Program Officer/Senior Program Officer/Associate Director, Program Acquisition and Assistance (PAA)

UPDATE 4:  AMENDMENT 0004 IS ADDED TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE SUBMISSION AND REQUIRE IT PRIOR TO  AWARD.

UPDATE 3:  AMENDMENT 0003 IS ADDED TO ADD THE SAM ENTITY REGISTRATION CHECKLIST AND EXTEND THE SUBMISSION DATE UNITL APRIL 14, 2022 AT 1:00 PM EDT.

UPDATE 2:  AMENDMENT 0002 REMOVES ADDENDUM 6 - SAM QUICK START GUIDE AND ADDS ADDENDUM 7 - THE QUICK START GUIDE FOR GETTING A UNIQUE ENTITY ID.

UPDATE:  AMENDMENT 0001 IS ADDED TO EXTEND SUBMISSION DATE, ADD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and it incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04, effective as of 30 January 2022.

Announcement Number: 95332422Q0021

Title: Program Officer/Senior Program Officer/Associate Director, Program Acquisition and Assistance (PAA).

Position Information: Full-Time Personal Services Contractor (PSC)

One (1) year base period (2,087 hours per year), renewable for up to four (4) one-year option periods at the sole discretion of the Government.

Pay Band: Equivalent to the following:

Program Officer MCC Pay Band 4B ($37.90 – $58.84 per hour)

Senior Program Officer MCC Pay Band 4A ($45.51 – $69.76 per hour)

Associate Director MCC Pay Band 3B ($49.20 – $82.27 per hour)

Note: The PSC will receive a pay supplement of 15% of the employee’s direct labor cost in lieu of fringe benefits.

Closing Date for Questions: Monday, March 21, 2022 at 1:00 P.M.  EDT

Questions must be submitted via email to Walter Pemberton, pembertonwe@mcc.gov and Regina Maxwell, maxwellre@mcc.gov.

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 1:00 P.M.  EDT

Submissions must be submitted via email to Walter Pemberton, pembertonwe@mcc.gov and Regina Maxwell, maxwellre@mcc.gov.

Position Security Level: Public Trust

Who May Be Considered: U.S. citizens

Place of Performance: MCC Headquarters in Washington, DC. and/or at the PSC's office or home of record. Travel to MCC eligible countries and other US and foreign cities may be required.

 Note: MCC intends to award one (1) contract at 4A, 4B, or 3B pay band level, but reserves the right to adjust the number of final awards.

Type of Contract: Time-and-material (T&M) with One (1) One-Year Base Period and Four (4) One-Year Option Periods.

Multiple awards may result from this solicitation. All quotes will be retained and may be utilized for requirements for a period of 12 months after the RFQ deadline. If the successful candidate is selected at the 4B Payband ONLY, Advancement to Payband 4A may be considered.

Scope:

This Personal Services Contractor (PSC) position is located in the Program Acquisition and Assistance Practice Group (PAA), within the Sector Operations Division of the Department of Compact Operations. The PAA oversees the procurement and grant administration activities required to implement MCC-funded Compacts in partner countries. The procurement efforts are conducted by the partner country by a specially created government entity called the Millennium Challenge Account (or MCA) Entity using MCC-provided procurement guidelines and standard bidding documents, which are modeled after the World Bank procurement guidelines and standard bidding documents. MCA Entity procurements are not conducted using the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).