SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Senior Contracting Specialist - 669-09-019
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Liberia USAID-Monrovia, USAID/Monrovia, Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521
- ZIP Code
- 20521
- Solicitation Number
- 669-09-019
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- Sylvester s. Browne, Phone: 23177766402, Don Brady, Phone: +231-77714926
- E-Mail Address
-
sbrowne@usaid.gov, dbrady@usiad.gov
(sbrowne@usaid.gov, dbrady@usiad.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- C:\Documents and Settings\SBrowne\VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT\OFFSHORE HIRE\Senior Contracting Specialist- Solicitation.doc I.POSITION DESCRIPTION A.Overview and Background This position is located in the Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) at USAID/Liberia, American Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. USAID/Liberia executes highly-visible and critical foreign assistance programs and projects in Education, Economic Growth, Democracy and Governance, and Health. The incumbent will be assigned at least two of the Mission’s major portfolios, but may also perform work as needed and assigned from the other two portfolios. The responsibilities include providing support on all aspects of contract management relating to and affecting USAID assistance programs in Liberia including policy guidance, project planning, project design, and implementation and the evaluation of ongoing programs. The Contracting Specialist will participate in projects, mission policy formulation, and project design. The Contracting Specialist will develop and execute plans for the procurement of and provide contract management support to achieve program objectives. Due to the sensitivity, scope, and purpose of the role and position of the Senior Contracting Specialist and the critical nature and complexity of the Mission programs that are being implemented, the Contracting Specialist must be able to function as an expert in all technical areas of the assignment, and fulfill the position responsibilities with the complete confidence and support of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Specialist’s must be able to define issues, resolve conflicts, adapt to continually changing working requirements, creatively solve problems and introduce new theories and methods to contracting issues. The Senior Contract Specialist reports directly to the Supervisory Contracting Officer who is the Office Director and serves as the Contracting/Agreement Officer in the Mission. The Contracting Specialist will be responsible for participating in the supervision of FSN Acquisition staff working on assigned portfolios. The Contracting Specialist will be responsible for the mentoring and development of staff as a necessary element of the assignment. The Contracting Specialist serves as an advisor to program officials in project planning meetings; advises program officials of the procurement and assistance instruments to be used; assists in the preparation of statements of work; provides counseling and training to project/technical staff on regulations and the FAR requirements; collaborates in the development of evaluation criteria; provides on-the job training to OAA office staff and assists Team Leaders in selecting appropriate developmental assignments. B.Duties and Responsibilities The Senior Contracts Specialist will provide technical competence and leadership support to the Mission’s Office of Acquisition and Assistance as follows: 1.The Senior Contracting Specialist will provide technical assistance to USAID/Liberia in the execution of program/project-funded contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and US Government Agreements. In addition, the Contracting Specialist provides staff support on all aspects of procurement and contract management relating to and affecting USAID assistance programs, policy and project planning, design, implementation and evaluation, and participating in project and mission policy formulation, project design resource assessments, sector analyses, and other studies. The Senior Contracting Specialist will serve as a primary contractual advisor to major development program initiatives and activities as well to infrastructure projects in the Mission. The Senior Contracting Specialist will prepare and negotiate modifications of basic contractual text, terms and conditions, specifications, scopes of work, program descriptions, and costs in the full range of award instruments. The Senior Contracting Specialist will plan for and provide procurement and contract management support to accomplish program objectives, and provide proper and timely administration of all assigned Acquisition and Assistance awards, to include clarifications and interpretations of directive correspondence, and other miscellaneous administrative modifications to procurement instruments. The Senior Contracting Specialist will seek resolution and settlement of contract disputes, termination and settlement of procurement instruments, close outs, and reporting of contractor performance. The Senior Contracting Specialist will compose and prepare all manner of contractual correspondence. 2.In addition, the Contracting Specialist’s responsibilities include direct contracting and administration of large, complex foreign assistance implementing programs. The Contracting Specialist’s responsibilities encompass the negotiation, award, and administration of both Assistance- and Acquisition-type instruments to accomplish both development programs and infrastructure and construction projects. Specifically, in all cases the Contracting Specialist will prepare pre-award documents, conduct negotiations, and prepare award documents and award file documentation for a Contracting/Agreement Officer's review and signature. The Contracting Specialist must be available for consultation on contracting issues with Mission technical staff, other in-country U.S. Government officials and representatives, Government of Liberia (GOL) officials, Implementing Partners, and others, as required. This effort requires extensive knowledge of Federal and USAID regulations, and the associated governing guidance (e.g., the FAR and USAID Supplement (AIDAR), CFR, OMB Circulars, FAM, and FTR) for all types of procurements. 3.In addition to the execution of contracts and modifications as identified above, the Contracting Specialist will also research issues contained in, and draft responses to correspondence as assigned. Examples include, but are not limited to: subcontract consent requests, salary approvals, equipment approvals, etc., on a wide variety of contract and assistance awards. 4.The Contracting Specialist will serve as senior and trusted policy and technical advisor to the Supervisory Contracting Officer, USAID/Liberia and the U.S. Mission to Liberia on all manner of Acquisition and Assistance issues and will speak for the Contracting Officer on technical Acquisition and Assistance matters, as directed by the Supervisory Contracting Officer or as required. 5.The Contracting Specialist will participate (as assigned) in the supervision of the Office staff, which team includes one Foreign Service Nationals (FSN). The Contracting Specialist will be required to assist in creating a supportive work environment that values diversity, and elicits the highest possible level of performance from the assigned Office of Acquisition and Assistance staff; set clear individual and team work objectives; ensure that the staff carries those assignments; and, as required, evaluate staff performance, formally and through providing ongoing feedback.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Liberia, Monrovia, Non-U.S., Liberia
- Record
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