USPSC Emergency Personnel and Operations Assistant/Specialist

Request for Personal Service Contractor
United States Agency for International Development 
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance
Office of Food for Peace (FFP)

Position Title: Emergency Personnel and Operations Assistant/Specialist 
Solicitation Number: SOL-FFP-17-000014
Salary Level: GS-10 Equivalent ($60,538 - $78,703)
GS-11 Equivalent ($66,510 - $86,460)
(Includes Washington, D.C. locality pay)
Issuance Date: November 27, 2017
Closing Date: December 11, 2017
Closing Time: 4:00 P.M. EST 

Dear Prospective Applicants:
The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Food for Peace (FFP), is seeking applications from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services as an Emergency Personnel and Operations Assistant/Specialist under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the attached solicitation.

Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:
1. Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include: (see sample resume on www.ffpjobs.com website) 
(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.
(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work. 
(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.
(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments. 
(e) U.S. Citizenship
Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation.  This information should be clearly identified in your resume.  Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.  
2. Responses to the Quality Ranking Factors:  Each applicant’s supplemental document must address the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) shown in the solicitation.  
3. USPSC Application form AID 302-3:  Applicants are required to complete sections A through I. This form must be physically signed and scanned. Electronic signatures will not be accepted.

NOTE ABOUT THE DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM/SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

All USPSCs with a place of performance in the United States are required to have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to receiving an offer. You will be disqualified if you either fail to comply with this requirement or if your name appears on the excluded parties list.  The selectee will be provided with guidance regarding this registration. 

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. FFP reserves the right to select additional candidates if vacancies become available during future phases of the selection process.

Applicants can expect to receive a confirmation email when application materials have been received. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications.  Your complete resume, scanned AID 302-2 form, and the supplemental document addressing the QRFs must be emailed to:
FFP PSC Recruitment Team
E-Mail Address: ffprecruitmentteam@usaid.gov
Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to FFP PSC Recruitment Team via the information provided above.  Further guidance on applying, including a sample resume, can be found at www.ffpjobs.com.

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 the application.
Sincerely,

Renee Newton
Contracting Officer