Sol 72062422R00001 PMS Agriculture USAID West Africa.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER:72062422R00001

ISSUANCE DATE: October 29, 2021 CLOSING DATE/TIME: November 12, 2021/23:59 GMT

SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S./Third Country National (TCN) Personal Services Contractor as the Program Management Specialist - Agriculture, USAID/West Africa

Dear Prospective Offerors:

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

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1, Sections I through V of this solicitation.

Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.

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

All offers must be submitted to the Point of Contact via email:

accrapsc@usaid.gov

Only shortlisted offerors will be contacted.

Any questions must be directed in writing to Eric Amankwah at eamankwah@usaid.gov or Patience Charway at pcharway@usaid.gov or Yusif Ibrahim at yibrahim@usaid.gov with a copy to James Berscheit at jberscheit@usaid.gov.

Sincerely, James Berscheit Contracting Officer Regional Executive Office USAID/West Africa mailto:accrapsc@usaid.gov mailto:eamnkwah@usaid.gov mailto:pcharway@usaid.gov mailto:jberscheit@usaid.gov

ATTACHMENT 1 SOL #72062422R00001.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.:72062422R00001

2. ISSUANCE DATE: October 29, 2021

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS:

November 12, 2021, 23:59 GMT

4. POINT OF CONTACT: USAID/West Africa, Accra; e-mail at accrapsc@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Program Management Specialist - Agriculture, USAID/West Africa

6. MARKET VALUE: $93,907 - $122,077 equivalent to GS-14 Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Two (2) years, estimated to start o/a 02/2022 with an option of three (3) one-year extensions for a maximum of five (5) years. Exercise of options will depend on continuing need of services, availability of funds, successful performance, and requisite approvals.

Based on Agency need, the Contracting Officer may exercise the additional option periods for up to three (3) years for the dates estimated as follows:

Base Period: o/a 02/2022 to 02/2024 Option Period 1: o/a 02/2024 to 02/2025 Option Period 2: o/a 02/2025 to 02/2026 Option Period 3: o/a 02/2026 to 02/2027

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/West Africa, Accra.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: Open to U.S. Citizens (including lawful Permanent legal residents) or Third Country Nationals.

Hiring Preference:

In order of preference, U.S. Citizens (including Permanent legal residents) offers will be evaluated first and only when it is determined that there is no qualified U.S. Citizens (including Permanent legal residents) that offers from Third Country Nationals (TCN) will be considered.

References 309.3.1.10 and 309.3.1.4.

mailto:accrapsc@usaid.gov

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Facility Access

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

BACKGROUND:

USAID/West Africa is a regional operating unit of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for managing development programs that cover 21 countries, seven of which have bilateral USAID missions. The USAID/West Africa Regional Economic Growth Office’s Agriculture team is responsible to manage the cross-cutting Feed the Future (FtF) initiative in West Africa. It contributes to the overall economic growth Development Objective of Inclusive Broad-Based Economic Growth Advanced under the newly designed Regional Development Cooperation Strategy and to the Global Food Security Strategy for West Africa.

With more than 300 million inhabitants, the West Africa region ranks as the poorest with the lowest level of human capital development, and the highest in population growth, and maternal and child mortality. Most institutions have limited absorptive capacity. Inter-governmental and national partners are limited by weak regional and national systems and inadequate financial support. The agriculture sector is critical to job creation and sustained economic growth in West Africa. The ECOWAS Policy for Agriculture (ECOWAP), together with its associated implementation plan, the Regional Agriculture Investment Plan (RAIP), guides the investments under the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program for the region, and provides an overarching framework for policies and programs to increase agriculture-based economic growth and food security in West Africa.

West Africa’s lack of robust intra-regional trade exacerbates food insecurity, pushes vulnerable populations into recurring crises, and aggravates already high malnutrition rates among rural poor and newly urban populations. Improvements in regional and national level policies will lead to expanded trade and access to new markets, stronger resilience to man-made and natural disasters among vulnerable populations, and increased availability and access to nutritious foods.

West Africa’s farmers and traders operate in local marketplaces and fail to penetrate the larger swaths of purchasing power residing in domestic, regional, and internal markets. Improving trade facilitation and lowering barriers to engaging those marketplaces would open opportunities capturing higher earnings.

Several regional institutions in West Africa continue to play vital roles in addressing the region’s development challenges. Inter-governmental regional organizations have strong political mandates, commitment, and support from national governments. Key regional organizations in West Africa include: the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the Permanent Intergovernmental Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS); the West Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD); and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). ECOWAS has made great strides in developing important regional policies and initiatives such as the Zero Hunger Initiative, the Rice Self-Sufficiency Policy, the Fertilizer Regulations, the Trade Liberalization Scheme, and the Nutrition Fortification standards. Private sector engagement in policy development, creation, and implementation is critical. In many cases, drives towards achieving sustainable integration of regional policies at the country level have not included private sector entities.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:

The position is in the USAID/West Africa Regional Economic Growth Office on the Agriculture Team. The Incumbent serves as a Project Management Specialist to implement key aspects of USAID’s Feed the Future (FTF) programs to increase food security and agriculture investment in the region. The Project Management Specialist coordinates major regional programs under the Presidential FTF lnitiative that is administered by USAID's Bureau of Resilience and Food Security in Washington, D.C. The applicant must possess an in-depth knowledge of the sector, based on areas of practical experience and be able to build partnerships among regional groups and institutions to greatly enhance the effectiveness of food security programs in West Africa.

Agricultural producers, traders, processors, distributors, and consumers in West Africa face numerous operational and systemic challenges. USAID/West Africa implements various programs to address these challenges on a regional scale. The overall goal of the REGO Agriculture Team is to improve food security for West Africans. This goal will be accomplished by enhancing the effectiveness and ability of regional institutions to address the myriad problems facing both ends of the agricultural spectrum, from the producers to the consumers.

The USAID/West Africa REGO Agriculture Team, with a technical team of five full-time specialists, is responsible for directing approximately $16 million of technical assistance to meet the regional challenges of food security. The five specialists deliver direct support to regional institutions, but also target critical gaps in the agriculture sector such as a lack of quality seeds and fertilizer, the inability to trade efficiently across borders, the lack of market and trade related information for all those involved in the industry, and other barriers. The Agriculture Project Management Specialist is part of that team.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Assistance, Agriculture Program Management and Administration 35%

USAID/West Africa implements regional programs through contractors and grantees. These programs conform to approved strategic frameworks, are implemented in compliance with U.S.

and other government regulations and follow standard USAID operating procedures. The task of agriculture program management and administration is to facilitate the smooth operations of these programs and to report on compliance with applicable rules and regulations. Specific duties will include drafting and tracking of internal financial approval documents, performance-monitoring plans, and monthly and annual reports to USAID headquarters, particularly to the USAID/Bureau of Resilience and Food Security which administers FtF programs worldwide, and to other segments of the U.S. government.

The FtF Initiative is a high profile and important program for the U.S. Government. Staff are frequently called upon to prepare position papers, report and advise on food security, agriculture and related policies and issues in West Africa. The incumbent will be expected to perform the above tasks with a wide range of stakeholders including but not limited to USAID/West Africa Mission management, USAID headquarters, other high-level officials of the U.S. Government, host country governments, high level regional government and institution officials, other donors, and segments of the private sector involved or affected by agriculture, trade and environment related issues that can ultimately impact regional food security. Thus, the incumbent will be expected to possess excellent interpersonal skills, and perform with a high degree of tact and diplomacy and be expected to resolve any potential disagreements between stakeholders, partners and other donors if necessary.

The staff will also assist the REGO to assess progress towards achievement of the CAADP ECOWAP goals, at the regional level and at national levels throughout the region. This may include the following duties: assist to advance integration and harmonization of policies and systems throughout the West Africa region; foster the strengthening of regional organizations, networks, and civil society organizations; actively identify and develop opportunities for improved coordination with other major donors active in the region to leverage greater results;

and to serve as a liaison, when necessary, with national and regional authorities and organizations such as ECOWAS, other Missions, organizations, industry, the academic sector, and other donors on environmental issues.

Contractor/Implementing Partner Oversight 35%

Agriculture program management and administration entails working directly with USAID contractors and grantees on tasks specifically assigned by contract, agreement, and technical officers. These tasks may include consultations with colleagues to develop USAID position papers on alternative program implementation plans, the research and development of concept papers on new programs to increase trade in agricultural products, and participation on study teams to analyze the effectiveness of ongoing activities in achieving program goals.

The job holder of this position will serve as a full-time Contracting/Agreement Officer's Representative (COR/AOR) for USAID projects/activities in the agricultural, food security and environment sectors. Additionally, this person will be directly involved in budget formulation, analysis, forecast and control.

As AOR/COR, the incumbent is directly and administratively responsible for reviewing vouchers from partners, monitoring expenditures and account status, and authorizing them for payment. S/he establishes budgets for partners, monitors their execution and is responsible for all accruals. S/he will be responsible for managing at a minimum $6-10 million in program funds annually.

As AOR/COR or Alternate, the incumbent will be directly responsible for supervising a minimum of two Chiefs of Party and will be responsible for providing oversight and monitoring of the budgets of responsible COR/AOR assigned projects and/or activities.

The incumbent will initiate contact and provide expert technical advice and direction to contractor and grantee professionals for which direct oversight responsibilities are exercised, and with contractor professionals in other areas of program focus, working to improve food security in West Africa. This will include informing partners of U.S. strategic priorities in West Africa, and in the realm of food security. S/he will analyze partner reports for validity, accuracy and progress towards meeting annual and overall program goals, to include tracking indicators and ensuring partners are capturing data accurately and in accordance with FtF monitoring and evaluation guidance.

The incumbent also serves as a senior technical contact, with important position responsibilities including keeping the Contracting and Agreements Officers informed of progress, proposed contract and grant modifications, validity of claims, analysis of proposals, and assessment of contract time extensions. Work complexities will require the development of alternate solutions to reduce time and costs, versatility, and innovation. S/he will have full autonomy to resolve programmatic related problems without assistance. S/he will be the person team members and other stakeholders will first go to resolve issues and problems pertaining to the incumbent's projects/responsibilities.

Program-Wide Reporting and Information Management 20%

The incumbent will assess program effectiveness for the improvement of complex program and management processes and systems encompassing difficult and diverse functions or issues that affect critical aspects of the major programs of the USAID/West Africa REGO. As an expert on long- range planning, s/he recommends and participates in developing strategies for implementing planning for a major program. Recommends short- and long-range goals of the organization, develops detailed plans for implementing them, and oversees implementation of the goals through contractors and grantees. S/he also helps to determine if adjustments or changes in objectives or emphasis are needed in organization functions and recommends organizational or process changes.

Directs the capture, reporting, and analysis of statistical data relating to the organization's operations and directs or personally performs special studies or projects. Prepares and contributes to reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation. Designs and conducts a wide variety of comprehensive studies and detailed analyses of complex functions and processes related to program planning and management. Identifies and proposes solutions to management problems that are of major importance to planning program direction.

Communications 10%

The incumbent prepares a variety of documents for publication and dissemination to suit numerous key constituencies both within and outside the U.S. government. Effective communications will generally involve selecting the most appropriate medium and applying the skills necessary to take advantage of particular media, for example the "success story" presented on a glossy one-page handout as well as a web page, the "reporting cable" disseminated to all U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide, and the "spoken remarks" and "scene setters" prepared for the USAID/West Africa Mission Director or other senior U.S. government officials for presentation at a ceremony or other public event.

The task of communications is to analyze REGO Agriculture Team information, consult with office staff on program priorities and communications objectives, and then assure that the work of the office is described and presented in ways that are relevant and compelling to each of the targeted audiences. The incumbent should be able to understand and interpret defined program objectives, exercising judgment to proceed with implementation of routine communications tasks, yet recognizing when special circumstances require consultation with the office chief or other senior USAID/West Africa management.

Additionally, as a representative of USAID and during execution of her/his AOR/COR duties, the incumbent will be expected to occasionally perform public speaking engagements. But more often, the incumbent will represent the USG in regional meetings with high level regional and national government counterparts and other donors. Incumbent will prepare speeches for high level USG representatives such as the Mission Director and U.S. Ambassador.

TRANSITION PLAN

The Incumbent is expected to:

To mentor a designated FSN staff in the Office to assume responsibilities for the position. This will be assessed annually.

Ensure that the FSN joins in travel and participates in meetings and official functions as much as time permits.

Maintain a contact list and ensure that the FSN is introduced to official contacts within and outside of USAID.

Through this mentoring, the FSN should have gained relevant experience and exposure of the incumbent's job elements to be able to take over from him/her at the end of a TCN contract.

Provide an annual report to include a summary of follow-up action to be taken by the Office to allow smooth transition and continuous operation.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

Education: Masters Degree in Agriculture, a related Social Science or Private Sector/Business Management field is required.

Prior Work Experience: A minimum of ten years of job related, professional-level experience in food security, agriculture policy and/or development or a related role as well as experience working with the West Africa Regional Economic Community or Regional Organizations is required. Prior experience in agricultural project design, management, and implementation, and usage of database systems for project monitoring and evaluation, and results/ budget tracking and documentation is required.

Language Proficiency: English Level 4 proficiency (speaking, reading, writing) is required.

Level 3 French proficiency (speaking, reading, writing) is required. (Language Proficiency may be tested).

POSITION ELEMENTS

Supervision Received: Incumbent will be supervised by the REGO Director and/or his/her designee. As a recognized authority, the employee is subject only to administrative and policy direction concerning overall project priorities and objectives. The employee is typically delegated complete responsibility and authority to plan, schedule, and carry out major projects concerned with the analysis and evaluation of programs or organizational effectiveness.

Analyses, evaluations, and recommendations developed by the employee are normally reviewed by management officials only for potential influence on broad agency policy objectives and program goals. Findings and recommendations are normally accepted without significant change.

Supervision Exercised: As requested by the Office Director or her/his designee, staff will have limited authority over other FSN staff. For example, this person may plan the work of the admin assistant as it pertains to the incumbent's activities/projects and any associated needs pertaining to regional government organizations.

Available Guidelines: Broad USAID and U.S. Government administrative and program policy guidelines, statements, and basic legislation, related court decisions, or treaties and international agreements that require extensive interpretation. The employee is recognized as an expert in the development and/or interpretation of guidance on program planning and evaluation in a specialized area.

Exercise of Judgment: This position requires substantial discretion, independent thinking, and sound judgment on complex and sensitive matters. The employee uses judgment and discretion in determining intent, and in interpreting and revising existing policy and regulatory guidance for use by others within or outside USAID/West Africa. Decisions concerning planning, organizing, and conducting studies are complicated by conditions, such as conflicting program goals and objectives. Assignments are complicated by the need to deal with subjective concepts.

Authority to Make Commitments: None.

Nature, Level and Purpose of Contacts: The incumbent has frequent contact with key officials of the West Africa Regional Economic Community (ECOWAS), and other affiliated regional institutions including The West and Central African Council for Agriculture Research and Development (CORAF), and its Regional Centers of Excellence, The Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and others. Other public and private entities with relationships vital to accomplishing REGO objectives include but are not limited to:

other Donors, Heads of Private Businesses, Heads of Financial Institutions, West African Government officials involved in agriculture and food security steering and related committees, Heads of Private Sector bodies etc. With individuals outside USAID/West Africa, key relationships may include consultants, contractors, or business executives in a moderately unstructured setting. Contacts may also include the Director, Deputy Director, and Program Officer of USAID/West Africa, as well as Ambassadors, Deputy Chiefs of Mission, and Section Chiefs in U.S. Embassies throughout West Africa. The purpose is to influence managers or other officials to accept and implement findings and recommendations on organizational improvement or program effectiveness issues.

Time Requirement to Perform Full Range of Duties: One year (with option to extend if mutually required.

Travel: Travel will be a routine part of fulfilling the duties of this position. Travel will occur within Ghana and in the West Africa region, with possible travel outside of the region for training and conferences.

III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS

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

The following factors will be the basis for the evaluation of applications meeting the required minimum qualifications. All applications will be evaluated based on the documentation submitted with the application. 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 applicants may be selected for an interview, but an interview is not always necessary.

Education: Degree higher than Master’s in Agriculture or related Social Science or Private Sector/Business. 5 points

Prior Work Experience: A minimum of ten years of job related experience in food security, agriculture policy and/or development or a related role as well as experience working with the West Africa Regional Economic Community or Regional Organizations is required. Prior experience in project design, implementation, and usage of software systems for monitoring and evaluation of projects and results/ budget tracking and documentation is required. 35 points

Job Knowledge: Service in, or substantial and regular contact and/or business dealings with, key U.S. Government agencies and/or African institutions or organizations involved in agriculture and/or food security-related fields are required. 25 points

Skills and Abilities: Excellent computer skills (especially MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) including the ability to operate required software effortlessly and with little instruction or mentoring is required. Strong technical, analytical, and conceptual skills to analyze issues and recommend and present solutions and/or options is required. Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously is required. 15 points

Interpersonal Skills/Communication: Must have the ability to establish and maintain an extensive range of mid to high level contacts within and outside USAID and within the region.

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USAID policy specifies that U.S. citizens or resident aliens (USNs) are preferred over third country nationals (TCNs). Therefore, US N and TCN offers will not be evaluated together. USAID will evaluate USPSC offers first and if the CO determines that there are no qualified USNs, only then will USAID evaluate TCN offers.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

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

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

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

4. A Cover Letter of not more than three (3) pages describing how the incumbent’s skills and experience fit the requirements of the position.

5. A current CV/resume. The CV/resume must contain sufficient relevant information to evaluate the Offers in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria. Broad general statements that are vague or lacking specificity will not be considered as effectively addressing particular selection criteria. Complete dates (month/year) are also required on

CV.

6. Applicants also must address the above Section III: Evaluation and Selection Factors, in a Summary Statement to be included in the Offers. This Summary Statement, limited to two (2) pages, must describe specifically and accurately what experience, training, education, and/or awards the applicant has received that are relevant to each selection factor above. The Summary Statement must include the name of the applicant and the announcement number at the top of each page.

7. Applicants must provide a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) references within the last five years from the applicant’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 applicant’s work knowledge and professional experience. Applicants must provide e-mail addresses and/or working telephone numbers for all references.

8. Hard copies of diplomas, certificates or relevant degrees may be included to corroborate http://www.usaid.gov/forms the CV/resume.

9. Applicants must provide their full mailing address with telephone, facsimile numbers (if available) and email address and should retain for their records copies of all enclosures that accompany their submission.

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 found at: http://www.usaid.gov/forms/

1. Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals (AID 309-2);

2. Contractor Physical Examination (AID Form 1420-62); *

3. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (for National Security) (SF-86); * or

4. Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF-85); *

5. Finger Print Card (FD-258). *

* Forms 2 through 5 shall be completed only upon the advice of the Contracting

Officer that an applicant is the successful candidate for the job.

VI. BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a US/TCNPSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:

1. BENEFITS:

(a) Employer's FICA Contribution

(b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

(c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

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

(e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(f) Annual and Sick Leave

*Note: A US citizen’s salary will be subject to employee’s FICA and Medicare contribution.

2. ALLOWANCES:

Section numbers refer to rules from the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas), available at https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101

(a) Temporary Quarter Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

(b) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130) http://www.usaid.gov/forms/ http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92 https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101

(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), and

(j) Danger Pay Allowance (Section 650)]

TCNs do not receive identical allowances as USPSCs. However, subject to Mission Director approval, TCNs may receive specific allowances under AIDAR Appendix J sec. 4(c)(2)(ii) and many allowances from AIDAR Appendix D that are on par with other offshore hires.

VII. TAXES

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

VIII. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT

CLAUSES

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

a. 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.

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

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES (DESCRIPTION) QTY

UNIT UNIT

PRICE

AMOUNT (F)

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

- Award Type: PSC

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

2 LOT $ TBD $TBD at Award after negotiations https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf https://www.usaid.gov/forms

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

- Award Type: PSC

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

1 LOT $ TBD $TBD at Award after negotiations

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

- Award Type: PSC

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

1 LOT $ TBD $TBD at Award after negotiations

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

- Award Type: PSC

- Product Service Code: R497 Accounting Info: TBD

1 LOT $ TBD $TBD at Award after negotiations

c. 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.

d. 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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