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SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- Anticorruption Program Advisor

Notice Date: 4/1/2020 11:10:16 AM
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 921190 — Other General Government Support
Contracting Office: ACQUISITIONS - INL WASHINGTON DC 20520 USA
ZIP Code: 20520
Solicitation Number: PSC-20-026-INL
Response Due: 4/16/2020 12:00:00 PM
Archive Date: 05/01/2020
Point of Contact: Dominique Chittum
E-Mail Address: chittumda@state.gov
(chittumda@state.gov)
Description: �� U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS (INL)�� You have received this ""Personal Services Contractor� (PSC) solicitation through the Department of State (DOS) Internet site. If you have any questions regarding this PSC, you may contact the DOS Official named in this solicitation. �The Department is not responsible for any data and/or text not received when retrieving this document electronically. �Amendments to solicitation documents generally contain information critical to the submission of an application. Position Title: Anticorruption Program Advisor Location: Washington, DC Salary Level:�� GS-13 - $102,663 - $133,465 Period of performance: The period of performance for this contract is twelve (12) months from the date of award with four (4) optional one-year extensions. Issuance Date: April 1, 2020 Closing date:�� April 16, 2020 Closing Time: 3:00 PM ET Solicitation Number:�� PSC-20-026-INL Job description: �See below Dear Prospective Offerors: The Department of State is seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services for the subject position under a personal services contract, as described in this solicitation. Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials: 1.�� Form SF 171 (Completed and signed) 2.�� Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your offer your resume must include: a.�� Paid a non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for any overseas experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.� b.�� Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work. c.�� Names and contact information (phone and email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s).� d.�� Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.� e.�� U.S. Citizenship Note: Resume must contain explicit information to make a valid determination that the candidate meets the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information needs to be clearly identified in the resume. Failure to provide explicit information to determine qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.� 3.�� Evaluation Factor document specifically addressing: �Each of the Evaluation Factors shown in the solicitation below. Responses must be limited to 500 words per Evaluation Factor. Any additional words above the limit will neither be read nor scored.� Note: The Evaluation Factors are worth 70 out of 100 points. Offerors are required to address each of the Evaluation Factors in a separate document describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have receive that are relevant to each Factor. � 4.�� Professional References: �Three (3) names and contact information (phone and email) of current and/or previous supervisors to serve as professional references. � Additional documents submitted will not be accepted. Incomplete or late offers will not be considered. Complete applications must be emailed to: �� Dominique Chittum �� U.S. Department of State �� INL/EX/GAPP �� ChittumDA@state.gov Sincerely, Anthony Pierce Contracting Officer U.S. Department of State SUBJECT A solicitation for a Personal Services Contractor (PSC), Department of State (DOS), Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The United States Government (USG), represented by the DOS, seeks applications from US citizens interested in providing PSC services as described in this solicitation.� PRE-AWARD ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PSC (JUN 2011) This solicitation may result in the award of one or more personal services contracts as defined in FAR 2.101. �Prior to contract award, all offerors or quotes must advise the cognizant Contracting Officer if they have a personal conflict of interest, such as a financial conflict, that would prevent them from either meeting the requirements of the clause entitled, �Post-Award Ethical Responsibilities of Personal Services Contractors,� or otherwise objectively performing their contractual duties upon contract award. � HOW TO APPLY Offerors proposal shall be in accordance with the requirements stated in this solicitation at the place and time specified. �A proposal will be determined non-responsive and ineligible for consideration unless all required documents and information are included in the submission. �Offerors shall ensure their resume demonstrates their possession of the minimum qualifications outlined in this Solicitation, as well as their ability to fulfill all required duties. �The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by the offeror during the solicitation process. � � NOTE REGARDING GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION� This solicitation in no way obligates the Department of State to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit the Department of State to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the application. Proposals must include the following and not exceed twenty (20) pages (additional pages will not be accepted or reviewed):� 1.�� Form SF 171 (Completed and signed) 2.�� Resume � 3.�� Evaluation Factor Responses 4.�� Three (3) names and contact information (phone and email) of current and/or previous supervisors to serve as professional references. � Note: Your resume should contain explicit information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide explicit information to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration. Additional documents submitted beyond the requirements will not be accepted or reviewed.� *** ONE PDF ATTACHMENT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VETERAN�S PREFERENCE Veteran�s preference is not applicable to this position therefore do not submit DD-214. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR, SEX, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, LAWFUL POLITICAL AFFILIATION, NONDISQUALIFYING DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AFFILIATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER NON-MERIT FACTOR. Submit proposal via e-mail to the attention of: INL/Dominique Chittum E-mail: ChittumDA@state.gov Direct questions regarding this solicitation to: INL/Dominique Chittum E-mail: ChittumDA@state.gov INL will not accept proposals beyond the closing time/date; unless it can be determined DOS mishandled the proposal. � GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT� Mission of the U.S. Department of State: The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of state is the President�s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State�s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous and secure world.� Mission of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL): INL is under the Under Secretary for Democracy and Human Rights (J) and works to keep Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores.� INL�s Office of Global Policy and Programs (GPP) serves as the focal point for counterdrug and anti-crime policy and programs, while also serving as the Bureau�s instituational link with multilateral entities and overseeing a wide-array of anti-crime sanctions and deterrence tools. �To this end, INL/GPP is responsible for overseeing engagement within a range of multilateral stakeholders in the area of cybercrime, including debates in the UN General Assembly and the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.� The purpose of this Personal Services Contract is to fill the new position of Anticorruption Program Advisor in INL/GPP, Washington, DC. �The Advisor will provide specialized anti-corrption expertise to the design and implementation of anti-corruption reform programming criminal justice sector capacity in support of rule of law, support civil society in its role in holding governments accountable to the people, and facilitate the law enforcement community in pursuit of the operational objectives to deny the proceeds of corrupt practices and prosecute those responsible. �The Advisor would consult and coordinate with INL, U.S. interagency, and other relevant actors to develop and implement diplomatic activities related to anticorruption and other relevant issues. The Advisor will consult and coordinate widely to further develop and evolve the GPP portfolio within the broader programming landscape, leveraging multiple implementers to amplify existing efforts and pursue unique transnational programming objectives. �The position would require subject matter expertise in the field of anticorruption policy and programming. �The Advisor will manage the implementation of these programs through overseeing multiple grants and contracts. �This experience is necessary to enable the incumbent to consult and convene diverse experts to determine the systemic vulnerabilities and the opportunities for program and policy engagement to promote U.S. interests. �The Advisor will design and develop related INCLE foreign assistance programs, and quickly devise and help in the implementation of activities to advance United States anticorruption diplomatic and policy goals. � DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direct supervision of the Washington-based INL/GPP Division Chief or his/her designee, the Anticorruption Program Advisor will perform the following duties: �� Exercises independent judgment in areas such as designing and developing anticorruption programs in pursuit of Bureau strategic goals to strengthen criminal justice systems and reduce transnational crime.� �� Exercise judgement in assessing and recommending implementing partners and managing and overseeing the implementation of these programs throughout the period of performance. � �� Through subject matter and management expertise incumbent will monitor a portfolio of anticorruption projects, gauging progress against negotiated objectives and implementing program adjustments based on reports and assessments. � �� Represent INL/GPP and the Bureau within the interagency, intergovernmental meetings, and outside organizations on issues related to anticorruption, presenting on Bureau and Department priorities as needed.� �� Conduct self-directed academic and technical research on subjects relevant to the topic of countering corruption. Programs will span multiple fiscal years and will be implemented in multiple regions, constrained by notification requirements. � �� Ensure program performance, adhering to relevant notification and financial parameters of specific fiscal years while overseeing and monitoring the expenditures of prior fiscal years to ensure full liquidation of obligated funds. �� Serves as senior expert and source of expertise on innovative and impactful anticorruption capacity building and reform programmatic approaches; incumbent will have sufficient experience and expertise to manage specialized anticorruption programs, designing and developing strategic objectives, analyzing monitoring and evaluation reports, and overseeing adjustments to implementation. � �� Apply anticorruption theory in program design, monitor the output and determine impacts, and produce recommendations for direction of the overall program. �Serve as grants officer representative (GOR) and contract officer representative (COR) on multiple agreements. �� Develop multimillion per year innovative centrally managed anticorruption reform and capacity building programs. �� Undertake all aspects of the budget and obligation process, such as justification, formulation, notification, proposal solicitation, and obligation, and serve as AOR, GOR, or COR, as applicable. �� Support development of a Bureau-wide strategic approach to anticorruption programming. �� Actively oversee the implementation of centrally managed programs funded, across multiple years, including enhancing INL/GPP's approach to M and E for anticorruption programs. � �� Perform with minimal supervision to guide multiple programs in support of Bureau objectives. �Officer will be responsible for managing implementing partners in accordance to the terms of project agreements, evaluating reports and financial burn rates. � �� Design program methodology, outputs, and impacts in pursuit of Bureau anticorruption objectives. � �� Develop portfolio of programs that collectively counter the transnational criminal threat, accounting for and in support of existing programming efforts within the Bureau, Department, and interagency. � �� Responsible for developing and maintaining the greatest level of visibility on the collective programming environment through direct outreach, participation in working groups and professional organizations, and convening subject matter experts. �Analytical papers and program design will reflect an understanding of the complex problem set and drivers of corruption, and the unique role INL/GPP plays in support of relevant Bureau, Department and U.S. government geographic and policy priorities. �� Liaise with other internal DoS and external donor entities, as well as Think Tanks and NGOs to identify and share information on innovative and effective anticorruption technical assistance activities. �� Foster coordination with multilateral policy initiatives, visas sanctions, and bilateral programming, consistent the strategic approach. �� Within INL/GPP, coordinate with multilateral policy teams to align programming consistent with U.S. policies pursued through international fora such as UN, OSCE, OECD, OAS, ASEAN, ECOWAS, sanctions programs against international actors, and other relevant initiatives. � �� Within the Bureau, deconflict centrally managed program objectives with political sensitivities and geographic-focused engagements, conducting assessment and briefing trips to liaise with field operations, law enforcement working groups, and chiefs of mission to inform on mutually reinforcing program objectives. �� Cultivate and develop contacts with senior officers in partner federal agencies, including DOJ, Treasury, USSS to maintain appropriate visibility on law enforcement operational programs, objectives, and techniques relevant to formulating hypotheses and programmatic design to counter corruption and transnational criminal operations. �� Perform other duties as requested and assigned directly related to this Statement of Work. �� Perform services that fall within the general scope of work and overall INL mission at physical locations other than Washington INL headquarters, including within other INL offices, bureaus or other USG agencies for a period not to exceed six (6) months .� TRAININGS & DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES 1.�� Completes the Contracting Officer Representative �(PA296) distance-learning (DL) course through the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) within 120 days of arriving at Post. � PLACE OF PERFORMANCE & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Washington, DC. �Occasional travel may be required. �� RELATIONSHIPS The incumbent will report to the INL/GPP Division Chief, at the direction of the INL/GPP Office Director. �The INL/GPP Division Director and INL/GPP Branch Chief will provide yearly performance reviews to the Division Chief in Washington, D.C. to contribute to the incumbent�s official yearly review COMPLEXITY This position involves planning, organizing and completing financial and organizational analysis of enormous complexity. �Due to the high visibility and political sensitivity of the issues in which INL is involved, there is extreme difficulty in identifying the nature of the issues and planning, organizing and determining the scope and depth of studies/audits to be undertaken. �The PSC is expected to address difficult scenarios by separating the substantive nature of the programs or issues into their components and determining the nature and magnitude of programs or issues, as well as in discerning the intent of the legislation and policy statements and determining how to translate the intent into program actions. SCOPE AND EFFECTIVENESS The PSC performs broad and extensive assignments related to a complex administrative/financial program spanning the full-range of citizen safety, law enforcement, rule of law, and counternarcotics programs in INL/GPP, which is of significant interest to the public and to Congress. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance for this contract is twelve (12) months from the date of award with four (4) optional one-year extensions. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1.�� U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain Department of State Secret level security. Medical �and Ethics clearance (if applicable). (Security clearance upgrade to TS level may be required). 2.�� Bachelor�s degree from an accredited U.S. institution in a related field.� 3.�� A minimum of five (5) years of experience designing, managing, and/or implementing anti-corruption or closely related rule of law/good governance capacity building and reform programs, or three (3) years of such experience plus a post-college degree (masters, JD, or similar). 4.�� Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. government foreign assistance concepts, rules, and processes. 5.�� Demonstrated experience in the use of budgets or financial management, or clear ability to rapidly develop such capacity. 6.�� Familiarity with anticorruption concepts, such as relevant international standards, legal frameworks, institutions, sectors, and reform actions. 7.�� Demonstrated ability to generate timely, high-quality, and effective written products, such as reports, proposals, scopes of work, and budget documents. 8.�� Demonstrated high level of organizational skill, time-management, and attention to detail, including under time pressure. 9.�� Demonstrated interpersonal skills, ability to work as a member of a team, capacity to navigate conflict, and ability to foster productive collaborative relationships with stakeholders beyond the immediate work unit. EVALUATION FACTORS (Used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified offerors in comparison to other offerors.) Offerors should cite specific, illustrative examples for each factor. Responses must be limited to 500 words per factor. Any additional words above the limit will neither be read nor scored. Factor 1:�� Work Experience�� (25 Points) Demonstrated work experience in managing complex projects which include determining and validating requirements, implementing progress on projects, as well as reporting on anti-money laundering issues. Factor 2:�� Program Experience�� (25 points) Demonstrated experience preparing budgets, advance acquisition plans (AAP), statements of work (SOW), procurement orders, purchase requests, sole-source justification waiver requests. Factor 3:�� Management & Communication Experience�� (20 points)� Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in a timely and concise manner; interact effectively with others at all levels to prepare, analyze, explain and defend determinations and requirements with respect to conformance to applicable laws, policies and other regulatory guidelines; and advise program officials.� BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who clearly meet the Education/Experience Requirements will be further evaluated based on scoring of the Evaluation Factor responses. Offerors are required to address each of the Evaluation Factors in a separate document describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have received that are relevant to each factor. Failure to specifically address the Evaluation Factors may result in your not receiving credit for all of your pertinent experience, education, training and/or awards. The Offeror Rating System is as Follows:� Evaluation Factors have been assigned the following points:� Factor #1 � 25� Factor #2 � 25� Factor #3 � 20� Total Possible � 70 Points� Interview Performance � 30 points� Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks � Pass/Fail (no points assigned) Past performance evaluation of applicant�s ability to perform under the contract. �In conducting the evaluation, the U.S. government reserves the right to utilize all evaluation information available at the time of evaluation, whether provided by the applicant or obtained from other sources.� Total Possible Points: 100 The most qualified candidates may be interviewed, required to provide a writing sample, and demonstrate an ability to operate commonly used office applications. INL will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews. In addition, applications (written materials and interviews) will be evaluated based on content as well as on the applicant's writing, presentation, and communication skills. In the event that an applicant has fully demonstrated his/her qualifications and there are no other competitive applicants, INL reserves the right to forego the interview process. Professional references will be evaluated for applicants being considered for selection. COMPENSATION (BASE PAY) This position has been designated at the GS-13 equivalent level ($102,663 - $133,465 per annum). Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value based upon qualifications, previous relevant experience and work history, salary and educational background. Salaries, including any recruitment supplemental pay that exceeds the listed pay range, will not be entertained or negotiated. For award, INL will negotiate for this contract based on the market value as outlined above and overall experience relevant to the solicitation requirements. � BENEFITS & ALLOWANCES AS A MATTER OF POLICY, INL NORMALLY AUTHORIZES THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES� BENEFITS - IF APPLICABLE �� Employee's FICA/Medicare Contribution �� Contribution toward Health and Life Insurance� �� Pay Comparability Adjustment� �� Annual Increase� �� Eligibility for Worker's Compensation� �� Annual, Sick and Home Leave� �� 401K Plan� �� MEDVAC (provided by DOS Med) ALLOWANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS (DSSR) - IF APPLICABLE� �� Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (TQSA) or Per Diem upon arrival at Post �� Housing Allowance �� Post Allowance �� Supplemental Post Allowance� �� Maintenance Allowance (SMA) �� Education Allowance �� Educational Travel (full-time United States based secondary)� �� Post Hardship Differential �� Danger Pay �� Shipment of HHE, UAB, POV and Consumables�
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