AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT USA Tender

The United States Government, Represented By The U.s. Agency For International Development (usaid), Is Seeking Offers From Qualified Persons To Provide Personal Services Under Contract As Described In This Solicitation.offers Must Be In Accordance With Attachment 1, Sections I Through V Of This Solicitation. Incomplete Or Unsigned Offers Will Not Be Considered. Offerors Should Retain Copies Of All Offer Materials For Their Records.usaid Will Evaluate All Offerors Based On The Stated Evaluation Criteria. Usaid Encourages All Individuals, Including Those From Disadvantaged And Under-represented Groups, To Respond To The Solicitation. This Solicitation In No Way Obligates Usaid To Award A Psc Contract, Nor Does It Commit Usaid To Pay Any Cost Incurred In The Preparation And Submission Of The Offer. located Within Usaid’s Management Bureau, The Office Of Acquisition And Assistance’s Policy Division (m/oaa/p) Is The Go-to Policy And Guidance Source For Usaid’s Acquisition And Assistance (a&a) Professionals. M/oaa/p Also Reviews And Interprets The Federal Acquisition Regulation (far); The Federal Assistance Regulation (2 Cfr 200); And Develops And Issues The Usaid Acquisition Regulation (aidar) And Other Agency Regulations, Policies, Guidelines, Procedures, And Instructions Regarding Usaid A&a. M/oaa/p Provides Expert Knowledge Regarding The Agency And The Broader U.s. Government A&a Regulatory And Policy Environment And Advises Working Groups And Staff Across The Agency Regarding How To Use A&a Flexibilities To Achieve Specific Goals. The Division Is Also Actively Engaged In Operationalizing Agency Initiatives Such As Climate Change, Localization, And Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility (deia), And The Burden Reduction Program. m/oaa/p Seeks Candidates For Up To Two Procurement Analyst Positions To Help Develop, Communicate, And Support Practices That Align With Usaid Objectives. Such Work May Require A Long-term Effort To Lay The Appropriate Groundwork Which May Involve Drafting Proposed Revisions To Regulations, Updating Policies And Procedures, And Assisting In Chaperoning These Regulatory Changes Through The Rulemaking Process. To Support The Agency’s Localization Initiative, Work Will Include Due Consideration Of Non-u.s. Marketplaces And Improve Usaid’s Ability To Enter Into A&a Engagements With Local Organizations.