SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- REVENUE POLICY / ADMINISTRATION /CUSTOMS ADVISORS GLOBAL ASSIGNMENTS
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 928120
— International Affairs
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 500, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 20745
- ZIP Code
- 20745
- Solicitation Number
- A15079
- Archive Date
- 7/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- William M Stevens,
- E-Mail Address
-
william.stevens2@irs.gov
(william.stevens2@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Technical Assistance is recruiting experienced professionals in Revenue Policy and Revenue Administration on a competitive basis for both resident and/or intermittent assignments under personal services contracts. This announcement is for Global Technical Assistance assignments. We are recruiting for assignments in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America and thus have specific interest in revenue policy or administration specialists interested in assignments worldwide. For purpose of this document ‘revenue' includes tax and non-tax revenues as well as customs compliance. Current assignments, for example, include Haiti, Paraguay, Burma, Cambodia, Guatemala, Mongolia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Rwanda, Niger, Zambia, and Tanzania. Intermittent assignments can normally be expected to range in duration from two to six weeks in support of existing revenue projects. Applicants must be willing to accept global assignments requiring significant and often arduous international travel. Resident assignments, though few in number, may place advisors in a host country for one year or more. QUALIFICATIONS: Treasury is seeking candidates who possess expertise in revenue policy or revenue administration, including customs administration. Revenue administration experts should have strong experience in any of the following areas of revenue administration: tax and revenue administration law, executive management, audit, internal audit / inspections, collection, customs, returns processing, tax forms design, taxpayer service and education, public affairs and media relations, human resources, training, and IT systems. Revenue policy experts should possess experience in any of the following: review, analysis and development of revenue and tax policy proposals; drafting and review of revenue laws and regulations; and the review and analysis of the economic impact of tax and fiscal policy changes and application of statistical modeling to revenue forecasting. Certain assignments require candidates to have significant project management experience, to include the ability to prepare project work plans, statements of work and manage human resources. Prior foreign technical assistance work and knowledge of a foreign language are highly desirable, but not required. There is a special interest at this time in individuals with both technical skills and bilingual fluency in Spanish/English, Russian (or Ukrainian)/English, and French/English. In addition to technical skills, we are looking for individuals with outstanding communication skills, capable of listening to the client and then providing effective oral and written responses. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. resident aliens. SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salaries will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations based on demonstrated salary history. The salary ranges are from $60.49 to $80.79 per hour, subject to the cost of living adjustments (COLA) in effect at the time of contract award.. Overseas benefits are provided as allowed by federal regulations. Successful applicants must be able to obtain medical and security clearances. HOW TO APPLY: Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to: recruitment@ota.treas.gov or by mail to: Office of Technical Assistance ATTN: Recruitment Coordinator 740 15th Street, N.W. - 4th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 Please reference Solicitation A15079 on your cover letter and resume. When e-mailing, the subject line must contain the following: Solicitation A15079 - Revenue Advisor - Applicant's Last Name, First Name. Please be advised that all contractors, if hired, must obtain a Data Universal Number (D-U-N-S). Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. No phone calls please and no hand carries. If you wish to be considered for this announcement and all future announcements for the Revenue Policy and Administration Program, you must state so in the cover letter to your application. This announcement is open and continuous until December 31, 2015 although selections may be made in advance of that date. The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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