General Services Administration
Federal Supply Service
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FSC Group 520
Contract No. GS-23F-0155P
Contract Period:
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Contractor: |
Nathan Associates Inc. Arlington, VA
22201 Phone: 703-516-7700 Web site: www.nathaninc.com |
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Contract
Administrator: |
Arlington, VA
22201 Phone:
703-516-7836 Fax:
703-351-6162 E-mail:
areife@nathaninc.com |
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Business Size: Large
Nathan Associates Inc. General
Contract Information
1a. Table of Awarded Special
Item Numbers (SINs):
1b.
Lowest Priced Model: Not applicable
1c: Labor Category
Descriptions:
For a description of labor categories and rates see:
2. Maximum Order: $1, 000,000.00
3. Minimum Order: $300.00
4. Geographic Coverage: Worldwide
5. Point(s) of Production: Not Applicable
6. Discount from List Price: All prices are net
7. Quantity Discounts: Not Applicable
8. Prompt Payment Terms: Not Applicable
9a&b. Government Purchase Cards: Government
Purchase Cards are accepted below the micro-purchase threshold. Government Purchase
Cards are not accepted above the micro-purchase threshold.
10. Foreign Items: Not Applicable
11a. Time of Delivery: 30 days ARO
11b. Expedited Delivery: Not Offered
11c. Overnight and 2-Day Delivery: Not Offered
11d. Urgent Requirements: Not Applicable
12. F.O.B. Point(s): Destination
13a. Ordering address(es):
Nathan
Associates Inc.
2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1200
Arlington, VA 22201
13b. Ordering procedures: For supplies and services,
the ordering procedures, information on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), and
a sample BPA can be found at the GSA/FSS Schedule homepage www.fss.gsa.gov/schedules
14. Payment
Addresses:
Nathan
Associates Inc.
15. Warranty Provision: Not Applicable
16. Export Packing Charges: Not Applicable
17. Terms and Conditions of Government Purchase Card
Acceptance: Government Purchase Cards are accepted below micro purchase level
as negotiated with the Ordering Activity Purchase Card Acceptance. Government
Purchase Cards are not accepted above the micro purchase level.
18. Terms and Conditions of Rental, Maintenance, and
Repair: Not Applicable
19. Terms and Conditions of Installation (if
applicable): Not Applicable
20. Terms and Conditions of Repair Parts: Not
Applicable
20a. Terms and Conditions for any other Services:
Not applicable
21. List of Service and Distribution Points: Not
Applicable
22. List of Participating Dealers: Not Applicable
23. Preventative Maintenance: Not Applicable
24a. Special Attributes such as Environment
Attributes: Not Applicable
24b. Section 508 Compliance Information: Not
Applicable
25. Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number:
074837444
26. Nathan Associates Inc. is registered in the
Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database.
Nathan Associates Inc. is an economic and management
consulting firm owned by its employees and dedicated to providing high-quality,
innovative consulting services to help private and public sector
decision-makers address economic, financial, and management issues.
Founded in 1946, Nathan
Associates has worked in 120 countries in
Project Summary: Nathan Associates conducted a privatization study to
help South Africa s Department of Finance better understand (1) the social and
commercial implications of restructuring and commercializing state enterprises
and (2) how restructuring of state assets enhances macroeconomic performance.
Nathan Associates then built the capacity of government officials to deal with
key macroeconomic areas and public utility pricing.
Description
of work performed and results achieved: Nathan
Associates identified and categorized state-owned entities that could be
privatized and conducted cost-benefit analysis of each privatized enterprise to
compare net social benefits of reform with net social benefits of
privatization. The cost-benefit analysis established a motive for privatization
and addressed more controversial issues, such as reasons behind organized
labor's resistance to privatization. Nathan Associates also built the capacity
of various policymakers to deal with privatization issues. The team reviewed
major public entities, focusing on financial, economic, and institutional
positions; considered different pricing scenarios that might apply after
privatization and their implications for fiscal flows; and engaged government
officials in modeling exercises on the macroeconomic results of privatization.
Methodology,
tools, and/or processes utilized in performing the work: Nathan Associates report categorized South African
public entities by size, value, and suitability for privatization. This
categorization included preliminary scenarios with timeframes for the
divestiture of each entity. Once the entities were identified, Nathan
Associates determined the necessary regulatory framework to ensure that
monopolies do not exploit market power and offered a comparison of sale price
of privatized enterprises with the maximum that rational private buyers would
have been willing to offer. Finally, Nathan Associates determined the
implications of long-term capital inflows.
Similarity
to SIN 520-1, Program Financial Advisor Services: This
project was a blueprint for the types of services outlined in SIN 520-1,
Program and Financial Advisor Services associated with the overall development
and management of an asset program. Nathan Associates first examined the
political and social context within which privatization would occur. The
project team then identified sectors, industries, and individual entities that
would benefit from privatization and what the economic effects would be on the
state. The team then conveyed the appropriate regulatory framework under which
with privatization should occur and gave examples of how privatization schemes
in similar countries had occurred.
Project
Summary:
Description
of work performed and results achieved: Nathan
Associates' port specialists assessed the port's competitive environment,
developed a concession strategy, defined the role and organizational structure
of the future port authority, and developed concession solicitation documents
and a model concession agreement. The concession solicitation documents and
model concession agreement provided for a fixed and variable payment scheme
from the concessionaire to the port authority and a maximum tariff scheme set
for certain durations in accordance with perceived monopolistic risks for
certain cargo types.
Nathan Associates' concession program for Manta
recognizes the port's unique competitive environment. A challenge for Manta was
causeway/pier configuration and dividing operations to develop intra-terminal
competition. Because of issues related to shared maintenance responsibility and
operational efficiency, it was determined that the port would be concessioned
to a single operator, a situation that normally raises concerns about
monopolistic practices. On the basis of their competitiveness assessment,
however, our specialists determined that (with the exception of niche trades
such as grain and artisanal fishing) the concessionaire would face fierce
competition from other ports in
Methodology,
tools, and/or processes utilized in performing the work: Nathan Associates concession program for Manta is
unique to the port, based on examination of cargo niches and assessment of the
potential competitiveness of each. The resulting program was structured to
allow the market to discourage anticompetitive behavior and constrain the
operator from engaging in such behavior where monopolistic conditions may
exist. This is in contrast to many other countries where governments have
turned to regulation even when conditions do not warrant doing so. To help
ensure a successful transaction, Nathan s port specialists developed a
financial analysis model for assessing the impact of changes in cargo
projections and concession payments. This tool can also be used in negotiations
to test concessionaires' assertions of financial risk.
Similarity
to SIN 520-1, Program Financial Advisor Services: Port concession is the process whereby the Government
transfers operating right to the private sector. The concession structure
provides a framework for the government to retain ownership of port land and
responsibility for licensing operators, but remains the landlord. As such, this
program is identical in scope and complexity to the services listed under SIN
520-1, Program and Financial Advisor Services associated with the overall
development and management of an asset program. Specifically, Nathan Associates
prepared reports and analyses in support of an asset sales program, reviewed
and designed a strategic plan for an asset sale, and provided advice (in the
form of bidding documents) on execution and implementation of the sale.
Project Summary: Managed by Nathan Associates, the Support for Economic
Growth (SEGA) and Mandela Economics Scholars Program (SEGA/MESP) (1) provides
technical assistance, training, and research support to government departments;
(2) funds grants in economic research, the results of which help policymakers
formulate and evaluate policies; and (3) supports an historically disadvantaged
university in improving economics training and establishing a Center of
Excellence in Economics.
Description
of work performed and results achieved: Since its inception, SEGA has funded about 185
technical assistance and training activities related to economic analysis in at
least 12 government departments. The project has been instrumental in developing
the capital gains tax, improving tax revenue forecasting, targeting inflation,
refining labor regulations, improving microfinancing legislation, protecting
land tenure rights, and developing guidelines for national and provincial
public-private partnerships. The project provided technical assistance to
upgrade the National Treasury s quarterly macroeconomic model and held a 2-day
workshop on new modeling techniques for modeling experts from Treasury,
academia, other government departments, and the IMF.
Under one component, the project provided technical
assistance for creation of the Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to help
the Department of Finance analyze infrastructure investment spending. Nathan
Associates reviewed on- and off-budget arrangements related to infrastructure
delivery, specifically the division of revenue among government, parastatals,
and the private sector, and national and budgetary information related to
infrastructure investment for capital and operating expenditures. On the basis
of these reviews, specialists were able to assess the balance between financing
of maintenance of existing infrastructure versus new infrastructure. This
required designing a model that captured on- and off-budget infrastructure
spending. As an integrated model of infrastructure spending and capital
budgeting, the model assessed the level and composition of spending in each
sector on a regular basis (e.g., quarterly) and drew succinctly the
relationship of sectoral infrastructure delivery. This project component had
three subtasks: infrastructure
investment planning,
Infrastructure
Investment Planning
Under
this task order, Nathan Associates provided the Department of Finance with a
tool for infrastructure budget allocations for government, parastatals, and the
private sector. Specialists examined institutions and intergovernmental
responsibility for infrastructure investment and maintenance, concentrating on
expenditure planning processes, lines of accountability, and arrangements for
reporting and oversight by government. In addition, they collected financial
accounts, sources of finance and broad classification of assets, and statistics
on distribution and access. Finally, they reviewed links between spending flows
and service delivery.
Under
this task order, a Department of Finance official visited the
Short-term
Training Workshop on Budgeting in the Public Sector
Under
this task order, three government officials attended a 6-week workshop on
public sector budgeting sponsored by the Harvard Institute for
Medium-term
Expenditure Review
Under
this task order, consultants standardized definitions for maintenance,
rehabilitation, and related terms used by the South African Reserve Bank,
Statistics South Africa, the Accountant General, and the Department of Finance;
consolidated data on maintenance and rehabilitation; developed descriptions of
maintenance systems; identified problems in the maintenance system at the
national and provincial levels; and set guidelines for improved budgeting and
reporting.
Methodology,
tools, and/or processes utilized in performing the work: Nathan Associates team created and employed a variety
of economic modeling and data analysis tools. The team also created an
operational system and provided training in a system for tracking
infrastructure plans.
Similarity to
SIN 520-12, Budgeting: The
Medium-Term Expenditure Framework is directly responsive to the items in the
RFP under SIN 520-12, Budgeting Services, in that Nathan Associates
specialists improved the budget formulation process in South Africa s
Department of Finance, assessed and improved the budget execution process,
reviewed controls, such as the quarterly tracking operational system, and
assisted with corrective action.
Project Summary: At the request of the Government of the Federated
States of Micronesia (FSM), Nathan Associates led a multidisciplinary
consortium that prepared an infrastructure development plan (IDP). The plan is
intended to be the definitive guide for a long-term program of maintenance
improvements and infrastructure development and to facilitate decisions on
funding requirements and capital budgeting for infrastructure projects.
Description
of work performed and results achieved: An
objective of the IDP is to realize the tourism potential of all four states of
the FSM in a manner that will avoid adverse effects on the environment and
traditional culture. The IDP recommended a waterfront redevelopment study for
Methodology,
tools, and/or processes utilized in performing the work: Nathan
Associates team of economists and specialists in infrastructure, private
sector development, and tourism used a variety of analytical tools including
economic modeling, surveys, cost-benefit analyses and needs assessments to
gather information required for a final report on and assessment of
infrastructure needs.
Similarity
to SIN 520-12, Budgeting: This project is directly related to the items
listed under SIN 520-12, Budgeting, in that it was an exercise to assess the
infrastructure development needs of a small island economy in order to develop
tourism. The project helped the Government assess priorities, determine
financial constraints, and showed how to use planning to achieve stated goals.
Project
Summary: Nathan Associates is a
joint-venture prime contractor for the USAID-funded Partnership for Economic
Growth project (PEG), which is assisting the Government of Indonesia in
liberalizing its economy. PEG addresses economic policy problems arising from
the severe economic contraction and steep currency devaluation that followed
the Asian financial crisis. PEG is broad-gauged, aimed at helping the
Government of Indonesia implement and improve the
PEG's resident advisory team includes 11 long-term
specialists: two macroeconomists in BAPPENAS,
In a tangential effort to help the Government of
Indonesia resolve its financial crisis, a series of experts from Nathan
Associates provided policy and management advice to Indonesian decision-makers
about financial restructuring, policy reform, and the creation of the
specialized institutions needed to contain and address the damage caused by the
crisis. Two resident advisors supported the start-up of the new Indonesia Bank
Restructuring Agency, the entity that assumed management of non-performing
loans and other assets from insolvent banks. A third resident advisor worked
with the Bank of Indonesia on staffing issues, regulations and operational
criteria tied to bank supervision. Short term experts helped senior policy
makers in the Bank of Indonesia better understand the assumptions, provisions
and risks associated with government-sponsored, debt rescheduling schemes that
incorporate guaranteed access to foreign exchange at a fixed,
government-guaranteed exchange rate. Other experts assessed the effectiveness
of open market operations by the Bank of Indonesia.
Description
of work performed and results achieved:
Project experts provide systematic and detailed policy analysis in economic
studies and ad hoc policy advice on urgent reform issues through policy
memoranda. For example, Nathan Associates
Domestic
Small and Medium
Enterprise Finance Specialist surveyed SME finance; reported on the nation's
Islamic banking practices and institutions; and composed policy memos on
crisis-related issues in SME finance and alternative financial institutions,
including possible use of "need and convenience" tests to determine
market requirements for new finance institutions, and "fit and
proper" tests to establish standards for managers of financial
institutions. He also delivered seminars on SME finance and business
development for officials of BI and the Ministry of Cooperatives.
Several short-term specialists conducted studies on
selected policy issues and implementation problems: analysis of the content,
construction, and application of a monthly Industrial Production Index for
PEG also sponsors training for policymakers and their
staff, such as a three-day competition law workshop on industrial organization
and the economics of competition policy and a series of seminars and study
tours on competition policy for government economists.
Complementing this technical assistance, PEG's grants
program funds US $5 million in grants for policy research on
Methodology,
tools, and/or processes utilized in performing the work: For
this project, Nathan Associates and
its joint venture partners have used the gamut of economic and financial
analysis tools, from information collection and academic research on economic
trends to the creation of economic models and development of information
technology applications.
Similarity
to SIN 520-13, Complementary Financial Management Services: PEG
is an excellent example of a complementary Financial Management Services
project as described in SIN 520-13. Nathan Associates and its joint venture
partners have provided demand-driven technical assistance in the form of short-
and long-term expertise, policy briefs, analysis, a comprehensive grants
program, workshops, and seminars.
Project
Summary: The General Business,
Private Sector
Development. This consists of diverse activities that help create an
environment that permits a competitive, market-oriented private sector that
contributes to economic growth. Examples of activities under this component
include development of private sector strategies, export strategies, and
institutions (e.g., business associations); corporate restructuring;
application of electronic technologies to private sector activities; and analysis
of the business environment.
Investment. To
enhance domestic and international investment flows, this component addresses
investment policies and regulations, tax regimes, foreign direct investments,
strategic alliances and joint-ventures, transfer of technology, as well as
managerial know-how and skills.
Grants
Management. To facilitate sustainable development, this component provides for
establishment of endowments and grants for host country institutions. The GBTI
project provides outstanding expertise in establishing endowments and
administering and managed grants.
Description
of work performed and results achieved:
Under the GBTI contracting mechanism, Nathan Associates, in conjunction with
its joint venture partner, has administered 34 task orders overseas and 14 in
Deploying a team
to help the Regional Mission for
Assisting
governments in Croatia, East Timor, El Salvador, Mongolia, Peru, and Sri Lanka
in identifying the affect of government regulations and policies on export
performance, foreign investment, and the economy in general; and
Evaluating the
performance of
Methodology,
tools, and/or processes utilized in performing the work: In the implementation of this contract, Nathan
Associates has employed myriad economic, financial, and analytical tools
primarily to assess the economic impact of government regulation and policy in
developing countries. As the leader of a consortium engaged in these
activities, the firm is also responsible for program and financial reporting on
task orders, invoicing, general contract implementation, and liaising with the
Similarity
to SIN 520-13, Complementary Financial Management Services: Nathan
Associates successful management of the SEGIR GBTI contract and projects
indicates the degree to which the firm is capable of managing large and complex
programs under contract with the
Functional Responsibility: Responsible for the practice s growth and increasing
its profitability though leadership, management and technical skills. Has the
authority to allocate resources within practice area s budget, set goals and
program priorities, control and incur costs, and make staffing decisions.
Represent the firm as the executive with overall responsibility for the project
and is authorized to take actions on behalf of the company in order to achieve
project s objectives.
Education and Experience: A senior level specialist with an MBA, MA, MS or its equivalent and ten years of relevant work experience, of which no less than five years must have been spent in a developing country context. Member of senior management group of the company.
Functional Responsibility: Design and implement client development activities,
held accountable for generating revenues. Manage complex projects from
developing study design, budget, research plan, delegating tasks, overseeing
staff, and monitoring overall progress. Prepare reports for clients, continual
interfacing with clients concerning project progress, results and costs.
Substantial subject area knowledge in at least one area of practice.
Participate in business development activities, including proposal preparation.
Education and Experience: Graduate degree (MBA, MA, MS) or its equivalent,
seven years of relevant work experience, of which no less than four years must
have been spent in a developing country context, several years of successful
experience at Managing Associate level, demonstrated ability to supervise
junior professionals and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a
practice area.
Functional Responsibility: Apply economic/business management concepts and
analytical techniques in project settings. Provide day-to-day management for
smaller projects or is the team lead for a work under a bigger project.
Coordinate and supervise activities of the junior staff (associates) and
provide direct support and expertise to clients including identification of key
issues, review and audit of deliverables developed by junior staff and the
presentation of projects findings and results to clients.
Education and Experience: Graduate degree (MBA, MA, MS) or its equivalent,
five years of relevant work experience, of which no less than two years must
have been spent working in a developing country context, several years of
successful experience at Associate level, demonstrated ability to supervise
more junior staff and coordinate support services well.
Functional Responsibility: Apply economic/business management concepts and
analytical techniques in project settings, with little direct supervision.
Oversee work of research/administrative assistants, prepare high quality drafts
of sections of client reports, deal directly with clients on technical aspects
of engagements and management of relatively small projects.
Education and Experience: Graduate degree (
Functional Responsibilities: Undertake routine analytical functions both manually
and using computer, under close supervision, write statements of operations for
internal use, conduct research and synthesize materials reviewed. Assist
project staff in organizing and managing project documents; assist in project
management with general computer, financial, word processing, graphics and
other administrative activities.
Education and Experience: Baccalaureate degree, coursework in economics,
statistics, mathematics, computer science. Demonstrated ability to organize and
document research activities.
The
minimum qualifications defined in the levels above apply across the board to
consultants in various sectors. In all instances where either an MBA, MA or MS
equivalent (i.e., an advanced degree) is required, the equivalent is defined as
a Bachelors degree in the relevant technical discipline plus 4 years of
relevant professional work experience. In all cases where equivalent work
experience is substituted for the educational requirement, required years of
work experience are in addition to the years of work experience listed for the
level/position for either the MBA, MS or MA.
For
example, a senior consultant with a Bachelors degree who is proposed for a
senior level position, must have (as a minimum) a total of 11 years relevant
work experience (4 years to satisfy the requirement for the equivalent of an
advanced degree in addition to the 7 years of relevant work experience
required).
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Labor Category |
Fixed
Hourly Rate |
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2/19/04-2/18/05 |
2/19/05-2/18/06 |
2/19/06-2/18/07 |
2/19/07-2/18/08 |
2/19/08-2/18/09 |
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|
$206.00 |
$211.15 |
$216.43 |
$221.84 |
$227.39 |
|
|
$168.00 |
$172.20 |
$176.51 |
$180.92 |
$185.44 |
|
|
$99.00 |
$101.48 |
$104.01 |
$106.61 |
$109.28 |
|
|
$69.00 |
$70.73 |
$72.49 |
$74.31 |
$76.16 |
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|
$46.00 |
$47.15 |
$48.33 |
$49.54 |
$50.78 |
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|
Labor Category |
Fixed
Daily Rate |
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2/19/04-2/18/05 |
2/19/05-2/18/06 |
2/19/06-2/18/07 |
2/19/07-2/18/08 |
2/19/08-2/18/09 |
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|
$1,645.82 |
$1,686.97 |
$1,729.14 |
$1,772.37 |
$1,816.68 |
|
|
$1,344.48 |
$1,378.09 |
$1,412.54 |
$1,447.86 |
$1,484.05 |
|
|
$787.96 |
$807.66 |
$827.85 |
$848.55 |
$869.76 |
|
|
$551.84 |
$565.64 |
$579.78 |
$594.27 |
$609.13 |
|
|
$366.89 |
$376.06 |
$385.46 |
$395.10 |
$404.98 |
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Labor Category |
Fixed Hourly
Rate |
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2/19/09-2/18/10 |
2/19/10-2/18/11 |
2/19/11-2/18/12 |
2/19/12-2/18/13 |
2/19/13-2/18/14 |
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|
$233.07 |
$238.90 |
$244.87 |
$250.99 |
$257.27 |
|
|
$190.08 |
$194.83 |
$199.70 |
$204.69 |
$209.81 |
|
|
$112.01 |
$114.81 |
$117.68 |
$120.62 |
$123.64 |
|
|
$78.07 |
$80.02 |
$82.02 |
$84.07 |
$86.17 |
|
|
$52.04 |
$53.35 |
$54.68 |
$56.05 |
$57.45 |
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Labor Category |
Fixed Daily
Rate |
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2/19/09-2/18/10 |
2/19/10-2/18/11 |
2/19/11-2/18/12 |
2/19/12-2/18/13 |
2/19/13-2/18/14 |
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|
$1,862.09 |
$1,908.65 |
$1,956.36 |
$2,005.27 |
$2,055.40 |
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|
$1,521.16 |
$1,559.18 |
$1,598.16 |
$1,638.12 |
$1,679.07 |
|
|
$891.50 |
$913.79 |
$936.64 |
$960.05 |
$984.05 |
|
|
$624.36 |
$639.97 |
$655.96 |
$672.36 |
$689.17 |
|
|
$415.10 |
$425.48 |
$436.12 |
$447.02 |
$458.20 |
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A 2.5% escalation rate is in effect for the base and
all option periods and shall be applied annually on the anniversary date of
award.