USPSC Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA)

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 7200AA24R00053 ISSUANCE DATE: April 18, 2024 CLOSING DATE AND TIME: September 30, 2024, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Standard 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) is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.

Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation.

Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered.

Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.

USAID will evaluate all offerors based on stated evaluation criteria.

USAID encourages all individuals, including those from disadvantaged and under-represented groups, to respond to the solicitation.

This solicitation in no way obligates USAID to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the offer.

Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in Attachment 1.

Sincerely, Ousay Wahaj Supervisory Contracting Officer Office of Acquisition & Assistance (M/OAA/BHA-CPS/PSC) I.

GENERAL INFORMATION 1.

SOLICITATION NO.: 7200AA24R00053 2.

ISSUANCE DATE: April 18, 2024 3.

CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: September 30, 2024, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Time This solicitation is open and continuous until September 30, 2024.

The following are the closing dates for each review period: June 3, 2024, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Time August 1, 2024, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Time September 30, 2024, 12:00 P.M.

Eastern Time Offerors not selected during a previous review period must reapply in order to be considered for positions available in subsequent review periods.

A review period may be canceled at the Contracting Officer’s discretion.

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POINT OF CONTACT: ALAC Recruitment Team, 5.

POSITION TITLE: Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) 6.

MARKET VALUE: $104,604 - $135,987 equivalent to GS-14 (not eligible for Locality Pay) Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value and will include Locality Pay for domestic USPSCs based on the location of the Official USAID Worksite, or the approved alternative worksite if approved for remote work.

USPSCs performing overseas are not entitled to Locality Pay.

Salaries over and above the top of the pay range will not be entertained or negotiated.

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PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Worldwide There may be an initial training program in Washington, D.C.

for three months, which will include formal classroom training and on-the-job training; and may include security training.

After completion of initial training, the Regional Humanitarian Advisor will be assigned to the place of performance.

The RHA must be willing to be posted for long-term periods at any location in the Asia region, including posts throughout the continent or undertaking Asia-focused work from Honolulu, Hawaii.

At the discretion of BHA/Washington, during the contract period the RHA may be reassigned/relocated to a geographical location where the individual’s services are needed; post-specific allowances would be adjusted accordingly for any change in place of performance.

The potential post is Jakarta, Indonesia but the location of service could be ultimately determined by the location of future unknown operational requirements.

3 Page SOL 7200AA24R00053 - Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) - BHA Overseas USPSCs may be authorized to telework or remote work only from a location within the country of performance, in accordance with Mission policy.

Telework or remote work from outside the country of performance may only be authorized in certain situations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.

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PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five (5) years, tentatively 145 day estimated start date from closing 9.

ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S.

Citizens Only 10.

SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret If there is a change in circumstances requiring access to National Security information classified at the Top-Secret level, the offeror may be asked to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID.

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STATEMENT OF DUTIES GENERAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) works to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters by helping people in need become more self-reliant.

BHA is responsible for planning, coordinating, developing, achieving, monitoring, and evaluating international humanitarian assistance falling into two conceptual areas: 1) Humanitarian Response during emergencies and 2) Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience activities to address longer-term recovery after emergencies.

You can learn more about BHA on our website.

The Office of Asia Latin America and Caribbean (ALAC) designs, provides, and assesses humanitarian assistance, including assistance related to responding to, recovering from, and reducing the risk of man-made and natural disasters, while linking with other USAID investments that build resilience.

To achieve these objectives, humanitarian experts based overseas coordinate with local authorities and USAID Missions, while humanitarian experts based in Washington coordinate with USAID Regional and Pillar Bureaus.

The Office of ALAC consists of (3) three geographic divisions: Latin America and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, South and Central Asia.

These divisions are responsible for the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance through grants and cooperative agreements to non-governmental organizations (NGOs); international organizations (IOs) including United Nations (UN) agencies; and to other partners to ensure the implementation and delivery of this assistance.

These divisions also oversee BHA’s nonresponse efforts in disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience, and humanitarian transition.

BHA’s DIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY Your Uniqueness is Welcome Here!

It takes talented people with unique experiences to provide the best humanitarian aid possible.

We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the global communities we serve.

We strive to create an inclusive workplace, where everyone brings their authentic selves to work.

We invite you to join us in providing humanitarian assistance to save lives and alleviate the suffering around the world.

4 Page SOL 7200AA24R00053 - Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) - BHA STATEMENT OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED RHAs play a central role in leading and managing the U.S.

Government’s (USGs) humanitarian assistance efforts, including disaster response and early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience activities, in their region.

Their core function is to support BHA portfolios that require significant USG policy engagement and humanitarian program management.

The RHAs report to the Regional Director who works closely with Division Chiefs in Washington, D.C.

BHA/ALAC’s Regional Office requires the services of RHAs in order to meet its objective of disaster assistance, risk reduction, and resilience programming as well as strategic reporting and analysis.

The RHA must be willing to be posted for long-term periods at any location in the Asia region, including posts throughout the continent or undertaking Asia-focused work from Honolulu, Hawaii.

At the discretion of BHA/Washington, during the contract period the RHA may be reassigned/relocated to a geographical location where the individual’s services are needed; post-specific allowances would be adjusted accordingly for any change in place of performance.

The potential post is Jakarta, Indonesia but the location of service could be ultimately determined by the location of future unknown operational requirements.

Working directly under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Director or their designee, the RHA will work in close collaboration with a team that may include other RHAs, Humanitarian Program Officers, Technical Specialists, Regional Team Leaders, Humanitarian Assistance Officers, Program Assistants, Foreign Service Nationals, and others, depending on the work assigned.

Specifically, the RHA will be responsible for the following: Contextual Specialty: ● Serve as an expert on humanitarian and resilience issues, priorities, lessons learned, and opportunities in the region of responsibility related to DRR, innovation, private sector engagement, and other cross-cutting humanitarian issues.

● Provide expert guidance on political, humanitarian, organizational, structural, and stakeholder interests specific to the region of responsibility.

● Identify opportunities to expand support across the region to cross cutting issues that bring together humanitarian, resilience, and recovery programming, while working closely with humanitarian structures to support opportunities for cooperation between humanitarian and development portfolios.

● Prepare and/or provide substantive guidance in the preparation of regular strategic and analytical reports on current or anticipated emergencies, as well as comprehensive preparedness documentation on assigned countries.

Response Leadership: ● Lead the development of country, or issue-specific strategies across the region of responsibility, as well as timely revision of these strategies as contextual realities shift.

● Lead or conduct initial assessments to identify humanitarian needs, risk reduction, and resilience opportunities in current disaster contexts or locations with high vulnerability.

5 Page SOL 7200AA24R00053 - Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) - BHA ● Monitor ongoing humanitarian response, early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience activities to validate that program objectives are met and beneficiaries are served.

● Participate in the development of field-based recommendations on difficult resource and programmatic trade-offs within the region.

Program Design: ● Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of BHA’s program strategy and the implementation of the resulting grants and contracts in geographic or thematic areas of responsibility.

● Guide regional team efforts to develop appropriate programmatic strategies for disaster responses and risk reduction efforts in the area of responsibility.

● Review grant applications for conceptual soundness, technical feasibility, and alignment with budget constraints for disaster assistance/emergency activities, resilience programming, and recovery.

Portfolio Management: ● Support growth opportunities across the geographic areas of responsibility in areas such as innovation and private sector engagement, and regularly identify linkages within USAID Missions for this work.

● Identify opportunities for multi-year programs to respond to Agency priorities across the humanitarian to development spectrum, including supporting the design and review of applications for this kind of programming.

● Support knowledge sharing and the maximization of technical expertise across the region.

● Assess implementation approaches and strategies on an ongoing basis and make recommendations for appropriate shifts in approach or resource allocation.

Representation: ● Establish and maintain rapport with representatives of host governments, donor governments, IOs, NGOs, U.S.

Embassies, and USAID missions to ensure efficient and coordinated humanitarian response and DRR activities.

● Represent USAID in joint efforts to design, develop, and implement humanitarian strategies and interventions with local governments, other donors, implementing partners, and other stakeholders, as appropriate.

● Advise regional officials, including host country authorities and other USAID officials, on disaster response, early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience efforts.

● Work with local and regional institutions and private/public sector organizations to incorporate risk reduction into appropriate programs.

Leadership: ● Support regional team efforts to develop current and future strategic direction for the regional office to include programmatic, liaison and representational prioritization, and human and financial resource requirements.

● Direct in a leadership role office-wide policy initiatives that ensure field perspectives are well-represented.

6 Page SOL 7200AA24R00053 - Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) - BHA ● Serve as a peer-mentor for program staff working to increase exposure and experience in field-based humanitarian operations.

● Lead an ethnically and culturally diverse team of program, technical and/or administrative staff.

General Duties: ● Obtain and maintain all operational credentials, including completing all required and recommended training, to ensure readiness to serve on responses across the geographic offices in BHA.

● This position is expected to be able to qualify, train for and routinely serve on disaster/humanitarian responses in Washington DC or in the disaster area for 8 to 12 weeks (or more) intervals.

These can either be Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) and/or Response Management Teams (RMTs). DARTs are deployed to the field in response to disasters and operate in the field, providing staff an opportunity to deploy overseas for an extended period of time (e.g., 6-8 weeks). RMTs are based in Washington, DC and provide services to support DARTs, such as coordination and external engagement, communications, planning, logistics, travel coordination, or other similar duties (depending on the RMT role). ● As needed, may serve on temporary short-term assignments (“detail”) on other teams within the office or bureau to meet operational needs during staff shortages.

Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with existing duties and responsibilities and will be directly related to the position’s scope of work.

● As needed, staff is expected to support BHA’s hiring efforts and serve on PSC hiring committees.

Training will be provided.

● The PSC may be expected to obtain an Agreement Officer's Representative (AOR) or Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) certification.

The AOR/COR oversees agreements and/or contracts.

This includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, approvals, program/project deliverables (i.e.

work plans, annual reports, month status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, financial/budget reports, contractor performance evaluations, and compliance.

More information about the AOR/COR responsibilities and related requirements can be found in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter.

In the event that this role requires an AOR/COR certification, mandatory training will be provided.

● Consistently model behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to fostering a non-hostile work environment free of discrimination, bias, unfairness, exclusion, offensive behaviors, and harassment of any kind.

● Lead/foster a collaborative, respectful, and professional work environment by demonstrating partnership and teamwork to accomplish team, office, and bureau objectives.

● The RHA does not have supervisory responsibilities; however, the PSC may serve in an acting leadership role within the bureau in order to meet short-term staffing needs, not to exceed 120 days in a 12-month contract year.

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP: The USPSC will take direction from and will report to the Regional Director or their designee.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The supervisor provides administrative direction in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.

USPSC independently plans, designs and carries out projects, studies, and programs.

Results of the work 7 Page SOL 7200AA24R00053 - Regional Humanitarian Advisor (RHA) - BHA are considered technically authoritative.

There is no higher level official technically responsible for administering the program/project.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work requested is primarily sedentary and does not involve undue