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Request for Quote/Proposal (RFQ/RFP)

Commodity/Service Required: Research and Data Collection Support Services in the Philippines for 20-21 SY Remote Learning Study

Type of Procurement: Contract

Type of Contract: Fixed price

Term of Contract: 8 months

Contract Funding:

This Procurement supports: ACR-Philippines/ACR-Asia

(AID-OAA-TO-16-00017)

Submit Proposal to: [email protected] with copy to [email protected]

Date of Issue of RFP: September 28, 2020

Date Questions from Supplier Due: October 7, 2020

Date Proposal Due: October 19, 2020

Approximate Date Purchase Order Issued to Successful Bidder(s):

October 23, 2020

Method of Submittal:

Respond via e-mail with attached document in MS Word / pdf format.

The Bidder/Seller agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 days from the date specified for the receipt of offers, unless another time is specified in the addendum of the RFP/RFQ.

Solicitation Number: Remote Learning Study

Attachments to RFP:

1. Attachment “A” – Commodity Specifications

2. Attachment “B” – Instructions to Bidders/Sellers

3. All PO Terms and Conditions are listed on our website at forth at: https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/rti-purchase-order-terms-and-conditions-v1.16.pdf, http://www.rti.org/files/PO_FAR_Clauses.pdf or for commercial items: http://www.rti.org/files/PO_FAR_Clauses_Commercial_Items.pdf (hereinafter the “Terms”). Supplier’s delivery of products, performance of services, or issuance of invoices in connection with this purchase order establishes Supplier’s agreement to the Terms. The Terms may only be modified in writing signed by both parties.

All bidders/sellers are responsible to carefully review each attachment and follow any instructions that may be relevant to this procurement.

mailto:[email protected]


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Attachment A RFP Remote Learning Study, September 2020

Attachment A Commodity Specifications or Statement of Work

Statement of Work

Description of Activity/Service:

RTI seeks a firm to conduct research and data collection support services for the Remote Learning Study, which aims to understand how schools in the Philippines are implementing and/or supporting continuity of learning, particularly early literacy development, during the 2020-2021 school year.

Technical Assistance to Philippines Department of Education (ACR-Philippines) is a 4-year US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission buy-in under All Children Reading–Asia (ACR-Asia). The activities will support USAID/Philippines and DepEd to improve reading outcomes for primary learners, with a focus on increasing impact, scale, and sustainability. The activities will directly contribute to USAID’s education goal to improve early grade reading skills for 100 million children by providing technical and logistical services to USAID/Philippines. Additionally, we will build the capacity and leadership of DepEd to support high impact early grade reading programs through evidence-based, actionable research.

In June of 2020, DepEd issued DepEd Order N.012, s.2020—Adoption of the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan for School Year 2020-2021 in Light of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to ensure learning continuity of K-12 learners through curriculum adjustments, alignment of learning materials, deployment of multiple learning deliver modalities, provision of training for teachers and school leaders, and orientation of parents/guardians of learners. The DepEd order gives way to Regional Directors to consult with schools within their jurisdiction and subsequently determine the learning delivery modalities appropriate within the context of local conditions [and consistent with COVID-19 guidelines and regulations]. As such, each region will develop contextualized Learning Continuity Plans (CLCP). It is currently anticipated that all schools will implement only remote (home-based) learning, though a Presidential Spokesperson has mentioned that limited face-to-face classes may be allowed in “low risk areas” by January 2021.

RTI, in collaboration with DepEd and with support from USAID, will conduct a mixed methods case study to explore the ways in which schools with differing characteristics are implementing and/or supporting continuity of learning, particularly early literacy development, during the 2020-2021 school year. To successfully conduct the study, RTI is seeking a research partner—research institutions, data collection firms, and other qualified entities—to support the design of the research methodology, recruit and train qualified field researchers, carry out fieldwork, and support elements of data analysis and interpretation.

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Research Design and Study Details:

The purpose of this mixed methods case study is to explore the ways in which schools with differing characteristics are implementing and/or supporting continuity of learning, particularly early grade reading skills, for the 2020-2021 school year in lieu of face to face teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers will look at aspects of teaching and learning; the home environment; and school leadership characteristics.

Schools have been selected based on change in performance of average early grade reading assessment scores, as measured by USAID studies in 2013 and 2019 in order to have a range of school management and teaching models as well as geographic representation. The variation may increase our understanding of the drivers and barriers to supporting and/or implementing continuity of learning.

The research will take into consideration, and to some degree be guided by, the framework developed and used by the University of the Philippines, Assessment Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC, 2017) in their multi-year review of MTB-MLE implementation.4 The framework, which comprises the dimensions of language, instruction, materials and program will allow for a grounded and holistic, yet goal-free approach to studying the schools and school communities (in other words, remaining open to finding unexpected influences but drawing reasonable bounds based on a theoretical framework). We will also draw on the EdTech Ecosystem framework (Omidyar Network, 2019) to explore interrelated factors that enable or prevent effective use of technology for remote learning and other relevant frameworks related to home learning/parent engagement. RTI welcomes suggestions from the respondent on appropriate frameworks for analysis in this context. The study will aim to answer the following research questions:

What school/program-level factors, teacher-level factors, family/home-level factors, and student-level factors are drivers of and barriers to implementing reading and other early grade instruction during the 2020-2021 school year (SY)?

• What is the experience of children learning to read through the alternative delivery modalities (ADM) of the DepEd Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) and relevant Contextualized Learning Continuity Plan(s)?

• What is the experience of teachers responsible for teaching reading through the ADM?

• What resources, materials and types of support are being used by schools/school leadership, teachers, families, and students and which are perceived as most useful?

Sample:

A total of 20 schools from across all regions will be selected from the 240 schools sampled in the 2019 EGRA. Table 1 provides a list of regions and divisions where sampled schools are located. School principals have already been contacted by RTI to gather preliminary information and to request their approval to participate in the study. If they agree to participate, we will randomly select one grade 1 and one 3 teacher (2 teachers per school), two families whose children are taught by these teachers (4 children and their families per school) and request their approval to participate in the study for the duration of the 2020-2021 school year. Table 2 further explains the sample design and provides the total sample size for the study.

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Table 1: List of regions/divisions where sampled schools are located

Region Division Language of Instruction

ARMM Basilan: ARMM Other

ARMM Lanao Del Sur - Iia: ARMM MER

ARMM Lanao Del Sur - Iia: ARMM MER

ARMM Marawi City: ARMM MER

ARMM Tawi-Tawi: ARMM SAM

NCR - National Capital Region Manila: NCR TAG

NCR - National Capital Region Muntinlupa City: NCR TAG

NCR - National Capital Region Pasig City And San Juan: NCR TAG

NCR - National Capital Region Pasig City And San Juan: NCR TAG

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula Isabela City: R9 Other

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula Zamboanga City: R9 Other

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula Zamboanga Sibugay: R9 SBIN

Region X - Northern Mindanao Lanao Del Norte: R10 Multiple

Region X - Northern Mindanao Misamis Oriental: R10 SBIN

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN General Santos City: R12 SBIN

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN South Cotabato: R12 ILO

CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region Kalinga: CAR Other

CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region Kalinga: CAR Other

Region I - Ilocos Region La Union: R1 ILO

Region III - Central Luzon Bulacan: R3 TAG

Region III - Central Luzon Pampanga: R3 Multiple

Region III - Central Luzon Tarlac City: R3 Multiple

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) Antipolo City: R4a TAG

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) Romblon: R4b TAG

Region V - Bicol Region Camarines Sur: R5 Multiple

Region V - Bicol Region Catanduanes: R5 BIK

Region V - Bicol Region Sorsogon: R5 Multiple

Region VI - Western Visayas Negros Occidental: R6 SBIN

Region VII - Central Visayas Lapu-Lapu City: R7 SBIN

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas Northern Samar: R8 WAR

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Region VIII - Eastern Visayas Northern Samar: R8 Multiple

Key: WAR= Waray; SBIN=Sinugbuanong Binisaya; BIK=Bicol; TAG=Tagalog; ILO=Ilokano; MER=Meranaw; SAM=Bahasa Sama. Consistent with the terminology used in the 2013 study and consequently the school database, we have conserved the acronym ARMM for the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, although the administrative division is now BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) and the boundaries have shifted.

Table 2: Sample Design and Total Sample

Sample

Design

Total Sample Size

School/School Principal 20

Grade 1 Teacher Grade 3 Teacher 40

Family/Student 1 Family/Student 2 Family/Student 1 Family/Student 2 80

Instruments:

The contractor will work with the RTI research team to conduct in-depth interviews (by phone), administer electronic or paper survey questionnaires, and rapid reading student assessments1. In addition, schools, teachers, and student/families will be requested to provide documentation/examples of student work. Depending on the ADM configuration that the school has chosen, we will participate to the extent possible in observing live remote classes. The interviews, questionnaires and short reading assessments will be administered three times during the course of the school year—approximately November, January, and April.

1. Individual interviews

• School Principal  

• Teachers

• Families

• Students

2. Surveys/Questionnaires

• School Principal  

• Teachers

• Families

3. Rapid Reading Diagnostic

• Students

4. Document Analysis

• School-level Contextualized Learning Plan or other similar guidance document(s)

1 RTI is currently developing methodologies and instruments for remote assessment of learning. The exact nature of this assessment will be determined but is designed only to measure basic progress and not precise levels of learning.

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• Teacher lesson plans and other relevant teaching and learning materials

• Student work

Individual interviews tend to yield deeper understanding of an issue. For this reason, the research team will conduct structured individual interviews with school principals, teachers, families, and students. The interview protocol will use open-ended questioning to allow for detailed responses and examples. The questions will seek to collect description of the strategies used in teaching reading and other early grade instruction through remote learning, the perceived effectiveness of learning delivery modalities, and support offered to and by the school and school community. The proposed format will be untimed and is expected to take a maximum of 40 minutes per individual. Interviews with students will be no more than 15 minutes.

Survey questionnaires will include a series of questions, each with relevant response options. Surveys will be sent to respondents (either in paper or electronic version) to read and fill out independently at their own time. If a respondent is unable to read and/or fill out a survey, an interviewer can read the questions and response options and record selected response (by phone).

Product or Service Expectations (both if applicable):

Confirmation of Study Participants (1 week after award; anticipated Nov. 6, 2020)

The offerer will be responsible for finalizing necessary preliminary information to track and communicate with participants throughout the entirety of the study.

Research Data Collection Team Training (2 weeks after award; anticipated Nov 13, 2020)

Prior to data collection, the research data collection team will participate in remote training sessions facilitated by RTI technical team. The training sessions will cover topics such as introduction to survey instruments and questions, overview of interview protocols, and discussion of relevant data collection methods, procedures, software. The training sessions will be conducted over 5 days, consisting of 2-hour sessions each day (10 hours in total).

Data Collection, Data Entry, Coding, and Analysis (ongoing Nov-May)

The offeror will support planning and execution of data collection at 3 time points. The offer will be responsible for scheduling interviews with school directors, teachers, families.

The research data collection team will conduct remote data collection over approximately 10 days at each time point. Data collection will include phone interviews, collection of printed or electronic survey questionnaires, student assessments, and collection of relevant documents.

Interviews must be recorded and transcribed (in original language) and then translated to English. The offer will be responsible for scanning all paper documents and paper questionnaires into electronic versions.

For all paper questionnaires received, the offer will enter responses into an electronic form.

The offer will support transcription and translation of interview responses. In collaboration with RTI technical staff, the offeror will support in coding and analyzing qualitative data gathered from the interviews. RTI expects to complete approximately 1/3 of the qualitative data analysis and coding. The offer should propose the exact tasks and level of effort that for 2/3 of coding and analysis efforts and ensure that tasks are aligned with the skills and experience of the proposed team members. RTI analysts will also support qualitative data analysis using NVivo. The offeror will preferably also use NVivo, but we are open to other proposals.

Report Writing (anticipated May-July)

In collaboration with RTI technical staff, the offeror will contribute to identifying key findings,

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conclusions and writing sections of the report. The offeror should propose exact tasks and level of effort that will be completed based on the skills and experience of the proposed team members.

Deliverables, Timelines, Special Terms and Conditions:

1 List of verified schools complete with school preliminary information (20 schools)

2 List of confirmed teacher participants complete with contact information (2 per

school/school)

3 List of confirmed family/student participants complete with contact information (4 per

school/school)

4 Completed remote training by all research data collectors (10 hours of training per

person)

5 Uploaded data for initial data collection (20 school director interviews-transcribed and

translated; 40 teacher interviews transcribed and translated; 80 parent/caregiver

interview-transcribed and translated; 80 student interviews-transcribed and translated;

20 school director questionnaires; 40 teacher questionnaires; 80 parent/caregiver

questionnaires; submission of relevant documents)

6 Uploaded data for midterm data collection (20 school director interviews-transcribed

and translated; 40 teacher interviews transcribed and translated; 80 parent/caregiver




7 Uploaded data for final data collection (20 school director interviews-transcribed and

translated; 40 teacher interviews transcribed and translated; 80 parent/caregiver




8 TBD deliverable and level of effort (as proposed by the bidder) towards completion of

coding and analysis of qualitative data

This will include at least 1.5 days/12 hours of training and regular working meetings

with RTI to discuss progress and emerging findings.

9 TBD deliverable and level of effort (as proposed by the bidder) towards completion of

coding and analysis of qualitative data

Staffing

A complete and current resume (Curriculum Vitae), in a clear and concise format, must be submitted for each proposed key personnel candidate, detailing the required qualifications and experience of the individual. Each resume should be a maximum of 3 pages long. For each proposed candidate, include three references of professional contacts within the last three years,

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with complete contact information, and preferably email addresses.

Team Leader

Responsible for work plan development, establishment of relationships with the necessary division/district officials and school officials and school administrators, provide supervision of data collection team and fieldwork logistics, research supervision overall ensuring quality of data, documents, deliverables, and contribution to analyses and reporting.

Research/Data Collection Team

The offeror will provide a team of 8-10 research data collectors with the following skills and background:

• Previous experience with qualitative and quantitative surveys, including survey planning and management, data collection and logistics,

• Previous experience coding and analyzing qualitative data from interviews.

• Strong communication and interview skills; previous experience working with young children desired

• Proficiency in English and Filipino required

• Native speaker of one or more of the following mother tongue languages: Meranaw, Ilokano, Bicol, Bahasa Sug (with all team members collectively accounting for all MT languages)

• Detail-oriented and strong organization and time management skills

Administrative and support staff

• Translators and interview transcribers, as needed, in proportion to the overall team structure to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective configuration of tasks.

It is expected that the offeror will provide all necessary communications and computing equipment, and associated costs, needed for making telephone calls, transcribing interviews, coding and analyzing (RTI has mini recording devices for recording the interviews, but the quality of recording using these devices during a phone interview needs to be tested.) RTI uses NVivo for qualitative data analysis. The offeror should budget all costs assuming that work-from-home orders will be in effect for the duration of the program. If at a later time it becomes possible to travel to study sites, we will discuss a modification.

Pricing

Item #

Quantity to be

Purchased

Description of Preferred Commodity or Services

Specifications Unit of

Measure Unit Fixed

Price (Each) Total Fixed

Price (Each)

Lead Time Availability (Number of

Days)

1 1 Research and Data Collection Support Services

N/A N/A N/A N/A

2

3

Total Value

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By signing this attachment, the bidder confirms he has a complete understanding of the specifications and fully intends to deliver items that comply with the above listed specifications.

Signature:

Title:

Date:

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Attachment B — Page 1 RFP Remote Learning Study, September 2020

Attachment “B” Instructions to Bidders/Sellers

1. Procurement Narrative Description: The Buyer (RTI) intends to purchase commodities and/or services identified in Attachment A. The Buyer intends to purchase the quantities (for commodities) and/or services (based on deliverables identified in a Statement of Work). The term of the Ordering Agreement shall be from Award Date to the Delivery date of the Offeror unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The Buyer intends to award to a single “approved’ supplier based on conformance to the listed specifications, the ability to service this contract, and selling price. We reserve the right to award to more than one bidder. If an Ordering Agreement is established as a result of this RFQ/RFP, supplier understands that quantities indicated in the specifications (Attachment A) are an estimate only and RTI does not guarantee the purchase quantity of any item listed.

2. Procuring Activity: This procurement will be made by Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), located at

3040 E Cornwallis Rd.

Durham, North Carolina

27709

U.S.A.

(insert full address of the office)

who has a purchase requirement in support of a project funded by

United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines (USAID/Philippines)

(insert client’s name)

RTI shall award the initial quantities and/or services and any option quantities (if exercised by RTI) to Seller by a properly executed Purchase Order as set forth within the terms of this properly executed agreement.

3. Proposal Requirements. All Sellers will submit a quote/proposal which contains offers for all items and options included in this RFQ/RFP. All information presented in the Sellers quote/proposal will be considered during RTI’s evaluation. Failure to submit the information required in this RFQ/RFP may result in Seller’s offer being deemed non-responsive. Sellers are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach RTI’s office designated in the RFQ/RFP by the time and date specified in the RFQ/RFP. Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the RTI office designated in the RFQ/RFP after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and may not be considered at the discretion of the RTI Procurement Officer. The Seller’s proposal shall include the following:

(a) The solicitation number: Remote Learning Study

(b) The date and time submitted:

(c) The name, address, and telephone number of the seller (bidder) and authorized signature of same:

(d) Validity period of Quote:

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(e) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary.

(f) If RTI informs Seller that the Commodity is intended for export and the Commodity is not classified for export under Export Classification Control Number (ECCN) “EAR99” of the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations (EAR), then Seller must provide RTI the correct ECCN and the name of Seller’s representative responsible for Trade Compliance who can confirm the export classification.

(g) Lead Time Availability of the Commodity/Service.

(h) Terms of warranty describing what and how the warranties will be serviced.

(i) Special pricing instructions: Price and any discount terms or special requirements or terms (special note: pricing must include guaranteed firm fixed prices for items requested.

(j) Payment address or instructions (if different from mailing address)

(k) Acknowledgment of solicitation amendments (if any)

(l) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including points of contact with telephone numbers, and other relevant information)

(m) Special Note: The Seller, by his response to this RFQ/RFP and accompanying signatures, confirms that the terms and conditions associated with this RFQ/RFP document have been agreed to and all of its attachments have been carefully read and understood and all related questions answered.

4. Forms: Sellers (potential bidders or suppliers) must record their pricing utilizing the format found on Attachment “A”. Sellers must sign the single hardcopy submitted and send to address listed on the cover page of this RFQ/RFP.

5. Questions Concerning the Procurement. All questions in regards to this RFQ/RFP to be directed to

Josephine Marcos

(insert name of procurement officer)

at this email address:

[email protected] with copy to [email protected]

(insert email address of the procurement officer).

The cut-off date for questions is (insert date).

October 7, 2020

6. Notifications and Deliveries: Time is of the essence for this procurement. Seller shall deliver



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the items or services no later than the dates set forth in the contract that will be agreed by both parties as a result of this RFQ/RFP. The Seller shall immediately contact the Buyer’s Procurement Officer if the specifications, availability, or the delivery schedule(s) changes. Exceptional delays will result in financial penalties being imposed of Seller.

7. Documentation: The following documents will be required for payment for each item:

(a) A detailed invoice listing Purchase Order Number, Bank information with wiring instructions (when applicable)

(b) Packing List

(c) All relevant product/service documentation (manuals, warranty doc, certificate of analysis, etc.)

8. Payment Terms: Refer to RTI purchase order terms and conditions found in https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/rti-purchase-order-terms-and-conditions-v1.16.pdf , http://www.rti.org/files/PO_FAR_Clauses.pdf, or http://www.rti.org/files/PO_FAR_Clauses_Commercial_Items.pdf. Payment can be made via wire transfer or other acceptable form. Sellers may propose alternative payment terms and they will be considered in the evaluation process.

9. Alternative Proposals: Sellers are permitted to offer “alternatives” should they not be able to meet the listed requirements. Any alternative proposals shall still satisfy the minimum requirements set forth in Attachment A Specifications.

10. Inspection Process: Each item shall be inspected prior to final acceptance of the item. All significant discrepancies, shortages, and/or faults must be satisfactorily corrected and satisfactorily documented prior to delivery and release of payment.

11. Evaluation and Award Process: The RTI Procurement Officer will award an agreement contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Seller (bidder) whose offer conforms to the RFQ/RFP will be most advantageous to RTI, price and other factors considered. The award will be made to the Seller representing the best value to the project and to RTI. For the purpose of this RFQ/RFP, price, delivery, technical and past performance are of equal importance for the purposes of evaluating, and selecting the “best value” awardee. RTI intends to evaluate offers and award an Agreement without discussions with Sellers. Therefore, the Seller’s initial offer should contain the Seller’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, RTI reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the RTI Procurement Officer to be necessary.

The evaluation factors will be comprised of the following criteria:

(a) PRICE. Lowest evaluated ceiling price (inclusive of option quantities) .

(b) DELIVERY. Seller provides the most advantageous delivery schedule.

(c) TECHNICAL. Items/Services shall satisfy or exceed the specifications described in RFQ/RFP Attachment A.

(d) PAST PERFORMANCE - Seller can demonstrate his/her capability and resources to provide the items/services requested in this solicitation in a timely and responsive manner.

(e) OTHER EVALUATION CRITERIA.

• Previous experience working in the Philippines carrying out research, assessments, evaluations; education sector and/or local language-related research

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and evaluation experience

• Logistics and management capacity with evidence of mobilizing local resources and/or procuring local goods (for example— language-specific data collectors, hiring local transportation, purchasing data and SIM cards) is required

• Ability to carry out work remotely, including telephone interviews, at times that are convenient for Filipino participants and, if travel restrictions within the Philippines are lifted, ability and willingness to travel is also required

• Familiarity with methods of monitoring early learning outcomes

12. Award Notice. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful supplier within the time acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

13. Validity of Offer. This RFP in no way obligates RTI to make an award, nor does it commit RTI to pay any costs incurred by the Seller in the preparation and submission of a proposal or amendments to a proposal. Your proposal shall be considered valid for 90 days after submission.

14. Representations and Certifications. Winning suppliers under a US Federal Contract are required to complete and sign as part of your offer RTI Representations and Certifications for values over $10,000.

15. Anti- Kick Back Act of 1986. Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 as referenced in FAR 52.203-7 is hereby incorporated into this Request for Proposal as a condition of acceptance. If you have reasonable grounds to believe that a violation, as described in Paragraph (b) of FAR 52.203-7 may have occurred, you should report this suspected violation to the RTI’s Ethics Hotline at 1-877-212-7220 or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. You may report a suspected violation anonymously.

16. The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 - section 889. RTI cannot use any equipment or services from specific companies, or their subsidiaries and affiliates, including Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, and Dahua Technology Company (“Covered Technology”). In response to this request for proposal, please do not provide a quote which includes any Covered Technology. Any quote which includes Covered Technology will be deemed non-responsive. Additionally, if the United States Government is the source of funds for this RFP, the resulting Supplier shall not provide any equipment, system, or service that uses Covered Technology as a substantial or essential component

Acceptance:

Seller agrees, as evidenced by signature below, that the seller’s completed and signed solicitation, seller’s proposal including all required submissions and the negotiated terms contained herein, constitute the entire agreement for the services described herein.


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By: (Seller Company Name)

Signature: __________________________________________________________

Title:

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