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Agency: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Contract Opportunity Type: Pre-Solicitation All Dates/Times are: Eastern Standard time, USA Classification Product Service Code: R497 – Support Professional – Personal Services Contracts NAICS Code: 541690 – Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services Place of Performance: Washington, DC, with up to 25% travel when needed Description USAID intends to issue a solicitation for a Personal Services Contract (PSC) for the position of Internet Freedom Advisor, GS-14, for USAID’s Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) Bureau. The Internet Freedom Advisor will provide support to the Washington-based Office of Civil Society, Labor, and Media in the DRG Bureau, other DRG Bureau offices, USAID Missions, and the Agency to advance thinking and approaches regarding internet freedom programming as they relate to civil society, media, and democratic systems. 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