Senior Technical Writer
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- Solicitation number
- 773444-20-Q-0013
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- Place of performance
- Washington DC 20527 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The International Development Finance Corporation seeks to award a personal services contract for one full-time senior technical writer to manage the agency's most complex IT projects. The technical writer will support all phases of the system development life cycle by creating documentation such as statements of work, requests for proposals, business cases, system analyses, and test and deployment records. Quotes will be evaluated based on the factors outlined in the forthcoming request for quotes. Interested parties should monitor beta.SAM.gov where the RFQ will be posted on or around May 15th.
There are no set-aside designations for this requirement. The contract will be a firm-fixed price award for technical writing services equivalent to a GS-14 to GS-15 level, with a base period of one year starting August 1, 2020 and four one-year options. The solicitation process will follow FAR Part 12 for commercial items and FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures. No subcontracting opportunities or teaming arrangements will be permitted under this personal services contract for a single resource.
Notice text
The purpose of this synopsis is to notify interested parties that the DFC Acquisition office anticipates issuing a solicitation for a Personal Services Contractor (PSC) for one (1) FTE Senior Technical Writer managing the most complex, sensitive, or precedent-setting information technology (IT) projects. The PSC will participate in activities at any point in the system development life cycle (SDLC) to include statements of work (SOW), requests for proposals (RFP), business case analysis and documenting systems analysis/requirements definition design, development, integration, testing, acceptance/deployment, sustainment/maintenance, and evaluation documentation. The PSC is responsible for working closely with the OIT Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and DFC customers to support the creation of technical data and technical communication. The PSC will provide subject matter expertise in the creation of templates and organization communication standards be able to describe complex and technical topics in a clear, concise, and accurate manner. The PSC will lead review of documentation as required and will perform other duties as assigned by the CIO and Deputy CIO.
This solicitation is only open to individual applicants. The PSC shall be a sole proprietor who will have an employee-employer relationship with the DFC. The level of effort and responsibility is generally equivalent to a GS-14, Step 3 through GS-15, Step 3.
The Government intends to offer one, firm fixed price contract to the individual whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous of the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with the Request for Quotes (RFQ). The anticipated period of performance is 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021 with four (4) one-year option periods which will be exercised at the Government’s need or discretion.
Basis for contract quote award: This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
Applications and quotes will be evaluated using the factors identified in the RFQ. Noncompliance may be grounds to eliminate the quote from consideration for contract award. A RFQ will be available on Beta.SAM.Gov on or about 15 May 2020. No hardcopies of the solicitation will be issued.
Notice history
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| Senior Technical Writer | Pre-Solicitation |
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