The purpose of P0003 is to extend the deadline of the solicitation from Wednesday, 03 April 2019 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to Friday, 12 April 2019 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. P0003 responds to questions received from the solicitation. Questions and answers shown below: 95332418Q0034 PEA Institutional Assessment and Political Economy Analysis (Tunisia) 1. Could you please tell me if this is a new requirement, or if there is a current or previous contractor who has performed similar services? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract or task order number? a. This is a new requirement and there is no incumbent contractor for this requirement. 2. Can you please clarify whether the subject RFQ is a small business set-aside? FBO indicates it is, but Block 10 of the solicitation is a little difficult to read. a. The solicitation has been amended, the solicitation is not a set aside but a full and open competition requirement. 3. On the 9th page of the pdf (SOW.pdf) in the Statement of Work. It states: "The total value of the optional services and should be US$100,000 covering both labor and ODCs. Bidders shall provide unit labor rates for the staff indicated below." Should that sentence read as: "The total value of the optional services and base services should be US$100,000 covering both labor and ODCs. Bidders shall provide unit labor rates for the staff indicated below." a. No, the statement is correct, the total ceiling amount for Option Period One is $100,000. The Base Period is a completely separate amount. 4. Our firm intend to submit a bid with respect to the subject solicitation. The deadline is very short and we wonder if it could be possible to have an extension? a. Yes, we have taken your request into consideration. The solicitation has been extended to Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. 5. I hope all is well with you. We are interested on this project and I was wondering if we can have an extension until the 04/24/2019 to provide you with our proposal. All my contacts are in Tunisia and it takes a little bit more time to present a complete proposal. a. Yes, we are extending the deadline to 12, April 2019 at 5:00pm. 6. Where is the contractor physically located in performing their duties? If they are working in all locations, what is the expected time required in each? a. Field work will necessarily take place in Tunisia, analysis and report writing can take place from the consultant's home office. The consultant's methodology will determine how that is split. B.1. - Services to be Provided MCC seeks to conduct an in-depth institutional review and political economy analysis with the aim of assessing the potential scope and viability of policy and institutional reforms in the water sector. In so doing, MCC seeks to better understand the context in which the proposed Tunisia Water Project will operate; help us identify entry points for and possible coalitions to advance change; and identify key risks. These questions are intended to generate an analysis of how MCC might support ambitious but realistic reforms in the Tunisian context. 1. How are decisions made? 2. How might MCC's investments support nascent decentralization in the sector? 3. Is there a viable strategy for increasing the price and/or improving the allocation of water, and what does it look like? It is anticipated that the findings from this study will inform future research requests- including a deeper dive into some of the issues and questions raised in the deliverables outlined here, and a more focused study of water management at the regional level. B.3 - FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (April 1984) The Government contemplates award of a hybrid contract that includes a Firm-Fixed Price for the Base Period and a Time-and-Material (T&M) for Option Period One resulting from this solicitation. C.1. MCC 101 The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Created by the U.S. Congress in January 2004 with strong bipartisan support, MCC is changing the conversation on how best to deliver smart U.S. foreign assistance by focusing on good policies, country ownership, and results. MCC forms partnerships with some of the world's poorest countries, but only those committed to: - Good governance, - Economic freedom, and - Investments in their citizens. MCC provides these well-performing countries with large-scale grants to fund country-led solutions for reducing poverty through sustainable economic growth. MCC grants complement other U.S. and international development programs. There are two primary types of MCC grants: compacts and threshold programs. Compacts are large, five-year grants for countries that pass MCC's eligibility criteria. Threshold Programs are smaller grants awarded to countries that come close to passing these criteria and are firmly committed to improving their policy performance C.3. Scope of Work The Consultant will read background documents including but not limited to those provided by MCC and develop a coherent work plan. Analyses should capture major forms of variation across regions (North, South, and Central) to the extent possible. For each of the below tasks, the Consultant shall provide recommendations for action (programmatic and/or strategic) and identify options and opportunities to be gained from further research in the field, including LOE and ODC related costs. Prior to arranging field research, the Consultant will work with MCC
