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72069619R00005

0001 Requisition to recruit an Offshore Agriculture

Markets Specialist

NSN 7540-01-218-4386 STANDARD FORM 1447 (REV. 8/2016)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(d)

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72069619R0005

ISSUANCE DATE: August 06, 2019 CLOSING DATE/TIME: August 23, 2019/5:30 p.m. CAT

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

Dear Prospective Offerors/Applicants:

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 a contract as described in this solicitation.

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1, Sections I through V 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 attached information.

Sincerely, //signed// Reid H. Ahl, CM Supervisory Executive Officer

U.S. Agency for International Development B.P: 2848

KIGALI, RWANDA

Tel: +250 252 596 400 Fax +250 252 596 591

ATTACHMENT 1 [72069619R00005]

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72069619R00005

2. ISSUANCE DATE: August 06, 2019

3. CLOSING DATE/TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: August 23, 2019/17:30 Central Africa Time (CAT)

4. POSITION TITLE: Agriculture Markets Specialist

5. MARKET VALUE: $90,621 to $117,810 equivalent to GS-14. Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value.

6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Eleven months commencing o/a September 02, 2019 to August 01, 2020.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Kigali, Rwanda

8. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Facility Access

9. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

The incumbent will serve as the Feed the Future (FTF) Coordinator within the Economic Growth (EG) Office responsible for providing leadership and direction for a complex $115 million portfolio of 12 activities designed to reduce poverty, hunger and under-nutrition. The incumbent provides strategic direction and oversight, budgeting and planning, monitoring and evaluation, staff mentoring and development, and inter-office and inter-agency collaboration and coordination among implementing partners. S/he will coach the Agriculture and Private Sector Teams comprising seven staff who manage activities in food security, nutrition, agribusiness, climate smart agriculture, access to finance, energy, and international trade. S/he leads the Embassy’s Global Food Security Strategy inter-agency working group and represents USAID/Rwanda on the GOR’s Agriculture Sector Working Group, is the chief mission representative to the Bureau for Food Security, and manages senior level relationships with the private sector, the GOR, and the international donor community. S/he reports to the EG Office Director.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING (30%)

● Advise, mentor, and coach Economic Growth Office staff on effective project / activity management, including best practices in exercising Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) roles and responsibilities.

● Advise, mentor, and coach Economic Growth Office staff on “managing for results” and their roles and responsibilities in the USAID Program Cycle, as it pertains to their portfolios.

● Exercise the “Technical Leadership” and “Program/Project Management” responsibilities outlined below in a manner that builds capacity of Economic Growth Office staff.

● Design and deliver in-house “brown bag” seminars and training sessions on topics related to the Global Food Security Strategy/Feed the Future, agricultural development, food security, nutrition, agribusiness, and other related topics.

2. TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP (35%)

● Provide strategic, technical, and organizational leadership in developing and managing economic growth and agricultural market systems development programs and activities in support of the GFSS.

● Exercise intellectual leadership to align GFSS activities with CDCS development objectives, achieve synergies across sectors, and ensure effective implementation.

● Develop and sustain close collaborative, professional relationships with highest-level officials of other USG agencies and the GoR, key business leaders, other major donors, international organizations, and leading economic or agricultural development research institutions.

● Collaborate with other donors and organizations to ensure synergy of program activities with those of other organizations.

● Represent the Economic Growth Office to stakeholders and external development partners in a wide variety of events, including conferences, workshops, donor subgroup meetings, and other relevant forums on agricultural development and food security.

● Promote expansion of effective strategies and approaches that can enhance the impact of GFSS programs and activities.

● Represent the Mission at agriculture and private enterprise development meetings (e.g., regular agriculture sector working groups) and other functions, as delegated by the Economic Growth Office Director.

● Develop and maintain professional contacts among a broad range of USG agencies, GoR institutions, civil society groups, donors, and private sector entities to follow trends in agriculture and advance the goals of the GFSS Strategy.

● Provide regular reports to technical and managerial leadership at USAID/Rwanda on the status of GFSS activities and the achievement of outcomes and impact.

● Utilize appropriate partner reports to contribute quantitative and qualitative input into USAID/Rwanda’s annual reporting requirements.

3. PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGEMENT (35%)

● Serve as activity manager as needed.

● Ensure that programs and activities achieve their intended results.

● Provide technical and organizational leadership on the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Intermediate Result-level activities.

● Contribute to preparing documentation for Mission and GFSS Portfolio Reviews.

● Conduct assessments and site visits to monitor implementing partner, stakeholder, and counterpart progress in the implementation of activities at the national, district, and local levels.

● Track the collection of performance data that originate from various sources such as USG cooperating agencies for GFSS, local implementing partners, and other international organizations.

● Prepare inventories of current indicators, information collected, and information still required.

● Provide advice on more efficient methods for collecting information.

● Verify data reliability and accuracy.

● Ensure that the information gathered responds to the indicators of the annual report and related performance monitoring plans.

● Ensure regular and effective communication and coordination with

USAID/Washington Bureau of Food Security and Africa Bureau on GFSS implementation, including monitoring and evaluation.

● Draft speeches, press releases, briefing papers, and weekly reports, and other outreach materials for use in USAID/Rwanda communications relating to GFSS.

10. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Open to U.S. Citizens. 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.

11. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requested is primarily sedentary and does not involve undue physical demands.

12. POINT OF CONTACT: USAID Human Resources Office, email kigalihr@usaid.gov.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

Education and work experience requirements must be met at time of application.

a. Education: A Master’s degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, food security, nutrition, or a closely related field.

b. Prior Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in managing agriculture, agribusiness, food security, nutrition, or related programs and projects in a developing country context, preferably in sub- Saharan Africa mailto:kigalihr@usaid.gov.

c. Job Knowledge: The work requires mastery of the theory, principles, concepts, and practices of agricultural, nutrition and agribusiness development to complete very advanced and difficult assignments; and to execute, administer, and/or coordinate studies, analyses, and activities having significant impact on changes in USG program policies with regard to Rwanda. The position requires the ability to write effectively in order to develop policies and standards for Mission-wide activities, and to deal tactfully and convincingly with others regarding the coordination of policies and procedures. The position also requires knowledge of management principles and practice, including staff development, mentoring, and coaching.

The work requires expert knowledge of USG, international, and host government laws, regulations, documentation, and reporting requirements sufficient to make decisions and/or recommendations that significantly affect, interpret, or expand important USAID programs in a very sensitive environment. Knowledge at this high level is required in order to fully capture the myriad of programs, projects, and activities in Rwanda, and to conceptualize national and sub-national solutions and recommendations.

III. SELECTION PROCESS

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

- Be a U.S. citizen;

- Submit a complete application submitted as outlined in the section IV;

- Be eligible to attain clearance for Facility Access;

- Be cleared medically to work in Rwanda;

- Be available and willing to work additional hours beyond the established 40-hour workweek, including weekends, as may be required or necessary.

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 referred.

The TEC will review the applications and create a short list of applicants to be interviewed. Short-listed candidates will be evaluated based on information presented in the application and interview and obtained through reference checks. References of short-listed candidates will be checked; applicant references must be able to provide substantive information about past performance and abilities. (If an applicant does not want a current employer contacted, please highlight such a request in the application cover letter. USAID will delay such reference checks pending the applicant’s concurrence.)

BASIS OF RATING

Applicants are rated on the evaluation factor and their interview performance, as outlined below. Reference checks will be conducted and are rated as pass or fail.

Application 35 points (10 points for education, 25 points for experience) Interview Performance 65 points Interview questions will revolve around the candidate’s:

- Knowledge of Agriculture, Nutrition and Agribusiness development;

- Knowledge and skills in the areas of program/project management and evaluation planning, and reporting;

- Analytical and organizational skills;

- Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships.

Total Possible Points: 100 points

Reference Check Pass/Fail

IV. APPLYING

1. 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

2. In addition to the AID 309-2, offerors will submit a cover letter with their résumé or curriculum vitae.

3. 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, item 12.

4. To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, Offerors must prominently reference the Solicitation number in the offer submission.

V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS FOR PSC HIRES

Once the CO informs the successful Offeror about being selected for a contract award, the CO will provide the successful Offeror instructions about how to complete and submit the following forms.

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

2. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions for National Security (SF-86), or http://www.usaid.gov/forms

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

4. Finger Print Card (FD-258)

VI. BENEFITS/ALLOWANCES

1. BENEFITS

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

(a) Employer's FICA Contribution

(b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

(c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

(d) Annual Increase (pending a satisfactory performance evaluation)

(e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(f) Annual and Sick Leave

2. ALLOWANCES:

Section numbers refer to rules from the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas)

(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)

*The employee must meet qualification requirements for certain benefits and allowances.

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:

http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92

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

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

3. Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs

See: AAPD 16-05, AAPD 16-03, AAPD 15-02, AAPD 10-03, AAPD 10-01, AAPD 06-10, AAPD 06-08, CIB 99-15

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 .

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf https://www.usaid.gov/forms http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations