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Solicitation number: 720BHA21R00082
Issued by: US Agency for International Development

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This solicitation seeks offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services as a Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor under a United States Personal Services Contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development. Offerors must submit a complete resume detailing their experience, education, and citizenship by March 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time to be considered. Resumes must be sent to the G3PC Recruitment Team email address provided and include the solicitation number. All USPSCs must have a Data Universal Numbering System number and be registered in the System for Award Management database. The contractor will advise on implementing USAID's private sector engagement strategy and finding innovative solutions to humanitarian response efforts.

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SOLICITATION NUMBER: 720BHA21R00082

ISSUANCE DATE: February 15, 2022 CLOSING DATE AND TIME: March 8, 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 Global Policy, Partnerships, Programs, and Communications (G3PC), is seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal service as a Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor 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. 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 for each grade level for which you are applying. This information must be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

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

720BHA21R00082

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:

G3PC Recruitment Team E-Mail Address: BHA.G3PCRecruitment@usaid.gov Website: www.BHAjobs.net

Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to the G3PC Recruitment Team via the information provided above.

Sincerely, Sonja Stroud-Gooden Contracting Officer

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.: 720BHA21R00082

2. ISSUANCE DATE: February 15, 2022

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: March 8, 2022, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Time

4. POINT OF CONTACT: G3PC Recruitment Team, BHA.G3PCRecruitment@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor (Multiple Positions)

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

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

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

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

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

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) years

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Washington, D.C.

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

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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 man-made disasters such as conflict or war. BHA is responsible for planning, coordinating, 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 man-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

4 | Page 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.

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

The Office of Global Policy, Partnerships, Programs, and Communication (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 is organized into seven divisions, namely, Humanitarian Policy and International Systems; Humanitarian Multilateral Engagement; Humanitarian Organizations and Partnerships; Private Sector Engagement, Diaspora, and Innovation; Global Capacity and Leadership Development; U.S. Engagement, Strategy, and Programs; and Strategic Communications and Humanitarian Information.

The Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor serves as an integral part of the Private Sector Engagement, Diaspora, and Innovation (PSEDI) Division and will closely coordinate with other USAID Bureaus and Offices on innovation. The position assists with ensuring the bureau’s strategic alignment with the Agency’s Private Sector Engagement Policy.

OBJECTIVE

USAID/BHA requires the services of a Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor to support USAID/BHA’s efforts to implement the Agency’s private sector engagement strategy and find innovative solutions to humanitarian response efforts.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor works as part of a team and in a division that brings creative approaches to humanitarian problems, diversifies humanitarian stakeholders, and incentivizes opportunities for collaboration in order to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of humanitarian response activities and to achieve a more integrated, connected, and resilient humanitarian ecosystem through private sector engagement and innovation.

The Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor will collaborate with colleagues throughout BHA in Washington D.C. and in country offices to support the bureau’s strategic engagement of

5 | Page the private sector, ensuring alignment and collaboration with private-sector actors as pivotal stakeholders to better meeting humanitarian needs, and achieving more-sustainable outcomes at scale, including through innovation. The successful candidate will support public-private partnerships with local and international companies, as well as businesses and other private sector entities in the realm of disaster response and disaster risk reduction. He or she will provide input on private sector engagement with BHA’s work and will serve as a source of information on issues related to interactions with the business community.

The Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor will support the implementation of the BHA innovation and digital strategies, working to address, among other issues, incomplete and siloed data-sets, enhancing knowledge of the movement of goods and products, identifying innovative approaches to the delivery of humanitarian aid, digital transformation in humanitarian assistance, innovative finance, and the assessment of needs in pre-, post-, and immediate disaster recovery phases.

The Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor will also build strong relationships within USAID, engaging with Bureaus which house initiatives focused on driving innovation through public-private sector engagement, blended finance and digital transformation. In addition, the incumbent must coordinate with the U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Interagency Coordination Team, to build relationships across the broader USG interagency, to include the Departments of State, Commerce, Treasury, Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, particularly the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The incumbent will engage externally with the humanitarian donor community, including, but not limited to, donors, public international organizations, international finance institutions, the private sector, foundations, and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The incumbent will also collaborate regularly with the USAID’s Center for International Disaster Information, which is a critical liaison between BHA and those wishing to assist in the wake of a disaster.

The Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor duties and responsibilities will include the following

At the GS-13 Level:

● Communicate and share best practices on innovation throughout, including digital transformation, in the field of humanitarian assistance through compilation and sharing of lessons learned.

● Collaborate with BHA sector and geographic teams on implementation of the innovation strategy; oversee development of materials to strengthen the strategy implementation planning process – e.g., analyses, project plans, meeting materials, ultimate implementation plan outputs; guide the strategy implementation planning process that is focused on enabling teams to uptake and staff program strategies and achieve impact.

● Support BHA Offices in identifying key digital priorities, challenges, and opportunities in alignment with the USAID Digital Strategy and BHA Policy priority areas; work hand-in-hand with BHA Offices and teams that have particular practical digital and data expertise.

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● Support BHA engagement efforts with DDI on digital transformation issues related to the implementation of the Agency’s Digital Transformation Strategy in the humanitarian space.

● Identify and design analytical work in support of the innovation strategy g; including developing analytical methodology, analyzing data to support decision-making, and collating information required from literature and existing public databases on humanitarian assistance sectors. Conduct analyses in various humanitarian sectors to identify the evidence of gaps, priorities, and opportunities for innovation and research, working closely with relevant BHA offices.

● Identify and maintain awareness of internal prioritized innovation areas, external innovation trends, and potential partnerships.

● Develop sector-specific innovation platforms and strategies to encourage the integration of innovative approaches to humanitarian response across USAID’s global humanitarian portfolio.

● Develop and conduct innovation training for USAID and BHA Washington and Country-based humanitarian staff to become Humanitarian Innovation Champions.

● Serve as coordinator for the Humanitarian Innovation Champions network, holding quarterly convening calls, disseminating new findings, research, and thought pieces, and serving as the technical professional for fostering innovation at BHA.

● Liaise closely with other USAID bureaus to access private sector engagement/innovation tools and resources and customize them, when possible, for a humanitarian response context.

Provide input in USAID annual and special reporting and lessons learned on Agency humanitarian private sector engagement/innovation projects.

● Work with other USAID stakeholders to ensure complementarity, including participation in sector or geographic focused innovation programs and projects as is timely and appropriate.

● Anticipate the needs of BHA regarding developments in humanitarian private sector engagement/innovation, and prepare analyses, briefings, documents, and meetings, as required.

● Support the BHA Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Working Group secretariat as it works to develop and implement the bureau’s private sector engagement plan; contribute to the formulation and development of BHA annual PSE operational plan.

● Conduct analyses to identify the needs of BHA programs, projects, and activities to better engage with the private sector and integrate market-based approaches.

● Conduct analyses on the constraints and needs of the private sector to work and partner with ongoing BHA programs/projects/activities and suggest recommendations to optimize achievement of goals.

● Assist in the development of scopes of work for mechanisms that will include a PSE component.

● Monitor and assess the implementation of the PSE Implementation Plan in collaboration with the offices across BHA.

● Conduct informative, learning and communication sessions regarding the implementation of the PSE Implementation Plan (practices, lessons learned, corrective measures taken, potential next steps).

● Coordinate with technical and support offices, and the staff from other Operating Units, to develop tools to institutionalize the PSE policy and implement the PSE plan across offices in

BHA.

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● Provide information to the private sector on partnering with USAID in humanitarian response, and disaster risk reduction efforts. Evaluate innovative and new approaches from all levels of the private sector network (including large corporations, small businesses, trade associates, etc.) with the aim of providing high quality services and products that can contribute to BHA’s humanitarian goals.

● Support senior members of PSEDI in promoting best practices in private sector engagement in the field of humanitarian assistance through compilation and sharing of lessons learned; and improve decision-making based on these lessons learned.

● Provide PSEDI’s guidance to those in the private sector seeking business opportunities with USAID in response to crises.

● Assist in developing protocols and standard operating procedures to increase Response Management Team (RMT) and Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) ability to effectively engage with the private sector.

● Develop strong understanding of and facility with USAID’s partnership and private sector engagement authorities and approaches.

● Maintain working relationships with the United Nations (UN) and other donor countries to coordinate disaster response activities in the area of private sector engagement and innovation.

In close coordination with other teams within G3PC and BHA, work with counterparts in other donor organizations to exchange information, establish meetings on specific issues, and contribute to publications. Collaborate to jointly advance the humanitarian sector’s effectiveness in engaging private sector stakeholders and collect information on training opportunities.

Coordinate these activities with relevant USAID officers.

● Sustain a cooperative working relationship with relevant USG interagency offices and serve as an expert point of contact for these groups in the area of public-private partnerships/ innovation related to humanitarian response and outreach.

● Organize and/or attend various meetings with private sector stakeholders, NGO, UN, other donors, and members of various diaspora communities, to provide authoritative information and views related to public-private partnership opportunities and strategic planning for disaster response and risk reduction.

● Maintain strong working relationships with private sector stakeholders to promote understanding of humanitarian principles and best practices and coordinate disaster response activities.

● Support USAID at meetings with the private sector, the UN, IOs, and other donors, and at other conferences sponsored by members of the international community. Research guidance on USG positions related to the private sector/humanitarian innovation to provide recommendations to the appropriate officials in USAID.

● In collaboration with other parts of USAID and in support of a senior team working in G3PC, interact with State Department colleagues on developing strategies related to the private sector on humanitarian assistance issues. Provide senior leadership with analysis and guidance on these issues as required.

● Sign-up for and serve as needed, on Washington-based RMTs, which provide services and support to DARTs deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will be varied.

● As needed, serve on DARTs, which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time.

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● As needed, may serve on temporary details within the bureau. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the Team’s existing duties and responsibilities as well as directly related to the statement of duties provided.

● 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 an agreement or contract; this includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, requests for approvals, program/project deliverables (i.e. work plans, annual reports, monitoring, evaluation, and learning plans, 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 (CPARS/APARS). They prepare and review contract/assistance modifications documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement Officer to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR), and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter.

At the GS-14 Level:

● Lead the development of best practices on innovation, including digital transformation, in the field of humanitarian assistance through compilation and sharing of lessons learned.

● Manage collaboration with the BHA sector and geographic teams on the process for strategy implementation planning; oversee development of materials to strengthen the strategy implementation planning process – e.g., analyses, project plans, meeting materials, ultimate implementation plan outputs; guide the strategy implementation planning process that is focused on enabling teams to uptake and staff program strategies and achieve impact.

● Lead efforts to support BHA Offices in identifying key digital priorities, challenges, and opportunities in alignment with the USAID Digital Strategy and BHA Policy priority areas; work hand-in-hand with BHA Offices and teams, including those in TPQ, that have particular practical digital and data expertise

● Lead USAID/BHA engagement efforts with DDI on digital transformation issues related to the implementation of the Agency’s Digital Transformation Strategy in the humanitarian space.

● Manage the design of analytical work in support of strategy development and implementation planning; identify and design required analytical work; develop analytical methodology and analyze data to support decision-making - collating information required from literature and existing public databases on humanitarian assistance sectors.

● Identify and maintain awareness of internal prioritized innovation areas, external innovation trends, and potential partnerships.

● Conduct analyses in various humanitarian sectors to identify the evidence of gaps, priorities, and opportunities for innovation and research. Develop sector-specific innovation platforms and strategies to encourage the integration of innovative approaches to humanitarian response across USAID’s global humanitarian portfolio.

● Develop and conduct innovation training for USAID and BHA Washington and Country-based humanitarian staff to become Humanitarian Innovation Champions.

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● Serve as lead/coordinator for the Humanitarian Innovation Champions network, holding quarterly convening calls, disseminating new findings, research, and thought pieces, and serving as the technical professional for fostering innovation at BHA.

● Lead close collaboration efforts with other USAID bureaus to access innovation tools and resources and customize them, when possible, for a humanitarian response context. Provide input in USAID annual and special reporting and lessons learned on Agency humanitarian innovation projects.

● Work with other USAID stakeholders to ensure complementarity, including participation in sector or geographic focused innovation programs and projects as is timely and appropriate.

● Support and manage the BHA PSE Working Group secretariat as it works to develop and implement the bureau’s private sector engagement plan; contribute to the formulation and development of BHA annual PSE operational plan.

● Lead efforts to conduct analyses to identify the needs of BHA programs, projects, and activities to better engage with the private sector and integrate market-based approaches.

● Lead efforts to conduct analyses on the constraints and needs of the private sector to work and partner with ongoing BHA programs/projects/activities and suggest recommendations to optimize achievement of goals.

● Lead efforts to develop scopes of work for mechanisms that will include a PSE component.

● Monitor and assess the implementation of the PSE Implementation Plan in collaboration with the offices across BHA.

● Conduct informative, learning and communication sessions regarding the implementation of the PSE Implementation Plan (practices, lessons learned, corrective measures taken, potential next steps).

● Coordinate with technical and support offices, and the staff from other Operating Units, to develop training sessions and tools to institutionalize the USAID PSE policy and implement the BHA PSE implementation action plan across offices in BHA.

● Engage with the private sector on partnering with USAID in humanitarian response, and disaster risk reduction efforts. Evaluate innovative and new approaches from all levels of the private sector network (including large corporations, small businesses, trade associates, etc.) with the aim of providing high quality services and products that can contribute to BHA’s humanitarian goals.

● Provide PSEDI’s guidance to those in the private sector seeking business opportunities with USAID in response to crises.

● Provide substantial inputs, including leading the effort, to the development of protocols and standard operating procedures to increase RMT and DART ability to effectively engage with the private sector.

● Establish and maintain strong relationships and formal partnership agreements (where valuable and appropriate) with private sector entities.

● Engage with other USAID bureaus, including the PSE Hub in DDI, on private sector engagement to leverage relevant PSE resources and tools and adapt them for the BHA context and to find synergies with BHA PSE activities.

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● Develop strong understanding of and facility with USAID’s partnership and private sector engagement authorities and approaches.

● Maintain working relationships with the UN and other donor countries in order to coordinate disaster response activities in the area of private sector engagement and innovation. In close coordination with other teams within G3PC and BHA, work with counterparts in other donor organizations to exchange information, establish meetings on specific issues, and contribute to publications. Collaborate to jointly advance the humanitarian sector’s effectiveness in engaging private sector stakeholders and collect information on training opportunities.

Coordinate these activities with relevant USAID officers.

● Sustain a cooperative working relationship with relevant USG interagency offices and serve as an expert point of contact for these groups in the area of public-private partnerships/innovations related to humanitarian response and outreach.

● Anticipate the needs of BHA regarding developments in humanitarian private sector engagement/humanitarian innovation, and prepare analyses, briefings, documents, and meetings as required.

● Maintain strong working relationships with private sector and innovation stakeholders to promote understanding of humanitarian principles and best practices and coordinate disaster response activities.

● Represent USAID at meetings with the private sector, the UN, IOs, and other donors, and at other conferences sponsored by members of the international community. Research guidance on USG positions related to the private sector/humanitarian innovation to provide recommendations to the appropriate officials in USAID.

● Sign-up for and serve as needed, on Washington-based RMTs, which provide services and support to DARTs deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will be varied.

● As needed, serve on DARTs, which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time.

● Become certified and serve as an AOR/COR, as assigned. The AOR/COR provides financial and programmatic oversight of all aspects of managing the agreement or contract; this includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, requests for approvals, program/project deliverables (i.e., work plans, annual reports, monitoring, evaluation, and learning plans, monthly status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, financial/budget reports, and providing substantial involvement. They are responsible for drafting and submitting the annual contractor performance evaluation in CPARS/APARS. They prepare and review contract/assistance modifications documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement Officer to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the FAR, and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter.

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP:

The USPSC will take direction from and will report to the Private Sector Engagement Team Leader or the Innovation Team Leader, or designee.

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SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:

GS-13 equivalent:

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

GS-14 equivalent:

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

The USPSC independently plans, designs and carries out programs, projects, studies or other work. Results are considered authoritative and are normally accepted without significant change.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work 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).

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.)

At the GS-13 Level:

High school diploma plus nine (9) years of professional experience in, or working with, the innovation sector or private sector engagement in development assistance, and/or emergency relief, and humanitarian assistance.

Bachelor’s degree with significant study in any field plus five (5) years of professional experience in, or working with, the innovation sector or private sector engagement in development assistance, and/or emergency relief, and humanitarian assistance.

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Master’s degree with significant study in any field plus three (3) years of professional experience in, or working with, the innovation sector or private sector engagement in development assistance, and/or emergency relief, and humanitarian assistance.

At the GS-14 Level:

High school diploma plus eleven (11) years of professional experience in, or working with, the innovation sector or private sector engagement in development assistance, and/or emergency relief, and humanitarian assistance.

Bachelor’s degree with significant study in any field plus seven (7) years of professional experience in, or working with, the innovation sector or private sector engagement in development assistance, and/or emergency relief, and humanitarian assistance.

Master’s degree with significant study in any field plus five (5) years of professional experience in, or working with, the innovation sector or private sector engagement in development assistance, and/or emergency relief, and humanitarian assistance.

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.

● 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.

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● 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 evaluation of writing tests will also take into consideration the quality of written responses.

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

Professional Experience: (20 points)

● Experience analyzing and synthesizing information, applying it to new and unfamiliar contexts, and developing priorities, solutions, and strategies to address issues and gaps.

● Experience working on public-private partnerships, or private sector development, entrepreneurship, economic development, impact investing, digital transformation, or innovation in the private sector, non-profit sector, or in the areas of humanitarian assistance or, development in fragile, crisis or conflict-affected contexts.

● Experience of working on hybrid and complex partnerships with a range of stakeholders in the private sector, the nonprofit sector, or the public sector as applied to humanitarian or development issues.

● Experience leading, or managing, innovation, digital transformation, or strategic private sector engagement initiatives, including budget management experience.

● Demonstrated experience working with PIOs/NGOs on oversight or humanitarian programming interventions related to private sector engagement or innovation

Interview Performance (45 points)

Timed Writing Test (15 points)

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks (20 points)

Total Possible Points: 100

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.

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Offerors are required to address each factor of the Offeror Rating System in their resume, describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have received as it pertains to each factor. Be sure to include your name and the announcement number at the top of each additional page. Failure to address the selection factors and/or Offeror Rating System factors may result in not receiving credit for all pertinent experience, education, training and/or awards.

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

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:

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

(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 for each grade levels for which you are applying. This information must be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

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.

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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.G3PCRecruitment@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

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

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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

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

(e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(f) Annual and Sick Leave

2. ALLOWANCES

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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).

(d) Supplemental Post Allowance (Section 230).

(e) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260).

(f) Education Allowance (Section 270).

(g) Education Travel (Section 280).

(h) Post Differential (Chapter 500).

(i) Payments during Evacuation/Authorized Departure (Section 600), and

(j) Danger Pay (Section 650).

VII. TAXES

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

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

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

Five Year Table – Private Sector Engagement/Innovation Advisor

ITEM NO

(A)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION)

(B)

QUANTIT

Y (C)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT

PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

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

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: 497