Residence_Design_RFP_Final.docx

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES/PRICES

B.1 PURPOSE

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Rwanda requires architect/engineering services to design and provide oversight on the construction of a new residential building to be used by the USAID Mission Director. The primary objectives of the work to be performed are to (a) design the new Mission Director Residence and the entire property, to include a new garage, perimeter wall if necessary, and exterior lighting and (b) provide professional engineering oversight of the construction of the Mission Director Residence and the entire property and structures. The actual construction will be carried out under a separate construction contract between USAID and the construction contractor.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

This is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Architect-Engineer Contract. Payment shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.232-10, Payments under Fixed-Price Architect-Egineer Contracts, and FAR 52.232-26, Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts. The Contractor must perform the services set forth at prices consistent with sections B and C of this contract.

B.3 FIXED PRICE

The Fixed Price amount for this acquisition is $____________. This price represents the total amount of the contract and the maximum price the contractor may be paid to provide the deliverables specified under section C.3 (a)(ii) and section C.3(b) in the contract.

B.4 PAYMENT

The paying office for this contract is:

2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kacyiru Kigali, Rwanda

B.5 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS

This contract contains two Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs): CLIN 1, Design Services; and CLIN 2, Construction Oversight. CLIN 1 has three sub-CLINs: CLIN 1a, Preliminary Design and Presentation; CLIN 1b, Completed Plan, Specifications and Drawing Package; and CLIN 1c, Draft Statement of Work for the Construction Solicitation. The work requirements for the CLINs are set forth as indicated below:

For CLIN 1a, Preliminary Design and Presentation, as described in Section C.4(a), the FFP is $________.

For CLIN 1b, Completed Plan, Specifications and Drawing Package, as described in Section C.4(b), the FFP is $________.

For CLIN 1c, Draft Statement of Work for the Construction Solicitation, as described in Section C.4(c), the FFP is $________.

For CLIN 2, Construction Oversight, as described in Section C.4(d), the FFP is $________.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 BACKGROUND

USAID/Rwanda is a Mission that provides development assistance to Rwanda as part of the USG Mission in Rwanda. It is led by a Mission Director, whose role requires him/her to utilize his/her residence for representational purposes.

After analyzing the options, USAID has determined to build a new residence on property owned by USAID at Avenue Paul VI, Kiyovu, Kigali. This site was previously the USAID office compound in Kigali before consolidation at the US Embassy in Kigali, and until recently was used as office space.

The purpose of a new Mission Director Residence is to provide a modern and energy efficient residence with a layout that will satisfy the Representational responsibilities of the Director position. This residence will be used for hosting key events.

USAID/Rwanda intends to award a contract for construction of the Mission Director’s Residence on or about March 2014. USAID/Rwanda expects construction to commence on or about April 2014 and be completed by December 2014.

C.2 OBJECTIVE

The primary objectives of the work to be performed are to: (a) Design the new Mission Director Residence, including designing necessary changes and improvement to the entire property, including, but not limited to, a new garage, perimeter wall (if necessary), and exterior lighting; and (b) Provide professional engineering oversight of the construction of the same.

C.3 ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING SERVICES REQUIRED

The Contractor shall be responsible for designing the residence and providing oversight of the construction of the residence. The services and deliverables required under each of these task areas are set forth below.

C.3(a) Design of the Mission Director Residence

The Contractor is responsible for the design of the Mission Director Residence. This includes the following services and deliverables.

C.3(a)(i) Design Services

Under this task area, the Contractor will provide architectural and engineering services necessary to design the Mission Director Residence. The requirements for the design are broken into the following areas: (A) General Requirements; (B) Exterior Features; (C) Interior Features; (D) Interior Finishes; (E) Garden Area; (F) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems; and (G) Other Requirements. The design documents specified below must be consistent with the guidance provided below.

C.3 (a)(i)(A) General Requirements

The design should be for a house with 5,000 to 6,000 square feet (465 to 558 square meters) of floor space. The residence is to be located on the existing USAID property of 53,800 SF/5031 SM located in the Nyarugenge neighborhood. The residence is to be placed on the property to take advantage of the existing view of the surrounding hills of Kigali and the natural flora and fauna and gardens to be added. A plot plan has been attached and shows that the plot of land is rectangular with dimensions of: 63.34 meters and 63.17 m on two of the parallel sides. The opposite parallel sides have dimensions of 79.01 meters and 80.05 m. Note: two existing buildings must be demolished to make way for the new residence.

The purpose of the residence requires an open floor plan with much natural light. Local or natural materials should be incorporated. The style of house should be Classic African or Modern African with some American features. The style must be appropriate for representational purposes for a USAID Mission Director. The public and private spaces must be distinct and separate

C.3(a)(i)(B) Exterior Features

The exterior features of the Mission Director Residence shall be as follows:

· Height: Two stories with no basement.

· Deck/Balcony: Deck or balcony on the second floor.

· Patio: A 60 foot x 30 foot (18 meter x 9 meter) patio made from concrete with a tile surface covered by the residence structure itself. Provide additional uncovered patio area adjacent to the covered patio.

· Out Buildings: A combination garage, laundry room, maids quarters contained in one out building that is detached from the main residence. The garage is to be next to the laundry room which is next to the maid’s quarters. A covered walkway with open sides from the garage to the residence should be considered and included if cost effective and feasible.

· Roof: The type of roofing system is to be treated plywood screwed to metal trusses (metal trusses are common in Kigali), one layer of tar paper laid on the treated plywood, and top roofing system to be tile roof or steel roofing to look like tile. Color is to be determined in consultation with Contracting Officer’s Representative during the design process. Gutters and downspouts are to be provided and connected to the underground cistern specified below.

· Foundation: The foundation is to be made from concrete with #4 rebar. Walls are to be made of CMU (concrete masonry units) filled with concrete.

· Walls: Interior surfaces are to be made from local plaster or concrete mix smoothed flat and painted. American style walls with sheetrock/drywall are not to be used due to the problem of mold growth in Kigali.

C.3(a)(i)(C) Interior Features

The requirements for the ground floor and the second floor are described below.

Ground Floor

The ground floor will have separate public and private areas. The ground floor public areas will, at a minimum, consist of (a) a vestibule; (b). a large entertaining/reception area; and (c) a dining room. Additional rooms may be included consistent with the requirements of the Contact in consultation with the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The theme of the public areas is to be open and spacious with windows taking advantage of the view of the garden and distant hills of Kigali. There must be a separation wall between the vestibule and the reception area and a visual separation or wall separating the dining area from the reception area.

The requirements for the public space on the ground floor are:

· Dining Area: The dining area must be able to accommodate a large table with seating for 24 persons with a chandelier and wall accent lighting all with the ability to dim with multiple rheostat switches.

· Vestibule: The entry door will lead into a vestibule with ample closet space for coats. The vestibule area is where guests will be greeted and their coats taken and hung up. The vestibule must be large enough to accommodate 15 persons at one time. The guests will then exit the vestibule area into an entertaining area.

· Entertaining Area: The entertaining area will be a large open area with a bank of windows on one side of the room taking advantage of the natural view of the garden and hills of Kigali beyond. This are will contain one fireplace with a raised hearth for artwork and seating.

The private areas on the ground floor are to be the kitchen, one bedroom and bathroom and den/study. The ground floor kitchen will be adjacent to the dining area, though separated by a wall. The requirements for the private areas on the ground floor are set forth below.

· Kitchen: The kitchen should resemble a commercial kitchen with:

· Two sets of double sinks set in one counter top along one wall.

· Separate work surface islands in the center (with shelving underneath for pots and pans)

· Walls provided with kitchen cabinets

· Two large refrigerators and two standard size freezers.

· Granite or stone counter

· Storage space is to be located in or adjacent to the kitchen. There will be one storage area for glasses, dishes, and linens. There will be another separate storage space for food and drinks.

· Bedroom: See requirements below for 2nd floor non-master bedrooms

· Bathroom: See requirements below for 2nd floor bathrooms.

Den/Study: The den/study is to be approximately 225 SF/21 SM and provided with a desk, chair, bookshelves, sofa, and computer area.

Second Floor

The upstairs will be a private family area with the following general layout. The stairs should be located on a side wall in order to avoid the typical loss of much space by poorly placed interior stairs. The stairs will lead into the family room area. To one side of this family room area will be the master bedroom suite. On the opposite side will be the family room, two other bedrooms and bathrooms. The master bedroom is to be on one side of the upstairs with the family room in between two bedrooms on the opposite side of the living room upstairs space.

The following requirements for the second floor areas are set forth below:

· Master Bedroom: The master bedroom shall have a closet with large walk in space with separate lights.

· Non-Master Bedrooms; Closet space is required in each bedroom.

· Family room: The family room will have sufficient space to be furnished with comfortable sofas, stuffed chairs, bookshelves and subtle lighting such as recessed lighting and hanging fixtures with variable controls and dimmers. Include ceiling fans. Consider energy saving fixtures/lighting should be considered.

· Bathrooms: There are to be seven (7) bathrooms. These consist of:

· a bathroom for the master bedroom,

· one bathroom for each of the two upstairs bedrooms,

· one bathroom for the downstairs guest bedroom,

· two bathrooms off the first floor large public reception area and

· one bathroom on the exterior of the residence for guests to reach with a door from the outside patio/garden area.

· Kitchen: This kitchen is to be set on an exterior wall with a window in front of the sink to take advantage of the natural view. It will have:

· A granite counter with a two compartment sink.

· A minimum of 8 kitchen cabinets; 4 uppers and 4 lowers. Cabinets are to be made of wood with excellent quality, stained, not painted. Upper cabinet doors are to be made with glass for viewing interior contents, others will be solid wood.

· A stove and a refrigerator.

C.3(a)(i)(D) Interior Finishes

The interior finishes must be selected with warm, natural colors. Local and/or natural woods, stones, granite and other finishes should be included in the design. Imported materials from outside Africa may also be used, but African materials should be included where possible. Additional requirements for interior finishes are set forth below:

· Floor materials: Floor materials will be tile and stone. The color and configuration will be determined during the design process – recommended by the Contractor with the approval of the COR.

· Entry door: This will be a double door made of solid dark wood with an inviting but serious tone.

· Interior doors: These will be made with a solid core with an appropriate finish as recommended by the Contractor and approved by the COR.

· Windows: These will be double-paned and argon gas filled. The finish is to be a combination of white vinyl and wood clad. Glass is to have an E-coating/tint.

· Interior lighting: This will be a combination of recessed ceiling light fixtures, wall/accent lighting for hanging art and task lighting

C.3(a)(i)(E) Garden Area

The building lot is 53,800 square feet (5031 square meters). The house footprint will be a maximum of 3,000 SF (280 SM). Therefore, there is a great amount of area for a decorative garden. The garden will be mostly a tropical garden with grassy spaces, trees, bushes, and flowering plants but there must also be a vegetable garden of approximately 40 feet x 60’/12 meters x 18 meters. The vegetable garden must be screened from view (from the residence & patio areas) by a hedge of flowering tropical plants and bushes.

The larger garden area will have two areas separate from each other where persons may sit and enjoy the garden while having private conversations. There must be gazebos in these areas so that a gardener can plant trailing flowering vines on them

Outdoor lighting is to be used to light facades of the residence. Paths through the garden will be provided with low placed lighting that washes the ground but not upwards. Also, outdoor lighting is to accent the garden trees or plants. Provide separate lighting switches for different outdoor lighting.

C.3(a)(i)(F) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems

The following requirements apply to the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems for the Mission Director Residence.

· Grounded Electrical Systems: Electrical is to be the standard African 380/415V 3 phase, 220V single phase, 50 Hz. There will be one backup standby diesel driven generator with automatic transfer switch. Size the generator to match the building load with some diversity. There will be a modern main electrical panel with two sub-panels (one sub panel for upstairs and one sub-panel for downstairs) in the main residence. There will be a separate electrical panel in the garage/laundry/maids quarters building.

· Air conditioning: Provide a central air conditioning system or split pack direct expansion air conditioning units for all rooms.

· Septic: There will be a septic system and drain field (s). There is no sanitary sewer system in Kigali so all interior plumbing must be connected to a septic system.

· Water: Kigali city water will provide semi-potable water to the residence. There must be three water distillers for the residence; one for the first floor kitchen, one for the second floor family kitchen, and one for the maids quarters. City water will be piped into the property and connected to a standing water storage tank of 500 liters with a separate water pump located at the discharge side of the water storage tank. Hot water will be provided by multiple electric resistance hot water tanks with pressure relief valves.

C.3 (a)(i)(G) Other Requirements

The following additional requirements apply to the design.

· An underground cistern/water tank (with pump to provide pressure for watering the garden) to collect rain water from the house gutter/downspout system for watering the garden must be included.

· The use of solar panels is to be considered at the roof level with converter in the electrical room to provide electricity. This feature should be included as an option. .

C.4 DELIVERABLES

The contract is divided into four CLINs:

C.4(a) Preliminary Design and Presentation (CLIN 1a):

The Contractor is responsible for producing a preliminary design. The documents required for this preliminary design are front, side and back visuals and layouts of each floor and all structures. These documents must be approved by the COR. The Contractor is also responsible for scheduling, with the approval of the COR, and presenting a one-hour presentation on the design at USAID/Rwanda.

C.4(b) Completed Plans, Specifications and Drawing Package(CLIN 1b):

The Contractor is responsible for submitting a complete plan, specification and drawing package that covers all design elements specified above and is approved by the COR.

C.4(c) Draft Statement of Work for the Construction Solicitation (CLIN 1c):

The Contractor is responsible for submitting a draft statement of work for the construction solicitation that is accepted by the COR.

FAR 36.601-3:- The contractor shall specify, in the construction design specifications, use of the maximum practicable amount of recovered materials consistent with the performance requirements, availability, price reasonableness, and cost-effectiveness. The contractor shall consider energy conservation, pollution prevention, and waste reduction to the maximum extent practicable in developing the construction design specifications.

C.4(d) Construction Oversight (CLIN 2)

The Contractor is responsible for providing technical assistance relating to preparing construction contract documents, evaluation of price proposals for the construction, and construction oversight for the Mission Director Residence. The Contractor shall have the following duties and responsibilities with respect to construction oversight.

i. Assist USAID and the Builder in obtaining all permits. Permits may include but not be limited to: dig permits, building permits, environmental storage and discharge permits, confined space entry permits and utility permits. The Mission’s Executive Officer (EXO) may provide point of contact (POC) information and additional local requirements.

ii. Prepare a construction cost estimates based on an assumption of local rates and local contracting procurement procedures. Collaborate with the COR to prepare the solicitation.

iii. Provide construction oversight including the development and implementation of a quality assurance (QA) plan based on a quality control (QC) plan to be prepared by the construction contractor. These plans will be approved by the COR.

iv. Monitor construction on a continual basis, develop daily logs for construction activity, and provide brief weekly summaries to USAID relating progress versus planned progress, expenditures versus planned expenditures, highlighting problems and recommended solutions. Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports.

v. Review change order requests and provide recommendations to the COR.

vi. Review vouchers and provide recommendations for payment to the COR.

C.5 IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall provide contract management necessary to fulfill all the requirements of this contract. This includes cost and quality control under this contract.

[END OF SECTION C]

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

This section is reserved as no program funds are used in order to fund this contract and this contract will not be used to implement USAID program. Consequently, USAID Marking and Branding policy is not applicable.

[END OF SECTION D]

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

USAID inspection and acceptance of services, reports and other required deliverables or outputs shall take place at:

USAID/Rwanda 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kacyiru Kigali Rwanda Tel: 250-252-596-400

Or at any other location where the services are performed and reports and deliverables or outputs are produced or submitted. The Contracting Officer’s Representative will be delegated authority to inspect and accept all services, reports and required deliverables or outputs.

E.3 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard selected below. Design shall be in accordance with internationally recognized building and safety codes, ordinances and standards applicable to the project site, including but not limited to:

(a) International Building Code (IBC);

(b) International Plumbing Code (IPC);

(c) Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS);

(d) International Mechanical Code (IMC);

(e) National Electrical Code (NEC);

(f) National Fire Protection

[END OF SECTION E]

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER ALTERNATE I (APR 1984) AUG 1989

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The estimated period of performance for this contract is on or about November 2013 through September 2014.

F.3 DELIVERABLES

The contractor will also be responsible for submitting the following deliverables:

F.3(a) Preliminary Design and Presentation:

The Preliminary Design documents required by Section C.4(a) shall be accepted and approved by the COR. The Contractor is also responsible for scheduling, with the approval of the COR, and presenting a one-hour presentation on the design at USAID/Rwanda.

F.3(b) Completed Plans, Specifications and Drawing Package:

The complete plan, specification and drawing package specified in Section C.4(b) above shall be accepted and approved by the COR.

F.3(c) Draft Statement of Work for the Construction Solicitation:

The draft statement of work for the construction solicitation required by Section C.4(c) above shall be accepted and approved by the COR.

F.3(d) Construction Oversight:

The Contractor is responsible for providing technical assistance relating to preparing construction contract documents, evaluation of price proposals for the construction, and construction oversight for the Mission Director Residence as required by Section C.4(d) above. The Contractor shall provide to the COR, within 5 days after the end of each month, a report summarizing the design or construction activities undertaken during the month. The monthly report should seek to be a brief yet precise, description of the activities, with emphasis on issues that have arisen, impacts made, constraints encountered, and suggestions for additional actions that might be taken.

F.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Evaluation of the Contractor's overall performance in accordance with the performance standards set forth in Section C, Tangible Results and Deliverables, will be conducted jointly by the COR and the Contracting Officer, and shall form the basis of the Contractor's permanent performance record with regard to this contract.

F.5 KEY PERSONNEL

(a) The Contractor shall furnish the following key personnel positions.

(b) The key personnel specified herein are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder. Prior to replacing any of the specified individuals, the Contractor shall immediately notify both the Contracting Officer and USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative reasonably in advance and shall submit written justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the program. No replacement of key personnel shall be made by the Contractor without the written consent of the Contracting Officer.

[END OF SECTION F]

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

The Administrative Contracting Office is:

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

A separate Administrative letter issued by the Contracting Officer at the time of contract award will designate the COR. The Contracting Officer will provide a copy of the COR designation letter to the Contractor.

G.3 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID

(a) Technical Directions is defined to include:

(1) Written directions to the Contractor which fill in details, suggest possible lines of inquiry, or otherwise facilitate completion of work;

(2) Provision of written information to the Contractor which assists in the interpretation of drawings, specifications, or technical portions of the work statement;

(3) Review and, where required, provide written approval of technical reports, drawings, specifications, or technical information to be delivered. Technical directions must be in writing, and must be within the scope of the work as detailed in Section C.

(b) The Contracting Officer, by separate designation letter, authorizes the COR to take any or all action with respect to the following which could lawfully be taken by the Contracting Officer, except any action specifically prohibited by the terms of this Contract:

(1) Assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract in accordance with the contract terms, conditions, and specifications.

(2) Perform or cause to be performed, inspections necessary in connection with a) above and require the Contractor to correct all deficiencies; perform acceptance for the Government.

(3) Maintain all liaison and direct communications with the Contractor. Written communications with the Contractor and documents shall be signed as "Contracting Officer’s Representative" with a copy furnished to the Contracting Officer.

(4) Issue written interpretations of technical requirements of Government drawings, designs, and specifications.

(5) Monitor the Contractor's production or performance progress and notify the Contractor in writing of deficiencies observed during surveillance, and direct appropriate action to effect correction. Record and report to the Contracting Officer incidents of faulty or nonconforming work, delays or problems.

(6) Obtain necessary security clearance and appropriate identification if access to Government facilities is required. If to be provided, ensure that Government furnished property is available when required.

LIMITATIONS: The COR is not empowered to award, agree to, or sign any contract (including delivery or purchase orders) or modifications thereto, or in any way to obligate the payment of money by the Government. The COR may not take any action which may impact on the contract schedule, funds, scope or rate of utilization of LOE. All contractual agreements, commitments, or modifications which involve prices, quantities, quality, schedules shall be made only by the Contracting Officer.

(c) In the separately-issued COR designation letter, the CO designates an alternate COR to act in the absence of the designated COR, in accordance with the terms of the letter.

(d) Contractual Problems - Contractual problems, of any nature, that may arise during the life of the contract must be handled in conformance with specific public laws and regulations (i.e. Federal Acquisition Regulation and Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation). The Contractor and the COR shall bring all contracting problems to the immediate attention of the Contracting Officer. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to formally resolve such problems. The Contracting Officer will be responsible for resolving legal issues, determining contract scope and interpreting contract terms and conditions. The Contracting Officer is the sole authority authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements under this contract. Notwithstanding any clause contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. These changes include, but will not be limited to the following areas: scope of work, price, quantity, technical specifications, delivery schedules, and contract terms and conditions. In the event the Contractor effects any changes at the direction of any other person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority.

(e) Failure by the Contractor to report to the Administrative Contracting Office any action by the Government considered to be a change, within the specified number of days contained in FAR 52.243-7 (Notification of Changes), waives the Contractor's right to any claims for equitable adjustments.

(f) In case of a conflict between this contract and the COR designation letter, the contract prevails.

G.4 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

Budget Fiscal: [_____] Operating Unit: [_____] Program Area: [_____] Team/Division: [_____] Benefiting Geo Area: [_____] Object Class (EOCC): [_____] Amount Obligated: [_____]

G.5 PAYING OFFICE

The paying office for this contract is:

2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kacyiru Kigali Rwanda

G.6 INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

Submission of invoices can be done electronically.

The invoice shall be sent to:

Attention: The Controller USAID/Kigali 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie Kacyiru Kigali, Rwanda.

Electronic copies of the invoice shall be sent to invoiceskigali@usaid.gov with a copy to the COR’s email address.

· Send via email, one invoice, all other required supporting documents, and SF-1034 Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal.

· The SF-1034 must be signed,

· The invoice should provide the bank account details which should include the bank account number, the bank name and address, the SWIFT Code and the ABA number.

[END OF SECTION G]

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR 1152.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

H.2 AIDAR 752.7004 EMERGENCY LOCATOR INFORMATION (JUL 1997)

The Contractor agrees to provide the following information to the Mission Administrative Officer on or before the arrival in the host country of every contract employee or dependent:

(1) The individual's full name, home address, and telephone number.

(2) The name and number of the contract, and whether the individual is an employee or dependent.

(3) The contractor's name, home office address, and telephone number, including any after-hours emergency number (s), and the name of the contractor's home office staff member having administrative responsibility for the contract.

(4) The name, address, and telephone number(s) of each individual's next of kin.

(5) Any special instructions pertaining to emergency situations such as power of attorney designees or alternate contact persons.

H.3 LOGISTIC SUPPORT

The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all logistic support in the United States and overseas.

H.4 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PRECLUSION FROM

IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT (Design Services) (*For the purposes of this clause the term implementation is equal to construction.) (CLAUSE)

This contract may call for the Contractor to furnish important services in support of the design of specific activities. In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5 and USAID policy, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO FURNISH, AS A PRIME OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHERWISE, THE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES FOR ANY ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH IT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL DESIGN SERVICES EXCEPT FOR SUCH SERVICES THAT MAY BE FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT, unless the Head of the Contracting Activity, in consultation with USAID's Competition Advocate, authorizes a waiver (in accordance FAR 9.503) determining that preclusion of the Contractor from the implementation contract would not be in the Government's interest.

H.5 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002)

The Contractor is reminded that U.S. Executive Orders and U.S. law prohibits transactions with, and the provision of resources and support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. It is the legal responsibility of the contractor to ensure compliance with these Executive Orders and laws. This provision must be included in all subcontracts/subawards issued under this contract.

H.6 ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CLAUSES

This contract contains A/E clauses that pertain when the Contractor is designing projects or preparing construction or design-build solicitations for bids for subcontractors. If/when such work is subcontracted, the Contractor shall include applicable A/E clauses in its subcontracts.

H.7 USE OF U.S. SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED (INCLUDES 8A) BUSINESS, SMALL WOMEN-OWENED, SMALL VETERAN-OWNED, AND SMALL SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED CONCERNS

In performance of this Contract, the Contractor shall utilize U.S. small business concerns, small disadvantaged (includes 8a) business, small women-owned, small veteran-owned, and small service disabled veteran-owned business concerns as subcontractors to the maximum extent practicable.

H.8 52.204-6 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM NUMBER (DEC 2012).

(a) Definition. “Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number”, as used in this provision, means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities, which is used as the identification number for Federal Contractors.

(b) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS number or “DUNS+4” that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number is a nine-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and ZIP Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and ZIP Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

H.9 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (DEC 2012)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database” means the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

“Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

“Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

“Registered in the CCR database” means that—

(1) The offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14) into the CCR database; and

(2) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record “Active”. The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the CCR registration process.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the CCR database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and ZIP Code.

(iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company Telephone Number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov .

(End of clause) Alternate I (Dec 2012). As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)(1) of the basic provision:

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. If registration prior to award is not possible, the awardee shall be registered in the CCR database within 30 days after award or before three days prior to submission of the first invoice, whichever occurs first.

H.10 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED

(a) The Contractor must provide a comprehensive list of all offered specific electronic and information technology (EIT)products (supplies and services) that fully comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, per the 1998 Amendments, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board's Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards at 36 CFR Part 1194. The Contractor must clearly indicate where this list with full details of compliance can be found (e.g., vendors or other exact web page location). The contractor must ensure that the list is easily accessible by typical users beginning five calendar days after award. The contractor must maintain this detailed listing of compliant products for the full contract term, including all forms of extensions, and must ensure that it is current within three calendar days of changes to its product line.

(b) For every EIT product accepted under this contract by the Government that does not comply with 36 CFR Part 1194, the contractor shall, at the discretion of the Government, make every effort to replace or upgrade it with a compliant equivalent product or service, if commercially available and cost neutral, on either the planned refresh cycle of the product or service, or on the contract renewal date, whichever shall occur first.

H.11 CORRESPONDENCE IDENTIFICATION

The Contractor shall use the contract number on all formal correspondence sent to the Contracting Officer or the COR. The Contractor will provide one original and one duplicate copy of all correspondence.

H.12 ADS 302.3.5.8 DEFENSE BASE ACT (DBA) INSURANCE (JUL 2007)

a. DBA coverage is worker's compensation insurance, which provides that employees may collect in the event that an employee is injured while working on a contract financed by the U. S. Government and performed outside the U.S. FAR 28.305 requires DBA coverage for employees performing contracts approved or financed under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Pub. L. 87-195). COs must include both the FAR clause 52.228-3, Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act), and the supplemental AIDAR clause 752.228-3 Worker’s Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act), unless a blanket waiver of coverage has been approved by the Department of Labor (DoL).

b. USAID awards a contract for Defense Base Act (DBA) coverage for USAID direct and host country contractors, which includes a provision for periodic adjustment of the basic rate. The contractor information and updated rates are announced through Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives (AAPDs). COs should consult the most recent AAPD for current rates and coverage.

c. For a further explanation of DBA, as well as information on blanket waivers of coverage approved by the DoL, see Guidelines for DBA Coverage for Direct and Host Country Contracts.

H.13 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JULY 2007)

(a) Before a contractor (or a contractor employee) may obtain a USAID ID (new or replacement) authorizing him/her routine access to USAID facilities, or logical access to USAID’s information systems, the individual must provide two forms of identity source documents in original form and a passport size photo. One identity source document must be a valid Federal or state government-issued picture ID. (Overseas foreign nationals must comply with the requirements of the Regional Security Office.) USAID/Washington contractors must contact the USAID Security Office to obtain the list of acceptable forms of documentation, and contractors working in overseas Missions must obtain the acceptable documentation list from the Regional Security Officer.