Amended Sol - ME Advisor 720BHA22R00006.pdf

Amendment No. 01

Date: 10/20/2022

Solicitation Number: 720BHA22R00006

Issuance Date: 05/23/2022

Closing Date and Time: 02/21/2023 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time

Dear Prospective Offerors, The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) has amended this solicitation with the following updates:

● Apply the revisions to the solicitation template.

Sincerely

Sonja Stroud-Gooden

Contracting Officer

Digitally signed by

SONJA PATRICE

STROUD (affiliate) Date: 2022.10.26 13:06:14 -04'00'

U.S. Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20523 www.usaid.gov

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 720BHA22R00006

ISSUANCE DATE: May 23, 2022

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: February 21, 2023, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time

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

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government (USG), 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 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 Attachment 1.

Sincerely, Sonja Stroud-Gooden

Contracting Officer

Digitally signed by SONJA PATRICE STROUD (affiliate) Date: 2022.10.26 13:06:49 -04'00'

720BHA22R00006

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 720BHA22R00006

2. ISSUANCE DATE: May 23, 2022

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: February 21, 2023, 12:00

P.M. Eastern Time

This solicitation is open and continuous until February 21, 2023. The following are the closing dates for each review period:

June 23, 2022, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time

October 21, 2022, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time

February 21, 2023, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time

Offerors not selected during a previous review period must reapply in order to be considered for positions available in subsequent review periods. A review period may be canceled at the Contracting Officer’s discretion.

4. POINT OF CONTACT: TPQ Recruitment Team, BHA.TPQRecruitment@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor (Multiple Positions)

6. MARKET VALUE: Depending on the qualifications of the offeror, this position can be filled at either the GS-13 ($106,823 - $138,868) or GS-14 ($126,233 - $164,102) equivalent level, including Washington, D.C. locality pay.

Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market 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.

Offerors who meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-13 will be considered for the GS-13 level positions. Offerors who meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-14 will be considered for the GS-14 level only.

Salaries over and above the top of the pay range will not be entertained or negotiated.

If the position is for a Washington based PSC, offerors who live outside the Washington, D.C.

area will be considered for employment, but no relocation expenses will be reimbursed.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Washington

Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed for U.S.-based positions.

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) years, tentatively 145 day estimated start date from closing

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9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. Citizens Only

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret level clearance.

(If there is a change in circumstances requiring access to National Security information classified at the Top-Secret level, the offeror may be asked to obtain and maintain a Top

Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID.)

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

GENERAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT

The Office of Technical and Program Quality (TPQ) leads BHA’s efforts to ensure high-quality programmatic and technical leadership, oversight, and guidance. TPQ captures, applies, and strengthens capacity in technical best practices, and contextually appropriate programmatic approaches focused on all dimensions of BHA programming from humanitarian response and transition into longer-term resilience programming, as well as risk analysis and early warning.

TPQ is responsible for providing policy, normative guidance, tools, facilitation, and capacity building to assist the Bureau in achieving optimal humanitarian outcomes through strategic planning, activity design, consistent and effective performance monitoring, comprehensive and appropriate evaluation, and learning across the full spectrum of BHA responses and programming.

TPQ promotes USAID’s humanitarian voice through active participation and technical leadership in interagency and global fora, including leading the Bureau’s technical engagement with academia and thought leaders. TPQ designs, supports, and coordinates research to advance the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of BHA programming. TPQ leads BHA in meeting the increasing demand for technical support and guidance in all facets of the Bureau’s work as the geographic and topical areas of coverage expands, and as the Bureau seeks increased technical and programmatic standardization, integration, and oversight to meet Agency, Congressional, and other demands.

The Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Applied Learning Division (DMEAL) leads BHA’s efforts to ensure high-quality programming, rigor, and innovation through strategic planning and activity design, consistent and effective performance monitoring, comprehensive and appropriate evaluation, and learning across the full spectrum of BHA responses and programming. DMEAL is responsible for providing policy, normative guidance, tools, facilitation, and capacity building around core program cycle processes to assist the Bureau in achieving optimal humanitarian and resilience outcomes. DMEAL focuses on strengthening the capacity of BHA and partner staff and the generation, capture, sharing, and application of evidence and learning for adaptive management. DMEAL also plays a technical leadership role across BHA, the partner community, and USAID around key strategic approaches such as resilience, strategic integration, sustainability, and co-creation.

USAID’s BHA seeks Monitoring and Evaluation Advisors to lead BHA’s efforts to monitor activity (project) performance systematically and effectively, and ensure BHA’s strategies and programs are effective, efficient, relevant, accountable, and impactful.

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STATEMENT OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED

The M&E Advisor will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

At the GS-13 Equivalent Level:

Technical Assistance

● Provide technical assistance to Third Party Monitoring contracts for the design and implementation of monitoring systems.

● Review monitoring approaches, indicators, and evaluation methods proposed in proposals for humanitarian response, early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience programs.

● Review semi-annual and annual results reports submitted by implementing partners; identify challenges and lessons learned, synthesize and aggregate data, and prepare summary reports.

● Assess needs for remote monitoring when necessary; advise appropriate remote monitoring approaches and tools; review third-party statements of work; provide technical support to third-party monitoring contracts; review appropriate and relevant reports.

● Independently lead and advise on and contribute to the development and implementation of evaluations, indicators, surveys, measurement approaches, and learning practices, including assisting with evaluation and selection of prospective monitoring and evaluation awards.

● Provide technical assistance to BHA, Missions, and partners’ staff to design and implement monitoring systems for humanitarian response, early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience programs.

● Provide technical assistance in defining relevant qualifications and design and implementation of monitoring systems for the acquisition of Third Party Monitoring contracts.

Capacity Building

● Develop checklists and other tools for humanitarian assistance officers to improve capacity and objectivity in field visits.

● Develop the capacity of BHA and implementing partner staff to implement BHA monitoring and evaluation requirements and monitor BHA programs.

Data Analysis

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● Analyze quantitative and qualitative data as tools in assessing program performance; discerning lessons learned, and making recommendations for improved outcomes.

● Synthesize evidence and best practices into written and oral learning products, including training materials, to build capabilities of Agency staff and partners.

● Answering key questions in analytic and learning agendas through designing, managing, and disseminating findings from analyses, research, and evaluations.

● Using various data mining tools, explore plausible relationships among different variables based on the theory of change of early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience programming. Provide technical assistance to BHA contractors and partners on data analysis and presentations;

Data Management

● Review and edit performance data and reporting materials, submitted by BHA awardees; provide feedback to awardees or contractors as appropriate, and upload data to

Feed the Future and other databases as requested by the M&E Team Lead.

● Manage performance data and update the M&E database regularly; ensure that

BHA contractors and awardees comply with USAID and BHA data privacy and security policy; track submission of data to USAID data library.

Evaluation

● Review evaluation scopes of work submitted by BHA awardees, research partners, and contractors; review proposed evaluators; design and participate in evaluations.

Coordination and Collaboration

● Contribute to BHA internal and external documents, such as planning documents, BHA technical guidance, and internal guidance for humanitarian assistance officers.

● Coordinate with the other members of the M&E team; DMEAL division; with geographic offices and other relevant offices such as the Office of Global Policy, Partnerships, Programs, and Communications; TPQ, for technical support, training, data utilization, knowledge capture and sharing.

● Coordinate with the M&E teams in other bureaus, such as the Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning (PPL); Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS), Bureau for

Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP), Bureau for Global Health (GH); Bureau for

Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI); Bureau of Population, Refugees, and

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Migration (PRM); and with other key USAID partners on evaluations, best practices, and harmonization of indicators.

● Represent USAID or BHA at external events.

● Serve, as needed, on the Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), which provide services and support to Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will be varied.

● As needed, serve on DARTs which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time. During deployment on DARTs (if required), and during site visits, there may be some additional physical exertion including long periods of standing, walking over rough terrain, or carrying of moderately heavy items

(less than 50 pounds). Work is primarily performed in an office setting. During deployment on DARTs (if required), and during site visits, the work may additionally involve special safety and/or security precautions, wearing of protective equipment, and exposure to severe weather conditions.

● As needed, may serve on temporary details within the Bureau to meet operational needs during staff shortages. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the

Team’s existing duties and responsibilities and will be directly related to the statement of duties provided.

● The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor does not have supervisory responsibilities, however, the PSC may serve in an acting leadership role within the Bureau in order to meet short-term staffing needs, not to exceed 120 days in a 12-month contract year.

● Become certified and serve as an Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting

Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR), as assigned. The AOR/COR provides financial and programmatic oversight of all aspects of managing the agreement or contract; this includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, requests for approvals, program and project deliverables (such as work plans, annual reports, month status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, and financial and budget reports. They are responsible for drafting and submitting the annual contractor performance evaluation in Contract/Assistance

Performance Assessment Review System (CPARS/APARS). They prepare and review contract and assistance modification documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement

Officer (CO/AO) to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter.

At the GS-14 Equivalent Level:

The M&E Advisor will perform the following in addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined above at the GS-13 level:

Leadership

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● Provide high-level technical and strategic leadership on a wide range of technical areas in monitoring and evaluation as practiced in the humanitarian context, risk reduction, and resilience programs; identify emerging M&E approaches, methods, and tools including geospatial, and other remote data collection tools to expand data collection in non-permissive and/or pandemic environments.

● Provide expert technical leadership to the BHA M&E Team to identify emerging monitoring and evaluation methods and tools including earth observation data, machine learning tools, and other remote data collection and methods.

Capacity Building

● Develop new or update existing monitoring and evaluation guidance for humanitarian response, risk reduction, and resilience programs for internal and external communications. Periodically review, update, and/or create new performance indicators in coordination and collaboration with other technical teams within the Office or within the

Agency, when relevant and appropriate.

● Develop new or update existing trainings, workshops, and other capacity building initiatives, materials, and resources for BHA/Washington staff, BHA Mission staff, and implementing partners; deliver trainings, workshops, brown bags, and other engagements to build capacity of BHA and Agency staff and implementing partners.

Coordination and Collaboration

● Coordinate strategic engagement with the regional Missions and regional humanitarian advisors to understand monitoring and evaluation needs for the region, periodically check in to receive feedback and tailor M&E support based on the needs.

Evaluation

● Lead, advise on, conduct, and review complex analyses and evaluations in support of humanitarian response, recovery, risk reduction, resilience and food security programs, and processes, including areas where definitions, methods, and/or data are incomplete, controversial, or uncertain.

● Integrate results of various evaluations and analyses into comprehensive technical briefings, reports, and technical papers.

● Lead the design, procurement, management, and dissemination of external performance or impact evaluations and other analyses to answer key questions relevant to the programs overseen by BHA.

● Develop or update monitoring and evaluation guidance for humanitarian response, risk reduction, and resilience programs for internal and external communications.

Periodically review and updates indicators.

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● Sign up for, and serve, as needed, on Washington-based Response Management

Teams (RMTs), which provide services and support to Disaster Assistance Response

Teams (DARTs) deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will vary.

● As needed, serve on DARTs which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time. During deployment on DARTs (if required), and during site visits, there may be some additional physical exertion including long periods of standing, walking over rough terrain, or carrying of moderately heavy items

(less than 50 pounds). Work is primarily performed in an office setting. During deployment on DARTs (if required), and during site visits, the work may additionally involve special safety and/or security precautions, wearing of protective equipment, and exposure to severe weather conditions.

● As needed, may serve on temporary detail within the Bureau to meet operational needs during staff shortages. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the

Team’s existing duties and responsibilities and will be directly related to the statement of duties provided.

● The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor does not have supervisory responsibilities, however, the PSC may serve in an acting leadership role within the Bureau in order to meet short-term staffing needs, not to exceed 120 days in a 12-month contract year.

● Become certified and serve as an AOR/COR, as assigned. The AOR/COR provides financial and programmatic oversight of all aspects of managing the agreement or contract;

this includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, requests for approvals, program and project deliverables (such as work plans, annual reports, month status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, and financial and budget reports. They are responsible for drafting and submitting the annual contractor performance evaluation in

CPARS/APARS. They prepare and review contract and assistance modification documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement Officer (CO/AO) to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter.

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP:

The M&E Advisor will take direction from and report to the M&E Team Lead in

BHA/TPQ/DMEAL or his/her designee.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:

At the GS-13 Level:

Supervisor sets overall objectives and resources available; the USPSC consults with the supervisor to develop deadlines, projects, and work to be done. The USPSC is responsible for planning and carrying out assignments. The USPSC is responsible for planning approaches or methodology to be used in carrying out assignments.

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At the GS-14 Level:

Supervisor provides administrative directions in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.

The USPSC independently plans, designs and carries out programs, projects, studies or other work.

Results are considered authoritative and are normally accepted without significant change.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

(Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the education and experience factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.)

At the GS-13 Level:

The Offeror must have a Bachelor’s degree preferably with significant study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field including, but not limited to, economics, agricultural economics, biostatistics, statistics, nutrition with a focus on econometrics or statistics, or other related fields with course work and experience in quantitative techniques or analysis plus a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience working in monitoring and evaluation as it is practiced in the field of humanitarian assistance including resilience programs.

OR

A Master’s degree preferably with significant study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field, including, but not limited to, economics, agricultural economics, biostatistics, statistics, nutrition with a focus on econometrics or statistics, or other related fields with significant course work and experience in quantitative techniques or analysis plus five (5) years of progressively responsible experience working in monitoring and evaluation as it is practiced in the field of humanitarian assistance including resilience programs.

A PhD from an accredited U.S. or internationally recognized institution with experience in data analysis, or in a field with a focus on econometrics or statistics, or other related fields with quantitative coursework, plus a minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in humanitarian assistance including resilience programs.

At the GS-14 Level:

A Bachelor’s degree preferably with significant study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field, including, but not limited to, economics, agricultural economics, biostatistics, statistics, nutrition

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A Master’s degree preferably with significant study in or pertinent to the specialized field, including, but not limited to, economics, agricultural economics, biostatistics, statistics, nutrition with a focus on econometrics or statistics, or other related fields, with course work and experience in quantitative techniques or analysis plus a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience working in monitoring and evaluation as it is practiced in the field of

A PhD from an accredited U.S. or internationally recognized institution with experience in data analysis, or in a field with a focus on econometrics or statistics, or other related fields with quantitative coursework, plus a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in

III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS

The Government may award a contract without discussions with offerors in accordance with FAR

52.215-1. The CO reserves the right at any point in the evaluation process to establish a competitive range of offerors with whom negotiations will be conducted pursuant to FAR 15.306(c). In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, if the CO determines that the number of offers that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the CO may limit the number of offerors in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated offers. FAR provisions of this solicitation are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

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.

SELECTION FACTORS

(Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the selection factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.)

● Offeror is a U.S. Citizen.

● Complete resume submitted. See Section IV for resume requirements. Experience that cannot be quantified will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

● USPSC Offeror form AID 309-2. Offerors are required to complete sections A through I.

This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures may be accepted.

● Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level clearance. If there is a change in circumstances requiring access to National Security information classified at the Top-Secret level, the

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Information level clearance as provided by USAID.

● Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of State medical clearance throughout the contract.

● Must not appear as an excluded party in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

● Satisfactory verification of academic credentials.

OFFEROR RATING SYSTEM

The offeror rating system factors are used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified offerors in comparison to other offerors. Offerors must demonstrate the rating factors outlined below within their resume, as they are evaluated strictly by the information provided. The evaluation of writing tests will also take into consideration the quality of written responses.

Aspects of written responses including, but not limited to typos, grammatical errors, spelling errors, and incomplete sentences will be factored into the evaluation process. The rating factors are as follows:

Matrix for GS-13 Equivalent (30 points)

Professional Technical Experience (13 points)

● Experience in in-person performance monitoring methods and tools and remote tools as they are practiced in humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

● Experience in leading or advising on the development of evaluation scopes of work or protocol as they are practiced in humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

● Experience in developing indicator reference sheets.

● Experience in designing and implementing quantitative surveys (including survey methods) as used in humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

● Experience in providing technical assistance to field teams or partners for the design and implementation of monitoring systems of humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

Data Analysis and Management (14 points)

● Experience in analyzing quantitative survey data using analytical software (i.e., SPSS, STATA, SAS, and R), qualitative information using either a software or matrix, producing reports and briefers, giving oral presentations, and developing or managing quantitative or qualitative data bases.

● Experience in using advanced analytics to develop predictive models or multivariate models to explore plausible relationships between different variables.

Coordination and Collaboration (3 points)

● Experience in inter- or intra-organizational coordination to achieve common objectives.

Matrix for GS-14 Equivalent (30 points)

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Professional Technical Experience (10 points)

● Demonstrated experience in in-person performance monitoring methods and tools and remote tools as they are practiced in humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

● Demonstrated experience in leading or advising on the development of evaluation scopes of work or protocol as they are practiced in humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

● Demonstrated experience in developing indicator reference sheets.

● Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing quantitative surveys

(including survey methods) as used in humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

● Demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance to field teams or partners for the design and implementation of monitoring systems of humanitarian assistance or resilience programs.

Data Analysis and Management (10 points)

● Experience in analyzing quantitative survey data using analytical software (i.e., SPSS, STATA, SAS, and R), qualitative information using either a software or matrix, producing reports and briefers, and giving oral presentations.

● Experience in using advanced analytics to develop predictive models or multivariate models to explore plausible relationships between different variables.

Coordination and Collaboration (4 points)

● Experience in inter- and intra-organizational coordination to achieve common objectives.

Leadership (4 points)

● Experience in providing high-level technical or strategic leadership to an organization on a wide range of technical areas in M&E, identifying emerging M&E tools as practiced in the humanitarian assistance or resilience programming context and personnel conflict management.

Capacity Building (2 points)

● Experience in developing or updating M&E guidance for humanitarian assistance or resilience programs for internal or external communications.

Interview Performance (45 points)

Timed Writing Test (20 points)

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks (5 points)

Total Possible Points: 100

BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who meet the Education and Experience requirements and

Selection Factors will be further evaluated in accordance with the Offeror Rating System. Those offerors determined to be competitively ranked may also be evaluated on interview performance and satisfactory professional reference checks.

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Offerors are required to address each factor of the Offeror Rating System in their resume, describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have received as it pertains to each factor. Be sure to include your name and the announcement number at the top of each additional page. Failure to address the selection factors and/or Offeror

Rating System factors may result in not receiving credit for all pertinent experience, education, training and/or awards.

The most qualified offerors may be interviewed and required to provide a writing sample. BHA will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews. Professional references and academic credentials will be evaluated for offerors being considered for selection.

Note: Please be advised that references may be obtained independently from other sources in addition to the ones provided by an offeror. BHA reserves the right to select additional offerors if vacancies become available during the future phase of the selection process.

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. Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your offer, your resume must include:

(a) Offerors must notate on their resume what GS level equivalent is being applied for.

Applicants may list more than one GS level on their resume.

(b) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Any experience that does not include dates

(month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

(c) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.

(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments. Failure to identify an academic discipline will result in disqualification.

(e) U.S. Citizenship

(f) Optional: How did you hear about this opportunity? (SAM.gov, BHA Jobs, Career Fair, etc.).

Your resume must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation for each grade level for which you are applying. This information must be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

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By submitting your offer materials, you certify that all of the information on and attached to the offer is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. You agree to allow all information on and attached to the offer to be investigated. False or fraudulent information on or attached to your offer may result in you being eliminated from consideration for this position, or being terminated after award, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.

To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your offer, and as the subject line in any email.

5. Ensure Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors - Please be advised that upon award, the contractor will be required to show proof that the contractor is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on or before the first date of onboarding, or submit an approved reasonable accommodation to the CO. If the contractor does not meet this requirement the contract may be terminated.* USPSCs/TCNPSCs performing overseas must follow the Mission policies and/or directives from the U.S. Department of State regarding COVID-19 requirements.

*See Notice Regarding Any Court Order Affecting the Implementation of E.O. 14042 in

Section VIII below.

6. NOTE: If the full security application package is not submitted within 30 days after the

Office of Security determines eligibility, the offer may be rescinded. If a Secret security clearance is not obtained within nine months after offer acceptance, the offer may be rescinded. If Top Secret is required, and clearance is not obtained within nine months after award, USAID may terminate the contract at the convenience of the government. If

Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access is not obtained within nine months after Top Secret clearance is granted, USAID may terminate the contract at the convenience of the government.

7. NOTE: If the full medical clearance package is not submitted within two months after offer acceptance, the offer may be rescinded. If a Department of State medical clearance is not obtained; the offer may be rescinded.

8. NOTE REGARDING GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS

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.

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.

Forms outlined below can be found at:

http://www.usaid.gov/forms/ or at http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/main.do

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1. Resume.

2. USPSC Offeror Form (AID 309-2)

3. Medical History and Examination Form (DS-6561). **

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

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

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

7. Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9 Form). **

** Forms 3 through 7 shall be completed ONLY upon the advice of the Contracting Officer that an offeror 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) Leave and Holidays

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 Lodging Allowance (Section 120).

(b) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130).

(c) Post Allowance (Section 220).

(d) Supplemental Post Allowance (Section 230).

(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 (Section 650).

VII. TAXES

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

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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/ads/policy/300/aidar

2. PART 52 - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

Subpart 52.2 - Text of Provisions and Clauses

52.223-99 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL

CONTRACTORS, Alternate 70.

ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL

CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021)-Alternate 70 (OCT 2021) (M/OAA-DEV-FAR-22-01c)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause -

United States or its outlying areas means—

(1) The fifty States;

(2) The District of Columbia;

(3) The commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands;

(4) The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; and

(5) The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston

Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.

(b) Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID

Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September 9, 2021 (published in the Federal

Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR 50985).

(c) Personal Services Contracts with individuals. As a matter of policy, the contractor must comply with the USAID’s guidance applicable to direct-hire federal employees.

(End of Clause)

Notice Regarding Any Court Order Affecting the Implementation of E.O. 14042

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USAID will take no action to enforce the clause (FAR 52.223-99) implementing the requirements of Executive Order 14042, absent further written notice from USAID, where the place of performance identified in the contract is in a U.S. state or outlying area subject to a court order prohibiting the application of requirements pursuant to the Executive Order (hereinafter, “Excluded State or Outlying Area”.) In all other circumstances, USAID will enforce the clause, except for contractor employees who perform substantial work on or in connection with a covered contract in an Excluded State or Outlying Area, or in a covered contractor workplace located in an Excluded State or Outlying Area. A current list of such Excluded States and Outlying area is maintained at https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

3. 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:

ITEM NO

(A)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION)

(B)

QUANTITY

(C)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT

PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

0001 Base Year 1 - Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: 497

- Accounting Info: [Insert from Phoenix]

1 LOT $ TBD $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor

0002 Base Year 2 - Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: 497

- Accounting Info: [Insert from Phoenix]

1 LOT $ TBD $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor

0003 Base Year 3 - Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: 497

- Accounting Info: [Insert from Phoenix]

1 LOT $ TBD $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor

0004 Base Year 4 - Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: 497

- Accounting Info: [Insert from Phoenix]

1 LOT $ TBD $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor

0005 Base Year 5 - Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: 497

- Accounting Info: [Insert from Phoenix]

1 LOT $ TBD $_TBD at

Award after negotiations with

Contractor

4. 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

AAPD 06-10 – PSC Medical Expense Payment Responsibility

AAPD No. 06-10 is hereby incorporated as Appendix 1 to the solicitation.

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AAPD 21-05 – Revised and Expanded Fringe Benefits for U.S. Personal Services

Contractors

AAPD No. 21-05 is hereby incorporated as Appendix 2 to the solicitation.

FAR 52.222-50 – Revised Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR Clause 52.222-50 is hereby incorporated as Appendix 3 to the solicitation.

5. 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.

6. 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-services-contracts-ombudsman

The PSC Ombudsman may be contacted via: PSCOmbudsman@usaid.gov

APPENDIX 1

USPSC PROVISION “MEDICAL EXPENSE PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY (OCTOBER

2006)

MEDICAL EXPENSE PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY (OCTOBER 2006)

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(a) Definitions. Terms used in this General Provision are defined in 16 FAM 116 (available at http://www.foia.state.gov/REGS/fams.asp?level=2&id=59&fam=0). Note: personal services contractors are not eligible to participate in the Federal Employees Health Programs.

(b) The regulations in the Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 16, Chapter 520 (16 FAM 520), Responsibility for Payment of Medical Expenses, apply to this contract, except as stated below.

The contractor and each eligible family member are strongly encouraged to obtain health insurance that covers this assignment. Nothing in this provision supersedes or contradicts any other term or provision in this contract that pertains to insurance or medical costs, except that section (e) supplements General Provision 25. “MEDICAL EVACUATION (MEDEVAC) SERVICES.”

(c) When the contractor or eligible family member is covered by health insurance, that insurance is the primary payer for medical services provided to that contractor or eligible family member(s) both in the United States and abroad. The primary insurer’s liability is determined by the terms, conditions, limitations, and exclusions of the insurance policy. When the contractor or eligible family member is not covered by health insurance, the contractor is the primary payer for the total amount of medical costs incurred and the U.S. Government has no payment obligation

(see paragraph (f) of this provision).

(d) USAID serves as a secondary payer for medical expenses of the contractor and eligible family members who are covered by health insurance, where the following conditions are met:

(1) The illness, injury, or medical condition giving rise to the expense is incurred, caused, or materially aggravated while the eligible individual is stationed or assigned abroad;

(2) The illness, injury, or medical condition giving rise to the expense required or requires hospitalization and the expense is directly related to the treatment of such illness, injury, or medical condition, including obstetrical care; and

(3) The Office of Medical Services (M/MED) or a Foreign Service medical provider

(FSMP) determines that the treatment is appropriate for, and directly related to, the illness, injury, or medical condition.

(e) The Mission Director may, on the advice of M/MED or an FSMP at post, authorize medical travel for the contractor or an eligible family member in accordance with the General Provision

10, Travel and Transportation AAPD 06-10 PSC Medical Expense Payment Responsibility 6

Expenses (July 1993), section (i) entitled “Emergency and Irregular Travel and Transportation.”

In the event of a medical emergency, when time does not permit consultation, the Mission Director may issue a Travel Authorization Form or Medical Services Authorization Form DS-3067, provided that the FSMP or Post Medical Advisor (PMA) is notified as soon as possible following such an issuance. The contractor must promptly file a claim with his or her medevac insurance provider and repay to USAID any amount the medevac insurer pays for medical travel, up to the amount USAID paid under this section. The contractor must repay USAID for medical costs paid by the medevac insurer in accordance with sections (f) and (g) below. In order for medical travel

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(f) If the contractor or eligible family member is not covered by primary health insurance, the contractor is the primary payer for the total amount of medical costs incurred. In the event of a medical emergency, the Medical and Health Program may authorize issuance of Form DS-3067, Authorization for Medical Services for Employees and/or Dependents, to secure admission to a hospital located abroad for the uninsured contractor or eligible family member.

In that case, the contractor will be required to reimburse USAID in full for funds advanced by

USAID pursuant to the issuance of the authorization. The contractor may reimburse USAID directly or USAID may offset the cost from the contractor’s invoice payments under this contract, any other contract the individual has with the U.S. Government, or through any other available debt collection mechanism.

(g) When USAID pays medical expenses (e.g., pursuant to Form DS-3067, Authorization for

Medical Services for Employees and/or Dependents), repayment must be made to USAID either by insurance payment or directly by the contractor, except for the amount of such expenses USAID is obligated to pay under this provision. The Contracting Officer will determine the repayment amount in accordance with the terms of this provision and the policies and procedures for employees contained in 16 FAM 521. When USAID pays the medical expenses, including medical travel costs (see section (e) above), of an individual (either the contractor or an eligible family member) who is covered by insurance, that individual promptly must claim his or her benefits under any applicable insurance policy or policies. As soon as the individual receives the insurance payment, the contractor must reimburse USAID for the full amount that USAID paid on the individual’s behalf or the repayment amount determined by the Contracting Officer in accordance with this paragraph, whichever is less. If an individual is not covered by insurance, the contractor must reimburse USAID for the entire amount of all medical expenses and any travel costs the contractor receives from his/her medevac provider.

(h) In the event that the contractor or eligible family member fails to recover insurance payments or transfer the amount of such payments to USAID within 90 days, USAID will take appropriate action to collect the payments due, unless such failure is for reasons beyond the control of the

USPSC/dependent.

(i) Before departing post or terminating the contract, the contractor must settle all medical expense and medical travel costs. If the contractor is insured, he or she must provide proof to the

Contracting AAPD 06-10 PSC Medical Expense Payment Responsibility 7 Officer that those insurance claims have been submitted to the insurance carrier(s) and sign a repayment agreement to repay to USAID any amounts paid by the insurance carrier(s).

[End of Provision]

APPENDIX 2

GP. 5 Leave and Holidays [Deviation (NOV 2021)]

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(a) Annual Leave

(1) The contractor may accrue annual leave at the rate specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this clause as follows:

(i) If the contract period of performance is ninety (90) calendar days or more, and the contractor's performance is continuous for the contract period of performance, the contractor is entitled to accrue annual leave as of the start date of the contract.

(ii) If the contract period of performance is ninety (90) calendar days or more, and the contractor's performance is not continuous during the contract period of performance, the contractor is entitled to accrue annual leave only for each instance of continuous performance of ninety (90) calendar days or more.

(iii) If the contract period of performance is less than ninety (90) calendar days, the contractor is not entitled to accrue annual leave.

(2) The rate at which the contractor will accrue annual leave is based on the contractor's time in service according to the table of this paragraph (a)(2). The accrual rates are based on a full-time, 40-hour workweek, which will be prorated if the contract provides for a shorter workweek:

Time in Service Annual Leave (AL) Accrual Rate

0 to 3 years 4 hours of leave for each 2-week period over 3, and up to 15 years 6 hours of AL for each 2-week period

(including 10 hours AL for the final pay period of a calendar year) over 15 years 8 hours of AL for each 2-week period

(i) USAID will calculate the time in service based on all the previous service performed by the contractor as—:

(A) An individual personal services contractor with USAID for any duration covered by Sec. 636(a)(3) of the FAA or other statutory authority applicable to USAID;

and/or

(B) A former U.S. Government (USG) direct-hire civilian employee; and/or

(C) An honorable active duty member of the uniformed services based on the definition in 5 U.S.C. 2101(3).

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(ii) In addition to the information certified by the contractor in their Offeror

Information form, the contracting officer may require the contractor to furnish copies of previously executed contracts, and/or other evidence of previous service (e.g., SF 50, DD

Form 214 or 215) to conduct the due diligence…