RMNCH A_Global_Linkages_RFP_FINAL.pdf

August 7, 2014

TO: Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal No.: SOL-386-14-000001

RMNCH+A Global Linkages

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Mission in India, is seeking proposals from qualified local Indian entities interested in providing the services as described in this solicitation. The government estimate for this contract is USD $4-5 million.

The justification for the use of other than full and open competition which limits competition to the local Indian market for this contract has been approved by the Contracting Officer. To be considered a local Indian entity1, an Offeror must: (1) be legally organized under the laws of India; (2) have as its principal place of business or operations in India; and (3) either is (A) majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of India; or (B) managed by a governing body the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of India. “Majority owned" and "managed by" include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization's managers or a majority of the organization's governing body by any means.

USAID/India is planning a Pre-Proposal Conference in Delhi and Mumbai. Additionally, if there is enough interest a third pre-proposal conference will be held in Bangalore. Offerors are encouraged to attend this conference so that they may fully understand the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are requested to acknowledge their attendance by RSVP to IndiaRCO@usaid.gov no later than August 18, 2014. Due to the limited space of the conference facilities, attendees of the conference will be limited to two (2) representatives. The tentative dates for the pre-proposal conference is as followed:

Delhi: August 26, 2014; time and location TBD Mumbai: August 28, 2014; time and location TBD Bangalore (if enough bidders RSVP): August 29, 2014; time and location TBD

Please note that offerors must be registered in SAM - System for Award Management (https://www.sam.gov) in order to do business with the U.S. Government. A successful registration in SAM means the Offeror has obtained a DUNS number, has registered in CCR (Central Contractor Registration) and has secured an NCAGE number to successfully complete the Online Representation & Certifications Application (ORCA). Please refer to Attachment J.7 “Quick Start Guide for New Foreign Registrations” for further instructions.

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U.S. Agency for International Development American Embassy Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110 021

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Request for Proposal No.: SOL 386-14-000001 RMNCH+A Global Linkages

Table of Contents

SECTION B—SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 Purpose

B.2 Contract Type

B.3 Estimated Cost, Ceiling Price, and Obligated Amount

B.4 Price Schedule

B.5 Indirect Costs

B.6 Cost Reimbursable

SECTION C—STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 Program Background and Opportunity

C.2 Current Approach

C.3 Program Components and Deliverables

C.4 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

SECTION D—PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 Marking

D.2 Branding Strategy

D.3 Branding and Marking Policy

SECTION E—INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 Notice Listing Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

E.2 Inspection and Acceptance

SECTION F—DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 Notice Listing Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

F.2 Period of Performance

F.3 Place of Performance

F.4 Performance Standards

F.5 Key Personnel

F.6 Authorized Work Day/Week

F.7 Periodic Progress Reports

F.8 Reports

F.9 Annual Work Plan

F.10 Quarterly Progress Report

F.11 Annual Report

F.12 End of Program Report

F.13 Performance Monitoring Plan

F.14 Quarterly Financial Reports and Accruals

F.15 Trip Reports

F.16 Geospatial Data

F.17 Websites, Virtual Media, and Software

F.18 Other reports and documents as requested by USAID

F.19 Audit

F.20 Deliverables

SECTION G—CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 Administrative Contracting Office

G.2 Contracting Officer’s Authority

G.3 Contracting Officer’s Representative

G.4 Technical Direction

G.5 Acceptance and Approval

G.6 Paying Office

G.7 Documentation of Payment

G.8 Invoicing Instructions

G.9 Accounting and Appropriation Data:

SECTION H—SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 Notice Listing Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

H.2 302.3.5.17 Limitation on Subcontracting to Non-Local Entities (May 2012)

H.3 Language Requirements

H.4 Emergency Locator Information

H.5 Source and Nationality Requirements

H.6 Authorized Geographic Code

H.7 Worker’s Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act)

H.8 Defense Base Act Insurance and Services

H.9 Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Services

H.10 USAID Disability Policy—Acquisition (DEC 2004)

H.11 Reporting of Foreign Taxes (JUL 2007)

H.12 Personnel Compensation

H.13 Additional Requirements for Personnel Compensation

H.14 Salary Supplements for Host Government (HG) Employees

H.15 International Travel Approval and Notification Requirements

H.16 Leave and Holidays

H.17 Employment Costs of TCNs and CCNs

H.16 Nonexpendable Property Purchases

H.17 Information Technology Resources

H.18 Management of Information Technology Resources

H.19 Title to and Care of Property

H.20 Government Furnished Facilities or Property

H.21 Logistic Support

H.22 Contractor-Mission Relationships

H.23 Disclosure of Information

H.24 Organizational Conflicts of Interest

H.25 Organizational Conflicts of Interest Discovered After Award

H.26 Executive Order on Terrorism Financing

H.27 Foreign Government Delegations to International Conferences

H.28 Environmental Compliance

H.29 Standards of Conduct—Improper Business Practices

H.30 Consent to Subcontract

H.31Nondiscrimination (JUNE 2012)

H.32 Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds to Promote, Support, or Advocate the Legalizations or Practice of Prostitution – Tip Acquisition (May 2007)

SECTION I—CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 Notice Listing Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

I.2 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Apr 2014)

I.3 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

I.4 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

SECTION J – Attachments

J.1 Local Compensation Plan for Foreign Service Nationals

J.2 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE REPORT

J.3 Identification Of Principal Geographic Code Numbers

J.4 Summary Budget Format

J.5 Budget Line Item Definitions and Illustrations

J.6 Branding Implementation Plan and Marking Plan Format

J.7 Quick Start Guide for New Foreign Registrations

SECTION K—REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS

K.1 Notice Listing Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

K.2 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2014)

K.3 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013)

SECTION L—INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998

L.2 Notice Listing Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference

L.3 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2004)

L.4 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984)

L.5 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006)

L.6 Acquisition Schedule

L.7 General Instructions to Offerors

L.7.1 Questions and Clarifications

L.7.2 Electronic Submission Procedures for the Technical and Cost Proposals

L.8 Instructions for the Preparation of the Technical Proposal

L.8.1 Technical Approach (See Section M.3)

L.8.1.a Strategic and gender sensitive approaches (See Section M.3.1)

L.8.1.b Management and Staffing (See Section M.3.2)

L.8.1.c Organizational Capabilities (See Section M.3.2)

L.8.1.d Past Performance (See Section M.3.3)

L.9 Instructions for the Preparation of the Cost Proposal

L.10 Instructions for the Preparation of the Branding Implementation Plan and the Marking Plan

SECTION M—EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 Award Without Discussions

M.2 Source Selection

M.2 Determination of Competitive Range

M.3 Technical Proposal Evaluation Factors

M.3.1 Strategic Approach and Gender Sensitive Programs

M.3.2 Management, Staffing, and Organizational Capabilities

M.3.3 Past Performance

M.4 Evaluation of Cost Proposals

PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B—SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 Purpose

The Health Office in the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID or Agency) Mission in India requires technical services to implement the RMNCH+A Global Linkages. The purpose of the activity is to transfer proven, high-impact Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) interventions from India to priority countries and support their adoption. By identifying innovations and recommending interventions to be carried out in the -health sector, with the ultimate goal of helping public and private sector Indian institution(s) establish systems for the global transfer and adoption of proven, high-impact RMNCH+A interventions and solutions for ending preventable maternal and child deaths by drawing upon both public and private sector successful approaches and technologies to address priority RMNCH+A needs in low and middle income countries

B.2 Contract Type

USAID will award a Cost Reimbursable Completion Contract. For the consideration set forth in the contract, the contractor must provide the deliverables and results described in Section C and Section F.

The contractor must also comply with all other contract requirements.

B.3 Estimated Cost, Ceiling Price, and Obligated Amount

USAID estimates the following price range for this contract: USD 4,000,000-5,000,000.

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

(b) Within the estimated cost reimbursement 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. The Contractor shall not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount.

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

B.4 Price Schedule

Cost Category Amount Total Direct Costs TBD Subcontracts /subgrants TBD Travel & PERDIEM TBD Supplies & Equipment TBD Other Direct Cost TBD Total Estimated Cost TBD

Total Estimated Cost Reimbursable TBD

(a) The inclusion of any costs in the above budget does not obviate the requirement for prior approval by the contracting officer of cost items designated as requiring prior approval by any of the terms and conditions of this contract, including the applicable cost principles (see FAR § 52.216-7, “Allowable Cost and Payment (JUNE 2013)”; nor does it constitute a determination of allowability by the contracting officer of any item of cost, unless specifically stated elsewhere in this contract. Also, these amounts may not be adjusted without a written modification signed by the contracting officer. The contractor will not bill any amounts against this contract in excess of the amounts specified for each line item.

(b) The contractor agrees to furnish data that the contracting officer may request on costs expended or accrued under this contract in support of the budget information provided herein.

B.5 Indirect Costs

No Indirect Costs shall be included in the cost proposal. All Costs shall be Direct Charged. The only exception is for U.S. Subcontractors who already have a NICRA

For Major U.S. Subcontractor(s)*:

(a) The contract clause entitled “FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment (JUNE 2013)”, specifies that the indirect cost rates shall be established for each of the contractor’s accounting periods that apply to this Contract. 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:

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*“Major Subcontractors” are those subcontractors whose proposed cost exceeds 15% of the offeror’s total proposed cost.

PLEASE NOTE: As per ADS 302.3.5.17, at least 50% of the work proposed must be done my an Indian organization. Please see the regulation below

302.3.5.17 Limitation on Subcontracting to Non-Local Entities (May 2012)

(a) Applicability. This clause applies to (i) contracts that have been awarded to those local entities under the authority of and as defined in Section 7077 of Public Law 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-74), also known as "Local Competition Authority" and (ii) contracts awarded to local entities (as defined in Section 7077 of Public Law 112-74) under the authority at AIDAR 706.302-70.

(b) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract for—

(1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the prime/local entity.

B.6 Cost Reimbursable

(a) The U.S. dollar costs allowable (payable in Indian Rupee) 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,” FAR § 52.232-20, “Limitation of Cost,” and FAR § 52-232-22, “Limitation of Funds,” if applicable, and AIDAR 752.7003, “Documentation for Payment.”

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SECTION C—STATEMENT OF WORK

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) India seeks to contract with an outside local Indian organization to design, develop systems and lead the transfer of proven, high-impact Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) interventions from India to priority countries and support their adoption. This innovative, program will draw upon both public and private sector Indian successful approaches and technologies to address priority RMNCH+A needs in low and middle income countries. At the end of the program, it is expected that this global transfer of proven health solutions, best practices and innovations in RMNCH+A, and related health systems for ending preventable maternal and child deaths will result in their adoption by at least four partner countries. The Statement of Work includes: a) Program Background and Opportunity; b) Current Approach; and c) Program Components and Deliverables.

C.1 Program Background and Opportunity

C.1.1 Global Health Challenges and Opportunities for Global Transfer In the last two decades, countries have made significant efforts to improve health systems and health outcomes. This has resulted in global reductions in, maternal and child mortality. Maternal mortality has reduced by 47% (from 543,000 to 287,000 deaths annually1) and child mortality by 41% (12 million to 6.9 million2) in the last two decades. Many countries have increased their emphasis on strengthening health systems and addressing key health challenges including accountability and governance, access and quality, financing, and capacity issues. This is being done, for example, by strengthening public health infrastructure and systems, fostering partnerships with the private sector, empowering communities, and using innovative information and communication technologies for demand generation and program support.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG), signed by 193 countries and 23 international organizations, are to reduce by two-thirds, the under-5 mortality rate (MDG 4), and by three-quarters the maternal mortality rate (MDG 5) between 1990 and 2015. Despite these commitments, and positive developments, every year, nearly 300,000 pregnant women die during delivery, and seven million children and infants die before they reach the age of five. Most of these deaths are preventable. There are globally proven solutions and promising innovations which, if introduced and adopted by countries, could end preventable child and maternal deaths by 2035.

Initiatives to support global transfer and adoption of proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations to low and middle income countries have often been dependent on development assistance. For example, many international organizations, document proven solutions and then disseminate information globally. With development assistance, needed commodities, drugs and other materials are often donated, and associated systems for supply and delivery, advocacy, and demand generation are set up. Yet, efforts to scale up these initiatives have had limited success, in terms of number of beneficiaries, geographic coverage, and sustainability. Even market-based approaches have only been used on a limited scale. As a result, lower income countries do not have access to or are slow to adopt proven solutions.

C.1.2 USAID/India’s Health Sector Priorities

USAID/India supports programs that address Government of India (GOI) and USAID global health priorities. The global USAID priorities are: 1) an AIDS-Free generation; 2) ending preventable maternal and child deaths; and 3) reversing the spread and impact of TB. The India Mission recently finalized its Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) for 2012-17. This emphasizes improving global

1 Trends in Maternal Mortality 2012, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank 2 Committing to Child Survival, A Promise Renewed, Progress Report 2012, UNICEF development outcomes. One of the strategic objectives is focused explicitly on global transfer of proven Indian health solutions (http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1861/India_CDCS.pdf ), The activities proposed under this scope of work are directed at accelerating and expanding the global transfer of proven Indian health solutions*. These health solutions can result in substantial, not incremental, improvements in health status and meet in particular, the health needs of the least well off populations of the partnering countries. Through this contract, USAID/India proposes to help public and private sector Indian institution(s) establish systems for the global transfer and adoption of proven, high-impact RMNCH+A interventions and solutions for ending preventable maternal and child deaths.

C.1.3 Linkages with USAID/India’s Strategic Direction and Overall Approach

USAID recognizes the need to have different solutions and approaches to achieve significant change and meet the global challenges. This require identifying important Indian health innovations, technologies, and systems (supply), determining priority health needs (demand) in partner countries and developing systems to facilitate their exchange and adoption in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. These might include:

Building Locally-Led Alliances and Multi-Stakeholder Platforms: Locally-led alliances and multi-stakeholder platforms have the potential to enable public and private sector partners to collaborate and contribute substantial shared resources to identify, diffuse, and scale up proven interventions. Successful scale up will be measured by improvements in health outcomes that countries achieve through increased uptake of key services and interventions.

Establishing Linkages with Priority National Programs: USAID seeks to further the GOI and other countries’ achievement of their national goals and objectives by linking programs. The intention is to strengthen health systems in both the public and private sector in partnering countries.

Promoting Proven Solutions and Innovations: Innovations could help produce significant health outcomes more effectively, more cheaply, more sustainably, reaching more beneficiaries, and in a shorter period of time, while diffusion of proven solutions can have similar effects. The success of this contract will be judged by the number of solutions or innovations adopted by partner countries.

C.2 Current Approach

C.2.1 Potential of India to lead global transfer in health programs

India has achieved significant gains in improving health outcomes for a number of diseases and health conditions. Maternal and under-five mortality has been reduced by 33% (from 600 to 200/100,000 live births) and by 46% (from 114 to 61/1000 live births), respectively; the TB prevalence rate in India has been reduced by 44% as compared to the global rate of 36%; HIV/AIDS prevalence among general and key populations have plateaued, and India is one of the few countries that has been able to bring down HIV new infections by over 50%. Strong country ownership, evidence-based programs, active private sector and civil society involvement, and frugal health care innovations are among the key contributions to India’s

*Proven Indian Health Solutions are defined as products, services, systems, and processes that have evidence to show they have produced a positive impact in improving efficiency, effectiveness and/or health outcomes in India, and that have growing interest and/or acceptance among end users, service providers, and/or policy makers.

Health Innovations -USAID/India broadly defines health innovations for the collaborating country as novel means of: creating an offering (product or service); delivering it to the user (channel, user experience) through effective processes (implementation capabilities); and/or resourcing it (for both the user and the innovator).

http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1861/India_CDCS.pdf successful health programs.

India has implemented several best practices and innovations in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, TB, and HIV programs. These are spread across the public and private sectors as well as among civil society organizations. Examples include: a) improving institutional deliveries in partnership with the private sector (e.g., the Chiranjeevi scheme and Lifespring hospitals); b) introduction of low-cost water filters to provide clean water and address diarrhea deaths among children (e.g., TATA Swach); c) ensuring robust supply chain management systems for health care products and commodities (e.g., Tamil Nadu Medical Supplies Corporation); d) innovative health care financing for vulnerable populations (e.g., Star Insurance and Rashtriya Swasthiya BimaYojana); and e) use of technologies in health (e.g., E Health Point, World Health Partners, telemedicine, Dimagi-CommCare). Many of these practices and solutions can be adopted to address health challenges in resource-constrained economies. Several countries have already indicated keen interest to learn from India’s experiences in managing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs.

India is seen as a global innovation hub and several frugal innovations implemented India, have the potential to be adopted and scaled in other low and middle income countries. Last year, the Governments of India, Ethiopia, and the United States, led a Global Call to Action for Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, in collaboration with UNICEF. Participating stakeholders pledged to work together to scale-up high impact strategies, monitor progress, and mobilize grass root action and advocacy aimed at ending preventable maternal and child deaths by 2035. The Government of India subsequently led a national Call to Action for Child Survival and Development, and 30 state governments across India have launched their own Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) programs in response.

India’s national and state-level responses are harmonized around five proven, high-impact solutions for each of the five components of RMNCH+A.

C.3 Program Components and Deliverables

RMNCH+A Global Linkages PROGRAM GOAL: Accelerating Global Transfer of Proven, High-Impact Indian RMNCH+A Solutions and Innovations

Goal Description Establish dedicated systems that facilitate and lead to the global transfer and adoption of proven, high-impact Indian RMNCH+A solutions and innovations for ending preventable maternal and child deaths

Partnering countries Minimum 4 low and middle income countries (LMIC), of the 22 countries identified as USAID priority countries for RMNCH+A.

(Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, South Sudan, Mozambique, Malawi, Senegal, Yemen, Haiti, Liberia, and Madagascar)

The contractor will develop and implement a program to identify proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations across the public, civil society, and private sectors in India, and support their diffusion and adoption by other countries in order to achieve significant development impact in those countries in the area of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A). USAID/India, envisages achieving this through leadership, its convening power, seed funding, and facilitation.

The contractor will follow a three step process leading to the adoption of proven health solutions, best practices and innovations in RMNCH+A and related health systems for ending preventable maternal and child deaths by at least four partner countries.

The key components and deliverables for the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program include:

Component 1: Design RMNCH+A and related health systems global transfer program.

Component 2: Build and implement systems to identify and prepare proven, Indian RMNCH+A and related health systems solutions and innovations for global transfer by Indian public, private, and civil society organizations successfully implementing them in India.

Component 3: Facilitate the introduction and adoption of proven, high-impact RMNCH+A and related health systems solutions and innovations, by Indian public, private and civil society organizations, in at least four partnering countries.

Component 1 – Design RMNCH+A and related health systems global transfer program

The contractor shall ensure that the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program strategy will be developed in consultation with different stake- holders in India and potential partnering countries, and deliverables outlined below for Component 1 will be completed within six months of award of the contract. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to partner with various stakeholders both in India and abroad.

Deliverables for Component 1 include:

1.1) Conduct a landscape analysis of organizations involved in, or with the potential to engage in the global transfer of Indian health solutions. This will include an analysis of the strengths, weakness, and lesson to be drawn from their approaches. A written report will document the findings, conclusions and implications for the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program, and summarize those in a power point presentation or similar format that is agreed with USAID/India.

1.2) A written strategy detailing the proposed business approach and systems to establish this global transfer platform as a sustainable venture. Components of this strategy must include:

- Plan to identify India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations on an ongoing basis, from the public, private, and civil society sectors, approved by USAID/India.

The plan must also include potential risks and plans for mitigating the risks.

- Plan to identify Indian public, private, and civil society organizations successfully implementing India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations, and willing to participate in their transfer outside of India, approved by USAID/India. The plan must also indicate potential risks and plans for mitigating the risks.

- Approach for prioritizing and selecting partnering countries for the introduction and adoption of India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations approved by USAID/India. The approach must also list potential risks and plans for mitigating the risks.

- Plan to assess and generate demand among public, private, and civil society sectors in partnering countries, for India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations, approved by USAID/India. The plan must also include potential risks and plans for mitigating the risks.

- A monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan, including anticipated outputs, outcomes, and impact of the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program, both in India and partnering countries approved by USAID/India.

- A written outline on how the program strategies will leverage existing and upcoming information and communication technologies for greater impact and efficiencies for RMNCH+A Global Linkages program.

1.3) A 12 month detailed work plan to launch Components 2 and 3, with targets, indicators, and timelines, will be submitted within nine months of award of the contract and approved by

Component 2 – Build and implement systems to identify and prepare proven, Indian RMNCH+A and related health systems solutions and innovations for global transfer, by Indian public, private, and civil society organizations successfully implementing them in India.

The systems that the contractor selects under RMNCH+A Global Linkages are required to identify proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations, and the Indian public, private, and civil society organizations implementing them successfully in India, with the potential for global transfer, on an ongoing basis. The contractor will ensure that both the proven, high-impact Indian RMNCH+A solutions and innovations, and organizations successfully implementing them, will need to be prepared for successful transfer and adoption outside of India.

Deliverables for Component 2 include:

2.1) Criteria and methodologies established to select proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations, from India’s public, private, and civil society sectors, for inclusion in the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program, approved by USAID/India.

2.2) At least 20 proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations form a menu of interventions for inclusion in the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program, approved by

2.3) At least one Indian organization identified for each of the 20 proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations in deliverable 2.2, willing to participate in the transfer to and adoption by partnering countries.

2.4) Due diligence policies formulated and agreed with USAID/India, and associated practices implemented for each of the selected Indian organizations in deliverable 2.3.

2.5) Tools for demand assessment, feasibility, market shaping for each high-impact RMNCH+A innovation and solution, approved by USAID/India.

2.6) Country reports on the outcomes, findings, and recommendations of applying the tools for demand assessment, feasibility, market shaping, approved by USAID/India.

2.7) Rationale for shortlisting a minimum of four countries, based on demand assessment, feasibility, market shaping opportunities. It must include: financial and technical feasibility; policy, budget, and infrastructural requirements; product/process/pricing modifications; and the natural owners and their preparedness for adoption, for each of the high impact RMNCH+A innovations and solutions.

2.8) Criteria and methodologies to identify potential organizations in partnering countries, to adopt proven Indian high-impact innovations, solutions, approved by USAID/India.

2.9) Processes to match Indian and partnering country organizations for the potential transfer of each of the 20 proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions or innovations in deliverable 2.2, approved by USAID/India and tested.

2.10) Business plans formulated by participating Indian organizations per deliverable 2.3 for each proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solution or innovation included in the menu per deliverable

2.2. Business plans may be for testing solutions in partnering countries and/or accelerating introduction, and will include, but are not be limited to, cost and commercial feasibility analyses, marketing strategies, and management plans.

2.11) Twelve (12) month work plans for continued implementation of Components 2 and 3 will be submitted for up to two additional years as required. Work plans will be submitted two months prior to their initiation and approved by USAID/India prior to implementation.

Component 3 – Facilitate the introduction and adoption of proven Indian RMNCH+A and related health systems solutions and innovations in partnering countries.

The Contractor will facilitate the introduction and adoption of Indian RMNCH+A solutions and innovations in the selected four countries. The Contractor will draw upon key stakeholders, including but not limited to, the public, private, and civil society sectors in India and partnering countries, development partners, USAID missions in India and partnering countries, and experts in business, marketing, health, or other specialities as needed.

As the RMNCH+A Global Linkages program seeks to accelerate the global transfer of India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations, the contractor will need to do an analysis of lessons learned, and future actions to support continued global transfer will benefit the many stakeholders participating in future RMNCH+A Global Linkages or with interests to participate in future global transfer efforts.

Deliverables for Component 3 include:

3.1) Roadmap to monitor and bolster the capacity of Indian and partnering country organizations to introduce proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations established and implemented as evidenced by:

- Individual capacity building plans for each participating Indian and partner country organization to support the introduction, acceleration, and scale up of proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations.

- A clear plan detailing the systems and processes to facilitate real-time cross-learning, as appropriate, among participating Indian and partner country organizations.

3.2) Performance monitoring and evaluation plans and systems to track progress in the testing, introduction, acceleration, and/or scale up of India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations introduced in partnering countries.

3.3) Performance monitoring and evaluation plans and systems to track health and systems, outputs and outcomes due to testing, introduction, acceleration, and/or scale up of India’s proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations introduced in partnering countries.

3.4) The resources required for global transfer of proven, high-impact RMNCH+A solutions and innovations are monitored and documented.

3.5) Recommendations for future global transfer initiatives by Indian organizations formulated in a written document and presented to participating organizations and interested stakeholders in a workshop setting prior to the completion of the program.

3.6) Proven health solutions, best practices and innovations in RMNCH+A and related health systems for ending preventable maternal and child deaths adopted by at least four partnering countries.

C.4 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

The offeror must include both men and women in all aspects of this program including participation and leadership. The offeror must collect, analyze and submit to USAID sex-disaggregated data and proposed actions that will address any identified gender-related barriers. The offeror must look for gender implications or opportunities in the program, seeking to address embedded gender issues and promote gender equality as appropriate, in all phases of program implementation and internal management. Tracking gender equality and women’s empowerment indicators must be defined and tracked by the offeror. The offeror will also build gender equality and women’s empowerment into any exchange programs aimed at promoting the adoption of proven high-impact interventions and innovations and conduct gender-specific market and opportunity analyses for innovations. There must be also a focus on females as innovators, entrepreneurs, and change agents, as well as users of health solutions.

END OF SECTION C

SECTION D—PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 Marking

AIDAR 752.7009, “Marking,” (JAN 1993) provides:

(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 will 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 Strategy

The Offeror shall comply with the requirements of the USAID branding policies available at:

www.usaid.gov/branding and appropriately mark all deliverables and public communications with the USAID brand.

Note: USAID receives “exclusive branding and marking” for the work conducted under all acquisition awards. This means that the foreign assistance delivered is clearly credited to the American people. It also means that competing logos or identities, such as the contractor’s, are excluded.

Project Name: “RMNCH+A Global Linkages” Regionally or internationally, the Project will be called “RMNCH+A Global Linkages”

Positioning: The activity should be seen as: The one that tackles improving fiscal and public expenditure management through a comprehensive approach that will ensure better coordination and management between all levels of economic government, increased compliance, and a simplified business environment in India.

Desired level of visibility:

Audience one: Different levels of the Health Sectors: State, Entity and local. The prime focus shall be at the Ministries of Health at all levels, and the governmental agencies and institutions, such as, etc.

Medium visibility with full awareness of the support in ending preventable maternal and child deaths.

http://www.usaid.gov/branding

Audience two: Indian public in general – medium visibility with awareness of the impact of the assistance in light of the improvement to the general business environment in India. Medium visibility in relation to prevention of maternal and child deaths.

News releases/media alerts must be coordinated with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). All media releases, press conferences and public events should incorporate the USAID identity. Approval by the USAID India DOC should be received before using any printed materials which incorporate the USAID identity.

D.3 Branding and Marking Policy

In accordance with provision D.2 above, and where applicable, the Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the policy directives and required procedures outlined in USAID Automated Directive System (ADS) 320.3.2 “Branding and Marking in USAID Direct Contracting” (version from January 8, 2007) at http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/300/320.pdf; and USAID “Graphic Standards Manual” available at http://www.usaid.gov/branding/gsm , or any successor branding policy.

END OF SECTION D

http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/300/320.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/branding/gsm

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 FAR § 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated By Reference,” in Section I of this contract.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1)

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

(a) USAID inspection and acceptance of services, reports, and other required deliverables or outputs will take place at the below location:

USAID/India American Embassy, Shanti Path Chanakyapuri New Delhi, 110021 India

(b) USAID reserves the right to inspect and accept any services, reports, and other required deliverables or outputs where the services are performed and where reports and deliverables or outputs are produced or submitted. The contracting officer has delegated authority to inspect and accept all services, reports, and required deliverables or outputs to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) listed in Section G below.

END OF SECTION E

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 FAR § 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference,” in

Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1)

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER AUG 1989

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER ALTERNATE I APR 1984

F.2 Period of Performance

(a) The period of performance for this contract is four years effective from the date of the contracting officer’s signature on the cover page until TBD.

(b) Subject to the Cost Reimbursable amount of this contract, the Contracting Officer

Representative (COR) may extend the estimated completion date, provided that the extension does not cause the elapsed time for completion of the work, including the furnishing of all deliverables, to extend beyond sixty (60) calendar days from the original completion date of the contract. Prior to the original completion date, the contractor will provide a copy of the COR’s written approval for any extension of the term of the contract to the contracting officer; in addition, the contractor will attach a copy of the COR’s approval to the final voucher submitted for payment.

(c) The contractor must ensure that the COR-approved adjustments to the original estimated completion date do not result in costs incurred that exceed the total estimated contract cost. Under no circumstances will such adjustments authorize the contractor to be paid any sum in excess of the total estimated contract cost.

(d) The contracting officer must approve in advance any adjustments that will cause the elapsed time for completion of the work to exceed the contract’s original completion date by more than 60 calendar days.

F.3 Place of Performance

The place of performance under this contract is India and other partnering countries (as specified in the Statement of Work in Section C).

F.4 Performance Standards

USAID will evaluate the contractor’s performance in accordance with FAR 42.15, corresponding USAID procedures, and the contractor’s adherence to the annual work plan, reporting against its Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP), and quality of reports described in

Section F below. USAID will evaluate the contractor’s performance during the initial, intermediate, and final periods of the contract in accordance with the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The contracting officer and the COR will jointly conduct the evaluation of the contractor’s overall performance. This evaluation will form the basis of the contractor’s permanent performance record under this contract.

F.5 Key Personnel

(a) The contractor must furnish the following individuals deemed key personnel for the performance of this contract. (See section M.3.2)

1. Program Director

2. Finance and Administrative Manager

3. To be identified in the proposal

4. To be identified in the proposal

5. To be identified in the proposal

(b) The key personnel identified above are considered essential to the work being performed under this contract. The contractor must remain responsible for providing such key personnel for full-time performance for the term of this contract unless otherwise agreed to by the contracting officer.

(c) The failure to provide the key personnel designated above may be considered nonperformance unless such failure is beyond the control, and through no fault or negligence, of the contractor.

(d) The contractor must immediately notify the contracting officer and the COR of any key personnel’s departure and the reasons therefore.

(e) The contractor must take steps to immediately rectify this situation and will propose a substitute candidate for each vacated position along with a budget impact statement in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the program.

(f) The contractor must not replace any of the key personnel without the written consent of the contracting officer and the COR whether provided in advance or by ratification.

(g) USAID reserves the right to adjust the level of key personnel during the performance of this contract.

F.6 Authorized Work Day/Week

(a) Overseas Employee - The work week for the Contractor's overseas employees shall not be less than 40 hours and shall be scheduled to coincide with the work week for those employees of the USAID Mission and the Cooperating Country/s associated with the work of this contract.

No premium pay will be approved under this contract.

F.7 Periodic Progress Reports

AIDAR 752.242-70 provides:

(h) The contractor shall prepare and submit progress reports as specified in the contract schedule.

These reports are separate from the interim and final performance evaluation reports prepared by USAID in accordance with FAR § 42.15 and internal Agency procedures, but they may be used by USAID personnel or their authorized representatives when evaluating the contractor's…