U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to West Bank Gaza, Contracting Office, c/o American Embassy, Unit #7228, APO 09830-0026

R -- PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT USAID/WEST BANK/GAZA SOL 294-99-002 DUE 112898 POC Contact Point: Timothy T. Beans, Contracting Officer, timbeans@usaid.gov, Tel: 972-3-511-4848, Fax: 972-3-511-4893 USAID/West Bank & Gaza is seeking a qualified individual to service as a senior contract specialist under a two-year Personal Services Contract. The candidate selected under the Scope of Work will fill a new position to be based in Tel Aviv, with frequent travel to the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem. The Contractor shall provide technical assistance to the USAID/West Bank/Gaza Mission necessary to execute: (1) institutional and project-funded contracts, grants and cooperative agreements and US Government Agreements such as PASAs and RSSAs. Many of the contracts are large dollar and complex construction contracts; (2) modification to all the above; (3) other miscellaneous administrative modification to procurement instruments. Specifically, the Contractor shall prepare pre-award documents, conduc negotiations, prepare award documents and award file documentation for the Contracting Officer's review and signature as more fully described below: (1) Review procurement requests and recommend to the contracting Officer/Strategic Objective Teams the types of action necessary, whether grant, contract, interagency agreement, etc. (2) Prepares all necessary pre-award and solicitation documents. (3) Receives proposals and oversees the technical evaluation process. This includes briefing the technical evaluation committee. (4) Conducts a cost evaluation of the proposal. This includes coordinating audits or field support reviews of the cost proposal. (5) Determines competitive range. (6) Negotiates contracts and grants. (7) Prepares award and file documentation for signature by the Contracting Officer. (8) Administer contracts and grants, settles protests or disputes and finally administers the contract or grant close out. The salary is equivalent to the GS-13 level. The salary will depend on past salary history and experience of the successful candidate. Interested individuals are requested to submit an Optional application for Federal Employment Form (OF-612), Standard Form 171 or a resume to: Timothy T. Beans, Contracting Officer. Posted 11/05/98 (I-SN268888). (0309)

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