SOL-514-10-000001

U.S. Agency for International Development Cra 45 # 24B – 27, Gate 2 Bogotá Colombia

Tel: (571) 315 0811 Fax: (571) 383 2319 www.usaid.gov

Date Issued: June 30, 2010 Questions Due date and time: July 21, 2010 3:00 P.M. (Local Colombian Time) Closing Date and time: August 31, 2010 3:00 P.M. (Local Colombian Time)

Subject: SOL-514-10-000004 (CELI – Central Region Program)

Dear Sir/Madam:

The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Colombia, is seeking the services of a Contractor to advance U.S. Government (USG) and Government of Colombia (GOC) goals and results related to the implementation of the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) and GOC’s National Consolidation Plan (PNC).

Electronic Responses are required (See Section L). Please submit your Proposals to the e-mail addresses below by August 31, 2010 3:00 P.M. (Local Colombian Time). Receipt by any one of these two addressees will constitute timely receipt for this Request for Proposal (RFP). Receipt time is when the Proposal is received by AID/Washington internet server. The addresses for the receipt of proposals are:

otrigo@usaid.gov and pcubillos@usaid.gov. Hand delivered proposals (including commercial courier) and facsimile transmission will not be accepted.

The Technical Proposal has a strict sixty (60) page limit. Offerors are advised that any pages exceeding this limit will not be evaluated. Offerors are reminded that the Evaluators have to be able to read the proposals, so presentation and legibility are crucial.

Interested firms can register and use the Interested Vendor List (IVL) accessible through this solicitation on the www.FedBizOpps.gov, so that firms can contact one another for consideration of teaming arrangements and/or small business subcontracting opportunities in response to this solicitation.

USAID plans to award a five (5) year Cost plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion type contract.

Exclusivity agreements with local organizations and individuals are strongly discouraged by USAID. This RFP does not obligate the United States Government to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of proposals. USAID reserves the right to award this contract without discussions.

Sincerely yours, Neil G. Price Contracting Officer Office of Acquisition & Assistance

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CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All Offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM I CONTRACT CLAUSES

B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

D PACKAGING AND MARKING PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA L INSTR., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

K

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within ________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%)

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14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated:

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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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Omar Trigo (571) 383-4135 4135 otrigo@usaid.gov

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

SF 33 SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

B.4 PRICE SCHEDULE

B.5 INDIRECT COSTS (DEC 1997)

B.6 COST REIMBURSABLE

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

D.2 BRANDING POLICY

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN/PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2 WORKPLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION

F.3 PERFORMANCE MONITORING PLAN (PMP)

F.4 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

F.5 REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES OR OUTPUTS

F.6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.7 KEY PERSONNEL

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998)

G.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (COTR)

G.4 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

H.2 AIDAR 752.225-70 SOURCE, ORIGIN AND NATIONALITY

REQUIREMENTS (FEB 1997)

H.3 AIDAR 752.7004 EMERGENCY LOCATOR INFORMATION (JUL 1997)

H.4 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

DOCUMENTS (JAN 2004)

H.5 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.6 LOGISTIC SUPPORT

H.7 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.8 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002)

H.9 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES

H.10 USAID DISABILITY POLICY - ACQUISITION (DECEMBER 2004)

H.11 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

H.12 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS

H.13 SECURITY CONDITIONS

H.14 SECURITY PROTOCOL

H.15 SECURITY REPORTING

H.16 LIFE SUPPORT AND SECURITY SERVICES

H.17 OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

H.18 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT FORCES IN

COLOMBIA

H.19 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN AND THE SF 294 – SUBCONTRACTING REPORT

FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS AND SF 295 – SUMMARY CONTRACTING

REPORT

H.20 PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA RELEASES (JAN 2004)

H.21 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.22 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION COSTS

H.23 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACTS (GUCs)

H.24 PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT, OR

ADVOCATE THE LEGALIZATION OR PRACTICE OF PROSTITUTION – TIP

ACQUISITION (MAY 2007)

H.25 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

H.26 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

(JANUARY 2002)

H.27 752.228-3 WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT)

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

I.2 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

I.3 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

I.5 UPDATES OF INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

I.6 CANCELLATION UNDER MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS (OCT 1997)

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE

K.2 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2006)

K.3 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION,

PROPOSED DEBARMENT, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

(DEC 2001)

K.4 INSURANCE - IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY

K.5 SIGNATURE

K.6 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

(JAN 2004)

L.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR COST OR PRICING DATA OR INFORMATION OTHER THAN

COST OR PRICING DATA - ALTERNATE IV (OCT 1997)

L.4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.5 52.222-46 EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES

(FEB 1993)

L.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (AUG 1996)

L.7 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

L.8 EXPLANATION TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

L.9 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L.10 PROPOSAL FORMAT AND CONTENT

L.11 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.12 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL

L.13 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN

L.14 APPROACH TO ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

MANAGEMENT

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE

M.2 METHOD OF EVALUATION

M.3 EVALUATION FACTORS

M.4 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS

EXHIBIT 1

IDENTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE NUMBERS

EXHIBIT 2

USAID FORM 1420-17 - CONTRACTOR BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET

EXHIBIT 3

SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

EXHIBIT 4

BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN

ATTACHMENT 1

SF LLL - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

ATTACHMENT 2

BRANDING STRATEGY FOR THE USAID/COLOMBIA CELI-CENTRAL REGION

PROGRAM

ATTACHMENT 3

LAND USE AND COVER MAP

ATTACHMENT 4

SUMMARY COST WORKSHEETS................Microsoft Office Excel file uploaded in http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

SOL-514-10-000001 SECTION B

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Consolidation and Enhanced Livelihood Initiative-Central Region (CELI-Central) contract is to advance U.S. Government (USG) and Government of Colombia (GOC) goals and results related to the implementation of the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) and GOC’s National Consolidation Plan (PNC).

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion contract. For the consideration set forth below, the Contractor shall provide the deliverables or outputs described in Sections C and F in accordance with the performance standards specified in Sections C and F.

B.3 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

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

(b) Within the estimated cost plus fixed fee (if any) 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 _________. The Contractor shall not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount.

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

B.4 PRICE SCHEDULE

B.5 INDIRECT COSTS (DEC 1997)

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 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

2/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

3/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

SOL-514-10-000001 SECTION B

B.6 COST REIMBURSABLE

The U.S. dollar costs allowable 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.

[END OF SECTION B]

SOL-514-10-000001 SECTION C

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

CONSOLIDATION AND ENHANCED LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVE –

CENTRAL REGION (CELI - CENTRAL)

C.1 BACKGROUND

Since the initiation of Plan Colombia a decade ago, USAID Colombia has focused significant resources to support USG efforts to combat narcotics trafficking focusing on four strategic areas: alternative development, support for internally displaced and other vulnerable populations, democracy and governance, and demobilization and reintegration. Despite advances made, significant challenges to counternarcotics (CN) and other types of programming in Colombia remain. In 2008, the Embassy underwent a comprehensive General Accounting Office (GAO) assessment and conducted a series of independent CN assessments. In addition, other assessments related to internally displaced (IDPs) and other vulnerable populations, democracy and governance, and lessons learned from the Plan de Consolidación Integral de la Macarena (PCIM) resulted in the following recommendations:

Minimum conditions of security for citizens and their human rights are prerequisites for sustainable socio-economic and democratic development.

Strengthening state presence is crucial for CN, IDP returns, and other program success.

More integrated and locally-targeted programs in areas undergoing transition from conflict to state control would yield greater and sustained eradication and stabilization results.

Many involved in the coca economy want to leave coca-related activities even if faced with less income, but they need food security and short-/medium-term assistance during the post-eradication transition period.

Long term, sustainable economic opportunities are crucial for irreversible consolidation.

US Embassy Colombia Strategic Development Initiative and the GOC National Consolidation Plan (PNC)

The US Embassy’s Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) incorporates the above findings and defines an integrated and geographically-targeted approach as the most effective way to sustain peace, security, and development gains, reduce illicit crop cultivation and the efficacy of illegally-armed groups, and ensure the delivery of basic state services in strategically targeted conflict regions throughout the country. It prioritizes five geographic zones of the country where significant challenges to peace and security, coca eradication, rule of law, poverty alleviation, displacement prevention/return, and economic development remain. The CSDI corridors are: 1) Montes de Maria; 2) Nariño/Putumayo (Southern Band); 3) a Central Band from La Macarena in Meta west through southern Tolima and Valle del Cauca to Buenaventura); 4) a corridor from Bajo Cauca to Catatumbo (Northern Band); and 5) Uraba and Choco (Pacific Band). Of the CSDI corridors, the first three mentioned are the US Embassy’s priority for initial implementation. These CSDI zones overlap with and will support the GOC’s National Consolidation Plan (PNC).

The PNC combines progress in achieving peace and security with the establishment of a consolidated, civilian-led state presence in strategically-important, conflict territories. It is supported by Presidential Directive No. 001 that creates a “whole of government” response, involving multiple ministries and local and departmental governments in the development and implementation of regional consolidation plans for these zones. The Plan includes the provision of security and justice, social and economic development, governance, territorial and environmental management and property rights. The goal of consolidation is to reach a “tipping point” where state presence and positive perception of the government is sufficiently well-established so that communities decide to align with their government rather than illegal armed groups and the illicit economy.

Consolidation of strategic conflict zones requires the initial establishment of basic territorial security. Military and police action to secure territory, pursue illegal armed groups and, in the absence of a strong civilian government presence, protect civilians and provide sufficient means to guarantee their survival is a critical first step. Once minimum security is established, the presence of a broad array of civilian state institutions providing permanent security (i.e., police) and social and economic services (i.e., public services and entities with a role in economic development), as well as the eradication of illicit crops, is crucial for consolidation of state presence.

Key to this consolidation approach is the close coordination and sequencing of the military, the police, and civilian government activities which occurs under civilian leadership through GOC Regional Coordination Centers. The ideal end state of consolidation is that security is permanent, the illicit economy has been replaced by the legal economy, the private sector is vibrant, and civilian state entities are providing the services expected of any legitimate and democratically-elected government.

USAID’s Role in the CSDI

Within the overall continuum of development programming, support to consolidation efforts will be focused on timely short, medium, and long term activities to reinforce state presence, meet social and economic needs and help build a vibrant civil society and private sector—setting in motion the long-term development of the consolidation zones. USAID’s role is to support the consolidation of state presence and to facilitate the arrival of civilian entities – not to supplant the state.

USAID’s CSDI programs will include activities under the Mission’s traditional alternative development, democracy and human rights, IDP and other vulnerable populations, and demobilization and reintegration portfolios, but with a significant change - under this new effort, activities will be fully integrated, coordinated and synchronized, as opposed to separate or stove-piped, and will have a regional focus rather than sectoral foci.

These initiatives will require full engagement and coordination with civil society and the private sector.

Colombian organizations will be in front of each effort to build local capacity and strengthen citizen confidence in local institutions. Programs will support, not lead, GOC efforts and be implemented in the name of the GOC (local, departmental and/or national institutions).

As part of the CSDI’s whole of government approach, USAID is coordinating closely with other Embassy sections, including the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS), the U.S. MilGroup, the Department of Justice, and the Political and Economic sections of the State Department to develop an integrated USG approach for the prioritized CSDI consolidation zones. Programs will include peace and security, illicit crop eradication, access to justice, promotion of human rights, and humanitarian and development interventions targeted at a wide range of conflict-affected populations (including IDPs, demobilized, victims, child soldiers, Afro-Colombians, indigenous, persons with disabilities and women head of households). USAID’s role in these regional efforts

– implemented mainly, though not exclusively, through the CSDI programs - will be to tactically support those interventions through conflict mitigation and management, humanitarian assistance, economic and social development, and improved governance.

USAID will continue substantial national programs for Human Rights, Rule of Law, agricultural sectoral support, Victims, Demobilization and Reintegration (DR) and Internally Displaced and Other Vulnerable Populations (IDP) programs, which will complement and coordinate with regional CSDI programs. USAID will have a national program focused on Afro-Colombian and indigenous issues at the national level, but the CSDI programs will be expected to include programming related to many of these issues. In particular, USAID regional programs in CSDI zones will take a lead in implementing programs with Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities within these areas and ensure that those communities are integrated into overall consolidation efforts.

C.2 SCOPE

The purpose of this Consolidation and Enhanced Livelihood Initiative-Central Region (CELI-Central) contract is to advance USG and GOC goals and results related to implementation of the CSDI and the PNC. The basic premise of the CELI-Central contract is that armed conflict and the illicit economy are inextricably linked to weak state presence. Therefore, contract activities will seek to strengthen state presence as the GOC recovers territory and creates a minimum level of permanent territorial security. In areas where the state has only recently re-established security, the contract will emphasize immediate, short-term interventions to meet urgent economic and social needs in order to demonstrate GOC presence and to help the target areas recover more quickly from the effects of conflict and eradication. Project activities will help to build confidence in the GOC, provide the opportunity to build relations between communities and local government, and respond to local dynamics. As regions become more consolidated and the GOC re-establishes an initial presence, the CELI- Central activities will transition to support longer term interventions such as sustainable livelihoods, the stabilization and reintegration/return of conflict-affected populations, improved governance, and increased access to justice. In these more consolidated areas, interventions shall continue to facilitate the provision of basic services, increase licit livelihoods and strengthen local institutions, with a particular emphasis on accompaniment and the provision of technical assistance. In areas where permanent security is already present, long-term, sustainable livelihoods and governance activities will begin in those areas as early as possible.

Activities shall also include the development of contingency plans, in coordination with appropriate local, national and international entities, to prevent human rights violations, including displacement and recruitment of children by illegal armed groups and to mitigate risk to communities due to legitimate state action to maintain public order and/or violent acts by illegal armed groups and criminal bands. Activities shall be well-coordinated with national USAID and GOC human rights, DR and IDP programs. Similarly, the contract will foster informal local level initiatives aimed at responding to community needs, developing citizen oversight initiatives, promoting peace and citizen security, and controlling corruption.

Contractor Relationship with USAID and the GOC

USAID/Colombia and the Contractor will function as an integrated, operational team with shared program vision for achieving program success. The Contractor shall be responsible for implementation of the program strategy that is set and adjusted through an iterative, coordinated process between the Contractor, USAID, and the GOC to achieve the goal of strengthening the consolidation of state presence in critical conflict zones within the Central Region. A Management Team consisting of the civilian coordinator of the RCC, USAID, and the Contractor will work together to ensure that USAID activities synchronize with and complement GOC activities and focus on key opportunities to advance consolidation.

In addition to coordination with USAID, the Contractor shall work closely with civil society, and the private sector, and local community-based organizations to ensure that activities under the CELI-Central contract complement and encourage local efforts taking place in the region. The Contractor’s leadership and implementation efforts shall be based in the consolidation zones, not in Bogotá, to ensure activities are coordinated with local communities, the RCC, and local and departmental governments. As part of USAID and the USG’s goal to “Colombianize” activities, Colombians and Colombian organizations shall have a leadership role in the project and be the face of contract activities. All activities under the CELI-Central contract will be carried out in the name of the GOC (local, departmental, or national institutions) since USAID’s goal is to strengthen state presence in these recently recovered territories and build confidence in the GOC. The Contractor shall implement activities under the CELI-Central in the regions within the Central Region while coordinating with national-level policy makers and policy development efforts. The Contractor’s efforts will follow GOC leadership, meaning that the level of effort, resources, coordination, and technical direction from USAID will be directly proportional to the level of GOC “whole-of-government” commitment made to a particular region

The following CELI Evolution Model (see next page) provides further information regarding the conceptual framework for working with the GOC and USAID to advance consolidation and livelihood efforts through short, medium, and long-term activities and highlights the development planning process for working under the CELI-Central contract. Specifically, the chart illustrates the possible evolution of the contract’s interventions within communities undergoing consolidation of state presence and illustrates the transition between rapid response and institutional support activities to long term livelihoods and institutional capacity activities as well as the transition to new veredas or municipalities. The model relies on the premise of minimum territorial security and assumes that new veredas within target municipalities are categorized as yellow (transition) in the terms of security profile. The model also illustrates the need for the Contractor to potentially support some existing long term activities and to implement national policy frameworks, particularly pilot programs (in coordination with new USAID policy instrument) in target municipalities. In summary, the model illustrates that consolidation will result from a multi-step coordinated, synchronized process that is the result of a GOC-led (through the RCC), USAID-supported effort.

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RCC-led Process, w/ Management Team:

Head of RCC, USAID (COTR w/ technical teams) and COP

Long Term Activities (e.g:)

Livelihoods: Ag/PYMES/Forestry commercialization municipal training service delivery governance infrastructure stabilization of vulnerable populations

Existing USAID, GOC, private sector initiatives/activities decision to move forward on case by case basis

Rapid Response & Institutional Support (6mos -1yr)

New Municipalities /Veredas (repeat rapid response & institutional support)

Long Term Livelihoods & Institutional Capacity

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Tenets:

Consolidation is a GOC-led, USAID-supported effort Consolidation consists of reliable state presence and vibrant civil society and private sector Fluid-flexible programming that is opportunity based, starting in yellow or green zones, with exceptions based on prior investment Differentiated response for vulnerable populations

Appropriate balance of low/high risk activities based on project type and geographic location Appropriate depth/breadth coverage (i.e. what is the 'tipping point' of intervention for consolidation) Long term development with overt focus on sustainable project design zero coca (interaction with protocol still TBD)

Roles of USAID Contractor:

Advisor: in partnership with USAID will (advise/ facilitate/do) based on strength of RCC and context Capacity Building: for RCC and CELI partners and implementers Implementer: primary programming role (project design, development and implementation, leveraging, M&E, etc)

(case by case basis)

How to read chart: The chart illustrates the possible evolution of the USAID program interventions, programmed throught the Regional Coordination Center (RCC), within communities undergoing consolidation of state presence and illustrates the transition between rapid response and institutional support activities to long term livelihoods and institutional capacity activities as well as the transition to new veredas or municipalities. The model relies on the premise of minimum territorial security by the GOC and assumes that new veredas within target municipalities are categorized as yellow (transition) in the terms of security profile. The model also illustrates the need for the Contractor to potentially support some existing long term activities and to implement national policy frameworks, particularly pilot programs (in coordination with new USAID policy instrument) in target municipalities. The yellow and blue boxes denote the initial planning processes and the green boxes denote programatic actions with the chart being read from left to right and top to bottom (following the orange numbers).

Short Term Activities (e.g:)

confidence building food security small community infrastructure vocational training service delivery governance stabilization of vulnerable populations Livelihoods: Ag/PYMES/Forestry

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Land (titling, restitution) financial services (credit) vulnerable populations work w/ Policy instrument, primary focus on pilot projects

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Geographical Focus

The geographical focus for the this contract is the Central Region of Colombia that includes the departments of Chocó, Valle de Cauca, Quindio, Risaralda, Caldas, Cundinimarca, Tolima, Meta, Caquetá, Huila and Cauca.

Throughout the life of the CELI-Central contract, the Contracting Officer may direct the Contractor to work within any of the departments defined within the Central Region that support the U.S. Embassy’s Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) based on priority municipalities established under CSDI. Within the Central Region, the Contractor shall expect to focus the majority of its efforts and contract resources in the CSDI Central Band (Buenaventura, Southern Chocó, Southern Valle de Cauca, Southern Tolima, La Macarena region in Meta). Unless otherwise specifically directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor will not undertake activities outside these CSDI priority areas.

The Consolidation and Enhanced Livelihood Initiative – Central Region contract (CELI-Central) will support the GOC’s PNC activities for the CSDI Central Band The Central Region is vital to U.S. interests both because of its significant role in the production and trafficking of drugs and because of its strategic importance to the FARC as a military and ideological stronghold, and a logistical supply route. The Contractor will focus initial efforts on the corridor from La Macarena (Meta) – Southern Tolima – Buenaventura and will expand efforts to Southern Valle de Cauca and Southern Chocó later in the contract. The Río Caguán area (Caqueta department) is a priority for the U.S. MilGroup and the GOC, and the Contracting Officer may later direct the Contractor to initiate activities there or in other jointly identified municipalities depending on the progress of the consolidation process. A current list of priorities includes 23 municipalities within the four departments of Meta, Tolima, Valle de Cauca, and Chocó from which the phased selection of CELI-Central municipalities will be undertaken initially.

Program activities in each of the CELI-Central sub-regions will be distinct. The pilot project for consolidation began in La Macarena due to its strategic importance for the FARC as a major production center for coca, a strategic transit corridor from the eastern lowlands to the coast, and a historic homeland for the guerrilla group.

The Integrated Consolidation Plan for La Macarena (PCIM) has operated in six Meta municipalities for nearly two years (San Juan de Arama, Mesetas, Uribe, La Macarena, Puerto Rico, and Vista Hermosa). The Contractor will continue to support short-term consolidation efforts as the GOC advances to recover new territory in the six target municipalities, in conjunction with supporting long-term activities to solidify gains already made. The RCC has an office in Vista Hermosa, but RCC staff spends most of their time moving about the six municipalities – as well as coordination meetings held in Villavicencio and Bogota. Salaries and logistics for the bulk of the RCC staff are currently being paid by USAID. A security strategy for territorial control has been operational for two years. An operational plan is being used as the consolidation road map. The governor and six mayors are committed to the process and have contributed significant resources. The primary GOC support for the consolidation strategy at the national level has come from the High Commission for Peace which funded a number of infrastructure projects. Other national support for consolidation has been limited. International donor presence is limited, but there is increasing interest in the zone (and potential funding) from other donors for the consolidation effort.

The central Andean range shared by southern Tolima and southern Valle de Cauca is also a strategic transit point to the Pacific for weapons and drugs and a historic stronghold of the FARC. Nascent consolidation efforts are beginning in the PNC’s current four prioritized municipalities in Tolima (Chaparral, Rio Blanco, Ataco, and Planadas). USAID is working with the RCC to develop a security strategy for territorial control and an operational plan for the region. The Tolima RCC is currently developing the appropriate security and operational pieces for consolidation efforts, and USAID will support to initial short-term activities under an existing contract prior to awrd of the CELI-Central contract, which will then take over support of these activities. The contract may also support productive activities implemented by previous USAID livelihoods programming. The Tolima RCC has a permanent office in Chaparral. The staffing structure (paid by Accion Social) is much smaller than in La Macarena. The governor and mayors have repeatedly stressed their commitment to the consolidation process and have pledged significant resources within their possibilities. The primary GOC support for the consolidation strategy at the national level has come from the High Commission for Peace which funded a number of infrastructure projects, including roads. Other national support for consolidation has been limited. International donor presence is limited.

In Valle de Cauca, the consolidation process in the current four target municipalities remains incipient (Florida, Pradera, Tulua, and Buga) aside from infrastructure projects funded by the High Commission for Peace. The CELI-Central Contractor will have responsibility for launching program activities in Valle de Cacua rather than inheriting existing USAID activities. No GOC staff has yet been assigned to the RCC. International donor presence is limited.

As a major transit point for arms and drugs – in addition to increasing levels of coca cultivation - Buenaventura and surrounding rural areas suffer intense levels of violence resulting in mass displacements, murders, and disappearances throughout the zone. GOC Consolidation efforts are just getting underway in Buenaventura, and the Contractor will support the GOC to initiate work in this area, drawing on USAID contacts and programs in the area. There is an RCC coordinator, but no staff or office. National support for consolidation has been mainly focused on a project to resettle families from Bajomar to an area inland. International donor presence is limited.

In the Southern Choco sub-region of CELI-Central, the Contractor may be directed by the Contracting Officer to focus on the following municipalities– Bajo Baudó, Medio Baudó, Alto Baudó, Medio San Juan, Sipí, Itsmina, Litoral del San Juan, and Nóvita. The exact number of municipalities and the phasing of commencement of activities within each municipality will depend on the appropriate level of security and the placement of functioning GOC RCCs. Southern Choco is vital to U.S. interests both because of its significant role in the trafficking of drugs and arms, as well as coca cultivation. In addition, the continued presence of illegal armed groups throughout the region, who compete to control trafficking routes, has severely compromised security and development in the region. The region suffers from high levels of violence, and associated human rights violations, mass displacement, and impunity. The predominantly poor, Afro-Colombian inhabitants of the region lack the most basic services such as health and education, and exhibit among the lowest socioeconomic indicators in the country. Basic humanitarian needs are unmet in many areas. Despite being a resource-rich department with particularly strong forestry and mining potential, Choco faces significant economic development challenges, exacerbated by a lack of roads and infrastructure and dependence on a river-based economy.

Governance is a paramount challenge in the region. Poor planning and weak public and financial administration capacity, coupled with a lack of transparency and accountability, has resulted in poor service delivery and mutual distrust between citizens and local authorities. Civil society organizations in turn exhibit similar weaknesses, preventing them from being able to effectively mobilize and demand good governance and hold elected authorities accountable. This has created a cycle which needs to be broken before governance and state presence, can be consolidated. The CELI-Central Contractor will support short and longer term activities aimed at consolidating state presence. USAID currently supports a range of activities in the region and many of these same types of activities will be included in the new contract. Activities will include food and humanitarian assistance; governance and civil society strengthening; productive projects and income generation activities;

programs in support of internally displaced populations; and programs to support victims of the conflict.

Activities performed under this contract in Southern Choco will complement the Embassy Pacific Coast Strategy which is an inter-agency effort aimed at consolidating security and advancing development in four departments of the country – Choco, Narino, Valle del Cauca, and Cauca.

The Contractor shall assume that start-up in Southern Choco and the Valle del Cauca regions would not start until one year after contract award. In addition, the CELI-Central Contractor will need to work closely with the USAID Afro-Colombian and Indigenous program in Southern Choco which may begin activities in those municipalities prior to consolidation efforts beginning there.

Afro-Colombian and Indigenous

There are approximately 1.6 million Afro-Colombians and approximately 370,000 indigenous living in the Central Region. Compared with non-ethnic populations, the socio-economic conditions of these communities are significantly lower and require special attention. Moreover, due to these communities’ unique traditions and culture, a differentiated approach must be utilized when working with them.

Community ownership and legitimacy of supported activities are key components of any activity carried out with Afro-Colombian or indigenous communities. Hence, the respect for and support of the communities’ priorities, as identified through their own mechanisms—ethnic development plans, life plans, development plans—is an integral part of the development process. Consequently, activities carried out through the Territorios Étnicos Productivos TEP methodology stem out of an ethnic-development plan (in the case of Afro-Colombian communities) or a life plan (in the case of indigenous communities).

Activities shall be implemented through an inclusive consultation process involving the active and informed participation of traditional authorities within consejos comunitarios (the legal representative and board of directors) or resguardos (the governor). Regional mayoral associations, as well as second tier organizations are also key partners in the consultation process, which continues throughout project implementation and allows for adaptation to changing circumstances in the field.

Gender

Gender issues are central to the achievement of strategic plans and Assistance Objectives, and activities under the CELI-Central contract shall help promote gender equality, in which both men and women have equal opportunity to benefit from and contribute to economic, social, cultural and political development; enjoy socially valued resources and rewards; and realize their human rights. USAID/Colombia most recently carried out a gender assessment in August 2007 that looked at gender in the context of armed conflict. USAID expects that the CELI Contractor will incorporate this analysis into their technical approach and program implementation (http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PDACJ922.pdf). Based on this analysis, the Contractor shall work with USAID to ensure that contract activities and partners support gender equality within the consolidation zones. Finally, the Contractor shall provide gender disaggregated data for contract activities that will contribute to reporting and continued analysis of gender within the consolidation zones.

C.3 OBJECTIVES

C.3.1 End State Goals for Consolidation

USAID’s activities in CSDI zones are expected to help advance the GOC’s PNC towards a sustainable end-state where peace and security are permanent, civilian state entities are providing the services expected of any legitimate and democratically-elected government, legal livelihoods supplant illegal economic activities, and active citizen participation demands accountable and transparent governance. Through the required results and other contributing results to be proposed by the Contractor based on their technical approach, the CELI- Central project is expected to help contribute to the following end-state goals derived from USAID’s FY 2009-2013 Strategic Framework.

A larger, more vibrant licit economy that provides livelihoods for an increased number of Colombians living in/near the conflict zones;

Increased job creation and productive opportunities in the licit economy in target areas;

Expanded participation of Colombian civil society in governance so that they can demand a more accountable and responsive government;

A more effective and democratic state presence in Colombia’s critical conflict zones;

More effective and institutionalized coordination among all levels of government;

Sustainable social and economic stabilization and reintegration/return of Colombia’s conflict-affected populations in the target zones, exercising their full rights and responsibilities as citizens;

Greater Colombian control over its transformation, with decreased reliance on the United States, and a stronger Colombian strategic regional and international partner for the United States.

Under the CELI-Central contract, the contractor will only be responsible for specific results related to the transparent and accountable provision of social services and the promotion of socio-economic development and licit livelihoods. However, the contractor’s activities and results will be part of a larger effort by the GOC, USAID, USG, other donors, the private sector and civil society to achieve the durable consolidation of state presence in priority CSDI zones. Activities and potential results may vary based on the level of security and degree of consolidation of state presence in each zone, and the Contractor must remain aware of how the CELI-Central program fits into and contributes to the broader end state goals.

C.3.2 Overall USAID Program Vision and Impact

USAID activities implemented through this contract will help to achieve sustainable state presence and consolidation in target consolidation zones. In this context, sustainability does not imply survival of individual activities but rather the permanent consolidation of state presence. Sustainability of consolidation efforts will be the result of an integrated effort of the CELI contracts along with other USAID, USG, international donors, civil society, private sector, and GOC programs operating in these priority zones. The overall impact of USAID programs will be measured by changes in community cohesion as well as citizens’ engagement with and perception of the government. Ultimately USAID will exit consolidation zones when activities and combined efforts can “graduate” communities or activities in areas where institutions and government presence are permanent.

USAID/Colombia will provide indicators during contract implementation to track overall program impact.

These specific outputs related to these impact indicators will not be requirements for the CELI-Central contract, but the Contractor shall be responsible for collecting these impact indicators and should consider how contract activities will support overall program impact. The Contractor shall work with USAID, the Mission M&E contractor, and the EVIDENCE project1 to develop and implement mechanisms to track these impact indicators upon contract award and throughout implementation.

C.3.3 Objectives and Required Results

USAID/Colombian currently plans to implement the CELI-Central contract using funds from “Assistance Objective 1 (AO 1) Expand licit livelihoods in targeted geographic zones.” The CELI-Central Contractor shall obtain results that contribute to the assistance objective and intermediate results under AO 1 of USAID/Colombia’s interim FY 2009-2013 Strategic Framework

AO 1 Expand licit livelihoods in targeted geographic zones o IR 1.1 Sustainable rural market-based economies fostered o IR 1.2 Enhanced access to and quality of locally-provided services o IR 1.3 Increased community capacity for ownership of licit economic development

USAID/Colombia has developed required indicators and outputs for the CELI-Central contract that serve as proxy indicators for the Contractor’s impact on consolidation in the Central Region and that fulfill reporting

1 The EVIDINCE project is a DOD funded grant with four U.S. universities (Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and University of California-San Diego) to analyze the impact of development activities in conflict and post-conflict zones.

USAID/Colombia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the EVIDINCE project to provide data to evaluate the impact of USAID’s programs in CSDI zones.

requirements for USAID/Colombia funding for livelihoods and alternative development funds. At a minimum, USAID expects that the CELI-Central Contractor shall achieve the following results:

Indicator: Number of families benefited by alternative development or alternative livelihood activities in USG-assisted areas (disaggregated by female- or male-headed families).

Output: 86,000

This indicator indicates the scope of the program and defines the minimum number of families that need to be reached by the CELI-Central contract in order to have a significant impact on the target areas.