USPSC Humanitarian Assistance Officer

SOLICITATION NUMBER:          720BHA21R00017                         

ISSUANCE DATE:                          February 26, 2021 

CLOSING DATE AND TIME:       October 5, 2022, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time 

SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC)

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Offices of Africa (OA), Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean (ALAC), and Middle East, North Africa and Europe (MENAE) are seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal service as a Humanitarian Assistance Officer (HAO) under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the solicitation. BHA is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce.

Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Offerors interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:

1. Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your offer, your resume must include: 

(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) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments. Failure to identify an academic discipline will result in disqualification.

(d) U.S. Citizenship

(e) Optional:  How did you hear about this opportunity? (beta.SAM.gov, BHA Jobs, Career Fair, etc.).

Your resume must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. Offerors must specify clearly in their offer materials whether they would like to be considered for the GS-9, GS-11, GS-12 or GS-13 level. Offerors who would like to be considered for multiple grade levels must submit separate offers specifying which grade level in the submission. Offerors will only be considered for the grade level specified in the submission. Offerors who do not specify the grade level will not be considered. Offerors who are unsure of which grade level they meet the minimum qualifications for should submit separate offers for multiple grade levels. This information must 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. 

1. USPSC Offeror form AID 309-2. Offerors are required to complete sections A through I. This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted. AID 309-2 is available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms. 

NOTE REGARDING DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBERS AND THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

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 award. 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.

NOTE: As of March 28, 2018, all new SAM.gov entity registrations will now require a signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity administrator for the entity associated with the DUNS number. Additional information on the format of the notarized letter and where to submit can be found via the below Federal Service Desk link: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257d321f96194b&sysparm_search=kb0013183

Offerors can expect to receive a confirmation email when offer materials have been received. Offerors should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their offers. Your complete resume must be emailed to:

            OA, ALAC and MENAE Recruitment Teams

            E-Mail Address: BHA.ALACRecruitment@usaid.gov

            Website: www.BHAjobs.net

Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to the OA, ALAC and MENAE Recruitment Teams via the information provided above.

Sincerely,

Sonja Stroud-Gooden

Contracting Officer