Amendment 1 - Attachment A.docx

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Attached to: Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations in the Philippines
Solicitation number: SOL-492-11-000010
Issued by: US Agency for International Development Philippines

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SOL-492-11-000010

Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations in the Philippines July 20, 2011

ATTACHMENT A

Amendments to the Solicitation

1.	Cover Letter
a.	Page two (2) of the Cover letter, paragraph 8, amend the first sentence by changing the closing time to 12 midnight, Manila local time on August 17, 2011.

The sentence now reads: “The required closing date and time for receipt of proposals is USAID/Philippines, 12 midnight Manila local time on August 7, 2011.”

2.	Section C
a.	Page 12, C.3.2.1, Identification of Target CSOs, add the following to the end of the paragraph: “A balanced geographic representation is expected with about one third of the target CSOs from Mindanao or has programs in Mindanao.”
	The paragraph now reads: “The contractor will develop selection criteria for USAID approval. At least 120 target CSOs will be jointly selected by USAID and the contractor. CSOs which are existing grantees or subgrantees of USAID will be included among the targets to increase their effectiveness in implementing ongoing programs. Other CSOs will be jointly identified by the contractor and USAID. A balanced geographic representation is expected with about one third of the target CSOs from Mindanao or has programs in Mindanao.”
b.	Page 13, C.5, Personnel Requirements, amend the two paragraphs so that they now read as follows:

“The contractor has the ultimate responsibility for managing the contract, for achieving the performance results in the activity areas, and for determining the appropriate staffing pattern in support of its technical approach. Offerors must assemble a team with the required knowledge and experience in the components mentioned above. The team should be a combination of local and/or expatriate staff with proven experience, preferably in the Philippines and the region, and supplemented by strong local and/or international short-term consultants.

	“The contractor should assemble and deploy for the life of the project, a team of up to 3 long-term local and/or expatriate professionals. The contractor may also budget for an appropriate level of local and home office support. For illustrative purposes, the team could be composed of a chief of party, an organizational management/capacity building manager, and a monitoring and evaluation manager.”
3.	Section H
a.	Page 31, H.7(h), Annual Salary Increases, amend the provision to refer to a single annual increase of not more than 5% applied to an employee pool instead of individual employees.
	Letter (h) paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 should now read as:
	“International Staff: Project staff may be granted a one-time annual increase after their completion of twelve months of satisfactory service under the contract. The annual salary increase may not exceed 5% applied to an employee pool. Annual salary increases of any kind exceeding these limitations, or exceeding USAID maximum SES established rate (AWCPAS) or the USAID CST, require the advance written approval of the contracting officer.
	“Contractor Employees: For contractor employees, annual increases in accordance with the contractor’s established policies, procedures and practices are allowable.
	“CCN Staff: Project staff may be granted a one-time annual increase after their completion of twelve months of satisfactory service under the contract. The annual salary increase may not exceed 5% applied to an employee pool. Annual salary increases of any kind exceeding these limitations or exceeding the maximum salary of the highest senior foreign service national (FSN) position authorized under the U.S. Embassy Compensation Plan require the advance written approval of the contracting officer.”
4.	Section L
a.	Page 75, L.13, Oral Presentations, letter b, first paragraph, amend the maximum number of proposed key personnel to three (3).
	The first paragraph now reads: “Be represented by a group headed by the proposed Chief-of-Party, other proposed key personnel (maximum of 3), and one personnel from each of the proposed major subcontractors, if any. The Chief of Party will be the main speaker and will take the lead in the presentation. Other members of the group may speak to supplement or provide more details to what the Chief of Party has said.”
b.	Page 76, L.14, Instructions for the Preparation of the Technical Proposal, second paragraph, amend the number of pages in the technical proposal to eleven (11).
	The second paragraph now reads: “Technical proposals are limited to 11 pages in length and shall be written in English. Offerors shall use 10 point Arial font with margins no less than one inch on each border. Each page must be numbered consecutively. Those pages that exceed the page limitation will not be evaluated.”
c.	Page 77, L.14(b), Qualifications of proposed Personnel (See Section M.3a)(3-page size limit), last paragraph, amend the number of pages for non-key personnel resumes to two pages .
	The last paragraph now reads: “ Non-key personnel resumes/CVs are limited to two pages in length and shall be included in an annex.”
d.	Page 78, L.14(e), Past Performance (See Section M.3d)(no size limit; submit as an annex), amend the first paragraph so that five (5) performance references will be provided for the offeror and for each proposed major subcontractor.
	The first paragraph now reads: “Offerors must include a list of five U.S. Government, other donor, and/or privately funded contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, etc. received by your organization for work of similar size and scope to that required of this solicitation performed within the last three years. A similar list of five performance references must be provided for every proposed major subcontractor. A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor named in the proposal whose total cost exceeds 15% of the offer’s bottom line total cost including fixed fee.”
e.	Page 80, L.17(d),first paragraph, amend the first sentence to show a project period of thirty-six (36) months or three (3) years.
	The first paragraph now reads: “The cost proposal must be provided in a summary and detailed budget, broken out by major cost elements, for the contract period of thirty-six (36) months or three (3) years, from date of award. Supporting information is to be provided in sufficient detail to allow a complete analysis of each line item cost. Offerors shall provide this information through the use of detailed spreadsheets, budget narratives and footnotes.”

[End of Attachment A]

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