Personal Services - Project Finance Specialist-Power Africa

This solicitation is for a Personal Services Contractor (PSC) for a full time equivalent Project Finance Specialist-Power Africa for the Office of Structured Finance and Insurance (OSFI).

This solicitation is only be open to individual applicants. The PSC shall be a sole proprietor who will have an employee-employer relationship with the DFC.  The level of effort and responsibility is generally equivalent to a GS-11, Step 1 through GS-12, Step 10.  This is an associate/specialist level position.  The initial period of performance is one year, from 02 January 2021 to 01 January 2022, with four (4) one-year option periods for a total of up to five years.  Option periods are exercised at the Government’s need or discretion.

Work involves supporting the Project Team in the loan origination process. Conducts in-depth financial analyses of new loan proposals to determine a proposed project’s ability to maintain debt service and fully repay a loan based on a review of the documentation provided. Performs financial analysis utilizing available financial data including the financial statements provided by the project sponsors. Creates or modifies sponsor-provided financial projections to assess logical model construction and adequacy of business case assumptions for the proposed DFC financing. Conducts sensitivity analyses to test project assumptions and key economic drivers. Prepares written portions of required credit papers to be submitted for credit approval in accordance with Finance Policies and Procedures. Support the Project Team in reviewing and developing legal documentation in the form of terms of reference, loan agreements, contracts, term agreements and other transaction related documents. Processes disbursement requests working to ensure that all conditions precedents have been met. Prepares proper documentation of the origination files in the system of record working to ensure that all required project documents are properly filed. Prepares proper documentation for the transition of assigned projects to the Project Monitoring Division. Performs related duties as assigned.

The Government intends to offer a firm fixed price contract(s) to the individual(s) whose quotes conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous of the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with the Request for Quotes (RFQ).  The Government may award more than one contract as a result of the forthcoming RFQ.

Applications and quotes will be evaluated using the factors identified in the RFQ. Noncompliance may be grounds to eliminate the quote from consideration for contract award. No hardcopies of the solicitation will be issued.

Basis for contract award: This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.