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Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability Project

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Ronald (Clark) Pearson

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Attachment B Amendment #1, SOL-267-16-000005

The specific changes are as follows:

I. SECTION F – DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

A. Delete subsection F.5.6 Baseline Political Economy Assessment (PEA) in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

F.5.6 Baseline Political Economy Assessment (PEA)

The contractor must carry out a baseline country-level PEA that will draw upon a wide range of long-term factors (e.g., social, cultural, political, economic, etc.) to provide a deeper understanding of how targeted institutions and key stakeholders are motivated to behave and make decisions. The analysis also will draw upon current events to detail how they are impacting decisions and behavior.

The analysis will document the norms of how targeted and influential institutions make decisions formally and informally that influence project outcomes. This understanding may provide some insight for why there is limited progress in the GOI’s efforts to improve service delivery, implement decentralization and public financial management. The resulting PEA must provide a nuanced understanding and enable IGPA to identify change agents and pathways to help it achieve its intended results. The contractor will carry out the baseline PEA in close coordination with the COR and the U.S. Embassy, which may want to participate in meetings with key stakeholders and review the proposed questions that the baseline PEA will explore. The PEA must identify opportunities for assistance activities to advance IGPA objectives, and risks to IGPA supported activities as a result of changes in government policy, processes and functions. The finalized assessment is due within 90 days after the contract award date.

B. Delete subsection F.5.16 Other Technical Documentation in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

F.5.16 Other Technical Documentation

The contractor must provide technical materials produced in the execution of this contract to the

COR as an annex to the Quarterly Performance Report submitted following the finalization of the materials. This includes copies of surveys, analytical reports, assessments, studies, training, trip reports or other deliverables that describe the activities undertaken, the individuals consulted and their contacts and any outcomes that might have resulted or other materials produced by the contractor and or the subcontractors with project assistance.

The contractor must transmit final versions of all technical and other materials developed under this contract to the COR in electronic format and will include editable formats that may be shared with the GDRC, and submit them to the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse

(https://dec.usaid.gov/) per the clause found at F.9.

II. SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. Delete subsection L.7(c)(3) Performance Work Statement (PWS) in its entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof:

3. Performance Work Statement (PWS)

The PWS will describe the proposed technical strategy and approach. This section will reflect analysis and understanding of existing obstacles to success at all levels and how proposed interventions will overcome these, issues related to gender and youth, and geographic differences across targeted provinces. Provide a concise description of proposed approach and how it would enable integration of governance and sector-focused activities and capacity building. The PWS will demonstrate, with sufficient evidence, the merits of the proposed model and how it will achieve the activity purpose.

Additionally, pursuant to FAR 37.604, the offeror must submit a quality assurance surveillance plan

(QASP) as part of the PWS. This QASP must fulfill the requirements found in FAR Subpart 46.4. The

AMEP may act as the offeror’s QASP as long as it fulfills the requirements found in FAR Subpart

46.4

See Section M.3.a.1

Offerors must demonstrate an ability to assess Iraq’s complex political economy on public sector reforms. Offerors must describe their understanding of the local context in light of the decentralization process and development challenges, as well as critical assumptions.

See Section M.3.a.2

The PWS must specify a set of suitable interventions at national, provincial and local level that can be implemented with targeted sectors, to improve Iraq’s governance. The Offeror must demonstrate a good understanding of the existing activities and conditions in order to ensure better coordinated results. For instance, the nature and pace of the Ministry of Finance approach to decentralization remains to be seen, so the Offeror must display an understanding of the current state of affairs, the key actors, and clearly illustrate immediate, medium-, and long-term strategies for achieving

Objective 2, Improved Public Financial Management, within the current political-economy and technical-capacity constraints facing decentralized finance in Iraq. This will also be reflected in the submitted Year One and Draft Year Two work plans.

USAID encourages the offerors to familiarize with lessons learned and strategies employed by legacy

USAID/Iraq projects (such as Tarabot, Taqadum, and Access to Justice) about providing support to key institutions and civil society engaged in reforms. Various programmatic and technical reports developed by current and closed USAID-funded projects in Iraq are available at the Development

Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) website (http://www.dec.org/). The offeror must highlight proven approaches to transferring best practices to host country stakeholders. If the technical approach utilizes intensive training or development of administrative systems for government officials/offices, then it must utilize a methodology that tracks changes in behavior, knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Offerors may consider various technical models in implementing the project’s activities includes geographic coverage, scaling up activities, change process etc. If the Offeror suggests selecting target provinces (or model provinces) instead of working with all provinces at the same time, the technical approach must illustrate that the USG’s priorities and equities first will be considered.

Also, if the technical approach utilizes management or administrative systems change, then the

Offeror must describe how these interventions translate into tangible improvements in service delivery outcomes for citizen, or improvements in public sector performance in the form the GOI cost savings, increased revenue, or other quantifiable outcomes.

See Section M.3.a.3

The PWS must demonstrate an ability to revise proposed technical interventions and targets based on changes in Iraq’s political economy and findings from activity monitoring and evaluation. The

PWS must describe how the offeror will adapt to the uncertain pace of decentralization reforms and the as-yet delayed transfer of authorities, particularly the delay in transferring budget authority and control to governors’ offices. In particular the Offeror must demonstrate how technical interventions will be synchronized with Iraqi budget execution, electoral cycles, and other decision-making cycles.

The approach must describe how the Offeror will secure and monitor counterpart cost-share and burden-sharing; and how activities will be tailored to GOI policy and budget execution priorities

(e.g., the National Development Plan, any IMF Stand-By Arrangement, and the Prime Minister’s

Reform Program).

Technical recommendations arising from PEA and other proposed “complexity-aware” methods will be based on (1) the political economy of the geographic focus area, (2) the performance of the service delivery unit under review, as well as, (3) organizational, procedural and technical constraints that may be impeding the implementation of sectoral development initiatives. The technical approach will specify how the PEA and other complexity-aware methods will be used, and be updated semi-annually to revisit baseline assumptions, to identify new windows of opportunity, and to adjust program targets.

Given the uncertainty surrounding the pace of consensus on public sector reforms, the PWS will demonstrate a flexible posture and not get in front of Iraqi political will while assisting selected GOI partners in strategic areas that are critical for Iraq’s development and necessary reforms.

See Section M.3.a.4

With respect to Objective 4 activities, the skill and qualification requirements, purposes and objectives, and expected deliverables, time frame and duration of each supplemental technical assistance will be determined prior to recruitment and documented in an agreed scope of work.

Identification of needed technical specialists will be a collaborative undertaking of the offeror, USAID and the Government of Iraq. The Offeror must describe its capacity to respond to requests for task order proposals and perform task orders under the Supplemental Technical Assistance IDIQ

CLIN, and describe how it will mobilize and augment resources when the Government orders level-of-effort under the IDIQ CLIN. Offerors must also describe how potential orders would relate to, or affect, efforts being carried out under other contract CLINs in terms of management and technical performance.

See Section M.3.a.5

IGPA is designed to be highly demand-driven and will support the GOI and its partners as they seek to improve their services to the citizenry, promote tolerance, non-violence, and democratic principles and processes. The Offeror must demonstrate how technical interventions will specify performance targets to be inclusive of vulnerable populations (the disabled, internally displaced persons, widows, religious minorities, and ethnic minorities). The Offeror must also describe how it will ensure the inclusion of youth in its activities and approaches. Identifying windows of opportunity for inclusion of youth is crucial. The offeror must also identify and outline any potential gender issues that might be encountered during the implementation of its proposed technical approach and how these issues will be addressed. Specifically, Offerors will respond to the following question: “How will the different roles and status of women and men within the community, political sphere, workplace, and/or household (for example, roles in decision-making and different access to and control over resources and services) affect the work to be undertaken?” The offeror will assess and identify issues that impact the participation of men and women equally in the participation of this project and is expected to examine cultural perceptions, political and economic barriers, and other factors which impact women and men in terms of their participation in the Iraqi governance process. Further, the offeror will ensure that gender issues are suitably integrated into various project activities and must undertake specific efforts to ensure that activities do not discriminate against or disproportionately benefit either gender. Finally, the offeror must work to ensure that IGPA is conflict-sensitive, ethical and embodies the principle of “do no harm.”

III. Attachment J.1 Statement of Objectives

A. Delete subsection Objective 4: Support Iraqi Change Agents [CLIN 0005] – 20% of Total

Efforts and insert the following in lieu thereof:

Objective 4: Support Iraqi Change Agents [CLIN 0005] – 20% of Total Effort

In addition to the activities described above, and in accordance with Section B of this Contract, the

Contractor must respond to unanticipated events impacting on or related to the achievement of the objectives set forth in the Contract Statement of Objectives using the Supplemental Technical

Assistance ordered by the Contracting Officer in accordance with Section H.33 of this contract.

Under this objective, the Contractor is expected to specify a technical approach for a rapid, flexible response mechanism that provides technical specialists and limited material support to Iraqi officials who require assistance on identifying public sector reforms and specifying near-term implementation options. Over the planned five-year life of the mechanism, USAID estimates a need for both short-term and long- term technical assistance to Iraqi counterparts, potentially including specialists in:

Public Financial Management; Municipal Finance; Tax and Revenue; Sovereign Debt; Oil and

Energy; Local Capacity Development; Economic Development; Regulatory/and Policy Development;

Public Administration; Organizational Development; Public and Primary Health; Primary and

Secondary Education; Urban Development; Water and Sanitation Specialist; Civil Engineers;

Strategic Management; Capital Planning; Multi-Sectoral Planning; Strategic Communications;

Project Management Specialists; Elections Specialists; and Public Outreach Specialists. Also, the contractor may support activities of non- governmental actors to enhance the environment for reforms in Iraq or to support particular objectives under IGPA utilizing sub-contracting for services mechanism. (e.g., citizens input for participatory planning, independent oversight of GOI essential services, civil society organizations as interlocutors between government and citizens on key reform issues to improve communication in both directions, election monitoring etc.).

Objective 4 Results

Objective 4 activities are “crosscutting” and support objectives 1 - 3.

Objective 4 Indicators

USAID will track the performance of IGPA’s Objective 4 activities by monitoring indicators that measure the rapid deployment of technical advisors, who are able to identify impediments and recommend near- term remediation measures to improve public sector performance. The Contractor must specify what performance targets will be reached based on the proposed performance work, against indicators specified below. The Contractor is invited to suggest indicators that would best measure the project’s outcomes, specific to the proposed technical approach, but at a minimum, indicators for the deployment of technical specialists and sector advisors (“Specialists”) under this contract must include:

RATIO of NUMBER of recommendations provided to Iraqi reformers responsible for improvements in service delivery, public financial management, and monitoring and oversight to

NUMBER of technical and policy recommendations implemented by the GOI.

Recruitment and placement of on-demand-driven technical services within NUMBER of days of an agreed scope of work between USAID and the Contractor.

NUMBER of research mechanisms includes focus groups and public perception surveys on Iraqi governance, permitting disaggregation by IGPA geographic focus area.

NUMBER of annual deployments of technical advisors disaggregated by areas of intervention such as public sector service delivery, public financial management, monitoring and oversight, etc.