USPSC Humanitarian Assistance Officer

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 720BHA22R00059  

ISSUANCE DATE: August 31, 2022  

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: October 14, 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) Office of Africa, the Office of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean (ALAC), or the Office of  the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe (MENAE) is seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to  provide personal service as a Humanitarian Assistance Officer (HAO) under the United States Personal  Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the solicitation.  

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) Offerors must notate on their resume what GS level equivalent is being applied for.  Applicants may list more than one GS level on their resume.  

(b) 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 experiences 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. 

(c) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.  (d) 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.  

(e) U.S. Citizenship  

(f) Optional: How did you hear about this opportunity? (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.  

2. 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. 

U.S. Agency for International Development  

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW  

Washington, DC 20523  

www.usaid.gov 

720BHA22R00059 

3. Specialized Experience Requirement Verification. Offerors are required to complete the Specialized  Experience Requirement Verification form in order to be considered. Please download, complete and  submit with the application package: https://bhajobs.net/portal/application/process.aspx 

NOTE REGARDING ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR  FEDERAL CONTRACTORS  

The contractor will be required to show proof that the contractor is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on  or before the first date of onboarding, or submit an approved reasonable accommodation to the CO. If the  contractor does not meet this requirement the contract may be terminated.  

NOTE REGARDING UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) NUMBER AND THE SYSTEM  FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT 

All USPSCs with a place of performance in the United States are required to have a Unique Entity Identifier  (UEI) 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 UEI 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/gsafsd_sp  

Instructions to obtain a UEI can be found via the SAM.gov  

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

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, MENAE, ALAC Recruitment Team 

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

Website: www.BHAjobs.net 

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

 Sincerely,  

Sonja Stroud-Gooden  

Contracting Officer