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R -- CONTRACT WITH U.S. CITIZEN FOR PERSONAL SERVICES SOL S-OPRAQ-98-P-N045 DUE 021398 POC Linda G. Gower (202) 776-8774, fax (202) 776-8775 The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Policy and Coordination, has a requirement for an individual to be responsible for the production of the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), advise on the drug certification process, and preparation of the President's Annual List of Major Drug Producing and Transit Countries. The work is part-time, intermittant for eight to nine months per year. The GS equivalent grade is 13 through 14. Minimum qualification include five years experience in preparation and management of complex US Government foreign affairs reports and publications; and foreign affairs expert with a minimum of 10 years experience in at least three of the following four areas: overseas diplomatic operations with foreign governments, international drug control policy, US Department of State inter-bureau coordination activities, and Washington interagency operations of the USG's international counternarcotics community. Preferred qualifications include: U.S. Foreign Service Program direction experience (Chief of Mission, Principal Officer); experience in managing international drug control programs; detailed understanding of the drug control and certification provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act and their implications for U.S. drug control policy; five years experience in each of the four areas listed under minimum qualifications. Evaluation criteria include: (1) ability to manage a complex information gathering, analysis, coordination, and publication process; (2) offeror's understanding of the legal and technical requirements governing the designation of countries as major drug producing or drug transit countries; (3) offeror's demonstrated ability to grasp complex policy and management issues related to preparation of the INCSR and majors list; (4) Offeror's knowledge of the applicable drug conventions, the anti-drug provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act, INL policy documents; (5) offeror's ability to carry out the various word processing and spreadsheet operations associated with Wang and PC systems. This requirement is for indivduals only. A personal services contract will not be awarded to a company. An SF-171 is required to apply. (0009)

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