USAID Urban WASH RFP Posted version 8 15 2022.pdf

Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72066322R00011 Issuance Date: 08/15/2022 Due Date for Written Questions: 08/26/2022, 5:00 pm Ethiopia time Closing Date for Submission of Proposals: 09/26/2022, 5:00 pm Ethiopia time

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72066322R00011, USAID Urban WASH Activity

The United States Agency for International Development Mission in Ethiopia (USAID/Ethiopia) is soliciting proposals to implement the USAID Urban WASH Activity as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID/Ethiopia anticipates awarding a hybrid contract with two CLINS; CLIN 0001 - Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Completion type and CLIN 0002 a single Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) under which Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task order(s) would be issued at a later stage. The total estimated cost of this requirement will fall within the range of $35 million to $45 million for a period of performance of five (5) years. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990.

This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). Please refer to Section L for information regarding proposal requirements. Interested offerors are invited to submit proposals in accordance with the requirements of the enclosed RFP. Submissions must be received by the Government no later than the local time on the due date stated above and in the RFP. Only electronic submissions will be accepted via email to caddis@usaid.gov with a copy to Ms. Tigist Yifru at tyifru@usaid.gov. No other forms of submission will be accepted. Pursuant to Block 12 of Standard Form 33 of this RFP, USAID requires that offers to remain valid for 210 calendar days from the RFP closing date.

It is the offeror’s responsibility to check the Government homepage https://sam.gov periodically for official updates and amendments to the solicitation, prior to the submission of proposals. This solicitation 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 in response hereto. Furthermore, USAID reserves the right to reject any or all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of USAID. Offerors should read the entire solicitation, which includes all pertinent technical sections and the terms, conditions and instructions required for submitting a proposal.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mailbox at caddis@usaid.gov with a copy to Ms. Tigist Yifru at tyifru@usaid.gov by the date and time specified above. Oral instructions, answers, or guidance from any USAID source prior to the award of the contract shall not be binding.

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USAID may not award to an offeror unless the offeror has complied with all applicable unique entity identifiers and System for Award Management (SAM) requirements detailed in Section L.2 The registration process may take many weeks to complete. Therefore, offerors are encouraged to begin registration early in the process.

The proposal is being submitted at the risk of the offeror; should circumstances prevent the award of a contract, all preparation and submission costs are at the offeror’s expense.

Thank you for your interest in USAID/Ethiopia program activity.

Sincerely, //Signed (Original Signature on File)//

Alula Abera Contracting Officer

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15

RATING PAGE OF PAGES

3 148

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

72066322R00011

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

5. DATE ISSUED

8/15/2022

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 720663 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

See Section 7 USAID/Ethiopia, Office of Acquisition and Assistance caddis@usaid.gov

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the depository located in until1 1700C local time

(Hour)

09/26/2022 (Date)

CAUTION: LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

Tigist Yifru B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRESS caddis@usaid.gov

AND tyifru@usaid.gov AREA CODE

NUMBER

EXT.

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SE

C

DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 3 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 66-80

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 6-15 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C PERFORMANCE WORK STATMENT 16 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 137-148

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 17 PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 18-19 X

K

REPRESENTATIONS,

CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

83-100

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 20-42

X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 43-45 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 101-132

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 46-65 X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 133-136

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within 210 calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

AWARD (To be completed by government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7)

C 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

6. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Alula Abera

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT – award will be made on this form, or on standard form 26, or by other authorized official written notice

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232.8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%)

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

15A. NAME

AND

ADDRESS

OF

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

(Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER 15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS

IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS 6

B.1 PURPOSE 6

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE 6

B.3 ESTIMATED COST AND FIXED FEE FOR CLIN 0001 6

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING FOR IDIQ (CLIN 0002 CONSTRUCTION) 7

B.5 CONTRACT BUDGET 7

B.6 INDIRECT COSTS 8

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE 8

B.8 PAYMENT OF FEE 8

B.9 MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT 14

B.10 LIMITATION OF FUNDS 15

SECTION C –PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT 16

C.1. ACTIVITY TITLE AND OBJECTIVES 16

SECTION D: PACKAGING AND MARKING 17

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993) 17

D.2 USAID BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY 17

SECTION E: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 18

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 18

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 18

E.3 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING 18

E.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) 18

SECTION F: DELIVERIES/PERFORMANCE 20

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 20

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 20

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 20

F.4 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 20

F.5 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 21

F.6 DELIVERABLES AND SCHEDULE 21

F.7 TASK ORDERS TO BE ISSUED FOR CLIN 0002 29

F.8 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 32

F.9 KEY PERSONNEL 41

F.10 AUTHORIZED WORK WEEK 42

SECTION G: CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 43

G.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY 43

G.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE 43

G.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) 43

G.4 PAYING OFFICE 43

G.5 INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS 43

G.6 AIDAR 752.7003 DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT (NOV 1998) 44

G.7 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 45

G.8 TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS/RELATIONSHIP WITH USAID 45

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 48

H.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 48

H.2 AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE 48

H.3 AIDAR 752.7032 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION

REQUIREMENT (APR 2014). 48

H.4 ADS 302.3.5.5 REPORTING OF FOREIGN TAXES (JULY 2007) 48

H.5 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN, INDIVIDUAL SUBCONTRACT REPORT (ISR) AND THE

SUMMARY SUBCONTRACT REPORT 49

H.6 CONSENT TO SUBCONTRACT 50

H.7 NONEXPENDABLE PROPERTY PURCHASES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

RESOURCES 50

H.8 LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DEVIATION NOs.

M/OAA-DEV-FAR-20-3c and M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-20-2c) (APRIL 2020) 50

H.9 LOGISTIC SUPPORT 52

H.10 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS 52

H.11 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 52

H.12 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 53

H.13 ADS 302.3.5.19 USAID-FINANCED THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES (NOVEMBER 2017) 54

H.14 COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION

REAUTHORIZATION ACT (2017) 55

H.15 ADS 302.3.5.21 SUBMISSION OF DATASETS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DATA

LIBRARY (OCT 2014) 56

H.16 AIDAR 752.225-70 SOURCE AND NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS (FEB 2012) 57

H.17 AIDAR 752.7004 EMERGENCY LOCATOR INFORMATION (JUL 1997) 58

H.18 AIDAR 752.228-70 MEDICAL EVACUATION (MEDEVAC) SERVICES (JUL 2007) 58

H.19 PERSONNEL APPROVALS 58

H.20 GRANTS UNDER USAID CONTRACTS 59

H.21 EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002) 62

H.22 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

(JAN 2002) 62

H.23 AIDAR 752.222-70 USAID DISABILITY POLICY - (DEC 2004) 62

H.24 AIDAR 752.245.71 TITLE TO AND CARE OF PROPERTY 63

H.25 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 63

H.26 AIDAR 731.7013 DAR 731.7013 CONTRACTOR-MISSION RELATIONSHIPS. (M/OAA-

DEV-AIDAR-20-03c) (JUNE 2018) 63

H.27 INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL AND CLOSELY ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS 64

H.28 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS SYSTEM 64

H.29 752.228-3 WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT) (DEC

1991)[(DEVIATION JUN 2022)] Class Deviation No. M-OAA-DEV-AIDAR-22-10c 65

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES 66

I.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. (FEB 1998) 66

I.2 52.203-13 CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT (NOV 2021) 70

I.3. 52.217-2 CANCELLATION UNDER MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS (OCT 1997) 73

I.4 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021) 75

AIDAR 752.7038 NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST END-USERS OF SUPPLIES OR

SERVICES (OCT 2016) 80

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 82

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS 83

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 83

K.2 52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998) 83

K.3 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2022) 84

K.4 52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020) 88

K.5 52.204-20 – PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020) 89

K. 6 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021). 89

K.7 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (OCT 2015) 92

K.8 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (OCT 2018) 94

K.9 FAR 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT

TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CRIMINAL CONVICTION (FEB 2016) 95

K.10 52.209-12 – CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (OCT 2020) 95

K.11 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS. (FEB 1999) 96

K.12 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE. (APR 1984) 96

K.13 52.222-56 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COMPLIANCE

PLAN (OCT 2020) 96

K.14 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (JUN 2020)97

K.15 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURECOST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES (APR 2005) 99

K.16 INSURANCE - IMMUNITY FROM TORT LIABILITY 99

K.17 52.237-8 RESTRICTION ON SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO FOREIGN NATIONALS

(AUG 2003) 99

K.18 AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS 100

K.19 SIGNATURE 100

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 101

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 101

L.2 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT. (OCT 2018) 101

L.3 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING. (AUG 2020)102

L.4 52.215-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV 2021) 104

L.5 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) 107

L.6 52.222-24 PREAWARD ON-SITE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMPLIANCE EVALUATION (FEB

1999) 107

L.7 FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) 107

L.8 QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS 108

L.9 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS 108

L.10 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 109

L.11 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL 110

L.12 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COST PROPOSAL 120

L.13 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BRANDING AND MARKING

DOCUMENTS. 129

L.14 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLAN 130

L.15 REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

AND SERVICES 130

L.16 WAIVERS UNDER FAR PART 4.2101 PROHIBITION ON COVERED

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT

(DEC 2021) 130

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 133

M.1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS 133

M.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA 133

M.3 PRICE/COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION 135

M.4 DETERMINATION OF AWARD 136

ATTACHMENTS

J.1. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES 137

J.1.1 ACTIVITY TITLE 137

J.1.2. ACTIVITY SCOPE 137

J.1.3 PURPOSE 137

J.1.4. EXPECTED RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 138

J.1.5 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 142

J.1.6 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 142

J.1.7 PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION 142

J.2 ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIALS - COUNTRY CONTEXT, BACKGROUND AND

TECHNICAL REFERENCES AND LINKS 143

J.2.2 BACKGROUND 145

J.2.3 TECHNICAL REFERENCES AND LINKS 146

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to procure technical assistance and construction services that fall within the Statement of Objectives (SOO) as specified in Sections C & J for the implementation of the USAID Urban WASH Activity.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Hybrid - Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion type and a single Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract.

Under the CPFF portion of the contract (CLIN 0001), which represents about 70% of the total estimated cost, the Contractor must provide the technical assistance services necessary to achieve the objectives of the SOO, PWS and other sections of the contract.

Under the single IDIQ (CLIN 0002), USAID will issue Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPs) for construction activities anticipated to be awarded starting year two of the period of performance. Firm Fixed Price type Task Order(s) will be issued under the IDIQ. CLIN 0002 includes no initial obligation of funds as a minimum order guarantee as USAID met this requirement by the initial obligation of $__TBD________ made to the overall contract under CLIN 0001.

B.3 ESTIMATED COST AND FIXED FEE FOR CLIN 0001

(a) The total estimated cost for the performance of the work required for the period of performance of five years for CLIN 0001 including fee must not exceed $___TBD________. The total estimated cost for the performance of the work required for the period of performance of five years, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is $TBD.

(b) Within the estimated cost plus all possible fees (if any) specified in paragraph (a) above, the amount currently obligated and available for reimbursement of allowable and allocable costs incurred by the Contractor (and payment of fee, if any) for performance hereunder is $TBD.

(c)The obligated funds are anticipated to be sufficient for the period of performance from the effective date of the contract through _TBD_____. The contractor must not exceed the aforesaid obligated amount unless authorized by the Contracting Officer pursuant to the provisions of this contract entitled “Limitation of Funds” (FAR 52.232-22) as indicated in Section I of this contract.

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING FOR IDIQ (CLIN 0002 CONSTRUCTION)

The maximum aggregate dollar value of FFP task orders to be awarded to the Contractor under this IDIQ CLIN must not exceed the CLIN 0002 ceiling price of $13,400,000.

The Government is under no obligation to make initial funding or make an order under CLIN 0002.

B.5 CONTRACT BUDGET

The contract budget found herein is based on the Contractor’s original proposal and/or final proposal revision, which was accepted by USAID on date TBD___ upon the award of this contract.

(a) The following itemized budget sets forth the estimates for individual line items of cost: No amounts in excess of the amounts specified for each activity shall be billed against the Contract.

CONTRACT LINE-ITEM SCHEDULE FOR CLIN 0001

Line-Item Description

Year 1

Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Estimated Cost for

CLIN 0001

Direct Costs $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD

Grants Under Contract (GUCs)

$2,100,000 $3,000,000 $3,300,000 $3,000,000 $700,000 $12,100,000

Indirect Costs $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD

Total Estimated Cost $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD

Fixed Fee $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD

Total Estimated Cost Plus-Fixed-Fee

$TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD

CLIN 0002

Construction Ceiling $0 $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD NTE for

CLIN 0002

$13,400,000

Total Activity Budget $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD $TBD

(b) The inclusion of any costs in the above budget does not eliminate the requirement for prior approval by the Contracting Officer of cost items designated as requiring prior approval by any of the terms and conditions of this contract, including the applicable cost principles (see FAR 52.2167, “Allowable Cost and Payment”); nor, does it constitute a determination of allowability by the Contracting Officer of any item of cost, unless specifically stated elsewhere in this contract.

(c) The Contractor agrees to furnish data that the Contracting Officer may request on costs expended or accrued under this contract.

(d) Without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor must not exceed the total estimated cost set forth in the budget or the total obligated amount, whichever is less.

B.6 INDIRECT COSTS

The Contractor’s allowable indirect costs shall be reimbursed based on the following negotiated provisional or predetermined rates and the appropriate bases:

Prime:

Description Rate Base Type Period

TBD TBD 1/ 1/ 1/

TBD TBD 2/ 2/ 2/

1/ Base of Application: TBD Type of Rate: TBD Period: TBD

2/ Base of Application: TBD

Type of Rate: TBD Period: TBD

Applicable indirect costs (i.e., overhead, G&A, etc.) on other direct costs (ODCs), if it is part of the Contractor’s usual accounting procedures, consistent with FAR Part 31, and Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Indirect costs shall not be allowed for organizations that do not have a NICRA.

B.7 COST REIMBURSABLE

The costs allowable will be limited to reasonable, allocable, and necessary costs determined in accordance with FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, FAR 52.216-8, Fixed Fee, and 52.232-20 and 52-232-22 Limitations of Cost and Limitations of Funds, if applicable, and AIDAR 752.7003, Documentation for Payment.

B.8 PAYMENT OF FEE

Payment of the fixed fee will be made for CLIN 0001 as follows.

DELIVERABLES AND FEE SCHEDULE FOR CLIN 0001

[Deliverables and amount of fee to be filled by the offerors to be approved by USAID.

The agreed Fixed Fee for each deliverable will be incorporated in this section upon award.]

Key Deliverables [Contractor to propose meaningful deliverables]

Reference Submission Date

Means of Verification

% of Fixed Fee

Objective 1: Enable and Professionalize WASH service providers

1 Continuously updated Service Provider Dataset showing key financial, operational, and technical indicators for all service providers supported by the program, aligned with the International Benchmarking Network (IB-NET)

2 Capacity and performance assessments, and roadmap or plan for strengthening capacity of water and sanitation service providers

3 Construction Implementation Plan (CIP) to ensure effective and accountable execution and management of construction activity

4 Assessment report on existing supply chain, technology options, and develop viable business models, aimed at increasing the quality and availability of services, improving efficiencies, and generating greater cost recovery.

5 To be proposed by the Offeror

Objective 2: Foster Markets for Pro-Poor and Inclusive WASH Services.

1 Maps of woredas and kebeles in target urban and peri-urban areas with a high poverty density utilizing national census data to identify poor households as the basis for consumer-responsive, pro-poor WASH interventions.

2 Incorporation of sanitation and hygiene into Urban Productive Safety Net Project implementation approach

3 Analysis of potential subsidy schemes and arrangements to ensure that the poorest and most marginalized segments of the population have access to WASH services and develop outreach strategy or plan to socialize findings with relevant decision-makers and enhance probability of uptake.

4 Implementation strategy to facilitate public-private-partnerships in the development of consumer-responsive WASH services, products, and payment options, focusing on the poorest.

5 TBD- To be proposed by the offerors

Objective 3: Strengthen WASH planning, budgeting, and service delivery oversight.

1 Dataset that standardizes existing findings and data from applied planning tools already piloted in Ethiopia for use with partner municipalities, aligned with GLAAS as appropriate.

2 Scoping assessment of viable partner municipalities based on Offeror-identified metrics.

3 Plan for formalization of community water supplies (contracts with users, standards for quality of service, tariffs establishment and collection, Operation & Maintenance capacities);

4 City wide WASH business and investment plans, sanitation improvement plans, and water safety plans, with a modular approach

5 TBD -To be proposed by the offerors

Objective 4: Strengthen accountability among urban WASH sector actors.

Analysis of potential for bestowing legal standing to WASH service providers under an independent regulator

2 Outreach strategy or plan to socialize findings with relevant decision-makers (including but not limited to Parliament) and enhance probability of uptake, and

3 City-wide WASH plans to engage stakeholder participation (ensuring gender equity) in the regulatory establishment and implementation process, and connect consumers, associations, CSOs and regulatory bodies.

Standard operating procedures ensure, among other factors, that:

WASH systems are effectively monitored; data is of high quality;

data is shared to support access to information and transparency;

data is used for decision making;

etc.

5 Annual city-wide WASH service performance reports that improve transparency and awareness among municipal constituents on key indicators including (compared against prior years if the data is available), but not limited to: annual revenue collected, current coverage and quality of services levels, public satisfaction, plans for further investment and improvements.

Other- Manuals or Reports

1 Monitoring Evaluation Learning (MEL) Plan

2 First Year Work Plan

3 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

4 Grants Under Contracts Manual

5 Gender Analysis

6 Annual/Quarter/Annual Program/Financial Reports

(a) The total amount of fee payable upon completion of all contract requirements will be set at the time of award and does not vary with actual cost.

(b) Definite goals or targets must be achieved, and end results must be completed, delivered, and accepted by USAID during the period of performance and within the total estimated cost as a condition for payment of the entire fixed fee.

(c) A fee distribution schedule must be approved before a fee is paid. The final fee distribution schedule, and any subsequent changes, must be approved by the Contracting Officer, and shall be incorporated as an attachment to the contract award.

(d) Goals or targets and end results from the fee distribution schedule that have fees associated with their completion or delivery must be referred to as “fee bearing results” or “deliverables”.

(e) Fee bearing results or deliverables proposed in the fee distribution schedule must appear in the Work Plan and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plan that has been prepared in compliance with the specifications and requirements of this contract. Appropriate fee bearing results are completion of items that meet the USAID definition of an output or result. Output-level performance indicators are generally not appropriate fee bearing milestones/results. Deliverables such as reports may be fee bearing.

(f) The fee distribution schedule must emphasize completion of goals, targets and/or deliverables that are the development results sought by USAID through this award but must also include selected implementation management and development results or milestones as fee bearing milestones/results.

(g) As a condition for the payment of the portion of the total fixed fee associated with a specific goal, target and/or deliverable, the Contractor must complete the goal, target and/or deliverable. When a fee bearing milestone/result is not completed or achieved, the portion of the total fixed fee allocated to the milestone/result in the fee distribution schedule will not be paid.

(h) When a fee bearing milestone/result is not completed on time or requires more cost/effort to complete than projected in the Work Plan and/or MEL Plan, the portion of the total fixed fee allocated to the milestone/result in the fee distribution schedule may be subject to adjustment of the fee by the Contracting Officer.

B.9 MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT

The Contractor is authorized to be reimbursed for all costs that are allowable in accordance with FAR 52.216-7, “Allowable Costs and Payment”. The Contractor will not incur any costs that would have been amortized over the life of the contract should the contract be canceled in accordance with FAR 52.217- 2.

Therefore, the cancellation ceiling for this contract as referenced in FAR 52.217-2 is $0.

B.10 LIMITATION OF FUNDS

In accordance with the Limitation of Funds clause (FAR 53.232-22) which will be incorporated into the contract, the Contractor is required to notify the Contracting Officer when 75% of obligated funds have been expended and the Contractor is under no obligation to perform if funds are not available.

[END OF SECTION B]

SECTION C –PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

C.1. ACTIVITY TITLE AND OBJECTIVES

[The successful Offeror’s proposed Performance Work Statement (PWS) in response to the Statement of Objectives included in Attachment J for USAID Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Activity with the following four objectives will become Section C in the resultant contract].

Objective 1. Enable and professionalize WASH service providers;

Objective 2. Foster markets for pro-poor and Inclusive WASH Services;

Objective 3. Strengthen WASH planning, budgeting and service delivery oversight; and

Objective 4. Strengthen accountability among urban WASH sector actors.

SECTION D: PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 AIDAR 752.7009 MARKING (JAN 1993)

(a) It is USAID policy that USAID-financed commodities and shipping containers, and project construction sites and other project locations be suitably marked with the USAID emblem.

Shipping containers are also to be marked with the last five digits of the USAID financing document number. As a general rule, marking is not required for raw materials shipped in bulk (such as coal, grain, etc.), or for semi-finished products which are not packaged.

(b) Specific guidance on marking requirements should be obtained prior to procurement of commodities to be shipped, and as early as possible for project construction sites and other project locations. This guidance will be provided through the COR technical office indicated on the cover page of this contract, or by the Mission Director in the Cooperating Country to which commodities are being shipped, or in which the project site is located.

(c) Authority to waive marking requirements is vested with the Regional Assistant

Administrators, and with Mission Directors.

(d) A copy of any specific marking instructions or waivers from marking requirements is to be sent to the Contracting Officer; the original should be retained by the Contractor.

D.2 USAID BRANDING AND MARKING POLICY

a) The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the policy directives and required procedures outlined in USAID Automated Directive System (ADS) 320.3.2 “Branding and Marking in USAID Direct Contracting” (version from January 8, 2007) at http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/300/320.pdf; and USAID "Standard Graphic Manual" available at http://www.usaid.gov/branding/gsm, or any successor branding policy.

The Branding Strategy for this Contract is set forth below consistent with ADS 320.3.2.1:

● The name for the activity covered by the Contract is USAID Urban WASH Activity.

● Materials and communications produced under the Contract will be positioned as sponsored by

USAID (from the American People);

● The desired level of visibility for materials and communications produced under the Contract is high; and

● Other contributors to the activity should be acknowledged, when determined appropriate by the

COR.

b) Prime and subcontractors must not use corporate identities and logos on USAID-funded program materials in accordance with USAID policy.

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SECTION E: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html for electronic access to the full text of a FAR clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES --FIXED PRICE MAY 2001

52.246-5 INSPECTION SERVICES--COST-REIMBURSEMENT APR 1984

52.246-21 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION MAR 1994

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

USAID inspection and acceptance of all services, reports and other required deliverables or outputs under this proposed contract will take place at the principal place of performance or at any other location where the services are performed and reports and deliverables or outputs are produced or submitted. The COR referenced in Section G has been delegated the authority to inspect and accept all services, reports and required deliverables or outputs.

E.3 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING

The progress, success, and impact of the contractor’s performance under this contract will be monitored and evaluated as a part of the overall activity results. Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) must be utilized in order to assess the impact of the activity and whether or not objectives are being achieved and if they should be adjusted. The MEL Plan is intended to be a “living” document that must be reviewed and updated on an annual basis as specified in Section F.8 below. The MEL Plan described in Section F.8 below sets forth the specific performance goals for the contract and can be modified at any time in writing by the Contracting Officer’s Representative to reflect changing priorities and circumstances.

E.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

The progress, success, and impact of the contractor’s performance under this contract will be monitored and evaluated as a part of the overall activity results. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is a management process with the intent of encouraging maximum performance, efficiency, and cost effectiveness by the Contractor and can be modified at any time by the Government.

The QASP will be used as a government monitoring process to enforce the inspection and acceptance clauses of the contract. The QASP may require modification and/or updates after selection for award to reflect the contractor’s known strengths and weaknesses. The QASP is a “living” monitoring process that should be discussed, reviewed, and updated regularly but no less than on an annual basis. It is based on the premise that the contractor, not the Government, is responsible for managing and ensuring that quality controls meet the terms of the contract.

The Government reserves the right to modify performance standards and/or metrics during the life of this contract, in order to ensure that the right outcomes are being assessed and that the performance standards are appropriate. It is the Contractor's responsibility to follow up with the COR to ensure the QASP monitoring process is implemented and updated. The QASP is incorporated as a component of the Activity.

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SECTION F: DELIVERIES/PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html for electronic access to the full text of a FAR clause.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER AUG 1989 ALTERNATE I

APR1984

52.243-1 CHANGES - FIXED PRICE AUG

52.243-2 CHANGES—COST REIMBURSEMENT AUG

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

a. The overall period of performance for this contract is five years from the date the Contracting

Officer signs the contract.

b. For the construction activities (CLIN 0002), USAID will issue FFP Task Orders against the IDIQ.

The ordering period for FFP Task Orders under the IDIQ CLIN is from year-2 to the end of performance period.

c. Although task orders may be issued at any time during this ordering period, two constraints apply to the period of performance for task orders:

i. The period of performance for a task order may not go beyond the end of the ordering period.

ii. A task order Contracting Officer may not award a task order for a period of performance that goes beyond three years.

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform the services described in the PWS in Ethiopia.

F.4 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Evaluation of the Contractor’s overall performance shall be conducted jointly by the COR and the Contracting Office. Performance shall be documented in the Contractor Performance Assessment and be done in compliance with the requirements of FAR Subpart 42.15 and other relevant regulations and policies.

For the construction activities under CLIN 0002, the contractor will receive an assessment of performance under each Task Order. The Task Order assessment shall be completed within two months of the completion of Task Order activities. An assessment of the overall contract shall be completed annually. All assessments will be carried out by the respective CORs and CO.

F.5 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The Contractor’s performance information determined to be relevant will be evaluated in accordance with the elements below:

● Technical quality of product or service, including consistency in meeting goals and targets.

● Cost control, including forecasting costs as well as accuracy in financial reporting, ensuring that unnecessarily expensive technical assistance is not used when lower cost, equally qualified advisors are available, and pacing the expenditure of level of effort such that contract deliverables and outputs can be produced within budget.

● Timeliness of performance, including adherence to contract schedules and other time- sensitive project conditions, and effectiveness of home and field office management to make prompt decisions and ensure efficient completion of tasks.

● Management or business relations, addressing the history of professional behavior and overall business-like concern for the interests of the customer, including coordination among subcontractors, and developing country partners, cooperative attitude in remedying problems, and timely completion of all administrative requirements.

● Small business subcontracting- Where applicable, the Contractor will be required to provide performance rating of the small business subcontractors and where required confirm their compliance with the contract requirement.

F.6 DELIVERABLES AND SCHEDULE

The following must be achieved for successful performance of USAID Urban WASH Activity:

● 80% of USAID-supported providers (including water, wastewater and fecal sludge operators) report at least 15% improvement in three relevant IB-NET tracked indicators, aligned to nationally agreed indicators, in addition to percentage of female employees.

● 70% of USAID-supported providers (including water, wastewater and fecal sludge operators) report at least 10% increase in employee/staff satisfaction.

● 40% of USAID-supported service providers deliver durable service quality improvements or sustainable access to poor and marginalized customers, including Urban Productive Safety Net Project households (as relevant).

● At least 7 city-wide WASH service plans are developed (inclusive of budgeting and revenue forecasts), executed, and monitored in coordination with relevant actors and existing systems.

● 80% of USAID-supported municipalities report at least one categorical improvement (e.g. from “not done” to “performed but data not used,” “performed but data not used” to “performed and informs remedial action,” “no frequency requirement” to “less than 50%,” “less than 50%” to “between 50% and 75%,” “between 50% and 75%” to “between 50% and 75%” to “between 75% and 100%,” etc., as applicable) in each of five relevant Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) tracked indicators , with a focus on indicators under the following subheads: “independent surveillance” and “reaching vulnerable groups.” (See latest Ethiopia GLAAS report 2018/19.)

● 80% of USAID-supported providers (including water, wastewater and fecal sludge operators) have mechanisms in place to receive, monitor and respond to service disruption as well as consumer satisfaction and complaints (e.g. customer forums, citizen report cards).

● Government of Ethiopia can report at least one nationwide categorical improvement (from either “no” to “yes,” “no” to “partially,” or “partially” to “yes,” as applicable) in each of five relevant Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) tracked indicators , with a focus indicators under the subheads: “regulations and standards” and “functions of regulators.” (See latest Ethiopia GLAAS report 2018/19.)

In addition to the results specified in the SOO, the Contractor will deliver the following deliverables:

Table of Contract Deliverables for CLIN 0001-

Key Deliverables Frequency Reference Description/Timetable

1 Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan

Once

F.8.1 Final MEL Plan approved no later than 90 days after the effective date of the Contract. The MEL Plan will be updated during the courses of implementation as deemed necessary.

Annual Work Plan with Budget Annually F.8.2

Final first year work plan due 75 days after award. Thereafter, first drafts are due annually on August 16th and final version on September 15th.

3 Performance Reports (Quarterly, Annual & Final)

Quarterly/Annua lly/Once

F.8.3 Quarterly and Annual program reports no later than 30 days after the end of the period. The final Program Performance Report is due 90 days after the end of the period of performance.

4 Quarterly Accruals and Financial Reports

Quarterly F.8.4 Accruals: 15 days before the end of each quarter

Financial Reports: SF-1034 No later than the thirtieth (30th) day after the completion of each quarter

5 Grants Under Contract Manual Once F.8.6

Final approved version no later than 90 days after contract effective day.

6 Gender Analysis once F.8.7 A gender analysis for barriers and gaps for women and youth will be delivered no later than 90 days after contract effective date of the project with recommendations to mitigate the identified gaps and barriers

7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

Once F.8.8 Submitted pre-award, approved by USAID within 75 calendar days of award

Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)

Annually H.11 The EMMP shall describe how the Contractor will, in specific terms, address the potential adverse environmental impacts that apply to proposed activity interventions within the scope of the award. The EMMP will include a CRMP. The EMMP Plan shall include monitoring the implementation of the conditions and their effectiveness. The completed EMMP shall be integrated into the initial work plan and into subsequent Annual Work Plans, making any necessary adjustments to activity implementation in order to minimize adverse impacts to the environment.

Subsequent years: first draft due annually August 16th, final version due September 15th.

9 Climate Risk Management Plan (CRMP)

Annually H.11

10 Activity Location data Quarterly F.8.10 Location of Implementation and Location of Intended Beneficiaries

11 Submission of Other Data Assets

On-going F.8.11 Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Dataset is first used to produce an Intellectual Work or is of sufficient quality to produce an Intellectual Work.

Non-expendable property Annually F.8. 12 12 months after the effective date of award and annually thereafter.

Reporting Covered Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

Annually F.8.13 12 months after the effective date of award and annually thereafter.

14 Close out/Demobilization Plan Once F.8.14 180 days before end of contract performance date

15 Continuously updated Service Provider Dataset showing key financial, operational, and technical indicators for all service providers supported by the program, aligned with the International Benchmarking Network (IB-NET)

TBD TBD TBD

16 Capacity and performance assessments, and roadmap or plan for strengthening capacity of water and sanitation service providers

TBD TBD TBD

17 Construction Implementation Plan (CIP) to ensure effective and accountable execution and management of construction activity

90 days before the end of first year

TBD TBD

18 Assessment report on existing supply chain, technology options, and develop viable business models, aimed at increasing the quality and availability of services, improving efficiencies, and generating greater cost recovery.

TBD TBD TBD

19 Maps of woredas and kebeles in target urban and peri-urban areas with a high poverty density utilizing national census data to identify poor households as the basis for consumer-responsive, pro-poor WASH interventions

TBD TBD TBD

20 Incorporation of sanitation and hygiene into Urban Productive Safety Net Project implementation approach

TBD TBD TBD

21 Analysis of potential subsidy schemes and arrangements to ensure that the poorest and most marginalized segments of the population have access to WASH services, and develop outreach strategy or plan to socialize findings with relevant decision-makers and enhance probability of uptake.

TBD TBD TBD

22 Implementation strategy to facilitate public-private-partnerships in the development of consumer-responsive WASH services, products and payment options, focusing on the poorest.

TBD TBD TBD

23 Dataset that standardizes existing findings and data from applied planning tools already piloted in Ethiopia for use with partner municipalities, aligned with GLAAS as appropriate.

TBD TBD TBD

24 Scoping assessment of viable partner municipalities based on Offeror-identified metrics.

TBD TBD TBD

25 Plan for formalization of community water supplies (contracts with users, standards for quality of service, tariffs establishment and collection, Operation & Maintenance capacities);

TBD TBD TBD

26 City wide WASH business and investment plans, sanitation improvement plans, and water safety plans, with a modular approach.

TBD TBD TBD

27 Analysis of potential for bestowing legal standing to WASH service providers under an independent regulator

TBD TBD TBD

28 Outreach strategy or plan to socialize findings with relevant decision-makers (including but not limited to Parliament) and enhance probability of uptake, and

29 City-wide WASH plans to engage stakeholder participation (ensuring gender equity) in the regulatory establishment and implementation process, and connect consumers, associations, CSOs and regulatory bodies.

Standard operating procedures ensure, among other factors, that: WASH systems are effectively monitored; data is of high quality; data is shared to support access to information and transparency;

data is used for decision making; etc.

TBD TBD TBD

30 Annual city-wide WASH service performance reports that improve transparency and awareness among municipal constituents on key indicators including (compared against prior years if the data is available), but not limited to annual revenue collected, current coverage and quality of services levels, public satisfaction, plans for further investment and improvements

TBD TBD TBD

TBD- Activity level Deliverables - The contractor is to propose activity deliverables based on technical approach. There is no maximum number of deliverables.

All deliverables shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) who will be delegated that authority through the official designation letter.

CLIN 0002 – The deliverables will be negotiated at the Task Order level.

The contractor is generally required to supply and install the necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment, as well as provide engineering design, and direct technical supervision and quality control services for the infrastructure activities. At this time, no deliverable is expected for this CLIN.

F.7 TASK ORDERS TO BE ISSUED FOR CLIN 0002

a) General

(1) Task Orders will be issued by USAID/Ethiopia Contracting Officers to provide desired construction services within the following IDIQ scope of work:

b) Anticipated SOWs of Future Task Orders In relation to objective one of USAID Urban WASH activity, green and gray infrastructure will be deployed as an incentive to well-performing municipal water and wastewater service providers to further increase water availability, water quality, distribution efficiency, sanitation, and other means, principally through the following general rehabilitation, new construction, and/or infrastructure expansion; illustrative activities include, but are not limited to:

Sanitation facilities: public latrines, fecal sludge treatment facilities, on-site and offsite wastewater treatment including constructed wetlands.

Water availability and conveyance: construction of boreholes; development of springs; construction of water catchment systems; installation of groundwater recharge infrastructure; construction of pre-treatment water conveyance and storage systems; graywater capture and reuse (e.g., piping, canals, weirs, reservoirs, tanks, etc.).

Water treatment: improvement of water treatment facilities; installation of water testing facilities;

mitigation of contaminant sources; upstream watershed restoration.

Water distribution: expansion/repair of distribution infrastructure; connection improvement/installation to water users; installation of metering systems.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) must review the prospective task order requirement or Statement of Work (SOW) and agree that it complies with the SOW for the basic contract. The Contracting Officer must negotiate and administer task orders in accordance with the ordering procedures set forth herein.

(2) Each task order will carry a specific task order number which will be cited on each invoice placed against this contract.

(3) In no event shall the aggregate total of all task orders exceed the Maximum Ordering Limitation authorized in the contract. All task order statements of work and performance periods shall be within the Scope of Work/Statement of Objective and effective period of this contract.

(4) The FAR and AIDAR clauses/provisions included in the contract are applicable to task orders as issued based on their individual scopes of work. Clauses and provisions remain applicable throughout the terms of the contract and orders.

(5) All SOWs and relevant documents, including estimated budgets for prospective Task Orders, must be cleared by the COR and Mission Engineer.

c) Request for Task Order Proposal (RFTOP)

The price and construction details of each task order will be provided once the construction is identified following the assessment report in the first year under CLIN 0001. All pre-construction activity shall be conducted under CLIN 0001. Pre-construction activities such as feasibility studies and designs (including BOQ, specifications and drawings) shall be reviewed by USAID before the offeror solicits for subcontracting. The offer must use full and open competition to identify the subcontractors. It is strongly recommended that the subcontractors are registered with the Ethiopian Ministry of Water Works in performing water works or general construction. Individual task orders shall clearly describe all services to be performed or supplies to be delivered so the full cost or price for the performance of the work can be established when the order is placed. Orders shall be within the scope, issued within the period of performance, and be within the maximum value of the CLIN 0002.

(2) To obtain services or other deliverables that are within the scope of this contract, the Task Order Contracting Officer (TOCO) may issue firm fixed price orders as indicated in the contract.

(3) The Contractor must respond to the RFTOP within the number of calendar days stated in the

RFTOP.

(4) No separate payment will be made to the Contractor for the cost to prepare, submit and/or negotiate a task order proposal.

d) Task Order Award

The Contractor must not commence work until authorized by the TOCO.

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