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95332422Q0097

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement Section D - Packaging and Marking Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms Section F - Delivery or Performance Section G - Contract Administration Data Section H - Special Contract Requirements Section I - Contract Clauses Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits, and other Attachments Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions

Incorporated Purchase Requisition Numbers:

DCO-PR-22-0081

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0001 WSI IRRIGATION SPECIALIST 1 LT

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions DCO-PR-22-0081

IDC Type: Not Applicable FSC Codes: R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER NAICS Code: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical S...

Item Number Base Item

Number Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

1001 WSI IRRIGATION SPECIALIST 1 LT

Contract Type:Time and Materials

Unit Price Other Direct Costs

Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/26/23 Option Time Duration: 366 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable FSC Codes: R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER NAICS Code: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical S...

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Section B

B.1 TITLE

WSI IRRIGATION SPECIALIST

B.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) requires expertise in irrigation system planning, design and construction. The contractor shall support MCC's Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Practice Group (WSI) in conducting due diligence and oversight of Compact development and implementation activities related to irrigation system planning, design and construction.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the tasks as defined in Section C of the Statement of Work.

B.3 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The Millennium Challenge Corporation anticipates awarding a time and materials type contract.

B.4 CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT

B.4.1 BASE PERIOD – CLIN 0001

In consideration of satisfactory performance of the work as described throughout this contract, the Contractor shall be paid in accordance with the fixed loaded hourly rates as shown herein for the specified categories of labor based on the number of actual hours incurred in the performance of the work. Fully loaded rates shall be all inclusive of direct labor, fringe benefits, applicable indirect costs, and any profit for each labor category. Additionally, the contractor shall be paid for materials and travel directly chargeable to this contract. If the options are exercised funding will be obligated by modification to the contract.

The base period and option periods are priced as follows:

Labor Categories QTY UOI UNIT PRICE TOTAL

IRRIGATION SPECIALIST 960 HOURS $ $

TOTALS 960 HOURS $ $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS 1 LOT $ $44,645.00

TOTALS $

B.4.2 OPTION PERIOD 1 – CLIN 1001

Labor Categories QTY UOI UNIT PRICE TOTAL

IRRIGATION SPECIALIST 960 HOURS $ $

TOTALS 960 HOURS $ $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS 1 LOT $ $44,733.20

TOTALS $

B.4.3 TOTAL

TOTAL Potential Value inclusive of all CLINS: $

B.5 MATERIAL (NON-LABOR) INDIRECT COST RATES

Pursuant to the general provisions of this contract and FAR 52.212-4; Alt. I, the following fixed indirect rate to be applied against Materials is established:

Type Fixed Rate

Indirect Costs (Material Handling, Subcontract Administration, etc.). 0.00%

B.6 CEILING PRICE

The hours and total price per labor category are for budgeting purposes only. The number of hours actually used for each category may exceed or be less than the estimate by category as long as the ceiling price for the CLIN is not exceeded. The ceiling for each CLIN is identified in Section B. The Government shall not be obligated to pay any amount in excess of this ceiling price nor is the Contractor obligated to continue performance if to do so would exceed this ceiling price. The ceiling price may be modified solely by the Government if it is deemed necessary.

B.7 ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO LABOR CATEGORIES

It may be necessary to add or change labor categories during performance of this contract in order to carry out the services described in Section C. If new labor categories are added, or existing labor categories revised, the parties will negotiate the labor category(ies) prior to the incorporation into the contract. Any new labor rate proposed will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.4.

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Section C

STATEMENT OF WORK

CONTRACTOR SERVICES: Irrigation Specialist

Introduction

MCC is a U.S. Government foreign assistance agency whose mission is to reduce poverty through economic growth. It achieves its mission through the provision of large bilateral grants, called "compacts". MCC works with a limited group of partner countries that are named eligible as a result of a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. For more information about MCC, please visit www.mcc.gov.

MCC's overriding objectives are to promote economic growth and a significant reduction in poverty in our partner countries.

MCC does not take it for granted that programs that stimulate growth will invariably reduce poverty. MCC looks at the likely distributive effects of projects and, to the extent that data are available to perform such an analysis, identifies the beneficiaries and estimates the impact on poverty reduction. Ultimately, MCC seeks significant and measurable increases in incomes of large numbers of poor people and significant reductions in poverty.

MCC analyzes the likely impact on economic growth of its programs by analyzing whether they are consistent with international and country evidence on drivers of economic growth and by use of economic rate of return (ERR) analysis.

The essence of such an analysis is a straightforward comparison of costs and benefits, where the costs are the MCA grants, other front-end project development costs, and associated project life cycle operating and maintenance costs, and the benefits are increases in incomes in recipient countries.

Background

The agricultural sector in Lesotho consists mainly of row crops and livestock production. According to a 2018 analysis of the private sector, agriculture employs 23% of labor, mostly smallholder farmers. While agriculture was a dominant sector in the 1980s (contributing 15.2% to GDP), its share has declined due to a high recurrence of droughts, high production costs, weak extension services, lack of connectivity to markets and inputs, inadequate irrigation infrastructure, rural urban migration, migrant labor, excessive public sector involvement, and an increase in manufacturing coupled with high morbidity and mortality associated with HIV/ AIDS. In 2017, the sector's contribution to GDP was only 6.1%.

Farmers generally produce for subsistence or small informal markets, though a very small number of commercial farmers produce for formal local and export markets targeting retail and chain supermarkets. Wool and mohair, trout, and horticulture products are the main agricultural exports to China, Japan and South Africa respectively, while rosehip products are exported to Germany.

Despite its apparent decline, the sector remains important as an engine of the rural economy and the government has chosen to prioritize it for its potential to create jobs, raise incomes, and provide food security. Lesotho imports about 70% of its annual food tonnage for consumption, which suggests that even if agriculture production focuses on self-sufficiency, there is a large enough market to support both local agricultural production and agro-processing. For example, fruit and vegetable imports combined are estimated at around $30 million per year. This is despite the likelihood that Lesotho may have a comparative advantage in horticulture because of its resource endowments. For example, its high altitude enables Lesotho's products to be more competitive as they ripen two weeks earlier and are less disease-prone than those from other countries in the region. For this sector to grow, it will need access to markets and inputs, improved extension and other services, reliable and sustainable irrigation to combat changing weather patterns, in addition to supporting services to ensure goods are ready for market.

In addition to reducing the drain on its foreign reserves, the financial advantages of reducing this level of import dependence would include a boost in economic activity which this domestic production would generate, along with opportunities for significant increases in rural incomes and employment. Moreover, successful development of a broader horticultural production base in Lesotho could open the door for eventual regional and international exports. Early maturation coupled with a more reliable road network, improved public services and inputs such as irrigation would allow Lesotho to compete domestically – and in the future to move its produce to market at a time when competition is limited, and therefore charge a premium.

With the exception of dried fruits and vegetables, which are destined primarily for the German market, Lesotho horticultural exports at this point are negligible. In the future, Lesotho can be competitive in exports of apples, cherries, plums, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and potatoes. Increased horticultural production will lead to increased contact with commercial buyers at supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and other catering institutions. This in turn will provide local producers with a clearer vision of the food safety and quality standards which such buyers require. This could represent a valuable first step toward meeting the, phytosanitary, private standards, and other certification requirements which Lesotho producers will encounter as they work to expand their distribution into the markets of Southern Africa and beyond.

Scope

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) requires expertise in irrigation system planning, design and construction.

Objective

The contractor shall support MCC's Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Practice Group (WSI) in conducting due diligence and oversight of Compact development and implementation activities related to irrigation system planning, design and construction.

Country

Lesotho and any other MCC eligible Compact and/or Threshold country, if required.

Tasks

The contractor shall:

General Tasks

· Provide support to MCC in conducting comprehensive due diligence on Compact and Threshold irrigation programs under development. Contractor shall assist MCC's appraisal of the proposed projects, activities and objectives, and other aspects of Compact and/or Threshold program development as needed.

· Assist MCC in assessing the capacity of the MCA-eligible country's contractors to successfully execute the Compact or Threshold irrigation projects, given time, budget, and procurement constraints.

· Assist MCC in monitoring progress towards Compact and/or Threshold objectives and provide recommendations to MCC.

· Identify risks associated with completing the Compact and/or Threshold irrigation projects and advise MCC on mitigations.

· Review the adequacy of all documentation (including but not limited to contractor contract requirements and deliverables, planning documents and budgets) provided by the MCC-eligible country. Advise action as appropriate.

· Assess and recommend improvements to proposed timing, institutional framework and management arrangements for the implementation of the project, as well as the post-Compact and/or Threshold arrangements for sustainability.

· Support MCC in its efforts to guide MCA through Compact and/or Threshold closeout.

Due Diligence and Appraisal

· During compact and/or Threshold development MCC will receive project proposals from the selected country for consideration. WSI typically require technical experts to review such proposals and supporting technical studies.

The contractor shall provide MCC recommendation on quality, adequacy and accuracy. Specifically, MCC shall require the contractor's technical expertise to assess:

o Project justification, whether the irrigation project is good "value for money" (against other alternatives), and whether the project has a high potential to promote poverty reduction through economic growth o Project description, with sufficient detail regarding proposed project, geographic areas to be served, preliminary identification of targeted beneficiaries, intended outcomes, products or services to be delivered, and methods of delivery.

o Existing feasibility studies, technical review to assess the quality of existing studies, identify gaps and further studies (for the purpose of an investment decision), review designs, cost estimates and project risk assessment.

o Institutional arrangement, recommendation on the institutional arrangements for project delivery and operations.

o Preliminary economic and financial analysis, with an indication of economic and financial impact.

• MCC may require Contractor to conduct technical analyses or to prepare terms of reference for conduct of technical analyses in one or more of the following areas to support project development:

o Project definition -a rigorous assessment to identify projects within an investment program based on sector objectives, program goals and expected benefits and risks, and clear definition of the projects, including project attributes, specifications, expected beneficiaries, expected benefits and justification.

o Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of Alternative Project Selection and Design – Assessment of project alternatives or design alternatives, and justification for proceeding with project and design under consideration, including consideration of design options.

o Fiscal Impact and Cost Recovery – Analysis to support sustainability of the project, with financial analysis to determine recurrent operations and maintenance costs, sources of financing of funds, subsidies required, impact on user tariffs or prices and financial rate of return o Economic Analysis – Estimation of beneficiaries, benefits and economic rate of return attributable to the project o Institutional Capacity and Risk Analysis – Institutional arrangements and capacity that would be mobilized to develop and implement the project.

· The contractor shall work closely with MCC's technical team, as well as the agriculture, land, environment, finance, economics, social and gender and monitoring and evaluation teams in conducting the above assessments.

• MCC will require the contractor to undertake several missions to the country and other countries in the region to complete due diligence and to participate in project marketing activities.

Compact and/or Threshold Implementation Oversight and Closeout

MCC places significant priority on country ownership, and to this end, implementation of the Compact and/or Threshold program is the responsibility of the recipient governments. However, MCC retains and frequently exercises the right to review, approve, monitor, and audit any activity under Compact and/or Threshold programs. Through the MCC model of aid delivery, funds are made available to the recipient country based on satisfaction of conditions precedent to disbursements (CPs) and project progress.

Once the Compact and/or Threshold has been signed and projects have become operational, the contractor shall assist MCC in conducting oversight of project implementation and performance. Specifically, the contractor shall:

· Work closely with MCC and MCA-eligible country's technical, environment, economics, social and gender, and monitoring and evaluation teams to review project activities

• Support MCC in managing Compact and/or Threshold risks and provide recommendations for mitigating the risks.

This may include maintaining a risk register and other project management documents to ensure that key project risks and mitigation activities are tracked.

• Review disbursement request packages and assess validity of MCA documentation for completion of conditions precedents.

• Prepare terms of reference and bidding documents (including, but not limited to consultancy services, and equipment and supplies purchases for local institutions) to gauge the likelihood that contracts awarded to submitters will result in substantially good, delivered products.

• Serve as MCA evaluation panel observer on behalf of MCC.

• Review MCA evaluation reports from technical panel and procurement agent.

• Review technical documents and deliverables from MCA consultants and provide input to the quality and their consistency to project objectives.

• Undertake missions, as required by MCC, to review progress on site

• Support MCC in providing guidance to MCA on closeout issues; track outstanding issues related to closing all contracts, and review MCA closeout reports

• Provide general technical advice and assistance to MCC related to the implementation of project activities.

Other Technical Assistance

From time to time, and as required, by the MCC Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) and or Project Monitor (PM) provide other advice and counsel to the MCC. This may include but is not limited to:

• Assist MCC in reviewing qualifications of key MCA-eligible country technical staff prior to their engagement;

• Review proposed implementing entity arrangements and cooperation agreements between governmental entities as they pertain to the projects;

• Review maintenance plans and funding arrangements;

· Assist MCC in reviewing the adequacy of all reports that are provided by the Consultant(s), Implementing Entity and Accountable Entity, and that the reports fulfill the reporting requirement obligations of these entities under the Program to assist MCC's authorization of disbursement requests.

The designated Contractor shall coordinate with local authorities responsible for MCC Compact and/or Threshold program development and implementation as well as other donors, where relevant. However, the Contractor will report directly to the designated Contracting Officer Representative (COR) / Project Monitor (PM).

Qualifications

Education Technical Qualification and Experience Developing World Experience

Degree in civil, agricultural or irrigation engineering or related field

10-years' experience in planning, design and construction of irrigation systems; licensed or chartered engineer or similar professional qualification desirable.

Experience working in developing country, experience in Africa preferred. Minimum developing world experience 12 months.

Conflict of Interest

The contractor would be precluded from bidding on work and services (design, assessment, construction and supervision) to be procured by the local MCA accountable entity or using funds advanced under a Compact in the relevant country, unless the contractor submits a mitigation plan sufficient to ameliorate any conflict of interest pursuant to the rules applicable to the procurement process.

Deliverables

The Contractor shall assist MCC in reviewing the design and implementation planning and oversight in MCC eligible countries. The Contractor will provide services to MCC on an as needed basis, as required. To support MCC in the flexible and timely manner needed to meet the evolving needs of Compact and/or Threshold program development and negotiation, technical directives under this statement of work will be issued and the Contractor deployed each time the Contractor's services are needed over the course of this contract. No additional tasks shall imply any additional costs to the Government beyond the amount allowed for in the initial call order; however, this call order may be amended to reflect additional costs associated with implementation planning and oversight requirements in additional countries.

Deliverables: Trip reports, ad hoc reports or information as may be requested by the COR/PM.

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section D

D.1 PACKAGING AND MARKING

All deliverables shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Project Monitor, and/or Contracting Officer and shall be marked as follows:

1. Name and address of the Contractor;

2. Contract Number;

3. Description of item contained therein; and

4. Consignee's name and address.

D.2 PAYMENT OF POSTAGE AND FEES

All postage and fees related to submitting information including forms, reports, etc. to the Contracting Officer or COR shall be paid by the Contractor.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

Section E

E.1. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Pursuant to FAR clause 52.212-4, all work described in Section C to be delivered under this contract is subject to final inspection and acceptance by an authorized representative of the Government. The authorized representative of the Government is the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Program Manager (PM), who is responsible for inspection and acceptance of all services, materials, or supplies to be provided by the Contractor.

E.2. PLACE OF INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports, and other deliverables required under this contract shall be performed by the COR at the addresses specified in the contract.

E.3. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT

E.3.1. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Program Manager (PM), as a duly authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer, shall assume the responsibilities for monitoring the Contractors' performance, evaluating the quality of services provided by the Contractor, and performing final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables for payment.

Inspection of services performed under this contract shall be performed in accordance with FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions.

E.3.2. All deliverables shall be considered accepted within three weeks of submission to the COR unless the COR, or other designee, has provided written comments to the contractor requesting revisions to the deliverables.

E.4. SCOPE OF INSPECTION

All deliverables will be inspected for content, completeness, accuracy, and conformance with contract requirements by the COR. The scope and nature of this inspection will be sufficiently comprehensive to ensure the completeness, quality, and adequacy of all deliverables.

E.5. BASIS OF ACCEPTANCE

E.5.1. The basis for acceptance shall be compliance with the requirements and relevant terms and conditions of set forth in the contract. Deliverable items rejected shall be corrected in accordance with the applicable clauses.

E.5.2. If the Government finds that a draft or final deliverable contains spelling errors, grammatical errors, or improper format, or otherwise does not conform to the requirements stated within this contract, the document may be immediately rejected without further review and returned to the contractor for correction and resubmission. If the contractor requires additional Government guidance to produce an acceptable draft, the contractor shall arrange a meeting with the COR.

E.5.3. All of the Government's comments on deliverables must either be incorporated in the succeeding version of the deliverable, or the contractor must demonstrate to the Government's satisfaction why such comments should not be incorporated.

E.5.4. Deliverables will be accepted when all discrepancies, errors, or other deficiencies identified in writing by the Government have been corrected.

E.6. NON-CONFORMING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

Non-conforming products or services will be rejected. Deficiencies will be corrected by the contractor, within ten (10) workdays of the rejection notice. If the deficiencies cannot be corrected within ten workdays, the contractor will immediately notify the COR of the reason for the delay and provide a proposed corrective action plan within ten (10) workdays.

E.7. GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

E.7.1. General quality measures, as set forth below, will be applied to each work product received from the Contractor under this contract.

E.7.1.1. Accuracy: Work Products shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

E.7.1.2. Clarity: Work Products shall be clear and concise. Any/all diagrams shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

E.7.1.3. Consistency to Requirements: All work products must satisfy the requirements of this Statement of Work.

E.7.1.4. File Editing: All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government.

E.7.1.5. Format: All reports and document deliverables are to be submitted in English, unless specifically directed otherwise in a Technical Direction, in hard and electronic copy (in MS Word), with tables, data and calculations in MS Excel.

The electronic copy must be in a format as indicated in the Deliverables Table.

Section F - Delivery or Performance

Line Item: 0001 Period Of Performance Start Date Period Of Performance End Date Period Of Performance Address

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation 1099 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700

WASHINGTON DC

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Line Item: 1001 Period Of Performance Start Date Period Of Performance End Date Period Of Performance Address

MCC Headquarters Millennium Challenge Corporation

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Section F

F.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance shall be for a base period of twelve (12) months with one (1) twelve (12) month option periods.

BASE YEAR: 26 SEP 2022 through 25 SEP 2023

OPTION YEAR 1: 26 SEP 2023 through 25 SEP 2024

F.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform services primarily at their own facilities, but may also be required to perform services at MCC headquarters, at the facilities of MCA Entities, or other location, per COR/PM technical direction.

Address(es) to be added to time of award.

F.3 DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

The contractor shall submit all required report(s)/deliverables in accordance with Section C: All reports shall reference and cite the contract number.

Deliverables will be determined at the Technical Direction Level and in accordance with Section C. Within two weeks of commencement of award, the Contractor shall develop a work plan that illustrates the team structure and organization and the methodology for the work in the first technical direction. The work plan shall be updated as required.

Deliverables will be considered "draft" upon initial receipt and will be reviewed by MCC; comments should be addressed with one week of receipt of MCC comments.

Unless specifically instructed by MCC otherwise, all such reports are to be submitted in English, in an electronic copy using WINDOWS based MS-Office 2007 or later products including WORD for text, data tables in EXCEL, appropriate MS-Office 2003 or later programs for exhibits, and schedules using MS-Project. Original drawing files should be submitted in AUTOCAD 2002 (or later), and also in PDF printable version. Digital photo files should be submitted in JPG format. GIS data should be submitted both in ArcView files, and PDF printable files. Presentations should be prepared with PowerPoint. All work files shall be submitted to MCC along with PDF files.

To support MCC in the flexible and timely manner needed to meet the evolving needs of Compact implementation, technical directives under this statement of work will be issued and the Consultant deployed each time the Consultant's services are needed over the course of this contract. No additional tasks shall imply any additional costs to the Government beyond the amount allowed for in the initial purchase order; however, this call order may be amended to reflect additional costs associated with implementation planning and oversight requirements in additional countries.

Examples of deliverables include but are not limited to: trip reports, ad hoc reports, procedural documents or revisions thereto specified in a Technical Direction, and review and technical comments as needed/requested by the COR/PM.

Note: The COVID-19 Pandemic is impacting MCC's Compact process. The full extent of the impact is currently unknown. Due to this uncertainty, various aspects of the requirement terms may change, e.g., the scope, period of performance, etc. Such changes may be implemented through bilateral modifications.

F.4 TIMING AND REPORTING

All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The COR for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

The COR will have technical responsibility for monitoring the performance. The COR will review and evaluate the contract's performance, and also will coordinate any communications with relevant counterparts and other donor agencies and organizations.

Any change in the terms of the contract must be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this contract or of the terms and conditions of the contract unless confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters that pertain to the contract terms. Proceeding with the work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment for that work.

F.5 DOCUMENT OWNERSHIP AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

All documents produced and/or collected by the contractor, electronic and hard copies, shall be the sole property of MCC.

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a comprehensive electronic data base and reference index of all relevant documents reviewed, produced, and/or edited by the Contractor. Any and all such documents will be electronically compiled in usable form and delivered to MCC, in an organized electronic format acceptable to MCC, at the end of the contract, and if requested by MCC also in hard copies.

The Contractor shall provide a document management system acceptable to MCC. MCC, at its sole discretion, may provide such system as SharePoint or similar in addition or in lieu of the Contractor's system. The Contractor shall abide by MCC required communication protocol including sharing information and reports with the MCC team, and/or other MCC consultants for efficient and timely reviews and communications as specifically requested.

F.6 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE MONITORING

Quality Assurance: The Contractor shall have in place and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) that covers, as a minimum, how the Contractor intends to meet the requirements of all performance objectives, monitor and proactively manage contract requirements. It shall also include the mechanism by which the Government will be notified of performance related incidents that are likely to affect quality of services or impact mission accomplishment. The Contractor shall provide a copy of its QCP to the COR within 10 days of the effective date of contract award. Any proposed changes to the QCP shall be provided to the Contracting Officer for review and comment no later than 10 working days prior to the effective date of the proposed changes.

F.7 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

Performance of the work under this task order shall be subject to the technical direction of the COR/PM.

The term "technical direction" is defined to include, without limitation, the following:

a) Directions to the Contractor, which redirect the task order effort, shift work emphasis between work areas, require the pursuit of certain lines of inquiry, fill in details or otherwise serve to accomplish contractual requirements;

b) Provision of information to the Contractor, which assists in the interpretation of renderings, specifications or technical portions of the work description; and

c) Review and, where required by the task order, approval of reports, creative renderings, specifications, materials or technical information to be delivered by the Contractor to MCC under this task order.

Technical direction must be within the general scope of work stated in the contract. The COR/PM does not have the authority to, and may not, issue any technical direction which:

1) Constitutes the assignment of any additional work outside the general scope of the task order;

2) Constitutes a change as defined in the contract clause entitled, "Changes";

3) In any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total estimated task order costs, fixed fee, or time required for the task order performance; or

4) Changes any of the express terms, conditions or specifications of the contract.

All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR/PM; verbal direction, if necessary, shall be confirmed by the COR/PM in writing within five (5) working days after their issuance, with a copy to the Contracting Officer (CO). The Contractor shall acknowledge acceptance of the technical direction by submitting a letter of acceptance, via email or Fax, to the COR/PM and Contracting Officer. The technical direction will provide clear and concise instructions on tasks and deliverables requested of the Contractor's team, and designate the MCC technical contact with whom the Contractor should coordinate. The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical directions duly issued by the COR/PM in the manner prescribed by this article and within his/her authority under the provisions of this article. If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction issued by the COR/PM is not within one of the tasks defined above, the Contractor shall not proceed, but shall notify the CO, in writing, within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and shall request the CO to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving such notification from the Contractor, the CO shall issue an appropriate task order modification or advise the Contractor, in writing, that in his/her opinion, the technical direction is within the scope of this article and does not constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of the task order. The Contractor shall thereupon proceed immediately with the direction given.

F.8 CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS

Due to unusual and unexpected circumstances, the Contracting Officer may request that the contractor exercise alternative means, methods, or places of performances to fulfill the requirements of the contract. This could include but not is not limited to working from alternate locations in the event of building closures or evacuations or other circumstances that may require the contractor not to perform at MCC headquarters, remote and virtual collaboration or alternative travel arrangements due to travel restrictions in certain countries, or partial and/or total evacuation of contractor personnel overseas. If these alternative methods and locations of performance result in changes to the contract, all contract adjustments will be processed in accordance with the Part 43 of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Requesting Office Address

MCC-HQ

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550 Phone: Fax:

Contact Details:

Property Administration Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550

COR Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550

Issuing Office Address

Millennium Challenge Corporation Contracts and Grants Management Division 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20005-3550

Payment Office Address

IBC-FIN

Interior Business Center M/S D-2773 7301 West Mansfield Avenue Lakewood CO 80235-2230

IPP-001 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system using the "Bill to Agency" of Interior Business Center - FMD.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Custom Clause)

MCC 52.232-70 INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2017)

Invoices shall be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, thirty days (30) following receipt of a proper invoice.

The Contractor shall submit each invoice electronically via email or fax to the following:

Fax: 303.969.5151/7281 ATTN: MCC Payments, or

Email: MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov, or

As an alternative to electronic submission of invoices, one copy of each invoice may be submitted to the following address:

Interior Business Center

M/S D-2773

7301 West Mansfield Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80235-2230 mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov mailto:MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov

If it is determined that the amount billed is incorrect, the invoice may be revised by the Government, or the contractor may be required to submit a revised invoice.

To constitute a proper invoice, each invoice must include the following information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name, address and telephone of the Contractor

(2) Date of invoice and invoice number

(3) Contract number (including task order or call number and contract line item(s)) also modification number, if applicable

(4) Description (quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price) of the supplies/services rendered (including hours incurred and billing rate, as applicable to the contract)

(5) A schedule depicting the following information:

Amount Invoiced

This Period

Cumulative Amount Invoiced Authorized Value of Contract Balance Remaining on Contract

If the contractor is billing for costs incurred over more than a single month, the costs for each month in which the costs were incurred and shall be segregated into the month they were actually incurred.

(6) Name of Contracting Officer's Representative (COR); and

(7) Signature of authorized representative of the firm with the following invoice certification:

"The undersigned hereby certifies to the best of my knowledge and belief that: the sum claimed under this contract is proper and due, and all the costs of contract performance have been paid, or to the extent allowed under the applicable payment clause, will be paid by the Contractor when due in the ordinary course of business; the work reflected by these costs has been performed, and amounts involved are consistent with the requirements of this Contract.

BY:______________________________________

TITLE:___________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________

Inquiries regarding the status of invoices may be directed to NBC Accounting. The email address is:

MCC_Accounting_IBCDENVER@ibc.doi.gov.

(End of clause)

MCC 52.232-73 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (MAY 2017)

Policy.When authorized as part of the Scope of Work on this contract/order and within the contract/order ceiling and as approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or other MCC officials as described below, travel expenses incurred in performance of technical directives issued under this contractor/order may be reimbursed as allowed by the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) in effect at the time of travel. MCC's supplemental policy interpretations are derived from the FTR and cannot grant additional benefits or adjust processes defined in the FTR. Supplemental policies of MCC set forth below:

a) Traveler Responsibilities. All contractor travelers must:

2) Travel in accordance with the FTR and the MCC policies included in this document; and

3) Pay any charges or fees associated with non-compliance of FTR or any MCC policies included in this document, and any expenses incurred for personal convenience. For example, the traveler may become personally responsible for travel costs associated with unauthorized use of other than coach class accommodations, failing to follow the Fly American Act requirements, exceeding per diem rates, changing departure or return flights, purchasing unapproved items, etc. regardless of the fact that travel arrangements may have been booked by others (e.g., Travel Agency).

b) Cabin Class Standards

1) The standard cabin class for contractor air-travel is coach class, regardless of destination or travel time.

2) Coach "premium" class may be authorized for destinations which have a travel time of more than 14 hours, consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations and the approval standards outlined in paragraph (f) of this document.

3) Business class travel accommodations will NOT be authorized except as determined through the approval process outlined in paragraph (f) of this document. This approval process is considered to be exceptional, to be part of a trip by trip analysis, and at the discretion of the government regardless of the destination or travel time.

c) Airlines and Flights. In accordance with the Fly America Act, contractors must use a U.S. flag air carrier service for all travel funded by the government beginning or ending in the U.S. unless a specific exemption to the "Fly America" rule applies. Flights on U.S. air carrier pairings with foreign carriers (i.e., code share flights) are regarded as meeting Fly America requirements if the ticket is issued on the American carrier and there is an American carrier flight number.

d) Limitations. Travel reimbursement, which is part of ODC, shall not exceed the authorized ODC amount on the contract. To be reimbursable, the travel expenses must be:

1) Allowable under the FTR and the provisions of this contract/order and associated technical directives;

2) Approved prior to travel expenditure by the COR; and

3) Allocable and necessary for performance of this contract/order and associated technical directives.

e) Reimbursement Requests. Travel reimbursement requests must be submitted in sufficient time for the COR to give prior approval, and must identify:

1) The name of the traveler.

2) Destination (s) including itinerary.

3) Purpose of the travel; and

4) Cost breakdown.

5) To be reimbursed, invoices including travel expenses must provide a detailed breakdown of the actual expenditures invoiced. Contractor shall maintain the original or legible copy of receipts for all travel expenses invoiced when the expenditure is $75.00 or more. MCC reserves the right to request evidence of any travel expense paid.

f) Approvals. All travel expenses, including rental cars, must be approved by the MCC COR in writing in advance of booking any travel and incurring travel expenses. The following expense types require additional MCC pre-approvals beyond that of the COR. These additional approvals and associated justifications will be documented in writing:

1) Business class - Business class travel is considered to be exceptional, to be determined as part of a trip by trip analysis, and at the discretion of the government regardless of the destination or travel time. To reflect the exceptional nature of this approval, the justification for use of business class must be prepared by the COR and approved in writing by the relevant Managing Director or Deputy Vice President of the organization requesting the contractor to travel. The single exception to requiring this justification and approval for every trip in question is when a State Department approved medical accommodation has been granted. In this case, the approval of the COR and the Contracting Officer only is required after verifying that the medical accommodation is effective for the trip in question and that sufficient funds are available. All justifications must verify that the contractor is required to report for duty the following day or sooner, that the travel time for the trip is at least 14 hours, and that a rest stop will not be taken en route. For audit purposes, all justifications and approvals to this effect must be retained by the COR and the contractor until contract closeout at which point all documentation must be provided to the Contracting Officer for incorporation in the contract file. Below are possible justifications supporting these exceptional requests:

A) Medical accommodation -

MCC has engaged the services of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Federal Occupational Health Service (FOH), and Medical Employability Program (MEP) for medical accommodations due to disability adjudication.

Requests for, and HHS determinations on, medical accommodations for business class travel will be confidential, with only MCC's Travel Office receiving copies of the request and the MED/DP determination. Contractor travelers requesting medical accommodations based upon disability must complete the steps below. Forms are available from the MCC COR and/or PM.

1) Contractor traveler completes the Medical Employability Case Transmittal Form, A127523-S192701-W190333.

Form can be faxed to (301) 492-4783 or e-mailed to medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov with a copy to the MCC Travel Office at mccmedical@mcc.gov.

2) Contractor traveler forwards Physician a copy of the Medical Accommodation Physician's form, which the physician completes, dates, and signs. Once signed, the traveler OR their physician e-mails a scanned .pdf attachment to HHS at medical.employability@foh.hhs.gov. Alternatively, it can be faxed Attn: Medical Employability Program (301) 492-4783.

3) Once both forms have been completed and sent, HHS makes a medical determination based on the information provided by the traveler and the traveler's physician on the…