SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- USPSC
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 921190
— Other General Government Support
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Washington D.C., USAID/Washington, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 7.10-006, Washington, DC, 20523
- ZIP Code
- 20523
- Solicitation Number
- DOFDA_05_1672
- Response Due
- 8/1/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2005
- Point of Contact
- Stephanie Paul, Global Corps/OFDA Recruiter , Phone 202-661-9369, Fax 240-465-0244, - Michael Jones, Global Corps/OFDA Sr. Recruiter, Phone 202-661-9366, Fax 240-465-0244,
- E-Mail Address
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sjpaul@usaid.gov, msjones@usaid.gov
- Description
- SOLICITATION NUMBER: DCHA/OFDA-05-1672 ISSUANCE DATE: July 8, 2005 CLOSING DATE: August 1, 2005 5:00PM EDT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: SUBJECT: Solicitation for Personal Services Contractor (PSC) – International Organizations (IO) Officer The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications from qualified U.S. CITIZENS ONLY interested in providing PSC services as described in the attached solicitation. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials: 1) Completed and hand-signed federal form OF-612 or SF-171 2) Supplemental document specifically addressing the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) Applications that are received without a handwritten signature and supplemental QRF document will not be considered for the position. Applicants are responsible for submitting materials that are in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. There will be no exceptions. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications. Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to: Amy Feldman or Stephanie Paul Telephone Number: (202) 661-9377 or 202-661-9369 E-Mail Address: usun@globalcorps.com Website: www.globalcorps.com Facsimile: 240-465-0244 All applications should be submitted to: GlobalCorps 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20004 E-Mail Address: usun@globalcorps.com Facsimile: 240-465-0244 Sincerely, M. E. Yearwood Contracting Officer 1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: DCHA/OFDA-05-1672 2. ISSUANCE DATE: July 8, 2005 3. CLOSING DATE/TIME: August 1, 2005 5:00 PM EDT 4. POSITION TITLE: International Organizations (IO) Officer 5. MARKET VALUE: GS-14 ($92,186- $119,844 per year) 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 2 years, renewable up to 5 years 7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN), New York 8. SECURITY ACCESS: SECRET 9. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Open to all U.S. Citizens POSITION DESCRIPTION Background Created in 1947 by the United Nations Participation Act, the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) assists the President and the Department of State (DOS) in conducting United States (U.S.) policy at the United Nations (UN). An important function of the USUN is to keep the DOS informed of events at the UN. USUN officers report on meetings and make recommendations to DOS as to what course of action the U.S. should pursue. This information is also relayed to overseas American Embassies which have an interest in particular items under UN consideration. The USUN is also a link between the U.S. Government (USG) and the UN Secretariat. The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of the U.S. Agency for Internal Development (USAID) maintains a liaison at the USUN to represent USAID’s views and interests and to report to USAID on the proceedings of UN activities. Introduction OFDA is the office within USAID that is responsible for providing non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. OFDA is part of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) and is organized into three divisions under the management of the Office of the Director. The Program Support (PS) Division provides programmatic and administrative support including budget/financial services, procurement planning, contracts and grants administration, and communication support for OFDA’s Washington and field offices. The Disaster Response and Mitigation (DRM) Division is responsible for coordinating with other organizations for the provision of relief supplies and humanitarian assistance. DRM also devises, coordinates, and implements program strategies for a variety of natural and human caused disaster situations. DRM hires sector specialists to provide technical expertise in assessing the quality of disaster response. The Operations (OPS) Division develops and manages logistical, operational and technical support for disaster responses and administrative support to all offices and operations. OPS maintains readiness to respond to emergencies through several mechanisms, including managing Search and Rescue (SAR) Teams, Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) and Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs). OBJECTIVE The International Organizations (IO) Officer will be assigned to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in New York. The IO Officer will be the senior advisor and USUN authority on humanitarian affairs. STATEMENT OF WORK The IO Officer will serve as an authoritative source of information on humanitarian issues and humanitarian policy for USUN Ambassadors. S/he will help plan USUN strategies and responses to humanitarian crises, actively lobby members of UN delegations on U.S. positions on humanitarian issues, provide effective liaison with the UN Secretariat; negotiate resolutions, statements and agreements on critical issues and matters and anticipate and prepare documents and briefings for USUN Ambassadors for important meetings and speeches. The assignment involves providing expert analytical and advisory support for the planning, development and execution of U.S. foreign policy within a broad and complex geographic or functional specialty area. The work requires applying a rigorous analytical approach to data that is often vague, unsubstantiated or contradicts existing knowledge. The work is complicated by the need to provide expert advice and guidance that influences the decisions and actions of senior policy officials and the need to quickly, accurately and decisively determine the relevance and significance of information to the policy interests of the USG. It is further complicated by the need to produce widely disseminated analytical products that represent official assessments of complex issues and keep the policy-making and foreign affairs communities continuously informed of new issues and developments. Contacts will be with DOS and USAID employees at all levels, personnel at U.S. posts worldwide, senior analysts and officials in other agencies, congressional staff, experts, consultants, researchers and educators and officials of non-governmental organizations. Contacts occur in a wide variety of planned and unplanned, formal and informal settings, including open meetings and conferences where the IO Officer may be called upon to explain and defend U.S. activities. The IO Officer position is organizationally located within OFDA’s Office of the Director while physically located at the USUN offices in New York City. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The incumbent’s duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following: • Serve as the authoritative USUN source of all humanitarian policy information for the Permanent Representative, other USUN Ambassadors and USUN staff; • Serve as a key member of the USUN policy team and advise the U.S. Permanent Representative and the Representative and Deputy Representative to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on the initiation, formulation and impact of policy positions and developments; • Anticipate the needs of the Ambassadors regarding developments in the areas of humanitarian affairs and prepare analyses, briefings, documents and meetings; • Prepare the Ambassadors to speak on critical subjects before the Security Council, UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and in other UN bodies; • Analyze and critique UN proposals for the Ambassador and DOS and, as necessary, draft alternative proposals; • Provide back-up for development and post-conflict issues, including transition from relief to development, during the absence of other USUN officers; • Provide leadership for the identification, research, analysis and development of recommendations on all issues and matters relating to humanitarian affairs and anticipate the need for such policy analysis; • Develop recommendations for U.S. action and positions, including specific proposals to the U.S. Representative and other USG representatives for appropriate U.S. positions in the UN; • Help USUN and DOS Officers in the development of appropriate guidance and voting instructions and prepare major policy speeches, briefing/background papers and statements/talking points; • Represent the U.S. in meetings of the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and other UN bodies as directed, actively lobby members of other UN delegations and closely liaise with the UN Secretariat to develop consensus for U.S. positions and negotiate resolutions, statements and agreements on relevant issues and matters under the guidance of the DOS’ Bureau for International Organizations; • Attend various UN, USUN, UN Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG), Humanitarian Liaison Working Group (HLWG) and other meetings and provide authoritative information and views to formulate policies and coordinate strategies on policy issues; • Enunciate USUN views and report on decisions taken; • Initiate and maintain strong working relationships with other diplomatic missions in order to promote consensus for voting, report on positions of other delegations, negotiate positions and coordinate activities; • Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with other USUN components and relevant USG offices and serve as an expert point of contact for these groups in the area of humanitarian affairs; • Answer relevant congressional and public inquiries and speak to various visiting groups through the USUN’s public affairs program; and • Provide back-up representation for development and post conflict issues, including transition from relief to development, during the absence of other USUN officers. SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP The IO Officer will receive general policy guidance from the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, the U.S. Representative to ECOSOC and OFDA’s Deputy Director. Regular supervision will come from the Deputy Representative to ECOSOC or his/her designee, who will provide administrative direction. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS Overall assignments are made in terms of broadly defined functions emanating from OFDA. Specific assignments frequently originate out of the liaison activities of the work and the IO Officer will independently negotiate the scope and objective of projects under the general guidance of those listed above subject to general agency policies and operating requirements. The IO Officer will assume responsibility for planning, coordinating and carrying out projects and keeping all relevant stakeholders informed. BASIC REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTIVE FACTORS (Determines basic eligibility for the position. Candidates who do not meet all of the basic qualifications and selective factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.) • Bachelor’s degree with significant study in or pertinent to the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, economics or a related field), a minimum of 10 years of experience in project management in a USG foreign affairs agency, a minimum of 10 years implementing programmatic responses in humanitarian emergencies and/or immediate post-conflict environments and a minimum of six years experience overseas in on-the-ground management of emergency or crisis situations. OR • Masters degree with significant study in or pertinent to the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, economics or a related field), a minimum of six years of experience in project management in a USG foreign affairs agency, a minimum of six years implementing programmatic responses in humanitarian emergencies and/or immediate post-conflict environments and a minimum of three years experience overseas in on-the-ground management of emergency or crisis situations. • U.S. Citizenship • Ability to obtain a Secret level security clearance QUALITY RANKING FACTORS: (Used with interview performance and reference check results to determine the ranking of qualified candidates in comparison to other applicants. The factors are listed in order of importance from highest to least.) QRF #1 Direct experience assessing current U.S. foreign policy objectives and programs to evaluate the relevancy and implications of global social, political, economic, geographic, and military issues, developments, and events affecting the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy; QRF #2 Demonstrated experience in providing expert advice, guidance and consultation in the area of humanitarian assistance with regard to the policy implications of issues and developments and the interpretation and application of analyses; QRF #3 Demonstrated experience in establishing liaison relationships at all levels throughout the humanitarian, foreign policy, and intelligence communities to exchange information vital to all relevant spheres of operation; QRF #4 Proven skill in oral and written communication to prepare and present analyses, provide guidance, solicit information, defend proposals, and negotiate agreements; QRF #5 Demonstrated performance of consistently and independently performing in a high visibility, high-pressure environment, including emergency situations. Proven ability to initiate, develop and manage multiple projects simultaneously. BASIS OF RATING: Applicants who meet the Basic Requirements and Selective Factors will be further evaluated based on the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs), interview performance, and satisfactory academic and professional reference checks. Applicants are required to address each of the QRFs on a separate sheet describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards you have received that are relevant to each factor. Be sure to include your name, social security number and the announcement number at the top of each additional page. Failure to address the selective and/or quality ranking factors may result in your not receiving credit for all of your pertinent experience, education, training and/or awards. The Applicant Rating System is as Follows: QRFs have been assigned the following points: QRF #1 – 12 points QRF #2 – 12 points QRF #3 – 9 points QRF #4 – 9 points QRF #5 – 8 points Interview Performance – 30 points Satisfactory Academic and Professional Reference Checks – 20 points Total Possible Points: 100 WHERE AND HOW TO APPLY: Qualified individuals are required to submit: 1. A U.S. Government Standard Form 171 or Optional Form 612 (available at the USAID website, http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/forms or internet http://fillform.gsa.gov or at Federal offices) or www.globalcorps.com. 2. Supplemental document specifically addressing each Quality Ranking Factor (QRF). To ensure consideration of applications for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any cover letter. Via mail: GlobalCorps, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20004 Via facsímile: 240-465-0244 Via email: usun@globalcorps.com The most qualified candidates may be interviewed and required to provide a writing sample. It is also possible that reference checks may be conducted on those candidates selected for an interview. OFDA will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews. NOTE: If a temporary secret security clearance and State Department Medical Clearance are not obtained within nine months, the offer may be rescinded. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS FOR PSCs Forms outlined below can found at: http://www.usaid.gov/forms/ or at http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/citizen.portal 1. Optional Form 612 or Standard Form 171. 2. Medical History and Examination Form (DS-1843). ** 3. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (for National Security) (SF-86), or ** 4. Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF-85). ** 5. Finger Print Card (FD-258). ** 6. Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9 Form). ** * Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas). ** Forms 2 through 5 shall be completed ONLY upon the advice of the Contracting Officer that an applicant is the successful candidate for the job. CONTRACT INFORMATION BULLETINS (CIBs) and ACQUISITION & ASSISTANCE POLICY DIRECTIVES (AAPDs) PERTAINING TO PSCs CIBs and AAPDs contain changes to USAID policy and General Provisions in USAID regulations and contracts. Please refer to http://www.usaid.gov/business/business_opportunities/cib/subject.html#psc to determine which CIBs and AAPDs apply to this contract. BENEFITS/ALLOWANCES: As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances: BENEFITS: Employer's FICA Contribution Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance Pay Comparability Adjustment Annual Increase Eligibility for Worker's Compensation Annual & Sick Leave ALLOWANCES (if Applicable).* (A) Temporary Lodging Allowance (Section 120). (B) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130). (C) Post Allowance (Section 220). (D) Supplemental Post Allowance (Section 230). (E) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260). (F) Education Allowance (Section 270). (G) Education Travel (Section 280). (H) Post Differential (Chapter 500). (I) Payments during Evacuation/Authorized Departure (Section 600), and (J) Danger Pay (Section 650). * Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas). FEDERAL TAXES: USPSCs are not exempt from payment of Federal Income taxes. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR, SEX, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, LAWFUL POLITICAL AFFILIATION, NON-DISQUALIFYING HANDICAP, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AFFILIATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER NON-MERIT FACTOR. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (08-JUL-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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