SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Acquisition Support Services performed under a Personal Services Contract (PSC) Arrangement
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Millennium Challenge Corporation, MCC, Washington DC, 875 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20005
- ZIP Code
- 20005
- Solicitation Number
- MCC-12-RFP-0010
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Laura Berg, Phone: 2025217879, Gerard R. Nash, Phone: 2025212698
- E-Mail Address
-
berglm@mcc.gov, nashg@mcc.gov
(berglm@mcc.gov, nashg@mcc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a Federal Corporation created under Title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004. The MCC is headed by a Chief Executive Officer, overseen by a Board of Directors, and chaired by the Secretary of State. The mission of MCC is to reduce poverty, in foreign poor countries, through economic growth. The MCC fulfills its mission by awarding compacts (e.g., grants) to these countries. The countries are carefully selected based on their performance to govern justly, invest in their citizens, and encourage economic freedom. The MCC Department of Administration and Finance (A&F), Contracts & Grants Management (CGM) Division, provides acquisition support for the MCC operations. The MCC is required to follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) when processing contract actions. The majority of contracts awarded are for professional services, including consultants with expertise in such fields as agriculture, finance, procurement, U.S. law and/or the laws of MCC compact recipient countries, and architect & engineering services. Many contracts are issued for services to be performed outside the United States. Since the MCC has authority to contract for personal services, a large number of them are procured through personal services contracts. The CGM Division requires professional services from one or more contractors to provide acquisition support services to supplement its competitive service staff. Currently, the CGM Division is staffed with a Managing Director and up to twenty five (25) staff members, including ten civil service employees and 10 to 15 positions filled by contractors. This reflects a management decision to contract out (out-source) a significant portion of the acquisition staff. To that end, MCC requires an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to facilitate a sufficient pool of candidates from which to fill positions as they become vacant. MCC is specifically authorized by statute to award personal service contracts as defined by FAR 2.101 and 37.104 and as necessary to meet its mission. The nature of the contract administration work under this contract necessitates direct supervision of the contractor's staff by A&F supervisors. Therefore, under this contract, the contractor shall provide personal services to the MCC. However, all contractor staff will carry a "contractor" MCC identification card, identify themselves in all correspondence as contractors representing MCC, and will not be granted contracting officer signatory authority. All positions require the ability to work in a fast-paced, often stressful, environment with tight deadlines and multiple demands. A five day (Monday through Friday) work week, with potential overtime, is required. All contractors must be U.S. citizens, or have lawful permanent resident alien status and must successfully complete a background security investigation.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/MCC/MCCMCC/MCCMCC01/MCC-12-RFP-0010/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 875 15th Street NW, or another leased space in the Metro D.C. area, Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States
- Zip Code: 20005
- Zip Code: 20005
- Record
- SN02770380-W 20120610/120608234949-aeb36e11df4a66b6ac4c33f1a3231eb4 (fbodaily.com)
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