Solicitation-Sr. PPP Advisor. March 2024_signed.pdf

USAID/Tanzania 686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani

P.O. BOX 9130

DAR ES SALAAM

Tel: 255-22-2294490 Fax: 255-22-2294421 www.usaid.gov/Tanzania

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72062124R00005

ISSUANCE DATE: March 12, 2024 CLOSING DATE AND TIME: April 02, 2024, 5:00 pm

SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC) – Senior Public Private Partnership (PPP) Advisor – Health Office

Dear Prospective Offerors:

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

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned 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.

USAID will evaluate all offerors based on the stated evaluation criteria. USAID encourages all individuals, including those from disadvantaged and under-represented groups, to respond to the solicitation.

Reasonable accommodations will be made available to offerors who are qualified individuals with a disability. USAID is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in Attachment

Sincerely, Contracting / Supervisory Executive Officer

ATTACHMENT 1 72062124R00005

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72062124R00005

2. ISSUANCE DATE: March 12, 2024

3. CLOSING DATE/TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: April 02, 2024, 5:00 pm

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Hussein Tuwa, email at htuwa@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Senior Public Private Partnership (PPP) Advisor

6. MARKET VALUE: $ 104,604 - $ 135,987 equivalent to GS-14. Final Compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Tanzania, with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Duties. Overseas USPSCs may be authorized to telework or remote work only from a location within the country of performance, in accordance with Mission policy. Telework or remote work from outside the country of performance may only be authorized in certain situations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Two Years with three option years, estimated to start on November 12, 2024 to November 11, 2026.

The base period will be November 12, 2024 to November 11, 2026. Based on Agency need, the Contracting Officer may exercise additional option periods for three years for the dates estimated as follows:

Base Period: November 12, 2024 to November 11, 2026

Option Period 1: November 12, 2026 to November 11, 2027

Option Period 2: November 12, 2027 to November 11, 2028

Option Period 3: November 12, 2028 to November 11, 2029 mailto:htuwa@usaid.gov

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: American Citizens

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Facility Access Clearance

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

A. 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 the 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.

The Senior PPP will engage with other USAID offices and USG agencies to promote and manage PPP in Tanzania, including staff from CDC, Department of State, Department of Defense, Peace Corps, Department of Commerce. S/he will sit within the Health Systems Strengthening team of the Health Office and represent the Health Office in the Mission private sector engagement group.

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

Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Association of Tanzania 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 MoH, Ministry of Finance (MoF), President’s Office for Regional Administration & Local Government (PO-RALG), Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania (APHFTA), Christian 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 MoH PPP Technical Working Group, and on the Tripartite Forum Plus on HIV/AIDS and the Workplace (membership includes Government of Tanzania entities, labor, the private sector, and International Labor Organization, GIZ, and USAID as a new member).

B. Statement of duties to be performed

A. Providing Expertise and Strategic Oversight (55% of time)

1. 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

2. 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 underserved populations.

3. Facilitate coordination among partners, USG agencies, other USAID Technical Offices and within the Health Office.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

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

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

13. Ensure technical quality and effectiveness of interventions within procurements.

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

15. 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% of time)

1. 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.

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

3. Ensure appropriate and timely incremental funding actions.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. In collaboration with Health Office Monitoring & Evaluation Specialists regularly update

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

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

C. Others ( 5% of time)

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

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

3. 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.

C. Supervisory Relationship: Directly supervised by the Foreign Service Health Officer, under the overall guidance and direction of the Health Officer Director. To the extent possible, s/he is given wide latitude in planning and executing work assignments. Work is reviewed primarily in terms of performance against planned objectives described in annual performance evaluation reports (PERs).

D. Supervisory Controls: The Senior PPP advisor will not directly supervise anyone. The Senior PPP

Advisor will provide functional supervision over the HSS team when the HSS Team Lead is absent.

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. The incumbent represents the Agency in various private sector forums, such as the PPP Technical Work Group in the MOH, 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 the Department of Defense and CDC—and with other sector offices in USAID. 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.

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. Prior Work Experience: The successful candidate will have:

a. 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;

b. a demonstrated track record in developing, negotiating, and implementing PPPs;

c. experience collaborating with the business community—including business executives, ministry officials, and trade and business association representatives to develop commitment to project activities; and,

d. experience in highly complex implementation environments. USG-specific experience is strongly preferred.

C. Job Knowledge: Expert-level knowledge of the private sector and total market approaches and interventions. Demonstrated senior-level knowledge of health systems strengthening used in the private sector. Familiarity with human resources for health, health informatics or health information systems will be an advantage. Comprehensive knowledge of country context within sub-Saharan Africa including health system priorities and challenges, funding for health system interventions and the key stakeholders engaged in health system strengthening efforts, with demonstrated experience applying lessons across countries, is required. Familiarity with the Tanzania health systems and private health sector context desirable. Thorough knowledge of the host-country’s economic, political, social and cultural characteristics and the history of development assistance, in particular for health systems, including current trends and directions.

Thorough fluency with USAID’s program cycle. Thorough knowledge on USAID’s planning and funding processes, for example Malaria Operational Plan, Country Operational Plan, and Operational Plan.

D. Skills and Abilities: The successful candidate will have:

a. Ability to develop strategic plans, operational plans, and budgets;

b. Ability to plan, prioritize, and carry out activities independently, within general parameters, while keeping relevant stakeholders informed;

c. Timely and effective decision-making skills exercising a high degree of judgment;

d. Ability to apply new theories and developments to particularly challenging problems and exercise analysis and interpretation to guide recommendations of national significance;

e. 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;

f. Ability to provide formal and informal leadership within a team, working effectively within and across agencies and stakeholders, to build consensus;

g. 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

h. 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;

i. Ability to work effectively and constructively in a multicultural team under significant performance pressures.

E. Language Proficiency: 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. The FAR provisions referenced above are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

To meet the basic eligibility requirements for this position the offeror must:

- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;

- Submit a complete application (Offer) as outlined in the section IV;

- Be eligible to attain a security certificate for Facility Access;

- Be cleared medically to work in Tanzania.

After the closing date for receipt of applications, those that meet the minimum qualification requirements (Education and Experience) will be referred to a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC).

Applications from candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered.

The TEC will review and score the applications to create a list of applicants to be interviewed. Short-listed candidates will be evaluated based on information presented in the application, interview, and obtained through reference checks.

An applicant’s references must be able to provide substantive information about past performance and abilities.

BASIS OF RATING

Applicants are rated as outlined below. Reference checks will be conducted and are rated as pass or fail.

Application Review

The application will be scored based on information provided outlining the quality of experience supporting the statement of duties as outlined in this solicitation (See Section II. c. Job knowledge, d.

Skills and Abilities).

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Writing Test:

Applicants will be provided a topic and will write an essay that outlines their knowledge and experience.

Essay will be scored based on content.

Interview Performance

Interview questions will be intended to explore the candidate’s work experience, Job knowledge, and Skills and Abilities based on section II b. d & e of this solicitation.

The technical evaluation committee may conduct reference checks, including references from individuals who have not been specifically identified by the offeror, and may do so before or after a candidate is interviewed.

Reference Check Pass/Fail

A “Fail” Reference Check would result from any information regarding confirmed illegal or unethical activities or from a preponderance of negative feedback from numerous references, e.g., not a single critical comment.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

1. Eligible offerors are required to complete and submit the offer form AID 309-2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals,” available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms

2. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified in Section I, item 3, and submitted to the Point of Contact in Section I.

3. Offeror submissions must clearly reference the Solicitation number on all offeror submitted documents.

Interested applicants must submit the following: (1) a current Form AID 309-2, Offeror Information for Personal Services Contract; (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 email address and telephone numbers.

Submittals should be sent to USAID/Tanzania PSC Applications mailbox, at daressalaampscsap@usaid.gov.

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:

mailto:daressalaampscsap@usaid.gov

For Medical clearance:

● DS-1843 Medical History and Examination - for individuals age 12 and older.

● DS-1622 Medical History and Examination - for children age 11 and younger.

● DS-3057 Medical Clearance Update (MCU).

Forms found at https://www.state.gov/forms-medical-clearances/ (USN)

For Security Clearance:

Forms outlined below can be found at: http:/www.usaid.gov/forms/

1. Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals (AID 309-2)

2. Contractor Physical Examination Form (AID Form 1420-62) *

3. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (for National Security) (SF-86) * or

4. Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF-85) *

5. Fingerprint Cards (FD-258) *

*The above listed forms for Medical and Security Clearances shall only be completed upon the advice of the Contracting Officer that an applicant is the successful candidate for the job.

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) Paid Parental, Annual and Sick Leave

(g) Relocation Expense http://www.state.gov/forms-medical-clearances/ 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)

VII. TAXES

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

VIII. 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. Pricing by line item is to be determined upon contract award as described below:

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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

5. PSC Ombudsman: The PSC Ombudsman serves as a resource for any Personal Services Contractor who has entered into a contract with the United States Agency for International Development and is available to provide clarity on their specific contract with the agency. Please visit our page for additional information: https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman https://www.usaid.gov/work- usaid/personal-service-contracts ombudsman. The PSC Ombudsman may be contacted via: PSCOmbudsman@usaid.gov

6. FAR Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION June 2023 https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations mailto:PSCOmbudsman@usaid.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-27