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SOL-482-15-000004

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USAID/Burma Private Sector Development

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

USAID/Burma Private Sector Development

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

B.4 INDIRECT COST

B.5 CEILING ON INDIRECT COST RATES

B.6 COST REIMBURSABLE

B.7 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

B.8 MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 TITLE OF ACTIVITY

C.2 PURPOSE

C.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT

C.4 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

C.5 IMPLEMENTATION AND MANGEMENT APPROACH

C.6 RECENT USAID ENGAGEMENT IN BURMA

C.7 RELATIONSHIP TO MISSION PROGRAMS

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JANUARY 1993)

D.2 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING STARTEGY PLAN

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

F.6 KEY PERSONNEL

F.7 TECHNICAL APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

G.4 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.7 CONTRACTOR’S PAYMENT ADDRESS

G.8 TECHNICAL DIRECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

H.2 NONDISCRIMINATION (JUN 2012)

H.3 USAID DISABILITY POLICY - ACQUISITION (DEC 2004)

H.4 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (AUGUST 2013)

H.5 CONFERENCE PLANNING AND REQUIRED APPROVALS (AUGUST 2013)

H.6 USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNER NOTICES (IPN) PORTAL FOR ACQUISITION (JULY 2014)

H.7 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA LIBRARY (DDL) (OCTOBER 2014)

H.8 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

H.9 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.10 DEFENSE BASE ACT (DBA) INSURANCE

H.11 LOGISTIC SUPPORT

H.12 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.13 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002)

H.14 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (JAN 2002)

H.15 PROHIBITIION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.16 NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY PURCHASES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

H.17 TITLE TO AND CARE OF PROPERTY

H.18 MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

H.19 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

H.20 EXCHANGE VISITORS AND TRAINING

H.21 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES OR PROPERTY

H.22 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED

H.23 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM

H.24 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

H.25 SPECIAL BURMA PROVISIONS (FEBRUARY 2015)

H.26 BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL

H.27 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

H.28 EMPLOYMENT COSTS OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS AND COOPERATING COUNTRY NATIONALS

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

I.2 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

I.3 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015)

I.4 52.227-23 RIGHTS TO PROPOSAL DATA (TECHNICAL) (JUN 1987)

I.5 52.229-8 TAXES - FOREIGN COST-REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS (MAR 1990)

I.6 FAR 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELARATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) . 58

I.7 52.247-67 SUBMISSION OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS FOR AUDIT (FEB 2006)

I.8 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

I.9 752.231-71 SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR HG EMPLOYEES (OCT 1998)

I.10 752.7005 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS (SEP 2013)

I.11 752.7027 PERSONNEL (DEC 1990)

I.12 AIDAR 752.7032 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (APR 2014) .. 62

I.13 752.7034 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DISCLAIMER (DEC 1991)

I.14 752.7101 VOLUNTARY POPULATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES (JUNE 2008)

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF THE OFFEROR

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

K.2 52.203-2 CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION (APR 1985)

K.3 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2014)

K.4 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

K.5 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

K.6 52.215-6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 1997)

K.7 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999)

K.8 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)

K.9 52.225-20 PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING RESTRICTED BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN SUDAN--CERTIFICATION

(AUG 2009)

K.10 52.227-15 REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED COMPUTER SOFTWARE. (DEC

2007)

K.11 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (MAY 2012)

K.12 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE--COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES (APR 2005)

K.13 INSURANCE - IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY

K.14 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS

K.15 SIGNATURE

K.16 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATION REGARDING A DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CRIMINAL

CONVICTION (DEVIATION OAA-DEV-14-02C) (AUGUST 2014)

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

L.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

L.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.3 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L.4 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.5 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.6 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.3 DETERMINATION OF THE COMPETITIVE RANGE

M.4 COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.5 SOURCE SELECTION

ATTACHMENT 1: USAID BRANDING STRATEGY

ATTACHMENT 2: CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

ATTACHMENT 3: IDENTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE NUMBER

ATTACHMENT 4: INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION

ATTACHMENT 5: LIST OF ACRONYMS

ATTACHMENT 6: SUPPORTING INFORMATION ON THE PREVAILING LOCAL COMPENSATION

ATTACHMENT 7: BUDGET SAMPLE

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Contract is to provide services that fall within the Statement of Work (SOW) as specified in Section C for USAID Private Sector Development.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

This is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion type contract. For the consideration set forth in the contract, the Contractor shall provide the deliverables or outputs described in Section C and Section F and comply with all contract requirements.

B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

a. The estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder for the base period, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is [TBD]. The fixed fee, if any, for the base period is [TBD]. The total estimated cost plus fixed fee of the base period is [TBD]. .

b. The estimated cost for the option period is [TBD].

c. Within the total estimated CPFF 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 must not overspend the aforesaid obligated amount unless authorized by the CO pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled “Limitation of Funds” (FAR 52.232-22).

d. Budget Schedule:

Description Base Period (3 years)

Option Period (Year 4 & 5)

Total with options (if exercised)

Direct [TBD] [TBD] [TBD] Indirect Costs [TBD] [TBD] [TBD] Grants [TBD] [TBD] [TBD]

Fixed Fee (if any) [TBD] [TBD] [TBD]

Total Estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee [TBD] [TBD] [TBD]

B.4 INDIRECT COST

1. For the Prime Contractor:

The contract clause entitled “Allowable Cost and Payment (JUN 2013)”, FAR Subpart 52.216-7, specifies that the indirect cost rates shall be established for each of the Contractor’s accounting periods which 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:

Description Rate Base Type Period

[TBD] [TBD] 1/ 1/ 1/

[TBD] [TBD] 2/ 2/ 2/

[TBD] [TBD] 3/ 3/ 3/

1/ Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

2/ Base of Application:

3/ Base of Application:

B.5 CEILING ON INDIRECT COST RATES

1. For the Prime Contractor:

(a) For each of the Contractor’s accounting periods during the term of this contract, the parties agree as follows:

(1) The distribution base for establishment of final [TBD indirect cost, e.g. overhead] rates is __________________.

(2) The distribution base for establishment of final [TBD indirect cost, e.g. G&A] rates is _____________________.

(b) The Contractor will make no change in its established method of classifying or allocating indirect costs without the prior written approval of the contracting officer.

(c) Reimbursement for indirect costs shall be at final negotiated rates, but not in excess of the following ceiling rates for each fiscal year:

Indirect Cost Type FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY18 FY 19 (Contractor’s FY)

1. [TBD]________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

2. [TBD]________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

3. [TBD]________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

(d) The government shall not be obligated to pay any additional amount on account of indirect costs above the ceiling rates established in the contract. This advance understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, cost limitation, or obligation established in the contract.

B.6 COST REIMBURSABLE

Allowable costs 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.

B.7 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

Payment of fixed fee will be made upon receipt of a proper invoice and shall directly correspond to the percentage of allowable costs being paid. In accordance with FAR 52-216-8, Fixed Fee, the Contracting Officer (CO) will withhold 15% of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less until the required awards conditions under the reference clause have been met.

B.8 MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT

All Contract Line Items (CLINs) under this award are considered non-severable and constitutes a multi-year contract as defined in FAR 17.103. Therefore, this contract is subject to the requirements of FAR 17.106. In the event that the Government cancels requirements for services in subsequent program years under this contract, the following conditions will apply: [Amount and dates to be filled in at time of award]

Cancellation Dates:

Contract Year 2: DATE TBD, 2016 Amount: $___TBD___ Contract Year 3: DATE TBD, 2017 Amount: $___TBD___ Contract Year 4: DATE TBD, 2018 Amount: $___TBD___ Contract Year 5: DATE TBD, 2019 Amount: $___TBD___ Cancellation Ceiling:

This is a CPFF type contract where the contractor is authorized to be reimbursed for all costs which are allowable in accordance with FAR 52.216-7, “Allowable Costs and Payment”.

Therefore, the contractor will not incur any costs which would have been amortized over the life of the contract should the contract be cancelled in accordance with FAR 52.217-2. Therefore, the cancellation ceiling for each cancellation date is [Negotiated amount].

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 TITLE OF ACTIVITY

USAID Private Sector Development

C.2 PURPOSE

The USAID Private Sector Development activity will increase broad-based economic opportunities in Burma. Specifically, the activity will: (1) create more inclusive economic governance rules and processes; and (2) increase access to finance for emerging economic actors.

C.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Burma’s political transformation and future prosperity are deeply intertwined. Democratic transitions may be difficult to sustain if the economic lives of ordinary citizens do not improve. In Burma, the majority of the population does not enjoy the economic benefits of political power and opportunity. They face significant hurdles to formal employment and entrepreneurship. Most prominently, a Byzantine set of formal economic restrictions and a lack of access to resources, especially finance, protect vested interests and leave the majority of citizens with limited prospects to improve their lives.

Burma has a poor business enabling environment. In the World Bank’s Doing Business ranking system, Burma is 177 out of 189 countries, just above the Republic of Congo and far behind its regional peers. With respect to the Starting a Business Indicator, Burma is ranked last. Registering a business in Burma takes 72 days and costs the equivalent of 155 percent of the average income per capita.1 The formal burdens of doing business in Burma restrict entrepreneurs, reduce broad-based growth, and protect established interests.

In Burma, the vast majority of people are also constrained economically by a lack of access to finance. According to the 2014 Enterprise Survey, the proportion of firms with a checking or savings account is 30 percent, less than half the average for low income countries, and close to a third of the regional average. This figure is one of the lowest averages across all countries. Access to credit through banks is a greater challenge. Only 7 percent of firms report having a bank loan which is 1/5 the regional average.

Notably, less than 2 percent of investments are financed from banks, slightly over a tenth of the regional average. The lack of access to credit reflects a poor enabling environment as well as a very limited supply of formal credit in the economy. The sum of these factors creates a two-tier credit system.

Powerful economic actors can self-finance or access cheap formal credit, while the majority uses expensive informal lenders or nothing at all.

Without a fair business environment and access to finance, emerging firms cannot expand, create jobs, promote investments and open new market areas.

Figure C.1 illustrates the problem.

1 The respective regional averages for Southeast Asia are 7 days and 28 percent.

Figure C.1 – The Problem Statement

C.4 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

The activity’s overall goal is to increase broad-based economic opportunities. It will do this by (1) creating more inclusive and transparent economic governance processes; and (2) increasing access to finance for emerging economic actors. In other words, the Contractor will create a fairer economic environment and improve individual’s access to the resources needed to succeed in that environment. To do this, the Contractor will link responsible reforms to increases in income and employment that benefit all segments of society. Figure C.2 provides a “log-frame” depiction of the development objective. The remainder of this section will explain the components in Figure C.2.

Figure C.2 – The Development Objective in a Log-Frame Format

Broad-based Economic Opportunities Increased

Intermediate Result 1:

More Inclusive, Effective, and

Transparent Economic Governance

Intermediate Result 2:

Broader Access to

Finance

Intervention Area 4:

Increased Savings and Foreign

Direct Investment

Intervention Area 3:

Increased Capacity in Civil Society, Private Sector, and

Government to Engage in Financial Market Building and Reforms

Intervention Area 2:

Increased Civil Society, Private Sector, and Government Capacity to

Engage in Inclusive Economic Governance

Intervention Area 1: More Inclusive and Transparent Economic Policy Making and Implementation Processes

Limited Economic Opportunities for the Majority of People

Poor Economic Governance Hinders

Market Access

The Majority of People Lack Access to Finance

A Lack of Policy Transparency and

Accountability in Economic Governance Protects Vested

Interests

Low Civil Society, Private Sector, and Government Capacity to Reform Economic Governance

A Lack of Financial Sector Capacity in Civil Society, Private Sector, and Government

Low Availability of Financial Services

Interventions Area 1: More Inclusive and Transparent Economic Policy Making and Implementation Processes. The Contractor will improve the transparency and efficiency of legislative and regulatory processes in Burma, strengthening accountability in the private sector, government, and broader society. Such inclusiveness will be reinforced by meaningful ‘feedback loops’ and linkages between the people and the state on economic reform issues, creating opportunities for dialogue through public consultations and stakeholder engagement mechanisms. For instance, the Contractor will assist in developing a formal process for inclusive public consultation and participation (e.g. a public comment period on legislation), improving the public sector and civil society’s access to information on economic policies and regulations with avenues for comment. Whenever possible, the Contractor will utilize the emerging information technology sector to promote transparency and predictability for business and civil society, while continuing to rely on traditional means of communication that reach unserved communities. Doing so will expand citizens and the private sector’s understanding of and access to a predictable and transparent set of rules by which they may make their own contributions to growth and development.

Goals:

• Citizen’s input into to economic policymaking demonstrably increased.

• Policy formulation processes changed to provide more opportunities for feedback and dialogue from all segments of society.

Intervention Area 2: Increased Civil Society, Private Sector, and Government Capacity to Engage in Inclusive Economic Governance. The Contractor will build the capacity of civil society, the private sector, and the government to engage in inclusive policymaking. Capacity building interventions will build technical, communication, and advocacy skills across a wide range of actors. The Contractor will build a common set of policy analysis skills, such as benefit-cost analysis, across stakeholder segments to analyze legislation, regulations, and procedures pertaining to economic growth, trade, and the development.

In addition, the Contractor will work with stakeholders to support and monitor the efficient implementation of laws and regulations. Not only will these efforts ensure policies that broaden economic opportunity, but they will leverage Burma’s compliance with international trade agreements (e.g.

World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, U.S. – Burma Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement, Expanded Economic Engagement or E3, etc.) and its commitments under the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint to further reforms.

Globally, regional integration has been a powerful force for promoting transparent economic reforms and economic growth. In the past, USAID/Burma has provided technical support in the following areas: (1) a comprehensive national single window and its integration with the ASEAN single window; (2) a national trade portal / repository that will eventually be linked to the ASEAN trade repository; (3) modernizing Burma’s technical-barriers-to-trade (TBT) system; (4) strengthening intellectual property rights (IPR); and (5) strengthening government procurement. The Contractor will build upon this work.

Goals:

• Analytical and communication skills increased for key stakeholders

• Economic governance progresses against international agreements

Intervention Area 3: Increased Capacity in Civil Society, the Private Sector, and Government to Engage in Financial Sector Building and Reform. The Contractor will improve the ability of civil society, the private sector (within and outside of the financial sector), and government to expand underserved communities’ access to finance. Activities in this area must build the foundations for a broad-based expansion of financial services. This includes activities that promote: (1) financial literacy; (2) the capacity of civil society to help monitor and implement financial policies; and (3) technical capacity within all stakeholders. Whenever possible, the Contractor will utilize information technology to build capacity and expand services.

Goals:

• Multi-stakeholder understanding of financial services increased

• Policy constraints to broad-based financial sector development removed

• Inclusive financial products developed or expanded

Intervention Area 4: Increased Savings and Foreign Direct Investment. The Contractor must expand credit in the economy by encouraging saving and facilitating responsible investment. Lack of formal credit, low savings rates, and poor financial intermediation severely limits the economic opportunities available to the majority of people in the country. Burma’s Gross National Savings rate in year 2013 was 12.8 percent of gross domestic product, which is one of the lowest rates in the world and atypical for an East Asian Economy. Building on the existing body of analysis, the Contractor will use an inclusive process to further identify and address policy barriers to saving. Moreover, the Contractor will draw from the latest in behavioral economics to pilot or expand small-scale savings interventions with rigorous impact assessments.

Burma is also set to attract a large number of new foreign and domestic investors if political and economic reforms continue. The Contractor will find creative ways to harness this energy to complement activities under intervention areas 1 and 2. Moreover, the Contractor will work with civil society and willing investors to make sure that investments are done in a responsible manner, which, in part, means consulting broadly on potential environmental, cultural, and distributive impacts. Subject to USAID approval, this will include limited support to transparent and inclusive investors to overcome legal, regulatory, technical, or financial constraints.

Specifically, the Contractor will identify constraints to investments, which, if released, would have the potential to create positive income and employment effects across firms in different regions and segments of society.

In this way, the investors themselves are not the intended beneficiary of the activity. Instead, support will go to activities that have the largest potential to benefit previously excluded economic actors. The Contractor will be required to perform any due diligence on assistance to potential investors.

Finally the Contractor will provide

Goals:

• Policy barriers to saving reduced

• Foreign direct investment increased

• Civil society participation in large investments increased

Intermediate Result 1: More inclusive, effective, and transparent economic governance. The Contractor will collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen reforms that make economic governance policies and procedures more inclusive, effective, and transparent. In particular, Intervention Areas 1, 2, and 3 will contribute to Intermediate Result 1. Taken together, USAID/Burma expects activities under this Intermediate Result to:

• Improve Doing Business scores for Burma

• Introduce a new stakeholders into economic policymaking

• Align Burma’s economic governance with international obligations and best practices

Intermediate Result 2: Broader Access to Finance. The Contractor will work with a broad range of partners to expand access to finance for emerging economic actors. In particular, Intervention Areas 3 and 4 will contribute to Intermediate Result 2. Taken together, USAID/Burma expects activities under this Intermediate Result to:

• Increase the number of firms using formal banking

• Increase the number of firms using loans

• Increase the amount of credit in the economy responsibly

• Expand credit coverage to previously underserved people

Project Purpose: Broad-based Economic Opportunities Increased. Based on recent diagnostic work in Burma and a long history of economic theory, USAID/Burma believes that more inclusive and efficient economic governance and increased access to finance will stimulate employment and income growth across regions and among different segments of society. This, in turn, will strengthen the economic reform process, leading to a virtuous cycle of economic success and reform. The Contractor is expected to:

• Promote a new, more inclusive way of making economic policy in Burma

• Contribute to the advancement of reforms that generate meaningful increases in incomes and employment across regions and segments of society

C.5 IMPLEMENTATION AND MANGEMENT APPROACH

Given Burma’s changing development context, it is critical that the Contractor develops a strategy that takes into consideration the social and political context. The Contractor will incorporate the following principles into its implementation approach:

A. Flexibility to Respond to Rapidly Changing Political Context

During this period of accelerating economic, social and political reform, development programs need to be adaptable to a rapidly changing political context. The work plan must be a living document that is adaptable and evolves as progress continues, new challenges and priorities arise, and new commitments are agreed to within regional and international agreements, or the broader reform process. Efforts under this activity must also maintain compliance with sometimes shifting U.S. Laws and policies in regard to assistance activities in Burma. USAID will direct interventions to priority technical areas, ministries, and stakeholders depending upon USAID’s needs.

B. Roadmaps for Economic Reform to Serve as Organizing Principles

Although the Contractor must remain flexible to address opportunities for reform, the Contractor will prioritize the following roadmaps for USAID’s economic assistance:

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The ASEAN Economic Community is the goal of regional economic integration by 2015. Its characteristics include: (1) a single market and production base, (2) a highly competitive economic region, (3) a region of fair economic development, and (4) a region fully integrated into the global economy

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. The WTO Trade Facilitation

Agreement or “Bali Package” signed in December 2013 contains provisions for faster and more efficient customs procedures through effective cooperation between customs and other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

U.S. – ASEAN Expanded Economic Engagement. The U.S. – ASEAN

Expanded Economic Engagement agenda which provides a framework for economic cooperation designed to expand trade and investment ties between the United States and ASEAN.

U.S. – Burma TIFA. Within the assistance framework to meet AEC commitments, the U.S. – Burma Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) provides a framework for expanding trade and resolving outstanding disputes between the two countries

Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor. The Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor (IPEC) is a framework that envisions bridging South and Southeast Asia to promote regional stability and economic prosperity.

In collaboration with the State Department, USAID headquarters will undertake activities to promote greater regional economic connectivity in Asia. In line with this IPEC vision, USAID will coordinate activities as appropriate to promote IPEC.

Naypyitaw Accord. The Naypyitaw Accord for Development Effectiveness is an agreement between the Government of Burma (GOB) and international donors outlining the broad plans for aid and development.

These agreements provide strong incentives for the Government of Burma to deliver timely and substantive economic reforms while also serving as important points of leverage for donor engagement. They will have far-reaching impact, not only on economic growth and commercial activity, but also on the broader political reform process in Burma.

C. Inclusive Participation

The U.S. government prioritizes the inclusion of women and marginalized populations as part of an inclusive reform process in Burma. As such, the Contractor will address the challenges and opportunities facing women and rural ethnic populations, among other historically disadvantaged populations, in all assessments, baselines and project approaches.

Inclusive participation also means working with a broad range of partners of economic governance issues, including civil society organizations, large and small private sector firms, internal investors, and local advocacy groups.

The Contractor must find creative ways to integrate stakeholders that do not typically play an active role in economic policymaking.

D. Respond and Coordinate Among Multiple U.S. Government Stakeholders

Given the broad scope of activities under this activity, the need for regular and on-going inter-agency consultations with the U.S. government and U.S.

private sector stakeholders is critical. The Contractor, along with USAID/Burma, must regularly coordinate with representatives from United States Trade Representative (USTR), State Department, Commerce, Treasury, and other appropriate U.S. private sector entities such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council.

E. Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation

Burma is a new and a complex operating environment for USAID. The Contractor must ensure that they closely monitor their efforts for efficiency and political impacts. The contractor must ensure that collaboration, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptation are closely integrated into the management of the activity. Moreover, the Contractor will document lessons learned for the benefit of the activity and other USAID/Burma activities.

F. Resource Leveraging and Partnerships

USAID is committed to leveraging expertise, assets and other resources from the private sector, academia, foundations, and other donors to further define the key challenges and problems, jointly develop effective solutions, and collaborate to ensure the ongoing, sustainable impact of our joint and respective investments. Partnerships, both with local or international entities, will be an essential dimension of program sustainability, and are an integral part of the work plan, budget, and monitoring and evaluation

G.Technology and Innovative Solutions

With the influx of foreign investment in mobile communication, energy, and manufacturing, Burma is at the beginning of a technological transformation.

USAID is committed to utilizing and promoting information and communication technology (ICT) to advance the country’s development. Specifically, ICT can expand economic opportunities, transform public service delivery, increase financial inclusion, and provide more opportunities for citizen engagement.

It can positively influence the democratic transition by increasing transparency, accountability and engagement. The activity coincides with the aggressive expansion of Internet services, mobile technologies and yet-to-be-realized local demand for these services.

The Contractor will build upon the work of the U.S. – Burma ICT Council in raising ICT as a priority in the national development agenda and position it as a key enabler for economic development.

H.Grants Under Contract

In order to best combine and capture the assets and expertise of a range of organizations and businesses, the Contractor will use small grants throughout the implementation of the activity. These grants will encourage the growth and/or development of civil society organizations and leverage resources to help spur broad-based growth. The Contractor will use grants to pilot, test, and/or expand innovative new ideas and approaches to public participation in economic governance, increasing access to finance and/or facilitating responsible investing.

C.6 RECENT USAID ENGAGEMENT IN BURMA

After more than fifty years of military rule, Burma is in the midst of an unprecedented reform process. In response to this, USAID established an in-country mission in 2012, allowing the United States Government (USG) to partner more robustly with the people of Burma to advance reforms. This engagement is building on the strong U.S. commitment to improving the welfare and well-being of the people in Burma which began when USAID provided humanitarian assistance to Burma starting in the 1950s. In light of the transition, USAID sees a need and an opportunity to engage directly with organizations and institutions to support political reforms, foster ethnic reconciliation and strengthen the capacity of reform-minded individuals to build a more peaceful and prosperous Burma.

In late 2013, USAID launched a 2-year, $4 million activity entitled Economic Reform and ASEAN Integration (ERA) which is a bilateral component under the regional ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment (ACTI) project managed by the Regional Development Mission in Asia (RDMA) based in Bangkok, Thailand. Given the rapid pace of reforms and the newly established mission, ERA was designed as a short-term activity to provide surge support while USAID expands its operations and capacity. USAID created ERA to support Burma’s efforts to create a stronger economic and legal foundation to generate robust, inclusive growth, while helping to create economic opportunities and improve livelihoods for a country emerging from a half century of isolation. The Contractor activity will expand upon this engagement during a critical period in the political reform process in Burma.

C.7 RELATIONSHIP TO MISSION PROGRAMS

The Contractor will complement and support USAID Burma’s Democracy and Governance activities in civil society and media, promoting the rule of law, and parliamentary strengthening. As transparency and accountability are objectives, the Contractor will support the Open Government Partnership and potentially the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Other activities in the USAID Burma Economic Growth portfolio support agricultural growth, land reform, and food security. Important to note is that USAID manages interagency agreements (IAA) with Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP).

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SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (January 1993)

(a) It is USAID policy that USAID-financed commodities and shipping containers, and activity construction sites and other activity 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 activity construction sites and other activity 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 activity 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 CO; the original should be retained by the Contractor.

D.2 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING STARTEGY PLAN

In accordance with ADS 320 – Branding and Marking, and USAID’s overall policy, all assistance delivered through this activity must be clearly credited to the American People. This Branding Strategy (BS) outlines the framework in which materials and communications use to promote the activity deliver the message that the assistance is from the American People, as well as to ensure appropriate use of the USAID identity markings. The branding strategy for this contract, as specified in USAID ADS 320.3.2.1, is as follows:

Activity Name: USAID Private Sector Development Activity

Positioning: The branding must incorporate the message: The assistance is “from the American people.”

Level of Visibility: USAID identity must be prominently displayed in:

commodities or equipment; audio, visual or electronic public communications;

studies, reports, publications, web sites, and all promotional and informational products; and events.

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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 the clause at FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE” in Section I of this contract. Full text of the FAR clauses is available at http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html and full text of the AIDAR clauses is available at http://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/aidar and http://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/300.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

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/RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

USAID inspection and acceptance of services, reports and other required deliverables or outputs shall take place at USAID/Burma. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) identified in Section G has been delegated authority to inspect and accept all services, reports, and deliverables required by the contract.

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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 the clause at FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE” in Section I of this contract. Full text of the FAR clauses is available at http://acquisition.gov/far/index.htmland full text of the AIDAR clauses is available at http://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/aidar and http://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/300.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989) - ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

F.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

The period of performance for the contract is three (3) years from the effective date of the contract with one (1), two-year option period (if exercised).

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance of this contract is Burma.

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

USAID will evaluate the Contractor’s performance in accordance with FAR Part 42.15, corresponding USAID procedures, and the Contractor’s adherence to the annual work plan, reporting against its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan, and quality of reports described below. The CO 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.

The Contractor’s performance will be evaluated annually and at contract completion, in accordance with the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), utilizing at a minimum, the following factors:

• Quality;

• Schedule;

• Cost control;

• Management;

• Utilization of Small Business (as applicable);

• Regulatory Compliance;

• Other Areas (as applicable) (e.g., late or nonpayment to subcontractors, trafficking violations, tax delinquency, failure to report in accordance with contract terms and conditions, defective cost or pricing data, terminations, suspension and debarments).

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

The below reports are to be submitted to the COR by the due dates specified below. The Contractor shall promptly notify the COR of any problems, delays, or adverse conditions which materially impair the Contractor’s ability to meet the requirements of the Contract.

NO. REPORT/

DELIVERABLE

DUE DATE FOR FINAL, APPROVED

REPORTS/DELIVERABLES

Distribution

1 Mobilization Plan

Within 15 calendar days of award. COR and CO

2 Annual Work Plans

Within 60 calendar days of award, then 30 calendar days prior to the end of each U.S.

Government Fiscal Year (September 30)

COR

3 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

Within 30 calendar days of approval of the Annual Work Plan.

COR

4 Grants Manual Within 75 calendar days of the effective date of the contract.

COR

Quarterly Report Within 15 calendar days after the end of the quarter.

COR and CO

6 Annual Report Within 30 calendar days after each U.S.

Government Fiscal Year end, i.e. October 31 of each year

COR

Quarterly

Financial Report Within 15 calendar days after the end of the quarter.

COR and CO

8 Quarterly Accrual Report

Within 20 calendar days before the end of the quarter.

COR

Foreign

Assistance Reporting

Within 14 calendar days of request. CO

Annual Program

Reviews As needed, may be requested annually. COR

Demobilization

Plan Within 90 calendar days prior to the completion date of contract.

COR and CO

12 Final Report

Within 30 calendar days after the completion date of contract. (Draft Final Report is due 30 calendar days prior to the completion date.)

COR and CO

Annual Tax

Report Within 30 calendar days prior to the end of each U.S. Government Fiscal

COR and CO

14 Ad-hoc requests As needed. COR

Additional

Requirements

As needed. COR

(1) Mobilization Plan

The Contractor will submit a Mobilization Plan for COR approval. The Mobilization Plan will include the proposed schedule for startup of in-country operations, specifically any expatriate employee (s) and key personnel.

(2) Annual Work Plan

An initial Annual Work Plan must be submitted within 60 calendar days of award. Subsequent Annual Work Plans must be submitted annually, within 30 calendar days prior to the end of each U.S. Government Fiscal Year. The COR will approve the Annual Work Plans, including any significant changes or revisions thereto. The work plan must include, at a minimum:

• A strategic statement, articulating major activity impacts over the life of the program;

• All proposed activities, including expected accomplishments and progress towards achieving results and performance measures tied to the indicators agreed upon within the M&E plan;

• A timeline for implementation of the year’s proposed activities, including target completion dates;

• Personnel requirements and consultancy needs during program implementation, including draft position descriptions and budget to achieve expected outcomes;

• Details of collaboration with other major partners;

• Targets and anticipated milestone indicators against which the

Contractor will be evaluated (jointly established with the COR);

• Anticipated international travel

• Detailed budget

The Annual Work Plan should be organized in a manner that describes overarching (performance management-based) intermediate results in connection with programmatic inputs (program activities), outputs (process-based results such as model iterations developed), and outcomes (transformative results reflecting changed behaviors, policies and strategies informed). Annual Work Plans will also describe how activities in a given year will lead to further activities and outcomes in subsequent/remaining years, as well as how activities are leading towards long-term sustainability of Activity impacts.

(3) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan

The M&E Plan will serve several functions (a) provide an M&E framework that compiles performance information for all activities contributing to an activity; (b) clearly describe how the activity will collect needed data over the life of the project; (c) identify evaluation questions and suggest appropriate evaluation methods/approaches, along with an estimated evaluation budget; and (d) describe how the Mission will promote adaptive management during project implementation. The M&E Plan should adopt indicators that quantify the extent to which its component program elements are contributing to the main objectives and allow for the tracking of progress made towards achieving those objectives.

The M&E plan will be revised as appropriate on an ongoing basis in collaboration with the COR. As part of the M&E plan, per ADS 205.3.6, “Integrating Gender Equality and Female Empowerment in USAID’s Program

Cycle, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning”, the Contractor will include gender sensitive indicators that focus on gender equality and female empowerment. Specifically, the indicators must be designed to track changes in key gender gaps and male and female roles. The Contractor will also disaggregate information by gender and age and should provide an analysis of the differing impacts on women, children and vulnerable groups. The COR will approve the final activity-level M&E Plan. Any revisions to the approved activity-level M&E plan will require additional COR approval.

(4) Grants Manual

The Contractor must describe the objectives, target beneficiaries, procedures for approval, dispersal process, and monitoring mechanisms for utilizing the available grant funds. The Contractor, working with the COR, will develop grants formats and develop a field grants manual that adheres to USAID regulations (including selection criteria, competition requirements, approval requirements, etc.) to submit to the Contracting Officer for approval.

(5) Quarterly Report

The Contractor will submit Quarterly Reports, describing major activity results towards achieving goals, success stories, any problems encountered, and plans for the following quarter and year. The Contractor must submit one electronic copy of a performance report to the USAID/Burma COR, and one electronic copy to the USAID/Burma Contracting Officer. The performance reports are required to be submitted quarterly, due 15 calendar days after the end of each quarter and must contain the following information:

A. Details of current progress achieved towards objectives, keyed to project indicators;

B. Problems addressed / deliverables completed to date;

C. Management and personnel changes;

D. Problems encountered, if any and…