Solicitation - USPSC HSS Team Lead GS -15_signed.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 72062024R00013

ISSUANCE DATE: October 08, 2024

CLOSING DATE/TIME: November 07, 2024

SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Services Contractor (USPSC)/Third Country National Personal Services Contractor (TCNPSC) Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead- USAID/Nigeria.

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

USAID will evaluate all offerors based on the stated evaluation criteria. USAID encourages all individuals, including those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, to respond to the solicitation.

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

Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in this solicitation.

Sincerely, Michael Teske Contracting Officer

ATTACHMENT 1

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO: 72062024R00013

2. ISSUANCE DATE: October 08, 2024

3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: November 07, 2024 – 16:30 hrs. Nigeria Time

4. POINT OF CONTACT: Elizabeth Morris, E-mail: abujahr@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead

6. MARKET VALUE: $123,041 - $159,950 equivalent to GS-15. Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and salary history.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Nigeria, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Duties.

Overseas USPSCs and TCNPSCs not subject to the local compensation plan may be authorized to telework or remote work only from a location within the country of performance, in accordance with Mission policy. Telework or remote work from outside the country of performance may only be authorized in certain situations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) year period, estimated to start o/a January 2025.

The base period will be two (2) years, estimated to start on/about January 2025.

Based on Agency need, the Contracting Officer may exercise (an) additional option period(s) for three (3) years for the date(s) estimated as follows.”

Base Period: o/a 01/2025 to 01/2027 Option Period 1: o/a 01/2027 to 01/2028 Option Period 2: o/a 01/2028 to 01/2029 Option Period 3: o/a 01/2029 to 01/2030

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: Open to U.S. Citizens (including lawful permanent U.S.

residents) or Third Country Nationals.

Hiring Preference: References ADS 309.3.1.4 and 309.3.1.11 (c).

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

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: USPSCs – Secret; TCNPSCs – Facility Access.

11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES

USAID/Nigeria’s Health, Population and Nutrition (HPN) Office is responsible for one of USAID’s largest and most complex bilateral assistance health programs, with an annual budget of US$150M. Currently, there are four teams: 1) Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health, and Nutrition (RMNACH-N); 2) Health Systems Strengthening; 3) Operations; and 4) President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). The HPN Office staffing footprint consists of 28 persons, including 3 US direct hires (USDH), 20 Foreign Service Nationals/Cooperating Country Nationals (SN/CCN), 4 US/Third Country National (US/TCN) personal service contractors (PSC), and one seconded staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The HPN Office is headed by a USDH (FS-01) who reports directly to the Mission Director and is assisted by two Deputy Office Directors (2 USDH [FS-02]) in providing leadership and management oversight to the HPN and for the Mission’s health activities.

The Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead (HSSTL) provides strategic, technical, and administrative leadership for the management and coordination of all funded health systems strengthening (HSS) activities and personnel assigned to manage them within the team. The Team Lead ensures that US Government (USG) support in primary health care services and systems strengthening (health finance, health governance, global health security, private sector, health information systems/strategic information, social and behavior change communications, and commodities and logistics) for more efficient health systems performance, efficiency, and ultimately improved health outcomes.

The HSS Team Lead works closely with the Health Office Director and USAID/Nigeria’s Front Office to provide consistent leadership in planning, managing, and monitoring the health components of the USAID Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) and plays a leading role in ensuring achievements of CDCS and U.S. Presidential health initiative objectives. The HSS Team Lead leads, mentors, and supervises a team of approximately six staff (all FSN/CCNs)), reporting directly to the Health Office Director and/or their designee. The Team Lead provides day-to-day technical direction, management, oversight, and supervision to the health systems strengthening activity portfolio (valued at US$90M annually), and both facilitates and ensures collaborative working relationships with the Economic Growth & Environment (EGE) Office on private sector, electrification, the Humanitarian and Assistance and Relief Team (HART) on humanitarian and public health emergency response activities, and the Education Office (EO) on youth and school-based health.

The Team Lead may be assigned to act for the health Director and/or Deputy Health Office Director in their absence or preoccupation.

2. Statement of Duties to be Performed

Program Strategy and Technical Leadership - 30%

● The Team Lead provides policy and strategic leadership to HPN Office senior leadership, other Team Leads, the Deputy Health Office Directors, other USAID/Nigeria technical offices, and to the entire USG Mission in Nigeria Ensures all references to technical decisions on HSS issues are informed by best practices, lessons learned, and evidence-based approaches.

● Lead and provide technical input into the development of public health evaluations, operational research, program assessments, and national surveys (such as the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, Nigeria Verbal Autopsy and Social Autopsy (VASA), Service Provision Assessment, Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (SMART) and the national Malaria Indicator Survey, and the Nigerian Population and Housing Census).

● Maintain familiarity with current literature and best practices in HSS and strategic information relevant to health in Nigeria, especially in regard to health finance, performance monitoring; program level data gathering/validation; trend monitoring and reporting; implementation of public health evaluations and special studies; health management information systems, national surveillance systems and population-based surveys.

● Provide strategic and technical leadership and guidance to the following organizations as described below:

a) USAID/Nigeria – Ensure the HPN Office’s performance monitoring plan is up to date with meaningful indicators, targets and achievements;

monitoring and conducting analysis of HPN’s performance; and, identifying and developing consensus on key issues related to HPN performance monitoring. Responsible for ensuring that SI activities are sound and are achieving their expected results and for ensuring that all SI activities are integrated appropriately into HPN and Mission activities. Coordinate the results component of the health portions of all operational plans and reports.

b) USAID Implementing Partners – Ensure that the SI activities of all

USAID/Nigeria health partners are well coordinated and in line with the HPN Office’s and the Mission’s performance monitoring plan and GON national plans. Work with the Program Office, AORs and CORs to ensure that all partners are complying with USAID requirements for performance monitoring and reporting. Take a lead role in developing and facilitating regular communication and feedback with implementing partners on SI issues.

c) The Federal and State Ministries of Health and other GON agencies such as the NPHCDA, National Population Commission (NPopC), and National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) – Provide technical assistance to develop and implement strategic information activities including Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), performance monitoring, and population-based surveys Participate in GON monitoring and evaluation exercises, such as the joint annual reviews.

d) Development Partner’ Group in Health: Represent the HPN office and play a key role in the M&E Technical Working Group of the Development Partners’ Group in Health.

● Providing expert technical and programmatic information and assistance, as requested by the Ambassador, the USAID/Nigeria Mission Director or Deputy Mission Director, and the HO Director, pertaining to areas of the HSS portfolio, including content for technical and programmatic taskers and urgent requests, reporting documents, speeches, cables, analyses, and briefing papers.

● Stays abreast of state-of-the-art knowledge on programming and policy development relevant to Nigeria, as well as to USG, USAID/W, and GoN priorities.

Promote the introduction of key, high-potential innovations to accelerate progress towards USAID/Nigeria and GoN goals.

● The Team Lead prepares comprehensive, written, health-related concept papers for Mission and USG leadership, conveying important yet difficult, and often politically sensitive, ideas updating policy makers in Nigeria and Washington on progress, roadblocks, and other issues requiring higher level intervention.

Program/Project Management - 30%

● The Team Lead works extensively with the HPN Office teams, to plan and manage complex financial budgeting, sub-obligation and M&E processes for five separate funding sources for the HSS portfolio –healthcare financing, human resources for health, supply chain and logistics, global health security, health information systems and digital health.

● Provides technical leadership in preparation of key annual and midterm planning and reporting documents, including and Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports, and other ad hoc requests for information.

● Ensure Compliance with USAID financial regulations and reports of any discrepancies; and compliance with audits, including Non-Federal Audits and closure of any recommendations.

● Leads A/COR/AMs in substantial review, technical insights, and directions to track Implementing Partner (IP) performance for HSS activities in development and monitoring of workplans; use of standardized indicators; data analysis, and corrective plan development for addressing weak performance; tracking and reporting of results and progress.

● Leads preparations for site visits and associated orientation materials for high-level delegations from USAID Headquarters (HQ), the Department of State, other agencies, Congress, other high-profile visitors, and overall USG and USAID Mission needs.

Supervision and Activity Management – 20%

● The Team Lead leads, supervises, and manages a team of approximately six staff, and other short-term staff (including A/COR/AMs) as required, focused on HSS.

Directly ensures establishment of staff annual workplans, inclusive of annual work objectives, professional development goals, and training plans. Delegates assignments and/or tasks to appropriate technical experts and/or A/COR/AMs within the HSS team and conducts timely quarterly and annual performance reviews (inclusive of constructive feedback for professional growth).

● Conducts regular site visits, and routinely meets with IPs to review activity implementation, document activity progress and/or challenges, and to provide technical and programmatic recommendations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, and judicious use of USG funding.

Representation and Coordination – 20%

● The Team Lead establishes strategic working relationships with senior and mid-level GoN officials, including within the MOH, and with other relevant Ministry officials at the national, regional and district level, senior representatives from other development partner agencies, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, private sector health counterparts, professional associations, and senior USG Mission in Nigeria, USAID/Washington, and other USG staff to ensure strategic coordination and cross-collaboration on investments, and regular and timely sharing of information on critical issues, including changes in key policies, and legal and regulatory environments that could affect the implementation of USAID programs.

● Represents USAID/Nigeria at designated national, regional and international-level technical, programmatic, and policy meetings and technical working groups, including donor and partner coordination meetings.

● As needed, assumes Acting Health Office Director, or Deputy Health Office Director, role and, as such, productively engages with the Mission Director and/or Deputy Directors, participates in senior leadership meetings and discussions, and represents HO in external meetings and functions.

3. USAID Consultation or Orientation (if applicable): The selected candidate will be required to complete the one-week mandatory Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT) course prior to proceeding to USAID/Nigeria. FACT is a mandatory course for service in Nigeria.

4. Supervisory Relationship: The Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead works under the general supervision of the Health Office Director or designee. The Team Lead works with considerable independence in carrying out responsibilities. The Team Lead develops annual work objectives in consultation with the supervisor, who makes assignments in terms of overall objectives and resources available. Completed work is reviewed in terms of achievement of program/project/activity goals, effectiveness in meeting USAID objectives, and integration with other initiatives in the HPN Office and the overall Mission portfolio. Some technical direction may come from other professionals in the HPN Office and the Mission; in general, however, the Team Lead is expected to exercise considerable autonomy and best judgment in discharging the duties of the assignment.

5. Supervisory Controls: The Team Lead leads, supervises, and manages a team of approximately six staff and other short-term staff (including A/COR/AMs) as required, focused on human resources for health, healthcare financing, global health security, supply chain and logistics, health governance and leadership, health information systems, data use, digital health, and private sector. The Team Lead participates with considerable weight in selection/promotion decisions for Team staff; and directly ensures development of staff annual workplans, inclusive of work objectives and professional development goals, as well as of timely quarterly and annual performance reviews (inclusive of constructive feedback for professional growth). The Team Lead may be assigned to act for the Deputy Health Office Director and/or Health Office Director in their absence or preoccupation, and in this role, would supervise senior-level employees as needed on an interim basis.

“If a third country national (TCN) is selected for award, during the period of this contract, the TCN personal services contractor must provide training to a cooperating country national (CCN) designated by USAID. The PSC Supervisor will establish a training plan with benchmarks to measure the TCNPSC's progress toward achieving this training deliverable.”

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

13. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Local travel may be required up to 15% based on need to participate in important project activity monitoring or meeting with state leadership.

14. SUPPORT ITEMS: The USPSC will be provided with adequate support services, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform the work.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

A. Education: The work assignment requires a full US-style Master’s Degree or the local equivalent from an accredited program in Medicine, Business Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Social Work, Development Studies, International Affairs, Social or Behavioral Sciences, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, or a very closely work-related discipline.

B. Professional Experience: The assignment requires a minimum of eight years of progressively responsible, professional-level experience in public health or international development, with a minimum of four years in strategy and policy development. Of this ten years, a minimum of two years of experience must have been in a supervisory role, and at least three years must have been in working for bilateral or multilateral development partners, including USG agencies, The World Bank, The Global Fund, UN agencies, the private sector, civil society, faith-based organizations, and/or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), of which responsibilities must have included strategy development, program/project/activity design and implementation, direct financial and program management, data analysis, and performance monitoring. The work should include substantial time spent in direct management of medium to large health activities (minimum budget value of US$10M), including analysis, activity design, program implementation, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation.

Substantial programming experience in areas of HSS is highly desired.

C. Job Knowledge: Comprehensive, in-depth, and well-developed knowledge of development principles, concepts, techniques, and practices, especially as they relate to HSS and other health service delivery policies, programs, and activities in Nigeria, with in-depth awareness of integration and linkages with multisectoral and humanitarian/emergency response programming is desired. Significant knowledge of program management strategies, including administration and management of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions, and also evaluation methodology, is also required. Detailed knowledge of team management techniques, in order to plan, organize, and direct multidisciplinary teams and activities, is required.

Knowledge of USG legislation, policy, and practices related to health development activities, of USAID programming policies, regulations, procedures, and documentation will be considered an advantage. A thorough understanding of GoN health development areas (i.e., health systems strengthening reforms, health care financing, health information systems, human resources development, logistics systems and commodity supply, etc.), including policies, regulations, strategies, existing programming from the relevant ministries, and multisectoral coordination, is required. Significant knowledge and understanding of the economic, political, social, and cultural characteristics of Nigeria; historical development problems, current trends, and strategic directions in the health development sector in Nigeria (including at subnational levels); an understanding of the resources, resource constraints, and overall development prospects and priorities of Nigeria is advantageous. Knowledge and understanding, or the potential to acquire such knowledge, of the organization and respective roles of the different branches in the GoN, in order to enhance effective communication, and to develop consensus on program/project/activity strategy and implementation plans is required.

D. Skills and Abilities: Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills in HSS programming is required. Strong oral and written skills in advocacy, tactful communication (including public speaking and technical presentations), facilitation, negotiation, and networking are required. Solid experience in the development and maintenance of effective and collaborative relationships with GoN representatives, civil society organizations, other donor/development partners, private sector, IPs, etc. is required. Strong conceptual, analytical, and writing skills, in order to be able to quickly grasp and translate new concepts into operational plans and results is required.

Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, analyze, and adapt health policy, and to apply epidemiological data and trends, available statistics, and anecdotal information to strategic development of activities, policies and overall program directions is required.

Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, management and organizational skills, that evidence his/her ability to mentor, coach, and supervise staff, individually and as a well-functioning, results-driven team with work delegated appropriately and equitably is required. A strong capacity to manage stress in a complex, dynamic environment, and also to effectively negotiate sensitive and complex issues through initiative, imagination, resourcefulness and diplomacy, is required.

This position requires an outstanding ability to exercise flexibility to be able to accept, take leadership initiative, and/or react to evolving activity and strategy planning and implementation in a complex, dynamic environment, with extreme time constraints, multi-tasking priorities, political sensitivities, and pressure. Demonstrated attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and personal initiative in the management of multiple tasks within tight time deadlines is required. Considerable innovation will be required, in order to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in health and development programs to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities. A strong user-level ability in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases is required.

Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills, and their application to the interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data, are required.

E. Language Proficiency: Level IV fluency in English– reading, speaking, and writing -- is required. Language competence will be tested.

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.

Offerors that meet the minimum requirements, as outlined in this solicitation, will be evaluated, and ranked based on the following adjectival evaluation criteria and characteristics:

EVALUATION CRITERIA / ADJECTIVE DEFINITION

Exceptional

● A comprehensive and thorough application of exceptional merit.

● Offeror meets and fully exceeds the Government expectations and presents a very low risk or no overall degree of risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

● Strengths significantly outweigh any weaknesses that may exist.

Very Good

● An offeror demonstrating a strong grasp of the requirements of the position.

● Offeror meets position requirements and presents a low risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

● Strengths significantly outweigh any weaknesses that exist.

Satisfactory

● An offeror demonstrating a reasonably sound application and a good grasp of the position requirements.

● Offeror meets position requirements and presents a moderate risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

● Strengths outweigh weaknesses.

Marginal

● The offeror shows a limited understanding of the requirements.

● Offeror meets some or most of the position requirements but presents a significant risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

● Weaknesses equal or outweigh any strengths that exist.

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Unsatisfactory

● The offeror does not meet the position requirements.

● Presents an unacceptable degree of risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

● Deficiencies and significant weaknesses demonstrate a lack of understanding of the Government’s needs.

● Weaknesses and or deficiencies significantly outweigh any strengths that exist.

The Technical Evaluation Committee may conduct reference checks, including references from individuals specifically identified by the offeror, and may do so before or after a candidate is interviewed. Finalists will be invited for interviews during the selection process. No response will be sent to unsuccessful offerors. USAID/Nigeria reserves the right to conduct interviews with the most highly ranked offerors and make the interview a deciding factor in selection.

“USAID policy specifies that U.S. citizens or resident aliens (USNs) are preferred over third country nationals (TCNs). Therefore, USN and TCN offers will not be evaluated together. USAID will evaluate USN 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 Attachment 1.

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

4. A signed cover letter of no more than three (3) pages that demonstrates how the Offeror’s qualifications meet the evaluation factors of the position.

5. A Curriculum Vitae/Resume which, at a minimum, describes education, latest experience, and career achievements. Electronic copies of diploma, certificates and relevant degrees may be included to corroborate the CV/Resume.

6. Names, current and accurate phone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) professional references that have knowledge of the Offeror’s abilities to perform the duties set forth in the solicitation. USAID reserves the right to contact all references.

http://www.usaid.gov/forms

V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS PRIOR TO AWARD.

The CO will provide instructions about how to complete and submit the following forms after an offeror is selected for the contract award:

Forms outlined below can be found at: http:/www.usaid.gov/forms/

1. DS-1843 Medical History and Examination - for individuals aged 12 and older.

2. DS-1622 Medical History and Examination - for children aged 11 and younger.

3. DS-3057 Medical Clearance Update (MCU).

4. SF-85, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions

5. OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment.

6. SF-86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions.

7. SF-87, Fingerprint Card.

8. AID 6-85, Foreign Activity Data

*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 USPSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:

1. BENEFITS (as applicable):

(a) Employer's FICA Contribution

(b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

(c) Pay Comparability Adjustment

(d) Annual Increase (depending on a satisfactory performance evaluation)

(e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

(f) Leave and Holidays

2. ALLOWANCES (as 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

(a) Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (Section 120)

(b) Cost of Living Allowance (Chapter 210)

(c) Post Allowance (Section 220)

(d) Post Differential (Chapter 500)

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

(f) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260) 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 https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101

(g) Education Travel (Section 280)

VII. TAXES

USPSCs are required to pay Federal income taxes, FICA, Medicare, and applicable State Income taxes. TCNPSCs are required to pay income taxes of his/her country of origin.

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, and Appendix J, “Direct USAID Contracts with a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country National for Personal Services Abroad,” including contract clause “General Provisions,” available at https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/aidar

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 below:

LINE ITEMS

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: PSC

- Product Service Code: R497

- Accounting Info: TBD

2 LOT $_ TBD $_TBD at Award after negotiations with Contractor

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 with Contractor

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 with Contractor https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/aidar https://www.usaid.gov/forms

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 with Contractor

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/resources_standards-of-conduct.

5. 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/work usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman.

The PSC Ombudsman may be contacted via: PSCOmbudsman@usaid.gov.

6. FAR Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED

APPLICATION

JUN 2023

USAID is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. We encourage all eligible applicants of any of the above-mentioned groups to apply.

[END OF SOLICITATION]

http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/resources_standards-of-conduct https://www.usaid.gov/work%20usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman https://www.usaid.gov/work%20usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman about:blank