SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor - 1
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 923120
— Administration of Public Health Programs
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa, Dept. of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521-2030
- ZIP Code
- 20521-2030
- Solicitation Number
- 72066018R00007
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2018
- Point of Contact
- Priscilla Sampil, , Tamirate Fekadu, Phone: 251111306002
- E-Mail Address
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psampil@usaid.gov, ftamirate@usaid.gov
(psampil@usaid.gov, ftamirate@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation for the Senior Supply Management Advisor position. ATTACHMENT 1 72066018R00007 I. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72066018R00007 2. ISSUANCE DATE: July 31, 2018 3. CLOSING DATE/TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: August 30, 2018, before and/or on 5:00pm (DROC, Kinshasa Local Time) 4. POSITION TITLE: Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor 5. MARKET VALUE: $89,370-$116,181 equivalent to GS-14.The final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value based on the successful candidate's salary history, work experience, and educational background. Salaries over and above the top of the pay range will not be entertained or negotiated. 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One initial year, with one additional year extensions pending approval, need, performance, and funding, not to exceed five years. 7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Work. 8. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: The final selected candidates must obtain both the appropriate security and medical clearances within a reasonable period of time. If such clearances are not obtained within a reasonable time or negative suitability issues are involved, any offer made may be rescinded. Facility Access (USPSC); and Background Check (TCNPSC). 9. STATEMENT OF DUTIES 1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest African country by area (after Algeria) and the fourth most populated. It has a population of approximately 75.5 million people, 32 percent of whom live in urban areas. The DRC ranks 176 out of 188 countries on the 2015 Human Development Index; an estimated 80% of the population lives on less than $2 per day. The 2013-14 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) reported an under-five mortality rate of 104/1,000 live births and maternal mortality ratio of 846/100,000 live births. Life expectancy at birth is 49.6 years. The DRC is a focus country for several US Government (USG) initiatives, including the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD), and Family Planning 2020 (FP2020). Over the past five years there has been a substantial increase in USAID's investment in these programs, directly leading to an increase in the procurement of health commodities. USAID also funds several technical assistance mechanisms to provide training, supervision, and system strengthening interventions, including the recently launched Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC) program. Discussions are underway to co-fund Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities with the World Bank in the context of the Global Financing Facility. USAID is supporting the Government of the DRC (GDRC) as the country develops and implements a new five-year strategic plan for strengthening the commodity supply chain and distribution system. In line with the development objectives and goals of the USAID/DRC Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), USAID will contribute to building national capacity to meet the supply chain challenges and create conditions for improving the health status of the population and reduce maternal and child mortality. The Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor (Senior Advisor) will be based in Kinshasa, DRC and will serve as a member of the Health Office within USAID/DRC. The Health Office's SCM responsibilities can be classified as internal and external. Internally, the Mission needs to manage the ordering, delivery, clearance and distribution processes for the commodities that it procures directly. Externally, the Mission has to implement a robust and comprehensive approach to supporting the GDRC on SCM, coordinating closely with the GDRC system and with other donors. Critical to this work will be ensuring effective coordination of USAID-funded technical assistance activities, both central and mission-managed. This position is a key part of USAID's efforts to improve its internal approaches to managing commodities and its external support for the GDRC's supply chain strategic plan. The Senior Advisor is expected to play a pivotal role in providing technical expertise to USAID and to the GDRC's efforts to strengthen the supply chain. S/he will receive technical guidance from the Health Office Deputy Director who will serve as his/her onsite manager. This position will require some travel (up to 20%) within and outside the country. This position requires highly specialized skills, knowledge, and experience related to commodities, logistics, and supply chain systems, as well as interagency coordination, strategic planning, and health systems strengthening. The Senior Advisor is the key interlocutor for the U.S. Government on all matters related to procurement and supply chain management of health commodities. In general, s/he will be expected to work independently, including developing and implementing strategies to secure essential supplies for USAID's priority health areas, including malaria, maternal and child health, family planning, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. Under PEPFAR and PMI, the incumbent will provide senior level technical expertise and leadership to the wider U.S. Government country team on planning, procurement, and monitoring of HIV/AIDS and malaria commodities. S/he will work with key stakeholders within the GDRC, including the Ministry of Public Health, donor partners - such as the World Bank, Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global Fund), etc. - and other stakeholders to identify and apply innovative approaches and best practices to achieve supply chain and broader health systems goals. The Senior Advisor will supervise a CCN Supply Chain Specialist. 2. Statement of Duties to be Performed The Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor will be responsible for: 1. Serving as primary point of contact for USAID's working relationships with GDRC entities and other donors involved in supply chain and pharmaceutical management, leading the coordination of supply chain strengthening and participating in national discussions related to supply chain strengthening. 2. Serving as a technical advisor regarding USAID's investments in strengthening the GDRC supply chain and commodities distribution system. 3. Providing technical advice in the following areas: a. Reviewing current internal processes related to health commodity ordering and tracking and making recommendations for improvement. b. Analyzing and monitoring program progress and informing the Mission health office or senior management of any recommendations that needs to be discussed with implementing partners, other donors, or GDRC officials. c. Developing and implementing the Mission's road map to strengthen capacity in supply chain management and commodities distribution, in the context of the decentralization reform. d. Working with GHSC, the National Essential Medicines Procurement Program (Programme National d'Approvisionnement en Médicaments Essentiels (PNAM)) and priority health programs (including malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, reproductive health) to quantify and order the commodities required for each province. e. Working with the GHSC headquarters and in-country staff, mission staff, and implementing partners to coordinate, monitor and report on the quantification, order and delivery, loss or leakage, and over stock and expiry of health commodities for USAID-supported provinces and health zones. f. Reviewing and recommending appropriate USAID internal controls for proper tracking of health commodities from arrival in-country to final destination. g. Monitoring and tracking the process to obtain exoneration and customs clearance for incoming health commodity shipments. h. As needed, preparing position papers for USAID senior management regarding policy dialogue with the DRC authorities and other stakeholders on supply chain strengthening efforts. i. Providing monthly reports on progress achieved in Implementing USAID's commodity procurement and distribution management activities. j. Serving as an Activity Manager, as needed, for Global Health Supply Chain activities. k. Supervise, mentor and provide management oversight to the Cooperating Country National (CCN) Supply Chain Specialist. Approximately five percent of time will be spent training and supporting the professional development, including technical and leadership skills, of the CCN staff member to ensure s/he has the relevant skills to take over the responsibilities of the Senior Advisor position. Level of readiness of the CCN staff to perform the Senior Advisor responsibilities will be evaluated each year. Time required to reach an acceptable level of readiness will not exceed five years. 3. Supervisory Relationship The US/TCNPSC works directly under the supervision of the Deputy Health Office Director. 4. Supervisory Controls The US/TCNPSC will be a direct supervisor of at least one CCN Supply Chain Specialist. 5. Other important information If a third country national (TCN) PSC is selected for award, during the period of this contract, the TCN contractor must provide at least one hour per day of training to a cooperating country national (CCN) designated by USAID. The TCNPSC's Supervisor will establish a training plan with benchmarks to measure the contractor's progress toward achieving this training deliverable. 10. AREA OF CONSIDRATIONS: U.S. Citizens, Resident Aliens, and Third Country Nationals. Per ADS 309.3.1.11(c), if the CO issued a combined solicitation that was open to multiple eligible sources (i.e. USNs and TCNs or CCNs and TCNs), the TEC must not evaluate USN and TCN offers or CCN and TCN offers together. In order to comply with the order of preference in section 309.3.1.4, the CO must provide the TEC only those offers received from the preferred type first. After the evaluation of USN or CCN offers, if the CO, as the Source Selection Authority, determines that there are no qualified USNs or CCNs for the position, the CO may then provide the TCN offers to the TEC for evaluation. For USPSC: • Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident ("green card holder"); • U.S. resident alien means a non-U.S. citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; • Submit a complete application as outlined in the solicitation section titled APPLYING; • Be able to obtain facility access authorization; • Be able to obtain a Department of State medical clearance; • Be willing to travel to work sites and other offices as/when requested; • Employment is subject to funds availability and all the required approvals obtained. For TCNPSC: • Be a Third Country National. Third Country National means an individual: (1) Who is neither a citizen nor a permanent legal resident of the United States nor of the country to which assigned for duty (DRC), and (2) Who is eligible for return to his/her home country or country of recruitment at U.S. Government expenses; • Submit a complete application as outlined in the section titled APPLYING; • Be able to obtain facility access authorization; • Be able to obtain a Department of State medical clearance; • Be willing to travel to work sites and other offices as/when requested; • Employment is subject to funds availability and all the required approvals obtained. 11. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work requested does not involve undue physical demands. 12. POINT OF CONTACT: usaidhrkinshasa@usaid.gov. II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION Applications will be initially screened by the Human Resources Office to determine whether applicants have met the advertised minimum qualifications. A list of qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring office for further consideration and screening. EDUCATION: Must possess an advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) or the equivalent in international public health, pharmaceutical sciences or health care development related field. WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum fifteen (15) years experience in pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics management, with at least five (5) years experience in an international or resource challenged setting. The incumbent must have prior experience with major supply chain organizations and/or health system support donors. The job holder possesses demonstrated experience in strategic planning, as well as working in close collaboration with donor groups, government agencies, NGOs and implementing partners on population and health programs. Must have experience working with health systems in francophone Africa, specifically related to development. Experience providing expert strategic leadership and guidance to the Mission SCM team and implementing partners related to technical assistance for GDRC entities (e.g. PNAM, priority health programs), donor programs, and donor coordination groups challenges and opportunities is required. Experience leading/coaching/mentoring teams to achieve goals and improve performance is required. III. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS Applicants must provide a narrative for each selection criteria listed below in this section. This information will be used for evaluating and scoring each criterion. Be sure to include your name and the solicitation number at the top of each page. EXPERIENCE (40 points): Minimum fifteen (15) years experience in pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics management, with at least five (5) years experience in an international or resource challenged setting. The incumbent must have prior experience with major supply chain organizations and/or health system support donors. The job holder must possess demonstrated experience in strategic planning, as well as experience working in close collaboration with donor groups, government agencies, NGOs and implementing partners on population and health programs. Must have experience working with health systems in francophone Africa, specifically related to development. Experience providing expert strategic leadership and guidance to a supply chain management team and implementing partners related to technical assistance for government entities (e.g. PNAM, priority health programs), donor programs, and donor coordination groups challenges and opportunities is required. Experience leading/coaching/mentoring teams to achieve goals and improve performance is required. COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL SKILLS (30 points): Exceptionally strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural setting are required. Demonstrated ability to work across agencies, and with high level senior-ranking host country government officials, is required. Ability to work effectively on her/his own and as a member of a diverse office management team, is required. Strong leadership and management skills, including the ability to analyze, plan strategically and successfully execute complex and politically sensitive supply chain-related initiatives, are required. Demonstrated leadership skills in negotiating and managing diplomatically sensitive issues are required. Ability to empower team members to apply available resources and expertise to identify and address supply chain challenges. Strong, computer, verbal and writing skills required. Must be fluent in English and in French and have proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly, and concisely in both speech and writing. Must be able to facilitate meetings and make oral presentations logically and persuasively to senior officials and partners in a multi-cultural context, as well as communicate highly technical public health information to a wide variety of audiences. Must be able to produce concise, clear reports, and utilize word processing, spreadsheet and database programs. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE(30 points): The incumbent must demonstrate knowledge of the principles, concepts, techniques and best practices in program management, evaluation, reporting and budgeting. Must have knowledge of health systems in francophone Africa, specifically related to supply chain management and development. The incumbent must have demonstrated knowledge of opportunities for capacity development in the area of procurement and SCM for office staff and knowledge of best practices in procurement and supply chain management. The incumbent must have knowledge related to the provision of mentorship and professional support to a team of Cooperating Country Nationals and Foreign Service Officers through training, technical presentations, knowledge management and sharing of best practices on supply chain management. BASIC RATING: Applicants who clearly meet the Education/Experience requirements and basic eligibility requirements will be further evaluated based on scoring of their Evaluation Factor responses. Those applicants determined to be competitively ranked will also be evaluated on their interview performance and satisfactory professional reference checks. IV. APPLYING 1. Eligible offerors are required to complete and submit the offer form AID 309-2, "Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals," available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms; 2. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified in Section I, item 3, and submitted to the Point of Contact in Section I, item 12; 3. Letter of Application and current resume; 4. To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, Offerors must prominently reference the Solicitation number in the offer submission; 5. Please submit the application only once; and 6. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered; the application must be submitted before or on the closing date at local DRC time 5 p.m. (Local DRC Time). V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS FOR PSC HIRES Once the CO informs the successful Offeror about being selected for a contract award, the CO will provide the successful Offeror instructions about how to complete and submit the following forms. 1. Medical History and Examination Form (Department of State Forms) 2. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions for National Security (SF-86), or 3. Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF-85) 4. Finger Print Card (FD-258) VI. BENEFITS/ALLOWANCES As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances: 1. BENEFITS: (a) Employer's FICA Contribution (b) Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance (c) Pay Comparability Adjustment (d) Annual Increase (pending a satisfactory performance evaluation) (e) Eligibility for Worker's Compensation (f) Annual and Sick Leave 2. ALLOWANCES (if applicable): Section numbers refer to rules from the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas) (a) Temporary Quarter Subsistence Allowance (Section 120) (b) Living Quarter Allowance (Section 130) (c) Cost-of-Living Allowance (Chapter 210) (d) Post Allowance (Section 220) (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 Allowance (Section 650) VII. TAXES USPSCs are required to pay federal income taxes, FICA, Medicare and applicable state income taxes. VIII. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT CLAUSES PERTAINING TO PSCs USAID regulations and policies governing USPSC awards are available at these sources: 1. USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix D, "Direct USAID Contracts with a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Resident Alien for Personal Services Abroad," including contract clause "General Provisions," available at https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf. 2. Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms. 3. Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs. 4. Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt of the "Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch," available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in accordance with General Provision 2 and 5 CFR 2635. See https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations. END OF SOLICITATION EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The U.S. Mission in DRC provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. USAID/DRC also strives to achieve equal employment opportunity in all personnel operations through continuing diversity enhancement programs. The EEO complaint procedure is not available to individuals who believe they have been denied equal opportunity based upon marital status or political affiliation. Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the appropriate grievance procedures, remedies for prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.
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