Sol 72052121R00015 USPSC Contracting and Agreement Officer USAID Haiti signed.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72052121R00015

ISSUANCE DATE: February 12, 2021 CLOSING DATE/TIME: February 26, 2021

5:00 pm (Haiti/Local Time)

SUBJECT: Solicitation for a U.S. Personal Services Contractor (USPSC): Contracting &

Agreement Officer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in the attached solicitation.

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records. Offers received after the closing date and time contained in this solicitation will be considered late and will not be accepted.

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

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

Sincerely, Susan C. Easley Contracting Officer v

U.S. Agency for International Development American Embassy, Port-au-Prince Boulevard 15 Octobre, Tabarre 41 P.O. Box 1634 Port-au-Prince, Haiti www.usaid.gov/ht

Tel: +(509) 2229-8000 Fax: +(509) 2229-8066

Attachment No. 1 Solicitation No. 72052121R00015

Contracting and Agreement Officer

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72052121R00015

2. ISSUANCE DATE: February 12, 2021

3. CLOSING DATE/TIME FOR

RECEIPT OF OFFERS: February 26, 2021 (5:00 pm Haiti/Local Time)

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Susan C. Easley; usaidhaitihr@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Contracting & Agreement Officer

6. MARKET VALUE: $110,460 to $143,598 equivalent to GS-15.

Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value. The standard compensation package also includes contribution for life and health insurance and contribution to FICA.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The base period will be two (2) years estimated to start on/about May 3, 2021. Based on Agency need, availability of funding and subject to appropriate security and medical clearances, the Contracting Officer may exercise three (3) possible one-year options, not to exceed five (5) years for the date(s) estimated as follows:

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Port-au-Prince, Haiti with possible travel as stated in the

Statement of Duties.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: To meet basic eligibility requirements, the offeror must:

● Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent U.S. resident;

● Submit a complete offer as outlined in Section IV.

● Be able to obtain Facility Access clearance.

Base Period: o/a May 3, 2021 – May 2, 2023 Option Period 1: o/a May 3, 2023 – May 2, 2024 Option Period 2: o/a May 3, 2024 – May 2, 2025 Option Period 3: o/a May 3, 2025 – May 2, 2026 mailto:usaidhaitihr@usaid.gov

● Be able to obtain a Department of State medical clearance;

● Be available and willing to work additional hours beyond the established 40-hour workweek, including weekends, as may be required or necessary; and

● Be willing to travel to work sites and other offices as/when requested.

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: The selected offeror must be able to obtain a Security Clearance at the “Facility Access” level, and appropriate Medical Clearance within a reasonable period of time. If such clearances are not obtained within a reasonable time or negative suitability issues are involved, any offer may be rescinded.

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

(1) Purpose of the Contract:

USAID/Haiti is seeking the services of a USPSC to serve as Contracting & Agreement Officer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

(2) Introduction

USAID/Haiti executes programs and projects of a critical and highly specialized nature. The primary purpose of this position is to provide Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) support to USAID/Haiti programs in four economic development pillars: Infrastructure and Energy, Food and Economic Security, Health and Other Basic Needs, and Democracy and Rule of Law. The work includes support to all aspects of A&A negotiation, administration and close-out relating to and affecting USAID assistance programs in Haiti, including project planning, project design, implementation, and evaluation of programs.

The Contracting Officer is responsible for all pre-award, post-award, and close-out functions involving highly complex negotiated procurements of significant importance to the Mission. The Contracting Officer serves as an advisor to sectoral officers in project planning meetings; advises program officials of the procurement and assistance instruments to be used; assists in the preparation of statements of work; provides counseling and training to sectoral office staff on regulations and the FAR requirements;

collaborates in the development of evaluation criteria; provides on-the job training to OAA office staff and assists Office Directors in selecting appropriate developmental assignments.

The Contracting Officer will be an A&A expert. S/he will share that knowledge with sectoral teams and will also transfer knowledge to FSN and American staff, and provide Mission guidance from an OAA perspective on how to build local capacity. The Contracting Officer will be responsible for preparing and overseeing assigned procurement actions and will need to be able to obtain Agreement and Contracting Officer warrants.

(3) Duties and Responsibilities of the Position

● Degree of responsibility for decision-making assigned to the position: Ability to work independently with little supervision, ability to work calmly, tactfully and effectively under pressure and to demonstrate flexibility to manage more than one activity at a time is essential. Ability to guide others in decision-making.

● Level of complexity of work assignments: The Contracting Officer shall provide a wide range of acquisition and assistance support services to the Mission, including procurement planning, solicitation design, negotiation of awards and award administration. The Contracting Officer must have sufficient expertise to make well-founded decisions regarding awards and recommendations to the Mission.

● Knowledge level required: This position requires extensive knowledge of federal contracting and assistance principles, laws, statues, Executive Orders, regulations and procedures applicable to pre-award and/or post-award actions sufficient to procure and/or administer contracts, grants and cooperative agreements for a variety of specialized equipment, services, and/or construction, or to conduct studies of problem areas and develop standard methods and operating procedures.

Familiarity with business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements is required sufficient to evaluate such actions as bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, and/or contractor performance.

Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of team management strategies, mentoring and knowledge transfer to provide training to junior staff members.

● Supervisory Controls: The Contracting Officer will be supervised and evaluated by the

Supervisory Contracting Officer, or designee. The Contracting Officer is expected to exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative as s/he performs many assignments independently, providing leadership to others involved in the management of the OAA portfolio, and in the development, design, and drafting of acquisition instruments.

Performance is evaluated in terms of overall A&A achievements and success.

● Complexity of the work environment/effect on the position’s responsibilities: The Mission’s activities, particularly infrastructure activities, receive high levels of attention and oversight from the press, the White House, and the U.S. Congress; are critical to Haiti’s reconstruction; and are complicated by demands on limited Mission staff. Further, given the unreliable communication infrastructure in Haiti, meetings often occur in person at the work sites or other venues. The Mission’s OAA activities require quick turnaround times, and regular and hands-on administration of awards.

● Scope and effect of the work performed: The incumbent’s work products and services will impact a wide range of Mission activities.

A. Procurement Planning

1. Develop long-range acquisition plans for new or complex programs. Responsible for procurement planning activities for assigned pillar Offices, which may include reviewing and clearing procurement plans and procurement documents and representing the A&A perspective at program and procurement planning meetings.

2. Develop acquisition plans, source selection plans, and contract terms, conditions, or financial arrangements that serve as models for future major system acquisitions.

3. Prepare and maintain current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules and keep superiors informed of anticipated workload demands.

4. As part of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance team, analyze and collate approved annual procurement plans.

5. Identify within assigned sector programs those significant subsystems, components, equipment and services to be acquired by contract, grant, cooperative agreement, interagency agreement, or public international organization, or other USAID A&A mechanism.

6. Act as advisor to program officials in activity planning meetings, and advise program officials on the procurement instruments to be used.

7. Provide counseling and training to staff on USAID regulations and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) requirements. Provide on-the-job training to junior staff and assist management in selecting appropriate developmental assignments.

B. Design and Solicitation Processes

1. Collaborate in the development of evaluation criteria and preparation of contractual statements of work.

2. Develop objectives for programs in terms of competition and price range, and prepare contractual i.e., RFP or assistance i.e., RFA document, which includes the use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies, and similar considerations.

3. Provide backstopping services to sectoral personnel by advising on resolution of special procurement problems associated with waiver requests, expediting of deliveries, apparent overlapping responsibilities, and resolution of claims.

4. Perform detailed analyses of all elements of price and cost in contractor proposals. Determine the competitive range and prepares defensible justifications as required.

5. Conduct pre-proposal conferences with prospective contractors to arrive at a clear understanding of what is required under the proposed contract.

6. Is available for consultation on contracting issues with Mission staff, other in-country U.S. Government officials and representatives, Government of Haiti (GOH) officials, implementing partners, and others, as required by the needs of the acquisition.

7. Obtain appropriate data from all sources. Issue necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities, or clarification of contract or agreement clauses/provisions or sub-awards.

8. Explore new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contract arrangement. In the absence of meaningful cost and price information, develop creative approaches to developing the necessary comparative data.

C. Award Negotiation

1. Serve as lead A&A negotiator responsible for significant program or major procurements, which include the range of USAID A&A instruments.

2. Plan, lead, and coordinate the strategy for negotiations with contractors/grantees to develop the award price and terms.

3. Edit, review, and execute award documents.

4. Negotiate Participating Agency Services Agreements (PASA) and Participating

Agency Program Agreements (PAPA) in accordance with statutory and procedural regulations and general agreements with other Federal agencies. Negotiations include prices, terms, special conditions, and amendments. Coordinate PASAs and PAPAs with officials in participating Federal agencies and with Mission officials as necessary.

D. Award Compliance Monitoring, Administration, and Audit

1. Conduct in-depth compliance reviews and evaluation of complex, unusual, or unique award actions requiring higher-level approval.

2. Ensures that contract terms and conditions are met and that the contractor delivers the required goods or services as agreed and in a timely manner in order to achieve award and Agency objectives.

3. Conduct and review analysis and finalizes required documentation for various award actions, including: incremental funding, rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, time extension, incorporation of change orders, stop work orders, cure notices, show cause, or termination letters, approval of progress payments, final payment to the contractor, and contract closeout.

4. Evaluate the adequacy of the awardee's business management systems in areas such as personnel compensation, insurance subcontracting and/or sub-granting procedures, and financial management. Ensure compliance with applicable cost principles, and Cost Accounting Standards and requirements. Perform work associated with the analysis of automated contracting systems, or with providing advice and guidance on contracting and procurement issues including procurement using small/disadvantaged businesses.

5. Review grantee's procurement systems and procedures. In response to requests for review by grantees for the purpose of certifying their procurement system and procedures, conduct in-depth on-site evaluations of grantees contracts, contracting procedures, contract planning, competition, cost analysis, organizations, employee qualifications, procurement and contract administration systems, and similar functions.

6. Perform assessments of potential local contractors and recipients to determine appropriate award types and to make responsibility determinations. Meet with local partners to inform them of USAID requirements and to assist them improve compliance with USAID requirements.

7. Interpret award provisions for awardees and for officials of the agency, and provide appropriate advice and guidance. Advise sectoral office counterparts and awardee contractors and recipients on their administrative responsibilities contained in the award.

8. Anticipate problems and provide advice to Mission personnel on effective implementation and timeframes.

9. Research issues contained in award documents, and draft and issue responses to correspondence, including but not limited to, subcontract consent requests, salary approvals, equipment approvals, on a wide variety of contract and assistance awards.

10. Terminate contracts and agreements for the convenience of the Government or default by the awardee. The Contracting Officer is responsible for the preparation of all documentation necessary to support and defend termination decisions. Negotiate termination claims settlements.

11. Resolve audit findings on post-award audits. Respond to protests by researching and developing necessary analysis, documentation, and history. Work with the other Contracting/Agreement Officer, Mission Controller and Regional Legal Officer, as appropriate, in supporting the Mission’s position.

E. Supervision, Training and Other Duties

1. The Contracting Officer will supervise and train A&A Specialists on all aspects of acquisition and assistance procedures, policy and document formation to include:

procurement planning, design and solicitation processes, negotiation and award, contract compliance monitoring and administration, design of tools and templates to utilize in training and other topics as assigned.

2. The Contracting Officer will be required to obtain a warrant.

3. Recommend new or improved processes in functional areas of procurement, e.g., pre- award or price and cost analysis, including responsibility for formulating guidelines, implementing best practice, and providing USAID and A&A policy interpretation.

4. Respond to protests by researching and developing necessary analysis, documentation, and history. Work with the Legal Officer in preparing the Agency's position and Contracting Officer reports to support the Government's defense on protests to the GAO. Provide ongoing technical advice and recommendations to both contracting and technical office personnel. Act as a liaison to various offices.

5. Recommend, develop, and maintain contracting policies to ensure consistency in implementation.

● Level and purpose of contacts: To effectively function and succeed in this position, the contractor will be required to establish and maintain solid, cohesive and effective working relationships with all USAID/Haiti personnel. The contractor will interact and communicate on a regular basis with the Mission A&A Specialists, Mission Contracting Officers, Strategic Objective Team leaders and members (SOT), Contracting/Agreement Officer Representatives (COR/AORs). In addition, the contractor will be required to maintain outside/external contacts in support of the program's overall strategic objectives and goals to include but not limited to: (1) Chiefs of Party for grantees and contractors;

and (2) appropriate institutional contractor and grantee personnel. The purpose of these contacts will be to provide accurate procurement advice.

● Supervision/oversight over others: General guidance will be provided by the

Supervisory Contracting Officer (SCO). The Contracting Officer will have direct or shared supervision/oversight over A&A Specialists, as assigned by the S/CO.

● Guidelines: FAR and AIDAR, CIBs, AAPDs, Procurement Executive Bulletins (PEBs), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Office of Management & Budget Circulars (OMB Circulars), Automated Directive System (ADS). The Contracting Officer is also provided guidance/instructions by the other OAA Contracting officers and USAID/Washington

OAA.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

● Education: A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (four-year university degree). Areas of study include business administration, public administration accounting, law, banking, finance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization management.

● Prior Work Experience & Knowledge: Minimum ten (10) years of on-the-job experience that directly relates to Federal Government procurement rules and regulations and federal financial assistance under 2 CFR 200 and 700 (or its predecessors) in a position with duties equivalent to the GS 1102 job. FAC-C Level II certification is required.

● Knowledge Level: Mastery of an area of specialization but assignments are complicated by interconnected issues, multi-disciplinary approaches, conflicts among possible technical solutions, etc.

● Familiarity with business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements is required sufficient to evaluate such actions as bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, and/or contractor performance.

● Language Proficiency: Fluency in English, both spoken and written.

● Responsibility for Decision Making: Performs under general administrative discretion, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, work of outstanding difficulty and responsibility along special technical, supervisory, or administrative lines which has demonstrated leadership and unusual attainment. Has formal decision-making authority in a broad program area. May serve as a higher level decision-maker, possibly responsible for developing policies. Has formal decision-making authority in a broad program area. May serve as a higher level decision-maker, possibly responsible for developing policies. OR Comparable work, such as planning and executing major professional, scientific, technical, administrative, fiscal or other specialized programs that demonstrates unusual attainment with wide latitude of exercise of independent judgment and decision making.

● Abilities & Skills: The Contracting Officer must be able to work independently in a highly demanding environment and capable of handling tasks with varying deadlines.

The ability to plan, organize and manage complex negotiations and meetings is very important. Strong organizational skills; ability to work independently with little supervision, ability to work calmly, tactfully and effectively under pressure and to demonstrate flexibility to manage more than one activity at a time is essential.

Interpersonal skills – demonstrated ability to work collegially with technical officers, peers, and supervisors with good interpersonal skills and past performance in working effectively in a team environment is required. S/he must be able to adhere to high standards of professional conduct and to maintain strict confidentiality and high ethical standards relating to all areas of acquisition and assistance.

Demonstrated ability to lead team(s) and provide strategic advice on highly complex, time sensitive procurements. Must be able to communicate complex and difficult policy and programmatic issues understandably by knowledgeable laypersons without over simplifying and be able to transfer knowledge/mentor other team members. Proven ability in the following: negotiation, issuance of fixed-price contracts, issuance of cost reimbursement contracts, issuance of special-purpose contracts and agreements, business evaluations, administration, termination, award and administration of grants and cooperative agreements. Demonstrated skills in managerial and coordinative activities sufficient to conduct a variety of contractual actions occurring concurrently, is essential.

Demonstrated excellence in oral communication in English and strong writing skills.

Proven ability to evaluate and interpret policy directives and regulations, produce technical documents and to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders and produce technical documents is required.

Other Requirements: Applicant must have or be eligible and able to obtain Agreement and Contracting Officer warrant, as determined by USAID/Haiti in consultation with M/OAA.

Currently, the USPSC Limited Warrant Authority is limited to $10 million.

III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS

The Government may award a contract without discussions with offerors in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The CO reserves the right at any point in the evaluation process to establish a competitive range of offerors with whom negotiations will be conducted pursuant to FAR 15.306(c). In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, if the CO determines that the number of offers that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the CO may limit the number of offerors in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated offers. The FAR provisions of this solicitation are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

The following factors will be the basis for the evaluation of the offeror meeting the required minimum qualifications. All offerors will be evaluated based on the documentation submitted with the offer. USAID reserves the right to contact your previous employers for relevant information concerning your performance and may consider such information in its evaluation.

The highest-ranking offerors may be selected for an interview, but an interview is not always necessary.

● Education: (20 points)

● Prior Work Experience & Knowledge: (40 points)

● Language Proficiency: (10 points)

● Abilities & Skills: (30 points)

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

1. Eligible offerors are required to complete and submit the offer form AID 309-2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals,” available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.usaid.gov/forms/aid-309-2 https://www.usaid.gov/forms.

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

3 Offeror submissions must clearly reference the number of this Solicitation to ensure the offer is for the position in this Solicitation.

4. Cover letter and current resume. The resume must contain sufficient relevant information to evaluate the offer in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria. Complete dates (month/year) are also required on your resume.

5. Offer Must be submitted ONLY via email according to the information provided in Section

I, Item 4 – Points of Contact. Email subject must say: Solicitation No. 72052121R00015 – Contracting & Agreement Officer. Any attachment provided must be in a format compatible with Microsoft Word or PDF and not zipped.

6. Offeror also must address the above Section III: Evaluation and Selection Factors, in a

Summary Statement to be included in the offer. This Summary Statement, limited to two (2) pages, must describe specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards the Offeror has received that are relevant to each selection factor above. The Summary Statement must include the name of the Offeror and the solicitation number at the top of each page.

7. Offeror must provide a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) references within the last five years from the Offeror’s professional life, namely individuals who are not family members or relatives. Three references must be from direct supervisors who can provide information regarding the Offeror’s work knowledge and professional experience. Offerors must provide e-mail addresses and/or working telephone numbers for all references.

8. Late and incomplete offers will not be considered; the offer must be submitted before or on the closing date, February 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm (Haiti/Local Time)

V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS PRIOR TO AWARD

Once the CO informs the successful Offeror about being selected for a contract award, the CO will provide instructions about how to complete and submit the following forms:

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

2. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions for National Security (SF-86), or http://www.usaid.gov/forms

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

4. Fingerprint Card (FD-258)

All forms can be found at: https://www.usaid.gov/forms.

Forms 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 (if applicable)

(c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

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

(e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(f) Annual and Sick Leave

2. ALLOWANCES (If applicable):

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

Haiti specific allowances are detailed here:

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(a) Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

(b) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130)

(c) Cost of Living Allowance (Chapter 210)

(d) Post Allowance (Section 220)

(e) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260)

(f) Education Allowance (Section 270)

(g) Education Travel (Section 280)

(h) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

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

(j) Danger Pay (Section 650)

Resident-Hire USPSCs are not eligible for any fringe benefits, differentials, or allowances; and are only eligible for contributions for FICA, Medicare, health insurance, and life insurance.

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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/aidar.pdf

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

Pricing by line item is to be determined upon contract award as described by the illustrative table (no information required for offer submission):

ITEM

NO

(A)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION)

(B)

QUANTITY

(C)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT

PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

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

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

2 years LOT $ _TBD__ $_ TBD at Award after negotiations with Contractor

1001 Option Period 1 – Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

1 year LOT $ _TBD__ $ TBD at Award after negotiations with Contractor

2001 Option Period 2 – Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

1 year LOT $ _TBD__ $ TBD at Award after negotiations with Contractor https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/aidar.pdf https://www.usaid.gov/forms https://www.usaid.gov/forms

3. Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins

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

4. Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch,” available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in accordance with General Provision 2 and 5

CFR 2635.

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

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3001 Option Period 3 – Compensation, Fringe Benefits and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

- Award Type: Cost

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

1 year LOT $ _TBD__ $__TBD at Award after negotiations with Contractor http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs.

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