SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- USAID/SENEGAL USPSC/TCN SHORT TERM OFFSHORE HIRE ACQUISITION AND ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST - SOLICITATION
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Senegal USAID-Dakar, Dept of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521-2050
- ZIP Code
- 20521-2050
- Solicitation Number
- Sol-685-16-000020
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Samuel Carter, Phone: +221-33-879-4870, PAPA BABACAR NIOWY SENGHOR, Phone: 00221338794970
- E-Mail Address
-
sacarter@usaid.gov, psenghor@usaid.gov
(sacarter@usaid.gov, psenghor@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOLICITATION FOR THE SHORT TERM USPSC/TCN A&A SPECIALIST USAID/Senegal supports a diverse and complex bilateral program portfolio and increasing regional responsibilities. Overall program funds managed by USAID/Senegal doubled from approximately $50 million in 2008 to over $100 million since 2010. USAID/Senegal's goal during the current strategy period is to improve the well-being of Senegal's citizens. Senegal's strategy is premised on the development hypothesis that a politically-active and healthy citizenry, endowed with the skills to participate in the private sector and government, will lead to an improvement in the well-being of Senegalese citizens. It is USAID's assertion that "people are the real wealth of a nation" and development efforts can only be judged effective if they lead to improvements in the daily lives of all Senegalese citizens, as reflected in levels of education, income, and health. USAID/Senegal's bilateral program now consists of a five-year $671 million total portfolio, and an operating budget divided among Economic Growth, Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Health, Education and Good Governance. In addition, USAID addresses key presidential initiatives such as the Global Health Initiative (including the President's Malaria Initiative) and Feed the Future. Since 2009, USAID/Senegal has taken an evolving regional role. As a first step in 2009, USAID/Senegal- took over responsibility from USAID/West Africa (WA) for the oversight of the Regional Legal Office (RLA), Regional Food for Peace Office (RFFP) and the Regional Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (ROFDA). RFFP and ROFDA have their own operating budgets which are managed through the USAID/Senegal Controller's office. USAID/Senegal also provides RFFP and ROFDA a number of other support services (personnel, travel, transportation, etc. As of 2011, USAID/Senegal became responsible for bilateral programmatic oversight and support services for Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania as well as a large Sahel Resilience Program. Altogether these programs are valued at over $300 million. Finally, also in 2011 USAID/Senegal took over all support services (RLA, RAAO, Financial, EXO) for the USAID/Guinea Mission which is twinned with Sierra Leone. The Regional Acquisition and Assistance Office (RAAO) is comprised of four USDH, and six Foreign Service National employees. The workload of the RAAO has increased considerably over the last five years owing to increased programmatic budgets as well as the expanding regional responsibilities. The RAAO currently manages procurement for bilateral programs in Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Sierra Leone, as well as a regional Sahel program. Several of the FSNs and USDH staff are new to USAID and have limited warrants. To strengthen Mission adherence to USAID policy and regulations, maintain momentum with procurement actions, and provide mentoring and training to Mission and RAAO staff, USAID/Senegal seeks one or more experienced Agreement/Contracting Officers for the Regional Acquisition and Assistance Office (RAAO) to handle a broad range of USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) activities. Responsibilities will include high dollar value, complex competitive procurement actions, assistance (grants and cooperative agreements), modifications, delivery and purchase orders, interagency agreements and supply schedule or other related actions. Prior USG A&A procedures and systems knowledge to facilitate continuity of operations is a requirement for selection.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/AID/OM/SEN/Sol-685-16-000020/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: US EMBASSY DAKAR- ROUTES DES ALMADIES, DAKAR, Senegal
- Record
- SN04046828-W 20160312/160311000046-75d16f8b1394f42befede8c01a02e803 (fbodaily.com)
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