R -- RECRUITMENT OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES

Notice Date

March 28, 2001

Contracting Office

US Equal Employment Opportunity Comm., Procurement Management Division, 1801 L. Street, N.W., Room 2505, Washington, DC 20507

ZIP Code

20507

Solicitation Number

N/A

Point of Contact

Donald Names, Director of Special Services, (202) 663-4591, Anthony R. Price, Contract Specialist, (202) 663-4218

Description

SEEKING. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking qualified legal professionals to participate in its ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE program to conduct administrative hearings on employment discrimination complaints filed against the EEOC by EEOC employees and applicants for employment under 1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; 2) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, as amended; 3) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 4) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; 5) the Civil Rights Act of 1991; and 6) the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Additionally, one or more Administrative Judges will occassionally serve as Neutral Evaluators. Neutral evaluation is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). BASIC REQUIREMENTS. Applicants must possess a law degree from an accredited law school, and be a licensed attorney in good standing in a state, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. KNOWLEDGE. Applicants must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience relating to these statues, as well as familiarity with federal EEO complaint processing regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 (November 9, 1999 revision) and with federal personnel law. SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE. Applicants must have specific training and experience in conducting hearings, or serving as an attorney in judicial or administrative proceedings. RESUME. Applicants' resumes must document the above requirements and knowledge, and must include the specific numbers and types of employment discrimination cases in which the person was either the adjudicator or the attorney for one of the parties. Applicants must also supply job evaluations for the three (3) years preceding the date of application, indicating full competence in employment discrimination law and federal personnel law. If no such evaluations are available, Applicants should explain why. Additionally, Applicants must furnish writing samples, and may include articles, publications, or other evidence of standing in the legal profession. SELECTION PROCESS. Qualified Applicants will be selected for placement on an Expert Source List (ESL), and engaged under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to compete for assignments to work on individual cases. Such contract/purchase orders will be awarded in accordance with federal rules and regulations governing negotiated procurement. Experts selected must be able and prepared to independently conduct administrative hearings in accordance with EEOC regulations and policies, to write decisions (findings or fact and conclusions of law), and to oversee settlements of complaints. TRAINING. Training will be provided, where necessary, at Government expense to acquaint successful applicants with EEOC administrative practices, and to update and refresh their knowledge of applicable laws and regulations. LOCATION. The EEOC wishes to have successful candidates situated throughout the Continental United States. REMUNERATION. Applicants hired under this program will be paid at the rate of $50.00 per hour plus travel, if any, plus the normal and ordinary expenses incurred in the processing of complaints at the hearing phase. APPLICATION PARTICULARS. EEOC will accept applications until September 1, 2001. All expenses of preparing a resume will be borne by the submitter. Applicants must submit two (2) copies of their resume to: EEOC, Office of Federal Operations, Special Services Staff, 1801 L Street, N.W., Room 5010, Washington, DC 20507. Persons who have already applied pursuant to the announcement issued in the Commerce Business Daily on November 20, 2000 that were forwarded to John E. Tomas, Attorney Advisor, 1801 L Street, N.W., Room 9020, Washington, DC 20507, will be considered. This is not a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. *****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010330/RSOL008.HTM (W-087 SN50H5V5)