72067423R00007 - Deputy Country Director -CO signed.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72067423R00007

ISSUANCE DATE: February 10, 2023

CLOSING DATE/TIME: March 09, 2023 (17:00)

Local Time, Pretoria, South Africa)

SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC).

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.

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.

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, Ifeoma Ezeh Contracting Officer

ATTACHMENT 1 72067423R00007

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72067423R00007

2. ISSUANCE DATE: February 10, 2023

3. CLOSING DATE/TIME: March 09, 2023

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Thabang Mothupi email at tmothupi@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Deputy Country Director

6. MARKET VALUE: $ 117,518 - $ 152,771 equivalent to GS-15

Final compensation will be negotiated within the above value and will include Locality Pay for domestic USPSCs based on the location of the Official USAID Worksite, or the approved alternative worksite if approved for remote work. USPSCs performing overseas are not entitled to Locality Pay.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Ezulwini, Eswatini.

Overseas USPSCs may be authorized 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: The base period will be two years, estimated to start in July 2023. Based on Agency need, the Contracting Officer may exercise (an) additional option period(s) for three years for the date(s) estimated as follows:”

Base Period: July 2023 to July 2025

Option Period 1: July 2025 to July 2026

Option Period 2: July 2026 to July 2027

Option Period 3: July 2027 to July 2028

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: United States (U.S.) Citizens. (If an applicant qualifies as a Resident Hire, they will be treated as such).

o U.S. CITIZEN: U.S. national (USN) means an individual who is a U.S. citizen, or a non-U.S. citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

o RESIDENT HIRE: Resident hire means a U.S. citizen who, at the time of hire as a PSC, resides in the cooperating country as a spouse or dependent of a U.S. citizen employed by a U.S. government agency or under any U.S. government-financed contract or agreement, or for reasons other than for employment with a U.S.

government agency or under any U.S. government-financed contract or agreement. A U.S. citizen for purposes of this definition also includes persons who at the time of contracting are lawfully admitted permanent residents of the United States.

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Facility Access

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

A. INTRODUCTION:

USAID/Eswatini seeks to recruit a Deputy Country Director / Service Delivery Team Lead, (hereafter referred to as “Deputy”), who together with the Country Director, represents USAID/Eswatini’s programming to the Embassy Front Office, USAID/Southern Africa Mission leadership, and State/Global AIDS Coordination leadership. When required, and in the absence of the USAID Director, the Deputy will serve as the Acting Country Director. The Deputy Country Director will also serve as the Service Delivery Team Lead overseeing USAID/Eswatini’s PEPFAR portfolio of service delivery activities across both facility and community platforms to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control.

USAID/Eswatini currently implements a comprehensive PEPFAR program to support the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini’s (GKoE) response to the HIV epidemic.

USAID/Eswatini works with a range of local leaders to anchor USAID support within a locally owned and locally driven HIV response. In addition, USAID/Eswatini strengthens government systems for commodity management and supply chain, developing electronic medical record systems, and advancing allocative efficiencies in the health sector through health financing support. USAID also complements its portfolio in Eswatini by leveraging private sector partnerships and support from other USAID initiatives such as Power Africa and Prosper Africa to improve health and development outcomes in Eswatini.

As PEPFAR’s focus shifts towards sustaining program achievements, Embassy Eswatini’s leadership has prioritized the mutual leveraging of PEPFAR and other development programs to catalyze solutions that will address the broader determinants of health outcomes. As such, the Country Director, along with the Deputy Director, are expected to help coordinate USAID programming efforts and represent Embassy Eswatini on a range of development topics, including gender, food security, economic empowerment, power, and connectivity.

B. BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

The Deputy serves as USAID/Eswatini’s technical lead and manages the clinical, prevention, and DREAMS/OVC portfolios, comprising 8-10 implementing mechanisms, more than $30 million in programs funds, and 6 senior technical staff. The Deputy provides strategic technical direction and guidance to USAID technical units in all aspects of PEPFAR planning, reporting, and budgeting cycles, such as the Country Operational Plan (COP), semi-annual, and annual progress reporting. The Deputy leads non-PEPFAR service delivery activity design and implementation, such as COVID-19 when initiative funding is available. The Deputy represents USAID in the USG interagency leadership team and engages at a senior level with relevant health and development partners, including government counterparts and relevant line Ministry leadership, other development partners, and private sector partners, to advance the USAID/PEPFAR response and achieve USAID development aims.

On a day-to-day basis, the Deputy liaises with technical and subject matter experts from USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS in Washington to advance program goals through high quality technical assistance provision. As requested, the Deputy accompanies the Ambassador on high level engagements and serves as the control officer for other high-level visits to Eswatini.

In Eswatini, PEPFAR is an integrated U.S. Government (USG) response led by the US Embassy – Department of State. USAID/Eswatini works with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Defense (DOD) and the Peace Corps to implement the program. The Eswatini PEPFAR program works in partnership with several ministries and agencies including the National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA), Ministry of Health, the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Social Welfare to advance a multi-sectoral response.

With U.S. support, Eswatini made notable progress in controlling the HIV epidemic in a country with the world’s highest HIV prevalence at an estimated 27 percent among people 15 years and older. The recently completed 2021 Eswatini Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey, locally known as “SHIMS3”, demonstrated sustained progress towards the ambitious UNAIDS Fast Track 95-95-95 targets set for 2025. As one of the first countries in the world to approach or surpass the UNAIDS ‘95-95-95’ HIV Treatment goals across several demographics, Eswatini is entering a new phase of its HIV response and will need to make strategic pivots to sustain these gains while ensuring equitable access to essential HIV prevent and treatment services across all age and sex bands and populations. This position will be critical in providing strategic leadership in this new era of programming.

USAID/Eswatini operates under USAID’s Regional Health Office (RHO), which forms part of the Regional USAID/Southern Africa Mission based in Pretoria, South Africa. This position will be based in USAID/Eswatini’s in-country office located at the US Embassy in Ezulwini.

C. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Deputy supports the Country Office Director with ensuring that USAID’s PEPFAR program is in line with policy requirements and priorities, including leveraging existing USAID programming to advance leadership priorities, as relevant. The major duties and responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to: -

1. Technical Leadership and Leadership (40%)

The Deputy provides technical and strategic leadership across the USAID health service delivery portfolio. This responsibility includes:

▪ Providing day-to-day leadership to the Clinical/Community cluster and its implementation of activities across a breadth of PEPFAR technical areas including:

condoms, VMMC, PrEP, Prevention, key populations, gender and preventing gender based violence, sexual reproductive health, family planning, cervical cancer, HIV testing, treatment and retention, tuberculosis, prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission, pediatric HIV, orphans and vulnerable children and adolescent girls and young women programming.

▪ Engaging key development partners and private sector representatives to identify areas of synergy and complementary investments to optimize outcomes for HIV response in Eswatini.

▪ Providing technical assistance and thought leadership to GKOE counterparts, USG staff, and implementing partners in Eswatini with the design, implementation, and evaluation of USAID programs.

▪ Providing strategic leadership and technical assistance to technical working groups (TWGs), task teams, workshops, campaigns, and evaluations that support and/or involve local partners (MOH, civil society organizations, private sector)

▪ Providing thought leadership for USAID’s portfolios for priority populations, especially children and youth (OVC and DREAMS) and leading development of sustainability planning and frameworks for HIV prevention programming.

▪ Leading activity design and procurement processes for new projects awards, ensuring new activities align with PEPFAR Re-Imagined Strategy and the newly announced 5x3 pillars, and ensuring that USAID/Eswatini’s program portfolio is appropriately planned in line with GKoE policy and strategic vision for the health sector.

▪ Acting as Control Officer for TDY visits, VIP site visits, and developing briefing materials for visitors to the USAID/Eswatini program.

▪ Ensuring local leadership and local voices are effectively harnessed in the design and implementation of USAID/Eswatini programs.

▪ Supporting special and time-limited initiatives, such as COVID-19 clinical case management and vaccine deployment activities, communication campaigns, and public-private partnership service delivery initiatives, such as Local Works.

2. Program Oversight and Management (30%)

The Deputy provides on-going program oversight and management across the USAID/PEPFAR portfolio. This responsibility includes:

▪ Serving as the Contracts/Agreements Officer’s Representative (COR/AOR) and/or Activity Manager for multiple PEPFAR-funded awards and contracts issued by the USAID/SA Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance (ROAA), as well as USAID/Washington (USAID/W) procured field support activities.

▪ Leading routine site visits to implementing partner activities to ensure activity implementation is proceeding in accordance with the approved COP and that technical activities are planned, monitored, and managed appropriately.

▪ Maintaining regular communication with implementing partners to ensure that they have sound technical and financial management approaches in place to deliver on anticipated program results.

▪ Reviewing partner work plans to ensure they have feasible, results-oriented, gender-sensitive approaches with clearly identified outputs.

▪ Identifying resources to support local partners and fostering efficient USAID management processes by documenting technically sound and cost-effective approaches to programming.

▪ Soliciting and utilizing the input of technical advisors, subject matter experts and consultants, both locally and internationally, as needed.

▪ Convening annual portfolio and quarterly program performance reviews, and together with the Strategic Information Team Lead, building a culture of data use for decision making across the USAID/Eswatini team and USAID implementing partners.

▪ Ensuring Site Improvement Monitoring visits (SIMS) and data quality assessments (DQAs) are implemented routinely.

▪ Reviewing technical documents and reports to ensure USAID-supported activities are in line with relevant USG policies, procedures, and technical guidance.

▪ Keeping USAID implementing partners and relevant stakeholders and counterparts current on USAID and S/GAC policies and procedures and establishing systems for ensuring compliance with those requirements.

▪ Serving as a C/AOR or Alternate C/AOR and/or Activity manager for portfolio activities, overseeing partner implementation and progress against targets, budget, and pipeline oversight, and ensuring proper and timely reporting.

3. USAID program coordination and integration (15%)

▪ The Deputy contributes to the mutual leveraging of PEPFAR and other development programs to catalyze solutions that will address the broader determinants of health outcomes. This responsibility includes:

▪ Supporting the Country Director in representing USAID/Eswatini’s programs with the Embassy Front Office, USAID/Southern Africa Mission leadership and State/Global AIDS Coordination leadership.

▪ Coordinating health and non-health USAID programming efforts with USAID/Washington bureaus and USAID/Southern Africa technical offices

▪ Representing Embassy Eswatini on a range of development topics, including gender, food security, economic empowerment, power, and connectivity.

4. Supervision and Mentorship (15%)

The Deputy provides on-going supervision and mentorship across the USAID/Eswatini team.

This responsibility includes:

▪ Supervising four internationally and locally employed professional and administrative staff, holding direct supervisory responsibility for the Senior Clinical Advisor, the HIV Prevention Specialist, and the DREAMS/OVC Program Specialist, and the Community Service Delivery Specialist. This includes setting staff’s annual work objectives, conducting staff performance evaluations, reviewing and revising position descriptions as needed, and developing and managing staff training and development plans.

▪ Overseeing day to day activities of technical teams in the preparation of the annual PEPFAR country operational planning and implementation.

▪ Working closely with the Senior Management and Operations Advisor, who oversees budget, resource management, contract and agreement compliance and relations with USAID/Southern Africa support offices, and USAID/Washington’s Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA), to ensure technical activities are planned, monitored, and managed appropriately.

▪ Working closely with the Health Systems Strengthening and Strategic Information Team Lead to ensure USAID programs are accountable for results and that corrective action plans are put in place in a timely manner, as needed.

▪ Supporting team members with developing responses to requests for technical information from S/GAC, USAID/W and USAID/Southern Africa.

D. POSITION ELEMENTS

a) Supervisory Controls: The incumbent reports directly to the USAID/Eswatini Country Director, develops and negotiates his/her work plan with her/him. Performance is evaluated annually based on performance and accomplishments.

b) Supervision Exercised: The incumbent will supervise at least four (4) local and offshore hire positions. In the absence of the Country Director, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall supervision of the USAID office and staff of 17.

c) Available Guidelines: The Deputy follows USAID operating policies, Mission Orders, guidance provided by the Automated Directive System (ADS), USAID/OHA and oral instructions from the supervisor. PEPFAR guidance is also available from S/GAC.

d) Exercise of Judgment: The Deputy interacts and works closely with a range of principals and partners and stakeholders who are key to the success of the USAID PEPFAR program in Eswatini. These include Eswatini Embassy leadership, leadership in other USG agencies in the PEPFAR Eswatini interagency, Pretoria Mission leadership, senior officials in the GKoE, Chiefs of Parties, and the technical staff of cooperating partners (donors, and NGOs). S/he exercises significant judgment in resolving technical and/or operational problems encountered during that process, as well as in determining the need for consultation with superiors when circumstances require.

e) Authority to Make Commitments: The incumbent exercises the authority given to activity managers and AORs and may make administrative arrangements consistent with ADS guidance and Mission policy. The incumbent acts and establishes priorities based on available guidelines and professional judgment. Guidance is sought when needed, and the supervisor informed of activity and project status. Within the scope of the authority delegated, the incumbent may indicate to ranking counterpart and IP officials that they will make a recommendation to USAID on a specific activity issue or problem. The incumbent may negotiate ad referendum for the immediate supervisor.

f) Nature, Level, and Purpose of Contacts: The Deputy interacts with tact and good judgment with senior and mid-level officials, both inside and outside the USAID and USG Team. S/he interacts with the Embassy Front Office and leadership including the Ambassador, and the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM). S/he also interacts with heads of various agencies within the PEPFAR interagency including the Directors /Heads of CDC, DOD, and Peace Corps. The Deputy also interacts with the key senior officials from key Ministries including the Ministries of Health, Finance, Education, and Social Welfare, NERCHA to advance a multi-sectoral response. The Deputy also interacts with USAID’s Front Office in Pretoria.

g) Knowledge level required: This position requires a strong command of the PEPFAR program requirements across the USAID portfolio ranging from guiding the work of the clinical/community cluster in implementing activities in the care and treatment continuum, to providing through leadership for the OVC and DREAMS portfolio, engaging key government, development, and private sector partners, and being able to lead activity design and procurement processes. This position also requires a good understanding of the PEPFAR Re-Imagined Strategy, the newly announced 5x3 pillars and knowledge of PEPFAR and USAID vision for localization and working with local partners and planning for sustainable programming.

E. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

a) Education:

A Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) and/or equivalent qualifications in Health

Management, Policy, and Administration.

b) Work Experience:

▪ Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience working in HIV/AIDS and PEPFAR in international organizations, at least 5 of which were spent in a developing country context supporting development or health programs is required.

▪ Demonstrated, strong technical experience working on strategic planning, program planning and budgeting is required and demonstrated experience in leading USAID program activity design and procurement processes for new projects awards.

▪ Demonstrated work experience with PEPFAR programming, reporting cycles and program analytics.

▪ Demonstrated experience working with a range of partners ranging from government officials, community representatives, the private sector, in advancing programming objectives.

▪ Demonstrated experience in working with local partners and ensuring local leadership and local voices are effectively harnessed in the design and implementation of USAID programs.

▪ Demonstrated experience in supervising a diverse staff complement that include offshore and local hires.

▪ Demonstrated depth of experience and ability to interact in a range of development topics, including gender, food security, economic empowerment, power, and connectivity.

c) Language:

▪ Level IV English ability (fluent) is required. The incumbent must possess a high degree of proficiency in both written and spoken English.

▪ Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and concisely on technical areas.

▪ Demonstrate ability to articulate clearly and concisely to high level decision-makers on topics outside of his/her area of expertise.

d) Skills and Abilities:

▪ Proven ability to review and interpret routine HIV and other public health data to assess partner performance, identify programmatic issues, and define follow-up actions for AOR/Activity Managers to help improve USAID’s data quality and program implementation.

▪ Demonstrated interpersonal, oral and written communication skills including computer skills.

▪ Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and proactively build consensus.

▪ Demonstrated ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with multiple U.S.

government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral organizations.

▪ Proven ability to interpret and coordinate implementation of complex and evolving policy and programmatic guidance in a developing country context.

e) Technical Knowledge:

▪ Demonstrated knowledge of and in leading PEPFAR technical areas including:

condoms, VMMC, PrEP, Prevention, key populations, gender and preventing gender based violence, sexual reproductive health, family planning, cervical cancer, HIV testing, treatment and retention, tuberculosis, prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission, pediatric HIV, orphans and vulnerable children and adolescent girls and young women programming.

▪ Demonstrated knowledge of community and private sector engagement to optimize outcomes for HIV response.

▪ Demonstrated knowledge of leading and supporting special and time-limited initiatives, such as COVID-19 clinical case management and vaccine deployment activities, communication campaigns, and public-private partnership service delivery initiatives, such as Local Works.

f) Other

▪ U.S. Citizen or Third Country National (offshore or resident).

▪ Ability to obtain US Government security and medical clearances (or meet facility access requirements) in accordance with USAID hiring policy is required.

▪ Ability to visit project sites in areas outside of the office when required.

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

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

In order to be considered for the position, an applicant must have the following minimum qualifications:

● Education: A Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) and/or equivalent qualifications in Health Management, Policy, and Administration.

● Prior Work Experience:

▪ Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience working in HIV/AIDS and PEPFAR in international organizations, at least 5 of which were spent in a developing country context supporting development or health programs is required.

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.

The following factors, and points for each, will be the basis for the evaluation of applications meeting the required minimum qualifications. All applications will be evaluated based on the documentation submitted with the application. The highest-ranking applicants may be selected for an interview, but an interview is not always guaranteed. USAID may conduct reference checks, including references from individuals who have not been specifically identified by the offeror.

FACTOR #1 - Prior Work Experience - 50 points

▪ Demonstrated strong technical experience working on strategic planning, program planning, budgeting, and reporting is required and demonstrated experience in leading PEPFAR and USAID program activity design and procurement processes for new projects awards.

▪ Demonstrated experience working with a range of partners ranging from government officials, community representatives, the private sector, in advancing programming objectives, including demonstrated experience in working with local partners and ensuring local leadership and local voices are effectively harnessed in the design and implementation of USAID programs.

▪ Demonstrated experience in supervising a diverse staff complement that include offshore and local hires.

▪ Demonstrated in-depth experience and ability to interact in a range of development topics, including gender, food security, economic empowerment, power, and connectivity.

FACTOR #2 – Job Knowledge - 30 points:

▪ Demonstrated knowledge of and in leading PEPFAR technical areas including: condoms, VMMC, PrEP, Prevention, key populations, gender and preventing gender based violence, sexual reproductive health, family planning, cervical cancer, HIV testing, treatment and retention, tuberculosis, prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission, pediatric HIV, OVC and DREAMS, engaging key government, development, and private sector partners, and being able to lead activity design and procurement processes.

▪ Demonstrated knowledge of leading and supporting special and time-limited initiatives, such as COVID-19 clinical case management and vaccine deployment activities, communication campaigns, and public-private partnership service delivery initiatives, such as Local Works.

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FACTOR #3 – Skills & Abilities - 20 points:

▪ Demonstrated ability to review and interpret routine HIV and other public health data to assess partner performance, identify programmatic issues, and define follow-up actions for AOR/Activity Managers to help improve USAID’s data quality and program implementation.

▪ Demonstrated ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with a range of partners that are listed in this multiple U.S. government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral organizations.

▪ Demonstrated ability to interpret and coordinate implementation of complex and evolving policy and programmatic guidance in a developing country context.

Total possible Factor points: 100

Interview points: 100

Selection Process:

● After the closing date for receipt of applications, applications will be reviewed for submission requirements and the established minimum requirements for the position. Applications that meet the minimum requirements will be forwarded to a Technical Evaluation Committee or TEC. The TEC will review each of the forwarded applications against the established evaluation criteria to develop a shortlist of applicants to be tested and possibly interviewed.

● Shortlisted applicants may be further evaluated. Assessments to include English writing, computer and other technical skills may be administered to determine competitively ranked applicants for possible interviews. Competitively ranked applicants may be interviewed.

Reference checks will be made only for the interviewed applicants.

● Following the interview, during which the applicant will be evaluated against the established criteria, the TEC will make a preliminary determination of applicants to be considered for employment and conduct and document reference checks. Please note that references may be solicited from current as well as former supervisors in addition to the references you provided in application packages. References will only be solicited for those interviewed applicants who are being considered for ranking. The applicant’s references must be able to provide substantive information about their past performance and abilities. If an applicant does not wish USAID to contact a current employer for a reference check, this should be stated in the applicant’s cover letter; USAID will delay such reference checks pending the applicant’s concurrence.

● Based on this final input, the TEC will make its final decision on applicant ranking and submit a selection memo to the Contracting Officer (CO) for final determination on whether an offer of employment will be made. Unsuccessful applicants who were interviewed will be contacted and advised of their non-selection. As a positive medical clearance and security certification are a condition of employment, the selected candidate will undergo a stringent investigation prior to employment with USAID/SA.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

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

• Resident Hire Applicants - Proof of Eligibility (AEFM): Provide one of two documents that specifically names the applicant and provides proof of American Eligible Family Member (AEFM) status: 1) Travel orders of a sponsoring employee who is assigned (not TDY) to the U.S. Mission to Eswatini under COM authority, or 2) an approved Form OF-126, Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report (or other agency equivalent), of a sponsoring employee who is assigned (not TDY) to the U.S. Mission to Eswatini under COM authority, and is residing at the sponsoring employee’s post of assignment abroad;

• Resident Hire Applicants - Proof of Eligibility (Work Permit): For those applicants who do not hold AEFM status, proof of US citizenship, as well as proof of eligibility to work within the Kingdom of Eswatini, is required.

• An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) or resume: Your CV/resume must contain sufficient relevant information to evaluate the application in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria. Written responses to Factors 2 and 3, if required

• References: Three (3) references, who are not family members or relatives, with working telephone and e-mail contacts. The references must be able to provide substantive information about your past performance and abilities. USAID reserves the right to contact your previous employers for relevant information concerning your performance and may consider such information in its evaluation of the application.

• Security Clearance: Prior to signing a contract, the selected individual will be required to obtain appropriate security determination Instructions for obtaining the security determination will be forwarded to the selected individual once negotiations have been concluded.

• Submissions shall be in accordance with the above information at the place and time specified. In order to be considered for the position a candidate must meet the minimum qualifications listed in the solicitation. Applicants should note that the salary history for the purposes of the AID 309-2 is the base salary paid, excluding benefits and allowances such as housing, travel, educational support, vehicle use, etc. Applicants are reminded and required to sign the certification at the end of the AID 309-2.

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• 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.

• To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, Offerors must prominently reference the Solicitation number on submitted documents.

• Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors – USPSCs performing overseas must follow the Mission Policies and/or directives from the U.S.

Department of State regarding COVID-19 requirements.

Methods of application submissions: For applicants to be considered for this position the following guidelines will be adhered to and forms completed, signed and submitted to jobapplications@usaid.gov, to allow the evaluation committee to thoroughly and objectively review your application vis-a-vis the requirements of the position.

For queries please contact: Ms. Thabang Mothupi, Human Resource Assistant, Telephone: +27 12 452 2198, e-mail address: tmothupi@usaid.gov

V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS PRIOR TO AWARD

The CO will provide instructions about how to complete and submit the forms after an offeror is selected for the contract award. Forms outlined below can be found at http://www.usaid.gov/forms:

1. AID 309-2

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

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

4. Finger Print Card (FD-258). **

** Forms 2 through 4 shall be completed only 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 PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:

BENEFITS:

(a) Employer's FICA Contribution

(b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

(c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

(d) Annual Increase (pending a satisfactory performance evaluation) mailto:jobapplications@usaid.gov mailto:aveldman@usaid.gov

(e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(f) Annual and Sick Leave

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 Quarters Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

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

(c) Post Allowance (Section 220)

(d) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260)

(e) Education Allowance (Section 270)

(f) Education Travel (Section 280)

(g) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

(h) 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 .

USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix J, “Direct USAID Contracts with a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country National 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

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ITEM NO

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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: R497

- Accounting Info:

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: R497

- Accounting Info:

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: R497

- Accounting Info:

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: R497

- Accounting Info:

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

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 more information:

https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman

The PSC Ombudsman may be contacted via: PSCombudsman@usaid.gov http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman mailto:PSCombudsman@usaid.gov

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