Conflict Sensitivity Integration Hub Activity, OCI Mitigation Plan

In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5 and USAID policy, the contractor, FHI 360, is ineligible to furnish implementation services for activities for which it provides substantial design services or results in response to evaluation reports written by the contractor, unless a waiver is authorized by the Head of the Contracting Activity. Section H.9 of the Conflict Sensitivity (CS) Integration Hub Activity Task Order requires FHI 360 to develop and submit an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan for approval by the Task Order Contracting Officer (TOCO). The approved OCI Mitigation Plan will be incorporated into the award as an attachment in Section J. FHI 360's Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan for the Conflict Sensitivity (CS) Integration Hub Activity establishes practices and procedures for the identification and mitigation of OCI at the contract level. The primary objective of this OCI Mitigation Plan is to implement an organizational firewall for the CS Integration Hub Activity, which establishes the environment to enable FHI 360 to perform the work it is contracted to do. The plan aims to identify and properly dispose of all procurement opportunities that would present a potential OCI, including a no-bid decision on work that cannot be effectively mitigated. The contractor may be asked to review new or ongoing procurements to ensure conflict sensitivity integration, which may create an unfair competitive advantage. To address and mitigate potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) that may occur as a result of performance of services required under this Task Order, the Contractor is required to develop an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan for approval by the TOCO. The approved OCI Mitigation Plan will be incorporated into the award as an attachment in Section J. The OCI mitigation processes set forth in Section 2 below provide a streamlined approach that will enable the timely review of all procurement services for any OCI concerns and application of the appropriate level of mitigation measures for any OCI matters. The Conflict Sensitivity Integration Hub Activity is a critical component of the USAID/CPS/CVP PEACE Activity, and the OCI Mitigation Plan is essential to ensuring that FHI 360 performs the work it is contracted to do without creating an unfair competitive advantage or bias. The plan provides a flexible and compliant process for the Government to obtain technical expertise from FHI 360 and its subcontractors where it is deemed in the best interest of the Government.