Curative Facility Unit Leader Solicitation.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72062120R00005

ISSUANCE DATE: May 8, 2020

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: May 29, 2020

SUBJECT: USAID/Tanzania Solicitation for Off-Shore Hire United States Personal Services

Contractor (US PSC) - Curative Facility Unit Leader

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development

(USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.

This solicitation in no way obligates USAID to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the offer.

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

Sincerely, Timothy Pruett

Contracting Officer

USAID/Tanzania

686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani

P.O. BOX 9130

DAR ES SALAAM

Tel: 255-22-2294490

Fax: 255-22-294421 www.usaid.gov/Tanzania

USPSC Curative Facility Unit Leader

Solicitation No. 72062120R00005

ATTACHMENT 1

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72062120R00005

2. ISSUANCE DATE: May 08, 2020

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: May 29, 2020, 5:00 P.M.

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Hussein Tuwa, e-mail at htuwa@usaid.gov.

5. POSITION TITLE: Curative Facility Unit Leader

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

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One year, estimated to start on or about

09/27/2020.

The base period will be ONE YEAR, estimated to start on 09/27/2020. Based on Agency need, the Contracting Officer may exercise additional option period(s) for four more years for the date(s) estimated as follows:

Base Period: 09/27/2020 – 09/26/2021

Option Period 1: 09/27/2021 – 09/26/2022

Option Period 2: 09/27/2022 – 09/26/2023

Option Period 3: 09/27/2023 – 09/26/2024

Option Period 4: 09/27/2024 – 09/26/2025

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Duties.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: Offshore U.S. Citizen

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Facility Access

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract

The USAID/Tanzania Curative Facility Unit Leader (CFUL) will be a leading technical expert in curative services delivery for people living with HIV

(PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB). S/he will work in close collaboration with other members of the US Government’s (USG) curative services team, providing state-of-the-art strategic and technical leadership and direction to the

USAID and PEPFAR care and treatment programs. S/he will provide his/her technical expertise to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and other collaborating partners and be responsible for coordinating care and treatment policy issues with these stakeholders. S/he will introduce innovative and cost-effective approaches that have been successfully applied in other resource-constrained countries and will bring scientific rigor to discussions with the

GOT and other partners. S/he will be actively involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of selected identification, linkages and treatment activities, and will provide technical oversight to these activities in the field closely monitoring implementers’ performance against targets and suggesting mid-course corrections as needed. S/he may serve as an

Agreement/Contract Officer’s Representative (A/COR) for assigned activities, overseeing the overall strategic direction, relevance, coverage and quality of these activities, and ensuring coordination and complementarity with other prevention programs.

The CFUL will represent USAID at various technical and programmatic fora and will establish and maintain highly collaborative relationships with other members of the interagency President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Team in Tanzania and the US, GOT counterparts, USAID and other donors and stakeholders active in HIV and TB treatment programming in Tanzania.

The CFUL will lead the Curative Facility Unit while working under the functional oversight of the USAID Facility-Based Services Team Leader. S/he will supervise a team of three technical experts (Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, Quality of Care and Diagnostics) and one Program Assistant.

2. Statement of Duties to be Performed [enumerate all specific duties; never indicate

A. Technical Leadership (40% of time)

● Provide technical leadership in curative services to the USG and USAID

Mission, assessing programmatic needs and overseeing the development and implementation of interventions

● Apply technical expertise in clinical services using an integrated approach with strong linkages to community-based programs and system strengthening services to ensure efficiency

● Work across sectors to develop, and ensure implementation of, smart integration approaches among PEPFAR, maternal/child health, malaria, emerging pandemic threats and neglected tropical diseases to provide greater program efficiencies and improved health outcomes from a clinical perspective

● Support the clinical services program to ensure that the systems and structures supporting clinical services meet the demand for comprehensive health and social services for beneficiaries, including persons affected and infected by HIV and TB

● Work as focal person for the adoption and implementation of index testing, optimized provider-initiated counselling and testing, test and start, new service delivery models, new ART and TB treatment regimens and lost to follow-up strategies. Engage other Mission teams to ensure desired results are achieved, and liaise between USAID and GOT to ensure continued progress

● Provide technical leadership to CFUL and the Strategic Information Team to ensure that appropriate data is collected, analysed and reviewed from activities for the timely identification of progress and challenges; course-correction and the replication of successful interventions.

● Work with USG agencies (CDC, DOD, Department of State, and Peace

Corps) in the coordinated planning of programs through the PEPFAR

Country Operational Plan; and participate in partner performance evaluations of cross-agency clinical services programs

● Serve on appropriate national technical working groups and coordinating committees related to clinical care services.

● Provide technical leadership on national policy development.

● Promote the inclusion of comprehensive and integrated service delivery among Tanzania’s national programs. Help to identify key policy barriers and participate in addressing them. Work with local partners and organizations to draft and revise educational materials that support treatment literacy, adherence to treatment.

● Provide guidance and technical assistance to U.S. Government staff and implementing partners to plan rapid scale up of successful programs and best practices related to HIV and TB identification and treatment, determine priorities for interventions, and propose geographic expansion

● Support the design and implementation of new programs and activities

● Participate in the development of the Global Fund plans, PEPFAR

Country Operational Plan, Malaria Operational Plan and the Country

Development Corporation Strategy (CDCS), Emerging pandemic threats and neglected tropical diseases plans.

B. Project Management (35% of time)

● Provide AOR and/or COR responsibilities and supervision for all assigned activities

● Ensure the effective implementation of programs that will achieve GOT and USAID/Tanzania program goals

● Provide appropriate financial oversight of implementing partner activities including review and approval of advances, vouchers, liquidations, and annual budgets

● Approve work plans and monitoring and evaluation plans; strengthen linkages with complementary USG-supported programs

● Identify potential opportunities for local/global development alliances

● Conduct quarterly Joint Partner Program Monitoring (JPPM) meetings, Site Improvement Monitoring Systems (SIMS) visits, and other site visits to ensure that program monitoring is appropriate and that indicators being reported are valid and reliable

● Identify successes, best practices and innovations to share on a national and global level

C. External Representation (25% of time)

● Represent USAID/Tanzania and/or USG/Tanzania at meetings with implementing partners, bilateral and multilateral development partners, host country government, USG agencies, and international and local partners

● Communicate the impact of US Government programs during visits from congressional delegations, high-level US government officials, and other dignitaries.

● Serve on relevant national technical working groups to represent USAID

● Participate and represent USAID during field visits of external delegations, including Congressional and other visitors

3. Supervisory Relationship: Directly supervised by the Facility Based Team

Lead

4. Supervisory Controls: Directly supervise and mentor three technical and one administrative staff to build technical and program management skills

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

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

1. Education: Doctor of Medicine OR Master’s degree in Public Health and ten years of significant professional experience directly related to HIV and TB care and treatment is required.

2. Work Experience: A minimum of 10 years progressively responsible experience in HIV and TB strategy development and implementation with a focus on identification, linkages, care and treatment; Comprehensive understanding of HIV and TB care and treatment at both facility and community levels; HIV program design, implementation, and evaluation in the

East African context; Demonstrated technical leadership in both clinical and public health components of HIV and TB programs; Demonstrated experience analyzing and using data for project management and decision-making;

Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining close counterpart relationships, both governmental and CSO; Demonstrated success of highly effective performance in a context with competing agendas and tight deadlines;

Demonstrated experience applying policy directives to program management are required. Knowledge of or experience working with the President’s

Emergency Plans for AIDS Relief, as well as with USAID, is preferred.

3. Language: Level IV (fluent) English. The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English, including technical and professional contexts, is required. Spoken and/or written Kiswahili abilities are preferred.

4. Knowledge: Must have thorough knowledge of program management principles, including program design, implementation, and evaluation. Must possess a comprehensive understanding of state-of-the-art clinical care and treatment elements including current developments and international standards of care in HIV, TB, and other infectious disease treatment. Must have up-to-date knowledge of clinical medicine, quality improvement, diagnostic services, and performance-based programming. The ability to analyze data on many levels, present it coherently, and use it to guide programming is essential.

5. Skills and Abilities: The position requires strong organizational and management skills, exceptional analytical skills, excellent social and professional judgement, strong listening and negotiation skills, and excellent interpersonal skills in cross-cultural settings. Must interact effectively with mid- and senior-level government officials and maintain collaborative working relationships within a multi-agency team structure. The selected candidate must be capable of generating high-quality work within tight timelines and with limited guidance. Analyzing and interpreting data, such as health and program statistics, facility data and other sources will be necessary. Word processing skills are essential, as is the ability to develop spreadsheets using

MS Excel and visualize data. The ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a high-performance, complex environment is necessary. The incumbent will be able to rapidly analyze information, evaluate data, present findings to diverse audiences, and prepare reports and related documents in short timeframes.

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.

Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications for the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the application and reference checks. For purposes of this solicitation, Offerors will be required to have the minimum qualifications expressed in Section II and will be assessed based on the following factors:

1. Work Experience - (40 Points) https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

2. Knowledge - (20 Points)

3. Skills & Abilities - (20 Points)

4. Education - (10 Points)

5. Language Proficiency - (10 Points)

In order to be considered for the position, a candidate must meet the Minimum

Qualifications as stated in Section II above. Consideration and selection will be based on a panel evaluation of the Evaluation Factors. Please note that not all applicants will be interviewed or contacted. USAID will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews unless expenses are pre authorized. The applicant's references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities.

After the closing date for receipt of offers, a selection committee will be convened to review offers and evaluate them in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Offers from candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered or scored. Reference checks will be made only for offerors considered as finalists.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

1. Eligible offerors are required to complete and submit the offer form AID 309-

2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals,” available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms.

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

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

Interested applicants must submit the following: (1) a current Form AID 302-

3, Offeror Information for Personal Services Contract-attached to this solicitation; (2) a current resume or curriculum vitae; (3) a cover letter, not to exceed three pages, addressing how the applicant meets the Required

Qualifications {(a) education; (b) prior work experience; (c) knowledge, (d) skills and abilities}; and (4) any other documents (certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned, etc.) that address the qualification requirements of the position as listed above, and a list of three (3) to five (5) references with complete contact information, including email address and telephone numbers.

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:

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

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

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

4. Finger Print Card (FD-258)

I. 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) Annual and Sick Leave http://www.usaid.gov/forms

2. ALLOWANCES:

Section numbers refer to rules from the Department of State Standardized

Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas), available at https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101

(a) Temporary Quarter Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

(b) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130)

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

(d) Post Allowance (Section 220)

(e) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260)

(f) Education Allowance (Section 270)

(g) Education Travel (Section 280)

(h) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

(i) Payments during Evacuation/Authorized Departure (Section 600), VI. TAXES

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

VII. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND

CONTRACT CLAUSES PERTAINING TO

PSCs

USAID regulations and policies governing USPSC awards are available at these sources:

1. USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix D, “Direct USAID

Contracts with a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Resident Alien for Personal Services

Abroad,” including contract clause “General Provisions,” available at https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf.

2. Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms. Pricing by line item is to be determined upon contract award as described below:

LINE ITEMS

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3. Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins

(AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs.

http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs 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 .

https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations