PRFS-LD_RFP_-_Amendment_1_-_Final.pdf

QUESTION)1:))

On#page#91#of#the#RFP,#Section#L#7#(c)#indicates#that#the#Technical#Proposal#Annex# should#contain#....#"monitoring#and#evaluation#plan".....#On#pages#92F93,#when# detailing#the#sections#of#the#Technical#Proposal#Body,#a#"Performance#Monitoring#

Plan"#is#required.#How#do#these#differ?#

ANSWER)1:))

They#are#one#and#the#same.#Any#references#to#“Performance#Monitoring#Plan#(PMP)”# have#been#deleted#in#this#Amendment#and#changed#to#“Monitoring#and#Evaluation#

(M&E)#Plan”.##

QUESTION)2:))

Related#to#the#above,#on#page#39,#Section#F#5#(a)#indicates#that#the#contractor#shall# begin#working#on#the#M&E#Plan#as#soon#as#possible#....#with#the#"M&E#Plan#submitted# by#the#contractor#no#later#than#60#days#after#the#effective#date#of#the#contract."#Is#the#

M&E#plan#in#the#Technical#Proposal#Annex#therefore,#a#draft?#

ANSWER)2:))

Yes,#this#is#a#draft#M&E#Plan.#This#has#been#clarified#in#this#Amendment.##

QUESTION)3:))

Page#91#of#the#RFP,#Section#L.7#(b)#indicates#that#the#Technical#Proposal#Body#itself# shall#not#exceed#30#pages,#but#nonFsubstantive#items#such#as#cover#pages,#a#cover# letter,#an#executive#summary,#dividers#and#the#table#of#contents#do#not.#The#Table#of#

Acronyms#is#not#listed#as#a#nonFsubstantive#item.#Does#the#Table#of#Acronyms#count# against#the#page#limit?#

ANSWER)3:))

No,#the#acronym#list#does#not#count#against#the#page#limit.##

QUESTION)4:))

Are#the#beneficiaries#for#Objective#2#intended#to#be#the#5,000#HH#of#Objective#1,#or# go#beyond#that?#

ANSWER)4:##

Yes,#the#primary#beneficiaries#for#Objective#2#(nutrition#&#hygiene)#are#expected#to# be#the#same#households#targeted#under#Objective#1#(increased#agricultural# production#and#income#through#livestock#development).##However,#if#additional# households#can#be#reached#with#nutrition#and#hygiene#messages#through#spillover# effects#and/or#additional#households#participating#in#training#sessions#at#littleFtoFno# additional#cost#to#the#project,#that#would#be#desirable#and#welcome.#

QUESTION)5:))

Can#USAID#provide#the#documents#or#links#to#the#documents#referenced#in##

Annex#G?#Specifically:# a.#Market#Mechanisms#to#Achieve#Food#Security#Assessment# b.#Zimbabwe#Agricultural#and#Rural#Livelihood#Financial#Market#Assessment#

(Volumes#1#&#2)# c.#Demand#and#Supply#of#ShortFterm#Credit#for#Zimbabwe’s#Smallholder#Agricultural#

Commodity#Value#Chains# d.#Livestock#Competitiveness#Strategy# e.#Zimbabwe#Horticulture#Industry#Competitiveness#Strategy#(First#Draft)# f.#Zimbabwe’s#Food#Grain#Economy# g.#Irrigation#Study#Report#–#the#current#status#of#smallholder#irrigation#schemes#in#

Zimbabwe#

ANSWER)5:))

Yes,#those#documents#are#provided#via#attachments#to#this#amendment.#)

QUESTION)6:))

Page#96#of#the#RFP,#Section#L.13#(a)#states#that#“The#Offeror#must#submit#the#cover# page#(Section#A)#of#this#Solicitation#[Standard#Form#(SF)#33,#‘Solicitation,#Offer,#and#

Award’],”#The#SF#33#is#not#included#in#the#solicitation.#Will#USAID#provide#a#SF#33?#

ANSWER)6:))

Yes,#the#SF#33#is#included#in#this#Amendment.##

QUESTION)7:))

On#page#94,#USAID#asks#for#contractor#past#performance#to#include#10#most#relevant# contracts,#orders,#and#programs,#as#well#as#5#most#recent#contracts#or#orders.#Can#

USAID#please#clarify:## a.#Whether#this#number#is#for#the#offeror#inclusive#of#major#subcontractors,#or#for# the#offeror#and#each#major#subcontractor#individually# b.#If#onFgoing#relevant#projects#may#be#included#in#these#lists# c.#If#ten#is#the#minimum,#maximum,#or#exact#number#to#be#used#

ANSWER)7:))

a. This#is#for#the#offeror#inclusive#of#major#subcontractors.##

b. Ongoing#projects#may#be#included.##

c. Ten#is#the#maximum.#

This#has#been#clarified#in#Section#L.11#of#the#RFP#through#this#Amendment.##

QUESTION)8:))

Given#that#the#deliverable#listed#below#is#mentioned#in#both#the#RFA#and#RFP,#please# clarify#that#increase#in#annual#production#of#maize#is#an#expected#result#of#the#

Livestock#Development#Program#and#the#Crop#Development#Program.# a.#######Targeted#increases#in#annual#production#resulting#from#PRFS#(by#year#5)#are# approximately#25,000#metric#tons#of#maize,#2.0#million#kg#of#beef,#and#15.6#million# liters#of#milk.3#These#equate#to#meeting#the#annual#average#consumption#for#

225,000#people#for#maize,#1.0#million#people#for#dairy,#and#475,000#people#for#beef.#

(Page#5#RFA#and#Page#10#RFP).#

ANSWER)8:))

Those#targets#for#increased#maize,#beef,#and#milk#production#are#general,# aspirational#targets#to#improve#national#food#security#for#the#entire#PRFS#program,# including#both#the#livestock#(beef#and#dairy)#and#crop#(staple#and#highFvalue)# development#components.##The#aspirational#targets#for#increased#production#of# maize#are#the#responsibility#of#the#PRFSFCD#(crop#development)#project#described# by#the#RFA#and#funded#under#a#separate#award.##The#aspirational#targets#for# increased#production#of#beef#and#milk#are#the#responsibility#of#the#PRFSFLD#

(livestock#development)#project#described#by#the#RFP.##While#the#livestock# development#project#(PRFSFLD)#may#seek#to#increase#livestock#feed#production#and,# as#an#ancillary#result,#achieve#some#increases#in#maize#production,#there#is#no# expectation#that#the#livestock#development#project#(PRFSFLD)#will#contribute#to#the# aspirational#target#for#maize#production#described#in#the#RFP#and#RFA.##Similarly,# there#is#no#expectation#that#the#crop#development#project#(PRFSFCD)#will#contribute# to#the#aspirational#target#for#beef#and#milk#production#described#in#the#RFP#and#

RFA.#

QUESTION)9:))

Page#90,#Section#L.6#indicates#that#(i)#Offerors#must#submit#their#proposal# electronically,#via#email,#and#that#(ii)#The#original#and#two#copies#of#the#technical# proposal#and#original#and#two#copies#of#the#cost#proposal#must#be#received…”.#

Please#clarify#that#eFmail#and#hard#copy#submission#are#required.#

ANSWER)9:))

Yes,#email#and#hard#copies#are#required.#This#has#been#clarified#in#Section#L.6.a.ii#of# the#RFP.##

QUESTION)10:))

Not#all#reports#listed#in#Annex#G#are#available#online.#Will#you#be#releasing#copies#of# the#reports#mentioned#in#Annex#G,#specifically#listed#below?##

Zimbabwe#Agricultural#Sector#Market#Study##

Market#Mechanisms#to#Achieve#Food#Security#Assessment#

Zimbabwe#Agricultural#and#Rural#Livelihood#Financial#Market#Assessment#(Volumes#

1#&#2)#

Demand#and#Supply#of#ShortFterm#Credit#for#Zimbabwe’s#Smallholder#Agricultural#

Commodity#Value#Chains#

Livestock#Competitiveness#Strategy#

Zimbabwe#Horticulture#Industry#Competitiveness#Strategy#(First#Draft)#

Zimbabwe’s#Food#Grain#Economy#

Irrigation#Study#Report#–#the#current#status#of#smallholder#irrigation#schemes#in#

Zimbabwe#

ANSWER)10:))

Yes,#those#documents#are#provided#via#attachments#to#this#amendment.#)

QUESTION)11:))

Given#that#the#Capacity#Building#(CBLDF5)#Score#and#Organizational#Capacity#

Assessment#(OCA)#tool#for#capacity#building#was#dropped#from#Feed#the#Future# handbook#at#the#end#of#FY#2014,#is#there#a#standardized#organizational#assessment# scorecard#that#USAID/Zimbabwe#prefers#us#to#use#to#measure#changes#in# organizational#capacity?#

ANSWER)11:))

USAID#seeks#to#have#some#indicator#of#progress#towards#strengthening#local# organizations’#capacity#to#implement#programs#effectively.##Note#that#the#prime# organization#awarded#the#PRFSFCD#cooperative#agreement#will#have#met#the# minimally#accepted#institutional#standards#in#accordance#with#USAID’s#“NonFU.S.#

Organizations#PreFaward#Survey”#guidelines.#There#are#several#OCA#tools#which# have#been#used#to#assess#the#capacity#of#organizations.##USAID/Zimbabwe# recommends#that#offerors#propose#an#OCA#tool#which#best#fits#the#objectives#and# proposed#technical#approach#for#organizational#capacity#development.###

QUESTION)12:))

Could#USAID#please#share#a#copy#of#the#Initial#Environmental#Examination#(IEE)#for# this#activity#if#one#is#available,#as#is#suggested#in#section#C#7(d)#of#the#RFP?#

ANSWER)12:))

The#Initial#Environmental#Examination#(IEE)#covering#the#period#from#FY#2009#to#

FY#2015#is#included#in#this#Amendment.##A#new#IEE#intended#to#cover#the#new#PRFS# activities#is#currently#being#developed#and#will#be#provided#to#offerors#as#soon#as#it# is#approved.#

QUESTION)13:))

Page#91,#section#L.7(a)#of#the#RFP#states#that#the#electronic#submission#should#be# combined#into#a#single#PDF#document.#Page#90,#section#L.6(a)(i)#states#that#each# email#must#not#exceed#2MB#in#size.#Given#the#requirements#of#the#proposal,#it#is# likely#that#a#combined#PDF#of#the#technical#volume#will#exceed#2MB.#In#this#case,#is#it# appropriate#to#split#the#documents#into#multiple#files#and#send#multiple#emails#if#the#

PDF#file#exceeds#2MB?#

ANSWER)13:))

Given#the#RFP#requirements#and#the#page#limitation,#USAID#believes#proposals# should#not#exceed#2MB.##Please#note,#offerors#should#ALSO#send#the#proposal#in#

Word#format.#This#has#been#clarified#in#this#Amendment.##

QUESTION)14:))

Would#USAID#allow#for#the#inclusion#of#a#map#within#the#implementation#plan# annex,#so#that#Offerors’#can#visually#demonstrate#the#rationale#for#geographic# targeting?#

ANSWER)14:))

Yes,#inclusion#of#a#map#illustrating#the#recommended#geographic#target#locations# and#rationale#is#welcome.##However,#a#narrative#fully#explaining#the#rationale#should# accompany#the#map.#

QUESTION)15:))

Can#USAID#confirm#that#all#Contractor#Past#Performance#Information#should#be# included#as#an#Annex#to#the#technical#proposal?#This#would#include#the#requested# five#information#sheets,#list#of#10#most#relevant#contracts,#performance#narrative#of# use#of#small#business#concerns,#the#most#recent#SF294s,#and#three#small#business# references.#

ANSWER)15:))

No.#Per#paragraph#L.11.a#of#the#RFP,#offerors#“should#highlight#those#aspects#of#its# past#performance#that#it#believes#are#relevant”#in#the#technical#proposal#body.#Also#

“if#extraordinary#problems#impacted#any#of#the#referenced#contracts,”#offerors#are# requested#to#provide#“explanation#and#the#corrective#action#taken”#in#the#technical# proposal#body#(L.11.b).#The#past#performance#information#sheets#(not#just#a#list)#can# be#included#in#the#Annex.#Please#refer#to#Question#7#above#and#to#the#RFP#(including# changes#made#via#this#Amendment)#for#further#guidance.##

QUESTION)16:))

On#Page#94#of#the#RFP,#Section#L.11#(a)#Contractor#Past#Performance#states#that#the#

“Offer#should#provide#an#information#sheet#for#contracts,#orders,#or#other#programs# that#are#similar#to#the#scope#of#work#in#this#solicitation;#however,#no#information# sheet#can#be#provided#for#any#contract#that#was#completed#more#than#three#years# prior#to#the#date#the#Offeror#submits#its#proposal.#The#Offeror’s#ten#most#relevant# contracts,#orders#and#programs#shall#be#listed#in#the#Annex.#In#addition,#the#Offeror# shall#provide#information#sheets#for#the#five#contracts#or#orders#with#a#value#over#$5# million#that#have#been#completed#most#recently,#assuming#that#such#contract#or# order#was#not#already#listed.#If#the#Offered#has#not#had#five#contracts#over#$5# million,#it#should#so#state#and#list#those#contracts#that#do#qualify,#if#any.”## a.#######Does#USAID#intend#to#be#making#a#distinction#between#past#performance#on# contracts#vs#other#mechanisms#such#as#grants#or#cooperative#agreements?# b.######Related#to#that,#could#USAID#clarify#whether#it#prefers#to#see#information#sheets# for#programs#of#similar#scopes#of#work#or#a#contract#with#a#value#more#than#$5# million?# c.#######Please#clarify#whether#we#can#include#information#sheets#for#ongoing# programs#that#have#achieved#results,#but#are#not#yet#concluded.# d.######Please#clarify#the#purpose#of#the#list#of#10#most#relevant#contracts#versus#the# five#information#sheets#and#whether#or#not#those#contracts#listed#must#be#different# from#the#programs#featured#in#the#information#sheets?#

ANSWER)16:))

a.#No.## b.#Offerors#may#decide#which#past#performance#information#best#meets#the#RFP# requirements.# c.#Yes.## d.#The#ten#most#relevant#may#also#include#one#or#more#of#the#five#most#recent.###

QUESTION)17:))

On#page#22#of#the#RFP,#it#states#that#USAID#“prohibits#assistance#to#farmers# operating#on#contested#land.”#How#does#USAID#suggest#Offerors’#investigate#the#land# ownership#status#of#all#participants#and#make#this#determination?#Does#the# prohibition#on#providing#assistance#to#farmers#operating#on#contested#land#include# farmers#who#attend#fairs#and#other#communityFlevel#activities,#or#just#farmers# targeted#as#direct#program#beneficiaries?#

ANSWER)17:))

The#prohibition#against#assistance#to#farmers#operating#on#contested#lands#is# focused#on#direct#program#beneficiaries.##Thus,#implementing#partners#should#make# no#effort#to#invite#farmers#on#contested#lands#to#participate#in#program#activities.##

However,#if#farmers#operating#on#contested#lands#happen#to#attend#fairs#and#other# communityFlevel#activities#the#program#will#not#seek#to#prevent#them#from# attending.##Implementing#partners#should#target#areas#where#farmers#are# predominately#operating#on#communal#lands#(or#old#resettlement#lands)#to# minimize#the#potential#for#participation#by#farmers#operating#on#contested#lands.#

QUESTION)18:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#C.3,#page#18#

Footnote#16#on#page#18#refers#to#“actual#baseline#data#collected#in#Year#1.”#Can#

USAID#please#confirm#that#this#baseline#survey#will#be#conducted#by#the#contractor# and#not#through#a#separate#USAID#activity?#

ANSWER)18:))

Implementing#partners#should#plan#to#gather#baseline#data#on#their#beneficiaries# and#annually#gather#data#for#monitoring#and#reporting#purposes.##This#baseline#data# will#be#used#by#the#implementing#partners#to#identify#qualifying#beneficiaries#(see# criteria#for#beneficiary#selection#described#in#Section#C.4#Operating#Constraints#in# the#RFP#on#pages#21F22),#as#well#as#to#track#annual#progress#toward#achievement#of# targets#related#to#yield,#production,#agricultural#income,#nutrition#and#hygiene# behaviors,#etc.##However,#USAID/Zimbabwe#also#intends#to#contract#separately#with# a#third#party#firm#to#gather#baseline#data#for#beneficiaries#and#counterFfactual# control#groups,#as#well#as#to#conduct#one#or#more#impact#evaluations#throughout#the# life#of#the#PRFS#program.##While#this#baseline#data#collected#by#the#thirdFparty# evaluation#firm#may#be#used#by#USAID#to#compare#with#the#baseline#data#collected# by#the#PRFSFLD#and#PRFSFCD#implementing#partners,#PRFSFLD#and#PRFSFCD# implementing#partners#will#use#their#own#baseline#and#annually#collected#data#to# report#to#USAID#on#a#quarterly#and#annual#basis.#

QUESTION)19:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#H.10(b),#page#55#

In#order#to#propose#salaries#in#compliance#with#the#prevailing#compensation#paid#to# personnel#performing#comparable#work#in#Zimbabwe#as#determined#by#the#USAID# mission,#would#USAID#please#provide#the#most#upFtoFdate#local#employee# compensation#plan?#

ANSWER)19:))

Yes.#The#LCP#is#shared#via#an#attachment#to#this#amendment.##

QUESTION)20:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.6(a)(i),#page#90#

Section#L.6#requires#that#email#submissions#may#not#exceed#2MB#in#size.#Given#the# large#sizes#in#most#USAID#proposals,#this#will#require#breaking#both#technical#and# cost#proposals#into#several#emails.#Would#USAID#consider#either#raising#the#email# size#limit#or#allowing#proposals#to#be#submitted#in#a#zipped#format?#

ANSWER)20:))

No.#Multiple#emails#are#expected,#as#we#cannot#increase#the#maximum#email#size.##

QUESTION)21:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.7(c),#page#91#

Section#L.7#includes#teaming#agreements#as#among#the#documents#that#should#be# included#in#the#technical#proposal#annex.#Given#the#often#confidential#nature#of#such# agreements,#would#USAID#please#remove#this#requirement#from#the#annex?#

ANSWER)21:))

USAID#is#not#requiring#the#actual#teaming#agreements.#Please#refer#again#to#Section#

L.7#where#it#refers#to#“teaming#arrangements.”#USAID#is#requesting#an#explanation#of# the#composition#of#the#overall#team,#with#roles#and#responsibilities#of#the#prime#and# any#subs#adequately#described.##

QUESTION)22:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.7(c),#page#91#

Can#USAID#please#confirm#that#the#following#items#are#all#acceptable#annexes#to#the# technical#proposal?#

Resumes#for#key#personnel#

Letters#of#commitment#for#key#personnel#

References#for#key#personnel#

List#of#10#most#recent#contracts#

5#past#performance#reports#

SF#294s#for#the#past#three#years#

Small#business#references#

Letters#of#commitment#from#partners#

Letters#of#support#from#other#stakeholders#

Draft#implementation#plan#

Performance#monitoring#plan#

Organizational#chart#

Branding#implementation#plan#

ANSWER)22:))

Resumes#for#key#personnel,#all#letters#of#support/commitment,#references,#past# performance#sheets,#SF294s,#small#business#references,#M&E#plan,#and#branding#and# implementation#plan#may#all#be#included#in#annexes.##

The#organizational#chart#and#implementation#plan#are#expected#to#be#included#in# the#technical#proposal#body#in#their#respective#sections.#This#amendment#has# updated#the#RFP#to#reflect#this#requirement.##

QUESTION)23:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.7(d),#page#92#

Could#USAID#please#confirm#that#an#acronym#list#is#acceptable#and#will#not#count# toward#the#30#pages#of#the#technical#proposal#body?#

ANSWER)23:))

The#acronym#list#will#not#count#towards#the#30#pages#of#the#technical#proposal#body.##

QUESTION)24:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.13(a),#page#96#

Part#1#of#the#cost#proposals#should#include#the#cover#page#(Section#A)#of#the# solicitation#(Standard#Form#33),#which#has#not#been#included#with#the#solicitation.#

Would#USAID#please#provide#SF#33#for#this#proposal?#

ANSWER)24:))

Yes,#the#SF#33#has#been#included#in#this#Amendment.##

QUESTION)25:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.13(b)(1),#page#96#

Under#“Detailed#Budget#Preparation#Guidance,”#Section#L.13#requires#a#detailed#

Overall#Budget#(all#five#years)#and#detailed#Annual#Budgets#(for#each#of#the#five# years#of#performance).#Are#Annual#Budgets#required#to#be#broken#down#by#month?#

ANSWER)25:))

No.##

QUESTION)26:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.13(b)2,#page#97#

In#the#cost#proposal#structure#given#under#Section#L.13’s#Budget#Line#Item#Headings,#

Overhead#is#included#both#under#A.#Direct#Costs#and#B.#Indirect#Costs.#Can#USAID# clarify#which#line#item#should#include#overhead?#

ANSWER)26:))

Only#the#Indirect#Costs#section#should#include#Overhead.#This#Amendment#has# deleted#the#reference#to#Overhead#under#Labor#Costs#on#Page#97.##

QUESTION)27:))

Reference:#SOL#Section#L.13(b)2,#page#97#

Can#USAID#please#confirm#that#subawards#used#for#direct#program#implementation# should#be#included#under#A(3)(c):#Training,#Assessments,#Analyses#and#other#Direct#

Program#Implementation#Costs?#

ANSWER)27:))

A#separate#category,#A(4),#for#Subcontracts#has#been#added#on#Page#97.##

QUESTION)28:))

Section#H.22.2,#page#63,#states#that#an#Initial#Environmental#Examination#(IEE)#is# being#drafted#for#this#program.#Could#USAID#please#provide#a#copy#of#the#IEE?#

ANSWER)28:))

The#Initial#Environmental#Examination#(IEE)#covering#the#period#from#FY#2009#to#

FY#2015#is#included#in#this#Amendment.##A#new#IEE#intended#to#cover#the#new#PRFS# activities#is#currently#being#developed#and#will#be#provided#to#offerors#as#soon#as#it# is#approved.#

QUESTION)29:))

Section#L.7,#page#91,#states#that#the#organization#charts#are#to#be#included#in#an# annex,#and#are#therefore#excluded#from#the#30Fpage#limit.#Would#USAID#consider# excluding#fullFpage#graphics#and#charts#presented#in#the#technical#proposal#body# from#the#30Fpage#limit?#

ANSWER)29:))

No.##

QUESTION)30:))

Could#USAID#confirm#that#beneficiary#households#described#in#the#table#at#the#top#of# page#19#are#the#same#beneficiary#households#described#in#the#table#on#page#18?##

ANSWER)30:))

Yes,#the#primary#beneficiaries#for#Objective#2#(nutrition#&#hygiene)#are#expected#to# be#the#same#households#targeted#under#Objective#1#(increased#agricultural# production#and#income#through#livestock#development).##However,#if#additional# households#can#be#reached#with#nutrition#and#hygiene#messages#through#spillover# effects#and/or#additional#households#participating#in#training#sessions#at#littleFtoFno# additional#cost#to#the#project,#that#would#be#desirable#and#welcome.#

QUESTION)31:))

Could#USAID#clarify#the#mission’s#position#on#the#use#of#exclusive#partnership# agreements#between#prime#contractors#and#local#nongovernmental#organizations#

(NGOs)#and/or#associations#that#are#likely#beneficiaries#of#PRFSFLD?#International# offerors#have#been#providing#conflicting#guidance#to#local#NGOs#and#Associations# with#regard#to#the#necessity#for#exclusive#agreements.#While#these#exclusive# partnerships#do#not#preclude#the#local#organizations#from#working#with#any# contract#awardee,#a#preference#for#nonexclusive#arrangements#would#allow#local# nonprofits#and#associations#the#ability#to#engage#in#thoughtful#preFaward#activity# design#with#multiple#offerors.#

ANSWER)31:))

While#USAID#has#not#required#such#agreements#to#be#exclusive,#most#prime# contractors#require#exclusivity#to#avoid#the#disclosure#of#proprietary#information#to# their#competitors.#Subcontractors#may#be#on#more#than#one#proposal#if#the#prime# contractors#agree#to#this#arrangement.#

QUESTION)32:))

Can#USAID#please#confirm#that#the#award#will#contain#the#applicable#ADS#302.3.4.13####### and#302.3.5.6#clauses#authorizing#the#contractor#to#execute#grants#under#contract?#

ANSWER)32:))

No,#grants#under#contract#are#not#authorized#for#this#contract.##

QUESTION)33:))

Will#bids#to#the#notice#below#be#closed#to#US#and#local#sources#within#individual#aid# recipient#countries#only#(937),#or#opened#to#bids#from#all#sources#(935)?#

ANSWER)33:))

Geographic#Code#937#refers#to#the#eligibility#of#procurements#under#the#contract,# not#the#eligibility#of#bidders#for#this#requirement.#This#is#a#fullFandFopen# competition#as#stated#in#the#cover#letter#of#the#RFP.##

QUESTION)34:))

Are#local#companies/NGOs#eligible#to#be#on#more#than#one#consortium#for#this#call?#

ANSWER)34:))

See#answer#31#above.##

QUESTION)35:))

Does#the#Combined#Synopsis/Solicitation#under#solicitation#number#

SOL61314000009#contain#requirements#similar#to#a#current#contract?#

If#possible,#please#provide#the#current#contract#number.#

ANSWER)35:))

This#is#not#a#followFon#award#to#an#existing#requirement.##

QUESTION)36:))

I#was#curious#if#this#was#a#followFon#requirement.#If#so,#would#it#be#possible#for#you# to#provide#the#incumbent#information#(we#need#the#contract#number#and# contractor).#

ANSWER)36:))

This#is#not#a#followFup#on#award#to#an#existing#requirement.##

RFP!Issuance!Date:! ! October!21,!2014!

RFP!Closing!Date:!! ! December!5!2014!

RFP!Closing!Time:!! ! 04:00!pm!Harare!time!!

Questions!Closing!Date:!! November!4,!2014!

Subject:)) RFP)No.)SOL26132142000009)

USAID/Zimbabwe’s)Poverty)Reduction)&)Food)Security)–) Livestock)Development)(PRFS2LD))Program))

To!All!Prospective!Offerors:!!

The!United!States!Government,!represented!by!the!U.S.!Agency!for!International!Development!

(USAID)!Zimbabwe!Mission!(USAID/Zimbabwe)!is!soliciting!proposals!from!qualified!organizations!

interested!in!providing!the!services!described!in!the!attached!solicitation.!!

This!procurement!is!being!conducted!through!full!and!open!competition!for!which!the!procedures!

for!"contracting!by!negotiation,!tradeVoff!process”,!as!described!in!Part!15!of!the!Federal!Acquisition!

Regulation!(FAR),!will!apply.!!

Proposals!will!be!accepted!from!US!and!NonVUS!private,!forVprofit!and!nonVprofit!organizations,!

nonVgovernmental!organizations!(NGOs)!including!universities,!research!organizations,!

professional!associations,!and!relevant!special!interest!associations.!FaithVbased!and!community!

organizations!are!also!eligible!for!award.!In!support!of!implementation!and!procurement!reforms!

USAID!is!interested!in!expanding!the!number!and!sustainability!of!development!partners,!

USAID/Zimbabwe!encourages!proposals!from!potential!new!and/or!local!partners.!!

USAID/Zimbabwe!plans!to!award!a!costVplusVfixedVfee!completion!type!contract.!The!maximum!

amount!of!the!contract!(costs!and!fee)!is!in!the!range!of!$10!V!12!million,!covering!a!period!of!

performance!of!five!years.!However,!Offerors!should!not!necessarily!strive!to!equal!this!amount.!

CostVeffective!approaches!to!achieving!the!results!stated!in!the!government!requirement!are!highly!

encouraged.!Offerors!must!propose!costs!that!they!believe!are!realistic!and!reasonable!for!the!work.!

Cost!proposals!will!be!evaluated!as!part!of!the!best!value!procedure!in!determining!the!contract!

award.!!

Dissemination!of!this!solicitation!is!through!the!internet!via!www.fbo.gov.!It!is!the!responsibility!of!

the!recipient!of!this!solicitation!document!to!ensure!that!it!has!been!received!in!its!entirety,!

including!subsequent!solicitation!amendments,!if!any.!USAID!bears!no!responsibility!for!data!errors!

resulting!from!transmission!or!conversion!processes.!!

Issuance!of!this!solicitation!and!the!submittal!of!a!proposal!do!not!constitute!a!commitment!on!the!

part!of!the!U.S.!Government!nor!USAID!to!make!an!award;!neither!does!it!constitute!an!obligation!

USAID/Zimbabwe!RFP!No.!SOLV613V14V000009!

Poverty!Reduction!and!Food!Security!–!Livestock!Development!(PRFSVLD)!Program!

Page!2!of!109!

for!any!costs!incurred!in!the!preparation!and!submission!of!a!proposal.!Award!will!be!subject!to!

funds!availability!following!the!proper!completion!of!required!USAID!internal!processes!and!other!

internal!USAID!approvals.!

Further,!the!U.S.!Government!reserves!the!right!to!reject!any!or!all!proposals!received.!This!RFP!is!

being!issued!and!consists!of!this!cover!letter!and!the!text!of!the!attached!request!for!proposals!

(RFP).!All!Offerors!are!cautioned!to!carefully!review!this!cover!letter!and!the!contents!of!the!RFP.!!

The!details!associated!with!the!submission!requirements!for!Offerors’!proposals!are!outlined!in!

Section!L!of!this!solicitation.!Proposals!must!be!signed!by!an!official!who!is!authorized!to!bind!the!

organization!and!are!to!be!submitted!to!USAID!no!later!than!the!closing!date!stated!above.!Late!

proposals!will!be!handled!in!accordance!with!FAR!15.208.!Facsimile!submissions!are!not!

authorized!and!will!not!be!accepted!as!valid.!!

Offerors!are!instructed!to!pay!careful!attention!to!Section!K!V!Representations,!Certifications!and!

Acknowledgements!of!the!accompanying!Request!for!Proposals.!Offerors!are!also!expected!to!

comply!with!FAR!clause!52.204V7,!System!for!Award!Management.!!

An!interested!vendors!list!is!not!included!in!this!solicitation.!Offerors!can!register!and!use!the!

interested!vendors!list!found!at!the!Federal!Business!Opportunities!(www.FBO.gov)!webpage!

created!for!this!solicitation!so!that!interested!firms!and!individuals!can!contact!one!another!for!

consideration!of!teaming!arrangements!and/or!small!business!subcontracting!opportunities!arising!

from!this!solicitation.!!

Offerors!must!submit!any!comments!or!questions!concerning!this!RFP!by!the!closing!date!specified!

above.!These!must!be!directed!by!email!harareprocure@usaid.gov!with!a!copy!to!Debra!

Nengomasha!at!dnengomasha@usaid.gov.!Oral!explanations!or!instructions!given!before!the!award!

of!the!contract!will!not!be!binding.!!

Point!of!required!receipt!of!proposal!is!USAID/Zimbabwe!located!in!Harare,!Zimbabwe!and!not!

USAID!offices!in!Washington,!D.C.!or!any!other!location.!Offerors!must!take!account!of!the!expected!

delivery!time!required!by!the!proposal!transmission!and!are!responsible!to!ensure!that!proposals!

are!received!at!USAID/Zimbabwe!by!the!due!date!and!time!specified!above.!!

Thank!you!for!your!interest!in!working!with!USAID/Zimbabwe.!!

Sincerely,!

Leona!Sasinkova!

Contracting!Officer!!

USAID/Zimbabwe!

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Table)of)Contents) PART)I)–)THE)SCHEDULE)....................................................................................................................)7!

SECTION)B)–)SERVICES)AND)PRICE/COSTS)..................................................................................)7!

B.1! PURPOSE!............................................................................................................................................!7!

B.2! CONTRACT!TYPE!AND!CONTRACT!SERVICES!......................................................................................!7!

B.3! ESTIMATED!COST,!FIXED!FEE,!AND!OBLIGATED!AMOUNT!.................................................................!7!

B.4! CONTRACT!BUDGET!AND!CEILINGS!....................................................................................................!7!

B.5!! PAYMENT!OF!FIXED!FEE!....................................................................................................................!7!

B.6! INDIRECT!COSTS!.................................................................................................................................!8!

B.7! REIMBURSABLE!COSTS!.......................................................................................................................!8!

SECTION)C)–)SPECIFICATIONS)..........................................................................................................)9!

C.1! Introduction!.......................................................................................................................................!9!

C.2! Background!......................................................................................................................................!10!

C.3! Program!Objectives!..........................................................................................................................!17!

C.4! Operating!Constraints!......................................................................................................................!21!

C.5! Rationale/Theory!of!Change!............................................................................................................!27!

C.6! Relationship!of!USAID’s!PRFS!Program!to!USAID!Strategy,!USAID!Programs,!and!Other!Donor!

Programs!....................................................................................................................................................!28!

C.7!!PROGRAM!REPORTING!AND!OTHER!DELIVERABLES!...........................................................................!30!

SECTION)D)–)PACKAGING)AND)MARKING)...................................................................................)35!

D.1! BRANDING!&!MARKING!...................................................................................................................!35!

D.2! AIDAR!752.7009!MARKING!(JAN!1993)!............................................................................................!35!

D.3! BRANDING!POLICY!AND!STRATEGY!..................................................................................................!35!

D.4! ANTICIPATED!ELEMENTS!OF!MARKING!PLAN!..................................................................................!36!

D.5! APPROVAL!OF!CONTRACTOR!BRANDING!IMPLEMENTATION!AND!MARKING!PLAN!.......................!36!

SECTION)E)–)INSPECTION)AND)ACCEPTANCE)............................................................................)37!

E.1! NOTICE!LISTING!CONTRACT!CLAUSES!INCORPORATED!BY!REFERENCE!...........................................!37!

E.2!INSPECTION!AND!ACCEPTANCE!...........................................................................................................!37!

E.3!PERFORMANCE!STANDARDS!................................................................................................................!37!

SECTION)F)–)DELIVERIES)OR)PERFORMANCE)...........................................................................)38!

F.1! NOTICE!LISTING!CONTRACT!CLAUSES!INCORPORATED!BY!REFERENCE!...........................................!38!

F.2!!! PERIOD!OF!PERFORMANCE!............................................................................................................!38!

F.3! PLACE!OF!PERFORMANCE!................................................................................................................!38!

F.4! KEY!PERSONNEL!...............................................................................................................................!39!

F.5!! PLANS!&!REPORTS!...........................................................................................................................!39!

F.6! DELIVERABLES!..................................................................................................................................!42!

F.7! AIDAR!752.242`70!PERIODIC!PROGRESS!REPORTS!(OCT!2007)!........................................................!42!

F.8! PROJECT!EVALUATION!......................................................................................................................!42!

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F.9!AIDAR!752.7005,!SUBMISSION!REQUIREMENTS!FOR!DEVELOPMENT!EXPERIENCE!DOCUMENTS!(SEP!

2013)!..........................................................................................................................................................!42!

SECTION)G)–)CONTRACT)ADMINISTRATION)DATA).................................................................)44!

G.1! CONTRACTING!OFFICER’S!AUTHORITY!.............................................................................................!44!

G.2! DOCUMENTATION!FOR!PAYMENT,!AIDAR!752.7003!(NOV!1998)!...................................................!44!

G.3!!! CONTRACTING!OFFICER’S!REPRESENTATIVE!(COR)!........................................................................!46!

G.4! PAYING!OFFICE!.................................................................................................................................!46!

G.5! ACCOUNTING!AND!APPROPRIATION!DATA!.....................................................................................!46!

G.6! TECHNICAL!DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP!WITH!USAID!.....................................................................!46!

SECTION)H)–)SPECIAL)CONTRACT)REQUIREMENTS)................................................................)49!

H.1! NOTICE!LISTING!CONTRACT!CLAUSES!INCORPORATED!BY!REFERENCE!...........................................!49!

H.2! ADS!302.3.5.5!REPORTING!OF!FOREIGN!TAXES!(JULY!2007)!...........................................................!49!

H.3! ADS!302.3.5.9!NONDISCRIMINATION!(JUNE!2012)!..........................................................................!51!

H.4! ADS!302.3.5.14(a)!USAID!DISABILITY!POLICY!(DECEMBER!2004)!.....................................................!51!

H.5! ADS!302.3.5.21!USAID!Implementing!Partner!Notices!(IPN)!Portal!for!Acquisition!(July!2014)!......!51!

H.6! ADS!302.3.5.22!Submission!of!Datasets!to!the!Development!Data!Library!(DDL)!(October!2014)!.!53!

H.7! AUTHORIZED!GEOGRAPHIC!CODE!...................................................................................................!54!

H.8! NONEXPENDABLE!PROPERTY!PURCHASES!AND!INFORMATION!TECHNOLOGY!RESOURCES!..........!54!

H.9! AUTHORIZED!WORK!DAY/WEEK!......................................................................................................!54!

H.10! EMPLOYMENT!OF!THIRD!COUNTRY!NATIONALS!(TCNs)!AND!COOPERATING!COUNTRY!

NATIONALS!(CCNs)!(AIDAR!722.170)!.........................................................................................................!55!

H.11! PERSONNEL!COMPENSATION!(JULY!2007)!....................................................................................!56!

H.12! ADDITIONAL!REQUIREMENTS!FOR!PERSONNEL!COMPENSATION!................................................!56!

H.13! LOGISTICAL!SUPPORT!....................................................................................................................!57!

H.14! LANGUAGE!REQUIREMENTS!..........................................................................................................!57!

H.15! AIDAR!752.219`70!USAID!MENTOR`PROTÉGÉ!PROGRAM!(JULY!2007)!.........................................!57!

H.16! SUBCONTRACTING!PLAN!REPORT!FOR!INDIVIDUAL!CONTRACTS!AND!SUMMARY!CONTRACTING!

REPORT!......................................................................................................................................................!58!

H.17! FOREIGN!GOVERNMENT!DELEGATIONS!TO!INTERNATIONAL!CONFERENCES!(JAN!2002)!............!58!

H.18! ADS!302.3.5.19!USAID`FINANCED!THIRD`PARTY!WEB!SITES!(AUG!2013)!.....................................!58!

H.19! AIDAR!752.225`70!SOURCE!AND!NATIONALITY!REQUIREMENTS!(FEB!2012)!................................!60!

H.20! INSURANCE!AND!SERVICES!............................................................................................................!61!

H.21! CONSENT!TO!SUBCONTRACT!.........................................................................................................!62!

H.22! ENVIRONMENTAL!COMPLIANCE!...................................................................................................!63!

H.23! DISCLOSURE!OF!INFORMATION!.....................................................................................................!64!

H.24! AIDAR!752.7032!INTERNATIONAL!TRAVEL!APPROVAL!AND!NOTIFICATION!REQUIREMENTS!(APRIL!

2014)! 65!

H.25! 752.228`70!MEDICAL!EVACUATION!(MEDEVAC)!SERVICES!(JUL!2007)!.........................................!65!

H.26! 752.231`71!SALARY!SUPPLEMENTS!FOR!HG!EMPLOYEES!(OCT!1998)!..........................................!66!

H.27! 752.7004!EMERGENCY!LOCATOR!INFORMATION!(JUL!1997)!........................................................!66!

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PART)II)–)CONTRACT)CLAUSES).......................................................................................................)67!

SECTION)I)–)CONTRACT)CLAUSES)..................................................................................................)67!

I.1! NOTICE!LISTING!CONTRACT!CLAUSES!INCORPORATED!BY!REFERENCE!............................................!67!

I.2!52.204`1!APPROVAL!OF!CONTRACT!(DEC!1989)!...................................................................................!72!

I.3! 52.229`8!TAXES!–!FOREIGN!COST`REIMBURSEMENT!CONTRACTS!(MAR!1990)!...............................!72!

I.4! FAR!52.244`2!SUBCONTRACTS!(OCT!2010)!.......................................................................................!73!

I.5! AIDAR!752.209`71!ORGANIZATIONAL!CONFLICTS!OF!INTEREST!DISCOVERED!AFTER!AWARD!(JUN!

1993)!..........................................................................................................................................................!75!

I.6! AIDAR!752.228`3!WORKERS’S!COMPENSATION!INSURANCE!(DEFENSE!BASE!ACT)!.........................!76!

I.7! AIDAR!752.228`70!MEDICAL!EVACUATION!(MEDEVAC)!SERVICES!(JULY!2007)!..!Error!%Bookmark%not% defined.!

PART)III)–)LIST)OF)DOCUMENTS,)EXHIBITS)AND)OTHER)ATTACHMENTS)......................)77!

SECTION)J)–)LIST)OF)ATTACHMENTS)...........................................................................................)77!

PART)IV)–)REPRESENTATIONS)AND)INSTRUCTIONS)..............................................................)78!

SECTION)K)–)REPRESENTATIONS,)CERTIFICATION)AND)OTHER)STATEMENTS)OF)

OFFERORS).............................................................................................................................................)78!

K.1! NOTICE!LISTING!CONTRACT!CLAUSES!INCORPORATED!BY!REFERENCE!...........................................!78!

K.2!AGREEMENT!ON,!OR!EXCEPTIONS!TO,!TERMS!AND!CONDITIONS!.......................................................!78!

K.3! FAR!52.204`8!ANNUAL!REPRESENTATIONS!AND!CERTIFICATIONS!(MAY!2014)!..............................!79!

K.4! FAR!52.209`5!CERTIFICATION!REGARDING!RESPONSIBILITY!MATTERS!(APR!2010)!........................!81!

K.5! INFORMATION!REGARDING!RESPONSIBILITY!MATTERS!(JUL!2013)!................................................!83!

K.6! FAR!52.222`22Previous!Contracts!and!Compliance!Reports!(Feb!1999)!.........................................!84!

K.7! FAR!52.222`25!Affirmative!Action!Compliance!(Apr!1984)!..............................................................!84!

K.8! 2.222�38!Compliance!with!Veterans'!Employment!Reporting!Requirements!(SEP!2010)!............!84!

K.9! FAR!52.230`1!Cost!Accounting!Standards!Notices!and!Certification!(May!2012)!............................!84!

K.10!52.230`7!PROPOSAL!DISCLOSURE``COST!ACCOUNTING!PRACTICECHANGES!(APR!2005)!.................!87!

K.11!AUTHORIZED!NEGOTIATORS!..............................................................................................................!87!

K.12!SIGNATURE!........................................................................................................................................!87!

SECTION)L)–)INSTRUCTIONS,)CONDITIONS,)AND)NOTICES)TO)OFFERORS)......................)88!

L.1! SOLICITATION!PROVISIONS!INCORPORATED!BY!REFERENCE!...........................................................!88!

L.2! 52.216`1!TYPE!OF!CONTACT!(APR!1984)!..........................................................................................!89!

L.3! 52.215`20!REQUIREMENTS!FOR!COST!OR!PRICING!DATA!OR!INFORMATION!OTHER!THAN!COST!OR!

PRICING!DATA!–!Alt.!IV!..............................................................................................................................!89!

L.4!!! 52.233`2!SERVICE!OF!PROTEST!(SEP!2006)!.....................................................................................!89!

L.5! GENERAL!INSTRUCTIONS!TO!OFFERORS!..........................................................................................!89!

L.6! DELIVERY!INSTRUCTIONS!.................................................................................................................!90!

L.7! GENERAL!INSTRUCTIONS!FOR!PREPARATION!OF!THE!TECHNICAL!PROPOSAL!.................................!91!

L.8! TECHNICAL!APPROACH!(See!Section!M.2(a))!...................................................................................!92!

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L.9! PERSONNEL!AND!TEAM!CONFIGURATION!(See!Section!M.2(b))!.....................................................!93!

L.10! INSTITUTIONAL!CAPACITY!AND!EXPERIENCE!(See!Section!M.2(c))!................................................!94!

L.11! CONTRACTOR!PAST!PERFORMANCE!..............................................................................................!94!

L.13! INSTRUCTIONS!FOR!THE!PREPARATION!OF!THE!COST!PROPOSAL!.................................................!96!

L.!14!INSTRUCTIONS!FOR!THE!PREPARATION!OF!BRANDING!PLANS!.......................................................!101!

SECTION)M)2)EVALUATION)FACTORS)FOR)AWARD)..............................................................)102!

M.1!!! GENERAL!INFORMATION!FOR!OFFERORS!....................................................................................!102!

M.2!! EVALUATION!FACTORS!.................................................................................................................!102!

M.3!! COST!EVALUATION!.......................................................................................................................!107!

M.4! DETERMINATION!OF!THE!COMPETITIVE!RANGE!AND!CONTRACT!AWARD!..................................!107!

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PART)I)–)THE)SCHEDULE)

SECTION)B)–)SERVICES)AND)PRICE/COSTS))

B.1) PURPOSE)

The!purpose!of!this!contract!is!to!provide!technical!assistance!and!other!services!as!described!in!

detail!in!Section!C,!Statement!of!Objectives!for!the!implementation!of!USAID/Zimbabwe’s!Poverty!

Reduction!and!Food!Security!–!Livestock!Development!(PRFSVLD)!Program.!!

B.2) CONTRACT)TYPE)AND)CONTRACT)SERVICES))

This!is!a!costVplusVfixedVfee!(CPFF)!completionVtype!contract.!For!the!consideration!set!forth!below,!

the!Contractor!must!achieve!the!performance!objectives!and!deliverables!or!outputs!described!in!

Section!C!and!F!in!accordance!with!the!performance!standards!specified!herein.!!

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,!is!

$______.!The!fixed!fee,!if!any,!for!the!contract!period!is!$_________.!The!total!estimated!cost!plus!fixed!

fee!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!of!the!contract!period!hereunder!is!$_____.!The!

Contractor!must!not!exceed!the!aforesaid!obligated!amount!unless!authorized!by!the!Contracting!

Office!pursuant!to!the!clause!of!this!contract!entitled!“Limitation!of!Funds”!(FAR!52.232V22).!See!

Section!I!of!this!contract.!!

c)!Funds!obligated!hereunder!are!anticipated!to!be!sufficient!through!_______.!Funding!for!this!

contract!will!be!on!an!incremental!basis,!subject!to!the!availability!of!funds.!!

B.4) CONTRACT)BUDGET)AND)CEILINGS))

a)!The!contract!budget!found!herein!is!based!on!the!Contractor’s!original!proposal!and/or!final!

proposal!revision,!which!was!accepted!by!USAID!through!award!of!this!contract.!

b)!Without!prior!written!approval!of!the!Contracting!Officer,!the!Contractor!may!not!exceed!the!

total!estimated!costs!set!forth!in!the!budget!or!the!total!obligated!amount,!whichever!is!less.!!

c)!The!following!itemized!budget!sets!forth!the!estimates!for!reimbursement!of!dollar!costs!for!

individual!line!items!of!cost,!and!the!fixed!fee!(if!any).!!

B.5)) PAYMENT)OF)FIXED)FEE)

The!Government!must!pay!the!Contractor!for!performing!this!contract!the!fixed!fee!specified!in!the!

Schedule.!!

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The!fee!must!be!paid!in!installments!at!the!time!of!each!payment!on!account!of!allowable!cost.!The!

amount!of!each!such!installment!will!be!determined!by!applying!to!the!amount!payable!as!

allowable!cost!a!percentage!reflecting!the!ratio!of!total!contract!fee!to!total!contract!estimated!costs.!!

In!the!event!of!discontinuance!of!the!work!in!accordance!with!the!clause!of!the!contract!entitled!

“Termination!(Cost!Reimbursement)”!(FAR!52.249V6),!the!fee!must!be!reVdetermined!by!mutual!

agreement!equitably!to!reflect!the!reduction!in!the!work!actually!performed.!The!amount!by!which!

such!fee!is!less!than,!or!exceeds,!payments!previously!made!on!account!of!the!fee!must!be!paid!to,!or!

repaid!by!the!Contractor,!as!applicable.!!

B.6) INDIRECT)COSTS))

The!contract!clause!entitled!“Allowable!Cost!and!Payment!(DEC!2002)”,!FAR!52.216V7,!specifies!that!

the!indirect!cost!rates!must!be!established!for!each!of!the!Contractor’s!accounting!periods!that!

apply!to!this!contract.!Pending!establishment!of!revised!provisional!or!final!indirect!rates,!allowable!

indirect!costs!must!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/! ! !

[TO!BE!DETERMINED]!

B.7) REIMBURSABLE)COSTS))

The!US!dollar!costs!allowable!must!be!limited!to!reasonable,!allocable,!and!necessary!costs!

determined!in!accordance!with!FAR!31!(Contract!Cost!Principles),!AV21!(Cost!Principles!for!

Educational!Institutions),!AV122!(Cost!Principles!for!NonVProfit!Organizations),!FAR!52.216V7!

(Allowable!Cost!and!Payment),!FAR!52.216V8!(Fixed!Fee),!as!applicable,!and!AIDAR!752.7003!

(Documentation!for!Payment)!in!order!to!be!reimbursable!under!this!contract.!!

[END!OF!SECTION!B]!

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SECTION)C)–)SPECIFICATIONS)

C.1) Introduction) The!USAID/Zimbabwe!Mission!has!as!one!of!its!development!objectives!to!“improve!food!security!

in!target!areas.”!!Both!the!Mission’s!Humanitarian!Assistance!and!Resilience!Office!(HAR)!and!the!

Economic!Growth!Office!(EG)!share!this!objective,!with!HAR!focusing!on!beneficiaries!that!are!

typically!more!vulnerable!and!in!more!extreme!poverty,!and!EG!focusing!on!beneficiaries!that!are!

typically!poor!but!with!some!productive!assets.1!!!In!addition,!EG!programs!focus!on!beneficiaries!in!

Natural!Regions!III,!IV,!and!V,!while!HAR!programs!focus!on!beneficiaries!in!Natural!Regions!IV!and!

V2.!!The!two!programs!are!complementary!and!together!strive!to!achieve!the!Mission’s!

Development!Objective!of!“Food!Security!in!Target!Areas!Increased”.!

The!development!program!described!in!this!Statement!of!Objectives!is!intended!to!focus!primarily!

on!poor!beneficiaries!(some!beneficiaries!may!be!categorized!as!being!in!extreme!poverty).!The!

Poverty!Reduction!and!Food!Security!(PRFS)!program!targets!assistance!to!four!subVsectors:!!high!

value!crops,!staple!food!crops,!beef!cattle,!and!dairy!cattle.!!The!overall!objectives!of!the!PRFS!

Program!are!to!(1)!reduce!rural!poverty!and!improve!food!security!of!targeted!smallholder!

agricultural!producers!through!increased!agricultural!production,!productivity,!and!market!

linkages,!(2)!improve!the!nutrition!and!hygiene!practices!leading!to!improved!nutrition!status!of!

beneficiary!households,!and!(3)!strengthen!local!capacity!to!implement!agricultural!development!

programs.!

PRFS!seeks!to!address!food!security!at!the!household,!community,!and!national!levels.!!At!the!

beneficiary!level,!all!beneficiary!households!are!expected!to!suffer!from!poverty!and!food!insecurity!

to!varying!degrees.!!Some!beneficiary!households!will!not!have!access!to!sufficient!food!(from!their!

own!production!as!well!as!purchased!food)!to!be!able!to!eat!three!nutritionally!dense!meals!per!

day,!12!months!per!year.!!Other!beneficiaries!have!adequate!access!to!food!to!be!able!to!eat!three!

meals!per!day,!12!months!per!year,!but!eat!a!nutritionally!poor!diet!and!therefore!suffer!from!

varying!degrees!of!malnutrition.!!The!PRFS!program!is!expected!to!address!both!of!these!issues!by:!

1)!increasing!the!quantity,!quality!and!diversity!of!food!production,!leading!to!increased!sales!and!

income,!and!2)!effecting!nutritional!behavior!change!at!the!household!level!leading!to!improved!

quantity!and!quality!of!food!consumed.!!In!addition,!most!beneficiary!households!and!communities!

are!likely!to!have!Water,!Sanitation,!and!Hygiene!(WASH)!deficits!and!will!benefit!from!the!hygiene!

messaging!and!behavior!change!interventions!provided!by!this!program.!!At!the!community!and!

1!In!accordance!with!international!definitions,!extreme!poverty!is!measured!as!the!percentage!of!the!

population!living!on!less!than!$1.25!per!day!(in!2005!prices).!!The!Zimbabwe!National!Statistics!Agency!

(Zimstat)!uses!a!food!poverty!line!to!measure!extreme!poverty.!!The!Food!Poverty!Line!(FPL)!which!is!defined!

as!income!needed!to!purchase!a!basket!of!food!that!meets!minimum!nutritional!and!caloric!requirements,!is!

set!at!$1.07!per!person!per!day,!and!is!the!threshold!for!extreme!poverty.!!The!Total!Consumption!Poverty!

Line!(TCPL),!that!uses!the!FPL!as!a!base!and!adds!minimum!other!consu…