Senior Acquisition and Assistance Specialist

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications of qualified individuals from interested in providing Personal Services Contract (PSC) services as described in the attached solicitation.

 Submittals shall be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Interested applicants must submit all the materials required by the solicitation such as:

 Completed and hand-signed federal form Application for Federal employment OF-612 (including OF-612 continuation sheets as needed) including other documentation/information in Instruction to Applicants.  (Incomplete or unsigned applications will NOT be considered).  Forms can be downloaded from www.usaid.gov/forms/.

 Applicants are required to sign the certification at the end of the OF-612.  Applications that are received without a signature will not be considered for the position.

 To be considered for the position, a candidate must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed under Selection Factors in the solicitation.  Complete application must be e-mailed to the submission address specified in the solicitation.  Consideration and selection will be based on a panel evaluation of the applications in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria in the solicitation.

 Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications.  All applications and the required documents should be submitted to:

 Executive Office,

U.S. Agency for International Development

Conakry, Guinea

 Via e-mail at: conakrypscjobs@usaid.gov

 Please cite the solicitation number and position title within the subject line of your email application.  Any attachments provided via email shall be Microsoft Word 2003 or PDF and not zipped.  Note that attachments to email must not exceed 3MB.

 This solicitation does not represent a commitment on behalf of USAID and it is subject to availability of funds.  The U.S. Government is not obligated to make an award or to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation.

 USAID reserves the right to award all or none of the contracts contemplated herein, subject to availability of funds.

 Sincerely,

 Steven Cowper

Regional Executive Officer