Signed Senior Regional Advisor Senegal 720BHA21R00088 (1).pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 720BHA21R00088

ISSUANCE DATE: February 3, 2022 CLOSING DATE AND TIME: March 3, 2022 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) Office of Africa (OA) is seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal service as a SENIOR REGIONAL ADVISOR (SRA) under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the solicitation.

Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified.

Offerors interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:

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

(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

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

(c) 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.

(d) U.S. Citizenship

(e) 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. 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.

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

This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted. AID 309-2 is available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms.

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

720BHA21R00088

NOTE REGARDING ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

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.

NOTE REGARDING DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBERS

AND THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

All USPSCs with a place of performance in the United States are required to have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to receiving an award. You will be disqualified if you either fail to comply with this requirement or if your name appears on the excluded parties list. The selectee will be provided with guidance regarding this registration.

NOTE: As of March 28, 2018, all new SAM.gov entity registrations will now require a signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity administrator for the entity associated with the DUNS number. Additional information on the format of the notarized letter and where to submit can be found via the below Federal Service Desk link:

https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257d321f96194b& sysparm_search=kb0013183

Offerors can expect to receive a confirmation email when offer materials have been received.

Offerors should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their offers.

Your complete resume must be emailed to:

OA Recruitment Team E-Mail Address: BHA.AfricaRecruitment@usaid.gov Website: www.BHAjobs.net

Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to the Africa Recruitment Team via the information provided above.

Sincerely, Sonja Stroud-Gooden Contracting Officer

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 720BHA21R00088

2. ISSUANCE DATE: February 3, 2022

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: March 3, 2022, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Time

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Africa Recruitment Team, BHA.AfricaRecruitment@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Senior Regional Advisor

6. MARKET VALUE: $112-890 - $146,757 equivalent to GS-15 (not eligible for locality pay)

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

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) years

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Dakar, Senegal

There may be an initial training program in Washington, D.C. for three months, which will include formal classroom training and on-the-job training; and may include security training.

After completion of Washington training, the Senior Regional Advisor will be assigned to the place of performance.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. Citizens

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID.

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

POSITION DESCRIPTION

BACKGROUND

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government (USG) humanitarian assistance overseas in response to all types of international disasters, including slow-onset disasters such as droughts or famine; natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods;

or human-made disasters such as conflict or war. BHA is responsible for planning, coordinating, 3 | Page mailto:BHA.AfricaRecruitment@usaid.gov developing, achieving, monitoring, and evaluating international humanitarian assistance falling into two conceptual areas:

● Humanitarian Response activities comprise needs-based humanitarian assistance provided to save lives, alleviate suffering, and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of emergencies. Humanitarian assistance is grounded in humanitarian principles and is directed toward the most vulnerable populations.

● Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) activities will set the initial foundations for longer-term recovery as appropriate, and will work in close conjunction with humanitarian assistance. Early recovery is an approach that supports communities impacted by crises to protect and restore basic systems and service delivery. Early recovery builds on humanitarian response efforts and establishes the initial foundations of long-term recovery. Early recovery activities are implemented for a specified, appropriate timeframe that assists populations recovering from an identifiable shock. Risk reduction is the prevention of new and reduction of existing disaster risk and management of residual risk, which contributes to strengthening resilience and to the achievement of sustainable development. Resilience is the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth.

BHA has seven offices, as follows:

The Bureau’s three geographic offices are: (1) Office of Africa; (2) Office of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean; and (3) the Office of the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.

Each geographic office designs, provides, and assesses humanitarian assistance for their respective regions, including assistance related to responding to, recovering from, and reducing the risk of human-made and natural disasters, while linking with other USAID investments that build resilience.

The Office of Global Policy, Partnerships, Programs, and Communications (G3PC) shapes and influences USAID’s role within the international humanitarian system; leads engagement on a range of policy, programmatic, and operational issues; and positions the Agency to influence collective response to emergency needs across the globe.

The Office of Technical and Program Quality (TPQ) leads the Bureau's efforts to provide high-quality programmatic and technical leadership, oversight, and guidance. In addition, TPQ leads the Bureau’s external engagement with academia and coordinates research to advance the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of humanitarian and multi-year programming.

The Office of Humanitarian Business and Management Operations (HBMO) is responsible for maintaining 24/7 operability by providing leadership, planning, quality assurance, technical expertise, and process management. HBMO ensures effective stewardship of the Bureau’s support services, including workforce planning, staffing, financial management, internal controls, facilities operations, and infrastructure.

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The Office of Field and Response Operations (FARO) leads and manages operational assistance and the purchase and delivery of goods and services in response to declared foreign disasters and international humanitarian needs in key functional areas, including supply-chain management, procurement, logistics, oversight, and operational coordination with the U.S. military.

INTRODUCTION

BHA is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce.

BHA encourages qualified candidates of all races/ethnicities, genders, cultural backgrounds, abilities, and socioeconomic statuses to apply.

The Office of Africa designs, provides, and assesses humanitarian assistance, including assistance related to responding to, recovering from, and reducing the risk of man-made and natural disasters, while linking with other USAID investments that build resilience. To achieve these objectives, humanitarian experts based overseas coordinate with local authorities and USAID Missions, while humanitarian experts based in Washington coordinate with USAID Regional and Pillar Bureaus. The Office of Africa consists of five (5) geographic divisions: East Africa; Central Africa; Sudans; West Africa; and Southern Africa. These divisions are responsible for the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance through grants and cooperative agreements to non-governmental organizations (NGOs); international organizations (IOs) including United Nations (UN) agencies; and to other partners to ensure the implementation and delivery of this assistance. These divisions also oversee BHA Office of Africa’s nonresponse efforts in disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience, and humanitarian transition.

To fulfill its mandate, and to effectively respond to disasters worldwide, BHA has established six regional offices in the following locations: San Jose, Costa Rica; Nairobi, Kenya; Dakar, Senegal; Pretoria, South Africa; Budapest, Hungary and Bangkok, Thailand. BHA also has other, smaller sub-regional and program offices around the world.

The BHA West Africa Regional Office (WARO) is composed of approximately 16 BHA staff and is responsible for regional level oversight of over $700 million emergency, DRR, and resilience programming across 21 countries. The WARO office provides targeted technical, strategic planning, budgetary, staffing, and management support to BHA presence-country offices in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. The Regional Office and the six BHA bi-lateral teams are diverse and composed of Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), United States Personal Service Contractors (USPSCs), and national staff and are led by experienced Senior Humanitarian Advisors. The WARO office also directly oversees a cross-cutting regional portfolio as well as direct management and monitoring of humanitarian programs in non-presence countries such as Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone.

The WARO ensures BHA humanitarian leadership and representation in regional humanitarian fora and manages relationships with key Dakar-based humanitarian stakeholders in the USG, UN, and NGO communities. Additionally, the BHA Regional Office ensures greater linkages, 5 | Page coordination and complementarity between humanitarian assistance programs and development programming in the Sahel and throughout the West Africa region.

WARO staff are expected to travel frequently to monitor programs throughout the region, provide short-term surge support to fill vacant positions in presence countries, and deploy on short notice to respond to emerging crises worldwide.

OBJECTIVE

BHA requires the services of a senior humanitarian professional, who will serve as Senior Regional Advisor (SRA) for the WARO, based in Dakar, Senegal, to ensure that BHA’s objectives for disaster assistance, disaster risk reduction, resilience programming, strategic reporting, and interagency coordination for the region are met.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The SRA will be responsible for program analysis, strategy development, and coordination with relief agencies, other donors, and USG interagency partners, as well as reporting to the Mission Director in Senegal or his/her delegate and the Deputy Office Director in BHA/Washington. The SRA will maintain close coordination and collaboration with USAID and Embassy staff across the affected region and in the relevant regional offices. The incumbent will function as a SRA within the WARO and work largely independently under a broad set of strategic objectives that are meant to be accomplished. His/her supervisor (Mission Director in Senegal) will provide broad feedback and participate in priority setting, but work products will be accepted as technically authoritative. S/he will have designated representational responsibilities where s/he must speak and act independently on behalf of the USAID Mission. In the event of a crisis or other acute shock, as the alter ego for the senior BHA official at post the USPSC may be delegated leadership of response planning. The USPSC is expected to plan work programs and projects with little or no guidance and as an expert he/she is expected to provide technical advice and support on humanitarian assistance matters to other technical experts, the Senegal BHA Office, other USAID Senegal offices, BHA in Washington, the Government of Senegal, international organizations, and implementing partners.

This position requires substantial coordination with representatives from other USAID offices, the U.S. Embassy, other USG agencies, host country governments, U.S. military representatives, as well as with relevant donor representatives, UN agencies and NGOs, therefore requiring a highly collaborative work style. The Senior Regional Advisor must be prepared to function effectively in a challenging and restrictive work environment and to strictly adhere to U.S.

Embassy security guidelines.

Working directly under the guidance and supervision of the Mission Director or his/her delegate in Senegal, the Senior SRA will work in close collaboration with a team that may include Regional Advisors, Senior Humanitarian Advisors, Program Officers, Field Monitors, Regional Team Leaders, Humanitarian Assistance Officers, and/or Program Assistants. The SRA must remain flexible and be able to serve in multiple senior leadership roles depending on prevailing

6 | Page staffing needs for priority responses within BHA/Washington, BHA/WARO, the USAID/Senegal Mission, and/or Disaster Assistance Response Team (DARTs) and Response Management Team (RMTs). As such, the SRA will be expected to serve in various senior leadership roles including but not limited to WARO Regional Director (RD) or Deputy Regional Director (DRD) and DART Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader. Additionally, the SRA may be expected to serve in short-term acting leadership roles in USAID/Senegal at the request of the USAID/Senegal Mission Director. As RD or DRD, the SRA will directly supervise RAs, Senior Regional Humanitarian Program Officers (SHRPOs), and/or various administrative and technical staff in the WARO office. For countries where BHA staff are based, the BHA/WARO maintains dual-reporting and supervision of BHA country teams in coordination with USAID Mission Directors and USAID Country Representatives and BHA Country Leads. Therefore, the SRA will be expected to supervise, mentor, coach, and train BHA SHAs and Office Directors in close collaboration with Mission Directors and Country Managers.

Specifically, the SRA will be responsible for the following:

Humanitarian Leadership, Response, and Strategy

● Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of humanitarian issues and context changes in West Africa. Analyze and synthesize complex information to identify and prioritize humanitarian assistance needs, response options, and/or policy issues.

● Regularly track and report to all BHA and Mission stakeholders on incipient disasters and/or developments in complex crises, humanitarian response appeals and plans, and emerging and intractable humanitarian issues and challenges.

● Lead identification and assessment of humanitarian needs, formulation of assistance requirements, and beneficiary targeting. Apply expertise to inform USG actions.

● In partnership with the Senior BHA representatives at various posts throughout the region, co-lead BHA strategy processes to determine current and future directions and resource levels of BHA’s WARO portfolio.

● Develop technically sound and time-sensitive solutions in times of crisis that enable USG to respond to the multifaceted needs of targeted beneficiaries. Facilitate discussions and lead the decision-making process on resource allocations across all sectors and modalities of assistance.

● Serve as a key strategic advisor for the Mission Directors and Ambassadors throughout the region on humanitarian principles, policies, and practice. Ensure programmatic and operational cohesion and excellence across the full range of USG emergency programming, including Food Assistance (both in-kind and market-based); Agriculture and Food Security; Economic Recovery and Market Systems; Health; Humanitarian Coordination and Information Management; Logistics; Nutrition; Protection; Shelter and Settlements; and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.

● Guide decision making and analysis of resource allocations across all sectors and modalities of humanitarian assistance.

● Guide and advise USAID Missions throughout the region regarding approaches for adjusting development programming in response to crises and provide expert guidance to incorporate humanitarian concerns into Mission activities and strategic plans. Participate in USAID strategic processes and strategy development, including development of and

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Coordination

● Create and nurture strategic partnerships with stakeholders, including host government ministries and officials, UN agencies, donors, international and national NGOs, and other international and regional professionals and institutions to advance USG humanitarian and disaster risk reduction objectives.

● Ensure coordination and cohesion across USAID emergency programming (activities and teams) through regular communication with Washington and the field, , particularly in the context of BHA’s rollout of new systems and processes,, so that USAID is best placed to meet the multifaceted needs of populations in crisis.

● Collaborate with USAID colleagues throughout the region to share information, avoid duplication, and identify synergies and transition opportunities. Maintain ongoing dialogue with USG inter-agency actors and BHA country offices on programmatic priorities, objectives, progress, results, challenges, and USG policies in areas with humanitarian concerns or impacts.

● Maintain ongoing dialogue and coordination with BHA/WARO and BHA/Washington to ensure effective collaboration among all BHA entities working on the portfolio.

● Engage with NGOs, the UN, and other donors and actors to support humanitarian coordination and information management during emergencies. Support, assess, and participate in the humanitarian cluster system, where appropriate.

Representation and Advocacy

● As a leading humanitarian specialist for USAID in West Africa, represent BHA at internal senior level meetings within the USG and with humanitarian stakeholders and convey humanitarian concerns and priorities from the USAID perspective both in-person and in writing. Serve as a liaison on humanitarian issues among USAID mission staff, the U.S. Embassy and other USG agencies, military representatives, BHA/Washington and the broader humanitarian community.

● Support advocacy initiatives on humanitarian concerns and issues, such as humanitarian principles, protection of civilians, funding needs and appeals, and/or specific vulnerabilities in highly complex contexts.

● Represent USAID’s humanitarian assistance interests during formal and informal engagements with other principal donors and actors in the sector, such as United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Program, United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, and World Bank.

● Represent as appropriate USAID in regional humanitarian coordination fora.

● Prepare and deliver presentations, briefings, and ad hoc analyses to senior government officials and other stakeholders on USAID’s emergency programs and activities at local, regional and international workshops and conferences.

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Portfolio Management and Administrative Supervision

● Provide strategic direction and guidance to ensure cohesion across a high-functioning team focused on humanitarian programming in the medium-to-long term.

● Oversee staffing and performance management processes assigned to staff, including day to day management of staff, completion of annual performance evaluations, reviews of position descriptions, establishment and monitoring of professional development plans, and leave request approvals. Advise, consult, and notify Mission Directors and BHA/Washington on personnel matters as appropriate.

● Work with Mission leadership throughout the region to determine short and long term staffing assignments, including temporary deployments of FSOs, USPSCs, Third Country Nationals, and Foreign Services Nationals to respond to emergency situations in other countries.

● Oversee, determine allocations for, and monitor BHA budgets across the region. This includes reviewing and approving annual and ad hoc budget requests, monitoring use of funds and burn rates to ensure timely spending and providing guidance for realignments of budgets.

● Apply expert knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, guidance and practice to guide appropriate and effective use of emergency resources. Work in close coordination with cognizant BHA officials to provide strategic management and oversight of the West Africa portfolio.

● Ensure effective oversight of activities by coordinating and conducting monitoring visits.

Based on information collected during field visits, communicate findings and recommendations to Mission and BHA management, and, as appropriate, to partners and government counterparts.

● Maintain regular, close coordination and communication with BHA/Washington.

Contextual Specialty

● Serve as an expert on humanitarian issues, priorities, lessons learned, and opportunities in the West Africa region.

● Provide expert guidance on political, humanitarian, organizational, structural and stakeholder interests in West Africa.

● Prepare and/or provide substantive guidance in the preparation of, regular strategic and analytical reports on current or anticipated emergencies, as well as comprehensive preparedness documentation on assigned countries.

General Duties

● 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/project deliverables (i.e. work plans, annual reports, month status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, and financial/budget reports. They are responsible for drafting and submitting the annual contractor performance evaluation in the Contract/Assistance Performance Assessment Review System. They prepare and review contract/assistance

9 | Page modifications documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement Officer to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter.

● This position requires frequent travel and the willingness to deploy within the region, or outside the region, for one month or more annually to cover priority emergency responses. This may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment in a different country for an extended period of time.

● As needed, may serve on temporary detail within the Bureau. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the Team’s existing duties and responsibilities and will be directly related to the scope of work provided.

● Consistently model behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to fostering a non-hostile work environment free of discrimination, bias, unfairness, exclusion, offensive behaviors and harassment of any kind.

● Engage in at least one workforce diversity initiative/activity focused on helping to improve the organizational culture. Attend and actively participate in diversity and harassment training opportunities, brown bag sessions or focus group discussions.

● Lead/foster a collaborative, respectful, and professional work environment by demonstrating partnership and teamwork to accomplish team, office, and bureau objectives.

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP:

The USPSC is a member of the USAID/Senegal Mission and will report directly to the Mission Director or his/her delegate. However, he/she will coordinate regularly with the BHA country teams throughout the region and directly with personnel within the Sahel Regional Office of the USAID/Senegal mission, and collaborate and consult with other USAID and U.S. Embassy staff.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:

The USPSC is expected to plan, design and carry out programs, projects, studies or other work with limited administrative direction from his/her supervisor in terms of broadly defined mission or functions. Results are considered technically authoritative and are normally accepted without significant change, reviewed in terms of fulfillment of program objectives, influence on overall program, or contribution to the advancement of the objective.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is generally sedentary and does not pose undue physical demands. 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).

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13. WORK ENVIRONMENT

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.

14. START DATE: Immediately, once necessary clearances are obtained.

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.)

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, with at least eleven (11) years of relevant work experience.

Such experience must include humanitarian or development focus and responsibility in determining budget levels, selecting programs for funding, and/or managing and evaluating funded programs. Experience must include at least four (4) years of cumulative experience in international or domestic humanitarian assistance, emergency management/relief, disaster risk reduction, post-emergency rehabilitation or recovery, or resilience.

OR

Master’s degree in any discipline, with at least nine (9) years of relevant experience with a humanitarian or development focus and include responsibility in determining budget levels, selecting programs for funding, and/or managing and evaluating funded programs. Experience must include at least four (4) years of cumulative experience in international or domestic humanitarian assistance, emergency management/relief, disaster risk reduction, post-emergency rehabilitation or recovery, or resilience.

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.

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.

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● Complete resume submitted. See cover page 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 will not be accepted.

● Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented 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 rating factors are as follows:

SCORING MATRIX (30 points)

Professional Experience (20 points):

● Experience managing humanitarian interventions including needs assessments, strategy development, budget management, resource prioritization, program development, and program management.

● Experience managing emergency response, early recovery and transition, disaster risk reduction, and/or resilience interventions.

● Demonstrated experience working with host or local governments on the planning and implementation of humanitarian or development interventions; this can include both domestic and international experience.

● Demonstrated experience working with donor organizations and/or diplomatic missions.

● Demonstrated experience working with international and national non-governmental partners at senior levels.

● Demonstrated experience delivering verbal presentations or engaging with senior officials within a large organization on humanitarian issues.

Leading Teams Experience (10 points)

● Experience leading teams of varied nationalities and cultural backgrounds.

● Experience leading a diverse team of program, technical, and administrative staff.

Interview Performance (50 points)

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks (20 points)

Total Possible Points: 100

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BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who meet the Education/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.

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 future phase of the selection process.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

Offers must be received by the closing date and time at the address specified in the cover letter.

Qualified individuals are required to submit:

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

(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

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

(c) 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.

(d) U.S. Citizenship

(e) 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. 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.

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

This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted. AID 309-2 is available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms.

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

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.

DOCUMENT SUBMITTALS

Via email: BHA.AfricaRecruitment@usaid.gov

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.

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.

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.

NOTE: REGARDING ADEQUATE SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL

CONTRACTORS

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.

NOTE REGARDING DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBERS

AND THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

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All USPSCs with a place of performance in the United States are required to have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to receiving an offer. You will be disqualified if you either fail to comply with this requirement or if your name appears on the excluded parties list. The selectee will be provided with guidance regarding this registration.

NOTE: Registration for a DUNS number is FREE.

For general information about DUNS Numbers, please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204 and FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204 or www.sam.gov.

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

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

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(f) Annual and Sick Leave

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).

NOTE: Family members of USPSC's seeking employment in the local economy overseas need to be aware of the work permit regulations in the host country.

VII. TAXES

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

VIII. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT CLAUSES PERTAINING

TO PSCs

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

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

ADS 309 – Personal Services Contracts can be found at:

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/309.pdf

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

Five Year Table – Senior Regional Advisor

ITEM

N O

SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION)

(B)

QUAN

TI

TY

UNI

T

(D)

UNIT

PR

AMOU

N T

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(A) (C) IC

E

(E)

(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 $ ___ $___

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 $ ___ $___

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 $ ___ $___

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 $ ___ $___

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 $ ___ $___

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 .

AAPD 06-10 – PSC Medical Expense Payment Responsibility AAPD No. 06-10 is hereby incorporated as Attachment 1 to the solicitation.

AAPD 21-05 – Revised and Expanded Fringe Benefits for U.S. Personal Services Contractors AAPD No. 21-05 is hereby incorporated as Attachment 2 to the solicitation.

AAPD 18-02 REVISED - Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Services AAPD No. 18-02 is hereby incorporated as Attachment 3 to the solicitation.

FAR 52.222-50 – COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

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FAR Clause 52.222-50 is hereby incorporated as Attachment 4 to the solicitation.

FAR 52.223-99—Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors FAR Clause 52.223-99 is hereby incorporated as Attachment 5 to the solicitation.

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 .

ALL QUALIFIED OFFERORS WILL BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE,

COLOR, SEX, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, LAWFUL POLITICAL AFFILIATION,

NON-DISQUALIFYING DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,

AFFILIATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER NON-MERIT

FACTOR.

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ATTACHMENT 1

USPSC PROVISION “MEDICAL EXPENSE PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY (OCTOBER

2006)

MEDICAL EXPENSE PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY (OCTOBER 2006)

(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

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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 to be an allowable cost under General Provision 10, the contractor must provide USAID written evidence that medevac insurance does not cover these medical travel costs.

(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,…