SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC)
Dear Prospective Offerors:
The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.
Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.
USAID will evaluate all offerors based on the stated evaluation criteria. USAID encourages all individuals, including those from disadvantaged and under-represented groups, to respond to the solicitation.
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 offer.
Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in Attachment 1. Sincerely,
Shelby P. Hunt
Supervisory Executive Officer
Contracting Officer
ATTACHMENT 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. SOLICITATION NO.: 263-23-501
2. ISSUANCE DATE: 05/16/2023
3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: 05/30/2023 at 4:30 pm Cairo time
4. POINT OF CONTACT: USAID Egypt Human Resources Office, e-mail at usaidhr@usaid.gov
5. POSITION TITLE: Syria Team Lead
6. MARKET VALUE: $ 99,908- $ 129,878, equivalent to GS-14
Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value and will include Locality Pay for domestic USPSCs based on the location of the Official USAID Worksite, or the approved alternative worksite if approved for remote work. USPSCs performing overseas are not entitled to Locality Pay. Salaries over and above the top of the pay range will not be entertained or negotiated.
7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) years, tentatively 145 day estimated start date from closing.
8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Adana or Gaziantep, Turkey with possible travel or as stated in the Statement of Duties.
Overseas USPSCs may be authorized to telework or remote work only from a location within the country of performance, in accordance with Mission policy. Telework or remote work from outside the country of performance may only be authorized in certain situations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.
9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. citizens only.
10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret Clearance.
If there is a change in circumstances requiring access to National Security information classified at the Top-Secret level, the offeror may be asked to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID.
11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES
GENERAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT
The Office of Middle East, North Africa, and Europe (MENAE) assesses, designs, and provides humanitarian assistance with our partners, including assistance related to responding to, recovering from, and reducing the risk of man-made and natural disasters, while linking with other USAID investments that build resilience. MENAE retains humanitarian experts based overseas, who coordinate with local authorities, USAID Missions, US Embassies, humanitarian donor groups, and regional and country level humanitarian architectures. Field experts also provide oversight of BHA humanitarian partners and programs and monitor contextual developments to inform BHA country strategies. MENAE humanitarian experts in Washington coordinate with USAID Regional and Pillar Bureaus, as well as manage funding and programmatic activities implemented by non-governmental organizations (NGOs); international organizations, including United Nations (UN) agencies; and other partners in the region for natural disasters and complex emergencies. The MENAE Office represents humanitarian programs and interests within the U.S. Government interagency, as well as in interactions with beneficiary populations, host governments, implementing partners, UN agencies, and other donors.
The Office of MENAE consists of three (3) geographic divisions: Europe, Middle East and Levant, and North Africa and Arabian Peninsula. These divisions are responsible for the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance through grants and cooperative agreements to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations including United Nations (UN) agencies, and other partners to ensure the implementation and delivery of this assistance. These divisions oversee BHA’s nonresponse efforts in disaster risk reduction, resilience, and early recovery. These divisions are responsible for representing BHA within the agency and interagency on country or region-specific issues in Washington. They are also responsible for liaising on a regular basis with BHA offices in the field.
The BHA/MENAE Field structure comprises two Regional Offices based in Amman, Jordan (Middle East) and Budapest, Hungary (Europe and North Africa). MENAE also maintains a staff presence in bilateral Missions and other platforms throughout the regions, including the Syria Humanitarian Office, which is part of the Syria Recovery Platform. The Syria Humanitarian Office comprises two regional teams based in Amman, Jordan and Adana/Gaziantep, Turkey.
Team Leaders (TLs) play a central role in the USG’s disaster response, humanitarian assistance, and disaster risk reduction programs. Their core function is to lead, manage, and supervise BHA Washington, D.C. based and field based teams that require significant USG policy engagement and humanitarian program management. A regional team can be made up of a group of countries or one single country. Regional TLs supervise a team of five to twelve employees that may consist of Senior Humanitarian Program Officers, Program Officers, Information Officers, and Program Assistants. Under the leadership of and in coordination with the Syria Office Director, the TL will ensure that USAID/BHA’s strategic priorities and Agency objectives for disaster response and assistance, strategic reporting and analysis are met.
BHA/MENAE requires the services of a Syria Team Leader based in Adana or Gaziantep, Turkey to meet its objectives of programming, monitoring, coordinating, and evaluating USG humanitarian programs in Syria. The Team Leader will manage staff, programs, and operations of the Syria Team based in Turkey.
STATEMENT OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED
The Syria Team Lead must be prepared to function effectively in a challenging and restrictive work environment and be willing to adhere strictly to U.S. Embassy security guidelines. The Syria Team Leader will be responsible for program analysis, strategy development, and coordination with relief agencies, other donors, and USG interagency partners, as well as reporting to BHA senior leadership.
Working under the guidance and supervision of the Syria Office Director, the TL will manage complex and high profile responses, build and retain staff capacity, and provide critical leadership requirements within the office. The TL will lead, manage, or support BHA’s portfolios that require significant USG policy engagement and humanitarian program management. The TL will maintain close coordination and collaboration with USAID and Embassy staff across the affected region and in the relevant regional offices. The TL will perform the following functions:
Leadership:
Program and Policy Guidance and Coordination:
Management and Supervision:
The Team Leader will create and maintain an effective team environment while setting the tone and example for open communication and regular coordination; a work environment conducive to mutual respect; clear expectations for performance; and clear delegations of roles, responsibilities, and authority. Specific duties to the team's management and supervision are as follows:
Representation:
General Duties:
SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP: The USPSC will take direction from and will report to the Syria Office Director or his/her designee.
Supervisory Controls: Supervisor provides administrative directions in terms of broadly defined missions or functions. The USPSC independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work. Results are considered authoritative and are normally accepted without significant change.
12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
All candidates must meet the Minimum Qualifications. Applications will be screened accordingly, and only those that meet the below, required criteria, will be moved forward in the recruitment process.
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 plus a minimum of nine (9) years of progressively responsible experience working in emergency relief, DRR or disaster preparedness programming and management, five (5) years of which were obtained overseas by short-term deployments or assignments in emergency situations. Substantial overseas field experience is highly preferred.
OR
Master’s degree plus a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience working in emergency relief, DRR or disaster preparedness programming and management, three (3) years of which were obtained overseas by short-term deployments or assignments in emergency situations. Substantial overseas field experience is highly preferred.
(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.
(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? (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 levels for which you are applying. 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.
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 offers for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your offer, and as the subject line in any email.
*See Notice Regarding Any Court Order Affecting the Implementation of E.O. 14042 in Section VIII below.
NOTE REGARDING GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION: 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 offer.