Randomized Controlled Trial on Interventions to Increase Electricity Grid Connections in Urban Burkina Faso

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government corporation that works with developing countries to promote sustainable economic growth to reduce poverty. Since its establishment in 2004, MCC has deployed more than $10 billion in development grants through compact and threshold programs across 40+ countries. For more information on MCC, please visit www.mcc.gov.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested.

(i) The solicitation number is 95332420Q0019 and is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ).

(ii) The solicitation document (attached in full to this announcement) and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-06 (effective May 6, 2020).

(iii) This solicitation is not a set aside and is being conducted as a full and open competition.

(iv) Contract line item numbers (CLINs) are included in Section B of the solicitation.

(v) MCC seeks offers to design and implement a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in urban Burkina Faso on interventions to increase electricity grid connections among households. The RCT should address the potential of credit interventions and lowering administrative barriers to increase grid connections but could potentially be extended to analyze other interventions to the extent that they are well justified by existing research. The contractor will support the Economic Analysis division of the Department for Policy and Evaluation at MCC and collaborate with MCC and the Government of Burkina Faso. Please see attached solicitation for full details.

(vi) Dates and places of delivery are included in the solicitation document. Acceptance is at the Government location and all deliveries are FOB destination.

(vii) The following evaluation criteria are hereby included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items:

 A. Technical Capability

i. Sub-Factor 1: Staffing

ii. Sub-Factor 2: Technical Approach/Methodology

B. Past Performance

C. Price

Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are more important than price.

(viii)  The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (both the basic clause and Alternate I), applies to this acquisition.

(ix) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See Section I for the additional FAR clauses that are applicable to this acquisition.

(x) The contracting officer has determined that additional terms and conditions (MCC-specific clauses) are necessary for this acquisition. However, the terms and conditions are consistent with customary commercial practices.

(xi) Please note the following important dates pertaining to this solicitation:

Questions concerning this solicitation must be emailed to Ms. Cindy Guo at guoc@mcc.gov and Ms. Regina Maxwell at maxwellre@mcc.gov no later than June 15, 2020 at 11:00 am Eastern Time.

MCC will hold a pre-submission webinar on June 18, 2020 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time to discuss the requirement and respond to questions. Offerors interested in joining should register at http://mcc-burkinafaso-rct.eventbrite.com no later than June 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Each individual participant must register independently in order to receive login instructions.

Offers must be submitted via email to guoc@mcc.gov and maxwellre@mcc.gov no later than July 3, 2020 at 11:00 am Eastern Time. Offerors shall ensure that the solicitation number “95332420Q0019” is included in the subject line of their email response. Failure to do so may cause a quotation to not be considered. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that their quotation is received at the Government installation by the listed deadline.

(xii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Ms. Cindy Guo at guoc@mcc.gov or Ms. Regina Maxwell at maxwellre@mcc.gov.