R -- PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR A SENIOR CONTRACTS SPECIALIST IN TEL AVIV

Notice Date

October 12, 2001

Contracting Office

United States Agency for International Development(USAID), Mission to West Bank & Gaza, Contracting Office, Unit #7228, Box 0036, APO AE 09830-0036

ZIP Code

09830-0036

Solicitation Number

PSC 294-02-002

Response Due

November 13, 2001

Point of Contact

Erin E. McKee, Contracting Officer Telephone 972-3-511-4871 or Fax 972-3-511-4893

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (emckee@usaid.gov)

Description

USAID/West Bank & Gaza is seeking up to three Personal Services Contractors for the estimated period of two years for new vacancies for Senior Contract Specialist positions, to be based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The successful candidate will be required to serve as a primary contractual advisor for a number of projects in the USAID/West Bank&Gaza. This includes providing staff support on all aspects of contract management relating to and affecting USAID assistance programs, policy and project planning, design, implementation and evaluation. The incumbent will participate in mission policy formulation, project design, resource assessments, sector analysis and studies. Plans for and provides contract management support to actuate the program's objectives, and will assist in the planning, design, negotiation, administration and termination of contracts and grant agreements for USAID development assistance projects in the West Bank and Gaza. Minimum skills and qualifications include: a) undergraduate degree in business administration, public administration, law, marketing, industrial management, accounting or other directly related fields (or OPM authorized equivalent); b) The training/experience requirement of the position is that the incumbent has completed or has substantially completed the requirements for certification under the USAID Procurement Management Certification Program (PMCP); c) At least five years of continuous, progressive experience in Acquisition (Contracts, Purchase Orders), US Government Agreements (PASAs and RSSAs) and Assistance (Grant and Cooperative Agreements) execution, administration, termination, cost and price analysis, procurement planning, and analysis and evaluation of proposals is required At least three years working overseas preferred, but not required. Also, previous experience with construction contracts is a plus. To request a copy of the solicitation please send an E-mail request to rjoubran@usaid.gov or request that a copy be mailed by sending your fax request to the Contracting Office at 972-3-511-4893. We also request that you include an updated telephone number and/or a fax number or an e-mail address where you can BE contacted. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency web site. The solicitation, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. The worldwide web address is http://www.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then quote usaid procurement unquote. On the following screen, select quote PSC solicitations unquote. then locate the position of senior contract specialist ( USAID/West Bank & Gaza 294-2002-002). Receipt of this solicitation through the Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from Internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.*****

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

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