflict of interest declarations and conducting integrity checks, the CPC has a clear mandate to promote integrity in public service; provide methodological guidance and coordination to ethics commissions and integrity officers in public institutions; monitor implementation of anti-corruption programs; and promote public awareness of anti-corruption.

Based on existing knowledge and its own analyses and assessments of the CPC, the contractor will work with the CPC to define the scope and areas for technical assistance to enable and empower CPC members and staff to perform the institution’s full mandate. The contractor must be able to adapt assistance as required to support the CPC to undertake additional functions which may be prescribed by future legislation. Such assistance may include but is not limited to: organizational and functional reviews of the CPC; executive coaching/mentorship of CPC members; staff training on analysis of declarations and integrity checks; practical guidelines for maintaining a public register of gifts received by public officials; practical guidelines and training of trainers for outreach to integrity officers in state agencies (cross reference ER 1.2); practical guidelines for the development and roll-out of methodologies for monitoring of anti-corruption plans by state agencies and local governments (cross reference ER 1.3); and training, practical guidelines, and facilitation support for the CPC’s

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Illustrative Indicators:

Milestone and/or point-based improvement of CPC’s organizational and operational capacity and performance across its core functions

Number of tools/systems/processes institutionalized to enhance the functional and operational capacity of the CPC

Level of awareness of the core functions of the CPC among its key counterparts

Expected Outcomes:

At least six departments of the CPC have the organizational and operational capacity to fully perform their core functions

Tools/systems/processes to enhance functional and operational capacity institutionalized in at least six departments of the CPC

Expected Result 1.2: Capacity and influence of integrity officers within public institutions strengthened.

The Anti-Corruption Strategy Implementation Plan envisions the formation and launch of ethics commissions and integrity officers in compliance with the Law on Public Service. There are over seventy state institutions bound to establish these commissions and have integrity officers in place.

While integrity officers have been assigned from existing civil servant staff, they lack the relevant training, practical tools/guidelines, and agency within their respective agencies to perform their mandate.

Based on its own analyses and consultations with the CPC, the contractor will work collaboratively with the Civil Service Office of the Staff of the Prime Minister to define the scope and areas for technical assistance to enable and empower the cadre of integrity officers to perform their functions in compliance with the Law on Public Service and become integrity champions within their respective institutions. Such assistance may include but is not limited to: functional reviews; rigorous training of integrity officers and sensitization of Chiefs of Staff (Secretary Generals) of subject entities;

mechanisms and practical tools for access to the CPC for guidance (cross reference ER 1.1); and practical guidelines and facilitated outreach to staff on integrity compliance, including the roll-out of codes of conduct and procedures for reporting conflicts of interest and gifts (cross reference ER 2.1).

Illustrative Indicators:

Milestone or point-based improvement of integrity officers’ (a) capacity and (b) performance across their core functions

Level of staff compliance with integrity measures within public institutions Number of tools/systems/processes developed to institutionalize integrity compliance measures in public institutions Number of redress measures and/or reforms carried out by integrity officers in public institutions

Expected Outcomes:

Tools/systems/processes to institutionalize integrity compliance measures developed in at least 20 public institutions Capacity and performance of integrity officers improved in at least 20 public institutions

Expected Result 1.3: Ability of line ministries, state agencies, and local governments to develop, implement, and monitor fully operationalized anti-corruption plans developed and fostered.

The Anti-Corruption Strategy Implementation Plan envisions the development and implementation of action plans for anti-corruption, including for internal integrity, in state bodies (Action # 8) and local

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Based on its own analyses and consultations with USAID and the CPC, the contractor will identify target line ministries, state agencies, and local governments for assistance under ER 1.3, with the understanding that the work carried out should serve as a model for other similar state entities to develop, implement and monitor fully operationalized anti-corruption plans. Such assistance may include but is not limited to: joint development and implementation of the CPC-approved methodology for corruption risk assessment; joint development of anti-corruption action and integrity compliance plans, as wells as plans, processes, and tools for monitoring and evaluating their progress;

material support (equipment, software, etc.) and technical assistance to facilitate the implementation of plans; training, practical guidelines, and facilitated support for the line ministries’ targeted outreach and communication to internal and external audiences; and collaboration with local non-governmental organizations for oversight. The contractor must ensure that these interventions are gender- and age-sensitive and specifically analyze and account for how they would affect men and women of different ages. This intentional focus will help address the decision-making power dynamic, which often ignores integrating women’s differentiated experiences, expertise, and capacities in policy-making and implementation.

Selection of partner line ministries, local self-government bodies, and other entities identified by the contractor must be done in consultation with USAID based on a set of criteria including but not limited to the willingness and ability of the potential target institution to collaboratively shape technical assistance and the replicability and scalability of the potential interventions and initiatives.

However, it is expected that the contractor will engage with government institutions at both the national and local levels. The contractor must consult and coordinate with USAID to confirm the sequencing of support to selected partner institutions, taking into consideration the relevant timeframes set forth in the Anti-Corruption Strategy Implementation Plan. Any further changes to the benefitting institutions must be made in consultation with and with the approval of the COR.

Illustrative Indicators:

Number of national level institutions implementing fully operationalized anti-corruption action plans with USG support

Number of local governments implementing fully operationalized anti-corruption action plans with USG support

Proportion of actions improved with consideration of the gendered impact of corruption

Expected Outcomes:

At least six national level institutions implement fully operationalized anti-corruption action plans with USG support

At least 12 local governments implementing fully operationalized anti-corruption action plans with USG support

Objective 2: Selected Corruption Prevention Legal-Regulatory Measures Advanced

Under Objective 2, the contractor will provide technical assistance to address substantive regulations and policies to enable the CPC and other corruption prevention entities to carry out their mandates and operate as an effective corruption prevention system. In addition, the contractor will support the implementation of specific legal, regulatory, and policy measures to minimize corruption risks in the institutions and sectors targeted under ER 1.3 and beyond. The work performed under this Objective is anticipated to be informed by and vetted through the facilitated dialogue and consultative process described in Objective 3.

In general, Armenian laws, policies, and regulations are gender-neutral, which can inadvertently discriminate against women as they fail to recognize the vulnerabilities that women face in terms of access to and power over rights, resources, and public services. To address this gap, the contractor

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Expected Result 2.1: Legal, regulatory, and policy framework for corruption prevention entities and processes strengthened

Based on its own analyses and consultations with the MOJ, CPC, and other relevant stakeholders, the contractor will identify the gaps and weaknesses in the legal, regulatory, and policy framework underlying corruption prevention, support the local stakeholders to develop a sequenced plan of action to address the gaps and weaknesses, and facilitate the implementation of the action plan through technical assistance, analytical support, and convening power.