SOLICITATION NUMBER: 7200AA24R00037
ISSUANCE DATE: April 1, 2024
CLOSING DATE AND TIME: January 16, 2025, 12:00 P.M. Jap Time
SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Private Service Contractor (USPSC)
Pricey Potential Offerors:
The USA Authorities (USG), represented by the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID) is in search of provides from certified individuals to supply private companies beneath contract as described on this solicitation.
Gives have to be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned provides is not going to be thought-about. Offerors ought to retain copies of all supply supplies for his or her information.
USAID will consider all offerors primarily based on acknowledged analysis standards. USAID encourages all people, together with these from deprived and under-represented teams, to answer the solicitation.
This solicitation by no means obligates USAID to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any value incurred within the preparation and submission of the supply.
Any questions have to be directed in writing to the Level of Contact laid out in Attachment 1.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by JOY ANITA BURRISS (affiliate)
Date: 2024.03.29 12:30:07 -04’00’
Pleasure Burriss
Contracting and Settlement Officer,
M/OAA/BHA-CPS/PSC
Duties and Obligations:
On the GS-11 equal degree:
● Work intently with JHOC Instructors on administrative necessities, logistics, and venue assist, figuring out and coordinating educating workers and visitor audio system; and guarantee delivery of all wanted supplies for Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) coaching occasions around the globe, in synchronization with journey schedules of workforce instructors.
● Keep JHOC course schedule and coordinate with Humanitarian Help Advisors to the
Army to determine and fill teacher staffing gaps for JHOCs.
● Work intently with supporting contractor(s) to make sure well timed printing and delivery of JHOC
supporting supplies, together with curriculum modules, case research info, timeline supplies
and JHOC Handbooks, to CMD instructors for an estimated 125 digital and in-person JHOCs per
12 months.
● Help with the digital coaching platform used worldwide for the JHOC; schedule digital classroom per teacher requests, keep updated with platform supplier, develop and supply coaching on platform use to course instructors.
● Observe and collate curriculum updates for JHOC participant handbooks.
● Acquire suggestions from JHOC evaluations.
● Observe recurring JHOCs carried out nearly for world-wide attendance. Keep enrollment
rosters, ship registration affirmation emails, schedule month-to-month visitor audio system, preserve
PowerPoint shows, and arrange and break down the classroom.
● Monitor incoming requests for scheduling JHOCs at area areas utilizing standardized JHOC
request kind, in search of extra steerage from assigned Group Lead (or his/her designee)
concerning precedence of requesting unit or workforce, if needed.
● Reply to inquiries from people in search of enrollment in JHOC.
● Archive course evaluations and rosters/sign-in sheets for every JHOC.
● Keep JHOC digital (server and on-line) recordsdata and replace database/historic document of all
programs.
● Function a tertiary or secondary Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) teacher and
help with facilitation of the course.
● Full purposeful coaching as required (BHA coaching, e-learning coaching, and so on.).
● This place could also be anticipated to have the ability to qualify, prepare for and routinely serve on
catastrophe/humanitarian responses in Washington DC or within the catastrophe space for 4 to six weeks (or
extra) intervals. These can both be Catastrophe Help Response Groups (DARTs) and/or
Response Administration Groups (RMTs). DARTs are deployed to the sector in response to disasters
and function within the area, offering workers a chance to deploy abroad for an prolonged
time frame (e.g., 6-8 weeks). RMTs are primarily based in Washington, DC and supply companies to
assist DARTs, corresponding to coordination and exterior engagement, communications, planning,
logistics, journey coordination, or different related duties (relying on the RMT position).
● As wanted, could serve on non permanent short-term assignments (“element”) on different groups inside the workplace or bureau to satisfy operational wants throughout workers shortages. Duties carried out whereas on
element will probably be aligned with current duties and obligations and will probably be instantly associated to the
place’s scope of labor.
● As wanted, workers is predicted to assist BHA’s hiring efforts and serve on PSC hiring committees. Coaching will probably be supplied.
● The PSC could also be anticipated to acquire an Settlement Officer’s Consultant (AOR) or Contracting Officer’s Consultant (COR) certification. The AOR/COR oversees agreements and/or contracts. This consists of however shouldn’t be restricted to reviewing invoices, approvals, program/undertaking deliverables (i.e. work plans, annual stories, month standing stories), journey requests, key personnel requests, monetary/price range stories, contractor efficiency evaluations, and compliance. Extra details about the AOR/COR obligations and associated necessities might be discovered within the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter. Within the occasion that this position requires an AOR/COR certification, necessary coaching will probably be supplied.
On the GS-12 equal degree: (If the PSC is promoted throughout contract efficiency)
● Coordinate administrative necessities, logistics, and venue assist, figuring out and
coordinating educating workers and visitor audio system; and guarantee delivery of all wanted supplies for
Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) coaching occasions around the globe, in
synchronization with journey schedules of workforce instructors.
● Handle the digital coaching platform used worldwide for the JHOC; schedule digital classroom
per teacher requests, keep updated with platform supplier, develop and supply coaching on
platform use to course instructors.
● Guarantee JHOC coaching methodologies and analysis strategies are in keeping with greatest practices and business requirements.
● Oversee and preserve JHOC course schedule and coordinate with Humanitarian Help
Advisors to the Army to determine and fill teacher staffing gaps for JHOCs.
● Coordinate with supporting contractor(s) to make sure well timed printing and delivery of JHOC
supporting supplies, together with curriculum modules, case research info, timeline supplies
and JHOC Handbooks, to CMD instructors for an estimated 125 digital and in-person JHOCs per
12 months.
● Handle and monitor recurring JHOCs carried out nearly for world-wide attendance. Keep
enrollment rosters, ship registration affirmation emails, schedule month-to-month visitor audio system,
preserve PowerPoint shows, and arrange and break down the classroom.
● Oversee incoming requests for scheduling JHOCs at area areas utilizing standardized JHOC
request kind, in search of extra steerage from assigned Group Lead (or his/her designee)
concerning precedence of requesting unit or workforce, if needed.
● Reply to inquiries from people in search of enrollment within the DC-based JHOC.
● Handle/preserve JHOC digital (server and on-line) recordsdata and replace database/historic
document of all programs.
● Function a tertiary or secondary Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) teacher and
help with facilitation of the course.
● Act because the CMD coaching supervisor; monitor and preserve digital coaching information, coaching
databases, and course info.
● Analyze suggestions from JHOC evaluations and the efficiency developments of particular person trainers to
advocate modifications or updates to the course or to tell assigned Group Lead of potential
points.
● Analysis and help in designing and increasing the JHOC by on-line coaching platforms and distance studying packages.
● Coordinate with CMD surge workers and intern(s) on JHOC and different associated trainings.
● Oversee requests for scheduling JHOCs and make suggestions concerning use of workers and
assets to assigned Group Lead.
● Plan and facilitate annual JHOC curriculum evaluation and implement course modifications in all JHOC
supplies as soon as updates have been finalized.
● Liaise with DoD workers concerning JHOC coaching coordination and associated logistics.
● This place could also be anticipated to have the ability to qualify, prepare for and routinely serve on
catastrophe/humanitarian responses in Washington DC or within the catastrophe space for 4 to six weeks (or
extra) intervals. These can both be Catastrophe Help Response Groups (DARTs) and/or
Response Administration Groups (RMTs). DARTs are deployed to the sector in response to disasters
and function within the area, offering workers a chance to deploy abroad for an prolonged
time frame (e.g., 6-8 weeks). RMTs are primarily based in Washington, DC and supply companies to
assist DARTs, corresponding to coordination and exterior engagement, communications, planning,
logistics, journey coordination, or different related duties (relying on the RMT position).
● As wanted, could serve on non permanent short-term assignments (“element”) on different groups inside the workplace or bureau to satisfy operational wants throughout workers shortages. Duties carried out whereas on
element will probably be aligned with current duties and obligations and will probably be instantly associated to the
place’s scope of labor.
● As wanted, workers is predicted to assist BHA’s hiring efforts and serve on PSC hiring committees.
Coaching will probably be supplied.
● The PSC could also be anticipated to acquire an Settlement Officer’s Consultant (AOR) or Contracting Officer’s Consultant (COR) certification. The AOR/COR oversees agreements and/or contracts. This consists of however shouldn’t be restricted to reviewing invoices, approvals, program/undertaking deliverables (i.e. work plans, annual stories, month standing stories), journey requests, key personnel requests, monetary/price range stories, contractor efficiency evaluations, and compliance. Extra details about the AOR/COR obligations and associated necessities might be discovered within the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter. Within the occasion that this position requires an AOR/COR certification, necessary coaching will probably be supplied.
Schooling and Expertise
On the GS-11 equal degree
Minimal schooling and expertise necessities:
● A highschool diploma or its equal with not less than seven (7) years of expertise working in
operations or administration, catastrophe response, emergency aid/administration, humanitarian
civil-military operations, humanitarian help, communications, occasion coordination, or
educating.
OR
● A bachelor’s diploma in any self-discipline with not less than three (3) years of expertise working in
operations or administration, catastrophe response, emergency aid/administration, humanitarian
civil-military operations, humanitarian help, communications, occasion coordination, or
educating.
OR
● A grasp’s diploma or its equal in any self-discipline with not less than one (1) 12 months of expertise
working in operations or administration, catastrophe response, emergency aid/administration,
humanitarian civil-military operations, humanitarian help, communications, occasion
coordination, or educating.
AND
● Specialised Expertise: expertise organizing, scheduling, and managing coaching programs or
different occasions/conferences. Expertise working with USG departments or businesses, together with the
Division of Protection.
On the GS-12 equal degree
Minimal schooling and expertise necessities:
● A highschool diploma or its equal plus eight (8) years of expertise working in operations or administration, catastrophe response, emergency aid/administration, humanitarian civil-military operations, humanitarian help, communications, occasion coordination, or educating.
OR
● A bachelor’s diploma in any self-discipline with not less than 4 (4) years of expertise working in
operations or administration, catastrophe response, emergency aid/administration, humanitarian
civil-military operations, humanitarian help, communications, occasion coordination, or
educating.
OR
● A grasp’s diploma or its equal in any self-discipline with not less than two (2) years of expertise
working in operations or administration, catastrophe response, emergency aid/administration,
humanitarian civil-military operations, humanitarian help, communications, occasion
coordination, or educating.
AND
● Specialised Expertise: expertise coordinating, facilitating, and managing coaching programs or different occasions/conferences. Expertise working with USG departments or businesses, together with the
Division of Protection.
SELECTION FACTORS
(Determines fundamental eligibility for the place. Offerors who don’t meet the entire choice components are thought-about NOT certified for the place.)
● Offeror is a U.S. Citizen.
● Full resume submitted. See part IV for resume necessities. Expertise that can’t be quantified is not going to be counted in the direction of assembly the solicitation necessities.
● USPSC Offeror kind AID 309-2. Offerors are required to finish sections A by I. This type have to be bodily signed. Digital signatures could also be accepted.
● Potential to acquire and preserve a Secret clearance. If there’s a change in circumstances requiring entry to Nationwide Safety info categorised on the High-Secret degree, the offeror could also be requested to acquire and preserve a Secret as much as High Secret/Delicate Compartmented Data degree clearance as supplied by USAID. Failure to take action could consequence within the withdrawal of a suggestion or
removing.
● Potential to acquire a Division of State medical clearance and preserve it all through the lifetime of
the contract. Extra info on medical clearance classifications might be present in 16 FAM
211.2 Clearance Classifications or the Division of State webpage on medical clearances.
● Should not seem as an excluded get together within the System for Award Administration (SAM.gov).
● Passable verification of educational credentials.
BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who meet the Schooling/Expertise necessities and Choice Elements will probably be additional evaluated in accordance with the Offeror Score System. These offerors decided to be competitively ranked can also be evaluated on interview efficiency and passable skilled reference checks.
Offerors are required to deal with every issue of the Offeror Score System of their resume, describing particularly and precisely what expertise, coaching, schooling and/or awards they’ve acquired because it pertains to every issue. Be sure you embrace your title and the announcement quantity on the high of every extra web page. Failure to deal with the choice components and/or Offeror Score System components could lead to not receiving credit score for all pertinent expertise, schooling, coaching and/or awards. Essentially the most certified offerors could also be interviewed and required to supply a writing pattern. BHA is not going to pay for any bills related to the interviews.
Skilled references and educational credentials will probably be evaluated for offerors being thought-about for choice.
Observe: Please be suggested that references could also be obtained independently from different sources along with those supplied by an offeror. BHA reserves the precise to pick out extra offerors if vacancies develop into out there in the course of the future section of the choice course of.
Find out how to apply
By way of e-mail: [email protected]