PPP_SOLICITATION_2019.pdf

ATTACHMENT 1 72062119B00005

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72062119B00005

2. ISSUANCE DATE: MAY 29,2019

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: JUNE 17, 2019

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Hussein Tuwa, e-mail at htuwa@usaid.gov.

5. POSITION TITLE: SENIOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) ADVISOR

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

Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Two Years with the option of three option years.

Extension(s) will depend upon the availability of funds, continued need for the requirement, contractor/employee performance and any future hiring freeze guidance. The position will start as soon as clearances are obtained and contract is signed.

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Duties.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. CITIZENS

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: FACILITY ACCESS

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract

The Senior Public Private Partnership (PPP) Advisor will work as a senior strategist/advisor and program manager within a high-priority, high-visibility USG foreign assistance program requiring expert levels of knowledge, maturity, and the ability to function independently and exercise senior levels of judgment in a complex, highly-demanding, frequently-changing programmatic and administrative environment. S/he must be able to effectively utilize analytical, negotiation, and administrative skills to achieve USG goals, including influencing national policies and health strategies. S/he must be able to represent the USG at the highest level of government and the donor community while providing expert-level technical leadership and policy interpretation. S/he will direct strategic planning processes within the USG and provide expert counsel to Government of Tanzania. The incumbent will identify, design, negotiate, direct, and execute partnerships and implement activities related to PPP expand and strengthen and market based approaches to health, that maximize private sector resources, expertise and networks.

Because of the interagency nature of the health and HIV/AIDS programs, s/he will also work closely with staff from CDC, Department of State, Department of Defense, and Peace Corps, and will sit within the Health Systems Strengthening team of the Health Office.

The Senior PPPs Advisor will also take a lead role in working with Tanzanian institutions (e.g.

Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [(MoHCDGEC)] and the Association of Tanzanian Employers), the private sector, and the donor community to mobilize private sector resources to support various activities throughout the health sector. The incumbent will represent USAID on the newly-expanded National PPP Coordinative Committee in Health, which includes membership of the MoHCDGEC, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs (MoFEA), Prime Minister’s Office for Regional Administration & Local Government (PMO- RALG), Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania (APHFTAChristian Social Services Commission (CSSC) and the National Muslim Council of Tanzania (Bakwata). S/he will promote greater engagement with the Private Sector- including - Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, Tanzania Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Medical Association of Tanzania, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and financial and telecom representatives. The incumbent will also represent USAID on the MoHCDGEC PPPs Technical Working Group, and on the Tripartite Forum Plus on HIV/AIDS and the Workplace (membership includes Government of Tanzania (GoT) entities, labor, the private sector, and International Labor Organization, GIZ, and USAID as a new member).

2. Statement of Duties to be Performed

a. Providing Expertise and Strategic Oversight (55%)

• Provide expert-level technical leadership in designing new private sector activities, leveraging existing programs across sectors, building on best practices, undertaking extensive analysis and interpretation, and drawing on the knowledge of local and international experts

• Plan, direct, and execute new partnerships and opportunities that leverage private sector resources and multi-donor platforms to partner for joint funding opportunities—and target innovation and sustainability and reach previously un-served populations.

• Facilitate coordination among partners, USG agencies, and within the Health Office.

• Influence the donor community and GoT for greater engagement with the private sector and vice versa.

• Represent USAID on various private sector-related forums that include GoT, private sector, civil society, and other donor membership.

• Ensure technical quality and effectiveness of interventions within supervised procurements.

• Provide leadership to relevant USG and GoT thematic groups, the development of

Operational Plans, Malaria Operational Plans, and PEPFAR Country Operational Plans, and the creation of related materials.

• Support multi-sectoral programming and technical rigor, particularly in providing support to non-health programming to achieve cross-sectoral outcomes as envisaged in the CDCS.

• Facilitate information sharing with potential partners in the spirit of co-creation and with the aim of leveraging market-based opportunities in the private health sector Maintain contact with USAID/Washington partnership relationship managers, alliance specialists, financial and innovation experts, and COR/AORs of field support activities to identify potential partners who might help private health sector development activities in Tanzania

• Plan, direct, and execute cutting-edge interventions and approaches designed to address critical elements of health systems reform and gaps in Tanzania.

• Effectively advice and counsel senior levels of the USG, donors, the nongovernmental sector, and the GoT to achieve specific national policy changes.

• Ensure technical quality and effectiveness of interventions within procurements.

• Provide input to activity design, strategies and key documents of the Health Systems Strengthening Team, especially as they relate to the private sector and local partner development

• Document best practices for private sector engagement in the Tanzanian context, conduct ongoing analysis and interpretation of local policy development in regard to private sector and local partner development, and correlate with best practices in the international development community

b. Specific Activity Management (40%)

• Serve as Contracts Officer’s Representative (COR) or Agreements Officer’s

Representative (AOR) for relevant procurements, providing day-to-day programmatic and financial management, as well as technical direction to select implementing partners.

Includes management and tracking of partner budgets and asset utilization.

• Ensure that obligations, expenditures, and budget pipelines conform to work plans, and partners effectively and efficiently implement negotiated work plans.

• Ensure appropriate and timely incremental funding actions.

• Document and report partner performance, providing and implementing recommendations for strengthening/improving said performance; review all written reports and provide any necessary feedback to partners.

• Facilitate interactions between partners and stakeholders ensuring effective and efficient communication and coordination.

• Coordinate and communicate all efforts with the Health Office and other Mission teams as appropriate.

• Provide leadership to the review of relevant procurement applications and unsolicited proposals.

• Ensure that implementing partners are in compliance with all relevant USAID and O/GAC guidelines, policies, regulations and procedures.

• Undertake close-out of activities as stipulated under USAID regulations.

• Establish targets and monitor partner performance and, in collaboration with the partner, remediation plans.

• Conduct regular site visits to assess actual progress against reported achievements, review monitoring and evaluation systems, and verify asset utilization.

• In collaboration with Health Office Monitoring & Evaluation Specialists regularly update

Office’s M&E databases, verify the quality of partner data, identify appropriate indicators, ensuring partner understanding of the data they are to collect, and ensure timely reporting of both data and supporting narratives.

• Maintain detailed and updated project management files for each procurement managed.

c. Others – 5%

• As requested by Health Office leadership and HSS Team Lead undertake leadership functions for the achievement of specific tasks.

• Assist the USAID/Tanzania Communications Specialist to maintain relevant sections of the Mission website and prepare USAID specific communication pieces.

• Organize and support field visits of external delegations; represent USAID and, USG in coordination and planning meetings with Government of Tanzania, implementing partners, and other stakeholders.

3. Supervisory Relationship

Work will be performed under the general supervision of the Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead within the USAID/Tanzania Health Office. The incumbent independently plans and carries out the work, selecting approaches and techniques to be used and informs the supervisor of progress and significant challenges. Within the broad parameters of the private sector strategy, the incumbent explores partnership opportunities, drawing upon a network of contacts developed with the local and international private sector, bilateral and multilateral donors, and key ministries, especially the Ministry of Health & Social Work. The incumbent represents the Agency in various private sector forums, such as the PPP Technical Work Group in the MOHSW, National private sector Coordinating Committee in Health and the Tripartite Plus Workplace HIV Consultative Group. In investigating possible partnerships, the Senior PPP Advisor independently works with other USG agencies—especially Department of Defense and CDC—and with other sector offices in USAID. Each year, set-aside private sector funds must be negotiated during the COP planning exercise among the USG agencies. The incumbent independently plans and carries out the work, selecting approaches and techniques to be used. Work is evaluated on an annual basis in regard to fulfillment of program objectives.

4. Supervisory Controls: None.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

(a) Education: An advanced degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, business administration, management, or related field(s) required.

(b) Experience: The successful candidate will have: seven years minimum of progressively responsible professional experience in public and/or private sector organizations designing, implementing, managing, and overseeing PPPs or other donor programs in relevant program areas;

(2) a demonstrated track record in developing, negotiating, and implementing PPPs; (3) experience collaborating with the business community—including business executives, ministry officials, and trade and business association representatives to develop commitment to project activities; and, (4) experience in highly complex implementation environments. USG-specific experience strongly preferred.

(c) Skills & Abilities: The successful candidate will have: Ability to develop strategic plans, operational plans, and budgets; Ability to plan, prioritize, and carry out activities independently, within general parameters, while keeping relevant stakeholders informed;

Timely and effective decision-making skills exercising a high degree of judgment; Ability to apply new theories and developments to particularly challenging problems and exercise analysis and interpretation to guide recommendations of national significance; Demonstrated ability to organize and implement plans and proposals involving substantial agency resources;

Skills and experience with bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g. UNDP, GIZ, PharmAccess, and Danida) to implement coordinated activities; Ability to provide formal and informal leadership within a team, working effectively within and across agencies and stakeholders, to build consensus; and Demonstrated judgment in planning and carrying out key functions as well as Ability to adapt to uncertainty; work within short timeframes; and adapt approaches as necessary and Demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills; prior experience in translating technical materials for a lay audience; demonstrated experience in preparing briefing papers, speeches, presentations, and talking points strongly preferred; Ability to work effectively and constructively in a multi-cultural team under significant performance pressures.

(d) Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of private sector organizational culture and motivational factors is required.

(e) Language: Level V English ability (fluent) is required. The incumbent must possess excellent English writing and editing skills, as well as an excellent ability to process information from a wide variety of sources into a cohesive, polished document is required. Knowledge of Kiswahili is desirable.

III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS

The Government may award a contract without discussions with offerors in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The 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.

Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications for the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the application and reference checks. For purposes of this solicitation, Offerors will be required to have the minimum qualifications expressed in Section II and will be assessed based on the following factors:

1. Work Experience 30 points

2. Skills & Abilities 30 points

3. Knowledge 20 points

4. Education 10 points

5. Language Proficiency 10 points

USAID/Tanzania reserves the right to interview only the highest ranked offerors in person or by phone or not to interview any candidate.

In order to be considered for the position, a candidate must meet the Minimum Qualifications listed above. Consideration and selection will be based on a panel evaluation of the Evaluation Factors. Please note that not all applicants will be interviewed or contacted. USAID will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews unless expenses are pre authorized.

The applicant's references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities.

After the closing date for receipt of offers, a selection committee will be convened to review offers and evaluate them in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Offers from https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered or scored.

Reference checks will be made only for offerors considered as finalists. If an offeror does not want USAID to contact a current employer for a reference check, this should be stated in the offeror’s cover letter.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

1. Eligible offerors are required to complete and submit (1) the offer form AID 309-2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals,” available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms.; (2) a current resume or curriculum vitae; (3) a cover letter, not to exceed three pages, addressing how the applicant meets the Required Qualifications {(a) education; (b) prior work experience; (c) knowledge, (d) skills and abilities}; and (4) any other documents (certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned, etc.) that address the qualification requirements of the position as listed above, and a list of three (3) to five (5) references with complete contact information, including e-mail address and telephone numbers.

2. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified in Section I, item 3, and submitted to USAID/Tanzania PSC Applications mailbox, at daressalaampscsap@usaid.gov.

3. Offeror submissions must clearly reference the number of this Solicitation to ensure the offer is for the position in this Solicitation.

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 award:

1. Medical History and Examination Form (Department of State Forms)

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 ALLOWANCES

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 and Sick Leave http://www.usaid.gov/forms

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

(a) Temporary Quarter Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

(b) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130)

(c) Cost-of-Living Allowance (Chapter 210)

(d) Post Allowance (Section 220)

(e) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260)

(f) Education Allowance (Section 270)

(g) Education Travel (Section 280)

(h) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

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

VII. TAXES

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

VIII. SECURITY AND MEDICAL CLEARANCES

A copy of the USAID/SEC-approved clearance and STATE-MED issued Medical clearance must be received by the Mission prior to signature of a contract. The selected applicant will be issued with instructions on how to obtain these necessary clearances. USAID/Tanzania reserves the right to withdraw an offer if the required clearances cannot be obtained within a reasonable period of time.

IX. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

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 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101 https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf https://www.usaid.gov/forms http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs

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 .

USAID IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: In selecting personnel, there will be no discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, politics, marital status, physical handicap, HIV/AIDS status, age, or membership or non-membership in an employee organization.

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