Sol72062422R00004 USPSC General Development Specialist_Final.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER:72062422R00004

ISSUANCE DATE: December 17, 2021

CLOSING DATE/TIME: January 14, 2022/23:59 GMT

SUBJECT: Solicitation for Offshore Hire U.S. Personal Services Contractor as General Development

Specialist, USAID/Cote d’Ivoire

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 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:pcharway@usaid.gov mailto:jberscheit@usaid.gov

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO.:720624122R00004

2. ISSUANCE DATE: December 17, 2021

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: January 14, 2022, 23:59GMT

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

5. POSITION TITLE: General Development Specialist

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 April 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 04/2022 to 04/2024

Option Period 1: o/a 04/2024 to 04/2025

Option Period 2: o/a 04/2025 to 04/2026

Option Period 3: o/a 04/2026 to 04/2027

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Duties.

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

10. SECURITY AND MEDICLA CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Selected applicant must obtain

Secret level clearance and medical clearance within a reasonable period of time (USAID will provide details regarding these clearances to the selected candidate). If such clearances are not obtained within a reasonable time or negative suitability issues are involved, any offer made may be rescinded.

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:

Côte d'Ivoire (CDI) continues to pursue a course of strong economic growth and is focused on post-conflict mailto:accrapsc@usaid.gov

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transition and democratic stabilization as it ushered in the critical October 2020 presidential election and

March 2021 legislative elections. Since the end of conflict in 2011, CDI has emerged as a regional economic hub, an important US trade partner, and as a country of promise in Africa. With USG assistance, the country enacted important reforms of key democratic institutions including the judiciary and legislature.

The Government of Côte d'Ivoire (GOCI) is a member of the African Growth and Opportunities Act

(AGOA), and has many forward leaning pro-development policies. Continued division within political parties demonstrates the fragility underlying CDI's post-conflict progress. In spring 2020, the President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, vowed to cede power to a new generation by not seeking a third term. But by that summer, the untimely death of his chosen successor, the former prime minister, resulted in the president running again. This announcement shook the foundation of democratic transition and resulted in an opposition boycott. Ultimately, the president was re-elected and despite periodic unrest, the election period did not devolve into protracted violence. The subsequent legislative elections were inclusive and peaceful.

Failing to adequately address profound decades-long political and social division, stemming from inequitable governance and economic growth, creates risks for instability. Violent extremism (VE) continues to expand across the Sahel displacing millions and creeping southwards with the coastal states now bracing for impact. CDI is an anchor of stability in West Africa (WA), however, this could be threatened by the continued destabilization of northern neighbors. On March 11, 2020, CDI documented its first case of COVID with nearly 35,000 cases and 208 recorded deaths to date. This resulted in a ripple effect on the economy which shrunk to a 1.8 percent growth from the over 7 percent projection.

Although Côte d’Ivoire is making important progress, it still faces significant health problems. The

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 2.4 percent, and malaria is still endemic in the country with an incidence of

189.9 per 1,000 people. The estimated maternal mortality is 614 per 100,000 live births, and the modern contraceptive prevalence rate is 21.5 percent. Neglected tropical diseases, including lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and soil transmitted helminths, continue to plague Ivoirians.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent outbreak Ebola in neighboring Guinea highlight the importance of detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious disease threats. With the Ivoirian government only spending about 4 percent on health expenditures, USAID assistance is crucial for helping improving

Ivoirian’s lives.

The Democracy Rights and Governance (DRG) portfolio is the top foreign policy goal of US Embassy

Abidjan's ICS, which aims to increase the inclusion of citizens and electoral reforms. Governance programs address grievances, while increasing transparency and accountability of government service delivery. CDI is also a focus country for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President's

Malaria Initiative (PMI), Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), Trade Africa, and Power Africa initiatives. The Health program is USAID/CDI's largest portfolio with the goal to reduce the burden of infectious diseases while preventing, detecting and responding to potential pandemics to prevent public health emergencies. The economic growth (EG) portfolio promotes accessing electricity and increasing private sector engagement through regional trade, emphasizing women's inclusion in small and medium enterprises (SME), and regional investments in biodiversity, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Due to COVID, the OU operated from telework status for the entire year, adjusting operations for staff and implementing partner safety, while ensuring program continuity. The OU reprogrammed and secured new funds to save lives and mitigate second-order impacts from COVID.

USAID/CDI is led by a Country Representative and has six offices: Program; Office of Acquisition and

Assistance; Executive Office; Health Office; Democracy Rights and Governance; and Economic Growth.

USAID/CDI works under the direction of USAID/West Africa Regional Mission based in Accra, Ghana.

The CDI OU managed $90 million in bilateral resources in FY 2020, while also providing oversight and support for a range of regional and centrally-funded activities. The USAID/CDI Office is co-located on

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the Embassy Compound and USAID staff are integral members of USG-wide working groups in Health, DRG/Elections, Economics/Trade/Power, and Security Sector Reform. USAID works with all levels of the GOCI, along with a wide range of development partners, the public and private sector, and civil society.

2. BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

The General Development Specialist is expected to work closely with the Democracy and Governance

Office and Health Office to provide a general level of support to each office on USAID business practices, ADS 201 standard tasks and portfolio management. S/he will be the DRG and Health offices’ main point of contact and liaison with the Program Office. S/he assists the Office Directors in overall office management including staff development, strategic planning, reporting processes, team building, coordination, communications and activity management/portfolio implementation. S/he is a senior level development professional who will work closely with teams to build staff capacity and ability to understand and respond to USAID business processes, standard tasks, and ADS 201 requirements. S/he is a generalist with a broad exposure to USAID technical sectors and an array of technical fields who can readily support other technical teams on a wide range of programmatic interventions. Interventions include but are not limited to democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG), preventing and countering violent extremism

(P/CVE), private sector engagement (PSE), family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH), maternal child health and nutrition (MCHN), PMI and PEPFAR. S/he will work closely with the technical teams to mentor staff and build overall capacity to improve their ability to manage USAID business practices, standard tasks and assist with award management where necessary to fill in critical staffing gaps and alleviate labor shortages. This could include but is not limited to: serving as an AOR/COR if required, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) (i.e. indicator monitoring, data quality analysis, evaluation development, general performance monitoring); communication outreach (i.e. success stories, press releases, social media posts, front office inputs for events and participation, etc.); strategic development;

and ADS 201 reporting such as the annual Performance Plan and Report (PPR), the Operational Plan (OP), and budget appropriation inputs (i.e. Congressional Budget Justification, Mission Resource Request, etc).

S/he assists the Office Directors to prepare for broad engagement and representational duties with regard to the interagency, implementing partners and the GOCI. S/he works to strengthen teams ability to perform these tasks with attention to detail, improve understanding and deliverable quality and the overall capacity of teams to readily perform these functions. S/he assists in collaborating with host country and US government officials, community organizations, NGOs, and other USAID partners on portfolio implementation and USAID business processes within the framework of the U.S. foreign assistance program and the context of American foreign policy.

The actions and decisions of the General Development Specialist will be taken in consultation with the

Country Representative or his/her delegate and individual office directors. The General Development

Specialist will work with two offices under the direction of the Country Representative or his/her delegate.

The General Development Specialist performs assignments independently or as part of a greater team, focusing on the transfer of information and knowledge to technical teams to strengthen their ability to meet

USAID business process requirements. S/he provides senior level guidance and support to others involved in the management of the USAID portfolio in CDI.

3. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

a. Support Democracy and Governance Office (50%)

The General Development Specialist assists the DRG Office Director in overall office management. These office management tasks include, but are not necessarily limited to:

● Act as a liaison and point of contact between DRG and WA and CDI Program Offices (PRO) and

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proactively plan for and respond to PRO’s taskers and inquiries and lead the coordination between the three offices and their staff.

● Staff development, strategic planning, team building, coordination and communications with other

USAID/CDI technical teams, interagency teams, USAID implementing partners, GOCI counterparts, donors and other international development organizations that USAID may interact with in the normal course of daily operations.

● Leading or coordinating administrative, staffing, strategic planning, and reporting processes. S/he assists the Office Director in overall office management including staff development, strategic planning, team building, onboarding, coordination and communications with other technical teams.

● Providing technical guidance in strategic planning exercises and the design/procurement of governance activities or programs.

● Leads and assists the team to complete ADS 201 based tasks across the program cycle including assisting with budget appropriation processes, operational plan development and all other budget related tasks.

● Assists the team to manage activities serving as AOR/COR or activity manager if necessary

Besides the tasks associated with being an AOR/COR this could also include helping with team specific reporting requirements, assisting the team in monitoring evaluation and learning components including data quality assessments, managing indicator data, preparing terms of reference, scopes of work, program descriptions, and other related documents needed to formulate awards and providing technical recommendations to inform strategic planning exercises at the country and interagency level.

● Assists the team to manage and advance the office's development outreach and communication needs, ensuring quality control and timely delivery of materials to the Program Office, Country

Representative and Embassy Front Office for clearance.

● Preparing relevant information for mission reports to meet USAID and broader USG reporting requirements, including reporting on Operational Plans, Performance Reports, Congressional

Budget justifications, Mission Strategic Resources Plans, human rights reports, trafficking reports, reports on gender and people with disabilities, etc.

● Applying program evaluation and reporting skills to DRG, conflict prevention, and P/CVE activities as needed, including but not limited to, supporting project evaluations, developing indicators, setting targets, supporting assessments, and reporting results to USG stakeholders.

● Capacity building of staff to transfer understanding of and ability to address USAID standard business processes as defined in ADS 201 as well as outreach and communication protocols and clearances.

b. Support Health Office (50%)

The General Development Specialist assists the Health Office Director in overall office management. These office management tasks include, but are not necessarily limited to:

● Act as a liaison and point of contact between Health and WA and CDI Program Offices (PRO) and proactively plan for and respond to PRO’s taskers and inquiries and lead the coordination between

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the three offices and their staff.

● Staff development, strategic planning, team building, coordination and communications with other

USAID/CDI technical teams, interagency teams, USAID implementing partners, GOCI counterparts, donors and other international development organizations that USAID may interact with in the normal course of daily operations.

● Leading or coordinating administrative, staffing, strategic planning, and reporting processes. S/he assists the Office Director in overall office management including staff development, strategic planning, team building, onboarding, coordination and communications with other technical teams.

● Providing technical guidance in strategic planning exercises and the design/procurement of health activities or programs.

● Leads and assists the team to complete ADS 201 based tasks across the program cycle including assisting with budget appropriation processes, operational plan development and all other budget related tasks.

● Assists the team to manage activities serving as AOR/COR or activity manager if necessary

Besides the tasks associated with being an AOR/COR this could also include helping with team specific reporting requirements, assisting the team in monitoring evaluation and learning components including data quality assessments, managing indicator data, preparing terms of reference, scopes of work, program descriptions, and other related documents needed to formulate awards and providing technical recommendations to inform strategic planning exercises at the country and interagency level.

● Assists the team to manage and advance the office's development outreach and communication needs, ensuring quality control and timely delivery of materials to the Program Office, Country

Representative and Embassy Front Office for clearance.

● Preparing relevant information for mission reports to meet USAID and broader USG reporting requirements, including reporting on Operational Plans, Performance Reports, Congressional

Budget justifications, Mission Strategic Resources Plans, human rights reports, trafficking reports, reports on gender and people with disabilities, etc.

● Applying program evaluation and reporting skills to health (PMI, FP/RH, MCHN) activities as needed, including but not limited to, supporting project evaluations, developing indicators, setting targets, supporting assessments, and reporting results to USG stakeholders.

● Capacity building of staff to transfer understanding of and ability to address USAID standard business processes as defined in ADS 201 as well as outreach and communication protocols and clearances.

4. SUPERVISION/OVERSIGHT OVER OTHERS:

The General Development Specialist may be delegated supervision responsibilities within the Health and or DRG Office by the respective office directors. S/he may serve as Acting Office Director if required in the Director’s absence but not simultaneously.

The General Development Specialist must be able to work in a highly demanding environment and be capable of handling tasks with varying deadlines; must have good teamwork skills and strong

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interpersonal skills; must be able to communicate complex and difficult policy and programmatic issues in a manner that is clear to knowledgeable laypersons without oversimplifying; and, must be able to maintain and adhere to high standards of professional conduct.

5. OTHER SIGNIFICANT POSITION FACTORS:

a. AVAILABLE GUIDELINES: The incumbent is expected to become familiar with USAID processes, procedures and rules as documented in the ADS. In situations where the Advisor’s judgment points to a need for additional clarity or guidance, his/her supervisor will provide such guidance with the assistance of the USAID/CDI support offices as appropriate. The General Development Specialist will be required to be proactive in keeping abreast of evolving guidelines and policies, including but not limited to the Automated Directive System (ADS), USG procurement regulations, and USAID program strategy, design and policy documents. S/he must be able to use his/her judgment in interpreting and applying guidelines even when the specificity and applicability of them is not well defined.

The General Development Specialist is required to exercise independent judgment and ingenuity to interpret and develop applications and guidelines in devising innovative approaches to resolving technical, administrative, managerial and/or policy problems.

b. COMPLEXITY: The management environment in which the incumbent will operate is complex, with many donors, country interests and USG interests and requires a professional with senior-level advisory, team-building and public diplomacy skills. Excellent, balanced judgment must be exercised in setting priorities. The General Development Specialist will represent USAID in consultation with a wide range of USG actors, public and private sector officials, civil society and community leaders, regional institutions and donors.

c. SCOPE AND EFFECT: The General Development Specialist assists the DRG and Health Office

Directors and their technical team members in providing support in the management of USAID business processes related to the activities and portfolios overseen by the USAID/CDI DRG and Health teams. S/he will be required to provide support in project development and management for activities across both portfolios (excluding PEPFAR for health). S/he will collaborate closely with other Cote d’Ivoire senior management staff to ensure that efforts are coordinated appropriately across technical areas. S/he also may also serve as the primary point of contact for all exterior parties, including host country government officials and implementing partners, upon request of the Office Director, regarding

USG-supported DRG and health systems strategies, interventions and activities. The work of the incumbent will impact large and medium-size programs with substantive effect on large groups.

d. PERSONAL CONTACTS: The General Development Specialist will establish and maintain professional contacts/relationships at all levels, including USAID/Côte d'Ivoire staff and colleagues, USAID/Washington, high-level USG officials at the US Embassy, host country officials (both high-level management and technical) at all levels (national, regional, local), other donors, DRG and Health implementing partners and other concerned stakeholders.

e. LEVEL AND PURPOSE OF CONTACTS: The purpose of contacts is to inform on or elicit information about DRG and Health to support project management actions and provide policy advice and guidance and direct support in completing USAID business processes. This may include information and communication to and with senior U.S. government representatives, host-country counterparts, and other donors. S/he is expected to maintain close contact with USAID/Washington policy advisors, U.S. embassy personnel working on DRG, conflict prevention, P/CVE and the greater health portfolio. The purpose of these contacts is to enhance understanding of USG sector work and share experiences, and to foster coherent implementation of such programs. The incumbent occupies a

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high profile and important position in USG foreign assistance to Côte d’Ivoire. S/he provides policy recommendations as well as strategic and programmatic advice to senior USAID, and US Embassy officials, host country government officials, and implementing partners. The broad use of initiative, discretion and patience is expected from the General Development Specialist in dealing with USAID office personnel as well as representatives from other donor organizations and Embassy colleagues to resolve problems that arise during the course of work where there is often no clear or immediate solution. In addition, considerable judgment is required in working effectively and coordinating multi-sectoral efforts in support of USAID’s development objectives and in collecting, analyzing and reporting on progress of activities and recommending project actions.

f. PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: This is a low-to-moderate physically demanding position. The incumbent will be physically located at the US Embassy in Abidjan and will be expected to attend meetings and events related to the DRG and Health programs on a frequent basis, both in

Abidjan and in other cities in Côte d’Ivoire.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:

This is a senior USAID/Côte d’Ivoire position, and the successful candidate must be sufficiently experienced to understand and meet the needs of the Country Office. The General Development Specialist position requires the ability to work effectively with a wide array of individuals and institutions and an in-depth knowledge of international relations in general and of the sub-region in particular. The successful offeror will possess excellent political analysis, general knowledge of development sectors, as well as strong writing and reporting skills and the ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, responsibility and authority in a high stress and politically charged environment. Strong team-building skills are essential.

At minimum, the offeror must have:

● Experience working across a wide array of USG funded programs including exposure to

Democracy and Governance and Health programs in support of Host Country governments through bilateral USG investments.

● Experience in program implementation and management and program cycle management with major donors.

● Education: A master’s degree in public administration, public policy, political economy, international development, political science, or international relations, or other relevant field is required.

● Prior Work Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience working in the development sector on USG funded programs is required.

● Language: Fluency in French (level III) and English languages (level IV) is required. Should be able to read and comprehend technical documents and conduct technical discussions with USG partners and stakeholders in both French and English languages. Must have a minimum of level IV

English writing skills. Human resources will test prior to interviews to determine minimum qualifications are met. As part of the interview USAID will test French and English skills to ascertain quality and ability as part of the interview process.

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III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS

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;

● All documentation submitted;

● Ability to obtain a SECRET level security clearance;

● Ability to obtain a Department of State medical clearance;

● Satisfactory verification of academic credentials.

A USAID Secret level security clearance and Department of State medical clearance are required prior to issuance of the contract for this position.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

The offeror rating system factors are used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified offerors in comparison to the technical evaluation criteria. Offerors must demonstrate the rating factors outlined below.

Work Experience (40 POINTS):

● A minimum of 10 years of professional work experience across a broad swath of development sectors. Familiarity with DRG, CVE specifically conflict prevention, and/or preventing/countering violent extremism, Family Planning/Reproductive Health, Maternal Child Health, and Malaria interventions. Demonstrated management expertise and skill implementing public and international development cooperation programs. Professional experience at a senior management level in coordinating activities with host governments and/or donors and demonstrated ability to interact professionally and provide technical guidance to high-level officials of the USG or other international organizations and host government and represent the USG in program development discussions.

● At least five years of international work experience is required with an international organization such as bilateral, USG, or multilateral donor organization. The most qualified candidate will be someone who has worked extensively with an international, multilateral or bilateral donor organization and who has had broad exposure to different development bilateral technical sectors included but not limited to Democracy and Governance, conflict prevention, and/or P/CVE and health programming (family planning/reproductive, health maternal child health, health systems strengthening and malaria prevention). This position does not require a technical specialist but rather broad general knowledge.

● Experience managing USG or other international organization or donor activities.

● At least five years of this experience is required in Africa. Ten points will be assigned to applicants with experience working in Francophone West Africa.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (35 POINTS):

● Previous experience with program design, writing of program descriptions, scopes of work, terms of reference (both in English and French), performing desk and field assessments, and experience performing complex analysis around democracy and governance, and/or countering violent extremism issues, and health sectors as listed above and other related documents needed to

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formulate awards and requests for funding is required. The candidate will be tested by the procurement team on their writing skills (see below).

● Demonstrated ability to develop and write portfolio communications and outreach documents to feed into USAID/CDI’s and the Embassy’s communication Strategy. Interact professionally and provide programmatic guidance to DRG and health teams. Ability to communicate diplomatically with high-level officials from the USG or other international organizations and host government and represent the USG in program development discussions on bilateral development efforts.

● Previous experience and exposure to monitoring, evaluation and learning and the basic principles as they pertain to monitoring field activities, evaluating activities and tracking performance.

Experience with developing strategies, writing of programmatic briefs; experience representing development efforts of an international donor organization at a professional senior-level; and demonstrated team-building and public diplomacy skills are required.

● The ability to perform financial analysis and prepare program budgets is also required. The ability to plan, organize, and manage negotiations, teleconferences and multi-layered stakeholder consultations is required. The selected candidate must demonstrate the ability to manage and coordinate activities to achieve an operational unit’s objectives through demonstrated work experience.

● The ability to serve as an AOR/COR and help manage activities under the Mission’s Health, EG and DRG teams

Language Requirements/Communication Skills (25 Points):

● Must be fluent in both French (level III) and English languages (level IV) and should be able to speak and write at a professional level in both languages. Should be able to read, review, edit technical documents and conduct technical discussions in both languages. Human resources will test prior to interviews to determine minimum qualifications are met. As part of the interview

USAID will test French and English skills to ascertain quality and ability.

o French language skills (written and/or oral) will be tested by the evaluation committee as part of the interview process - 10 points. English writing skills will also be tested (written and/or oral). The English writing test will be 15 points.

USAID may independently seek feedback on the candidate’s past performance, abilities and skills as it pertains to the position description and qualification criteria from other sources or references.

IV. SUBMITTING AN OFFER

1. Eligible offerors are required to complete and submit a signed AID 309-2 form, “Offeror

Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals,”.

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.

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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. Copies of diplomas, certificates or relevant degrees may be included to corroborate 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

As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a USPSC is normally authorized the following benefits:

1. BENEFITS:

(a) Employer's FICA Contribution

(b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance http://www.usaid.gov/forms/

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(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 http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=231&menu_id=92

(a) Temporary Quarter 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)

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:

c. ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR

FEDERALCONTRACTORS (OCT 2021)-Alternate 70 (OCT 2021) (M/OAA-DEV-

FAR22-01c)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause -

United States or its outlying areas means—

(1) The fifty States;

(2) The District of Columbia;

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(3) The commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands;

(4) The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands;

and

(5) The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island,Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.

(b) Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, 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.

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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

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

d. 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.

e. 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 .

http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations

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f. PSC Ombudsman The PSC Ombudsman serves as a resource for any Personal Services

Contractor who has entered into a contract with the United States Agency for International

Development and is available to provide clarity on their specific contract with the agency.

Please visit our page for additional information: https://www.usaid.gov/workusaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman

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