SOLICITATION FOR A USPSC CONTRACTING/AGREEMENT OFFICER

The USPSC CO/AO will serve as a senior advisor to the United States Direct Hire (USDH) assigned or junior CO/AO and provide OAA operational and project support to Guinea & Sierra Leone Missions. S/he provides advice on U.S. acquisition legislation, policies, regulations and procedures, as well as those in effect in the Guinea and Sierra Leone country contexts. S/he must be an expert in the Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) field since great reliance is placed on her/his judgment and advice.

S/he will work in USAID/Guinea & Sierra Leone OAA, as the CO/AO, fully capable of providing contracting guidance on a full range of A&A matters. Specifically, the USPSC CO/AO will support the USAID/Guinea & Sierra Leone portfolio which contain varied and technically complex programs which are characterized by high funding levels in excess of $110 million. S/he will also serve as an A&A advisor to Senior Mission Management on related subject matters.

In addition to program funded procurement, s/he will support operational expense (OE) purchases whenever these are complex in nature, above the Executive Officer’s (EXO's) warrant, or when the EXO is not at post. The USPSC CO/AO is responsible for all phases of a procurement process, from acquisition planning, solicitation, negotiation, award and contract close-out.

S/he must be a highly skilled, experienced and self-motivated individual, who is capable of independently performing quality and professional work in an expedited manner and under stressful conditions.

The USPSC CO/AO is expected to be knowledgeable and well versed in the use of various procurement instruments available both in the acquisition and assistance realm, such as Cost Reimbursable Contracts, Fixed Price Contracts, Incentive Contracts, Indefinite Quantity Contracts, Task/Delivery Orders, Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and various types of interagency agreements.

Implementing Partners (IP) include U.S. and non-U.S.commercial entities, not for profit entities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), public international organizations (PIOs), host government entities, local implementing partners, international donor organizations, other governments, and individuals.

S/he must be fully capable of determining the most appropriate instrument to utilize and must be proficient and knowledgeable about performance-based and results-oriented statements of work and program descriptions. Dollar levels of procurement instruments range from small value procurements to instruments exceeding $50 million dollars in total value.