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1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

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

SEALED BID (IFB) 05/09/2014 REQ-667-14-000003

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

7. ISSUED BY CODE 72000 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 ________ 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 OFFER 15A. 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

See Section G.9: Accounting and Appropriation Data

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 BY The Controller, Regional Financial Management Services USAID/East Africa 8900 Nairobi Place Washington D.C, 20521-8900 Email:nairobirfmspayments@usaid.gov

CODE 72000 CODE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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)

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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER LETTER

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A – SF 33 – SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD FORM

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

B.3 SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

B.4 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

B.5 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

B.6 CONTRACT BUDGET AND CEILINGS

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE

B.8 INDIRECT COST

B.9 CEILING ON INDIRECT COST RATES AND FINAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR INDIRECT COSTS

B.10 SUBCONTRACTORS

B.11 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 PURPOSE

C.2 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

C.3 BACKGROUND

C.4 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

C.5 GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS

C.6 USAID PRESENCE AND DECISION MAKING

C.7 STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

D.2 BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY

D.3 BRANDING STRATEGY

D.4 APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION AND MARKING PLAN

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (CPFF)

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

F.5 REPORTS AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

F.6 PERFORMANCE MONITORING PLAN

F.7 KEY PERSONNEL

F.8 PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OF EFFORT

F.9 REPORTING FORMAT

F.10 LANGUAGE OF REPORTS AND OTHER OUTPUTS

F.11 EVALUATIONS

F.12 APPROVALS (To be determined at time of award)

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

G.2 DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE USAID OFFICIALS

G.3 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

G.4 ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

G.6 AIDAR 752.225-70 SOURCE AND NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS (FEB 2012)(CLASS DEVIATION NO. OAA-DEV-12-01C) ... 59

G.7 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998)

G.8 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

G.9 CONTRACTOR’S PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

H.2 AIDAR 752.228-3 WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT)

H.3 AIDAR 752.228-7 INSURANCE - LIABILITY TO THIRD PERSONS

H.4 AIDAR 752.229-70 FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES

H.5 AIDAR 752.231-71 SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR HG EMPLOYEES (OCT 1998)

H.6 AIDAR 752.247-70 PREFERENCE FOR PRIVATELY OWNED U.S.- FLAG COMMERCIAL VESSELS (OCT 1996)

H.7 AIDAR 752.7002 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION (JAN 1990)

H.8 AIDAR 752.7004 EMERGENCY LOCATOR INFORMATION (JUL 1997)

H.9 AIDAR 752.7010 CONVERSION OF U.S. DOLLARS TO LOCAL CURRENCY (APR 1984)

H.10 AIDAR 752.7011 ORIENTATION AND LANGUAGE TRAINING (APR 1984)

H.11 AIDAR 752.7013 CONTRACTOR-MISSION RELATIONSHIPS (OCT 1989)

H.12 AIDAR 752.7014 NOTICE OF CHANGES IN TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JAN 1990)

H.13 AIDAR 752.7015 USE OF POUCH FACILITIES (JUL 1997)

H.14 AIDAR 752.7018 HEALTH AND ACCIDENT COVERAGE FOR USAID PARTICIPANT TRAINEES (JAN 1999)

H.15 AIDAR 752.7019 PARTICIPANT TRAINING (JAN 1999)

H.16 AIDAR 752.7023 REQUIRED VISA FORM FOR USAID PARTICIPANTS (APR 1984)

H.17 AIDAR 752.7027 PERSONNEL (DEC 1990)

H.18 AIDAR 752.7028 DIFFERENTIALS AND ALLOWANCES (JUL 1996)

H.19 AIDAR 752.7029 POST PRIVILEGES (JUL 1993)

H.20 AIDAR 752.7030 INSPECTION TRIPS BY CONTRACTOR'S OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVES (APR 1984) H.21 AIDAR 752.7032 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (JAN 1990)

H.22 AIDAR 752.7033 PHYSICAL FITNESS (JUL 1997)

H.23 AIDAR 752.7034 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DISCLAIMER (DEC 1991)

H.24 AIDAR 752.7035 PUBLIC NOTICES (DEC 1991)

H.25 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

H.26 AIDAR 722.170 EMPLOYMENT OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS (TCN’S) AND COOPERATING COUNTRY NATIONALS

(CCN’S)

H.27 AIDAR 752.7005 – SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS (SEPTEMBER 2013)

H.28 AIDAR 752.228-70 MEDICAL EVACUATION (MEDEVAC) SERVICES (JULY 2007)

H.29 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE

H.30 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

H.31 CONTRACTOR’S STAFF SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS

H.32 AUTHORIZED WORK DAY/WEEK

H.33 AIDAR 752.7025 APPROVALS (APR 1984)

H.34 BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL

H.35 CONTRACTOR’S USE OF PROJECT VEHICLES AND LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED

VEHICLES

H.36 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES OR PROPERTY

H.37 APPROVALS FOR NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY PURCHASES

H.38 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (JAN 2002)

H.39 VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) AND CUSTOM DUTIES

H.40 REPORTING ON FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007)

H.41 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

H.42 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING

H.43 SECURITY CONDITIONS

H.44 SECURITY REPORTING

H.45 LIFE SUPPORT AND SECURITY SERVICES

H.46 USAID DISABILITY POLICY - ACQUISITION (DECEMBER 2004)

H.47 AIDAR 752.7101 VOLUNTARY POPULATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES (JUNE 2008)

H.48 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

H.49 NONDISCRIMINATION (JUN 2012)

H.50 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

H.51 AIDAR 752.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA – GENERAL (OCT 2007)

H.52 TRANSITION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

H.53 NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY PURCHASES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

H.54 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN AND THE SF 294 – SUBCONTRACTING REPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS AND SF 295 –

SUMMARY CONTRACTING REPORT

H.55 PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS

H.56 GENDER CONSIDERATION

H.57 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT -- IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES

H.58 SUBMISSION OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS FOR AUDIT (FEB 2006)

H.59 PRESS RELATIONS

H.60 GRANTS UNDER CONTRACT (GUC)

H.61 ADS 302.3.5.14(b) STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED IN USAID CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (JULY

2007)

H.62 ADS 302.3.5.20 CONFERENCE PLANNING AND REQUIRED APPROVALS (AUGUST 2013)

H.63 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS

PART II ‐ CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

I.3 FAR 52.216-24 LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT LIABILITY (APR 1984)

I.4 FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

I.5 FAR 52.232-99 PROVIDING ACCELARATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS - SUBCONTRACTORS (DEVIATION) (AUG 2012)

I.6 FAR 52.245-2 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSTALLATION OPERATION SERVICES (APR 2012)

I.7 AIDAR 752.202-1 DEFINITIONS (JAN 1990)

I.8 AIDAR 752.209-71 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCOVERED AFTER AWARD (JUN 1993)

I.9 AIDAR 752.211-70 LANGUAGE AND MEASUREMENT (JUN 1992)

I.10 AIDAR 752.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS . 107 I.11 AIDAR 752.225-9 BUY AMERICAN ACT - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT – BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM

I.12 AIDAR 752.228-9 CARGO INSURANCE

I.13 AIDAR 752.245-70 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY - USAID REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

I.14 AIDAR 752.7001 BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (JUL 1997)

I.15 AIDAR 752.7006 NOTICES (APR 1984)

I.16 AIDAR 752.7008 USE OF GOVERNMENT FACILITIES OR PERSONNEL (APR 1984)

I.17 AIDAR 752.7025 APPROVALS (APR 1984)

I.18 AIDAR 752.7031 LEAVE AND HOLIDAYS (OCT 1989)

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J – LIST OF DOCUMENTS EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

K.2 FAR 52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998)

K.3 FAR 52.204-5 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS) (MAY 1999)

K.4 FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2014)

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

K.6 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

K.7 FAR 52.225-20 PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING RESTRICTED BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN SUDAN-CERTIFICATION (AUG

2009)

K.9 INSURANCE - IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY

K.10 AGREEMENT ON, OR EXCEPTIONS TO, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

K.11 SIGNATURE

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2004)

L.3 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.4 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L.5 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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 BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION AND MARKING PLANS

L.10 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

M.2 GENERAL INFORMATION

M.3 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.4 COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.5 DETERMINATION OF THE COMPETITIVE RANGE

M.6 SOURCE SELECTION

ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT J.1 – BUDGET TEMPLATE

ATTACHMENT J.2 - LOCAL COMPENSATION POSITION DESCRIPTION GUIDELINES GENERAL GRADE LEVEL GUIDES ATTACHMENT J.3 – BRANDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MARKING PLAN FORMAT GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

ATTACHMENT J.4 - USAID FORM 1420-17 CONTRACTOR BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET

ATTACHMENT J.5 - SF LLL - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

ATTACHMENT J.6 - PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

ATTACHMENT J.7 - IDENTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE NUMBERS

ATTACHMENT J.8 – INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE)

ATTACHMENT J.9 – LIST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Contract is to provide USAID with a quick response mechanism in support of the Toward Enduring Peace in Sudan (TEPS) Program as described in detail in Section C, Statement of Work whose goals are to promote stability in Sudan.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Level of Effort (term form) type contract.

B.3 SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

For the consideration set forth below, the Contractor shall provide for and accomplish the performance requirements described in Section C and the level of effort described in Section F.

For the consideration set forth below, the Contractor shall, during the period specified in Section F. of this contract, provide the following services and deliver the following reports and other deliverables:

(a) Services The contractor shall provide the total workdays of “key” personnel, and a staffing structure for “non-key” personnel/consultants, to perform the Statement of Work and accomplish the contract goal, tasks and deliverables.

(b) Reports and Other Deliverables The Contractor shall deliver services, reports and other deliverables as specified in Section C and F of this contract.

B.4 ESTIMATED COST, FIXED FEE AND OBLIGATED AMOUNT

a) The total estimated cost for the base period and two option periods required hereunder, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is TBD. The fixed fee is TBD. The total estimated cost plus fixed fee is TBD.

b) The estimated cost for the base period required hereunder, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is TBD. The fixed fee is TBD. The estimated cost plus fixed fee for the base period is TBD.

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

d) The estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder for the option period two (2) (if exercised), exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is TBD. The fixed fee, if any, is TBD. The estimated cost plus fixed fee, if any, for option period two (2) is TBD.

e) 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 TBD. The Contractor shall not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount unless authorized by the Contracting Officer pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled “Limitation of Funds” (FAR 52.232-22). See Section I of this contract.

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f) Funds obligated hereunder are anticipated to be sufficient through [TBD to be inserted at the time of award].

B.5 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLINs):

CLIN # Description Y1

Y2

Y3

Total Base

Opt Y1 ($)

Opt Y2 ($)

Total Option

Total

0001 Project Mgmt Costs 0002 TAP ($14.235M Total)

0002a STTA $300 $300k $300 $900k $300k $285k $585k $1.485M 0002b DDGS $150k $100k $100k $350k $50k $50k $100k $450k 0002c Training $75k $75k $50k $200k $50k $50k $100k $300k 0002d GUCs $3M $3M $3M $9M $1.5M $1.5M $3M $12M

Sub-Total 0003 Fixed-Fee 0004 Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Y Year $ U.S. Dollar Opt Option K thousand M million TAP Transition Activities Pool STTA Short Term Technical Assistance DDGS Direct distribution of goods and services GUCs Grants under Contract

NOTES:

1. The above budget is the consolidated Prime’s and subcontractors’, if any proposed, budget.

2. Prime offeror must submit the completed Budget Template (Attachment J.1, page 149) containing this summary, above, and detailed budget.

3. All costs for local organizations shall be budgeted and billed as direct costs. Indirect costs are not allowed.

4. The Grants under Contract Fund comprises a minimum of $12,000,000 of the Total Estimated Cost plus Fixed Fee and excludes administrative costs for managing the grants.

B.6 CONTRACT BUDGET AND CEILINGS

(a) The contract budget found in the Section B.4 contract line items 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 the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer, the contractor may not exceed the total estimated cost set forth in the budget or the obligated amount.

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE

Allowable costs shall be limited to necessary reasonable, allowable and allocable costs determined in accordance with FAR 31 (Contract Cost Principles), FAR 52.216-7 (Allowable Cost and Payment), FAR 52.216-8 (Allowable Cost and Payment Fixed Fee), if applicable, and AIDAR 752.7003 (Documentation for Payment), in order to be reimbursable under this contract.

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B.8 INDIRECT COST

The contract clause entitled “FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment (JUN 2011)”, specifies that the indirect cost rates shall be established for each of the contractor’s accounting periods that apply to this contract. Pending establishment of revised provisional or final indirect cost rates, allowable indirect costs shall be reimbursed on the basis of the following negotiated provisional or predetermined rates and the appropriate bases:

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD TBD 1/ 1/ 1/

TBD TBD 2/ 2/ 2/

TBD TBD 3/ 3/ 3/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

Source:

2/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

Source:

3/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

Source:

[To be determined]

Note: The Contractor is allowed to recover applicable indirect costs (i.e., overhead, G&A, etc.) on other direct costs (ODCs), if it is part of the Contractor’s usual accounting procedures, consistent with FAR Part 31, and Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Indirect costs shall not be allowed for local organizations. All costs for local organizations shall be budgeted and billed as direct costs.

B.9 CEILING ON INDIRECT COST RATES AND FINAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR INDIRECT COSTS

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

(1) The distribution base for establishment of final overhead rates is ____________________.

(2) The distribution base for establishment of final G&A rates is ______________________.

[The offeror having Government approved rates agreement is to complete, subject to negotiations of the ceiling rates]

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

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

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Indirect Cost Type FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17

1. _____________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

2. _____________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

3. _____________ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

[Offeror shall submit the completed table]

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

B.10 SUBCONTRACTORS

Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.244-4, the following subcontractors were identified and agreed to during negotiations to provide the services covered by this contract:

TBD

B.11 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

Subject to FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee, if applicable, payment of fixed fee shall be allocated based upon the proportion of the level of effort (LOE) specified in Section F.8 that was provided by the contractor in the period covered by the invoice. In the event that the contractor does not provide the total LOE stipulated in Section F.8, the total amount of fixed fee will be reduced in similar proportion.

END OF SECTION B

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SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

TOWARD ENDURING PEACE IN SUDAN PROGRAM (TEPS)

C.1 PURPOSE

The objective of this Contract is to provide USAID/Sudan with a quick response mechanism to support the Administration’s effort to seek creative and flexible programs to address needs in Sudan. Toward Enduring Peace in Sudan (TEPS) will complement and enhance the rest of the USAID/Sudan portfolio by increasing Sudanese capacity for peace building, fostering engagement in democratic processes, and promoting community resilience. TEPS will help to create the enabling conditions for longer-term development and contribute directly to USAID/Sudan’s Program Framework 2014-2016 goal of a “Foundation for Democratic and Peaceful Sudanese Development Strengthened.”

C.2 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

The Contractor will provide and support, through offices in Sudan, a team that will manage a Grants under Contract (GUC) program; procure and distribute in-kind resources; conduct rolling assessments of the political situation, country context, program objectives, and monitoring and evaluation approach; and maintain and use the USAID TEPS Activity Database.

The Contractor will also provide short-term technical assistance, training and direct distribution of goods and services. GUC will be primarily in-kind. Program activities will be incrementally funded over a multi-year period, subject to availability of funds. The period of performance will be three years plus two, one-year option periods.

The Contractor will coordinate closely with other USAID implementing partners.

TEPS is designed to respond quickly to changing events on the ground in Sudan and will require great flexibility in implementation.

C.3 BACKGROUND

Overview of Current Political Situation

Sudan has suffered the ill-effects of civil war, ethnic and religious conflict and continuing political instability since its independence from Great Britain in 1956. The signing in 2005 of the historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) aimed at ending the country’s decades-long civil war and developing models for addressing issues of power and wealth sharing that underpinned regional and ethnic grievances of disparity and marginalization. The aim of the CPA was also to bring about a political transformation in Sudan, to establish mechanisms for dialogue and participation, and to open new spaces for democratic governance and consensus building.

The Interim Period of the CPA ended on July 9, 2011 when the largest country in Africa became two nations: the Republic of Sudan and the newly independent Republic of South Sudan. Even after southern independence, Sudan remains one of the largest countries in Africa, facing highly complex development challenges and an uncertain future, but still key to the stability of both the nascent South Sudan and the region as a whole. Several internal and external stresses have contributed to a history of violent conflicts since independence and have resulted in depressed development outcomes in spite of Sudan’s robust resource endowment.

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Sudan’s core conflict is the marginalization of the periphery and the concentration of power and resources in the hands of a few in the center. Sudan has a long history of conflicts between the central Nile valley and peripheral regions in the West (Darfur), South (South Sudan, Kordofan and Blue Nile, East (Beja), and North (Nubia). Darfur remains unevenly integrated into the central Sudanese state and conflict continues, particularly in western Darfur. In the south, fighting continues in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan and in Blue Nile, and the status of Abyei remains unresolved.

In addition to continued conflict, marginalization takes the form of unequal allocation of public resources, unequal representation in central institutions, and the unequal results in economic development, provision of services and human development outcomes. It also takes the form of lack of provision of security for citizens and a lack of credible institutions to mediate or manage conflict, including around natural resources such as water, land, pasture and mineral wealth. The overall result is deep poverty and inequality in spite of Sudan rising to lower middle income status in the last decade due to oil wealth. As stated by former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, Princeton Lyman:

“Sudan cannot deal with the ongoing troubles in Darfur, Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile, the East, and elsewhere in the country with a system that does not meet the demands for greater political space, for greater sharing of wealth and opportunity and for greater democracy. Trying to suppress those demands militarily has led to continued conflicts. And the conflicts have in turn led to new accusations of human rights violations. This is a vicious circle that keeps Sudan from a new dawn.”

Recent political, security, and economic events in Sudan shape the present aspirations of the government and the context for international donor engagement. In addition to forcing Sudan to revert to the long-neglected non-oil sector for growth opportunities, the secession of the south had direct and indirect political and security effects. The fiscal shock reduced the allocations available from the center to the states, severely impacting basic service delivery, and reduced the resources available to the government for patronage. A poor economy, regional grievances underpinning discontent, traditional tribal conflicts, limitations and resultant tensions over migratory routes, and lack of transparency in managing the country’s resources, all combine to undermine Sudan’s ability to address the challenges of sustainable peace, good governance and political reform. These challenges are made more pressing by continued constraints to national dialogue and citizen participation.

Thus the principal challenge of the distribution of political power and economic resources was transformed but not resolved by the secession of South Sudan in 2011. Actors from the earlier era, including the ruling party, traditional parties, and civil society in the center, and the armed opposition in the periphery, remain powerful but face different opportunities and constraints in the new post-referendum Sudan. The ruling National Coalition Party (NCP) is at risk of shattering as its bases of support among Islamist groups and the military increasingly voice criticisms against the corruption, military defeats, and economic incompetence of the regime. The development of independent armed militias under the control of individuals in the regime suggests that threats of violence are increasingly felt at the top. A series of street demonstrations in Khartoum and in other cities over the summer of 2012, and subsequent demonstrations in Khartoum in September 2013, provide glimpses of what some perceive as a growing mobilization and coordination among students and new unions. Political repression and economic hardship imposed by austerity measures, including the recent removal of oil subsidies, provided ample bases for grievances across nearly all sectors of Sudanese society. Sudan has not put in place an adequate support net for the poor or a framework for a sustainable economy. As such, Sudan faces both a short-term fiscal crisis and a longer-term macroeconomic crisis.

In light of the high-degree of uncertainty facing Sudan in the near future, and the various threats and opportunities facing the country, USAID requires a mechanism with maximum programmatic flexibility to achieve its goals of consolidating the foundations for and motivating peace, stability and longer-term development in Sudan. To achieve this flexibility while maintaining a strategic focus in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives, the program

Toward Enduring Peace in Sudan Program (TEPS) Page 13 of 171 proposed in this RFP relies on a proven method of granting a high degree of discretionary authority over program and project-level decision-making to USAID, with input from the Contractor.

As the economic, social and political realities in Sudan continue to evolve, maintaining the flexibility to respond to new opportunities with impactful programming will be critical to the overall success of USAID’s other development interventions and to Sudan’s stability. Potential opportunities that may emerge that could benefit from a flexible grant-making mechanism such as that proposed herein include but are not limited to: increased support for peace in Darfur; peace and reconciliation activities in the wake of the current conflict in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile; support to a political process or arrangement for Abyei; and promotion of national dialogue and civic participation in a national constitutional review or other reform-oriented processes.

For the reasons described above, maintaining a mechanism in Sudan that is designed to issue a series of small, in-kind, but largely un-predetermined grants where and when appropriate to achieve specific goals and outcomes in support of sustainable stability will help the USAID/Sudan Mission minimize risk while maximizing the potential for impactful programming in support of USG foreign policy objectives.

USAID/Sudan Strategic Goals and Portfolio

The overarching goal of USAID’s program in Sudan is a strengthened foundation for democratic and peaceful Sudanese development. Through its Offices of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and Food for Peace (FFP), USAID delivers humanitarian assistance to populations in need primarily in Darfur, while a modest development portfolio managed by the USAID/Sudan Mission in Khartoum is helping the Sudanese create the enabling conditions for longer-term sustainable development through support to local governments and institutions and civil society. The contract outlined in this document will be managed by the USAID/Sudan Mission, and will be expected to coordinate closely with USAID’s other humanitarian and development programs and those of other donors.

To assist the Sudanese in mitigating the potential for conflict and to promote stability, USAID/Sudan has been managing the Sudan Transition and Conflict Mitigation (STCM) program since September 2009. STCM is a successor to a similar program managed by USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) in Sudan from 2002-2009 that was handed over to Mission management in March 2010. Since that time, STCM has served as USAID/Sudan’s primary vehicle for delivering a fast and flexible response to emerging priorities in Sudan, including through support to:

government-led reconciliation and conflict mitigation mechanisms, CPA-mandated political processes, and small-scale infrastructure in support of key governance institutions and livelihoods enhancement opportunities. This assistance is currently being provided through a flexible in-kind grant making mechanism. USAID/Sudan is also managing and/or providing funding to a number of complementary programs working to address root causes of conflict and strengthen local capacities in Sudan.

USAID conducts ongoing activity monitoring, context assessments, and programmatic reviews to identify program opportunities, inform programmatic decisions and assess programmatic impacts. These monitoring assessments produced recommendations regarding operational lessons learned, such as the need to maintain mechanisms through which to program multi-year funding with considerable flexibility and oversight. Additionally, programmatic assessments found that local conflict mitigation activities were effective and highlighted that programming for women was meaningful and innovative. Past performance continues to indicate the need to involve Sudanese youth, women, and other marginalized groups into programmatic decisions. Based on these recommendations and findings, USAID will continue to support inclusive and participatory processes in programming in order to help reduce societal and ethnic tensions and promote stability on the periphery and at the center of Sudan.

The contract outlined in this document will operate through a similar flexible, quick response, small grants mechanism that prioritizes well-informed, strategic decision-making and rapid implementation in support of emerging stabilization priorities.

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C.4 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The goal of USAID/Sudan, under the contract outlined in this document, aligns with the current overarching goal of USAID programming in Sudan – to strengthen the foundation for democratic and peaceful Sudanese development.

Initial TEPS program objectives will include the following:

1. Improved intra- and inter-state relations at the community level;

2. Strengthened Sudanese participation in transition processes; and

3. Increased resilience of communities to social and economic shocks.

However, as country program objectives and activities are expected to shift over the life of the program to account for shifts in the political environment, TEPS program objectives are likewise subject to periodic review. Adjustments may occur through regular strategy sessions with input from the Contractor, taking into account budgetary and staffing implications that changes to the revised objectives may have. USAID/Sudan owns the country program objectives and will document and approve all changes to these objectives.

In order to support the return of stability and adequate government service delivery, improvements are required in the technical capacity of regional government institutions to take control over state and administrative matters to deliver basic services and prioritize responses to community needs. As an essential complement to improvements in government service delivery, it is also important to support local communities with access to livelihoods, income-generation and basic community infrastructure to ease hardship and encourage an increasingly productive role in governance issues and political transition. Support for quick-impact, results-based activities can demonstrate the positive impact of the political reconciliation processes as well as provide short term employment to community members, especially youth. Thus, community-driven, quick-impact programs in targeted areas of Sudan will aim to increase opportunities and access to resources in the short term; build confidence in emergent local and national peace processes, and contribute to a more constructive relationship between the government and its people. The TEPS program will ensure implementation in a flexible manner, achieving direct and/or indirect access to marginalized communities and conflict areas.

Perhaps no single other investment can have a greater impact on stability in Sudan than supporting legitimate and meaningful participation in democratic processes and improving economic opportunities for Sudanese citizens. As noted above, the overall goal of the TEPS program is to promote stability and lay the foundations for longer-term development. Overall, this program will serve as a catalyst for stability in Sudan by encouraging greater engagement between communities and government at state and local levels, while also strengthening the capacity of Sudanese citizens to productively engage with their elected officials. USAID, through its implementing partners, will work towards this end by increasing the involvement of community members in determining priority needs and creating opportunities for improved government to community engagement and collaboration.

Activities of the TEPS program may include, but will not be limited to, support for: skills training in conflict mitigation, peace building and alternative livelihoods; engaging marginalized groups/areas in peace building and participatory governance; and advancing national dialogue and other democratic processes. TEPS will focus on strengthening key peace-related political processes, especially at the community level, that will support peaceful transitions in Sudan. TEPS activities will cross intra- and inter-state borders to promote movement, trade and social exchanges in support of peaceful coexistence. The TEPS program will be flexible and adaptive to changing conditions and priorities, focused on achieving quick impact, while also helping to create the enabling conditions for enduring peace and sustainable development.

It is anticipated that in-kind grants may include small-scale infrastructure rehabilitation projects such as local administration buildings, schools, and clinics. All contracts for construction shall be let directly by the prime and not

Toward Enduring Peace in Sudan Program (TEPS) Page 15 of 171 through assistance instruments. Major construction projects are not within the scope of this SOW. However, TEPS program activities may be used to increase citizen involvement in the planning for these construction projects, the implementation of which will be funded by others.

TEPS will initially include, but not be limited to the following interrelated components:

1. Improved intra‐ and inter‐state relations at the community level Because conflict in Sudan primarily occurs at the sub-national or even community levels—even when connected with largely national issues —it is essential for building a peaceful and constructive foundation for development that Sudanese citizens and groups at the state and local levels, including in particular women and youth, be equipped with skills and techniques to mitigate and resolve conflict. It is also critical that Sudanese see the benefits of peace and reconciliation and feel empowered to speak out against violence and act in favor of peace. Activities also will support key processes to promote soft borders or other peace or political processes and will help create conditions to facilitate the implementation of the Government of Sudan’s internal and bi-lateral commitments.

Result 1: Peaceful coexistence, movement, trade and social exchanges across borders increased Result 2: Sudanese capacity for peacebuilding strengthened and enabling environment for government legitimacy created

The following activities may be undertaken to support this objective:

- Skills training in conflict mitigation and peace building for marginalized groups, including women and youth.

- Cultural, commercial (including community agriculture and livestock initiatives), and sports events and exchanges to promote soft border arrangements between neighboring communities.

- Water access points and water management training for local community groups in conflict-prone areas.

The following indicators may be tracked:

● Number of local peace processes supported that citizens perceive to demonstrate tangible, practical benefits.

● Number of community peace and reconciliation committees established and functioning.

● Number of people from ‘at-risk’ groups reached through USG-supported conflict mitigation activities.

2. Strengthened Sudanese participation in transition processes

Civil society provides a lens through which we see the impact of governance on the Sudanese people and the extent to which the people are prepared to speak out against injustice. Support for constructive and peaceful civil society and citizen participation will build capacities necessary for these critical components of inclusive governance to play an effective role in development. In addition, the frame of the 2015 elections provides a tangible process around which to mobilize civil society toward common goals, while potentially opening space for direct engagement between civil society groups and the Government of Sudan. An important focus will be support for the participation of vulnerable populations, including women and youth.

Result 1: Civil society capacity strengthened at national and sub-national levels to improve understanding of democratic and good governance principles and peaceful, effective engagement Result 2: Citizen engagement – including women, youth and other marginalized groups – in democratic processes and national dialogue improved

The following activities may be undertaken to support this objective:

- Support for nationwide civic education related to democratic processes, including elections, targeted to rural, hard-to-reach locations, with a focus on vulnerable communities.

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- Capacity-building support for civil society organizations at the national and sub-national levels to improve their understanding of democratic and good governance principles and ability to engage effectively with each other and government stakeholders.

● Number of Sudanese citizens, including women, youth and other marginalized populations, participating in peace and reconciliation initiatives

● Number of public forums on national dialogue/constitution building

3. Increased resilience of communities to social and economic shocks When violent conflict or an extreme natural event hits Sudan, the most vulnerable are usually the most affected, and the resulting economic losses and threats to life require significant outside financial and technical assistance.

Activities will contribute to efforts to strengthen and complement coping mechanisms to social and economic shocks. If communities are more resilient to disasters, they will have the capacity to provide for their basic needs and be more inclined to engage in a peaceful transition. Community resilience includes peace building and livelihoods.

Result 1: Productive employment and income generation projects provided to citizens as meaningful alternatives to participating in conflict activities; economic growth spurred at the grassroots level. (Political and/or reconciliation processes may also benefit.)

Result 2: Donor and INGO coordination on early recovery and resilience activities increased

The following activities may be undertaken in support of this objective:

- Skills training, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for targeted communities.

- Quick employment opportunities through rehabilitation of community centers, clinics, schools.

● Number of persons whose livelihood opportunities are improved as a result of USG-funded vocational training programs.

● Number of temporary employment opportunities provided for populations vulnerable to conflict through labor intensive projects.

● Number of beneficiaries participating in early recovery/resilience programs.

C.5 GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS

TEPS is designed as a flexible response mechanism that does not have pre-determined projects or project sites but rather is dependent on the priorities of the Sudanese communities TEPS is designed to support. TEPS also is designed to go beyond conflict mitigation to engage marginalized groups and support a national dialogue or other peaceful engagement process. In this way, TEPS will build on the foundation of conflict mitigation and peace building efforts to help create the enabling conditions for longer term development, advancing, where feasible, early recovery activities that support the transition from relief to development.

Thus three thematic priorities determine TEPS’ geographic focus:

1. Conflict-prone areas;

2. Marginalized groups and/or areas; and

3. National dialogue.

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Conflict‐prone areas Current conflict-prone areas include: Blue Nile, Southern Kordofan, the Abyei area and the five states of Darfur, particularly West Darfur. The conflict situation is, however, somewhat fluid. The impact of the current crisis in South Sudan on Sudan is yet to be fully evaluated, with reports of South Sudanese fleeing their new home state for the relatively stable states within Sudan. This movement of people across the border from South Sudan increases the pressure on already scarce resources thereby increasing the potential for conflict and increasing the demand for humanitarian assistance.

Marginalized groups and/or communities in marginalized areas Marginalization takes a number of different forms in Sudan. There are marginalized groups based on: gender and age, such as women and youth; tribal/ethnic differences, including but not limited to, the nomadic tribes that cannot register to vote unless they stay in one place for at least three months of the year; and people living in geographic peripheries such as the rural poor who bear the majority of the burden of poverty in Sudan. In addition to inadequate nutrition and other basic human needs, the poverty burden manifests in the unequal allocation of public resources, unequal representation in central institutions, and unequal results in economic development, provision of services, and human development outcomes. In Sudan, marginalization, conflict and deep poverty go hand-in-hand.

National dialogue Conflict and the various forms of marginalization in Sudan are challenges that are further exacerbated by a poor economy and by continued constraints to national dialogue and citizen participation. It is essential that civil society organizations acquire the skills to engage peacefully in dialogue with the Government of Sudan and for space to be created for a national dialogue to ensue. Without a voice, the people of Sudan cannot participate effectively in local or national elections, and cannot communicate with any credibility their demands for basic public services from the government institutions that serve them. Conflict is often the logical corollary to frustration and discontent when the skills and motivation for peaceful engagement are absent.

C.6 USAID PRESENCE AND DECISION MAKING

Overview

The USAID/Sudan program is an integral element of the U.S. Government’s assistance in Africa. In Sudan, the USAID Mission and its implementing partners work in consultation with and under the direction of the USAID Mission Director and U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. Within this context, Mission staff and the TEPS Contractor will function as an integrated team with shared program vision and equal commitment to success of the program. Generally, the Contractor is responsible for implementation of the program strategy that is set and adjusted as necessary by USAID/Sudan to achieve the desired impact. The Contractor will bring to bear its best corporate capacities and strengths, through both field and headquarters staff, to effectively design and implement program activities towards achieving the program objectives as well as contribute to the on-going development of a responsive and informed program direction.

USAID/Sudan and Contractor staff will conduct ongoing (“rolling”) political analysis with the COR providing day-to-day consultation with and direction to the implementation of the program in close collaboration with appropriate USAID offices. This integrated approach is important for dealing with the stress of rapidly implementing a complex and politically delicate program in an uncertain environment while maintaining programmatic flexibility. Regular reexamination of programmatic goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities, lines of communication, policies and procedures at scheduled strategic planning/team building events with USAID/Sudan and Contractor staff provides a formal process for strengthening team skills and program focus.

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The USAID/Sudan Mission staff and the COR will determine the types and/or range of organizations or grantees that will be assisted through Grants Under Contracts (GUCs) and will base these decisions on United States foreign policy interests. These activities are jointly designed by grantees and Contractor staff in close consultation with the COR.

In addition, Contractor field personnel will meet on a regular basis with USAID staff to share ideas about grant design, development, and implementation, and receive needed approvals per communication protocols that will be put in place at the beginning of the program.

Respective Roles of USAID/Sudan and the Contractor:

• The contract will be managed by USAID/Sudan.

• The COR will be based in the USAID/Sudan Mission in Khartoum. The COR is responsible for contract management and approval of all deliverables within the scope of delegated contracting authority from the Contracting Officer (CO).

• Based upon continuing context analysis, USAID/Sudan Mission is responsible for providing overall program strategy and programmatic focus. In close consultation with the Contractor, USAID/Sudan Mission will determine and the COR will communicate to the Contractor, the types and/or range of organizations and grantees to be supported or funded under GUCs, as well as identify the geographic or…