GENERAL INFORMATION
1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72066320R10020
2. ISSUANCE DATE: 08/06/2020
3. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: 08/20/2020 before and/or on 5:00PM Ethiopian local time (close of business).
4. POINT OF CONTACT: Annmarie McGillicuddy, Supervisory EXO and Fekadu Tamirate, HR Specialist, e-mail at addisusaidjobs@usaid.gov.
5. POSITION TITLE: USAID Program Management Specialist (Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA))
6. MARKET VALUE: FSN -11, $22,927 to $41,263.
In accordance with AIDAR Appendix J and the Local Compensation Plan of USAID/Ethiopia. Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value.
7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) years. The services provided under this contract are expected to be a continuing nature that will be executed by USAID through series of sequential contracts, subject to the availability of funds. Estimated to start on 12/06/2020.
“The base period will be five years. Estimated to start on 12/06/2020.
Base Period: 12/06/2020 - 12/05/25
8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: US Embassy, Entoto Road, Addis Ababa with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Duties.
9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: All CCN interested applicants. Cooperating Country National Personal Service Contractor (CCNPSC). Cooperating country national means an individual who is a cooperating country citizen, or a non-cooperating country citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the cooperating country.
10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Regional Security Office certification
11. STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract
The USAID Program Management Specialist (Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting) (CLA) is based in the Program Office and leads, in conjunction with the Mission’s other M&E Specialist and the Senior CLA Adviser, Mission-wide Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) efforts. The incumbent supports the Program Office in providing leadership and guidance on CLA best-practices for implementing the Mission’s integrated programming. The incumbent practices fit-for-purpose Learning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (LME) to further expand the Mission’s focus on adapting effectively. The incumbent must be creative and think outside of traditional LME and to push the Mission to become an inherently learning organization. The incumbent will serve as a principle advisor to USAID/Ethiopia Mission management on program performance and ensures that Mission staff have the means to generate and apply the information needed to maximize development impact. The incumbent performs a full range of consultative, advisory, monitoring, and evaluative services, including the documentation of success stories and lessons learned that cover multiple sectors. In conjunction with the Mission’s multiple CLA/M&E contractors, the incumbent will work with Mission staff and partners to ensure that programs have clearly stated and measurable results, that procedures are set in place to support optimal performance monitoring practices, and that information directly feeds into achieving Mission-wide and strategic level results and future program design. The incumbent serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for multiple Mission-wide CLA/M&E contracts. The incumbent provides advice and guidance to CLA/M&E contacts in technical offices regarding performance monitoring and evaluation and application of ADS M&E policy, CLA policy, and the USAID Evaluation Policy. The incumbent is involved in Mission CLA/M&E activities across the board, including development and implementation of the USAID/Ethiopia Performance Management Plan, project planning and design, performance planning and reporting, activity design and monitoring, and incorporating CLA principles into USAID workstreams. In conjunction with the Mission’s M&E Specialist, the incumbent will be responsible for leading the Mission’s response and submission of the annual Performance Plan and Report.
2. Statement of Duties to be Performed
Coordination of Mission CLA/M&E Support Contracts
Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)
Program/Activity Development
The contractor is eligible for temporary duty (TDY) travel to the U.S., or to other Missions abroad, to participate in the “Foreign Service National” Fellowship Program, in accordance with USAID policy.
3. Supervisory Relationship: The incumbent will report to the Program Officer Learning Team Lead or his/her delegate. It is expected that s/he will work independently to perform major duties and responsibilities in a manner which is highly collaborative with and supportive of the work of Mission teams. S/he will consult with the Program Officer, and/or his/her delegate, on Agency and Mission collaboration, learning, and adapting policies.
4. Supervisory Controls: No direct supervision responsibilities. However, duties require overseeing the quality of CLA/M&E work by implementing partners through independent assessments of performance data and M&E systems; design, develop, oversee and backstop Technical Office M&E staff and M&E systems; ensure that COR/AOR specific evaluation recommendations are incorporated into existing and follow-on programs and projects.
12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.
II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
III.EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS
The Government may award a contract without discussions with offerors in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The CO reserves the right at any point in the evaluation process to establish a competitive range of offerors with whom negotiations will be conducted pursuant to FAR 15.306(c). In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, if the CO determines that the number of offers that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the CO may limit the number of offerors in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated offers. The FAR provisions referenced above are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
Therefore, the TEC will conduct interviews with all offerors in the competitive range and provide the final rating and ranking of the offerors based on the interview and/or written test. The CO will consider findings from the reference checks as part of the responsibility determination.
IV.SUBMITTING AN OFFER
V. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS PRIOR TO AWARD
Once the Contracting Officer 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.
VI.BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES
As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:
VII. TAXES
Per the Mission’s policy.
VIII. USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT CLAUSES PERTAINING TO PSCs
USAID regulations and policies governing CCN awards are available at these sources:
The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Ethiopia), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in the attached solicitation for Collaboration, Learning and Adapting Specialist (FSN-11).
For your application to be considered, the following documents must be submitted:
For other application instructions/procedures please see the attached solicitation.
Additional Resources:
Overview of Recruitment Process
https://www.usaid.gov/ethiopia/work-with-us/careers/overview-recruitment-selection
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 10:15am
Last updated: August 06, 2020