SOLICITATION NUMBER: 720FDA19B00115

ISSUANCE DATE: November 18, 2019

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: December 16, 2019, 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 an Operations Support Team (OST) Rover 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:

1. 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. 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? (FedBizOpps, 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.

2. Supplemental document specifically addressing the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) shown in the solicitation.

3. 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=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257…

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,

Renee Newton

Contracting Officer

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Work in several of the areas of OST technical capacity, as well as inter-divisional and intra-divisional issues, as assigned and requested by the OST Team Leader or his/her designee. Technical areas may include Logistics, Safety and Security, Operations Center/Facilities Management, Response Readiness, and Urban Search and Rescue.

· Perform special projects related to work throughout the OST.

· Be prepared to deploy overseas in support of Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment as Logistics Coordinator, Safety and Security Coordinator, or take leadership responsibility as Deputy Leader for Operations.

· Be prepared to fill Logistics Coordinator, Safety and Security Coordinator, or Deputy Manager for Operations roles on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs).

· Lead or advise on OST initiatives such as contingency planning, operational planning, and other mechanisms of response readiness.

· Back-fill and support other OFDA staff deploying on a response.

· Complete Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) certification and serve in the COR/AOR role or alternate role for OST grants, contracts, and cooperative or interagency agreements.

· Serve as the OFDA after-hours duty officer on a rotational basis, for approximately one week every six months.

· As needed, serve on temporary detail within the office to meet operational needs during staffing shortages, not to exceed six months. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the Team’s existing duties and responsibilities as well as directly related to the scope of work provided.

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 significant study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, disaster management, contingency planning, or a related field), and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience working in emergency relief operations and humanitarian assistance, or a related field.

OR

Master’s degree with significant study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, political science, or a related field), and a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience working in emergency relief operations and humanitarian assistance, or a related field.

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.

· Supplemental document specifically addressing the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) submitted.

· 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.

QUALITY RANKING FACTORS (QRFs)

(Used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified offerors in comparison to other offerors. The factors are listed in priority order from highest to least. The evaluation of QRF responses 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.)

QRF #1 Please describe your knowledge of the humanitarian assistance community, culture, and objectives, in particular the UN humanitarian community; and sensitivity to the associated technical and political issues. Please include details regarding your experience operating effectively in this community, both in the field and at headquarters level; experience representing organizations and communicating effectively within this community at international forums.

QRF #2 Please describe your knowledge of operational sectors including urban search and rescue, security, logistics, civil-military, and administrative requirements within the international humanitarian context. Additionally, please provide detail regarding your experience effectively communicating procedures, priorities, and processes to other stakeholders with less technical knowledge and also representing organizational equities discussions in high-level discussions or fora.

QRF #3 Please describe your experience serving in a coordinating and managing operational role, such as a Deputy Manager for Operations or Operations Coordinator, or equivalent, in the headquarters and/or field context. Please include examples of how you balanced multiple tasks and priorities within the operational section and planning for or anticipating contingency requirements.

QRF #4 Please describe your experience serving on or leading a team in operational and challenging humanitarian or rescue contexts. Additionally, please include examples of your ability to effectively transform operational experience into policy, training, guidance, agreements, or best practices.

QRF #5 Please describe your familiarity with governmental (local, state, federal) contracting processes and regulations, and how to operate effectively therein.

BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who meet the Education/Experience requirements and Selection Factors will be further evaluated based on scoring of the QRF responses. 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 of the QRFs in a separate document describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, and/or education 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 Quality Ranking Factors may result in not receiving credit for all pertinent experience, education, and/or training.

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.

The Offeror Rating System is as Follows:

QRFs have been assigned the following points:

QRF #1 – 15 points

QRF #2 – 15 points

QRF #3 – 10 points

QRF #4 – 5 points

QRF #5 – 5 points

Interview Performance – 30 points

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks – 20 points

Total Possible Points: 100