Contractor Support Services (Media Relations Assistant) for the USAO, Southern District of Mississippi

The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541820 for Contractor Support Services centered on providing a Media Relations Assistant to the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi. The base performance period runs from June 24, 2026, to June 23, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available through June 23, 2031. The position requires personnel to handle Sensitive but Unclassified and Personally Identifiable Information, adhering to strict federal compliance standards including the Privacy Act, FISMA, NIST guidelines, and DOJ-specific security protocols such as DOJ-02 and DOJ-03. All contractor staff must obtain a favorably adjudicated sensitive security clearance at PSL 6 (High Risk) and complete mandatory training in DOJ ethics, cybersecurity, and data handling within tight deadlines; training records must be maintained for audit purposes. Employees are prohibited from beginning work until authorized by the Contracting Officer or Security Programs Manager, and all departing personnel must complete a separation checklist including system deactivation, return of government property, and PII sanitization. The solicitation requires proposals submitted electronically by May 20, 2026, organized into three volumes: key personnel resumes with detailed qualifications and security clearance status, past performance references limited to three entries with full customer details, and a detailed price quote aligned with CLINs and GSA Schedule labor categories. The government will evaluate proposals based on a best value trade-off approach, with Key Personnel and Technical Evaluation carrying significantly more weight than Price, followed by Past Performance. Invoices must be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative and comply with the Prompt Payment Act and FAR 52.212-4, which contains deviations effective November 2025. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses including those on whistleblower rights, contractor code of conduct, Buy American Act with alternate provisions, labor standards deviations, subcontractor payment obligations, and stringent data protection requirements. A Unique Entity Identifier and active CAGE code are mandatory, and contractors must affirm compliance with prohibitions on trafficking in persons, FASCSA-restricted products, and SAM registration requirements. All work is to be performed onsite in Jackson, Mississippi, under the administrative oversight of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys in Washington, DC, with the Administrative Contracting Officer serving as the primary point of contact for communications and payment inquiries.