SOL-520-13-000006.pdf

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. SOL-520-13-000006

Program Name: LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT

Date of issuance: May 21, 2013

Questions due: June 3, 2013 at 5 pm, Guatemala time

To e-mails: igonzalez@usaid.gov psigui@usaid.gov

Answers to questions: June 10, 2013

Proposals due date & time: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm, Guatemala time

To e-mail: localgovernance@usaid.gov

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) El Salvador/Regional Office of Acquisition & Assistance and in conjunction with USAID/Guatemala, intends to award a contract to implement the Local Governance Project.

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of the RFP. This procurement shall be conducted through full and open competition, under which any type of organization [large or small commercial (for profit) firms, educational institutions, non-profit organizations] is eligible to compete. The procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply. The Government anticipates an award of a cost plus fixed fee completion type contract for a period of performance of three years with two one- year option periods. Cost proposals shall be evaluated as a part of a Best Value determination for contract award.

In lieu of a pre-proposal conference, written questions and requests for clarifications may be submitted to igonzalez@usaid.gov and psigui@usaid.gov no later than Monday, June 3, 2013.

The subject line of the e-mail should read: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. SOL-520-13-000006.

Offerors are encouraged to read the entire solicitation, which includes the closing date and time, all pertinent contract requirements, and the conditions and instructions required for submitting a proposal. Proposals shall be delivered electronically to the following addresses:

localgovernance@usaid.gov

Issuance of this solicitation does not obligate the USAID to award a contract, nor will USAID pay any cost associated with the preparation or submission of proposals. Because USAID reserves the right to award a contract without discussions, initial proposals should represent an Offeror’s best proposal.

Table of Contents A. SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

B. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES/PRICES………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13

B.1 OVERARCHING GOAL………………………………………………………………………………………13

B.2. CONTRACT TYPE……………………………………………………………………………………………..13

B.3. ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE, AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT…………………………………………..13

B.4. LINE ITEMS…………………………………………………………………………………………………

B.5. INDIRECT COSTS (DEC 1997)………………………………………………………………………………..15

B.6. CEILING ON INDIRECT COSTS……………………………………………………………………………...16

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE………………………………………………………………………………………..17

C. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 BACKGROUND

C.2 OVERARCHING GOAL

C.3 REQUIRED RESULTS, ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITIES AND INDICATORS RESULTS

D. PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 BRANDING POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

D.2 752.7009 MARKING. (JAN 1993)

D.3 BRANDING STRATEGY FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT

Performance Overseas and Strategic Objective Agreement (SOAG)

D.5 752.245‐71 TITLE TO AND CARE OF PROPERTY. (APR 1984)

Program Funded

D.7 752.225‐70 SOURCE AND NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS. (FEB 2012)

Public Interest

D.8 752.7035 PUBLIC NOTICES. (DEC 1991)

D.9 752.7018 HEALTH AND ACCIDENT COVERAGE FOR USAID PARTICIPANT TRAINEES. (JAN 1999) . 33

D.10 752.7019 PARTICIPANT TRAINING. (JAN 1999)

D.11 752.7023 REQUIRED VISA FORM FOR USAID PARTICIPANTS. (APR 1984)

Travel Overseas

D.15 752.7004 EMERGENCY LOCATOR INFORMATION. (JUL 1997)

D.16 752.7032 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (JAN 1990)

Exceed Simple Acquisition Threshold and Performance Overseas

D.17 752.7015 USE OF POUCH FACILITIES. (JUL 1997)

USAID Small Business ‐ when using FAR 19.708

D.18 752.219‐8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED

BUSINESS CONCERNS

E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN

F. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 AUTHORIZED WORKWEEK

F.6 REPORTS

F.7 REPORTS, DELIVERABLES AND OUTPUTS

F.8 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

F.9 752.242‐70 PERIODIC PROGRESS REPORTS (OCT 2007)

F.10 AIDAR 752.7005 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS

(JAN 2004) (AAPD 04‐06)

F.11 USAID PROPERTY IN THE CUSTODY OF CONTRACTORS

G. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

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

G.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

G.3 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

G.4 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

G.6 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.7 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

G.8 CONTRACTOR’S PAYMENT ADDRESS

BUY AMERICA

G.9 752.225‐9 BUY AMERICAN ACT ‐ TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT ‐ BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM

CONFLICT OF INTEREST ‐ IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 9.507‐1 OR FAR 9.507‐2

G.10 752.209‐71 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCOVERED AFTER AWARD. (JUN

1993)

WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT)

G.11 752.228‐3 WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT)

FAMILY PLANNING OR POPULATION ACTIVITIES

G.12 752.7016 RESERVED

G.13 752.7101 VOLUNTARY POPULATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES. (JUN 2008)

HOST GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

G.14 752.231‐71 SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR HG EMPLOYEES. (OCT 1998)

G.15 752.232‐70 LETTER OF CREDIT ADVANCE PAYMENT. (OCT 1989)

PUBLICATIONS, VIDEOS, OR OTHER INFORMATION MEDIA PRODUCTS

G.16 752.7034 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DISCLAIMER. (DEC 1991)

PERFORMANCE OVERSEAS

G.17 752.228‐7 INSURANCE ‐ LIABILITY TO THIRD PERSONS

G.18 752.229‐70 FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES

G.19 752.7002 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION. (JAN 1990)

G.20 752.7010 CONVERSION OF U.S. DOLLARS TO LOCAL CURRENCY. (APR 1984)

G.21 752.7011 ORIENTATION AND LANGUAGE TRAINING. (APR 1984)

G.22 752.7013 CONTRACTOR‐MISSION RELATIONSHIPS. (OCT 1989)

G.23 752.7014 NOTICE OF CHANGES IN TRAVEL REGULATIONS. (JAN 1990)

G.24 752.7027 PERSONNEL. (DEC 1990)

G.25 752.7028 DIFFERENTIAL AND ALLOWANCES. (JUL 1996)

G.26 752.7029 POST PRIVILEGES. (JUL 1993)

G.27 752.7033 PHYSICAL FITNESS. (JUL 1997)

H. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

H.2 INSURANCE AND SERVICES

H.3 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.4 LOGISTIC SUPPORT

H.5 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.6 KEY PERSONNEL

H.7 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN AND THE SF 294 – SUBCONTRACTING REPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL

CONTRACTS AND SF 295 – SUMMARY CONTRACTING REPORT

H.8 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.9 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

H.10 PROHIBITION AND ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKING

H.11 GRANTS UNDER USAID CONTRACTS

H.12 AIDAR 752.7007 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION (JULY 2007)

H.13 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

H.14 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

H.15 TRAVEL TO GUATEMALA

H.16 USAID IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND

FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR (FAC) 97‐27 "ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY

H.17 MANDATORY COMPLIANCE REVIEWS

I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.202‐1 Definitions. (JAN 2012)

52.203‐3 Gratuities. (APR 1984)

52.203‐5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees. (APR 1984)

52.203‐6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. (SEP 2006)

52.203‐7 Anti‐Kickback Procedures. (OCT 2010)

52.203‐8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity. (JAN 1997)

52.203‐10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity. (JAN 1997)

52.203‐11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions. (SEP 2007)

52.203‐12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (OCT 2010)

52.203‐14 Display of Hotline Poster(s). (DEC 2007)

52.204‐4 Printed or Copied Double‐Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. (May 2011)

52.204‐7 Central Contractor Registration. (DEC 2012)

52.204‐7 Central Contractor Registration. (DEC 2012) ‐ Alternate I (DEC 2012)

52.204‐8 Annual Representations and Certifications. (DEC 2012)

52.204‐10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First‐Tier Subcontract Awards. (AUG 2012)

52.204‐13 Central Contractor Registration Maintenance (DEC 2012)

52.207‐1 Notice of Standard Competition. (MAY 2006)

52.209‐6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (DEC 2010)

52.209‐9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (FEB 2012) . 84

52.209‐10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. (MAY 2012)

52.210‐1 Market Research. (APR 2011)

52.214‐34 Submission of Offers in the English Language. (APR 1991)

52.214‐35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency. (APR 1991)

52.215‐1 Instructions to Offerors ‐ Competitive Acquisition. (JAN 2004)

52.215‐1 Instructions to Offerors ‐ Competitive Acquisition. (JAN 2004) ‐ Alternate I (OCT 1997)

52.215‐2 Audit and Records ‐ Negotiation. (OCT 2010)

52.215‐8 Order of Precedence ‐ Uniform Contract Format. (OCT 1997)

52.215‐14 Integrity of Unit Prices. (OCT 2010)

52.215‐18 Reversion or Adjustment of Plans for Postretirement Benefits (PRB) Other Than Pensions.

(JUL 2005)

52.215‐21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or

Pricing Data ‐ Modifications. (OCT 2010)

52.215‐22 Limitations on Pass‐Through Charges‐‐Identification of Subcontract Effort. (OCT 2009) .. 84

52.215‐23 Limitations on Pass‐Through Charges. (OCT 2009)

52.215‐23 Limitations on Pass‐Through Charges. (OCT 2009) ‐‐ Alternate I (OCT 2009)

52.216‐7 Allowable Cost and Payment. (JUN 2011)

52.216‐8 Fixed Fee. (JUN 2011)

52.217‐2 Cancellation Under Multi‐year Contracts. (OCT 1997)

52.217‐5 Evaluation of Options. (JUL 1990)

52.217‐8 Option to Extend Services. (NOV 1999) ........... 9052.217‐9 Option to Extend the Term of the

Contract (MAR 2000)

52.219‐8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. (JAN 2011)

52.219‐9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan. (JAN 2011)

52.219‐9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan. (JAN 2011) ‐ Alternate II (OCT 2001)

52.219‐16 Liquidated Damages ‐ Subcontracting Plan. (JAN 1999)

52.222‐2 Payment for Overtime Premiums. (JUL 1990)

52.222‐21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. (FEB 1999)

52.222‐24 Preaward On‐Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation. (FEB 1999)

52.222‐26 Equal Opportunity. (MAR 2007)

52.222‐29 Notification of Visa Denial. (JUN 2003)

52.222‐35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (SEP 2010)

52.222‐36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities. (OCT 2010)

52.222‐37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (SEP 2010)

52.222‐40 Reserved

52.222‐50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (FEB 2009)

52.223‐6 Drug‐Free Workplace. (MAY 2001)

52.223‐14 RESERVED

52.223‐18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (AUG 2011)

52.224‐1 Privacy Act Notification. (APR 1984)

52.224‐2 Privacy Act. (APR 1984)

52.225‐13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. (JUN 2008)

52.225‐14 Inconsistency between English Version and Translation of Contract. (FEB 2000)

52.225‐25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions

Relating to Iran‐Representation and Certifications. (DEC 2012)

52.227‐14 Rights in Data‐‐General. (DEC 2007)

52.227‐17 Rights in Data‐‐Special Works. (DEC 2007)

52.227‐23 Rights to Proposal Data (Technical). (JUN 1987)

52.228‐3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act). (APR 1984)

52.228‐7 Insurance ‐ Liability to Third Persons. (MAR 1996)

52.229‐3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (FEB 2013)

52.229‐8 Taxes ‐ Foreign Cost‐Reimbursement Contracts. (MAR 1990)

52.230‐2 Cost Accounting Standards. (MAY 2012)

52.230‐3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices. (MAY 2012)

52.230‐6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards. (JUN 2010)

52.230‐7 Proposal Disclosure‐‐Cost Accounting Practice Changes. (APR 2005)

52.232‐17 Interest. (OCT 2010)

52.232‐18 Availability of Funds. (APR 1984)

52.232‐22 Limitation of Funds. (APR 1984)

52.232‐23 Assignment of Claims. (JAN 1986)

52.232‐25 Prompt payment. (OCT 2008)

52.232‐25 Prompt payment. (OCT 2008) ‐‐ Alternate I (FEB 2002)

52.232‐33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ‐ Central Contractor Registration. (OCT 2003)

52.233‐1 Disputes. (JUL 2002)

52.233‐3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) ‐ Alternate I (JUN 1985)

52.233‐4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004)

52.237‐3 Continuity of Services. (JAN 1991)

52.237‐8 Restriction on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals. (AUG 2003)

52.237‐9 Waiver of Limitation on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals. (AUG 2003)

52.242‐1 Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs. (APR 1984)

52.242‐2 Production Progress Reports. (APR 1991)

52.242‐3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs. (MAY 2001)

52.242‐4 Certification of Final Indirect Costs. (JAN 1997)

52.242‐13 Bankruptcy. (JUL 1995)

52.242‐15 Stop‐Work Order. (AUG 1989)

52.242‐15 Stop‐Work Order. (AUG 1989) ‐ Alternate I (APR 1984)

52.243‐2 Changes ‐ Cost‐Reimbursement. (AUG 1987) ‐ Alternate I (APR 1984)

52.243‐2 Changes ‐ Cost‐Reimbursement. (AUG 1987) ‐ Alternate II (APR 1984)

52.244‐2 Subcontracts. (OCT 2010)

52.244‐2 Subcontracts. (OCT 2010) ‐ Alternate I (JUN 2007)

52.244‐5 Competition in Subcontracting. (DEC 1996)

52.244‐6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items. (DEC 2010)

52.245‐1 Government Property. (APR 2012)

52.245‐9 Use and Charges. (APR 2012)

52.246‐5 Inspection of Services ‐ Cost‐Reimbursement. (APR 1984)

52.246‐25 Limitation of Liability ‐ Services. (FEB 1997)

52.247‐63 Preference for U.S.‐Flag Air Carriers. (JUN 2003)

52.248‐1 Value Engineering. (OCT 2010)

52.249‐6 Termination (Cost‐Reimbursement). (MAY 2004)

52.249‐14 Excusable Delays. (APR 1984)

52.251‐1 Government Supply Sources. (APR 2012)

52.209‐5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. (APR 2010)

52.209‐7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (FEB 2012)

52.211‐8 Time of Delivery. (JUN 1997)

52.211‐8 Time of Delivery. (JUN 1997) ‐ Alternate I (APR 1984)

52.211‐9 Desired and Required Time of Delivery. (JUN 1997)

52.211‐9 Desired and Required Time of Delivery. (JUN 1997) ‐ Alternate I (APR 1984)

52.216‐1 Type of Contract. (APR 1984)

52.222‐22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. (FEB 1999)

52.222‐25 Affirmative Action Compliance. (APR 1984)

52.230‐1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification. (MAY 2012)

52.230‐1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification. (MAY 2012) ‐ Alternate I (APR 1996)

52.233‐2 Service of Protest. (SEP 2006)

52.252‐1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

52.252‐2 Clauses incorporated by reference. (FEB 1998)

52.252‐3 Alterations in Solicitations (APR 1984)

52.252‐4 Alterations in Contract. (APR 1984)

52.253‐1 Computer Generated Forms. (JAN 1991)

AIDAR Clauses

752.202‐1 Definitions. (JAN 1990)

752.211‐70 Language and measurement. (JUN 1992)

752.245‐70 Government Property ‐ USAID Reporting Requirements

752.7001 Biographical Data. (JUL 1997)

752.7006 Notices. (APR 1984)

752.7008 Use of Government Facilities or Personnel. (APR 1984)

752.7025 Approvals. (APR 1984

752.7031 Leave and Holidays. (OCT 1989)

PART III ‐ LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

J. LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

PART IV ‐ REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

K. REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

K.2 52.204‐3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998)

K.3 52.204‐8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (FEB 2009)

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

K.5 52.222‐22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999)

K.6 52.222‐25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)

K.7 52.227‐15 REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED COMPUTER

SOFTWARE (DEC 2007)

K.8 52.230‐1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (OCT 2008)

K.9 52.230‐7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE‐‐COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES (APR

K.10 INSURANCE ‐ IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY

K.11 AGREEMENT ON, OR EXCEPTIONS TO, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

K.12 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS

K.13 SIGNATURE

L. INSTRUCTIONS,CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

L.1 52.252‐1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

L.2 52.204‐6 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM NUMBER

L.3 52.215‐1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2004)

52.216‐1 TYPE OF CONTRACT. (APR 1984)

L.5 52.233‐2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L.6 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L.7 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

L.8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

L.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST/BUSINESS PROPOSAL

M. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.2 EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.3 COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.4 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS

M.5 BEST VALUE

M.6 DETERMINATION OF THE COMPETITIVE RANGE AND CONTRACT AWARD

M.7 CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND DISADVANTAGED ENTERPRISES

M.8 EVALUATION SYSTEM

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER RATING PAGE OF PAGES

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

9. Sealed offers in original and ___________________ copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in until local time _______________________ (Hour) (Date)

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.

A. NAME B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

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 ___ 180 days_____ 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 (%)

(See Section I, Clause No. 52-232-8)

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:

CODE FACILITY

16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS

OF OFFEROR

(Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER 17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM

ABOVE - ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: 23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM (4 copies unless otherwise specified)

10 U.S.C. 2304(a) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c) ( )

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BYCODE CODE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Supervisory Regional Contracting Officer

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

(REV. 9-97)

10. FOR INFORMATION CALL:

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

STANDARD FORM 33

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

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SOL-520-13-000006 SECTION B

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

B. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES/PRICES

B.1 OVERARCHING GOAL

The goal of the Local Governance Project (LGP) is to strengthen municipalities so they foster more responsive, inclusive, and effective socio-economic development while reducing local vulnerabilities such as food insecurity and natural disasters. The LGP will increase the capacity of local governments to raise revenue, respond to citizen concerns related to violence and security, food insecurity and global climate change as well as to manage public resources in a participatory and financially sound manner. The LGP will also strengthen the capacity and systems of local governments to deliver basic services and develop and implement security plans; strengthen the National Association of Municipalities (ANAM) and the Guatemalan Association of Indigenous Mayors and Authorities (AGAAI); and strengthen civil society participation in decision-making via the Development Council System.

As detailed in the CDCS the LGP will also strengthen municipal governments’ economic development plans to reduce poverty and chronic malnutrition, improve the capacity of municipal governments to deliver basic services - especially water and sanitation, and support community-based advocacy to ensure that food security is addressed sustainably by local authorities.

Strengthened and empowered local governments will facilitate coordination and collaboration among central and local authorities and donors thus capitalizing available resources. In addition, strengthened citizen participation will lead to enhanced possibilities of collaboration between municipal and community actors, more representative and accountable governments and improved allocation of resources to community-identified and prioritized development activities.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

The Government contemplates award of a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion contract resulting from this solicitation.

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

(a) Base Period of Performance

(1) 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

(2) Within the estimated cost plus fixed fee (if any) specified in paragraph (a)(1) 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.

(b) Option No.1 Period of Performance

(1) The estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder, exclusive of fee, if any, for the option period is __________. The fixed fee for the option period, if any, is ________. The estimated cost plus fixed fee, if any, for the option period is __________.

(2) Within the estimated cost plus fixed fee (if any) specified in paragraph (b)(1) above, the amount

(and payment of fee, if any) for performance hereunder is $0. The Contractor shall not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount.

(c) Option No. 2 Period of Performance

(1) The estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder, exclusive of fee, if any, for the option period is __________. The fixed fee for the option period, if any, is ________. The estimated cost plus fixed fee, if any, for the option period is __________.

(2) Within the estimated cost plus fixed fee (if any) specified in paragraph (b)(1) above, the amount

(and payment of fee, if any) for performance hereunder is $0. The Contractor shall not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount.

(d) Funds obligated hereunder are anticipated to be sufficient through ____________.

B.4 LINE ITEMS

The Total Estimated Cost of this contract is within the following range: $16-18.5 Million (inclusive of base and option periods.) The estimated cost for the base period is $xxxxx. The estimated cost for the option period is $XXX.

The summary budget for the base period is as follows:

Direct Labor $__________ Other Direct Costs* $__________ Rapid Response Fund $ 1,500,000 Indirect Costs $__________ Subawards $ 2,400,000 Fixed Fee $__________ Total Estimated Cost plus Fixed Fee $__________

* Other Direct Costs include: xxxx

NOTE: The Contractor will not be paid any sum in excess of the ceiling price. The only person authorized to commit or obligate additional funds is the Contracting Officer. Incurrence of costs in excess of the total amount obligated based on directions received from any individual other than the Contracting Officer and without prior Contracting Officer’s approval, shall not be reimbursed to the Contractor.

The summary budget for the option period No. 1 is as follows:

Direct Labor $__________ Other Direct Costs* $__________ Rapid Response Fund $ 500,000 Indirect Costs $__________ Subawards $ 1,000,000 Fixed Fee $__________ Total Estimated Cost plus Fixed Fee $__________

The summary budget for the option period No. 2 is as follows:

Direct Labor $__________ Other Direct Costs* $__________ Rapid Response Fund $ 500,000 Indirect Costs $__________ Subawards $ 400,000 Fixed Fee $__________ Total Estimated Cost plus Fixed Fee $__________

The total estimated costs inclusive of Based and Option Periods, if exercised, is as follows:

Direct Labor $__________ Other Direct Costs* $__________ Rapid Response Fund $2,500,000 Indirect Costs $__________ Subawards Grants Fund $3,800,000 Fixed Fee $__________ Total Estimated Cost plus Fixed Fee $__________

LIMITATION OF FUNDS

The ceiling price of this contract is $xxxx. In accordance with FAR clause 52.232-22, funds currently obligated under this contract are limited to $xxxxx. The contractor is not authorized to incur expenses in excess of $xxxx and shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing whenever it has reason to believe that the costs it expects to incur under this contract in the next 60 days, or when added to all costs previously incurred will exceed 75% of the total obligated amount.

B.5 INDIRECT COSTS (DEC 1997)

For the Prime Contractor:

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 1/ 1/ 1/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

For Major Subcontractor(s):

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 1/ 1/ 1/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

“Major Subcontractors” are those subcontractors whose proposed cost exceeds $1,000,000. .

B.6 CEILING ON INDIRECT COSTS

For the Prime Contractor:

(1) Reimbursement for indirect costs shall be at the lower of the negotiated final rates or the following ceiling rates:

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

(2) The Government will not be obligated to pay any additional amount should the final indirect cost rates exceed the negotiated ceiling rates. If the final indirect cost rates are less than the negotiated ceiling rates, the negotiated rates will be reduced to conform with the lower rates.

(3) This understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, obligation, or specific cost allowance or disallowance. Any changes in classifying or allocating indirect costs requires the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

For the Major Subcontractor(s):

(4) Reimbursement for indirect costs shall be at the lower of the negotiated final rates or the following ceiling rates:

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate: Predetermined Period:

(5) The Government will not be obligated to pay any additional amount should the final indirect cost rates exceed the negotiated ceiling rates. If the final indirect cost rates are less than the negotiated ceiling rates, the negotiated rates will be reduced to conform with the lower rates.

(6) This understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, obligation, or specific cost allowance or disallowance. Any changes in classifying or allocating indirect costs requires the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

B.7 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-520-13-000006 SECTION C

C. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

USAID LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT

C.1 BACKGROUND

Guatemala is Central America’s largest country in terms of economy and population and plays a pivotal role in regional trade and integration. It is the 14th most unequal country in the world in terms of income distribution, according to the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Data, and thus is a land of contrasts. It has a wealth of natural and cultural resources yet an estimated 53.7 percent of its people live in poverty.

Most of the poor are rural indigenous people of Mayan descent who have suffered a long history of repression and exclusion from fully participating in society and who were most seriously affected by the 36-year internal armed conflict. As a result of historical inequalities and the lowest health and education spending in the region, Guatemala struggles with some of the worst social indicators in the hemisphere:

the fertility rate is the highest in the hemisphere (3.9 per woman), infant and maternal mortality are unacceptably high (39 per 1,000 live births and 153 per 100,000 live births, respectively), and chronic malnutrition is the worst in the hemisphere (49 percent of all children under age five). Less than half of rural residents have access to running water, only 25 percent have electricity at home, and less than 10 percent have modern sanitary facilities. The country’s complex topography of roughly two-thirds mountains, its 25 languages, and a disenfranchised indigenous population significantly complicate efforts to expand health and education services and improve an extremely low rate of labor productivity.

Inequality, weak local governance, and corruption continue to limit Guatemala’s stability and development as a democracy. Security issues affect everyday life in the country. According to figures released by Guatemala’s national forensic institute (INACIF), the number of homicides in Guatemala during the first nine months of 2012 was 4,411, compared to 4,703 in the same period of the previous year. Natural disasters appear with increasing frequency, caused by climate change, deforestation and population growth. Guatemala is one of the ten most vulnerable countries to climate change and natural disasters. Droughts or floods that cause loss of crops or damage to roads that limit access to markets can push marginal households into acute food insecurity.

Local governments in many Guatemalan rural communities represent the only existing state authority recognized by the population. The lack of central government presence in some areas of the country increases the burden on local governments to respond to citizens’ needs and demands in areas such as citizen security, food security, and disaster prevention and relief. Local governments are also responsible for the delivery of specific services, such as clean water and sanitation. Therefore, local governments have a natural and important role in ensuring the implementation and sustainability of activities implemented under Government of Guatemala (GOG) initiatives as well as United States Government (USG) Presidential Initiatives in Guatemala, including Feed the Future (FtF), Global Health Plus, and Global Climate Change. For more information, please visit the following websites:

www.feedthefuture.gov ; http://www.ghi.gov/country/190229.htm ;

http://transition.usaid.gov/our_work/policy_planning_and_learning/documents/GCCS.pdf .

USAID Guatemala has invested in local governance and decentralization projects since 1998. Projects have supported decentralization efforts to place resource investment decisions closer to the public. The goal of the current Local Governance Project is to improve municipal service delivery, promote local economic development, and expand citizen participation in local governmental processes thereby strengthening the transparency, accountability and functioning of targeted municipal governments. To increase the impact of local governments and their ability to serve as a platform for the sustainability and institutionalization of development interventions, USAID has made local governance an important cross cutting issue in the recently approved Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS).1

Local governance is a key cross-cutting issue for the achievement of USAID/Guatemala’s CDCS Goal, which is A More Secure Guatemala that Fosters Greater Socio-economic Development in the Western Highlands and Sustainably Manages its Natural Resources and three Development Objectives (DOs) which are: 1) Greater security and justice for citizens; 2) Improved levels of economic growth and social development in the Western Highlands; and 3) Improved management of natural resources to mitigate impacts of global climate change. In order to achieve this goal and associated development objectives, local governments must be able to better manage public resources and deliver services in an efficient and transparent manner. Municipal governments are also crucial to local development and are a key piece to the sustainability of local level USG-supported interventions.

The Western Highlands Integrated Program (WHIP) is a conceptual framework for the collaborative implementation of USG-funded activities in the departments of Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán and Quiché. WHIP activities are designed to reduce poverty and chronic malnutrition through programs of food assistance, school feeding, applied agricultural research, improved access to quality health care, nutrition, increased agricultural income from high value horticulture crops and handicrafts, sustainable production systems increased capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change and strengthened local governance entities. WHIP recognizes the comparative advantages of USG-funded partners and seeks to harness and focus these resources and our partners’ productive access to communities and understanding of the development context to address poverty and chronic malnutrition. The Local Governance Project will be one of several implementing mechanisms under WHIP and partners will be expected to coordinate to achieve overall WHIP goals.

C.2 OVERARCHING GOAL

The goal of the Local Governance Project (LGP) is to strengthen municipalities so they foster more responsive, inclusive, and effective socio-economic development while reducing local vulnerabilities such as food insecurity and natural disasters. The LGP will increase the capacity of local governments to raise revenue, respond to citizen concerns related to violence and security, food insecurity and global climate change as well as to manage public resources in a participatory and financially sound manner. The LGP will also strengthen the capacity and systems of local governments to deliver basic services and develop and implement security plans; strengthen the National Association of Municipalities (ANAM) and the Guatemalan Association of Indigenous Mayors and Authorities (AGAAI); and strengthen civil society participation in decision-making via the Development Council System.

As detailed in the CDCS the LGP will also strengthen municipal governments’ economic development plans to reduce poverty and chronic malnutrition, improve the capacity of municipal governments to deliver basic services - especially water and sanitation, and support community-based advocacy to ensure that food security is addressed sustainably by local authorities.

1 See annexes and the links listed below for more background information on USAID’s CDCS, which defines Guatemala’s Feed the Future (FTF) Multiyear Strategy (2011-2015) by focusing efforts and resources to increase food security and reduce chronic malnutrition rates among rural, indigenous populations, and the Global Health Initiative (GHI) Multiyear Strategy. (The US government’s FTF program is described at www.feedthefuture.gov and USAID Guatemala’s specific FTF Multiyear Strategy is found at http://www.usaid.gov/gt/docs/feed_future_mys.pdf.

The Global Health Initiative is available at http://www.ghi.gov/country/190229.htm. The Climate Change and Development Strategy, the key document for USAID’s Global Climate Change Initiative, is available at:

http://transition.usaid.gov/our_work/policy_planning_and_learning/documents/GCCS.pdf

Strengthened and empowered local governments will facilitate coordination and collaboration among central and local authorities and donors thus capitalizing available resources. In addition, strengthened citizen participation will lead to enhanced possibilities of collaboration between municipal and community actors, more representative and accountable governments and improved allocation of resources to community-identified and prioritized development activities.

RESULTS:

1) Sound public financial systems in place in order to promote transparency and permit participation by citizens in decision-making.

2) Strengthen civil society participation in social accountability processes.

3) Access to and quality of potable water in 30 FtF municipalities increased (see the list below).

4) Local Development Plans established and implemented in order to improve food security and economic development.

5) Municipal Plans established to reduce climate change vulnerability and technical assistance provided for implementation of plans.

6) Capacity increased for the National Association of Municipalities (ANAM) and/or the

Guatemalan Association of Indigenous Mayors and Authorities (AGAAI) to support municipal development and replicate successful models nationwide, including municipal crime prevention plans.

Project activities will contribute to each of the three development objectives under USAID’s CDCS. In particular, improving ANAM’s technical capacity to institutionalize interventions at the local level and replicate activities in other areas outside of the 30 municipalities is a critical component of the resulting contract.

The Local Governance Project is a crosscutting initiative that contributes to all the of USAID Guatemala’s Development Objectives (DOs) as identified in the Country Cooperation Development Strategy (CDCS).

Relationship with USAID, USG and the GOG: LGP will play a central role in implementing USAID’s strategy in the Western Highlands and will collaborate with other USAID implementing partners to expand impact. The successful offeror is required to include an approach that outlines collaboration with USAID projects listed below. The following partners are some of the Projects with which it is important to ensure an integrated approach. [Additional information is available on the USAID/Guatemala website http://www.usaid.gov/gt/].

1) Rural Value Chain: The Rural Value Chain Project was awarded to two Guatemalan non-governmental organizations (NGOs): ANACAFE and AGEXPORT in May 2012 for a five-year period. ANACAFE will work with producer associations of high value coffee, horticulture and handicrafts to increase income and reduce chronic malnutrition in the departments of Huehuetenango and San Marcos. AGEXPORT will work with coffee, horticulture and handicrafts producer associations in the departments of Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, and Quiche. These Projects will provide expertise on issues related to women’s leadership, behavior change, nutrition education, business development and marketing. The projects will concentrate their activities in the 30 municipalities listed below.

2) Health: The NutriSalud Project was awarded in May 2012 to the University Research Corporation (URC) for a five-year period. URC has sub-granted specific activities to several partners. The Project will work in five departments and the 30 municipalities listed below. The main objective of the Project – whose emphasis is on rural and indigenous populations - is to improve access to and quality of health services in Guatemala; reduce inequitable health outcomes; and prevent chronic malnutrition for children under two years of age.

3) Title II P.L. 480: Two Development Grants (the term replaces the Multi-Year Assistance Programs (MYAPS)) were awarded in August 1, 2012 to Save the Children and Catholic Relief Services for a six-year period. The Project will work in communities within approximately 18 of the 30 targeted municipalities addressing food security and malnutrition.

4) Global Climate Change: Integration of Global Climate Change-related activities in the Western

Highlands in support of the FTF, Title II P.L. 480 and Global Health Initiative activities is critical. The new Climate, Nature and Communities in Guatemala Program was signed with Rainforest Alliance on February 8, 2013 and will end on February 7, 2018. Several activities will be targeted for implementation in the Western Highlands in the 30 priority municipalities, focusing on reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts.

5) Violence Prevention Project (VPP) and follow on CARSI related activities: The VPP is implemented by RTI. The Project began in March 2010 and is scheduled to end in September 2014. This Project builds local awareness of the causes of violence and promotes community-led violence prevention activities as a solution. At-risk youth are a target group as well as the following municipalities: Mixco, Villa Nueva, Palencia, Santa Catarina Pinula, Tamahú, Tactic, Chiquimula, San Jose La Arada, San Juan Ermita, Esquipulas, and San Jacinto. These municipalities located in the departments of Guatemala, Alta Verapaz and Chiquimula have been selected due to high crime rates or presence of drug trafficking routes. The follow on to this Project will also focus on high crime areas, but there may be changes in the target municipalities.

6) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): The USDA provides school feeding programs in select communities in the Western Highlands. The McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program provides complementary direct feeding to promote improved school attendance and nutrition, especially of girls.

7) US Peace Corps Structure, Resources and Responsibilities: The Peace Corps has approximately 225 volunteers in the Guatemalan countryside. Approximately 30% of the Volunteers work in agriculture or environmental programs, 43% in health, and the remainder in youth and municipal development. Where host country and Peace Corps priorities coincide geographically, there exists excellent potential for linkages and synergies with the FTF program.

The Sustainable Agriculture project in particular includes work in both Food Security and Agricultural Marketing.

Geographic Focus:

As defined in the CDCS, USAID will be strategically programming the majority of its resources in the Western Highlands to achieve improved results as part of an integrated development model in Guatemala’s region of greatest need. The five departments of focus include: Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Huehuetenango, Quiché, and Totonicapán. USAID will concentrate its agriculture, health, and education programming in the five departments and thirty municipalities listed below (see Annex 1 for analysis for selecting municipalities). Citizen security and environment programming will concentrate elsewhere as indicated below.

Municipalities

Totonicapán 1 Momostenango 2 Santa Lucia La Reforma Quetzaltenango 3 San Juan Ostuncalco 4 Concepcion Chiquirichapa San Marcos 5 Nuevo Progreso 6 San José El Rodeo 7 San Lorenzo 8 San Miguel Ixtahuacan 9 San Pablo 10 San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta 11 Sibinal 12 Tajumulco Huehuetenango 13 Chiantla 14 Jacaltenango 15 San Sebastián Huehuetenango 16 Todos Santos Cuchumatanes 17 Santa Cruz Barillas 18 Cuilco 19 Concepcion Huista 20 San Antonio Huista 21 La Libertad 22 La Democracia Quiche 23 Santa Maria Nebaj 24 Cunen 25 San Juan Cotzal 26 Sacapulas 27 Chajul 28 Zacualpa 29 Chichicastenango 30 Uspantán

In addition to these 30 Municipalities, USAID/Guatemala’s Development Objective 1: Greater Security and Justice for Citizens, is currently implementing activities in the Departments of Chiquimula, Alta Verapaz. Development Objective 3: Improved Management of Natural Resources to mitigate impacts of Global Climate Change has defined its geographic area in Petén (Maya Biosphere Reserve), the Western Highlands, Alta and Baja Verapaz, and Sierra Las Minas Biosphere Reserve. However, the environment funds under this contract will be used in the Western Highlands.

Offerors are expected to support the 30 municipalities listed above as well as be prepared to respond through the rapid response fund or other mechanisms to additional geographic areas upon COR’s request.

Gender and Indigenous Perspective: Gender equity is a USG-wide priority, and USAID has and will continue to take a lead role in that effort. The resulting contractor shall abide and support USAID principles of gender equity and equal opportunity in all activities included in the contract, as appropriate, following Automated Directive System (ADS) 201 to ensure gender integration. It will be essential to integrate gender analysis at all stages of the project and to ensure gender sensitivity on the implementing team. Mainstreaming gender does not mean setting aside Project activities for women. It means understanding that gender refers to women and men, girls and boys, their roles and responsibilities in their communities, and identifying barriers to equity.

Mobilization efforts to foster women-led community development will be a key intervention to increase women’s empowerment. While income generation and health are not a primary focus of this project, project activities and approaches shall be designed to establish linkages and take advantage of opportunities to increase women’s access to and use of resources to improve their health and nutrition status and that of their children.

USAID/Guatemala performed a gender assessment for the Citizen Security Project which identified a set of gender analysis questions: “What are the possible gender gaps that will affect the project’s ability to reach its objectives or people’s ability to participate in and benefit from the project?” The Citizen Security team identified written sources and key informants who could provide additional and current information, analyzed whether the gender gaps were relevant to the project, and reviewed and discussed a series of potential project responses to each gender gap. See Annex 2 for more details.

Guiding FtF Principles: To facilitate coordination among USAID partners implementing FtF activities, the Offeror should consider the following principles while developing their technical approach. Please note that individual implementing partners do not have to work in all the sectors outlined under the following FTF principles, but will be required to coordinate with other partners on the following activities:

Linking value chain activities with improved nutrition and dietary diversity;

Changing food consumption behavior to encourage dietary diversity and improvement in childhood nutrition among target beneficiaries;

Maximizing the likelihood of sustainability by working with municipal and community leaders

(such as aligning activities to municipal and/or local economic development plans);

Recognizing the importance of the application of the Thousand Days Approach (see Annex 3) in addressing maternal and child health and chronic malnutrition;

Coordinating with the private sector on technical, managerial, and financial support for integration of nutrition-related activities into USAID-funded programing and investing in agriculture-related activities such as small infrastructure, or packing plants as an opportunity for job and income generation in the focus area.

C.3 REQUIRED RESULTS, ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITIES AND INDICATORS RESULTS

USAID/Guatemala has developed six expected results which the contractor will be required to achieve.

The activities under each result are only illustrative. Offerors are not limited by those below and are encouraged to elaborate and/or propose additional activities.

1) Sound public financial systems in place in order to promote transparency and permit participation by citizens in decision-making.

The Project will provide technical assistance, training, and equipment to strengthen municipal governments’ public financial management (PFM) and procurement systems, which will encompass the systems and mechanisms through which municipalities mobilize revenues (e.g., taxes, fees, royalties, etc.) and subsequently plan, budget, execute and monitor the expenditure of those revenues. The Project will also support the implementation of municipal code reforms, regulations, and policies that contribute to improving capacity and accountability.

ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITIES include but are not limited to:

Revenue Generation:…