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SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- Corrections Reform Program Coordinator (CRPC)

Notice Date: 5/12/2023 10:45:46 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-23-040-INL
Response Due: 5/19/2023 12:00:00 PM
Archive Date: 06/03/2023
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: Corrections Reform Program Coordinator (CRPC) Location: Bogota, Colombia Salary Level:�� FS-02 - $95,225 - $139,841 (Equivalent GS-14) 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 28, 2023 Closing date:�� May 19, 2023 Closing Time: 3:00 PM ET Solicitation Number:�� PSC-23-040-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, Katelynn Barham 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): The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is part of the Under Secretariat for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (J) within the Department of State (DOS). �INL�s mission is to minimize the impact of international crime and illegal drugs on the United States and its citizens by providing effective foreign assistance and fostering global cooperation. � INL has program authority derived from the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA). �Under the FAA, INL is responsible for providing assistance to host governments to develop and implement effective counter narcotics, anticrime, and border control programs. � The INL section at U.S. Embassy Bogota, established in 1985, is among the largest and most complex INL offices in the world. INL Bogota is charged with developing strategies and programs to achieve foreign policy objectives in the areas of international narcotics control, law enforcement, and justice. � INL Bogota�s Corrections Program exists to help the Government of Colombia (GOC) reduce the use of Colombia�s prisons as centers for organized crime and recruitment. To reach this goal, Colombia�s penitentiary system is implementing U.S. and international best practices (e.g., American Correctional Association accreditation) to improve prison administration, security and health operations, offender management, and to professionalize its staff. The Corrections Program also implements an anticorruption initiative and is working to improve conditions for pretrial detainees. � The purpose of this Personal Services Contract is to fill the new position of the Corrections Reform Program Coordinator (CRPC) which is the lead subject matter expert on corrections. The CRPC provides technical corrections expertise and policy guidance to INL and U.S. Embassy leadership, and works collaboratively with other USG agencies and partners to advance cross-cutting U.S. priorities. She or he engages Colombian corrections leadership to shape and implement U.S. assistance, and dedicates significant time, travel, and effort to coaching and mentoring senior Colombian corrections officials on U.S. and international best practices. The CRPC leads planning of technical assistance, trainings, budget, procurement, grants and contracting to realize the goals of the program, and ensures compliance with U.S. government regulations. The CRPC monitors and evaluates the program in coordination with INL Bogota leadership, the INL Office of Western Hemisphere Programs (INL/WHP), and in consultation with the INL Office of Knowledge Management (INL/KM). DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direct supervision of the Bogota-based INL Rule of Law Division Chief or his/her designee, the CRPC will perform the following duties: 1.�� Systematically assesses the organizational and operational capacity of prisons and prison authorities, designs and implements a program to implement U.S. and international best practices (e.g., ACA accreditation) in the Colombian prison system, and tracks their progress over time. � 2.�� Coaches and mentors senior Colombian officials and prison staff to implement U.S. and international best practices to achieve national, regional and local program goals. �Travels frequently to realize these objectives. Creates and sustains professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate, with Colombian policy makers and authorities in prison administration. �Uses those relationships to develop our assistance programming, advance U.S. priorities, and to advise INL, U.S. Embassy and State Department leadership. 3.�� Maintains subject matter expertise on corrections and criminal justice policy, regulation and best practices in Colombia and the United States. �Provides analysis of the regulatory environment and trends to advise INL, U.S. Embassy and State Department leadership. � 4.�� Creates and sustains relationships with U.S. Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies at post, as well as with the American Citizen Services section and the U.S. Agency for International Development, to coordinate efforts in the prisons and criminal justice sector. 5.�� Works closely with counterparts within the Rule of Law division and across other INL divisions to create and implement joint programming to reduce prison overcrowding, improve prisoner classifications, and improve the efficacy of the criminal justice sector. 6.�� Manages and supervises one locally employed staff (LES) and provides contractual oversight for up to four contracted program staff to ensure they achieve the program objectives. 7.�� Serves as a Grants Officer�s, Contracting Officer�s and/or Agreements Officer�s Representative. Contracts include procurement of equipment. �Ensures USG-provided commodities are effectively utilized and no fraud, waste, or mismanagement occurs in the program through continuous oversight and end-use monitoring at all training sites. 8.�� Prepares, coordinates, and assures the timely issuance of both one-time and periodic reports on the federal, and municipal corrections programs. 9.�� Prepares periodic status reports, budget reports, and program reviews. 10.�� Briefs Department, Congressional, Staff Delegations and other selected international dignitaries on the U.S. and host government criminal justice programs as they pertain to the corrections program. 11.�� When required, perform the role of Duty Officer. 12.�� Perform other duties as requested and assigned that are directly related to this Statement of Work.� TRAININGS & DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES 1.�� Completes the Foreign Affairs Counter-Threat (FACT) Course (CT650) prior to deployment to Post. 2.�� Completes the Contracting Officer�s Representative courses (PA186 and PA188) or the distance-learning (DL) course (PA296) Department of State COR distance-learning (DL) course through the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and gain FAC-COR I Certification (see http://aope.a.state.gov/faccor/faccor_menu.asp) within 120 days of arriving at Post. 3.�� Completes course work equivalent to the entry level FAC P/PM certification within nine months of hiring, and participates in ongoing FAC P/PM training. 4.�� Completes the Introduction to Working in an Embassy (PN113) distance-learning (DL) course through the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) within the first six (6) months of arriving at Post. 5.�� Consultations with the INL Program Office may be required. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS The place of performance is the U.S. Embassy Bogot�, Colombia. Regular travel to rural areas, small towns, and occasionally to large cities throughout Colombia is a requirement of this position. �Many of these areas in Colombia are conflict zones where insurgent groups are based, criminal organizations operate, and crime is generally high. �In addition, many of these areas in Colombia are tropical, with high temperatures, high humidity, tropical insects and diseases, and minimal infrastructure.� RELATIONSHIPS The Corrections Reform Program Coordinator reports to the INL Rule of Law Division Chief.� The Contract Administrator shall be the INL Contracting Officer in Washington. �In no instance shall the INL/Bogota Rule of Law Division Chief or any other individual be authorized to alter or modify the terms and conditions of the contract or waive the Government's requirements, price, delivery, or other terms and conditions. �The Contracting Officer must authorize such changes in writing. The INL Rule of Law Division Chief will provide yearly performance reviews to the INL/EX/GAPP Contracting Officer in Washington, D.C. to contribute to the incumbent�s official yearly review. COMPLEXITY The Corrections Reform Program Coordinator must be able to manage corrections reform projects in a foreign country, including promoting U.S. interests with host-government officials, ensuring sustainability of projects through provision of appropriate training and maintenance, and integrating competing needs of U.S. law enforcement agencies and GOC entities involved in corrections reform activities. SCOPE & EFFECTIVENESS� The Corrections Reform Program Coordinator performs a broad range of tasks related to a complex foreign assistance program in Colombia. The INL programs have a significant impact on Embassy operations including those of other USG agencies.� 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 clearance, medical clearance, and ethics clearance (if applicable). (Security clearance upgrade to Top Secret level may be required.) 2.�� Bachelor�s degree from a US institution; or,� a.�� A minimum of four (4) years of experience in U.S. corrections at or above the rank of associate warden (or the equivalent).� 3.�� A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in U.S. and/or international civilian corrections, including a minimum of two (2) years of experience as the head of a U.S. civilian corrections division, institution, administration, training academy, or prisoner program or two years of experience at the rank of warden (or program manager, probation supervisor, et cetera) or higher in corrections at the State or Federal level. 4.�� Demonstrated ability to read and speak Spanish at the professionally proficient level.� 5.�� Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. law enforcement and corrections related to analysis and program evaluation of municipal, state, or federal corrections programs. 6.�� Graduation from an accredited federal or state corrections and/or probation academy. 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 related to the sustainability of corrections operations through provision of appropriate training and oversight. Knowledge of current corrections policies and procedures and a displayed ability to integrate competing needs of various security agencies. � Factor 2:�� Management Experience � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� (25 points) � � � � � � � � � � � �Demonstrated management experience in corrections programs, including budget preparation, goods and services procurement, and project implementation and oversight. Management experience will show work with increasing scope and responsibilities at the executive or managerial level. Factor 3:�� Communication � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� (20 points) � � � � � � � � � � � �Demonstrated experience in coordinating and negotiating with U.S. government agencies, foreign government agencies, state agencies, international organizations, and/or the private sector. Demonstrated experience promoting or supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Demonstrated ability to communicate both orally and in writing, in both English and Spanish; this includes preparing well-written reports and giving oral briefings to senior 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. �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. 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 FS-02 equivalent level ($95,225 - $139,841 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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