SOLICITATION NUMBER: DCHA/OFDA-05-287 ISSUANCE DATE: April 4, 2005 CLOSING DATE: April 18, 2005 - 11:59 PM Local Time LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: SUBJECT: Solicitation for Personal Services Contractor (PSC) - Field Coordinator The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications of qualified individuals from U.S. citizens interested in providing PSC services as described in the attached solicitation. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials: 1) SIGNED and completed federal form OF-612 or SF-171 2) Cover Letter specifically addressing Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) Applications that are received without a signature will not be considered for the position. Applicants are responsible for submitting materials that are in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. There will be no exceptions. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications. Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to: Amy Feldman or Stephanie Paul Telephone Number:
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+1 (555) 000-0000 All applications should be submitted to: GlobalCorps 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20004 Sincerely, M. E. Yearwood Contracting Officer Field Coordinator 1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: DCHA/OFDA-05-287 2. ISSUANCE DATE: April 4, 2005 4. CLOSING DATE/TIME: April 18, 2005 - 11:59 PM Local Time 5. POSITION TITLE: Field Coordinator 6. FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL: GS-12 7. SALARY: GS-11 ($52,468 - $68,209 per year) GS-12 ($62,886 - $81,747 per year) (See note below concerning career ladder positions) 8. INITIAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 2 years 9. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Washington, DC 10. SECURITY ACCESS: Secret 11. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Open to all U.S. Citizens FIELD COORDINATOR BACKGROUND The Disaster Resources Unit (DRU), within the Field Support Team (FST) at the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), was created to assist with the transition of OFDA to rapid-response activities during a disaster. In addition, the DRU manages OFDA's dissemination of public donations information, OFDA's role in the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination and International Search and Rescue systems, and staff security. INTRODUCTION OFDA is the office within USAID that is responsible for providing non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. OFDA is part of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA). OFDA is organized into three divisions, under the management of the Office of the Director. The Disaster Response and Mitigation (DRM) Division is responsible for coordinating with other organizations for the provision of relief supplies and humanitarian assistance. DRM also devises, coordinates, and implements program strategies for a variety of natural and human caused disaster situations. DRM hires sector specialists to provide technical expertise in assessing the quality of disaster response. The Program Support (PS) Division provides programmatic and administrative support including budget/financial services, procurement planning, contracts and grants administration, and communication support for OFDA's Washington and field offices. The Operations (OPS) Division develops and manages logistical, operational, and technical support for disaster responses and administrative support to all offices and operations. OPS maintains readiness to respond to emergencies through several mechanisms, including managing Search and Rescue (SAR) Teams, Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs), and Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), to ensure OFDA's capacity to execute and coordinate USG humanitarian assistance and response to natural disasters and complex emergencies. The Operations Division (OPS) consists of three teams; the Operations Support Team (OST), the Overseas Administration Team (OAT), and the Field Support Team (FST). The OST provides technical guidance and expertise in Disaster Logistics, Search and Rescue (SAR), Operations Center Management, Military Liaison, Consequence Management, overseas support to OFDA offices and personnel and other sectors necessary to assure OFDA's capacity to execute and coordinate USG humanitarian assistance and response to natural disasters and complex emergencies. The OAT provides administrative services to OFDA's field offices. The OAT also manages the Response Alternatives for Technical Services (RATS) program, which provides rapid, surge capacity staffing. The FST coordinates surge capacity staffing mechanisms, manages an inter-agency agreement with the US Forest Service for surge capacity staffing and OFDA response system design, maintains and trains on disaster response systems such as the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and the Response Management Team (RMT), coordinates with other agencies in the USG and with some elements of the UN, and coordinates the Public Donations Information and Outreach project. OBJECTIVE The DRU Field Coordinator will assist the DRU Unit Leader with rapid response facilitation, donations information coordination, and representation of OFDA with the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination and International Search and Rescue systems.
