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ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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technologies, improved marketing, or other activities that increase overall competitiveness of the agriculture sector. A total of $2.5 million will be made available for the GUC. Grant recipient needs to be farm community organizations, agribusiness entrepreneurs, market information organizations, public education organizations, and other key private agricultural sector organizations and Local NGOs. Emphasis should be placed on working with non-governmental

Afghan organizations and institutions when possible, but in certain cases, U.S.-based NGOS and third country NGOs may also receive funding.

The contractor is required to submit a grants manual within 30 days after contract is signed for Contracting Officer Representative (COR) review and the final version need to be submitted within 60 days after the contract is signed for approval of the Contracting Officer (CO)

3. Section F.4 DELIVERABLES AND REPORTS, Additional Reporting Requirements table on page

28 – insert a row at the end of the table to include the new deliverable “Grants Manual” as number K.

4. Add the following paragraph on page 30 of the RFP as # k – “Grants Manual: The contractor is required to submit a draft Grants under Contract

Manual within 30 days after contract award and a final version 60 days after contract award. This manual will outline a detailed grants management plan for the life of the program that supports the objectives of the technical assistance.”

5. Section H – Add the below as number H.52 at the end of Section H

H.52 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT

Inclusion of the grants program is considered essential to the activities of the contractor in achieving the overall strategy and expected results of the contract. It is expected that as part of the offer, the offeror will request a

Grants under Contract (GUC) component to provide grants designed to facilitate partnership with local organizations and institutions that result in increased efficiencies, adoption of new and appropriate technologies, improved marketing, or

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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other activities that increase overall competitiveness of the agricultural sector. The offeror must describe how they will leverage a

GUC to achieve results. The offeror will be required to submit past performance information in how it previously awarded and administered grants.

The Contractor shall comply in all material respects with USAID’s Automated Directives System

(ADS) Chapter 303 (including mandatory and supplementary references) in awarding and administering grants, as well as the Code of

Federal Regulations 22 CFR 226.

In addition, the following requirements shall apply to the grants awarded by the Contractor under this contract:

a. USAID Afghanistan OAG office has obtained a GUCs waiver to issue Grants under Contracts for up to $2.5 million.

b. The Contractor shall only execute grants under the contract when it is not feasible to accomplish USAID objectives through normal contracts and grants awards executed by USAID because either the burden of executing a number of small grant activities is particularly difficult for the responsible USAID Mission or office, or the grant program is incidental and relatively small in comparison to other technical assistance of the Contractor.

c. USAID shall be substantially involved in establishing selection factors and shall approve the selection of grant recipients. Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer, the COR shall have authority to approve the grant recipient selection. USAID may be less involved when grants are quite small and are incidental to the contractor’s technical activities.

d. USAID must ensure that the requirements that apply to USAID-executed grants (including the agency policies regarding construction activities in ADS 303, Grants and Cooperative Agreements to

Non-Governmental Organizations, applicable standard provisions in ADS 303, and ADS 308, Awards to Public International Organizations) are

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also applied to grants that a USAID contractor executes. In general, requirements which apply to

USAID-executed grants shall also apply to grants executed by the Contractor.

e. USAID retains the right to terminate the grant activity (activities) unilaterally in extraordinary circumstances.

f. The Contractor shall not execute or administer Cooperative Agreements on USAID’s behalf.

g. The Contractor shall close out all grants prior to the estimated completion date of this contract.

h. The Contractor shall comply in all material respects with Contract Information Bulletin (CIB)

90-12 regarding grant close-out.

6. Section I, under I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, clauses

52.209-2, 52.209-10 and 52.244-6 are updated to provide the latest revised versions of November

2015 and December 2016. Accordingly:

• Delete DEC 2014 from the date column of Clauses 52.209-2 and 52.209-10 on page 77 and replace both with NOV 2015

• Delete APR 2015 from the date column of Clauses 52.244-6 on page 78 and replace it with DEC 2015

7. Section I – Add the below Clauses at the end of section I as number I.12 and I.13.

I.12 52.203-98 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH

ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (APR

2015)

(a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015

(Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal

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confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

I.13 52.203-99 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH

ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (APR 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or

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any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d)(1) In accordance with section 7 43 of

Division E, Title VI I, of the Consolidated and

Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated

(or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the contractor fails to comply with the provisions of this clause.

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Attachment 1

1. Delete the contract line items 0001, 0002 and 0003 in Section B under B.4 Budget ($) – This Contract in its entirety and replace it with the below tables.

CLIN Cost category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total

0001AA Labor TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

0001AB Non Labor TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

0001AC Fixed Fee TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

CLIN Cost category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Budget

0002AA Labor TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

0002AB Non Labor TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

0002AC Grants under Contract TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD $2,500,000

0002AD Fixed Fee TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

CLIN Cost category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Budget

0003AA Labor TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

0003AB Non Labor TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

0003AC Fixed Fee TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBDTOTAL ESTIMATED COST PLUS FIXED FEE

CLIN 0001 -- Component 1: Analysis (10%)

CLIN 0002 -- Component 2: IMPLEMENTATION (80%)

CLIN 0003 -- Component 3: FEEDBACK AND LEARNING (10%)

Sub Total CLIN 0003

Sub Total CLIN 0002

Sub Total CLIN 0001

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