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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 02, 2018 FBO #5915
MODIFICATION

R -- Data Collaborative for Local Impact (DCLI) Data Science Project Manager Full-Time Personal Services Contractor (PSC) - Amendment 1

Notice Date

1/31/2018
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Millennium Challenge Corporation, MCC, Washington DC, 1099 Fourteenth St NW, Suite 700, Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States
 

ZIP Code

20005
 

Solicitation Number

95332418Q0009
 

Archive Date

4/30/2018
 

Point of Contact

Andrew E. Lee, Phone: 2025213669
 

E-Mail Address

leeae@mcc.gov
(leeae@mcc.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

18Q0009 Required Bio-Data Form 18Q0009 Position Description (PD) 18Q0009 Provisions and Clauses (P&C) 18Q0009 Request for Quotes (RFQ) Amendment 1 * Please refer to the attachments for the complete detail. Request for Quotes Data Collaborative for Local Impact (DCLI) Data Science Project Manager Full-Time Personal Services Contractor (PSC) 95332418Q0009 Amendment 1 Announcement Number:95332418Q0009 Title:Data Collaborative for Local Impact (DCLI) Data Science Project Manager Personal Services Contractor (PSC) Position Information: Full-time, Personal Services Contractor (PSC) One Base year (2,087 hours per year), renewable for up to 4 Option Year Periods at the sole discretion of the government (a total of 10,435 hours over five years). Pay Band:Pay Band 3B ($39.77 - $70.40 per hour) https://www.mcc.gov/careers/pay-bands The PSC may receive a pay supplement of up to 15% of the employee's direct labor cost in lieu of fringe benefits. Closing Date for Questions:2:00pm ET, 26 January 2018 (Friday) Questions must be submitted via email to leeae@mcc.gov Submission Deadline:5:00pm ET, 7 February 2018 (Wednesday) Quotes must be submitted via email to leeae@mcc.gov Who May Be Considered:U.S. citizens or legal, permanent residents with a minimum of five years residency history. Duty Location:MCC Headquarters in Washington, DC Set Aside:This requirement is set-aside for individuals (small business concerns) under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services with a size standard of $15,000,000 in revenue. Type of Contract:Time-and-material (T&M) with 1 Base Year and 4 1-year Option Year Periods. More than one award may be made from this solicitation. [Availability of funds language removed.] Amendment:The purpose of Amendment 1 is: 1. To notify that individuals are to apply for this position and that the award will be made to an individual, not to a firm/company, 2. To confirm that this award will be made directly by MCC, not a firm, 3. To remove the language regarding the availability of funds as the funds are now certified as available, and 4. To remove the language about Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI). The individual must indicate in her/his SAM registration that she/he falls under the threshold of $15,000,000 in revenue/earnings using the NAICS 541990. The changes to this amendment are highlighted in yellow. 1.Introduction and Background The mission of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is to provide grant assistance to support economic growth and poverty reduction in select developing countries with a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. MCC's partner countries enter into a five-year agreement (Compact) with MCC that includes a plan for achieving shared development objectives and the responsibilities of each country in achieving those objectives. Our model is defined by core principles, of selectivity, country ownership, transparency, and a focus on results. Our values identify who we are and what is important to us. Our Values are CLEAR: Embrace Collaboration, Always Learn, Practice Excellence, Be Accountable and Respect individuals and ideas. MCC's values define how we behave on a daily basis, both as individuals and as an institution, in pursuit of our mission. They guide how we make decisions, set priorities, address challenges, manage tradeoffs, recruit and develop staff, and work together with our country partners and stakeholders. In 2015, MCC and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) entered into a strategic partnership to improve the capacity of individuals, communities and organizations to use data to solve problems relating to HIV/AIDS, global health, gender equality, and economic growth. The resulting Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) program is a country-tailored program that addresses the root causes of insufficient and ineffective use of data by government, civil society organizations and citizens that are connected to MCC and PEPFAR programs. Tanzania was selected as the program's first country, with projects underway since April 2016. Plans are to expand DCLI to Côte d'Ivoire in early 2018. In Tanzania, DCLI established a data lab (dLab) that provides training and data science support services, an innovation hub that enlists and supports entrepreneurs in designing data-based solutions, and a sub-national project Data Zetu ("our data") that exposes local authorities and citizens to the benefits of data use through traditional (skill building) and innovative ways (art, music, and dance). Together, these projects have jumpstarted data use in Tanzania and created a portfolio of more than 20 data "use stories." Over 1,000 individuals, principally from the health sector, have been trained at the data lab; and the university where the lab is hosted is now developing a data science curriculum for its students ensuring a future supply of data experts in country. The lab has also attracted complementary organizations to its space such as the local chapter of the Humanitarian Open Street Maps (HOT) that is actively working with a number of local communities across Tanzania and a Flying Lab led by WeRobotics to support the use of drones for data collection. With support from DCLI, Tanzania officially joined the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. Twenty two grants have been awarded to test data-driven innovation. Scalable innovations with direct relevance to PEPFAR programming are emerging, from ways that predictive data analytics can reduce school dropout, a factor correlated with increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDs, to SMS-based solutions linking health experts to people who need care or helping to verify medicine stocks a local pharmacies. At the subnational level, 1,200 individuals have been engaged and 350 trained, including local officials, to understand the data which they collect thereby both improving the quality of data while also enabling them to use it to for planning and prioritization - and the Tanzanian National Bureau of Statistics is establishing data baselines that will help track progress towards SDGs. On account of these promising results, the DCLI program was selected by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as one of 45 case studies in their recently published 2017 flagship report: Data for Development. Most recently, over 300 data enthusiast convened to officially inaugurate the dLab space and participate in a Data Tamasha or "festival" to learn about specific examples of how DCLI project and data are transforming organizations and peoples' lives. The DCLI projects are strengthening the availability and use of data to improve lives and empower citizens to hold governments and donors more accountable for results. The program aligns with broader efforts to maximize the effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance and with the Global Data Partnership's efforts to promote data collaboration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 2.Scope of Position The Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Sector Operations Division (SO) is seeking a Personal Services Contractor (PSC) to serve as a Data Collaborative for Local Impact (DCLI) Data Science Project Manager Full-Time PSC. The PSC will take on administrative task and project management and oversight responsibilities on one or more projects involving data use and data science of the DCLI portfolio. He/she will also contribute to the implementation of the DCLI team objectives including finalizing the design of DCLI investments intended to augment evidence-base decision making in a second country (Côte d'Ivoire), as well as supporting program progress and sustainability in Tanzania. The PSC will be based in Washington, D.C., and will work with the Managing Director on key technical and administrative components of the work. Specifically, he/she will focus on supporting day-to-day coordination, sequencing, planning and follow through on tasks assigned to the MCC DCLI core team, DCLI implementation partners as well as contracted support and consultants. The PSC reports to the Managing Director (MD) for Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) located within the Sector Operations (SO) division of the Department of Compact Operation (DCO). This position is not authorized to supervise any Federal employees. 3.Personal Services Contract MCC is authorized to enter into a contract with an individual as a Personal Services Contractor (PSC) under the authority of Section 614(a) (8) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003. A personal services contract is different from non-personal services Government contract, which establishes an independent contract relationship. Under a non-personal services contract, the contractor or employees of the contractor are subject to the technical direction but not the supervision of the MCC. As defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 37.104, a personal services contract is characterized by the employer-employee relationship it creates between the Government and the contractor personnel. Thus, the PSC is subject to the relatively continuous technical direction, supervision, and control of the MCC. PSCs may be assigned inherently governmental duties (see FAR 7.502). By law and by the contract's terms, the PSC is subject to most of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the direct hire employee such as MCC regulations, conflict of interest, under some circumstances MCC authorized employment security clearances and financial disclosure. However, under the MCC personal services contract authority, PSCs are not employees for purposes of laws administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The following elements apply to this contract: (1)Performance in Washington, D.C., US, DCLI eligible countries, other US and foreign cities (as required for outreach purposes), and/or at the PSC's home of record. (2)Principal tools and equipment furnished by the Government. (3)Services are applied directly to the integral effort of agencies or an organizational subpart in furtherance of assigned function or mission. (4)Comparable services, meeting comparable needs, are performed in the same or similar agencies using civil service personnel. (5)The need for the type of service provided can reasonably be expected to last beyond 1 year. (6)The inherent nature of the service, or the manner in which it is provided, reasonably requires directly or indirectly, Government direction or supervision of contractor employees in order to- (i)Adequately protect the Government's interest; (ii)Retain control of the function involved; or (iii)Retain full personal responsibility for the function supported in a duly authorized Federal officer or employee. 4.Key Requirements Awardee must satisfy the following key requirements: •U.S. citizenship or legal, permanent resident with a minimum of five years of residency history. •Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance. •Performance at MCC Headquarters in Washington, DC. •Domestic and international travel will be required. •Statement of Employment & Financial Interest (e.g., Office of Government Ethics "OGE Form-450" or similar statement) may be required. •Active System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) registration and be listed as sole-proprietor. •Designated and/or random drug testing required. 5.Duties a)Major Duties and Responsibilities The PSC will be expected to take on a Project Manager (PM) role for one or more DCLI data use and data-science related projects for administration and oversight. The PSC will be expected to undertake the following duties and responsibilities: 1.Lead, support, and/or coordinate with other DCLI team members and implementing partners to develop terms of reference (TORs) or scope for contracts, cooperative agreements and federal assistance (FA) awards. 2.Work with the Managing Director and other DCLI team members as well as the Contracts and Grants Management (CGM) division in selecting project implementation partners by assessing different options for satisfying the best value for the Government based on technical proposals, outcomes expected and timeline constraints. 3.Support the onboarding process for contractors, consultants, and/or implementing partners including preparation for and participation in kickoff meetings for the contract and FA awardees. 4.Support the development of work plans by overseen implementation partners - and consistent with DCLI partnership-mandated goals and milestones (Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire). 5.Provide implementation partners technical direction (related to data science and data-for-development); and actively track the progress towards agreed-upon deliverables, other schedules, and budget. 6.Provide timely technical review of draft deliverables and coordinate with COR and CGM when issues/challenges arise. 7.Coordinate with the regional Director(s) and Senior Director(s) as well as contracted personnel, consultants, and implementing partners to obtain input on country-specific status and progress. 8.Work with the Managing Director to identify, track, and manage key DCLI Partnership risks and opportunities. 9.Contribute to project-specific budget tracking and reporting by working with CGM to develop a budget tracking format and ensuring timely preparation of monthly reports for MCC and PEPFAR. 10.Plan and participate in meetings, work sessions, and workshops with DCLI team, DCLI implementation partners, internal and external stakeholders, in-country PEPFAR teams, and headquarters staff at OGAC and MCC. 11.Participate in the process of transfer of relevant lessons learned from the DCLI program to MCC's core business, with a specific focus on greater use of data for development, data use capacity building and more effective development. 12.Contribute to MCC internal and external project communications including but not limited to briefers, presentations, and other tools. 13.Perform other related duties as assigned. b)Travel MCC estimates the awardee will be required to undertake anywhere between 4 to 6 trips per year to project locations (Tanzania and/or Côte d'Ivoire) and possibly other locations pertinent to the work. c)Supervisory Controls The employee will be subject to administrative and policy direction and is delegated responsibility and authority to plan, schedule, and carry out international technical assistance programs in developing countries, in close consultation with OGAC and MCC stakeholders. Analyses, communications, evaluations, and recommendations developed by the employee are reviewed by management officials mainly for influence on broad agency and interagency policy objectives and program goals. d)Guidelines Guidelines consist of broad administrative and program policy statements, and basic legislation, related court decisions, or local laws that require interpretation. The employee uses judgment and discretion in determining intent, and in interpreting and revising existing policy and regulatory guidance for use by others within or outside the employing organization. e)Complexity The employee plans, organizes, and manages MCC support to OGAC, and as appropriate assigns sector staff who are subject-matter specialists in fields appropriate to the program, and coordinates the efforts of the group within the matrix structure. Difficulty is also encountered in separating the substantive nature of the programs or issues into their administrative, technical, political, economic, fiscal, and other components, determining the nature and magnitude of the interactions, discerning the intent of legislation and broad agency policies, and determining how to translate the intent into recommended program actions. The work involves efforts to develop and implement programs based upon new or revised legislation requiring consideration of the immediate sequential and long-range effects, both direct and indirect, of proposed actions on the programs. f)Scope and Effect The purpose of the employee's work is to contribute to the design and implementation of innovative data-related investments which are of significant interest to a wide range of stakeholders domestically and in partner countries. The DCLI program cuts across a number of sectors, functions and activities including those related to HIV/AIDs and global health, education, gender equality, economic growth - and there may be differences in opinion about the approach and best strategy to be followed. DCLI program work will require significant challenges such as consensus building, coordination in fact-finding and in reviewing and evaluating recommendations in interested divisions, departments, agencies or with outside groups. Recommendations involve significant programs or policy matters, and result in substantial redirection of substantial resources or policy matters related to major issues domestically or in partner countries. Results of work can help to inform MCC and PEPFAR core business. g)Personal Contacts/Purpose of Contacts The employee may have personal contacts with officials from outside the agency at national or international levels in highly unstructured settings. Examples include other agency management, executives of private sector, and non-governmental organizations. The purpose of the contacts is to obtain input, understand opportunities and context and develop innovative data-related investments that could enhance development efforts. The persons contacted typically have diverse viewpoints, goals, or objectives, requiring the employee to achieve a common understanding of the problem and a satisfactory solution, compromise, or suitable alternatives. h)Physical Demands The work is primarily sedentary, although some walking, bending, or carrying of light items may be involved. Frequent travel required. Travel locations may include rugged rural areas with rudimentary accommodations. i)Work Environment Work is performed in an office setting and generally in urban areas. However, field visits to rugged rural areas are possible. 6.Deliverables Deliverables are associated with the tasks identified in Section 5. Duties to include memos, briefers, analyses and reports as required by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The PSC will provide a monthly progress report as a regular deliverable. The frequency (bi-weekly or monthly) and format of the report will be agreed-upon with the COR, but will consist of an overview of tasks assigned, progress and recommendations / next steps. The progress report will be such that it can be easily aligned with the level of effort (hours) expended by the PSC. Monthly reports are due the first workday of each month. The PSC also will produce other reports and analyses as requested by MCC. Deliverables will be considered as a draft upon initial receipt. Drafts will be reviewed and accepted or concerns raised/comments provided within two weeks of receipt. The PSC shall appropriately address MCC's concerns and provide final deliverables within one week of receiving the MCC response. In addition to monthly progress reports, the PSC will submit biweekly timesheets on a schedule and format determined by MCC. Timesheets will include a list of hours worked per compact or country program, along with a brief description of the tasks undertaken for each program during the pay period. The PSC also will produce other reports and analyses as requested by MCC. 7.Qualifications Offerors must meet all the required qualifications described below by the closing date of this announcement. Desired qualifications will only be considered once all required qualifications are met. Offerors must demonstrate that they possess the following: a)Required Qualifications: 7.a.1.A minimum of a Master's Degree in applied science, development-related field, technology, data science and or other related field. 7.a.2.At least 3 years of practical experience leading tasks, projects or programs (i.e. project management) including the ability to define specific tasks, sequences and drive technical progress by tracking technical milestones, budgets and timelines. 7.a.3.Prior experience overseeing tasks and projects involving data science (programming, data analysis and data visualization). 7.a.4.Ability to develop, track and manage budgets. 7.a.5.Experience in working in a developing country-context and cross-cultural environment collaboratively planning and negotiations with foreign counterparts and implementation partners. 7.a.6.Experience managing project risk including anticipating, mitigating and resolving problems or conflicts resulting in practical approaches and solutions that are in the best interest the project and funding partners (in this case OGAC and MCC). 7.a.7.Experience working with on teams, and interacting with a variety of stakeholders including donors, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations as appropriate. 7.a.8.Excellent writing and oral communication skills. b)Desired Qualifications: 7.b.1.Understanding of or prior work with or in a U.S. Government agency. 7.b.2.French language capabilities. 7.b.3.Project Management Professional (PMP) or other professional project management certification. 7.b.4.Experience with data principles and uses, particularly open data. 7.b.5.Knowledge of statistical and data science methods, as well as modern technological implementations such as machine learning techniques. 8.Required Documentation Interested offerors must submit following required documents including but not limited to: 1.A completed and signed Bio-Data Form (Addendum 3) with proposed salary (typed signature is not acceptable. Physical signature or electronic signature are acceptable); 2.A curriculum vitae or resume (limit 10 pages); 3.A written narrative of up to five pages clearly describing relevant experience and knowledge of each of the qualification requirements (Section 7 above); and 4.At least three and no more than five professional references with current contact information. Desired Documentation: 1.A cover letter, not to exceed one page, to highlight your suitability for this position. The cover letter is not considered as the required written narrative (bullet no. 4 above). 9.Compensation PSCs for the services of individual experts or consultants are limited by the Classification Act. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established requirements which apply in acquiring the personal services of experts or consultants in this manner (e.g., benefits, taxes, conflicts of interest). This is a full-time position for a Data Collaborative for Local Impact (DCLI) Data Science Project Manager Full-Time PSC and the maximum number of hours allowed is 2,087 hours per year. The contract will include four one-year option periods that may be exercised at the sole discretion of MCC. Overtime is not authorized on this contract. The pay range for this position is $39.77 - $70.40 per hour at the MCC Pay Band 3B (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/pay-bands), inclusive of Washington, DC locality pay. Final compensation will be negotiated within this pay range based upon the successful offeror's salary history, work experience and educational background. A salary above this pay range will not be entertained or negotiated. MCC issues W-2s to the PSC. For U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens, MCC makes the employer contribution to FICA and Medicare for the PSC. MCC withholds FICA, Medicare, federal tax and state tax on behalf of the PSC. The PSC is not eligible for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. 10.Benefits Under the MCC personal services contracting authority, PSCs are not employees for purposes of laws administered by OPM, such as Federal Retirement Benefits and health and life insurance. As such, the PSC is not eligible for participation in the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System. Moreover, the PSC is ineligible to receive Federal Health and Life Insurance or participate in the Federal Thrift Savings Plan. Notwithstanding the above, and if agreed upon by the Government and the PSC before the award of a contract, the PSC may receive a pay supplement of up to 15% (for full-time PSCs) of the employee's direct labor cost in lieu of fringe benefits. a)Sick Leave The full-time (FT) PSC earns sick leave on the same basis as direct-hire MCC employees, that is, maximum four (4) hours for every biweekly pay period. b)Annual Leave The full-time PSC earns four, six, or eight hours of annual leave for each biweekly pay period depending on the number of years of previous federal government employment based upon determination made by MCC. c)Parking & Transit Subsidy A full-time PSC working at MCC Headquarters in Washington, DC is eligible for parking or transit subsidy, subject to the availability of funds. The full time PSC whose duty station is overseas is not eligible for this subsidy. d)Credit Hours A full-time PSC is eligible for credit hours (up to 24 hours earned) under the MCC Credit Hour Program. PSCs may not receive credit hours for time spent in travel status. The PSC shall be compensated for the credit hour balance upon termination, subject to availability of funds. 11.Travel The PSC is subject to the Federal Travel Regulations and MCC travel policies and procedures to the same extent as MCC direct-hire employees. 12.Quote Submission Instructions to PSC Candidates (Offerors) In accordance with FAR 52.214-34 and 52.214-35, all submissions are to be in the English language and US Dollars. Submissions in other languages or monetary denominations shall not be considered. This section is the basis for evaluating all quote submissions. Offerors must separately address each listed qualification requirement and demonstrate how s/he meets each. Unless stated otherwise, all qualification elements will be weighted equally. (a)Qualified individuals must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before submission, either in "Active" or "Submitted" status. Award of a contract cannot occur until the registration is in "Active" status. The approval of your record in SAM may take a few weeks. Therefore, you must be registered in SAM before submission. Offerors without a SAM registration (neither "Active" nor "Submitted") may be rejected. (b)Submissions shall be formatted to fit on 8 ½ x 11" paper. Suggested margins are 1" all around and the font should be Calibri or Times New Roman, no larger than 12 point. Hourly rates shall not be mentioned anywhere in your submission other than on the Bio-Data Form (Addendum 3). It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that all pages are properly formatted to fit and that all information properly fits within the margins of each page. (c)Qualified individuals must submit a completed and formally signed Bio-Data Form (Addendum 2). Typed signatures are not acceptable. Either physically sign or save the Bio-Data Form as a PDF and electronically sign it. Please ensure that you provide a current, valid e-mail address and telephone number for notification purposes. The Bio-Data Form must be fully completed including a proposed hourly rate & signed for the submission to be considered. A Bio-Data Form without a proposed hourly rate and/or signature may cause you to not be considered. (d)Qualified individuals must submit a curriculum vitae or a resume, which clearly demonstrates their education, experience, knowledge, and skills and abilities as they relate to the qualification elements. Resume must indicate: the earliest possible start date for the offeror; as well as formal title, and duration (start date / end date) for each listed position. Resume is limited to 10 pages and must not contain a photo or any salary information. (e)Qualified individuals must submit a written technical narrative of your experience and knowledge in regards to the qualification requirements under Section 7. Qualifications in no more than five pages. You must clearly demonstrate how your prior experience is either relevant or directly related to the duties of this position as listed under Section 5. Duties. The responses should describe specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards you have received that are relevant to each factor. You should cite specific examples where appropriate. (f)Qualified individuals must submit at least three but no more than five professional references, who are not relatives or family members. Submitted references must include current information for the following: 1.Name of reference, 2.Offeror's relationship to reference, 3.Title of reference at current job, 4.Reference current telephone number (work or personal), and 5.Reference e-mail address (work). At least two references should be from direct supervisors (current or prior) who can provide information regarding the applicant's knowledge and experience [language regarding the field of Gender and Social Inclusion removed]. Preferably, the references should be from within the last 5 years of the applicant's professional employment history. (g)Submissions must be signed and received prior to the closing date and time specified above to be considered for this position. Typed signatures are not acceptable. (h)To ensure consideration of submissions for the intended position, please reference the position title and announcement number on the subject line of your submission email and on supporting documentation and any cover letter. 13.Response Deadline Electronic submission is required. Mailed copies of any submission shall not be accepted. Electronic packages shall be submitted by e-mail to leeae@mcc.gov before the deadline stated on page 1 of this Combined SynopsisSolicitation. Submission shall reference the position title and the announcement number on the subject line of the e-mail. MCC does not accept responsibility for delays in transmission or receipt of any submission. Offerors are responsible for submitting their package so as to reach the designated Government office by the closing date and time specified on page 1 of this Combined Synopsis Solicitation. Submissions received after the closing date and time will not be considered, unless there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was indeed received by the Government installation prior to the time and date specified in this announcement. Receipt of submissions in response to this announcement does not constitute an award commitment. The U.S. Government will not reimburse any costs incurred in the preparation of a submission. Any submission is at the sole risk of the offeror. 14.Question Deadline Any questions regarding this announcement must be submitted in writing via email to MCCPSC@mcc.gov and leeae@mcc.gov before the deadline as given on page 1 of this Combined Synopsis Solicitation. 15.Selection Process a)Selection Process In order to be considered for the requirement, the offeror must meet the qualifications listed above. Consideration and selection will be based on a panel evaluation in accordance with the Section 7 Qualifications. In addition to the materials listed above, offerors are strongly encouraged to write a cover letter, not to exceed one page, to highlight their suitability for this position. The cover letter is not required and is not accepted as the required written narrative. All Submissions will be evaluated based on the documentation submitted, the offeror's evidence of the above qualification requirements, performance in a potential discussion/negotiation session, if conducted, and information provided by references, if contacted. Please note that for evaluation purposes, MCC will take into consideration your proposed labor rate and any requested pay supplement in lieu of fringe benefits. All submissions will receive one of three scores for the required and desired qualifications: Does Not Meet, Meets, or Exceeds. MCC reserves the right to conduct interviews with the most qualified offerors and/or conduct a reference check on those individuals. Offerors are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities and accomplishments that are directly related to this requirement in order to verify specialized experience. Errors or omissions may affect your evaluation. The U.S. Government & MCC are not obligated to make any award or pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this announcement. Award of this contract is contingent on availability of funds. MCC reserves the right to not award any contract as a result of this announcement. b)Evaluation Criteria All quotes will be evaluated based on the evaluation factors listed below. The following evaluation factors and sub-factors are listed in descending order of importance, starting with the most important: 1.Technical Capability: Offerors must clearly demonstrate on the submitted CV or resume that she/he would satisfy the qualifications in accordance with Section 7. Qualifications to perform the duties in accordance with Section 5. Duties. Only those quotes that meet the required technical qualifications per Section 7. Qualifications will be considered. Candidates with desired qualifications will be given additional consideration. 2.Past Performance: Offerors will be evaluated 3 to 5 professional references for relevant work performed during the past three years. The Government will evaluate relevant work with successful performance. The Government reserves the right to consider information from any other sources when evaluating the offeror's past performance. 3.Price: The Government will examine price quotes for reasonableness and completeness. Offerors are requested and encouraged to provide any discounted pricing. Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate Quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. This includes options under FAR clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation. Evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will be accomplished by using the prices offered for the last option period to determine the price for a 6-month option period, which will be added to the base and other option years to arrive at the total price. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). c)Contract Award This contract shall be awarded directly by MCC to an individual, not to a firm. The individual must have an active DUNS No. and "Active" status in the System for Award Management (SAM) for award. d)Contract and Period of Performance The successful offeror may be offered a full-time, personal services type contract for a one-year base period plus 4 one-year option periods, based upon performance, agency requirements, and available funding. The base period of performance shall be from date of award for 12 months. All option periods are exercised at the sole discretion of MCC. The contract will be for a full-time PSC position with 10,435 total hours over the duration of the contract. e)Place of Performance The Contractor's primary duty station will be MCC Headquarters in Washington, DC. 16.Addenda See attachments for: 1.Provisions and Clauses 2.Position Description 3.Bio-Data Form [End of Solicitation]
 

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