SOL_72049719R00002.pdf

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

U.S. Embassy Jakarta Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-5 Jakarta 10110, Indonesia USAID.gov

Solicitation Number: 72049719R00002

Issuance Date: June 14, 2019 Closing Date: July 15, 2019

Closing Time: 8:00 a.m., Jakarta Time

SUBJECT: Solicitation for Offshore Hire U.S. Personal Service Contract (USPSC)

SENIOR DEMOCRACY AND SECURITY ADVISOR

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified U.S. Citizens to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.

Offers must be submitted in accordance with guidance described in the Attachment from Sections I through IV of this solicitation, at the place and time specified. Incomplete, unsigned or late offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.

This solicitation in no way obligates USAID to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the offer.

Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in the attached information.

Sincerely, /s/ Albert Carrera Contracting Officer USAID/Indonesia

Senior Democracy and Security Advisor 72049719R00002

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72049719R00002

2. ISSUANCE DATE: See cover letter

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: See cover letter

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Any questions about this solicitation may be directed to Ms.

Yulian Christanti, e-mail at ychristanti@usaid.gov

Note: No in-person appointments or telephone calls will be entertained, unless you are required to have more information about this solicitation.

5. POSITION TITLE: Senior Democracy and Security Advisor

6. MARKET VALUE: $90,621 - $117,810 per annum, equivalent to GS-14.

Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value based upon the offeror’s past salary history, work experience and educational background. Salaries over and above the top of the GS-14 pay range will not be entertained nor negotiated.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One year, with an option for additional two one-year period, based on need of the U.S. Government and availability of funds. If said options are exercised, the contract’s period of performance may not exceed three years.

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. citizen

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: The final selected candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. Government SECRET security clearance. If such clearance is not obtained within a reasonable time or negative suitability issues are involved, any offer made may be rescinded.

11. MEDICAL CLEARANCE: The final selected candidate must be able to obtain required medical clearance as a pre-condition for employment.

12. STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

A. BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION

The USAID/Indonesia mission currently fields one of the Agency’s most ambitious CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) initiatives, consisting of multiple programs/awards with a combined budget in excess of $30 million, as well as complex relationships with 13 different Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministries and executive agencies.

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Given the highly sensitive nature of the mission’s CVE work, management of the portfolio (the formal Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR)/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) role) requires a dedicated staff member with a security clearance at the secret level. This role furthermore requires extensive interagency coordination work with other United States Government (USG) bodies, primarily conducted in Controlled Access Areas of the Embassy, and with frequent access to classified documentation and communications.

The constituent programs that populate the mission’s CVE portfolio are scheduled to run through the year 2022-23, depending on operational and political conditions, and this, then, dictates the expected duration of the proposed USPSC position.

B. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Democracy and Security Advisor (“Advisor”) will have primary responsibility for managing the USAID/Indonesia portfolio of programs focused on countering violent extremism (CVE). This will involve a mix of roles, including, but not limited to, the following:

i. Serving as Program Manager (COR or AOR) for one or more contracts and/or cooperative agreements focused on CVE. Due to the highly fluid nature of the CVE problem set, the Advisor will implement complexity-aware monitoring and evaluation systems while practicing adaptive management, in order to ensure the program(s) under his/her purview achieve the desired results. The incumbent will be responsible for providing all CVE-related input into key Mission planning and reporting processes, such as the Operational Plan, Performance Plan Report, etc.

ii. Serving as the USAID/Indonesia Mission’s subject matter expert on CVE-related issues. This will involve generating original analytical work in support of the Mission’s and broader USG goals in Indonesia, disseminating knowledge with the Mission, and building the capacity of other USAID staff to integrate cross-sectoral CVE approaches into their programs. The incumbent will be responsible for contributing CVE-related input into DRG Office and Mission-wide strategic planning efforts, including the development of the Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) as well as embassy-wide Integrated Country Strategy (ICS).

iii. Liaising with key Government of Indonesia, USAID/W, and USG agencies, in order to ensure close coordination, information sharing, and avoidance of duplication of effort.

iv. Coordinating extensively with other United States Government (USG) bodies that requires frequent access to classified documentation and communications primarily conducted in Controlled Access Areas of the Embassy.

C. POSITION ELEMENTS

Supervision received: The incumbent will work under the direction of the USDH Director of the DRG Office Director or his/her designee. S/he furthermore coordinates with other members of the DRG team and may be called upon to lead a sub-team focused on related issues.

Available guidelines: In addition to verbal instructions from the Supervisor and other senior USAID staff, guidelines consist of Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), AID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Automated Directives System (ADS), USAID/Indonesia Mission Orders, Administrative and Mission Notices, and other USAID/Washington guidelines and directives.

Exercise of judgment: In instances not clearly covered by written guidelines, uses own judgment in devising innovative approaches to resolving technical, administrative, managerial and/or internal policy problems. Substantial judgment must be exercised in setting priorities and deciding what outside assistance is necessary, and for conclusions and recommendations from problems analyzed.

Authority to make commitments: None. The incumbent is not authorized to make financial commitments on behalf of the United States Government.

Nature, level, and purpose of contacts: The incumbent must be able to communicate with all levels of USAID/Indonesia personnel, USAID/W, and other USAID Missions, other Agencies, Government of Indonesia, Local Civil Administrative Authorities, Implementing Partners.

Supervision exercised: No supervisory responsibilities

Time required performing full range of duties: The incumbent is expected to be able to perform the full range of duties immediately upon commencement of performance.

Post entry training: None

13. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

In order to be considered for the position, an offeror must meet the minimum education qualification listed below at Section III. Applications will be pre-screened and only those that complete and meet the minimum qualifications will be considered for further review.

III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS

Applications which clearly meet the minimum qualification required for this position will be evaluated and ranked based on the following selection factors:

10 Points Education

A graduate degree (Master’s degree or higher) in political science, global security or a related field is required.

30 Points Work Experience A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in a field specifically related to CVE, global security, and/or related governance issues is required.

Experience performing and supervising USG management operations or overseas experience specifically related to administrative management for a large and complicated organization, including property management, budgeting, procurement, and personnel management is desired, as evidenced in the resume. Experience working in conflict-countries is desired. In addition, a thorough knowledge of the interagency foreign affairs manuals and USG Foreign Assistance programming and planning procedures will be needed to successfully perform in the job. Knowledge of USG personnel management would be helpful but not required.

10 Points Language Proficiency Fluent spoken/written English and the ability to compose administrative correspondence and contractual language are required. Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia is desired, although not required.

30 Points Knowledge Incumbent must possess knowledge of Indonesia’s political context and the latest evidence-based approaches and strategies related to CVE. In-depth knowledge of democratic governance, international development and/or public administration principles and methodology, and international best practices is required, as evidenced in the resume.

Incumbent must have good knowledge, or the potential to acquire such knowledge, of USG Foreign Assistance programming policies, regulations, procedures and documentation.

20 Points Skills and Abilities Incumbent must have the ability to: obtain, analyze and evaluate a variety of data (legislation, current events, budget, employment, education, socio-economic, etc.) and to organize/present it in concise written and oral form;

independently plan, develop, manage and evaluate important and complex programs and projects; and furnish information and advice in assigned areas with detachment and objectivity.

Professional-level English language writing skills are required, as evidenced in the writing samples. Must have the ability to formulate and deliver verbal and interactive presentations.

Must be able to independently establish and maintain contacts with senior-level Indonesian government officials and with important persons in the civil society arena in order to explain and advance USG project and program policies, objectives and procedures and to transmit and interpret Indonesian government and non-governmental sector attitudes and concerns to senior USG officials. Computer proficiency (MS Office, Windows OS, MS Word, Google Mail, internet, etc.) is essential.

Maximum Points Available: 100

SELECTION PROCESS

After the closing date for receipt of application, an evaluation committee will convene to review all applications that meet the requirements and evaluate them in accordance with the above selection factors. Applications from offerors who do not meet the requirements indicated in this solicitation will not be considered for the review.

The Government may award a contract without discussions with offerors in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The Contracting Officer (CO) reserves the right at any point in the evaluation process to establish a competitive range of offerors with whom negotiations will be conducted pursuant to FAR 15.306(c). In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, if the CO determines that the number of offers that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the CO may limit the number of offerors in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated offers. FAR provisions of this solicitation are available at: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Those offerors determined to be competitively ranked will be invited to participate in an interview. Only those offerors in competitive range, if established, will be contacted.

Additionally, only offerors that are interviewed will be notified if the position is filled.

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Reference checks will be conducted only for the candidate who is considered to be the finalist, based on the results of their interviews. The offerors’ references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

A. Offerors must include in their application package as follows:

1. A completed and signed from AID 309-2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals”, available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms

2. A cover letter of no more than 3 pages that demonstrates how the offeror’s qualifications meet the work requirements and experience for the position;

3. A resume which, at a minimum, describes education, work experiences and career achievements;

4. Offeror must provide at least two recent writing samples with the application. The samples should be 350 to 1,500 words each (preferably 750-1,000 words). They can be excerpts from larger articles or papers and do not have to concern development or be written specifically for this solicitation. The samples should demonstrate the offeror’s ability to clearly and lucidly communicate complex ideas to the public. The samples must be written by the offeror. Co-written articles are not accepted;

5. Names, current and accurate contact numbers (e-mail and phone) of three professional references that have knowledge of the offeror’s ability to perform the duties set forth in the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that references are available to provide a written or verbal reference in a timely manner. Please be advised that references may be obtained independently from other sources in addition to the ones provided by an offeror;

6. A written statement certifying to start work soon as valid medical and security clearance are obtained and length of time for which the offeror is available for the position.

All the above information must be included in the application package in order for the package to be considered complete.

B. Delivery Instruction

1. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified above to proposals-indo@usaid.gov, to the attention of Mr. Albert Carrera, Contracting Officer with a copy to Yulian Christanti at ychristanti@usaid.gov. Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

http://www.usaid.gov/forms mailto:proposals-indo@usaid.gov mailto:proposals-indo@usaid.gov mailto:ychristanti@usaid.gov

2. Offeror submission must clearly reference the solicitation number and position title in the subject of e-mail.

3. The attachment to e-mail must be in Word format (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf).

The attachment should be formatted with a 10MB limit per email. Documents requiring signature may be sent as scanned document. Package in zip or other compressed formats will be rejected. The U.S. Government will not be responsible for incomplete/corrupted or missing information in electronic submission. USAID will not ensure quality or completeness of electronic files attached to the e-mail.

V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS PRIOR TO AWARD

The CO will provide instructions about how to complete and submit the following forms after an offeror is selected for the contract:

1. Contractor Physical Examination (Form AID 1420-62)

2. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (for National Security) (SF-86), or

3. Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF-85)

4. Finger Print Card (FD-258)

VI. BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCE

As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a USPSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:

1. BENEFITS:

a) Employer’s FICA contribution

b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

d) Annual Increase (pending a satisfactory performance evaluation)

e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

f) Annual & Sick Leave

2. ALLOWANCES:

Section numbers refer to rules from the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas), available at https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101 . If applicable:

a) Temporary Quarter Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

b) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130)

c) Cost of Living Allowance (Section 210)

d) Post Allowance (Section 220)

e) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260) https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101

f) Education Allowance (Section 270)

g) Educational Travel (Section 280)

h) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

i) Payments during Evacuation/Authorized Departure (Section 600)

j) Danger Pay (Section 650)

VII. TAXES

USPSCs are required to pay Federal income taxes, FICA, Medicare and applicable State Income taxes.

VIII. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT CLAUSE PERTAINING TO

PSCs

USAID regulations and policies governing USPSC awards are available at these sources:

1. USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix D, “Direct USAID Contracts with a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Resident Alien for Personal Services Abroad,” including contract clause “General Provisions,” available at https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf

2. Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms

3. Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins

(AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs

4. Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch,” available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in accordance with General Provision 2 and 5 CFR 2635.

See https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations

IX. ADDITIONAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

EXECUTIVE ORDER ON TERRORISM FINANCING (FEB 2002). The Contractor is reminded that U.S. Executive Orders and U.S. law prohibits transactions with, and the provision of resources and support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. It is the responsibility of the contractor/recipient to ensure compliance with these Executive Orders and laws.

COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FAR 52.222-50). Contractor shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of contract, procure https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf commercial sex acts during the period of the performance of the contract, or use forced labor in the performance of the contract.

FINAL OUT BRIEF REPORT. Submission of final out brief report by the Contractor to the designated Supervisor prior to departure, if requested. The final out brief report will summarize the activities undertaken and the result during the performance of the contract.

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