Public Member Service on Foreign Service Selection, Reconvened, and Reconstituted Boards
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19AQMM23Q0021
- Agency
-
Office of Acquisition Management
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561312 Executive Search Services
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20006, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation seeks recruitment and administrative services to support public member participation on Foreign Service selection boards for the Department of State Office of Performance Evaluation. The contractor will recruit qualified candidates, provide multiple candidates for selection to serve on boards meeting four to nine weeks annually for a minimum 40 hours per week, replace members as needed, and compensate public members. Approximately 30 members are needed yearly. Past performance and responses to evaluation criteria will be reviewed. Questions are due by February 6, 2023.
The total small business set-aside seeks estimated annual services for 30 public members to serve on boards from May 15 to August 15 in Washington, D.C. The base period of performance is one year with four one-year options. The contractor must source 25 to 30 candidates annually with overseas experience in fields including information technology, law enforcement, education, medicine, business, or finance who pass a Moderate Risk Public Trust background check and are U.S. citizens.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
EDIT: The purpose of this amendment (0001) is to address Questions received from industry. The following changes are made effective by this action:
a) Appendix A - Questions and Answers.
b) Performance Work Statement - Revised to adjust for the Q&A clarifications.
No further changes made. Offeror's shall sign and return acknowledgement of this amendment with their Price Proposal submission. An extension to the proposal deadline is not provided.
This is an RFQ. Questions were due on Febuary 6, 2023 at 9:00am ET.
The Contractor will be responsible for wide-spread recruitment of qualified candidates, providing multiple qualified candidates for the government's ultimate selection, replacement of members when necessary, and payment to public members for their service. The Department of State Office of Performance Evaluation estimates a need for approximately 30 Public Members per year. Depending on their caseload, the Boards can meet from four to nine weeks for a minimum of 40 hours per week during the Boards’ session period. Public members will be expected to be available and online during core business hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or longer, if necessary. There may be other boards throughout the year for which GTM/PE would recall public members for additional board activities. Such boards could include, but are not limited to, the Department Senior Review Board, the Interagency Review Board, selection boards that are reconstituted to review a limited number of personnel files as a result of Department administrative error.
All proposal questions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Christopher L. Toso via email at
TosoCL@state.gov within 10 calendar days after the solicitation issuance date in Block 6, by 9:00 AM, ET. All questions must be submitted using Appendix A - Q&A template.
Update #2 ·
This is an RFQ for a stand-alone purchase order. Questions are due within 10 days of this notice, or Febuary 6, 2023 at 9:00am ET.
The solicitaiton includes provisions for a base year period, plus four option year periods. The contract type will be a hybrid, including line items for FFP tasks, Labor Hours, and ODCs.
The Contractor will be responsible for wide-spread recruitment of qualified candidates, providing multiple qualified candidates for the government's ultimate selection, replacement of members when necessary, and payment to public members for their service. The Department of State Office of Performance Evaluation estimates a need for approximately 30 Public Members per year. Depending on their caseload, the Boards can meet from four to nine weeks for a minimum of 40 hours per week during the Boards’ session period. Public members will be expected to be available and online during core business hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or longer, if necessary. There may be other boards throughout the year for which GTM/PE would recall public members for additional board activities. Such boards could include, but are not limited to, the Department Senior Review Board, the Interagency Review Board, selection boards that are reconstituted to review a limited number of personnel files as a result of Department administrative error.
All proposal questions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Christopher L. Toso via email at
TosoCL@state.gov within 10 calendar days after the solicitation issuance date in Block 6, by 9:00 AM, ET. All questions must be submitted using Appendix A - Q&A template.
Update #1 ·
This is an RFQ. Questions are due within 10 days of this notice, or Febuary 6, 2023 at 9:00am ET.
The Contractor will be responsible for wide-spread recruitment of qualified candidates, providing multiple qualified candidates for the government's ultimate selection, replacement of members when necessary, and payment to public members for their service. The Department of State Office of Performance Evaluation estimates a need for approximately 30 Public Members per year. Depending on their caseload, the Boards can meet from four to nine weeks for a minimum of 40 hours per week during the Boards’ session period. Public members will be expected to be available and online during core business hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or longer, if necessary. There may be other boards throughout the year for which GTM/PE would recall public members for additional board activities. Such boards could include, but are not limited to, the Department Senior Review Board, the Interagency Review Board, selection boards that are reconstituted to review a limited number of personnel files as a result of Department administrative error.
All proposal questions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Christopher L. Toso via email at
TosoCL@state.gov within 10 calendar days after the solicitation issuance date in Block 6, by 9:00 AM, ET. All questions must be submitted using Appendix A - Q&A template.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Appendix A - Questions and Answers 3-7-23_AMD 0001.pdf | ||
| 19AQMM23Q0021 AMD 0001.pdf | ||
| Appendix F - Requirements Traceability Matrix.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 19AQMM23Q0021.pdf | ||
| Appendix G - MRPT Procedures.pdf | ||
| Appendix D - Sample Resume_Redacted.pdf | ||
| Appendix B - Past Performance Questionnaire and Coversheet.docx | DOCX document | |
| Appendix C - 3 FAM 2320.pdf | ||
| Appendix A - QA Template.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Public Member Service on Foreign Service Selection, Reconvened, and Reconstituted Boards | Pre-Solicitation |
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