SOL-OAA-12-000105__HABITAT_FINALv2.pdf

Date Issued: July 9th, 2013 Questions Due: July 22nd, 2013-2pm EST Closing Date: August 15th, 2013 Closing Time: 2:00 PM EST

Subject: Request for Proposals Number SOL-OAA-12-000105

Helping Access Basic Infrastructure Technical Assistance and Training

(HABITAT)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide short- and long-term technical services, training, capacity-building and equipment in areas related to improving urban and local governance. USAID anticipates awarding approximately six (6) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts (approximately four (4) unrestricted IDIQs and approximately two (2) IDIQs reserved for small businesses) with a five-year period of performance as a result of this solicitation.

Note: The IDIQ contracts resulting from this RFP will include a small business threshold requiring that all task orders with a total estimated cost of $1,000,000 or less be set-aside for small businesses unless the Task Order Contracting Officer determines that one of the fair opportunity exceptions applies. Small business awardees will also have fair opportunity to compete for task orders with a total estimated cost exceeding the $1,000,000 threshold.

USAID anticipates that the maximum ordering limitation of the contracts resulting from this RFP will be $650,000,000 over the five-year ordering period. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all contractors cannot exceed this contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees. There is no guarantee on the number of task orders that the successful contractors will receive or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set forth in the RFP. The geographic code for this RFP is 937. Task orders issued under this IDIQ contract may be either Firm Fixed-Price or Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee awards. Firm Fixed-Price task orders are preferred.

All questions related to this RFP must be submitted to mbarnes@usaid.gov no later than 2pm, EST, June 22nd, 2013. Unless otherwise notified by an amendment to the RFP, no questions will be accepted after this date.

This RFP will replace the following IDIQs in this sector:

1. AECOM International Development (EPP-I-00-04-00026-00)

2. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (EPP-I-00-04-00027-00)

3. Mendez England & Assoc. (EPP-I-00-04-00030-00)

4. ARD, Inc. (EPP-I-00-04-00035-00)

5. The Urban Institute (EPP-I-00-04-00036-00)

6. Research Triangle Institute (EPP-I-00-04-00037-00)

This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.

This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from the Internet at www.fedbizopps.gov. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same Internet site from which you downloaded the solicitation. You are therefore advised to regularly check the above Internet site for amendments.

Sincerely, /s/

Kevin Sampson Contracting Officer

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SOL-OAA-12-000105 July 9th, 2013

U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Acquisition and Assistance

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Contract is to provide services that fall within the statement of work specified in Section C for “Helping Access Basic Infrastructure Technical Assistance and Training” (HABITAT). USAID Task Order Contracting Officers (TOCOs) will request the work through the issuance of Task Orders during the ordering period as specified in Section F of the Contract.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND SERVICES

This is a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ). The Government will issue task orders that are either Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) (term or completion) or any Firm Fixed-Priced (FFP) type. The Contractor must perform the services set forth in task orders at prices consistent with section B of this contract.

B.3 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING

This is a multiple award Contract with an overall ceiling price of $650,000,000. The maximum aggregate dollar value of Task Orders awarded to all Contractors cannot exceed the Contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees.

B.4 MINIMUM ORDER GUARANTEE

Obligated Amount, the basic Contract includes an initial obligation of funds in the amount of $10,000 to cover the minimum order guarantee. USAID is required to order and the Contractor is required to furnish the minimum order amount of services. Following this initial obligation, individual Task Orders will obligate funds to cover the work required under such Task Orders.

B.5 INDIRECT COST

[Only applicable to CPFF task orders]

Pending establishment of revised provisional or final indirect cost rates, allowable indirect costs shall be reimbursed on the basis of the following negotiated provisional or predetermined rates and the appropriate bases for prime Contractors and their major Subcontractors (“major Subcontractors” are those Subcontractors expected to perform at least 20% of the technical effort).

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD TBD 1/ 1/ 1/

TBD TBD 2/ 2/ 2/

TBD TBD 3/ 3/ 3/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

Source:

2/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

Source:

3/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

Source:

NOTE: Subcontractor indirect cost rates may be included in Task Order proposals, and are subject to approval of the TOCO in accordance with FAR 52.244-2, Subcontracts.

B.6 CEILING INDIRECT COST RATES

[Only applicable to CPFF task orders]

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

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD TBD 1/ 1/ 1/

TBD TBD 2/ 2/ 2/

TBD TBD 3/ 3/ 3/

1/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

2/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

3/Base of Application:

Type of Rate:

Period:

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

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

(d) The contractor will make no change in its established method of classifying or allocating indirect costs without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer and OAA/CAS.

B.7 CEILING ON FIXED FEE - CPFF TASK ORDERS/FEES ON GRANTS

(a) For each task order issued under this IDIQ, the TOCO and Contractor agree to negotiate a set dollar amount for fixed fee. In negotiating the fixed dollar amount for fee, the TOCO must consider the policies and factors for establishing fee in FAR 15.404-4 as well as any applicable USAID policy on establishing a fixed fee amount. In no event, however, may the amount of fixed fee in any individual task order exceed _____ percent (Offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the task order’s estimated cost, excluding fee. The fee ceiling applies to the prime contractor and any subcontractors.

NOTE 1: The ceiling on fixed fee does not apply to Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Task Orders. This fee shall not be applied to sub-grant costs.

(b) The Total Estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee for each Task Order must be negotiated in accordance with the terms of this contract.

(c) Grants under Contracts. For any grants under contract activities awarded under a task order, the TOCO must determine if a Letter of Credit (LOC) is necessary. However, since issuance of an LOC cannot be accomplished prior to award, all offerors shall propose a ceiling percentage fee if issued an LOC and a separate ceiling fee percentage if not issued an LOC. Only the appropriate fee will be included in the contract upon award as follows:

_____ percent (offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the amount for grants under contract awarded under the task order, excluding fee if issued a letter of credit.

_____ percent (offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the amount for grants under contract awarded under the task order, excluding fee if NOT issued a letter of credit.

NOTE 2: The fixed fee ceiling percentage identified in B.7 (a) cannot be applied against Grants under Contract in accordance with 22 CFR 226.81.

B.8 LABOR

Compensation of personnel under this Contract or any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007 Personnel Compensation (July 2007), the full text of which is in Section H.

(a) Central management costs: The Contracting Officer has determined the government will not authorize central management costs under the IDIQ contract. Contractors shall not bill USAID directly for central management costs (e.g., responding to task order proposal requests, central reporting, central meetings with the basic IDIQ contract Contracting Officer’s Representative) under this IDIQ contract or under task orders.

(b) The work day and work week policies and method of accounting for paid absences including holidays for the Contractor and major subcontractors is set forth in Attachment J.5 of the award.

(The contractor’s information will be included in the award pursuant to the instructions found in L.9 (j).

B.9 OTHER DIRECT COSTS & MATERIALS (CPFF ONLY)

(a) In additional to direct labor, other direct costs necessary for the performance of the work under task orders, such as travel and transportation, lodging and subsistence expenses, and allowances may be authorized by the task order.

(b) The Contracting Officer determines which other direct costs are allowable, allocable, and fair and reasonable in accordance with the applicable federal cost principles (i.e., FAR 31.2 and AIDAR 731.2 for commercial (for profit) organizations or FAR 31.3 and AIDAR 731.3 for educational institutions, or FAR 31.7 and AIDAR 731.7 for other not-for-profit organizations).

For those other direct costs the TOCO authorizes, the Contractors are allowed to recover applicable indirect costs on these costs, if doing so is part of the Contractor's usual accounting procedures, consistent with the applicable cost principles, and are included in the Contractor's Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement.

B.10 TASK ORDER LIMITATIONS

Note: Task orders issued under this IDIQ contract may be either Firm Fixed-Price or Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee awards.

(a) Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Task Orders. When issuing CPFF task orders, the TOCO shall state in the Task Order the total estimated cost plus fixed fee, which is the total amount of the Task Order and the maximum amount the contractor may be paid without the advance written approval of the Contracting Officer. This maximum amount represents the negotiated mix of the prime Contractors and subcontractors' professional labor categories and salaries, an estimated number of workdays, other direct costs, and fixed fee.

(b) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders. When issuing FFP Task Orders, TOCOs shall state in the Task Order the firm-fixed-price, which represents the total amount of the Task Order and the maximum price the contractor may be paid to perform the services, reports, or other deliverables in the Task Order.

(c) Minimum Order. When USAID requires services or reports and other deliverables covered by this Contract in a Task Order in the amount of less than $25,000, the contractor is not obligated to accept an order to furnish those services or reports and other deliverables under this Contract.

However, if the contractor agrees to furnish services or reports and other deliverables required by USAID in an amount of less than $25,000 and is awarded a Task Order to do so, the contractor is required to provide said services and reports/deliverables in accordance with the Contract's terms and conditions.

(d) Maximum Order. When USAID requires services or reports and other deliverables covered by this Contract in a Task Order amount of more than $20,000,000, the contractor is not obligated to bid on an order to furnish those services or reports and other deliverables under this Contract. However, if the contractor agrees to furnish services or reports and other deliverables required by USAID in excess of $20,000,000 and awarded a Task Order to do so, the contractor is required to provide said services and reports/deliverables in accordance with the Contracts terms and conditions.

(e) Notwithstanding the above, if issuance of a Task Order to, and acceptance of a Task Order by, the contractor would: (1) result in the contractor (or its personnel or its subcontractors or their personnel) having an organizational conflict of interest for which restrictions would be placed on the contractor's (or its personnel’s or its subcontractors’ or their personnel’s) future activities; or (2) violate the provisions of the Procurement Integrity legislation, i.e., Section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423), as amended by Section 814 of Pub. L. 101-189 the contractor, after written notification to the cognizant Contracting Officer, is not obligated to furnish those services or reports and other deliverables under this Contract, and USAID may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

B.11 COST REIMBURSABLE

(Only applicable to CPFF task orders)

The U.S. dollar costs allowable shall be limited to reasonable, allocable, and allowable costs determined in accordance with FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, and FAR 52.216-8, Fixed Fee, if applicable, AIDAR 752.7003, Documentation for Payment, OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions and OMB Circular A-122, Cost Principles for Nonprofit organizations.

B.12 LABOR CATEGORIES – UNBURDENED CEILING DAILY RATES

(Only applicable to CPFF task orders)

(a) The task order must include labor rates that are equal to or lower than the Ceiling Daily Rates (CDRs) set forth below. Each ceiling daily rate (CDR) for personnel listed below is “unburdened” and must only include salary costs or consulting rates of the individual providing the services. The CDR for personnel must not include additional costs including but not limited to: payroll costs (fringe benefits, FICA, etc.), indirect costs applicable to labor, or profit/fee.

The CDRs set forth below are fixed for the term of the IDIQ award and are for an eight hour day, and apply to all subcontractors. If a new subcontractor is proposed for a specific task order on other than a fixed-price basis, the CDRs set forth below will apply, and the subcontract is subject to consent by the TOCO.

Actual salaries for all personnel will be negotiated under task orders and final approval is provided by the TOCO. The ceiling rates presented below do not constitute approval of final salary rates above the Contractor Salary Threshold (CST) (see ADS 302.3.6.10.). All TOCOs must comply with the approval requirements in ADS 302.

(b) The single unburdened ceiling daily rate for each labor category in the table below represents the mid-level and senior-level rate in each labor category. Two unburdened ceiling daily rates for each labor category are included in the contract to provide more flexibility under task orders.

If junior-level personnel are required under task orders, they must be proposed at rates below the mid-level unburdened ceiling daily rate.

[Note 1: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates apply to any CPFF task order(s) that are awarded under this contract.]

[Note 2: The Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates apply to prime Contractor, Subcontractor, TCNs, CCNs, and consultant salaries. For consultants that typically bill using a loaded rate, Contractors must propose any charges above the CDR separately and note in the budget narrative.]

Labor Category/Grouping CDR-Mid CDR Senior

1001 Project Manager $ 1002 Administrative Analyst $ 1003 Financial Analyst $ 1004 Urban Planner $ 1005 Transportation Analyst $ 1006 Civil Analyst $ 1007 Environmental Specialist $ 1008 Disaster Recovery Advisor $ 1009 Grants Specialist $ 1010 Training Specialist $

(c) Definition of labor categories:

1001 Project Manager - This Individual is responsible for the day-to-day work and staff supervision leading to the achievement of quality work products. He or she serves as a critical team member in a project management unit, mentoring other employees and collaborating closely with senior management for effective supervision of at least one or two complex projects, as well as engaging in increasingly complex new business and technical assignments with minimal oversight.

1002 Administrative Analyst –The administrative analyst shall be responsible for overseeing the procurement, administrative, and financial management and accountability requirements of the HABITAT contract.

1003 Financial Analyst - This person will advise host governments at the local and national level and could include but not be limited to the following areas:

1. Assessing and improving the financial situation of municipalities in regards to own source revenues, taxes and fees and intergovernmental transfers;

2. Assessing and improving the creditworthiness of municipalities;

3. Providing expert advice to local and national governments on sub-sovereign lending;

4. Provide advice to municipalities on entering into various public private partnerships arrangements for service delivery and infrastructure;

5. Providing technical assistance in computerized financial information management systems, performance-based budgeting, executing the budget cycle, and auditing;

6. Advising sub-national governments on the feasibility, design and issuance of municipal bonds;

7. Advising the national government on the design of equalization formulas for determining intergovernmental transfers;

1004 Urban Planner –This person will advise host governments at the local and national level and could include but not be limited to the following areas:

1. Promote and administer government plans and policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation;

2. Hold public meetings and confer with government, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, and special interest groups to formulate and develop land use or community plans.

3. Advise host governments on processes to recommend, approve, deny or conditional approval of construction permits.

4. Advise host governments on the effects of regulatory limitations on local development;

5. Advise host governments on how to assess the feasibility of land use proposals and identify necessary changes.

6. Advise host governments on how to create, prepare, or requisition graphic and narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables such as population density;

1005 Transportation Analyst –Consult and advise host governments at the local and national level in areas that could include but not be limited to the following:

1. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain consulting services on road creation & maintenance and transport systems that move people and goods;

2. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services to develop plans for surface transportation projects according to established engineering standards. Prepares plans, estimates, and specifications for transportation facilities;

3. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for plans alterations and modifications of existing streets, highways, and freeways to improve traffic flow;

4. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for the preparation of deeds, property descriptions, and right-of-way maps and performs field engineering calculations to compensate for change orders and contract estimates.

5. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for the preparation and presentation of public reports of environmental analysis statements and other transportation information.

6. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for Conducting surveys, improving signs or lighting, preparing plans, or directing and coordinating construction or maintenance activities; and

7. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for the study of vehicular and pedestrian traffic conditions and prepare reports for improvements

1006 Civil Analyst with specialization in potable water systems and sanitation specialty- This person will advise host governments at the local and national level and could include but not be limited to the following areas:

1. Improving the management of potable water and sanitation pumping/processing sites, particularly in association with earthworks, buried large diameter ductile iron/steel pipework, buried and utility building structures, materials specification;

2. Preparation of reports and studies regarding of waste water treatment plants, pump systems and stations, and pipelines, collection systems for waste water networks and storage tanks. Analyzing and preparing reports on treatment methods for waste water, and analyzing floodplain or storm water drain systems to prevent and control water damage;

3. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for the construction and operation of hygienic projects such as waterworks, sewage, garbage and trash disposal plants, drainage systems, and insect and rodent control projects, and plan development of watersheds and directs building of aqueducts, filtration plants, and storage and distribution systems for water supply;

4. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for the preparation of reports and studies regarding water treatment plants, pump systems and stations, and pipelines, distribution systems for drinking, and water supply networks and storage tanks, and analyzing and preparing reports on treatment methods for waste water, and analyzing floodplain or storm water drain systems to prevent and control water damage;

5. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for the review/comment and approval of Contractor’s reports and studies, material submittals, drawings and other project relevant documentation and correspondence;

1007 Environmental Specialist - The Individual provides expert advice and assistance in support of host government municipalities’ and could include but not be limited to the following areas:

1. Solving environmental problems such as water and air pollution, waste disposal, and public health issues;

2. Using advanced principles of biology, chemistry, and environmental science to protect human life and natural resources as well as wildlife;

3. Review/comment and approve Contractor’s reports and studies, material submittals, drawings and other project relevant documentation and correspondence;

4. Provide advice to relevant government counterparts on how they can obtain services for planning, monitoring and supervising the work of contractors and engineers;

5. Conduct hazardous waste management studies. Assess recycling and reclamation processes;

6. Working with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, and other specialists to address environmental problems;

7. Preparing, reviewing, and revising environmental regulations and recommendation reports and monitoring the progress of environmental programs. Advising industries and government agencies about the efficacy of environmental policies and standards.

1008 Disaster Recovery Adviser - The Individual provides expert advice and assistance in support of host governments at the national and local level in the following areas:

1. Coordinating the development of advance arrangements and procedures to ensure that host country governments can respond to a disaster so that the critical functions can be resumed within a defined time frame, the amount of loss can be minimized, and any stricken facilities can be repaired or replaced as quickly as possible;

2. Analyzing, assessing and proposing contingency planning to mitigate for potential impact of global climate change such as flooding, severe storms,

3. Coordinating the design, development, maintenance, and exercising (testing) of the overall disaster recovery plans for critical functional areas.

4. Providing technical assistance so that disaster recovery plans address three major elements of the recovery process: (1) the Emergency Response organization and procedures for reacting to and coordinating recovery efforts; (2) the Recovery Support procedures for restoring key organization resources; and (3) the Business Resumption procedures for the continuation of critical business processes;

5. Performs risk analysis for governmental functional areas to identify points of vulnerability and recommends disaster avoidance and reduction strategies;

6. Provides guidance to and coordinate the efforts of relevant counterparts in the development of recovery procedures for key areas of the organization. Analyzes environmental and equipment configurations for critical corporate resources;

recommends disaster avoidance measures and improved backup capabilities.

7. Conduct disaster recovery training for relevant counterparts in all functional areas.

Provides instructional and informational materials on how staff is expected to respond during an emergency. Assist relevant entities in the assignment and training of staff.

Develop and maintain standards and procedures for disaster recovery documentation.

Maintains a library of recovery support and service resumption procedures.

1009 Grants Specialist - Provides grant oversight and capacity building support for grants issued under USAID task orders. This includes supporting the project manager in review of grant awards for responsibility, determination, cost realism, regulatory compliance and risk analysis and mitigation. The Grants Management Specialist will be responsible for grantee compliance for the duration of the program. Provides regular updates on grantee compliance, risks and challenges that may arise and offers solutions accordingly. Maintains and manages records of grant agreements including paper and electronic files, an inventory of all agreements, and a schedule of dates and deadlines relevant to those agreements.

1010 Training Specialist - The Training Specialist will, as requested, provide support in the area of training under USAID-issued HABITAT task orders. This individual will focus on training, capacity building and institutional strengthening, in support of HABITAT’s overall objectives, and as specifically called for in task orders. The Training Specialist’s responsibilities could include, but not be limited to:

1. Design training programs, orientation programs, meetings and retreats;

2. Assure logistical arrangements for training programs;

3. Provide information about training programs to targeted parties and individuals;

4. Facilitate or co-facilitate programs and/or sessions using up-to-date adult participatory methodologies;

5. Coach subject-matter specialists who will be involved as presenters in training programs;

6. Manage the process of locating, selecting and supervising vendors of training design/delivery;

7. Evaluate training proposals, curricula and materials submitted by subcontractors and consultants;

8. Interface with USAID and contractor technical personnel to analyze performance and training needs, on an as-needed basis;

9. Interface, when relevant, with other USAID activities that involve training to avoid duplication of existing training material;

10. Develop training materials, produce training materials, job aids and other materials in furtherance of the HABITAT task orders’ objectives;

11. Maintain data on training activities; analyze and interpret results;

12. Participate in the process of developing strategic training directions and plans in support of the task order’s objectives; and

13. Develop the schedule of training programs for annual task order work plans.

Minimum Qualifications

In order to perform the statement of work set forth in Section C, the Contractor must provide personnel that meet the minimum education and experience requirements set forth below. These minimum qualifications for Mid and Senior level personnel correspond to the Unburdened Ceiling Daily Rates above.

Level Academic

Degree* Plus Approximate Years of Relevant** Work Experience

Including Years of Experience in Int'l Development

Relevant Regional Experience

Relevant Language Fluency

Mid Ph.D.

JD/ABD

MS/MA/MB

BS/BA

Less than Bachelor's

As specified in Task Order

As specified in Task Order

As specified in Task Order

Senior Ph.D.

JD/ABD

MS/MA/MB

BS/BA

Less than Bachelor's

As specified in Task Order

As specified in Task Order

As specified in Task Order

*Highest degree obtained should be related to work being performed.

**Relevant Work Experience is required for the levels indicated.

Locally Hired National Personnel or Other Non-U.S. Expatriates

All locally hired national personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates must be paid in accordance with AIDAR 722.170(a): Third Country Nationals (TCNs) and Cooperating Country Nationals (CCNs) who are working in the United States or are legal residents of the United States at the time they are hired for a task order, must be extended benefits and subject to restrictions on the same basis as U.S. citizens who work in the United States. The U.S. CDRs will be applied to TCNs and CCNs conforming to this regulatory provision.

Salaries for individual locally-hired personnel and other non-U.S. expatriates under this contract or any resulting subcontract must be in accordance with AIDAR 752.7007, Personnel Compensations (July 2007) and should be based upon a combination of factors including prevailing in-country salaries for the professional category being negotiated and consideration of the individual's education, work experience and recent relevant salary history.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 SUMMARY

The purpose of the “Helping Access Basic Infrastructure Technical Assistance and Training” (HABITAT) Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDIQs) is to provide access to short- and long-term technical services, training , and capacity-building related to improving urban and local governance in the following five functional areas:

1. Improved urban and local government public service delivery with an emphasis on transportation, water and sanitation;

2. Improved autonomy, transparency, responsiveness and accountability of urban and local governments;

3. Enhanced ability of urban and local governments to adapt to climate change, improve environmental management practices and pollution control systems;

4. Improved urban and local government disaster preparedness, response and recovery; and

5. Improved urban and local government finance, creditworthiness and borrowing.

All task orders issued under the HABITAT IDIQ will whenever appropriate comply with USAID’s “Sustainable Service Delivery in an Increasingly Urbanized World” Policy. While draft versions of this Policy have already been shared with the public, it is expected to become official by the end of 2013.

C.2 BACKGROUND

For the first time in history, urban areas are home to more than half of the world’s population.

As USAID moves into this new “Urban Century”, it must not only recognize the place of cities on development’s front lines, but embrace it and accept the fact that this trend will continue.

Failure to do so will make achieving the Agency’s development goals – in both rural and urban areas – increasingly difficult.

Spreading Slums – Currently, over one billion people live in slums worldwide. This number is expected to double by 2030, with the vast majority of the growth occurring in the secondary cities and market towns of developing countries.

The “Urbanization of Poverty” – While rural areas currently have the greatest absolute number of destitute people, the UN estimates that by 2035, cities will be home to the majority of the world’s poor.

Cities and Climate Change: Cities have been estimated to cause as much as 78% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are also highly susceptible to the risks posed by climate change, including flooding, storm surges, and rises in sea levels because of the roughly 600 million people worldwide who live less than 10 meters above sea level, 360 million live in urban areas.

Cities, Conflict and Security: According to UN-HABITAT, “During the 1990s, countries with urban population growth rates greater than 4% a year were twice more likely to experience civil conflict than those where urban growth was more paced.1”

The ‘Urban Penalty’ on Health: The health of slum-dwellers and other poor urbanites is often worse than that of their rural counterparts, particularly in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Meanwhile, slum-dwellers also often have less access to subsidized public health interventions because donor and government investments tend to focus such interventions in rural areas

Service Delivery USAID is increasingly recognizing that the ability of local governments to deliver services is critical for a number of its objectives. In post conflict countries, improving service delivery can help to establish or improve the legitimacy of the state, allowing it to more easily exert its authority and improve stability. Improving service delivery can help to ameliorate a humanitarian crisis. And service delivery issues can serve as a way of getting citizens involved in local governance, thus promoting more democratic practices.

In many countries, roads and highways provide the dominant mode of land transport and play a vital role in improving people’s lives and in contributing to national economic growth. They often carry more than 80 percent of passenger-km and over 50 percent of freight ton-km in a country. Railways provide the bulk of remaining freight for most countries, and are often neglected in developing countries, requiring improvement to reach their full potential.

Consequently, roads and rails form the backbone to the economy with highways providing essential links to the vast local and community (rural) road networks. Sea and air ports also provide important entry ways for the movement of goods and people.

Good sanitation and hygiene, together with safe drinking water, are essential to health. Although sanitation is one of the most cost-effective interventions for preventing diarrheal diseases, 2.6 billion people do not have access to safe, private, and hygienic sanitation systems. Over one billion people still lack access to safe water and more than three million die every year from avoidable water-related disease. Water security is a rapidly growing issue. The poor are particularly vulnerable when water is either unclean or in short supply. At the same time, water is a key development ingredient that impacts on a variety of factors that sustain and enhance life, as well as serving as a major determinant of private sector performance.

Local Government Autonomy, Transparency, Responsiveness and Accountability Local government officials in developing countries are often unable to provide an adequate level of services for a number of reasons. They may not have a mandate for doing so, or their mandate may be unclear and overlapping with those of other layers of government. Local governments may lack adequate revenues for providing services. Local governments also often do not obtain sufficient resources to provide the services they are responsible for or they may not have the authority or capacity to generate enough own-source revenues. Finally, even when local governments have a clear mandate to provide services and sufficient resources, they may lack an incentive to do so because of insufficient oversight and accountability, both by the levels of government above them and by their own citizenry. To assure that local governments are able to

1 http://ww2.unhabitat.org/mediacentre/documents/sowcr2006/15_french.pdf better provide services, they must have a clear legal mandate to do so, sufficient financial resources and adequate human capacity. Additionally, local governments must be transparent in their operations and there must be sufficient accountability for their actions, both from the citizens whom they serve as well as to higher levels of government.

Urban Areas and Global Climate Change Climate change will affect all countries and, to varying degrees, both rural and urban areas.

However, towns and cities are concentrations of population and economically and socially valuable assets and services. For this reason, both the scale and cost of impacts, whether climate related or natural disaster related, tend to be disproportionately greater than in the more dispersed rural areas. Cities in developing countries also tend to have large informal settlements built with little regard to official zoning and building standards. Towns and cities often have high concentrations of solid and liquid wastes, large areas of impermeable surfaces such as roads that accelerate runoff and disrupt natural drainage patterns and are frequently co-located with hazardous industrial sites (chemical and oil refineries, for example), and toxic pollution which may cause major health disasters if damaged due to conflict, storm or other damaging events.

Anticipated climate change impacts on cities are beginning to change how urban infrastructure is designed and located, populations are settled and the some city services are organized, as discussed previously. The principal climate change impacts include sea level rise, temperature rise, increased variability in precipitation patterns, and an increase in the frequency and/or severity of extreme weather events. Climate change adaptation and disaster risk management require that the resilience of cities be improved. Retrofitting existing urban infrastructure and considering future urban services can enhance climate change preparedness and development.

Municipal Disaster Preparedness Large urban environments can be extremely vulnerable to the impacts of disasters due to the high population density and presence of critical infrastructure. This may be increasingly true as the effects of global climate change raises ocean levels. Recent natural disasters have shown us how communities that are prepared can cope with such events better. For example, the strict building codes in Japan helped to minimize casualties and damage caused by the very powerful 2011 earthquake, while in Haiti many people died and structures where flattened by the less powerful 2009 earthquake. Urban areas must become better prepared for disasters before they strike and to rebuild stronger and smarter after a disaster. Urban areas needs to be able to identify risks are prepare action plans towards mitigating those risks and providing safer places to live and work.

Local Government Finance, Creditworthiness and Borrowing Urban growth is almost always beneficial in terms of improving the quality of life. But for this to happen, urbanization must be accompanied with a commensurate increase in infrastructure, such as water and sewerage services and transportation infrastructure, to name a few. A positive correlation between levels of infrastructure and economic growth has been observed in many economic studies. In order to maximize the beneficial effects of urban growth, the developing world will need to keep up with the demand for infrastructure as they undergo rapid urbanization. Estimates vary but according to one World Bank study, global infrastructure investment in the coming 10 years will require US 8.5 trillion. Whatever the figure, the point is that significant infrastructure investments will be needed to cope with rapid urbanization in order to take full advantage of its benefits for cities in the developing world.

However, many municipalities in the developing world are often unable to pay for infrastructure.

Instead of borrowing from capital markets, many cities in the developing world instead attempt to operate on a pay-as-you-go basis and use taxes and often inadequate service-based fees, or fight for limited central government funding to maintain or expand basic services. Bank financing is often short term and prohibitively expensive. By contrast, local governments in developed countries routinely obtain financing to construct needed facilities by borrowing from domestic capital markets through the issuance of municipal bonds. Structured bonds offer opportunity for greater leverage, enabling cities to make improvements and plan expansion within a limited budget.

C.3 FUNCTIONAL AREAS

This section of the HABITAT IDIQs SOW will provide illustrative examples of the kinds of activities that will be possible within the five functional areas.

C.3.1 Improved Public Service Delivery with an Emphasis on Transportation, Water and

Sanitation

Goal: This functional area focuses on increasing the quantity and quality of local government services particularly in the areas of transportation and water and sanitation, by providing technical assistance and improving the capacity of the officials and institutions charged with providing them. Activities in this functional area can include, but are not limited to the illustrative examples provided below. The offeror should bear in mind that the illustrative examples listed below are potential tasks, other tasks may be required that meet the goals of C.3.1.

Transportation

1. Provide institutional capacity-building to transportation authorities in developing countries, including development of transport policies and related legislation and regulatory guidelines;

2. Support the development and implementation of increased access to reliable and reasonably priced urban and rural public transportation systems, including the implementation of dedicated urban rapid bus lines ;

3. Support the development and implementation of technical and institutional guidelines and specifications, including: (a) organizational capacity building; (b) appropriate and efficient corporate governance; (c) social, safety, and environmental guidelines for roads, rail, water and air transport services; (d) new modalities of procurement for road and bridge construction and maintenance services, including performance-based, lump-sum contracts with the provision of achievable and cost-effective value engineering and pay equation procedures; and (e) development of national and local construction and maintenance contractors including women-owned or –managed firms.

4. Support the participation of the private sector in the provision of transportation services, including concessions/privatization of road, rail, seaport and airport services;

5. Support the development of national or regional multi-mode transport plans and the related modernization and introduction of information and communications technology for port, civil aviation and rail and road agencies; and

6. Support the development and implementation of institutional and technical training programs.

Water and Sanitation

1. Assisting in corporatization and development of prospective performance contracts for public water and sanitation utilities;

2. Assisting expansion of water and sanitation services in slum areas by public utilities that are undergoing corporate reforms;

3. Development of regulatory methods that provide strong incentives for public water and sanitation utilities to improve their quality of service and cost recovery;

4. Design of prospective operating contracts for water and sanitation services in selected towns in a country;

5. Restructuring plans to create regional water and sanitation utilities with modern information and communications technology systems;

6. Assisting in corporatization and development of prospective performance contracts for public water and sanitation utilities; and

7. Assistance to utilities in developing service agreements with NGOs for slum and peri-urban services;

C.3.2 Improved Autonomy, Transparency, Responsiveness and Accountability of Urban and Local Governments

Goal - The goal of this HABITAT component is 1) to create conditions whereby local governments have a mandate and the legal and fiscal means needed to provide services and 2) to create incentives for local governments to more responsively provide services by increasing transparency and accountability from both national-level governments and from their constituents. Activities in this functional area can include, but are not limited to the illustrative examples provided below. The offeror should bear in mind that the illustrative examples listed below are potential tasks, other tasks may be required that meet the goals of C.3.2.

1. Advise and assist national governments in the formulation of legislative frameworks and implementing regulations that can empower local governments;

2. Introduce more transparent budget, decision-making processes, and administrative audits of city services through the use of public meetings, information technology, strategic planning exercises involving the business community, NGOs, community-based organizations (CBOs) and other public interest groups;

3. Assist municipalities to modernize their budget processes by adopting modern approaches such as task or performance-based budgeting, separation of capital and operating budgets, and application of international accounting standards.

4. Develop and implement methods for measuring local government performance and citizens' perception of local government;

5. Advise and assist local governments to increase representation of women and disenfranchised groups in local government decision-making processes;

6. Assist municipalities and other levels of government to expand the information available to the public and to reach out to encourage citizen participation by making their operations and…