Microenterprise Development for Urban and Rural Areas


  The Department of Labor,Employment and Training Administration, (DOL/ETA) in conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA)is soliciting proposals to aggressively market self-employment assistance as an effective workforce development strategy and to test the effectiveness of providing micro loans and entrepreneurial training services to workers through one-stop centers in urban and rural areas.
 





You are invited to submit a proposal/bid in accordance with the requirements of the following Solicitation:

[ X ] Request for Proposal, [ ] Invitation for Bid.

Proposals/Bids must be received by the Government no later than the local time on the Due Date stated in the table below. Potential offerors/bidders are asked to complete and submit a proposal/bid intent form .

See Section L (Section C if SF 1449 is used) for proposal/bid instructions .

ALL AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH GOVERNMENT HOMEPAGE AT DOLETA.GOV.

IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS SITE PERIODICALLY FOR OFFICIAL UPDATES/AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION.





Solicitation Number  RFP-DCS-02-25
Issue Date:  APRIL 12, 2002
Due Date:  MAY 15, 2002
Time:  2:00 P.M. Local
Program Office:  OPR
Contracting Officer:  Keith A. Bond
Contact Point:
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail:		  Harry B. Ladson, Jr.
 (202) 693-3317
 (202) 693-3846
 hladson@doleta.gov
Set Aside:  






PERTINENT TECHNICAL SECTIONS OF SOLICITATION





Offerors are encouraged to read the entire Solicitation by scrolling downward. The Solicitation includes all pertinent technical sections imbedded in the document as well as the terms, conditions and instructions required for submitting a proposal. For your convenience, the pertinent technical sections of the Solicitation have also been linked directly below in (WordProcessing format and Adobe PDF format):





  Sections C, L and M
 
 
 
  













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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD


1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER
 

    UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)


RATING



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2. CONTRACT NUMBER


 


 



 


3. SOLICITATION NUMBER


 


 



 RFP-DCS-02-25


4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION





 
SEALED BID (IFB)





 X
NEGOTIATED (RFP)



5. DATE ISSUED


 


 



 APRIL 12, 2002


6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER


 



 



 




7. ISSUED BY 
 
CODE



 



 U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OGCM



 Division of Contract Services



 200 Constitution Avenue, NW



 Room C-4310



 Washington  DC  20210


8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)



 



 



 



 



     


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


SOLICITATION




9.  Sealed offers in original and
 
  4 copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified
in Item 6, or if hand carried, in the depository located in
 
 Item 7 until
 
 2:00 P.M. Local (Hour) local time
 
 MAY 15, 2002 (Date) . 


CAUTION - LATE Submissions, 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


 



 Harry B. Ladson, Jr.


B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)


C. E-MAIL ADDRESS


 



 hladson@doleta.gov




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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS  
 See Attached Table of Contents




(X)SEC.DESCRIPTIONPAGE(S)(X)SEC.DESCRIPTIONPAGE(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 OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS 


 F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 



 G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 
 L INSTR., 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
 
  120 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


(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.DATEAMENDMENT 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


 


 




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19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED


 



 


20. AMOUNT


 



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21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION



 



 




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


 





 
 10 U.S.C. 2304(a) (
 )



 
 41 U.S.C. 252(c) (
 )


23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN


      (4 copies unless otherwise specified)


 


ITEM


 


 




24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7)CODE



 



 U.S. Department of Labor, ETA



 Division of Contract Services



 200 Constitution Avenue, NW



 Room  C-4310



 Washington  DC  20210


25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BYCODE



 



 U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OC



 Division of Accounting



 200 Constitution Avenue, NW



 Room N-4707



 Washington  DC  20210




26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)



 



 


27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA





 






(Signature of Contracting Officer)


28. AWARD DATE


 



 


IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on
Standard Form 26, or by other authorized written notice.




STANDARD FORM 33   (REV. 9-97)  





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	PART I - THE SCHEDULE		





	SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS		





SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK		





C.1  PURPOSE





C.2  BACKGROUND





C.3  DEMONSTRATION OBJECTIVES





C.4  SCOPE OF THE WORK





C.5  SPECIFIC TASK REQUIREMENTS






SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING		





[FOR THIS SOLICITATION, THERE ARE NO CLAUSES IN THIS SECTION]





SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE		





E.1  NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE





SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE		





F.1  NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE





F.2  PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE





F.3  LEVEL OF EFFORT





F.4  DELIVERABLES





SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA		





G.1  IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S
        REPRESENTATIVE (GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE)		





G.2  INVOICE REQUIREMENTS





G.3  METHOD OF PAYMENT





SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS		





H.1  BUDGET LINE ITEM FLEXIBILITY





H.2  FRINGE BENEFITS





H.3  VACATIONS, SICK-LEAVE HOLIDAYS





H.4  TRAVEL AND PER DIEM





H.5  USE OF AND PAYMENT TO CONSULTANTS




    
    H.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 
      INSURANCE COST


  

    
    H.7 ACCOUNTING AND 
      AUDITING SERVICES

  

    
    H.8 PRINTING

  

    
    H.9 KEY 
  PERSONNEL

  

    
    H.10 CONTRACT NUMBER 
      IDENTIFICATION

  

    
    H.11 SUBMISSION OF 
      CORRESPONDENCE

  

    
    H.12 OTHER 
      CONTRACTORS

  

    
    H.13 LAWS 
    APPLICABLE

  

    
    H.14 DISPOSITION OF 
      MATERIAL

  

    
    H.15 NONDISCRIMINATION 
      AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

  

    
    H.16 FEDERAL 
    REPORTS

  

    
    H.17 DISCLOSURE OF 
      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

  

    
    H.18 ELIMINATION OF 
      SEXIST LANGUAGE AND ART WORK

  

    
    H.19 HAZARDOUS 
      OCCUPATION ORDERS

  

    
    H.20 INSURANCE 
      REQUIREMENTS (FAR-SUBPART 28.3)

  

    
    H.21 DATA COLLECTION FOR 
      THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  

    
    H.22 PERFORMANCE 
      STANDARDS

  

    
    H.23 RESTRICTION ON USE 
      OF DOL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING

  

    
    H.24 PUBLICATION OF 
      MATERIALS

  

    
    H.25 INDIRECT 
  COSTS

  

    
PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

  

    
SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

  

   
    I.1 NOTICE LISTING 
      CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

  

    
    I.2 52.227-23 RIGHTS TO 
      PROPOSAL DATA (TECHNICAL) (JUN 1987)

  

    
    I.3 52.232-25 PROMPT 
      PAYMENT (FEB 2002)

  

    
    I.4 52.243-7 NOTIFICATION 
      OF CHANGES (APR 1984)

  

    
    I.5 52.252-2 CLAUSES 
      INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

  

    
PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER 
      ATTACHMENTS

  

    
SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

  

    
    J.1 CONTRACT PRICING PROPOSAL COVER SHEET, 
      STANDARD FORM 1411

  

    
    J.2 COST AND PRICE ANALYSIS, ETA FORM 8555 (8 
      PAGES)

  

    
    J.3 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CAPABILITY, ETA 8554 
      (2 PAGES)

  

    
    J.4 COST CONTRACTOR'S INVOICE, ETA 3100-1 (1 
      PAGE)

  

    
    J.5 COST CONTRACTOR'S DETAILED STATEMENT OF COST, 
      ETA 3-2 (1 PAGE)

  

    
    J.6 PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (2 
      PAGES)

  

    
    J.7 PAST PERFORMANCE REFERENCE INFORMATION (2 
      PAGES)

  

    
    J.8 VETS-100 - FEDERAL CONTRACTOR VETERANS 
      EMPLOYMENT REPORT,

  

    
PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND 
  INSTRUCTIONS

  

    
SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND
         
      OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

  

    
    K.1 NOTICE LISTING 
      SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED
        BY 
      REFERENCE

  

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

  

    
    K.3 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION 
      REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION,
        PROPOSED 
      DEBARMENT, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
        (DEC 
      2001)

  

    
    K.4 52.215-6 PLACE OF 
      PERFORMANCE (OCT 1997)

  

    
    K.5 52.219-1 SMALL 
      BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS
        (MAY 
      2001)

  

    
    K.6 52.222-22 PREVIOUS 
      CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS
        (FEB 
      1999)

  

    
    K.7 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE 
      ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)

  

    
    K.8 52.227-15 STATEMENT 
      OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND
        RESTRICTED 
      COMPUTER SOFTWARE (MAY 1999)

  

    
    K.9 SIGNATURE 
    BLOCK

  

    
SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO 
      OFFERORS

  

   
    L.1 NOTICE LISTING 
      SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED
        BY 
      REFERENCE

  

    
    L.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF 
      CONTRACT (APR 1984)

  

    
    L.3 52.227-6 ROYALTY 
      INFORMATION (APR 1984)

  

   
    L.4 52.233-2 SERVICE OF 
      PROTEST (AUG 1996)

  

    
    L.5 52.252-1 SOLICITATION 
      PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY
        REFERENCE 
      (FEB 1998)

  

    
    L.6 PAST 
  PERFORMANCE

  

    
    L.7 SUBMISSION OF 
      PROPOSAL

  

    
    L.8 LETTERS OF COMMITMENT 
      - KEY PERSONNEL, (OCT 2000)

  

    
    L.9 SPECIAL 
      REQUIREMENTS

  

    
    L.10 CONFIRMATION OF 
      PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL (OCT 2000)

  

    
    L.11 REQUEST FOR 
      CLARIFICATION (RFC)

  

    
SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR 
AWARD

  

    
    M.1 BASIS FOR AWARD (BEST 
      VALUE)

  

    
    M.2 CRITERIA FOR 
    AWARD

  

    
    M.3 DETERMINING OVERALL 
      BEST VALUE






PART I - THE SCHEDULE




SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND 
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PARTNERSHIP FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY: MICROENTERPRISE 
DEVELOPMENT for URBAN AND RURAL AREAS


The United States Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, in conjunction with the Small 
Business Administration (SBA) is soliciting proposals to aggressively market 
self-employment assistance as an effective workforce development strategy and to 
test the effectiveness of providing micro loans and entrepreneurial training 
services to workers through one-stop centers in urban and rural areas.

Solicitation No. is 
RFP-DCS-02-25.

This 
solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The period of performance will be sixty (60) months from 
the date of contract execution.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
Code has been determined to be 541611, with a $6 million size standard.

A cost reimbursement plus fixed 
fee type of contract is contemplated being awarded under this solicitation.

THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL DATE IS 
MAY 15, 2002, AT 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME.

REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION (RFC) MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER 
THAN APRIL 19, 2002, 5:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME.

Only electronic submission of requests will be accepted. 
They shall be submitted to Harry B. Ladson Jr. at hladson@doleta.gov. Should any 
RFC be received after the date stated above, the Government reserves the right 
not to provide an answer. If, however, the Government determines the RFC raises 
an issue of significant importance, the Government will respond 
electronically.

The Government 
will not provide any information concerning requests for clarification in 
response to telephone calls from offerors. All requests will be answered 
electronically and provided to all offerors at the DOL/ETA internet site 
(http://www.doleta.gov).



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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF 
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C.1 PURPOSE


In an effort that exploits the strengths and expertise of 
the respective agencies, the Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Small 
Business Administration (SBA), plans to introduce a microenterprise package that 
is designed to assist specific urban and rural areas through a marriage of 
workforce development and economic development. Based on preliminary planning, 
the microenterprise package would be targeted into two urban sites and four 
rural sites. Preliminary site exploration has identified the cities of 
Philadelphia, PA and Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN as the urban sites and sites 
within the states of Maine and Minnesota for the rural sites. The package will 
consist of an amalgamation of all related microenterprise initiatives into a 
cohesive module available to the target population through local one-stop 
centers. The objective of this program is to examine the viability of the 
teaming of workforce development and economic development in the one-stop 
environment. The project creates a synergistic partnership between the Small 
Business Administration and the Department of Labor (DOL) whereby program 
participants will be offered microenterprise funding through SBA's microloan 
program and concurrently be offered technical assistance and microenterprise 
training through one-stop centers. The urban project sites will be low-income 
inner-city locations with a diverse immigrant population and a large 
concentration of small businesses. The rural project sites will be in 
economically depressed rural locations where creating new wage and salary jobs 
is particularly difficult.



C.2 BACKGROUND


This demonstration seeks to utilize existing DOL and SBA 
programs in a concentrated application of complementary effort. The Department 
of Labor has historically funded microenterprise projects through Economic 
Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA) job creation 
demonstration grants, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) microenterprise 
grant program, and the Self-employment Assistance Program (SEA). DOL's effort 
under the DOL-SBA collaboration will primarily utilize and enhance the 
Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program infrastructure already in place. The 
SEA program began operations in the early 1990s in response to changing patterns 
of domestic employment and unemployment. Based partially on the favorable 
outcome of demonstration programs in Massachusetts and Washington, Congress 
authorized SEA programs for five years in 1993. SEA became permanent in 1998. 
The SEA program allows eligible individuals to collect a stipend in lieu of 
unemployment benefits while they participate in microenterprise training.

SBA has, since it's founding in 
1953, delivered approximately 20 million loans, loan guarantees, contracts, 
counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses. Over the 
past 10 years, (FY 1991-2000), the SBA has helped almost 435,000 small 
businesses get more than $94.6 billion in loans, more than in the entire history 
of the agency before 1991. SBA's venture capital program has put more than $30 
billion into the hands of small business owners. Last year SBA backed more than 
$12.3 billion in loans to small businesses. More than $1 billion was made 
available for disaster loans and more than $40 billion in federal contracts were 
secured by small businesses with SBA's help. The Small Business Administration 
has historically supported microenterprise programming through the Microloan 
Program. Authorized in 1991, the Microloan Program integrates very small loans 
and technical assistance targeted to "pre-bankable" microentrepreneurs and small 
businesses. It is delivered through a network of private, non-profit 
organizations (intermediaries) located in approximately 170 areas nationwide, 
which provide small loans of up to $35,000. The intermediaries also provide 
technical assistance to microborrowers and potential microborrowers.

For the purposes of this 
demonstration, DOL will utilize the SEA and dislocated worker training program. 
Project funds will provide microenterprise training and technical assistance to 
all participants. Also, project funding will promote participation and deliver 
clients to the project. SBA will utilize the Microloan Program to deliver micro 
loans and continued training and technical assistance to demonstration clients. 
Currently, the SBA has sufficient loan funding for the Microloan Program but is 
constrained by limited Microloan Program technical assistance funding. Under the 
demonstration, DOL will utilize its project funding to supplement SBA technical 
assistance funding to the extent authorized under SBA's statute.



C.3 DEMONSTRATION OBJECTIVES


The objectives of this 
demonstration are:

1. To test 
the viability of microenterprise initiatives in urban and rural one-stop 
environments. 2. To explore the effectiveness of an interagency model that melds 
complementary microenterprise programs without duplication. 3. To help the 
economies of the selected urban and rural areas by helping to generate new small 
businesses and aiding the development of existing small businesses. 4. To 
identify and help alleviate barriers which exist to starting a microenterprise. 
5. To understand the benefits and costs of integrating workforce and economic 
development. 6. To analyze the impact of small business formation and small 
business development on local urban and rural economies. 7. To add to the 
growing body of knowledge concerning small business development and 
microenterprise in both urban and rural environments.



C.4 SCOPE OF THE WORK


The contractor shall accomplish the following tasks. Tasks 
shall be completed by the due dates specified in the calendar for this project. 
A proposed project design for the demonstration must be included in the 
contractor's response to this RFP. Included in the overall project design must 
be the design of the microenterprise package and the site and sample selection 
process. Also, the contractor must present a framework for the evaluation 
design.

* The work requirements 
for this demonstration project will be divided between the project partners: 
DOL, SBA, the three host States for the demonstration, and the contractor. DOL 
is responsible for providing overall direction for the demonstration project, 
including approval of the research design, project design, evaluation design, 
and project reports. Each of the host States for the demonstration are 
responsible for implementing demonstration operations in their State sites, as 
well as assisting the contractor in developing the operational procedures for 
the demonstration in their State sites and providing data to the contractor for 
use in selecting local area sites to operate the demonstration and for the 
project evaluation. The contractor is responsible for developing the research 
design for the demonstration; developing the operational procedures for the 
demonstration including the microenterprise package; entering into specific 
agreements with the individual states to conduct the demonstration; conducting 
onsite monitoring visits and providing management assistance for the duration of 
demonstration operations; conducting follow-up surveys of demonstration 
participants; and preparing an comprehensive evaluation of the results of the 
demonstration, including a process analysis, an analysis of demonstration 
impacts, and a benefit-cost analysis.

* The Urban/Rural Microenterprise Demonstration will be 
conducted in three distinct phases--design, implementation, and evaluation. 
Phase I, Design, includes all tasks related to the development of the research 
design for the demonstration, the microenterprise package design, and the design 
of the project evaluation. Phase II, Implementation, includes all tasks related 
to project operations and project monitoring. Phase III, Evaluation, includes 
all project tasks related to data collection, data analysis, and the preparation 
of the final evaluation report.

* The contractor shall prepare a comprehensive document 
that presents their proposed project design for the demonstration project. Prior 
to giving final approval of the project design document, DOL will consult with 
each of the States and SBA to ensure that the project design is in compliance 
with applicable laws and to provide assurance that the design can be 
successfully implemented within the funds available for the demonstration. The 
contractor will also develop a separate design for the evaluation of the 
demonstration project, consisting of three major components: a process analysis, 
an analysis of demonstration impacts, and a benefit-cost analysis. The final 
decision regarding the approval of the research design for the Urban/Rural 
Microenterprise Demonstration rests with DOL and SBA.

* The operational procedures for 
the demonstration will tailor the approved project design to the operating 
environments of each of the sites within the host States. The contractor, State, 
SBA, and DOL will develop these operational procedures cooperatively. The 
contractor shall have the lead role in this cooperative process, but shall 
consult closely with the State, SBA and DOL in preparing the operational 
procedures manual describing the agreed-upon procedures. Each host State will 
provide the contractor with information on current operating procedures in the 
demonstration offices in their particular, in order to maximize the 
compatibility of demonstration procedures with regular State/local processes and 
procedures. Both DOL and the State must approve the operational procedures 
manual for the particular State prior to the implementation of operations in 
that State.

* The contractor 
will enter into separate agreements with the State Departments of Labor in 
Maine, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to cover the administrative costs associated 
with conducting the demonstration at the individual sites according to the 
project design. These agreements must include the following:

o An understanding that the state 
through the local one-stop center will carry out the design plan put forth by 
the research contractor.

o The 
contractor will pay the state for appropriate administrative costs to carry out 
the demonstration at the individual sites. These administrative costs could 
include subcontracting with third party service providers in the provision of 
technical assistance to demonstration participants.

* Host States will operate the Urban/Rural Microenterprise 
Demonstration in all selected demonstration offices over a period of 60 months, 
12 months of selection/design, 24 months of participant enrollment and a 
24-month period during which demonstration operations are being phased out, data 
is collected, and the project is evaluated. Throughout the period of pilot 
operations and full operations, the contractor, DOL, SBA and host States shall 
monitor operations and provide technical assistance to State project staff in 
the local offices selected for the demonstration. The contractor shall be 
responsible for developing a schedule for conducting these visits and for 
coordinating the timing of these visits with State project staff.



C.5 SPECIFIC TASK REQUIREMENTS


* Key Personnel. The contractor 
shall designate a Project Director to oversee the demonstration and other key 
personnel to perform the task requirements. It is imperative that the Project 
Director and key personnel be familiar with establishing and running 
demonstration projects including microenterprise projects, as well as relevant 
microenterprise theory.

o The 
Project Director: The project director will act as facilitator of the whole 
project. The project director will coordinate action of all the relevant parties 
at the state and local level. The project director shall have a minimum of ten 
years' experience in performing social science research focusing on 
microenterprise programs, including a minimum of five years of experience in 
designing and coordinating large-scale research projects. In addition, the 
project director shall have a minimum of five years' experience serving as a 
project director or in an equivalent position in project management. The project 
director will have at minimum a PhD in economics, political science, public 
administration, or statistics. The project director will have a 25% time 
commitment to the demonstration.

o Principle Investigator: The principle investigator will 
facilitate the actual conduct and design of the research, data collection, and 
evaluation components of the demonstration. The principle investigator shall 
have a minimum of ten years experience in performing social science research, 
including 5 years experience designing and evaluating large-scale demonstration 
projects. In addition, the principle investigator will have a minimum of 5 years 
experience serving as a principle investigator or equivalent position in project 
management. The principle investigator will at minimum have a PhD in economics, 
political science, statistics, or mathematics. The principle investigator will 
have a variable 25% - 75% time commitment depending on demonstration phase.

o Site Monitors: The site monitors 
for this demonstration will coordinate demonstration activities at the project 
sites. The site monitors will have a variable time commitment of 50% - 100% 
depending on demonstration phase. Site monitors proposed for this demonstration 
shall have a minimum of five years' experience in performing social science 
research, including at least two years' experience working on research projects. 
They will have at minimum a Master's degree in economics, political science, 
public administration, or statistics.

o The contractor shall make no diversion of the Project 
Director or other key personnel on this contract without the advance written 
consent of the Contracting Officer.

* Site Selection. The contractor, through guidance from 
both the DOL and SBA, will select the rural project sites in Maine and Minnesota 
and the urban project sites in the cities of Philadelphia, PA and 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. The site selection procedure will be included in the 
initial research design document prepared by the research contractor. Necessary 
prerequisites for selection of the urban sites include high client flows, an 
eligible SBA lender in the area, and a current SEA/microenterprise program 
already in place at the sites. The urban site goal is to serve approximately 400 
- 500 participants in one year's time. Enrollment will continue beyond 1 year up 
to 2 years if this goal has not been met. Site selection for the rural sites 
will be limited to three rural sites in the state of Maine and one rural site in 
the state of Minnesota. Necessary prerequisites for selection of the rural site 
will include sufficient client flows, an eligible SBA lender in the area, and a 
current SEA/microenterprise program in place. The rural site goal is to serve 
approximately 400 - 500 participants per site in 18-24 months time.

* Microenterprise Package: The 
contractor shall develop the microenterprise package that will meet the 
objectives of the demonstration. The microenterprise package will be a 
curriculum of microenterprise training and development activities including the 
loan package from SBA. The contractor must address the administration of the 
package as well. The contractor will be obligated to train the relevant one-stop 
center or contracted staff in administering the microenterprise package to the 
demonstration participants. The contractor will provide all needed technical 
assistance and training to relevant staff at each of the project sites. The 
contractor must be accessible during normal business hours for provision of 
technical assistance to the sites during the demonstration. The microenterprise 
package will include provisions for technical assistance as a supplement to 
SBA's microloan program and possibly the State's SEA program. This technical 
assistance could be provided through the state/local site partners that include 
small business development corporations (SBDCs), economic development agencies, 
community colleges, etc.

* 
Procedures Guide. The contractor shall develop operational procedures manuals 
that provide a detailed description of the day-to-day operations of the 
Urban/Rural Microenterprise Demonstration in selected demonstration sites in 
each host State. The contractor shall develop a total of three (3) operational 
procedures manuals: one manual for each of the host States. Each operational 
procedures manual shall tailor the research design to enable the demonstration 
project to fit within the current operating environment in each of the host 
States. In costing out this task, the contractor shall assume that they are 
preparing three completely different documents, not three versions of the same 
document. Each operational procedures manual shall include a highly detailed, 
step-by-step description of the procedures used for conducting demonstration 
activities in selected State local offices. The contractor, the State, SBA, and 
DOL shall develop the operational procedures for the demonstration project in 
each State cooperatively. The contractor shall have the lead role in this 
cooperative process and shall initiate a series of discussions with DOL, SBA, 
and project staff from each of the host States for the purpose of developing the 
operational procedures in that particular State. These procedural discussions 
with the host States, each of which will take place over a period of four 
months, shall include both conference calls and in-person meetings at the State 
Agency's central office (which is located in the State capital). The contractor 
shall budget for the Project Director and one other individual (one of the 
contractor's key personnel) to make a total of 2-3 trips to each host State at 
minimum for the purpose of developing the operational procedures for the 
demonstration. The contractor shall request information from each host State on 
current State operating procedures, in order to maximize the compatibility of 
demonstration procedures with regular State operating processes and procedures. 
The contractor shall develop the operational procedures manual for each host 
State, including all project-specific forms for the demonstration, in close 
consultation with the particular host State, DOL, and SBA. The contractor shall 
prepare a draft version of the operational procedures manual. Following review 
by DOL, SBA, and the State, the contractor shall prepare a final version of the 
operational procedures manual. Both DOL, SBA, and the State must approve this 
revised operational procedures manual prior to proceeding with full 
operations.

* Overall Project 
Design. The contractor shall develop the overall project design that will meet 
the objectives of this task. The overall project design will include the site 
selection design, the evaluation design, the microenterprise package design, the 
procedures guide, and the implementation plan. Within the project design, the 
contractor must detail an effective management design that develops a 
synergistic relationship between USDOL, the State Site team, and the SBA. The 
contractor shall prepare a draft version of the overall project design within 
the first 3 months of the effective date of the contract, which shall include a 
complete description of the proposed approach to satisfying all of the 
demonstration's objectives. Upon review and comments from USDOL, SBA, and State 
site partners which will take no longer than one month, the contractor will have 
one month to submit a final project design to USDOL for approval. The 
implementation and operation of the demonstration will not occur without USDOL 
and SBA approval of the overall project design.

* Implementation Plan. The contractor shall develop an 
implementation plan that will effectively carry out the objectives of this 
demonstration. The implementation plan will clearly detail how the demonstration 
will be executed at each individual site. Each site will have its own 
implementation plan in accordance with the applicable laws and procedures 
governing the state/locality in which the site operates. The implementation plan 
will detail how participants will be recruited for the demonstration (the 
input), the procedures by which participants will proceed through the 
demonstration (the throughput), and how participant records will be recorded and 
analyzed (the output).

* 
Evaluation Design. The contractor shall develop the evaluation design that will 
meet the objectives of this task. The contractor shall prepare a draft version 
of the evaluation design for the project, which shall include a complete 
description of the proposed approach to each objective including data sources. A 
time frame from which historical data on project participants, and sources can 
be obtained should be identified. The time frame should be early enough during 
site operation to focus on participants= full experience in pursuing 
self-employment. A detailed outline of the final report should also be 
included.

* Follow-Up Survey. 
The contractor will prepare and administer two follow-up telephone surveys in 
the fourth year and fifth year of the project. These surveys will be designed to 
obtain relevant pre-program, in-program, and post-program information, including 
costs and benefits to the project participant, that are necessary to produce 
valid net impact and benefit-cost estimates. The surveys will be conducted at 
both a 6 month and 12 month follow-up interval. The proposed surveys and all 
necessary Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance supporting 
documentation to secure approval will be delivered along with the evaluation 
design.

* Data Collection. The 
contractor shall collect data necessary to analyze the outcomes for project 
participants. In addition to collecting the necessary site data, the contractor 
shall obtain from the states of Maine, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota UI wage 
record data for all demonstration participants. This wage record data will be 
collected for the eight quarters before the treatment phase, the eight quarters 
during the treatment phase, and the four quarters after the treatment phase. The 
contractor shall comply with all Federal and State confidentiality requirements 
regarding data collected for this effort; this may require entering into 
confidentiality agreements with the host State and/or entrepreneurial service 
providers. In addition, the contractor shall safeguard indefinitely any project 
data that contains personal identifiers.

* Evaluation Design Review Meeting. The contractor shall 
convene a design review meeting to present the evaluation design to key 
personnel from DOL and SBA and answer any questions they may have. This meeting 
shall be held at in Washington, D.C. The contractor shall be responsible for 
organizing and conducting this meeting. Following the receipt of comments from 
DOL on the draft evaluation design, the contractor shall prepare the final 
evaluation design.

* Staff 
Training for Demonstration Office Staff. The research contractor shall train 
State local office staff from all local offices selected for the demonstration 
on: (1) the purpose and objectives of the demonstration; (2) an overview of the 
approved research design; and (3) a working knowledge of the operational 
procedures for the demonstration. The contractor shall conduct multiple staff 
training sessions. Each training session shall be held in the training facility 
at a State office one week prior to the beginning of full operations in that 
State.

* Onsite Monitoring 
Visits and Technical Assistance. The contractor shall conduct regular onsite 
monitoring visits to observe demonstration operations in selected local offices 
in each host State throughout the period of project operations. The purpose of 
these onsite monitoring visits is twofold: first, to ensure that demonstration 
activities are being conducted in accordance with the operational procedures 
manual, and second, to collect data for the process analysis component of the 
evaluation. Key contractor personnel shall spend a minimum of twenty (20) days 
per State--a total of sixty (40) days--onsite in demonstration offices 
monitoring demonstration activities.

o The contractor shall prepare a schedule of onsite 
monitoring visits in each host State for the entire period of demonstration 
operations. Since DOL and host States will also be conducting onsite monitoring 
visits, these monitoring schedules shall also include visits by DOL and the 
States. The contractor shall be responsible for coordinating the monitoring 
visits with the host States and DOL to ensure coverage of all demonstration 
offices and prevent duplication of effort.

o If operational problems of a technical nature are 
identified during an onsite monitoring visit, the individual conducting the 
visit shall provide technical assistance to demonstration staff in correcting 
those problems. The contractor shall inform appropriate State office and/or DOL 
staff of any problems identified and any actions taken. However, if a 
significant procedural issue is identified during a monitoring visit, the 
individual conducting the visit shall not attempt to correct the situation, but 
instead shall inform the DOL Project Officer immediately and then refer this 
issue to the Project Manager for immediate action.

o The contractor shall conduct on-site visits to observe 
State program operations and to collect data for the evaluation. Prior to each 
visit, the contractor shall prepare a written protocol describing what 
information they wish to obtain and which staff would be most helpful to 
interview. These visits shall include interviews with appropriate staff 
knowledgeable in operation of the program. Upon return from each site visit, the 
contractor shall prepare a detailed trip report. The report should include 
analysis of information and data obtained, its completeness and what affect it 
will have on the future of the analysis as described in the study design. If 
newly obtained information suggests a new or modified direction for the research 
effort, this should be presented with justification for this modification for 
DOL review.

* Conduct Analysis. 
The contractor shall conduct the benefit-cost analysis, process analysis, and 
impact analysis as outlined in the calendar.

o Benefit-Cost Analysis. The contractor shall conduct a 
benefit-cost analysis. The benefit-cost analysis shall set up a framework for 
categorizing and quantifying the benefits and costs resulting from the impacts 
of the microenterprise program. The contractor's benefit-cost analysis shall 
determine the impacts on society, participants, and the government. Data for the 
benefit-cost analysis will be collected from a variety of sources, including 
follow-up surveys and State UI wage record data.

o Process Analysis. The contractor shall prepare a process 
analysis to provide contextual information for the impact analysis. This 
analysis shall describe the characteristics of those individuals selected into 
the microenterprise program. The process analysis shall also describe how 
project operations were conducted in the demonstration sites; identify any 
variances from planned operations; and analyze how those variances may have 
affected demonstration operations.

o Impact Analysis. The contractor shall prepare an impact 
analysis to determine the net impacts of the microenterprise program on the 
program recipients. The contractor shall measure the net impacts of the 
demonstration project on a broad range of outcome variables determined by the 
researcher. The impacts of this demonstration project shall be measured by 
comparing the difference between each of the "treatment" groups in each of the 
four sites and a quasi-experimental comparison group on each outcome variable. 
Data for the impact analysis will be collected from a variety of sources, 
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SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING





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[FOR THIS SOLICITATION, THERE ARE NO CLAUSES IN THIS 
SECTION]






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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE






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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 
FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the 
full text of a clause.

    NUMBER          TITLE                                     DATE
                    

    52.246-9        INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT    APR 1984

                    (SHORT FORM)




SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE






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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 
FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the 
full text of a clause.

    NUMBER          TITLE                                     DATE
                    

    52.242-15       STOP-WORK ORDER                           AUG 1989

                    ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)




F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE


The period of performance for this 
contract shall be sixty months(60) months from the date of execution of the 
contract.



F.3 LEVEL OF EFFORT


The level of effort for this project is estimated at 
between 88 and 92 professional person years. Annual salary escalation should not 
exceed 4.1%. A professional person year is estimated at $100,000 inclusive of 
all costs.



F.4 DELIVERABLES


The contractor will provide the following deliverables:

1. * Status Reports. The 
contractor shall provide written monthly reports to DOL describing the current 
status of activities for each month of contract performance. In addition, the 
contractor shall brief the DOL Project Officer orally on the progress of 
contract activities, including problems and recommended solutions, at least once 
per week during the project. The status reports will include:

* description of overall progress 
of project activities accomplished during the report month. * description of any 
problems that may delay accomplishing scheduled milestones. * summary of 
expenditures for the month, in comparison with planned expenditures for the 
month. * brief discussion of planned activities for the next reporting 
period.

* Reporting. The 
contractor shall provide reports to DOL and SBA on the Microenterprise 
Demonstration. In addition, the research contractor shall brief the DOL Project 
Officer orally on the progress of contract activities, including problems and 
recommended solutions, at least once per week during the design and 
implementation phases of the demonstration project and at least once per month 
during the evaluation phase of the demonstration.

* Evaluation Report. The contractor shall produce a draft 
evaluation report on the results of this analysis 60 days before the end of the 
contract. Based on comments from the Department of Labor received after a 
briefing and review of the draft, the contractor shall prepare and submit a 
final report 20 days before the end of the contract. The contractor shall submit 
ten (10) copies of the report together with a camera-ready copy and computer 
disk containing the report typed in Microsoft Word and PDF format. The 
contractor should also format the document for posting to the DOL Internet Web 
site.

* Formal Briefings. The 
contractor shall conduct a briefing on the final evaluation results of the 
project for DOL and SBA officials, State officials, and other interested 
parties. The briefing will be held in Washington, DC. The contractor shall 
conduct the briefing when the draft of the Final Evaluation Report is completed 
and delivered. The contractor shall be responsible for organizing and conducting 
this briefing. DOL will provide facilities for the briefing.

* Public Use Compact Disc. The 
contractor shall prepare two copies of (2) public use compact discs containing 
all data gathered by the contractor for the evaluation of the microenterprise 
program. The contractor shall prepare these public use discs--stripped of all 
personal identifiers--at the conclusion of the evaluation and shall submit the 
discs to DOL along with the final report with sufficient documentation to enable 
the data to be used by DOL and others for additional analysis.

CALENDAR

First Year Objectives

The first year of the project will 
include the microenterprise package design phase and the demonstration site 
coordination phase. The contractor shall develop the project design, evaluation 
design, and the microenterprise package that will meet the objectives of this 
project. The contractor shall prepare draft versions of these products for the 
project, which shall include a complete description of the proposed approach to 
each objective including the identifying and plan for collecting data. The 
project design should include key products and milestones, and an outlining of 
responsibilities across the project management participants. A detailed outline 
of the final report should also be included. This design shall include:

	a. Questions to be addressed;
	b. Overall project design;
	c. Procedures guide;
	d. Implementation plan;
	e. Site selection;
	f. Design of analysis instruments and procedures;
	g. Plan for analysis of data.
 

The contractor shall convene project "kick-off" meetings and a series of 
design review meetings to present the project design to key personnel and 
project partners answering any questions they may have. The project "kick-off" 
meetings will include DOL and SBA personnel, state site partners, private 
lenders participating in the microloan component of the program, and all 
interested individuals in microenterprise. At minimum, one "kick-off" meeting 
each will be held in the two urban sites of Philadelphia, PA, and 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. Also, at least one "kick-off" meeting will be held at 
a rural site in the state of Maine. The first design review meeting will consist 
of DOL and SBA personnel. The second design review meeting will consist of DOL 
and SBA personnel as well as representatives from the states of Pennsylvania, 
Maine, and Minnesota and the private lenders participating in the microloan 
component of the program. The third design review meeting will include DOL, SBA, 
and relevant personnel from the states of Pennsylvania, Maine, and Minnesota, 
the private lenders participating in the microloan component of the program as 
well as local project workforce and economic development officials. Each design 
review meeting will build on the experience and knowledge gained from the 
previous meetings culminating in the final meeting. The contractor shall be 
responsible for organizing and conducting these meetings. Following the receipt 
of comments from DOL and partners on the draft project, evaluation, and 
microenterprise package designs, the contractor shall prepare the final 
designs.

Second and Third Year 
Objectives

Implementation and 
operation of the microenterprise demonstration will occur in the second and 
third year of the project. The contractor shall collect all data necessary to 
analyze the impact of the proposed microenterprise and small business 
development initiatives on both the program participants and the local site 
economies. The contractor will also train staff in accordance with the 
procedures guide and the overall demonstration plan. The contractor shall comply 
with all Federal and State confidentiality requirements regarding data collected 
for this effort. In addition, the contractor shall safeguard any project data 
that contains personal identifiers and return sanitized data to DOL at the end 
of the project in the form of a public use file for future additional 
analysis.

The contractor shall 
produce an interim draft report on the progress of the project at the end of 
year 3. This report shall include a process analysis with a best practices guide 
and a preliminary impact analysis. The contractor shall conduct a 
microenterprise conference as well. The conference will be at the end of the 
third year and discuss the completed process evaluation of the new 
microenterprise initiative. The contractor will administer all aspects of the 
conference. Conference participants shall include DOL and SBA officials, the 
private lenders participating in the microloan component of the program, 
representatives from the local site one-stop centers, regional offices, 
participating states governor's offices, members of the microenterprise 
community, and other interested parties.

Fourth and Fifth Year Objectives

The fourth and fifth year of the 
project will include the final impact and benefit/cost analysis of the 
demonstration. Final impacts and benefit cost ratios primarily will be derived 
from two telephone surveys of program participants and State UI wage data 
collected in year five. The telephone surveys will be given at the 6-month and 
12-month post-treatment interval. The State UI wage record data shall be 
collected for the two years before the demonstration treatment and one year 
after the demonstration treatment. The contractor shall produce a draft report 
on the results of these analyses. The contractor shall conduct a final briefing 
when the draft of the Final Report is completed and delivered. The briefing will 
be held in Washington, DC. Briefing participants shall include DOL and SBA 
officials, representatives from the local site one-stop centers, regional 
offices, participating states governor's offices and other interested 
parties.




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SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA






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G.1 IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S 
REPRESENTATIVE (GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE)


(A) The authorized representative 
of the Contracting Officer is TBD whose authority to act on behalf of the 
Contracting Officer is limited to the extent set forth in (B) below. Under no 
circumstances is the Government Authorized Representative (GAR) authorized to 
sign any contractual documents or approve any alteration to the contract 
involving a change in the scope, price, terms or conditions of the contract or 
order.

(B) The Government 
Authorized Representative is authorized to:

(1) Monitor and inspect Contractor's performance to ensure 
compliance of the scope of work.

(2) Make determinations relative to satisfactory or 
unsatisfactory performance, including acceptance of all work performed and/or 
all products produced under the terms of the contract.

(3) Review and approve 
invoices.

(4) Review and 
approve Contractor's project staff as may be called for on the contract.

(5) Recommend program changes to 
the Contracting Officer as a result of monitoring or as may be requested by the 
Contractor.

(6) Review, 
coordinate changes or corrections, if any, and accept all reports (including any 
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G.2 INVOICE REQUIREMENTS


Contractor will prepare and submit 
proper invoices (as defined in C below) in accordance with the criteria outlined 
below. (Also, see Clause 52.232-8 "Discount for Prompt Payment", contained in 
Section I of the contract.):

A. 
(1) If the contract is a cost-reimbursement type contract, the contractor will 
submit three (3) ink- signed copies of the invoice, Cost Contractor's Invoice, 
(ETA 3100-1), together with a detailed report of expenditures, Cost Contractor's 
Detailed Statement of Costs (ETA 3-2), to the Government Authorized 
Representative (GAR), U.S. Department of Labor, not more frequently than 
monthly, unless otherwise so authorized in the contract.

(2) If the contract is a 
fixed-price type contract, the contractor may submit SF-1034, Public Voucher, or 
the equivalent thereto; i.e., contractor's own invoice, in lieu of the forms 
described in A(l) above.

(3) 
Invoices should be submitted to the individual listed below:

TBD
U.S. 
Department of Labor, ETA
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Room N-5637
Washington, D.C. 20210

B. The Detailed Report of 
Expenditures (ETA 3-2) submitted with the Invoice (ETA 3100-1) must include the 
same budget line items or cost categories as appears in the contract, including 
any modifications thereto.

C. 
To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice, must include the following 
information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name and address of the Contractor;

(2) Invoice date;

(3) Contract number or other 
authorization for supplies delivered or services performed (including order 
number and contract line item number).

(4) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and 
extended price of supplies delivered or services performed.

(5) Shipping and payment terms 
(e.g., shipment number and date of shipment, prompt payment discount terms. Bill 
of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on 
Government bills of lading.

(6) 
Name and address of Contractor official to whom payment is to be sent (must be 
the same as that in the contract or in a proper notice of assignment).

(7) Name (where practicable), 
title, telephone number and mailing address of person to be notified in event of 
a defective invoice.

(8) Any 
other information or documentation required by other requirements of the 
contract.

In addition to the 
above, invoices should be numbered consecutively. All final invoices shall be 
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G.3 METHOD OF PAYMENT


A. Payments under this contract will be made either by 
check or electronic funds transfer (through the Treasury Fedline Communications 
System (FEDLINE) or the Automated Clearing House (ACH)), at the option of the 
Government. After award, but no later than 14 days before an invoice or contract 
financing request is submitted, the Contractor shall designate a financial 
institution for receipt of electronic funds transfer payments. The contractor 
shall submit this designation to the Contracting Officer or other Government 
official as directed.

B. For 
payments through FEDLINE, the Contractor shall provide the following 
information:

(1) Name, address, 
and telegraphic abbreviation of the financial institution receiving payment.

(2) The American Bankers 
Association 9-digit identifying number of the financing institution receiving 
payment if the institution has access to the Federal Reserve Communications 
System.

(3) Payee's account 
number at the financial institution where funds are to be transferred.

(4) If the financial institution 
does not have access to the Federal Reserve Communications System, provide the 
name, address, and telegraphic abbreviation of the correspondent financial 
institution through which the financial institution receiving payment obtains 
electronic funds transfer messages. Provide the telegraphic abbreviation and 
American Bankers Association identifying number for the correspondent 
institution.

C. For payments 
through ACH, the Contractor shall provide the following information:

(1) Routing transit number of the 
financial institution receiving payment (same as American Bankers Association 
identifying number used for FEDLINE).

(2) Number of account to which funds are to be 
deposited.

(3) Type of 
depositor account ("C" for checking, "S" for savings).

(4) If the Contractor is a new 
enrollee to the ACH system, a "Payment Information Form," SF 3881, must be 
completed before payment can be processed.

D. In the event the Contractor, during the performance of 
this contract, elects to designate a different financial institution for the 
receipt of any payment made using electronic funds transfer procedures, 
notification of such change and the required information specified above must be 
received by the appropriate Government official 30 days prior to the date such 
change is to become effective.

E. The documents furnishing the information required in 
paragraphs B and C above must be dated and contain the signature, title, and 
telephone number of the Contractor official authorized to provide it, as well as 
the Contractor's name and contract number.

F. Contractor failure to properly designate a financial 
institution or to provide appropriate payee bank account information may delay 
payments of amounts otherwise properly due.

G. The Contractor shall forward the information required 
above to:

U.S. Department of 
Labor, ETA
Division of Accounting, Room C-5319
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210


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H.1 BUDGET LINE ITEM FLEXIBILITY


Flexibility of Direct Costs will 
be allowed within the Prime Contract Budget, provided no single line item of 
cost shall be increased or decreased in excess of 20 percent and provided 
further that the total estimated cost of the Contract is not exceeded. This 
flexibility of cost does not apply to the wages, salaries and fringe benefits 
line items (including proposed changes by the Contractor in the mixture, number 
of hours, wages, and/or bonus or personnel paid under the contract) wherein no 
increase is permitted without the prior review and approval by the Contracting 
Officer.

In contracts with 
OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES provisions, this clause is applicable to each yearly 
negotiated budget line item amounts, and not the accumulated budget line item 
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H.2 FRINGE BENEFITS


Social Security, Workmen's Compensation, Unemployment 
Compensation and any other fringe benefits are a normal practice of the 
Contractor at the time of final negotiations for this contract and are available 
to all employees. Fringe benefits from an immediate previous employer which may 
be continued while employed under this contract are an allowable cost. In no 
event will duplicate fringe benefits be allowable to an individual under this 
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H.3 VACATIONS, SICK-LEAVE HOLIDAYS


The Contractor may grant leave in 
accordance with its established written policy, provided that policy is accepted 
by the Contracting Officer or, in the absence of an established policy, leave 
may be granted as follows:

Vacation: Maximum 2 weeks (10 working days)

Sick Leave: Maximum 2 weeks (10 
working days)

Holiday: Maximum 
of paid holidays

Leave shall be 
accrued at the rate of 5/6 of 1 day per month for each month employed. If the 
term of this contract is for more than or less than 1 year, the above leave 
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H.4 TRAVEL AND PER DIEM


Travel policies as set forth in 
the Travel Regulations referred to below are required of the Contractor and 
consultants hereunder. Where the Contractor has a more restrictive travel policy 
than the Federal Travel Regulations, the more restrictive requirements shall 
apply.

It is the responsibility 
of the Contractor to authorize only such per diem allowances as justified by the 
circumstances affecting the travel. Care should be exercised to prevent fixing 
per diem rates in excess of those required to meet the necessary authorized 
subsistence expenses. To this end, consideration should be given to factors 
which reduce the expenses of the employee such as: known arrangements at 
temporary duty locations where lodging and meals may be obtained without cost or 
at prices advantageous to the traveler; established cost experience in the 
localities where lodging and meals are required; situations where special rates 
for accommodations have been made available for a particular meeting or 
conference; the extent to which the traveler is familiar with establishments 
providing lodging and meals at a lower cost in certain localities, particularly, 
where repeated travel is involved; and the use of methods of travel where 
sleeping accommodations are provided as part of the transportation expenses.

All travel shall be at tourist, 
coach, or less than first class unless itinerary or unavailability dictate 
otherwise. All temporary duty and local area automobile travel shall be allowed 
as prescribed by the applicable Travel Regulations.

Copies of applicable Travel Regulations can be obtained as 
follows at a fee:

a. Federal 
Travel Regulations, prescribed by the General Services Administration, for 
travel in the conterminous 48 United States: Available on a subscription basis 
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 
Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 022-001-81003-7.

b. Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, DoD Civilian 
Personnel, Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense, for travel in 
Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions 
of the United States: Available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent 
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock No. 
908-010-00000-1.

c. 
Standardized Regulations, (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas), Section 925, 
"Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas," prescribed by the 
Department of State, for travel in areas not covered in 1 and 2 above: Available 
on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock No. 744-008-00000-0.


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H.5 USE OF AND PAYMENT TO CONSULTANTS


(a) Consultant(s) hired to perform 
under this contract may be compensated at a rate for time actually worked (e.g., 
amount per day, per week, per month, etc.), or at a fixed price for performance 
of a specific task, or at nominal compensation in accordance with Contractor's 
policies. However, for the use and payment to consultant(s) prior written 
approval must be obtained from the Contracting Officer.

(b) The amount or rate of payment 
will be determined on a case-by- case basis, taking into account (among any 
other relevant factors) the relative importance of the duties to be performed, 
the stature of the individual in his specialized field, comparable pay for 
positions under the Classification Act or other Federal pay systems, rates paid 
by private employers and rates previously paid other experts or consultants for 
similar work.

(c) The 
contractor shall maintain a written report for the files on the results on all 
consultations charged to the contract. This report must include, as a minimum: 
(1) the consultant's name, dates, hours and amounts charged to the contract; (2) 
the names of the contractor's staff to whom the services are provided; and (3) 
the results of the subject matter of the consultation.


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H.6 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COST


Unemployment insurance costs shall 
be paid by the contractor as they are incurred.

However, in the event billings for Unemployment Insurance 
costs are received by the contractor after the expiration date of this contract 
and the billings cover the period that this contract was effective, the 
Government agrees to reimburse the contractor at the same rate that would have 
been applicable had the cost been paid as they were incurred.


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H.7 ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING SERVICES


(a) Accounting

The contractor may procure and 
utilize such accounting services as are required to establish and maintain an 
accounting system which reflect accurate, current and complete financial 
transactions and which meet the standards of the Comptroller General of the 
United States and the Department of Labor.

(b) Auditing

The contractor shall audit or have audited subcontractor 
financial records as may be required to determine, at a minimum, the fiscal 
integrity of financial transactions and compliance with laws, regulations and 
administrative requirements.

The U.S. Department of Labor shall be responsible for 
scheduling all audits of the prime contractor's books, documents, papers and 
records. The Department will use its own audit resources or shall use certified 
or public accountants under contract or auditors from another Federal agency.

Cost of Accounting Services and 
Audit of subcontractors as described herein are allowable cost under this 
contract. Costs for audits for which the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible 
are unallowable.


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H.8 PRINTING


Unless otherwise specified in this contract, the contractor 
shall not engage in, nor subcontract for, any printing (as that term is defined 
in Title 1 of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations in effect on the 
effective date of this contract) in connection with the performance of work 
under this contract: provided, however, that performance of a requirement under 
this contract involving the reproduction of less than 5,000 production units of 
any one page or less than 25,000 production units in the aggregate of multiple 
pages, will not be deemed to be printing. A production unit is defined as one 
sheet, size 8 by 11 inches, one side only, one color.


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H.9 KEY PERSONNEL


The personnel specified below or in attachment to this 
contract are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder. 
Prior to diverting any of the specified individuals to other programs, the 
Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer reasonably in advance and shall 
submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to 
permit evaluation of the impact on the program. No diversion shall be made by 
the Contractor without the written consent of the Contracting Officer; Provided, 
that the Contracting Officer may ratify in writing such diversion and such 
ratification shall constitute the consent of the Contracting Officer required by 
this clause. The below list or attachment to this contract may be amended from 
time to time during the course of the contract to either add or delete 
personnel, as appropriate.

For 
the purpose of this contract, the key personnel positions are identified below 
as:
 
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H.10 CONTRACT NUMBER IDENTIFICATION


The Contractor agrees to utilize 
the number of this contract on all correspondence, communications, reports, 
vouchers and such other data concerning this contract or delivered hereunder.


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H.11 SUBMISSION OF CORRESPONDENCE


All correspondence relating to 
contractual aspects shall be directed to the Division of Acquisition and 
Assistance, Attention: Division Chief.


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H.12 OTHER CONTRACTORS


The Government may undertake or award other contracts for 
the same, essentially similar, or related work, and the Contractor shall fully 
cooperate with such other contractors and Government employees. The Contractor 
shall not commit or permit any act which will interfere with the performance of 
work by any other contractor or by Government employees.

The foregoing paragraph shall be 
included in the contracts of all Contractors with whom this Contractor will be 
required to cooperate. The Government shall equitably enforce this clause as to 
all contractors, to prevent the imposition of unreasonable burdens on any 
contractor.


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H.13 LAWS APPLICABLE


The contractor will perform its duties in accordance with 
the applicable Act, and the regulations, procedures and standards promulgated 
thereunder. The Contractor will comply with all applicable Federal and State and 
Local laws, rules, and regulations which deal with or relate to the employment 
of persons who perform work or are trained under contract.

This contract in no way relieves 
the Contractor of responsibility for compliance with the provisions of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act, as amended.


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H.14 DISPOSITION OF MATERIAL


Upon termination or completion of 
all work under this contract, the Contractor shall prepare for shipment, deliver 
F0B destination, or dispose of all materials received from the Government and 
all residual materials produced in connection with the performance of this 
contract as may be directed by Contracting Officer, or as specified in other 
provisions of this contract. All materials produced or required to be delivered 
under this contract become and remain the property of the Government.


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H.15 NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES


(a) No 
person shall on the ground of race, religion, color, handicap, national origin, 
sex, age, political affiliation, or beliefs be excluded from participation in, 
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program 
or activity funded or otherwise financially assisted, in whole or in part with 
funds made available hereunder. (b) In addition, this contract and any 
subcontract hereunder is subjected to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(78 Stat. 252) and the Regulations issued thereunder and found at 29 CFR 31. The 
Contractor agrees that any service, financial aid, or other benefit to be 
provided by it under this contract shall be furnished without discrimination 
because of race, color, sex, or national origin; and that his employment 
practices shall be subject to the same restrictions to ensure nondiscriminatory 
treatment of beneficiaries of assistance under the Act.


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H.16 FEDERAL REPORTS


In the event that it subsequently becomes a contractual 
requirement to collect or record information calling for answers to identical 
questions from 10 or more persons other than Federal employees, or for 
information from Federal employees which is to be used for statistical 
compilations of general public interest, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and 
5 CRF 1320 shall apply to this contract. No plan, questionnaire, interview guide 
or similar device for collecting formation (whether repetitive or single-time) 
may be used without first obtaining clearance from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB).

The contractor 
shall obtain the required OMB clearance through the Project Officer before 
expending any funds or making public contracts for the collection of data. The 
authority to expend funds and to proceed with the collection of data shall be 
issued in writing by the Contracting Officer.


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H.17 DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION


The Contractor agrees to maintain 
the confidentiality of any information regarding applicants, project 
participants or their immediate families which may be obtained through 
application forms, interviews, test reports from public agencies or counselors, 
or any other source. Without the permission of the applicant or participant, 
such information shall be divulged only as necessary for purposes related to the 
performance or evaluation of the contract and to persons having responsibilities 
under the contract, including those furnishing services to the projects under 
subcontracts.


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H.18 ELIMINATION OF SEXIST LANGUAGE AND ART 
WORK


All written materials 
issued by the Contractor or grantee shall conform to the following guidelines 
for eliminating sexist language and art work:

(a) Avoid the use of sex reference in job titles. Titles 
should conform to the Census Bureau's occupational classification system and the 
most recently published edition of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

-- Longshore workers instead of 
longshoremen.

(b) Avoid the use 
of male and female gender word forms.

-- Aviator to include men and women pilots, not 
aviatrix.

(c) Include both 
sexes by using terms that refer to people as a whole.

-- Human beings or people instead 
of mankind.

(d) Avoid the use 
of masculine and feminine pronouns or adjectives in referring to a hypothetical 
person or people in general. Change sentences such as: The average American 
worker spends 2 years of his life in the workforce.

-- By rewording to eliminate unnecessary gender pronouns 
and adjectives. (The average American worker spends 20 years in the 
workforce.)

-- By recasting 
into the plural. (Most Americans spend 20 years of their lives in the 
workforce.)

-- By replacing the 
masculine or feminine pronoun or adjective with "one", "you", "he or she", "her 
or him", or his or her". (An average American spends 20 years of his or her life 
in the workforce.)

(e) Refer to 
both men and women in such generic terms as economist, doctor, or lawyer. 
Identify sex through the use of pronouns.

-- The lawyer made her final summation.

(f) Avoid the use of stereotyped 
terms or expressions such as "man-sized" job.

-- Employee-years and employee-hours (or staff-hours) 
instead of man-years and man-hours.

(g) The use of art work in publications should conform to 
the following guidelines:

(i) 
Strive to use racially and sexually balanced designs.

(ii) Depict both men and women in 
art work on general subject matters.

(iii) Show men and women in a variety of roles in 
photographs, illustrations, and drawings.

-- Show women and men as managers and skilled laborers.


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H.19 HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION ORDERS


The Contractor shall comply with 
the Hazardous Occupation Orders issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act 
and set forth at 20 CFR 570.50 et seq. with respect to the employment of youths 
under 18 years of age and the Child Labor Standards of 29 CFR 570.31 et seq. 
with respect to the employment of youths aged 14 and 15.


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H.20 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (FAR-SUBPART 28.3)


In accordance with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, 48 CFR, Clause 52.228-7 entitled, "Insurance-Liability 
to Third Persons" the following kinds and amounts of insurance must be procured 
and maintained in force during the lifetime of the above numbered contract.

A. Workman's Compensation - In the 
amounts required by State law or the United States Longshoremen's and Harbor 
Workers'Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901).

B. Occupational Diseases Insurance - As required by 
applicable law. In any area where all occupational diseases are not compensable 
under applicable law, insurance for occupational diseases shall be secured under 
the employer liability section of your insurance policy, minimum per accident 
$100,000.

C. Employer Liability 
- This insurance is to cover any liability imposed upon an employer, by law, for 
damages on account of personal injuries, including death resulting therefrom, 
sustained by his employees by reason of accident.

D. General Liability Insurance (Bodily Injury) - This 
insurance protects the insured against claims arising from bodily injury or 
death to third parties occurring on it business premises or through its 
operations except those arising from motor vehicles away from the premises, 
those covered by any Workman's Compensation law, and other exclusions stated in 
the policy. The required coverage for bodily injury shall be $200,000 per person 
and $500,000 per occurrence.

E. 
Automobile Liability - The required coverage is $200,000 per person and $500,000 
per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property 
damage.

F. The policies 
evidencing such insurance as required under this contract shall contain the 
following endorsement:

"No 
cancellation, termination, or modification of this policy shall take effect 
prior to the expiration of 35 days after written notice of the cancellation, 
termination or modification together with suitable identification of the policy 
and name insured has been sent by registered letter to the Government 
representative at the address stated below:

Name of Contracting Officer: Keith A. Bond

Address: 
USDOL/ETA/DASET/OGCM/DCS
200 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Room C-4310
Washington, D.C. 
20210

The types and minimum 
limits reflected above for vehicle insurance shall apply to any vehicle operated 
or used in connection with performance of official business under this contract. 
In the event a privately-owned vehicle is used, the Government's share of 
insurance premiums, including any additional coverage required to conform with 
the above limits, shall be prorated in accordance with the vehicle's actual use 
while conducting business under the terms of this contract.


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H.21 DATA COLLECTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
LABOR


The Contractor shall 
be responsible for informing any grantee that they have been requested to 
collect information for the Department of Labor. The collection of such data 
shall be the responsibility of the Contractor solely. The Contractor may request 
assistance from ETA grantees in locating the data. However, the actual data 
gathering must be done by the Contractor.


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H.22 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS


The composition, workmanship, 
printing or reproduction and substantive content of all reports, evaluations, 
charts, tables, graphs, and other data to be furnished under this contract shall 
strictly conform to the generally accepted quality standards of the Contractor's 
profession and shall be suitable for dissemination and use without revision, to 
DOL, other Government agencies and the general public.

Reports shall include a complete 
disclosure of all data relevant to the work performed, the techniques developed, 
the investigations made, and shall be relevant to the materials studies and 
methods and processes employed.


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H.23 RESTRICTION ON USE OF DOL FUNDS FOR 
LOBBYING


In accordance 
with the cost principles incorporated in the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
(FAR) at 31.205-22, lobbying costs (direct or indirect) are unallowable under 
this agreement. The exclusion of lobbying costs using Department of Labor funds 
is not intended to penalize, discourage, or prevent lobbying activities by 
utilizing non-Federal funds.


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H.24 PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS


The Contractor shall receive 
permission from the Contracting Officer prior to publishing any works performed 
under this contract. Further, the Contractor shall acknowledge the support of 
the Department of Labor whenever publicizing any work performed under this 
contract. To implement the foregoing, the Contractor shall include in any 
publication resulting from work performed under this contract, an 
acknowledgement substantially the same as follows:

"This project has been funded, either wholly or in part, 
with Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration under Contract Number the contents of this publication do not 
necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Labor, nor does 
mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement 
of same by the U.S. Government."


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H.25 INDIRECT COSTS


In order to avoid major audit problems, disallowed costs, 
and to receive timely reimbursement of indirect costs, contractors/grantees 
should take those necessary steps to comply with this clause as well as the 
critical timeframes for submission of indirect cost proposals.

You are governed by one of the 
categories of cost principles listed below. Please comply with your cost 
principles as appropriate to your organization. (1) Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) Subparts 31 and 42 apply to private-for-profit contractors. (2) 
OMB Circular A-87 applies to state and local governments and 
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes. States receiving JTPA formula-allocated 
funds can elect to waive A-87 coverage. (3) OMB Circulars A-21, A-88 and FAR 
42.705-3 apply to educational institutions. (4) OMB Circular A-122 applies to 
nonprofit institutions excluding those addressed in the preceding as well as 
hospitals.

The total amount of 
contract/grant funds will not be increased to reimburse organizations for higher 
indirect cost rates than those rates identified in this clause. Also, the 
contractor/grantee must obtain approval from the Contract/Grant Officer to 
transfer funds from other budget line items to the indirect cost budget line 
items to accommodate higher indirect cost rates.

The foregoing