SOLICITATION NUMBER: 720FDA20B00039
ISSUANCE DATE: April 9, 2020
CLOSING DATE AND TIME: May 1, 2020, 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 U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is seeking offers from
qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services as a Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) under
a 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:
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.
(d) U.S. Citizenship
(e) Optional: How did you hear about this opportunity? (beta.sam.gov, OFDA 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. 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.
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 and the supplemental document addressing the QRFs must be emailed to:
OFDA Recruitment Team
E-Mail Address: recruiter@ofda.gov
Website: www.OFDAjobs.net
Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to OFDA Recruitment Team via the information
provided above.
Sincerely,
/s/
Renee Newton
Contracting Officer
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
(Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the education and experience factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.)
Bachelor’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field of, but not limited to, international relations, economics, food policy, West African studies, or a related field or country; and nine (9) years of progressively demonstrated experience in emergency relief, DRR and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including four (4) years of overseas humanitarian field experience.
OR
Master’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field of, but not limited to, international relations, economics, food policy, West African studies, or a related field or country; and seven (7) years of progressively demonstrated experience in emergency relief, DRR and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including four (4) years of overseas humanitarian field experience.
SELECTION FACTORS
(Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the selection factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.)
• Offeror is a U.S. Citizen.
• Complete resume submitted. See cover page for resume requirements. Experience that cannot be quantified will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.
• 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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID.
• Ability to obtain a Department of State medical clearance.
• Must not appear as an excluded party in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).
• Satisfactory verification of academic credentials.
OFFEROR RATING SYSTEM
The offeror rating system factors are used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified
offerors in comparison to other offerors. Offerors must demonstrate the rating factors outlined
below within their resume, as they are evaluated strictly by the information provided. The
evaluation of writing tests will also take into consideration the quality of written responses.
Aspects of written responses including, but not limited to typos, grammatical errors, spelling
errors, and incomplete sentences will be factored into the evaluation process. The rating factors
are as follows:
Professional Experience (10 points):
• Experience managing humanitarian interventions in an international disaster context across
the entire disaster management cycle to include emergency response, early recovery and
transition, DRR, and resilience.
• Specific experience managing humanitarian interventions including needs assessment,
strategy development, budget management, resource prioritization, program development,
and program management.
Skills and Abilities (10 points)
• Demonstrated diplomatic, interpersonal, and representational skills in order to work
effectively with host governments at senior levels in the midst of humanitarian crisis
situations.
• Demonstrated diplomatic, interpersonal, and representational skills in order to work
effectively with other donors and diplomatic missions at senior levels in the midst of
international humanitarian crisis situations.
• Demonstrated diplomatic, interpersonal, and representational skills in order to work
effectively with international and national non-governmental humanitarian partners at
senior levels in the midst of humanitarian crisis situations.
• Demonstrated diplomatic, interpersonal, and representational skills in order to effectively
achieve humanitarian objectives within the USG at senior levels, including with
Department of Defense, Embassies, Members of Congress, and senior executive branch
staff the midst of international humanitarian crisis situations.
Leading Teams Experience (10 points)
• Demonstrated experience leading teams of varied nationalities and cultural backgrounds
working in a constant state of complex, international humanitarian crisis.
• Experience leading a diverse team of program, technical, and administrative staff,
including senior U.S. professionals, working in a constant state of in complex, international
humanitarian crisis.
Interview Performance (40 points)
Timed Writing Test (20 points)
Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks (10 points)
Total Possible Points: 100
BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who meet the Education/Experience requirements and Selection
Factors will be further evaluated in accordance with the Offeror Rating System. Those offerors
determined to be competitively ranked may also be evaluated on interview performance and
satisfactory professional reference checks.
Offerors are required to address each factor of the Offeror Rating System in their resume,
describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they
have received as it pertains to each factor. Be sure to include your name and the announcement
number at the top of each additional page. Failure to address the selection factors and/or Offeror
Rating System factors may result in not receiving credit for all pertinent experience, education,
training and/or awards.
The most qualified offerors may be interviewed and required to provide a writing sample. OFDA
will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews. Professional references and academic
credentials will be evaluated for offerors being considered for selection. Note: Please be advised
that references may be obtained independently from other sources in addition to the ones provided
by an offeror. OFDA reserves the right to select additional offerors if vacancies become available
during future phase of the selection process.
How to apply:
SUBMITTING AN OFFER
Offers must be received by the closing date and time at the address specified in the cover letter.
Qualified individuals are required to submit:
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.
(d) U.S. Citizenship
(e) Optional: How did you hear about this opportunity? (beta.same.gov, OFDA 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. 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.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.
Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.
By submitting your offer materials, you certify that all of the information on and attached to the
offer is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. You agree to allow all information on and
attached to the offer to be investigated.False or fraudulent information on or attached to your offer may result in you being eliminated
from consideration for this position, or being terminated after award, and may be punishable by
fine or imprisonment.To ensure consideration of offersfor the intended position, please reference the solicitation number
on your offer, and as the subject line in any email.
DOCUMENT SUBMITTALS
Via email: recruiter@ofda.gov
source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/uspsc-senior-humanitarian-advisor/