Amendment of Solicitation- US TCNPSC PMI Advisor DRC (Extension).pdf

ATTACHMENT 1 72066021R00006

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72066021R00006

ISSUANCE DATE: December 01, 2020 CLOSING DATE AND TIME: January 12, 2021, 5:00 PM, DRC Time

SUBJECT: Solicitation for a U.S./Third Country National Personal Service Contractor (US/TCNPSC) – President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Advisor, USAID/DRC

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.

Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in the Attachment 1.

Sincerely, /S/

Priscilla Sampil Contracting Officer

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72066021R00006

2. ISSUANCE DATE: December 01, 2020

3. CLOSING DATE/TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: January 12, 2021 before and/or on 5:00 PM

(DRC local time)

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Christiane Lemba at usaidhrkinshasa@usaid.gov.

5. POSITION TITLE: President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Advisor

6. MARKET VALUE: $92,977 – $120,868 equivalent to GS-14. Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The base period will be two (2) years, estimated to start in July 2021 or earlier if required clearances are obtained. Based on Agency need, the Contracting Officer may exercise three (3) additional option periods for one (1) year for the dates estimated as follows:

Base Period: July 04, 2021 to July 03, 2023

Option Period 1 July 04, 2023 to July 03, 2024

Option Period 2 July 04, 2024 to July 03, 2025

Option Period 3 July 04, 2025 to July 03, 2026

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with possible regional and international travel.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. Citizens, Resident Aliens (USNs) and Third Country Nationals

(TCN).

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: The final selected candidate must obtain both the appropriate security (Secret level for USPSCs and Facility Access authorization for TCNs) and medical clearances within a reasonable period of time (USAID will provide details regarding these clearances to the selected candidate). If such clearance is not obtained within a reasonable time or negative suitability issues are involved, any offer made may be rescinded.

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

BACKGROUND

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces many development challenges. Despite its tremendous economic potential, it is among the world's least developed countries and is one of the top five contributors globally to deaths of children under five. Economic, geographic, infrastructure and governance constraints negatively impact on development objectives. Chief among these constraints are extreme poverty, poor transportation infrastructure, other logistical constraints, continuing insecurity in some areas, low morale of many health personnel and inadequate levels of pre- and in-service training. Numerous active insurgent groups in eastern DRC cause large human displacements, destabilizing the Great Lakes region. The country hosts one of the largest peacekeeping forces in the world (MONUSCO). Outside of Kinshasa, travel throughout the country remains difficult due to insecurity and poor to non-existent roads. DRC’s new president has demonstrated commitment to reform, including fighting corruption and trafficking in persons.

President Tshisikedi has demonstrated his commitment to improve relations with the U.S. and universal health care is a priority for his administration.

The Health System and Population Health Status Results of the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) show clear progress in reducing child mortality, but a stark lack of progress in most other health indicators. Many of DRC’s health indicators remain lower than the average rates for sub-Saharan Africa. The DRC’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 846 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is among the highest in the world. Since 2007, total fertility has increased from 6.3 to 6.6 for women of reproductive age; adolescent pregnancy has increased; and more than a quarter of births are spaced at less than healthy intervals for mother and child, contributing to the fact that one out of every 18 Congolese women of reproductive age is at risk of dying during or shortly after childbirth. Modern contraceptive use has barely budged from 5.8 percent in 2007 to 7.8 percent in 2013. A scant seven percent of the women who have had contact with a health worker or health facility report receiving any information at all on family planning.

The DRC is one of five countries that together contribute to fifty percent of global under-five mortality.

One in ten Congolese children do not reach their fifth birthday. Pneumonia and diarrhea continue to be major killers of children, yet less than half of households report receiving or using basic lifesaving interventions such as antibiotics (40 percent) or oral rehydration therapy (42 percent), and only 42 percent of children are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. Nearly 39 percent of women of childbearing age are anemic and 14 percent are underweight. In addition, rates of malnutrition have remained very high for two decades: 43 percent of children under age five are stunted, indicating chronic malnutrition, and eight percent are wasted, an indication of acute malnutrition.

Malaria remains a major health problem. The DRC has the second-highest number of malaria cases worldwide, accounting for 12 percent of the global total in 2018. In 2019, there were almost 22 million cases of malaria in DRC and more than 13,000 malaria related deaths. Although there have been improvements in the percent of women receiving two or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy, increasing from 14 percent in 2013 to 31 percent in 2018, other malaria indicators have stagnated or worsened. During the same time period, the percent of children under five with parasitemia by microscopy increased from 23 percent to 31 percent, while the percent of households with at least one insecticide treated net decreased from 70 percent to 63 percent.

Sharp disparities in health status and access to health services remain between urban and rural populations, between women and men, and by economic quintiles. For example, overall HIV infection prevalence in Congo is 1.2 percent, however when disaggregated by sex, prevalence is 1.6 percent in women while only 0.6 percent in men. The DRC ranks sixth out of the 22 countries that account for 80 percent of tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide.

Despite the poor health statistics, the reductions in under-five mortality over the past 15 years demonstrates that improvements are possible. The DRC also achieved more modest gains in immunization coverage and treatment of children with fever, diarrhea and respiratory infections. In addition, the Government of the DRC (GDRC) continues to struggle with infectious disease outbreaks on a nearly continual basis. Most recently the GDRC has recently dealt with, and after more than 18 months, declared over the second largest Ebola outbreak globally in Eastern Congo. On the heels of the end of the Eastern Congo outbreak DRC’s 11th Ebola outbreak was declared in Equateur province at the same time as the country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the country’s largest measles outbreak occurred over the last 24 months and resulted in nearly 8,000 deaths.

These recent data reflect persistent health system weaknesses and cross-cutting social and behavioral challenges, such as gender and ethnic inequalities. Once renowned in Africa for its network of clinics, quality physicians, and primary health care system, the past four decades witnessed the political and economic collapse of the country with a dramatic impact on this system. Currently, an estimated 70 percent of Congolese have little or no access to health care. Variations in the geographic distribution and cost of services, as well as standards of practice, limit the population’s access to skilled health personnel and quality health services. The cost of health services is a major barrier for many Congolese seeking health care. Households contribute the majority (41 percent) of total spending on health in DRC, even though it is the world’s poorest country with more than three-fourths of the population living in extreme poverty.

The supply chain system for essential medicines and commodities is plagued by chronic stock- outs and spoilage. Effective regulation, oversight, and performance monitoring of the health workforce are compromised by societal norms that encourage allegiance to social networks guaranteeing promotions, rather than to clients, managers, and supervisors. The GDRC health workforce is ill-adapted to the needs of the population, inadequately paid, poorly trained, poorly motivated, and inequitably distributed. The current systems to collect, report and analyze health related information are fragmented, jeopardizing the ability of leaders to make informed decisions. The GDRC is decentralizing responsibility to Provincial Health Directions (DPS), however the DPS often don’t have the tools and resources to effectively take on these roles. Social and behavior change (SBC) interventions have neither systematically analyzed nor addressed the key determinants of the negative gender, cultural, and societal norms that perpetuate harmful practices and prevent the individual uptake of health promoting behaviors.

Malaria Profile The DRC was selected as a President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) country in 2011. Large-scale implementation of malaria control activities began in FY 2012 and progressed rapidly with significant progress demonstrated to date.

The DRC has a population estimated at 101 million people, the majority of whom live in rural areas.

Ninety-seven percent of the population lives in high malaria transmission zones and the country accounts for 12% of all malaria cases globally. Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age and pregnant women. It accounts for more than 40% of all outpatient visits and for 40% of deaths among children under five years of age.

As noted above, while the 2013-2014 DHS showed a significant decrease in under-five mortality the 2017-2018 MICS showed stagnation in this indicator. In addition, the proportion of households owning at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) increased from 51% to 70% according to the last DHS survey but the MICS showed a decline in this indicator to 63%. The 2017-2018 MICS showed that the proportion of children under five and pregnant women sleeping under an ITN the previous night decreased from 56% to 51%, and from 60% to 52%, respectively. However, among households with at least one ITN the proportion of children under five and pregnant women sleeping under an ITN the previous night increased from 76% to 84% and from 83% to 91% respectively - demonstrating that use is increasing when families own ITNs. The proportion of pregnant women receiving two doses of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) increased from 14% in 2013 to 31% in 2018.

The PMI DRC annual Malaria Operational Plan (MOP) is developed in close consultation with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and with the participation of nearly all national and international partners involved in malaria prevention and control in the country. The activities that PMI supports align with the Ministry of Health National Malaria Strategic Plan. Candidates may access the DRC MOP at http://www.pmi.gov/resource-library/mops

1. General Statement of Purpose of Contract

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) manage PMI activities in the DRC. The Malaria Advisor is responsible to USAID for the implementation of PMI activities and reports to the Health Office Malaria Team Lead. S/he provides specialized, senior-level technical expertise in malaria, as well as leadership, guidance and overall direction on the development and execution of PMI activities in collaboration with the CDC Malaria Advisor. The Malaria Advisor liaises with USAID and CDC headquarters backstops, host government counterparts, other multi- and bilateral donor partners, and USAID personnel working within and overseeing the Mission’s activities related to malaria control. The Malaria Advisor exercises extensive independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks; in representing the U.S. government (USG) in critical technical and policy forums; and in resolving problems and conflicts. The Malaria Advisor also contributes to the development of policy documents; provides technical guidance and/or directly manages contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants; manages budgets that fall under the scope of their work; and contributes to strategic planning and program development.

Malaria activities funded through PMI are fully integrated into the USAID/DRC health portfolio and, in many cases, serve as a foundation for programming contributions to achieving the USAID/DRC Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objectives (DO).

The incumbent will be called upon to assist with all aspects of the health portfolio and will collaborate with other USAID/DRC Health Office staff to achieve office and mission objectives.

http://www.pmi.gov/resource-library/mops

S/he must possess technical expertise in public health generally and malaria treatment, prevention and control specifically. S/he should possess an understanding of the social, economic and cultural determinants and implications of the malaria epidemic in the DRC and neighboring countries, as well as have the experience and skills required to help formulate the USG policy positions and to make important policy decisions as a key representative of the USAID/DRC Mission. Generally, the Malaria Advisor will:

● Ensure that all activities are consistent with internationally accepted technical best practices and PMI technical guidance for malaria control and are relevant to the specific epidemiology of the DRC;

● Collaborate with senior NMCP staff and donor partners such as the Global Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Against Malaria Foundation, UNICEF, and the World Bank, as well as non-governmental organizations (NGO) and faith-based organizations to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate malaria prevention and control activities consistent with the malaria control coverage needs identified by the NMCP and PMI strategic plans;

● Ensure that financial and technical reports on PMI activities in the DRC are prepared and submitted as required. More specifically, provide and coordinate inputs to PMI/Washington for the Malaria Data Integration and Visualization for Elimination platform as well as the development and completion of the PMI Quarterly and Annual Reports (results data, success stories, photos, etc.);

● Develop and implement the annual PMI/DRC Malaria Operational Plan;

● Represent USAID and ensure effective communication and coordination between PMI, other donors and the GDRC;

● Provide technical and managerial oversight of PMI-funded activities and partners to ensure quality program implementation and accountability for USG funds;

● Manage suppliers and partners to ensure that quality commodities are purchased and distributed in a timely and cost-effective manner; and

● Supervise the Cooperating Country National (CCN) staff working on PMI-funded activities

(currently three positions).

2. Statement of Duties to be Performed

The USAID Malaria Advisor, in collaboration with the CDC Malaria Technical Advisor, shall oversee the technical design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of the President’s Malaria Initiative in the DRC. The two Advisors work in tandem, liaising with PMI backstops in USAID/Washington and CDC/Atlanta, and with USAID personnel overseeing the Mission’s other health activities. Together they provide technical and managerial support to the NMCP Director and staff and help to build NMCP capacity. In addition, the Malaria Advisor shall represent USAID and the USG in various national and international technical and policy fora.

Specifically, the Malaria Advisor shall provide:

● Technical Leadership (35%)

The incumbent, working in collaboration with the NMCP and with support from PMI/Washington, will be responsible for developing and providing technical and strategic guidance to inform planning and implementation of malaria control interventions. This will include but is not limited to malaria case management in health facilities and at the community level; distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated nets through mass and school-based campaigns and routine channels; intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women; indoor residual spraying; insecticide resistance monitoring;

pharmaceutical and supply chain management; and behavior change communication. It is expected that the USAID Malaria Advisor will spend a significant portion of time providing technical assistance to the NMCP and working with PMI Implementing Partners.

● Management of Activity Implementation (25%)

The incumbent, in collaboration with the NMCP, will be responsible for providing technical guidance to Activity Managers and Implementing Partners in order to ensure sound management of malaria interventions financed by PMI. This includes all of the malaria prevention and control activities listed above.

The incumbent, in collaboration with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor, will also be responsible for monitoring and reporting the results of all PMI activities. The Malaria Advisor may serve as a Contract or Agreement Officer Representative for implementing mechanisms that receive PMI funding (majority or not). S/he assists Activity Managers to manage and oversee services and deliverables provided by contractors and grantees, in accordance with USAID program management regulations, procedures, and practices. This may include providing in-depth review of work plans, including strategies and approaches proposed by implementing partners to carry out activities, as well as progress reports. The incumbent is also expected to maintain working knowledge of other health program activities and actively seek to identify synergies and create linkages for greater efficiency in programming foreign assistance resources.

● Management of Partner Relationships (20%)

Successful performance in this position depends upon establishing and maintaining productive collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders. These include the Ministry of Health (MOH), provincial and health zone governments, the World Bank, Global Fund, WHO, UNICEF, other donors, and NGOs implementing malaria activities. The Advisor shall, therefore, develop and maintain such relationships in order to assure that PMI-funded activities are complementary to and enhance other malaria activities being implemented in the country.

● Team work (10%)

The incumbent is a member of the USAID/DRC Health Office and is required to work closely with the rest of the team under the leadership of the Health Office Director to meet Health and Mission objectives for the DRC. The incumbent is also expected to have regular communication with USAID/Washington PMI and CDC/Atlanta PMI teams and to maintain productive working relationships with both.

● Monitoring and Evaluation (10%)

Monitoring and evaluation is a key component of PMI. The Malaria Advisor will work with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor to develop a monitoring and evaluation plan in line with PMI guidance, and will ensure that implementing partners receiving PMI funding develop project monitoring plans and report in a timely manner on their activities. The Malaria Advisor will provide expert advice and practical experience to the NMCP and other partners to monitor inputs, outcomes, and progress towards meeting NMCP and PMI goals.

3. Supervisory Relationship

The Malaria Advisor will report to the USAID/DRC Health Office Malaria Team Leader. The Malaria Advisor will supervise CCN staff working on PMI-funded activities (currently three positions). The incumbent will lead, direct and manage the PMI Team staff members to ensure they meet the Office and Mission strategic goals and objectives.

4. Supervisory Controls

The Incumbent and the Supervisor, in consultation, develop the deadlines, projects, and work to be done. The Incumbent, having highly specialized expertise in the malaria prevention, treatment, and control field, has continuing responsibility for independently planning and carrying out important programs or projects; determining the approach to be taken and the methods to be used; resolving most of the conflicts that arise; coordinating the work with others as necessary;

and, interpreting policy in terms of established objectives. Completed work is reviewed for conformance to overall requirements, compatibility with other work, and effectiveness in meeting objectives.

If a third country national (TCN) is selected for award, during the period of this contract, the TCN personal services contractor must provide at least 10 hours/week of training to a cooperating country national (CCN) designated by USAID. The PSC Supervisor will establish a training plan with benchmarks to measure the TCNPSC's progress toward achieving this training deliverable.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

The education, experience and language factors below determine basic eligibility for the position.

Applicants who do not meet all of education and experience factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.

1. Education: Minimum of a Master’s Degree in public health, international health, tropical medicine, or social sciences from a recognized institution and/or clinical qualifications.

2. Prior Work Experience: At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and managing malaria and other health programs in developing countries.

3. Language Proficiency: Proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly and concisely – Oral and written professional proficiency in both French (Level 3) and English (Level 4).

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.

QUALITY RANKING FACTORS (QRFs)

Applicants who meet the Education, Experience and Language requirements will be further evaluated based on the three (3) Quality Ranking Factors listed below. The applicant will address each factor on a separate sheet describing specifically and accurately the experience, training, and/or education they have that is relevant to each factor. Please provide a word count after each response.

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE (35 points):

- Experience working in Africa.

- Specialized experience in malaria is required in areas including but not limited to vector control, entomology, clinical case management, and epidemic surveillance and forecasting.

- Demonstrated technical leadership, program management, strategic planning, policy and problem-solving skills working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment are required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (45 points):

- Expert knowledge in malaria prevention and programs, with a demonstrated knowledge of the principles, techniques and accepted procedures of program design and strategic planning, management, budgeting and performance monitoring. Must have knowledge of international malaria policy guidelines and best practices and be capable of advising USAID and the Government of the DRC on the development of effective national-level policies for state-of-the-art malaria programs.

- Knowledge of international development programs, procedures and system related to malaria control, prevention, and treatment.

- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods.

- Analytical ability to develop and interpret policies in order to strengthen the health policy environment with a particular focus on malaria in the DRC. Management skills required to develop and implement effective malaria prevention and treatment activities involving financial and human resources. Administrative skills are required to assist in the oversight of cooperating agency technical advisors and institutional contractors.

- Skill in conceptualizing programs, policies, and plans and developing strategies for their https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far management and implementation. The candidate must be able to integrate short- and long- range objectives of the Health Team and PMI with the cultural/organizational needs of the government.

- Knowledge and skills in quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods; experience in designing and evaluating malaria activities in Africa. The incumbent must have proven skills in capacity building and mentoring local staff in a developing country.

- Demonstrated skills in negotiating agreements on matters of program strategy and performance, writing, administration, and management. Ability to navigate and manage politically sensitive issues related to malaria control.

- Ability to work effectively with a broad range of USG personnel and partners, and have demonstrated skills in donor coordination and collaboration. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to achieve consensus on policy, program and administrative matters is a must.

- Ability to communicate highly technical health information to both health and non-health audiences.

LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION & COMPUTER SKILLS (20 points):

- Have excellent verbal communication skills, tact, and diplomacy in order to establish and maintain working relationships at the highest levels. Have superior verbal communication skills to negotiate activity plans and resolve activity implementation issues with counterparts, partners and team members. Excellent written communication skills are required to prepare regular and ad hoc reports, activity documentation and briefing papers. Demonstrated ability to make sensitive oral presentations logically and persuasively to senior USG and GDRC officials and donors.

- Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, SPSS and other statistical or relevant software) and experience with cloud-based platforms for editing, such as Google Docs and Sheets are required for effectively operating in this position. These skills are required to implement, analyze, and monitor, and manage activity goals, inputs, outcomes, and achievements, both program and impact.

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks-Pass/Fail (no points assigned)

Total Possible Points: 100

SELECTION PROCESS:

After the closing date for receipt of applications, a committee will convene to review applications that meet the minimum requirements and evaluate them in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Applications from candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be evaluated and scored. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

As part of the selection process, the most qualified candidates may be requested to complete a writing sample and be interviewed either in person, by telephone or videoconference at USAID’s discretion. USAID will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews.

Reference checks will be made only for applicants considered for selection. The applicant’s references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities. Note: Please be advised that references may be obtained independently from other sources in addition to the ones provided by an offeror. Any offeror not receiving satisfactory reference checks will no longer be considered for the position.

The security clearance and medical clearance are required for the top-ranking candidate, after conducting and receiving the positive reference checks at the conclusion of evaluations.

USAID policy specifies that U.S. citizens or resident aliens (USNs) are preferred over third country nationals (TCNs). Therefore, USN and TCN offers will not be evaluated together. USAID will evaluate USN offers first and if the CO determines that there are no qualified USNs, only then will USAID evaluate TCN offers.

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.

4. Letter of application/cover letter.

5. Current resume/CV.

6. Supplemental document specifically addressing the three QRFs (Work experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Language Communication & Computer Skills).

7. List of minimum three (3) professional references with contact information (telephone numbers and e-mail addresses). The applicant’s references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities.

8. Application must be submitted ONLY via usaidhrkinshasa@usaid.gov and the email subject must say –: 72066021R00006 President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Advisor, USAID/DRC.

9. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered; the application must be submitted before or on the closing date.

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:

http://www.usaid.gov/forms

● Security Eligibility/Facility Access

● Medical Clearances and Certifications

VI. BENEFITS/ALLOWANCES

As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances: (NOTE: An individual defined as a Resident Hire employee may only be eligible for those benefits listed under item 1. below.)

1. BENEFITS (if applicable):

(a) Employer's FICA Contribution

(b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

(c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

(d) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(e) Annual and Sick Leave

2. ALLOWANCES (if applicable):

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

(j) Danger Pay Allowance (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 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:

LINE ITEMS

ITEM NO

(A)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION)

(B)

QUANTITY

(C)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

0001 Base Period - Compensation, Fringe Benefits and

Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: [e.g. R497]

- Accounting Info: [insert one or more citation(s) from Phoenix/GLAAS]

1 LOT $ _TBD__ $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor_

1001 Option Period 1 – Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: [e.g. R497]

- Accounting Info: [insert from Phoenix/GLAAS]

1 LOT $ _TBD__ $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor_

2001 Option Period 2 – Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: [e.g. R497]

- Accounting Info: [insert from Phoenix/GLAAS]

1 LOT $ _TBD__ $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor_

3001 Option Period 3 – Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: [e.g. R497]

- Accounting Info: [insert from Phoenix/GLAAS]

1 LOT $ _TBD__ $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor_

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 .

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