Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director Full-Time Personal Services Contractor (PSC)

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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) 2023-04.

Announcement Number: 95332423Q0063

Title: Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Sector Operations Division, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director Full-Time PSC. 

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

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

*Multiple awards may result from this solicitation.

Pay Band: 3A $155,700 – $200,790 ($74.60 - $96.21 per hour)

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

Closing Date for Questions: 10:00am Eastern Time (ET), 25 July 2023 (Tuesday)

Questions must be submitted via email to Cynthia Waters, waterscm@mcc.gov and Terri Tutt Daniel, tuttt@mcc.gov. 

Submission Deadline: 12:00pm Eastern Time (ET), 10 August 2023 (Thursday)

Submissions must be submitted via email to Cynthia Waters, waterscm@mcc.gov and Terri Tutt Daniel, tuttt@mcc.gov. 

Position Security Level: Secret (Non-Critical Sensitive)

Who May Be Considered: U.S. citizens

Place of Performance: Principal place of performance in Washington, DC, USA and/or PSC's home of record.

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

System for Award Management: In accordance with FAR 4.1102 Policy.  Offerors and Quoters are requiredto be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements unless you meet one of the exceptions.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a federal agency spurring economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries with a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, to economic freedom, and to investing in their citizens. MCC’s partner countries compete to enter into five-year grant agreements (Compacts) with MCC. MCC’s model is defined by the agency’s core principles of competitive selection, country ownership, transparency, and a focus on results.

The Digital Revolution is changing the development landscape: A robust digital and data ecosystem underpins resilient, country-led and inclusive development. A country’s potential to thrive in the digital economy depends on the quality of its information – and its ability to leverage data assets, through digital tools, to optimize policy, program, and resource allocation decisions; to provide more efficient services to citizens; and to enable inclusive growth and youth-led and gender-balanced innovation from the ground up. Civic engagement through access to information and digital tools can result in more empowered local stakeholders better prepared to leverage opportunities derived from investments of MCC, broader USG and other funders.

This position is in the Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Sector Operations Division, Digital Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) team of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). DCO is responsible for developing and implementing MCC’s compact programs. The DCLI team supports MCC country teams in the design and implementation of investments, including local policies, skills and systems needed to support a thriving local digital ecosystem and a secure, interoperable, inclusive and open Internet. The innovation specialist serves as a member of the DCLI team and will be responsible for technical and administrative matters.

This is a presolicitation notice.  The full solicitation will be posted by July 31, 2023.