SENIOR AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR

Solicitation Number: RFP 623-KE-10-027 USAID/Kenya Senior Agricultural Advisor Issuance Date: Friday September 03, 2010 Closing Date: Friday October 1, 2010, 0900 hours Nairobi, Kenya Time Ladies/Gentlemen: The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications from U.S. citizens (Offshore or Resident) or Third Country Nationals (TCN) interested in providing the personal services described in this solicitation. Submissions shall be in accordance with this request for proposal and at the place and time specified herein. Interested applicants must submit: (i) his/her most current curriculum vitae or resume; (ii) signed OF 612 (an SF 171 is acceptable); and (iii) three (3) to five (5) references who are not family members or relatives, with telephone and email contacts. The CV/resume must contain sufficient relevant information to evaluate the application in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria. Broad general statements that are vague or lacking specificity will not be considered as effectively addressing particular selection criteria. The Applicant's references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities. USAID reserves the right to obtain from previous employers relevant information concerning the applicant's past performance and may consider such information in its evaluation. Form OF 612 must be signed and those submitted unsigned will be rejected. Applicants must provide their full mailing address with telephone, facsimile numbers and email address and should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their submissions. Any attachments provided via email must be in or compatible with Microsoft Word 2003 or Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and not Zipped. Note that attachments to emails must not exceed 2 MB. Late applications will not be accepted and will be handled in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.208. Applicants who meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated based on the criteria listed in the RFP. Applicants are strongly encouraged to address each of the criteria on a separate sheet describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education, and/or awards they have received that are relevant to each. Be sure to include your name, social security number, and the announcement number at the top of each additional page. Failure to address the minimum selective and/or quality ranking factors may result in your not receiving credit for all of your pertinent experience, education, training, and awards. Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted no later than Thursday September 23, 2010 at 9.00 a.m. Kenya time in writing to Linda McElroy at lmcelroy@usaid.gov with a copy to Milly Warobi at mwarobi@usaid.gov Electronic submission is required. All application packages are to be submitted via e-mail to: Linda McElroy at lmcelroy@usaid.gov with a copy to Milly Warobi. Please quote the number and position title of this solicitation on the subject line of your email application. Sincerely, Linda McElroy Contracting Officer Attachment: RFP 623-KE-10-027