FOREST PLUS RFP SOL-386-11-000003 Amendment 2.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

November 22, 2011

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

CODE

Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance, USAID/INDIA, American Embassy, Shantipath Chanakya Puri, New Delhi 110021, India

See Section7

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (NO., street,city,county,State,and ZIP Code)

9a. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

SOL-386-11-000003

9b. DATED (SEE ITEM 11) October 24, 2011

10a. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10b. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

[X ] The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers [ ] is extended, [x] is not extended. Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning ___6___ copies of the amendment;(b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or(c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b)

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor [ ] is not, [ ] is required to sign this document and return ___ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The RFP is amended to (a) Include the following in Section J – List of Attachments “ATTACHMENT 6 – USFS Collaborative Activities in India – the report is available at http://www.usaid.gov/in/working_with_us/pdfs/usfs.pdf

(b) include the transcript of clarification provided during the pre-proposal conference on 11/18/2011 (See Annex I).

(c)include the attached list of individuals/firms participated in the Pre-proposal conference held on November 18, 2011 at Maidens Hotel, New Delhi (see Annex II).

Cont’d..

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

BRADEN W. ENROTH

15B. NAME OF CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

BY

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C.DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sd/-

BY

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C.DATE SIGNED

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ANNEX I

1. Clarification regarding Past Performance Information required under Section L.7(5) :

(a)The offeror must provide past performance information as required per Lection L.7(5) for itself, if applying as a Prime Contractor and for each subcontractor whose total estimated cost exceeds 10% of the total offer ; and (b) in case of a proposal from a consortium of firms, offeor must include the required past performance information per Section L.7(5) for each partner in the consortium, irrespective of their size/role in the consortium.

2. Clarification regarding the Technical Proposal Page Limit of 50 pages in regard to Past

Performance Narrative and required supporting information: Past Performance Narrative has to be included in the Main Technical Proposal and shall be counted against the 50 page limit set for the Technical Proposal. Whereas the other supporting information required per L.7(5) can be included in the annexes to the technical proposal.

3. Clarification on Question/Answer #9 of RFP/Amendement 1 regarding Indicator/targets for

FY16 – The target provide in the Amendment 1 are the cummulative targets for FY16 and the portion of FY17 covered under the resultant contract.

4. Correction of typo in Answer #23 in Amendment 1 : The RFP is amended to delete “Section

L.8.B(2)(j)”.

5. Clarification on Section L.7(4): An amount in $200,000 is the maximum amount that an offeror can budget towards the capacity building of the Local Partner(s) (Task 5 under Section C.3d).

6. Clarification on DUNS Number: All prospective vendors/contractors are required to obtain a

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number for doing business with the US Government. Local Indian firms can obtain one via internet by applying for it at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/pages/CCRSearch.jsp. They can also contact them on telephone or via e-mail. Refer to http://www.dnb.co.in/contact.asp for contact details.

US Contractors can obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number at www.dnb.com. They can also contact D&B at 800.234.3867.

All offeors are also required to register themselves with the US Central Contractor Registeration at www.ccr.gov.

ANNEX II

Forest Plus PRE‐PROPOSAL CONFERENCE HELD ON 11‐18‐2011

List of Participants

S# Organization Organization address Participant name Phone # E‐mail

Winrock International India

788, Udyog Vihar, Phase V, Gurgaon ‐ 122001, India

Sunpreet kaur 91‐124‐430 3868 sunpreet@winrockindia.org

Kinsuk Mitra 91‐124+430 3800 kinsuk@winrockindia.org

2 DAI

7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA

Daniel Head 301.771.7633 daniel_head@dai.com

3 RARE

G 403,Kaveri Apartments, Sector6, Plot4, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075

Dr, K.S. Murali 91‐11‐4502 murali.kallur@gmail.com

The Energy and Resources Institute

Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

Anirban Ganguly 91‐11‐2468 anirban@teri.res.in

Suresh Chauhan 91‐11‐4150

Emergent Ventures India

5th Floor, Universal Trade Tower, Sohna, Gurgaon Road, Sec‐49, Gurgaon

Deepak Bawari 91‐124‐435 deepak.bawari@emergent‐ ventures.com

6 Chemonics 1717 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

Mary Vardazarian 9891925045 (M) mvardazarian@chemonics.com

Katherine Warner 202.955.3351 kwarner@chemonics.com

The Louis Berger Group, Inc.

Plot No.B3‐6, Sector 32, Gurgaon 122001

Subrata Mazumder 91‐124‐407 0480 smazumder@louisberger.com

Deepak Awari 91‐124‐457 8200 dawari@louisberger.com

Regional Centre for Dev.

Cooperation

(RCDC)

A/68, 1st floor, Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneshwar 751007

Kailash C Dash 91‐674‐254 kailash@rcdcindia.org

Ghasiram Panda 9438341794

(M) ghasiram@rcdcindia.org

9 Tetra Tech ARD 159 Bank Street, Suite 300, PO Box 1397, Burlington, VT 05402

Brandy Wood 802.658.3890 brandy.wood@tetratech.com