DHOD USPSC SOL 72063324R00001 PH. Approved.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72063324R00001

ISSUANCE DATE: October 26, 2023 CLOSING DATE/TIME: November 25, 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, Peter Hubbard Contracting Officer

ATTACHMENT 1 72063324R00001

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72063324R00001

2. ISSUANCE DATE: October 26, 2023.

3. CLOSING DATE/TIME: November 25, 2023, 17:00 Local Time, Pretoria, South Africa

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Kim Sias email at ksias@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Deputy Health Office Director- Botswana

6. MARKET VALUE: $99, 908- $ 129,878 equivalent to GS-14

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: USAID/Botswana

Overseas USPSCs and TCNPSCs not subject to the local compensation plan 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 April

2024. 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: April 2024- April 2026

Option Period 1: April 2026- April 2027

Option Period 2: April 2027- April 2028

Option Period 3: April 2028- April 2029

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: Employment Authorization- Secret Clearance Level

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Background Botswana is a sparsely populated land-locked country with an estimated population of 2,346, 179 million (2022 Botswana Population and Housing Survey). According to the 2021 UNAIDS estimates, there are 374,729 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Botswana. The Botswana AIDS Impact Survey V (BAIS V) revealed that Botswana has achieved the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by reaching 95-98-98. This means 95 percent of People living with HIV (PLHIV) know their status, 98 percent of those on treatment, and 98 percent of those virally suppressed. This notable national achievement masks differences in age, sex, geographic area and health care access that need to be addressed, especially with regard to specific sub-populations such as children, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), Key Populations (KP), and men.

With the achievement of these milestones Botswana enters a new phase of its HIV response, one that will be more systems oriented and focused on sustaining these gains. The Government of Botswana’s (GoB) response to the epidemic has been very successful on many fronts and the United State Government (USG) has been a critical partner. The program comprises both public and private sector elements including non-government organizations (NGOs) but is heavily dependent upon the public sector delivery system. USG HIV/AIDS programs support the priorities of the GoB through supporting the implementation of the third National Strategic Framework for HIV (2018-2023) in the areas of HIV/AIDS Prevention which includes behavioral and biomedical prevention; HIV Care and Treatment, Supply Chain and Health Systems Strengthening.

In Botswana, the U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is an integrated U.S.

Government (USG) response led by the US Embassy – Department of State. USAID/Botswana works with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Defense (DOD) and the Peace Corps to implement the PEPFAR programs while the Department of State plays a pivotal role in coordinating all the PEPFAR efforts in the country.

Position Overview:

The Botswana Deputy Health Office Director fills a key management role. The Deputy Health Office Director supports the evolution of the health program and plays a key role in developing strategies and annual operational plans for the program. 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 PEPFAR and USAID’s development objectives. The incumbent will provide management support to the Health Office and back-up to the Health Office Director, as necessary.

The Deputy Director also oversees USAID/Botswana’s PEPFAR portfolio of health systems strengthening activities to deliver impact on USAID’s health systems strengthening investments and to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control. USAID/Botswana’s system strengthening portfolio is broad and currently includes community systems, supply chain, health care financing, human resources for health, civil society strengthening, and support to District Health Management Teams. The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating with the Ministry of Health, and other Ministries, and supporting current and new initiatives, such as the roll-out of the community health workers guidelines, revitalizing primary health care, and decentralization, among others.

The Deputy is responsible for the direct supervision and mentoring of internationally and locally employed professional and administrative staff. S/he supports the 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 Deputy regularly liaises with technical and subject matter experts from USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) in Washington and USAID’s Regional Health Office in Pretoria to facilitate high quality technical assistance provision to advance program goals.

Together with the Health Office Director, the incumbent represents USAID/Botswana’s health programming to the Embassy Front Office, USAID/Southern Africa Mission leadership, and State/Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD) leadership. In the absence of the Health Office Director and/or upon request, the Deputy will serve as the Acting Health Office Director. As requested, the Deputy accompanies the Ambassador on high level engagements and serves as the control officer for other high-level visits to Botswana. The Deputy Health Office Director is supervised by the USAID Health Office Director

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Health Office Management and Supervision (40%) The Deputy provides on-going program oversight and management across the USAID/PEPFAR portfolio. This responsibility includes:

• Supervising internationally and locally employed professional staff. Setting staff annual work objectives, conducting staff performance evaluations, reviewing and revising position descriptions as needed, and developing and managing staff training and development plans.

• Identifying resources to support USAID programs and fostering efficient USAID management processes by adopting technically sound and cost-effective approaches to programming.

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

• Serving as the point of contact for requests for information from State/GHSD, the US

Embassy, and USAID/W, and reviewing and verifying the quality of USAID/Botswana responses to requests for information on the program.

• Acting as Control Officer for temporary duty (TDY) visits, high level visitors site visits, including recommending and organizing site visits for visitors and providing clear briefing materials to visitors on the USAID portfolio.

• Supporting the USAID Health Office Director in budget planning, and monitoring of obligations, commitments and expenditures for USAID grants, contracts and cooperative agreements.

• Ensuring that documentation of relevant activities is prepared with input from other USG team members and implementing partners and is submitted in a timely fashion to the Health Office Director and/or the PEPFAR Coordinator, with adequate time for technical working groups (TWG) review and clearance.

• Leading the design and procurement process for new programs, and the revision of current awards to align them with new strategic approaches.

• Assuming the role of Acting Health Office Director during his/her absence and acts as USAID Agency Lead for PEPFAR activities and representing USAID at Country Team meetings with senior management from all agencies and Embassy Front Office, when required.

Strategic and Technical Leadership (40%) The Deputy key duties of this responsibility includes:

• Providing thought leadership across USAID’s PEPFAR programming, and in particular the health systems strengthening portfolio, health financing, human resources for health, supply chain, social contracting, private sector engagement, and capacity building and organizational strengthening.

• Overseeing the successful implementation of health systems strengthening activities across a breadth of the PEPFAR/Botswana portfolio to ensure USAID programs are accountable for results and that corrective action plans are put in place in a timely manner, as needed.

• Modeling collaboration best practices with Government of Botswana counterparts, USG staff within the PEPFAR inter-agency technical working groups, and implementing partners in Botswana with the design, implementation, and evaluation of USAID programs.

• Engaging key development partners and private sector representatives to identify areas of synergy and complementary investments to optimize health outcomes in Botswana.

• Convening annual portfolio and quarterly program performance reviews, and together with the Senior Data and Evaluation Lead, building a culture of data use for decision making across the USAID/Botswana team and USAID implementing partners.

• Ensuring Site Improvement Monitoring visits (SIMS) and data quality assessments (DQAs) are implemented routinely and that results inform program implementation.

• Reviewing technical documents and reports to ensure USAID-supported activities are in line with latest technical guidance as well as relevant USG policies and procedures.

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

• Leading development of sustainability planning and frameworks for HIV 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/Botswana’s program portfolio is appropriately planned in line with Government of Botswana’s policy and strategic vision for the health sector.

• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge with relevant capacity-building and systems strengthening activities and the latest science regarding best practices in providing care and treatment to HIV/AIDS patients.

• Making recommendations to improve the overall alignment of the PEPFAR portfolio with the evolving epidemic in Botswana, especially with respect to system strengthening, and reflect those in related strategic and planning documents.

• Developing communication materials to showcase USAID PEPFAR activities and to highlight successes of the overall Botswana PEPFAR program.

Project Portfolio Management (20%) The Deputy key duties of this responsibility include:

• Overseeing USAID programs, which may include serving as a C/AOR or Alternate C/AOR and/or Activity manager for the HSS portfolio activities, overseeing partner implementation and progress against targets, providing financial oversight of budget execution, and pipeline oversight, and ensuring proper and timely partner reporting.

• Conducting routine project monitoring and evaluation activities, including leading routine site visits to implementing partner activities to ensure activity implementation is in accordance with the approved work plans 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, scopes of work, and other implementation documentation to ensure they have feasible, results-oriented, gender-sensitive approaches with clearly identified outputs.

• Reviewing and determining the appropriateness of proposed agreement modifications.

• Ensuring that timely audits are carried out in accordance with the respective activity agreements and any audit recommendations are closed.

• Assisting implementing partners to troubleshoot implementation problems and ensuring that implementing partners comply with the terms and conditions of activity agreements, including prompt close out of activities.

• Bringing any major management or politically sensitive issues to the attention of the USAID Health Office Director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Minimum of a master’s degree in a relevant professional discipline such as international public health, behavioral and/or social sciences, health care, health management, international development.

Prior Work Experience:

• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in the design and management of public health programs, with a focus on HIV/AIDS.

• Experience working in technical oversight, design, monitoring and evaluation of health system strengthening programs in low resource settings.

• Demonstrated experience in managing PEPFAR and HIV/AIDS programs and supporting health system strengthening activities.

• History of effective collaboration, honed negotiation skills, and demonstrated experience in facilitating partnerships for mutually beneficial outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience in successfully designing, procuring, and managing programs that incorporate innovative practices, advanced analytics, and novel approaches to health system strengthening.

• Demonstrated experience improving program efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and scaling cost-effective interventions in public sector programs.

Job Knowledge:

• Demonstrable understanding of HIV prevention, treatment, and care interventions, and related health systems including program design, implementation, and evaluation.

• Knowledge of PEPFAR rules, regulations, procedures, policies, and programs.

• An understanding of development and implementation of public private partnerships

• Sound understanding of health systems strengthening interventions including community health systems.

• Experience supervising and managing people at different levels in an organization.

• Experience and understanding of working in a multi-cultural, multi-agency environment.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, oral/written communication and computer skills and ability to communicate information in objective, transparent, accurate, and concise oral and written forms.

• Demonstrated capacity to manage and oversee a multisectoral health initiative.

• Ability in dealing effectively and diplomatically with multiple U.S. and host country government agencies, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sector.

• Excellent coordination skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through, including balancing of competing priorities in a fast-paced working environment and working under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Ability to look creatively at issues/problems and conceive, plan, organize, manage and evaluate important, diverse, and complex work projects/issues.

• Excellent technical and project management skills, ability to provide substantive feedback on concept papers, proposals, program descriptions/scopes of work, performance reports, and other technical and programmatic documents.

• Strong organizational/prioritization skills; project administration ability to operate independently with limited direct supervision.

• Standard to advanced working knowledge of MS Office, specifically MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel. The ability to use other data platforms such as SPSS, STATA and DHIS2 platforms is needed.

• A thorough working knowledge of PEPFAR/USG knowledge as it relates to HIV/AIDS programming.

Language Proficiency:

• Fluent ability is required in written and spoken English (Level IV). Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills including a demonstrated ability to present highly technical information, analysis, and recommendations in clear written and oral formats.

POSITION ELEMENTS:

a. Supervision Received: The incumbent will be supervised by the USAID/Botswana Health Office Director and will be required to exercise independent judgment in carrying out assigned tasks and to be able to function effectively within a multicultural and interagency environment. The position requires the incumbent to work independently on key tasks, and keep managers and colleagues apprised of the status of work assignments. Assignments are often self-generated and made in terms of a review of goals and objectives to be achieved and the results expected.

b. Supervision Exercised: It is expected for the incumbent to have adequate supervisory and management skills as the position will be assigned supervisory responsibilities for local and offshores employees. The incumbent will be held accountable for addressing issues of performance and behavior, as well as instances of conflict within the PEPFAR community at post.

c. Available Guidelines: Generally accepted HIV/AIDS international medical and ethical standards for treatment and research such as WHO and UNAIDS. PEPFAR strategic objectives and operating provisions. The Country Operational Plan (COP), U.S.

Government (including agency and PEPFAR) rules, regulations, and policies issued both in writing and orally. PEPFAR/Agency specific financial regulations, agency-specific procurement regulations and requirements for developing and implementing grants, contracts, cooperative agreements. Additionally, the ADS, USAID Travel Regulations, USAID Mission Orders, and other guidelines as may be pointed out by the USAID/Botswana Health Office Director or their designee.

d. Exercise of Judgment: Incumbent is expected to exercise independent, professional judgment on the quality and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. Incumbent’s professional judgment is used to recommend and develop strategies for optimum cooperation with the implementing partners of the USG, as well as senior level staff of other agencies that are involved in providing HIV/AIDS related services and activities.

Position leads project teams and workgroups and has wide latitude about how best to meet the goals of the project. Position is required to detect, amend and re-direct practices that are not consistent with the goals and any protocols established for the project.

e. Authority to Make Commitments: The incumbent is not authorized to make direct commitments by signing documents approving the use of USG resources but has authority to make tentative commitments during inter-agency working group and budgetary planning meetings, subject to final approval by the USAID/Botswana Health Office Director. Job holder has responsibility for making technical recommendations on changes in scope of work, funding allocations, reporting and supplemental agreements to the USAID Program Grants Office/Contracting Officer for action. Position will also provide input into USAID/Botswana implementation partner procurements.

f. Scope and Effect:

The Deputy Director contributes essential programmatic expertise related to both USAID and PEPFAR planning, reporting, management of activities and funds, and coordination of USAID Botswana’s procurement actions. The jobholder exercises the maximum degree of independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, resolving problems and conflicts, and taking steps necessary to meet deadlines. The jobholder provides leadership in planning and managing health programs, projects and activities.

The Deputy Director collaborates with all members of the USAID team including in Botswana, regional offices and headquarters, other USG agencies involved in PEPFAR, counterparts in government of Botswana ministries and departments, a wide range of civil society and private organizations, and other donor and international organizations working on programs and systems related to health.

g. Complexity:

Work involves varied duties that combine diverse skill sets. These include supervisory;

technical leadership; program planning, oversight and reporting; financial management, budget tracking and analysis; and relationship management. Issues encountered will therefore vary, ranging in complexity and requiring a high level of analytical ability and independent judgment.

h. Nature, Level, and Purpose of Contacts: Mainly mid-level to high level contacts with

Embassy Gaborone, USAID (regional and Washington), USG partner agencies, host government contacts and other stakeholders. The job holder will have contact with senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and other relevant Ministries with whom USAID has contact to reach the goals of the PEPFAR and health programs.

Interactions with contacts will be through settings that include large gatherings and one-on-one meetings.

i. Post Entry Training: The incumbent will be given on-the-job training regarding Agency policies, procedures, and regulations, including the Automated Directives Systems (ADS) and Mission Orders. Courses toward certification as Agreement Officer’s Representative (A/COR) and will be offered; on-the-job training on financial management and procurement procedures is desirable. Training in USAID project implementation, financial management operating procedures and requirements as needed. Technical training to be attended as applicable.

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

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

To be considered for the position, an applicant must have the following minimum qualifications:

• Education: Minimum of a master’s degree in a relevant professional discipline such as international public health, behavioral and/or social sciences, health care, health management, international development.

• Prior Work Experience:

• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in the design and management of public health programs, with a focus on HIV/AIDS.

• Experience working in technical oversight, design, monitoring and evaluation of health system strengthening programs in low resource settings.

• Demonstrated experience in managing PEPFAR and HIV/AIDS programs and supporting health system strengthening activities.

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 – 40 Points

• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in the design and management of public health programs, with a focus on HIV/AIDS.

• Demonstrated experience in managing PEPFAR and HIV/AIDS programs and supporting health system strengthening activities.

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• Demonstrated experience in successfully designing, procuring, and managing programs that incorporate innovative practices, and novel approaches to health system strengthening.

• Demonstrated experience improving program efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and scaling cost-effective interventions in health programs.

FACTOR #2 – Job Knowledge – 30 Points

• Demonstrated understanding of HIV prevention, treatment, and care interventions, and related health systems including program design, implementation, and evaluation.

• Experience supervising and managing people at different levels in an organization.

• Experience working in a multicultural, multi-agency environment.

FACTOR #3 – Skills & Abilities – 30 Points

• Demonstrated ability to represent USAID programs and priorities to a wide range of internal and external parties including U.S. Embassy Front Office, inter-agency, senior host government officials, USAID senior management and others.

• Demonstrated capacity to manage and oversee a multisectoral health initiative.

• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple U.S. and host country government agencies, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations and the private sector.

Total possible factor points: 100 points Interview points: 100 points

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/Southern Africa- Botswana.

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.

● 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.

● 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.

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.

http://www.usaid.gov/forms http://www.usaid.gov/forms mailto:jobapplications@usaid.gov

For queries please contact: Ms. Kim Sias, Human Resource Assistant, Telephone: +27 12 452 2206, e-mail address: ksias@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. Fingerprint 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)

(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) mailto:ksias mailto:------------@usaid.gov http://www.usaid.gov/forms http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101

(g) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

(h) Payments during Evacuation/Authorized Departure (Section 600)

If a Resident Hire USPSC is selected for this position the benefits and allowances will be adjusted as per Mission and AIDAR policy.

VII. TAXES

USPSCs are required to pay Federal income taxes, FICA, Medicare and applicable State Income taxes. A TCN will be eligible to pay taxes as specified by their respective country.

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

ITEM NO

(A)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION) (B) QUANTITY

(C)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT

PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

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 negotiation s with

Contractor http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf http://www.usaid.gov/forms

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 negotiation s 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

6. FAR Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023)

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