March 19, 2020 Reference: 72016820R00001 Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Greater fiscal accountability and transparency in Bosnia-Herzegovina Due date and time: May 4, 2020, 9:00 a.m. CEST Questions Due date and time: March 30, 2020, 15:00 CET Geographic Code: 935; NAICS Code: 541519 Dear Sir/Madam: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) contemplates award of a five-year Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee Completion contract to implement the Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The anticipated award date is September 2020. USAID anticipates awarding one contract conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the FAR (48 CFR Chapter 1). USAID encourages offerors to express interest in this solicitation by submitting a proposal in accordance with the instructions set forth in Section L, “Instructions to Offerors.” USAID will evaluate the responsive proposals in accordance with the evaluation factors provided in Section M, “Evaluation Factors for Award” hereunder. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. small businesses (SB) in this activity as prime or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR. Also, please note that the geographic code is 935, which allows participation in this procurement from any area or country except from prohibited sources. Electronic responses to this RFP are mandatory (See Section L). Please submit your proposals to the email address below by May 4, 2020, 9:00 a.m. CEST (Sarajevo Bosnia time.) Receipt time is when the proposal is received by AID/Washington internet server. The address for the receipt of proposals is: [email protected]. Hand delivered proposals (including commercial courier) and facsimile transmission will not be accepted. The Technical Proposal has a strict page limit of 30 pages. Pages exceeding this limit will not be evaluated. Offerors are reminded that evaluators have to be able to read the proposals, so presentation and legibility are crucial. This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from the official U.S. government website https://beta.sam.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 website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises to regularly check the above website for amendments or to create an account for https://beta.sam.gov/ to save searches, add your entity to an opportunity's Interested Vendors List, and receive automatic updates when the opportunity changes. This RFP does not obligate the United States Government to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting of a proposal. Award of a contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals. Sincerely yours, /s/ Patrick E. Robison Contracting Officer USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina Page 2 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED RATING PAGE OF PAGES SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700) 1 206 2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER 72016820R00001 SEALED BID (IFB) 03/19/2020REQ-168-20-000003 X NEGOTIATED (RFP) 7. ISSUED BY CODE 720168 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7) USAID/Bosnia/Herz 7130 Sarajevo Place Washington DC 20521-7130 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 until 0300 ET local time 05/04/2020 (Hour) (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. A. NAME B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRESS 10. FOR INFORMATION AREA CODE NUMBER EXT. [email protected] CALL: Lidija Kranjec 11. TABLE OF CONTENTS (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM I CONTRACT CLAUSES B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH. C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS D PACKAGING AND MARKING PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 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 _____0_________ 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. 13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%) (See Section I, Clause No. 52.232.8) 14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE (The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated): 15A. NAME 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER CODE FACILITY AND (Type or print) ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER 15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS 17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE AREA CODE NUMBER EXT. IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN 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: 23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM (4 copies unless otherwise specified) 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) ( ) 24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE 26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. AWARD DATE Patrick E. Robison (Signature of Contracting Officer) IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice. AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 33 (Rev. 9-97) Previous edition is unusable Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c) REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF CONTINUATION SHEET 72016820R00001 2 157 NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) Delivery Location Code: USAID/BIH USAID/Bosnia-Herzegovina Ambasada SAD-a Roberta C. Frasurea 1 71000 Sarajevo, BiH 0001 BiH’s public finances is a focus area for the EU that has been continuously reviewed and evaluated by the EC. The Public Administration Reform, which entails public finance reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is necessary for establishing effective, accountable and financially efficient services for businesses and citizens. This reform is a precondition for integration into the EU. The main activity goals are: - Enhanced modern taxation system that corresponds to the best practices in taxation of EU member countries - Increased tax compliance and reduce tax evasions - Better control over the public expenditures - Improved fiscal discipline and public financial management - Improved business environment through further reduction of burden on private sector NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86) Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110 PART I—THE SCHEDULE ............................................................................................ 10 SECTION B – Supplies or services and prices/costs........................................................ 10 B.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................. 10 B.2 Contract Type ....................................................................................................... 10 B.3 Estimated Cost, Ceiling Price, Fixed Fee, and Obligated Amount ...................... 10 B.4 Price Schedule ...................................................................................................... 10 B.5 Option to Extend Services .................................................................................... 11 B.6 Indirect Costs........................................................................................................ 12 B.7 Ceiling on Indirect Cost Rates (if applicable) ...................................................... 12 B.8 Multi-year contract and cancellation ceiling ........................................................ 13 B.9 Cost Reimbursable ............................................................................................... 14 B.10 Payment of Fixed Fee ......................................................................................... 14 SECTION C - Description/Specifications ........................................................................ 16 Statement of Work for Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina ....................