Criminal Information Analysis and Investigations/Anti-Money Laundering Program Coordinator

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS (INL)     

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Position Title: Criminal Information Analysis and Investigations/Anti-Money Laundering Program Coordinator
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Salary Level:  FS-02 - $101,395 - $148,902 (Equivalent GS-14)
Period of performance: The period of performance for this contract is twelve (12) months from the date of award with four (4) optional one-year extensions.
Issuance Date: December 15, 2025
Closing date: December 19, 2025
Closing Time: 3:00 PM ET
Solicitation Number:  PSC-26-003-INL
Job description:  See below

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The Department of State is seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services for the subject position under a personal services contract, as described in this solicitation. Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:

1.    Form SF 171 (Completed and signed)
2.    Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your offer your resume must include:
a.    Paid a non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for any overseas experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements. 
b.    Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.
c.    Names and contact information (phone and email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). 
d.    Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments. 
e.    U.S. Citizenship
Note: Resume must contain explicit information to make a valid determination that the candidate meets the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information needs to be clearly identified in the resume. Failure to provide explicit information to determine qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration. 
3.    Evaluation Factor document specifically addressing:  Each of the Evaluation Factors shown in the solicitation below. Responses must be limited to 500 words per Evaluation Factor. Any additional words above the limit will neither be read nor scored. 
Note: The Evaluation Factors are worth 70 out of 100 points. Offerors are required to address each of the Evaluation Factors in a separate document describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have receive that are relevant to each Factor.  
4.    Professional References:  Three (3) names and contact information (phone and email) of current and/or previous supervisors to serve as professional references.  

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted. Incomplete or late offers will not be considered. Complete applications must be emailed to: 

Dominique Chittum, U.S. Department of State, INL/SAO/IM, ChittumDA@state.gov

Sincerely,
Jamillah Timmons
Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of State
SUBJECT
A solicitation for a Personal Services Contractor (PSC), Department of State (DOS), Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

The United States Government (USG), represented by the DOS, seeks applications from US citizens interested in providing PSC services as described in this solicitation. 

PRE-AWARD ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PSC (JUN 2011)
This solicitation may result in the award of one or more personal services contracts as defined in FAR 2.101.  Prior to contract award, all offerors or quotes must advise the cognizant Contracting Officer if they have a personal conflict of interest, such as a financial conflict, that would prevent them from either meeting the requirements of the clause entitled, “Post-Award Ethical Responsibilities of Personal Services Contractors,” or otherwise objectively performing their contractual duties upon contract award.  

HOW TO APPLY
Offerors proposal shall be in accordance with the requirements stated in this solicitation at the place and time specified.  A proposal will be determined non-responsive and ineligible for consideration unless all required documents and information are included in the submission.  Offerors shall ensure their resume demonstrates their possession of the minimum qualifications outlined in this Solicitation, as well as their ability to fulfill all required duties.  The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by the offeror during the solicitation process.    

NOTE REGARDING GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION 

This solicitation in no way obligates the Department of State to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit the Department of State to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the application.

Proposals must include the following and not exceed twenty (20) pages (additional pages will not be accepted or reviewed): 
1.    Form SF 171 (Completed and signed)
2.    Resume  
3.    Evaluation Factor Responses
4.    Three (3) names and contact information (phone and email) of current and/or previous supervisors to serve as professional references.  

Note: Your resume should contain explicit information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide explicit information to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration. Additional documents submitted beyond the requirements will not be accepted or reviewed. 

*** ONE PDF ATTACHMENT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

VETERAN’S PREFERENCE
Veteran’s preference is not applicable to this position therefore do not submit DD-214.

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR, SEX, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, LAWFUL POLITICAL AFFILIATION, NONDISQUALIFYING DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AFFILIATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER NON-MERIT FACTOR.

Equal employment opportunity policy - The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.
Submit proposal via e-mail to the attention of:
INL/Dominique Chittum
E-mail: ChittumDA@state.gov

Direct questions regarding this solicitation to:
INL/Dominique Chittum
E-mail: ChittumDA@state.gov
INL will not accept proposals beyond the closing time/date; unless it can be determined DOS mishandled the proposal.  

GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT 
Mission of the U.S. Department of State: The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world. 

Mission of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL): The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is part of the Under Secretariat for Arms Control and International Security (T) within the Department of State (DOS).  INL’s mission is to minimize the impact of international crime and illegal drugs on the United States and its citizens by providing effective foreign assistance and fostering global cooperation.  

Under the International Narcotics Control (INC) Program, the Department of State (DOS), Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), has bilateral law enforcement-related projects with the Government of Mexico (GOM).  These projects are administered by the INL office of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. 

INL administers bilateral projects in Mexico with funding appropriated by Congress under the Merida Initiative and subsequent INL funding for Mexico. These Personal Services Contracts (PSCs) will assist in determining and validating requirements based on host country strategy and priorities, implementing, managing, and monitoring progress of specified projects to include:  law enforcement and criminal justice sector professionalization, projects related to criminal investigations, building strong institutions, strengthening investigative capacity, and other related justice and security issues.

The purpose of these PSCs will be to provide program coordinators for INL Mexico’s Criminal Information Analysis and Investigations program and its Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture program. These individuals will serve as the in-country program coordinator for their respective program, responsible to the INL Director and supervised by a Foreign Service Officer, in coordination with other INL personnel and third-party contractors, for providing program implementation, direction and execution oversight in support of GOM entities. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Mexico City-based INL Criminal Deterrence (CD) Program Officer or his/her designee, the Program Coordinator for Criminal Information Analysis and Investigations and Anti-Money Laundering will perform the following duties:

1.    Provide management and coordination of programs that enhance the capabilities of GOM agencies to curtail trafficking of illegal drugs and transnational organized crime (TCO) activities through building the capacity of GOM security and justice sector personnel. 

2.    Refine existing or develop new professionalization and investigative capacity building strategies that align with INL strategies, represent INL to high level U.S. and Mexican justice sector officials, manage assigned INL programs and projects, and provide advice, training, technical assistance, and equipment to Mexican government entities at the federal and state levels that are involved in such projects.

3.    Develop close working relationships with appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico (GOM), including the Office of the Attorney General (FGR) and its state equivalents, the Tax Administration Service (SAT), Mexican Customs (ANAM), Mexican Treasury (Hacienda), the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) and its state equivalents, and the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE), among others.  These entities are involved in the criminal investigative process.  The incumbent will also offer support to officials of the Secretariat of National Defense (DEFENSA), including the National Guard, and the Secretariat of the Navy (MARINA).  The incumbent will also provide advice, technical assistance, and equipment related to improving institutional capacity to Mexican states. 
4.    Develop capacity building strategies, key activities and projects for INL Mexico’s anti-money laundering and criminal information analysis and investigations program, under the supervision of INL Foreign Service Officer program officers, and in coordination with the Government of Mexico and other INL program and management staff.

5.    Implement and oversee all phases of approved projects by managing multi-million, muti-year budget and a staff of four to eight Mexican and U.S. citizen staff.  Such efforts include project execution from assessment and requirements development phases through the acquisition, procurement, implementation, management, and monitoring phases, as well as planning, scheduling, budgeting, management, monitoring, and coordinating among vendors, contractors, and GOM officials.  These duties will include the resolution of conflicts and other issues, and personnel performance management. 

6.    Serve as liaison with representatives of U.S. law enforcement agencies at the U.S. Embassy that are involved in investigations and prosecutions of FTO and TCO-related crimes.  These agencies include, but are not limited to, the Department of War (DoW), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Attache, FinCen, OFAC, IRS), the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies such as HSI and CBP), the Department of Justice and its component agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP). 

7.    Provide advice and assistance, technical review, and recommendations to Mexican agencies for law enforcement and criminal justice sector projects related to anti-money laundering, criminal investigations, and investigative capacity.

8.    Prepare documentation, with assistance from staff, for the procurement of systems and equipment used for law enforcement and criminal justice sector projects related to anti-money laundering, criminal investigations, and investigative capacity, including drafting purchase requests, bid solicitations, statements of work (SOW), requests for source-origin waivers, sole-source justifications, and delivery and acceptance of procured systems and equipment.

9.    Serve as either a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or a Government Technical Monitor (GTM) for assigned projects under the direction of the COR.  In some cases, incumbent may be asked to serve as COR.

10.    Serve as Grants Officer’s Representative (GOR), drafts grant solicitations in coordination with and for approval by the Grants Officer in INL.  Assist grantees in completing documentation requirements, monitoring grantee performance, and closing out grants as appropriate.  Incumbent must successfully complete required training prior to the award of any grant.

11.    Draft and provide advice on and assistance in the preparation of reports, including for the U.S. Congress, the Department of State and its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), other Department of State bureaus and offices, and other U.S. federal agencies.

12.    Attend justice and security-related meetings, national and international conferences and seminars, and meetings with GOM officials, as directed, reporting on discussions, activities, and decisions.

13.    Provide advice and assistance in end use monitoring (EUM) of USG.-supplied commodities and services, preparing input for the annual EUM report to INL and Congress.

14.    Provide advice and assistance in the formulation of INL input to the annual Integrated Country Strategy (ICS), the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR), and other annual reports.

15.    Brief Department of State, U.S. Congress, and other visiting officials and Embassy staff on the role of INL and the status of U.S.-Mexico investigations and anti-money laundering initiatives. 

16.    When required, performs the role of Duty Officer.

17.    Performs other duties as requested and assigned that are directly related to this Statement of Work.

TRAININGS & DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

1.    Completes the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) and when applicable, the Grants officers Representative (GOR) courses through Foreign Service Institute (FSI) distance learning courses within 120 days of arrival at Post, and the successful completion of any internal or external training deemed necessary by the FSO supervisor.
2.    Completes the Introduction to Working in an Embassy (PN113) distance-learning (DL) course through the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) within the first six (6) months of arriving at Post.
3.    Completes the mandatory Foreign Affairs Counter-Threat (FACT) Course (CT650) prior to deployment to Post.  
4.    Works with the INL Program Office/Post to determine a timeline for completing the INL Staff Orientation and Readiness Training (SOAR).
5.    Consultations with the INL Program Office may be required.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
The place of performance for this position is Mexico City, Mexico. Travel up to 40% of the time to RSO authorized locations in Mexico, the United States and regionally may be required. 

RELATIONSHIPS
The Program Coordinator for Criminal Information Analysis and Investigations and Anti-Money Laundering will serve under the day-to-day direction of the Criminal Deterrence Program Officer, a Foreign Service Officer. All employees under Chief of Mission (COM) authority assigned Law Enforcement and Rule of Law (LE/ROL) duties work with INL leadership to ensure oversight and non-duplicative efforts in the Mission.

The Contract Administrator shall be the INL Contracting Officer in Washington.  In no instance shall the CD Program Officer or any other individual be authorized to alter or modify the terms and conditions of the contract or waive the Government's requirements, price, delivery, or other terms and conditions.  The Contracting Officer must authorize such changes in writing.

The CD Program Officer will provide yearly performance reviews to the INL/SAO/IM Contracting Officer in Washington, D.C. to contribute to the incumbent’s official yearly review.

COMPLEXITY
This position involves planning, organizing and completing financial and organizational analysis of enormous complexity.  Due to the high visibility and political sensitivity of the issues in which INL is involved, there is extreme difficulty in identifying the nature of the issues and planning, organizing and determining the scope and depth of studies/audits to be undertaken.  The PSC is expected to address difficult scenarios by separating the substantive nature of the programs or issues into their components and determining the nature and magnitude of programs or issues, as well as in discerning the intent of the legislation and policy statements and determining how to translate the intent into program actions.

SCOPE & EFFECTIVENESS
The PSC performs broad and extensive assignments related to a complex administrative/financial program spanning the full range of law enforcement,  and counternarcotics programs in Mexico, which is of significant interest to the public and to Congress.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance for this contract is twelve (12) months from the date of award with four (4) optional one-year extensions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
1.    U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain Department of State Secret level security clearance, medical clearance, and ethics clearance (if applicable). (Security clearance upgrade to Top Secret level may be required.)
2.    Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience as an investigator or prosecutor with a U.S. federal or state law enforcement, justice or regulatory agency or performing the duties related to this SOW in the private sector; or,
a.     Associate’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of seventeen (17) years of experience as an investigator or prosecutor with a U.S. federal or state law enforcement, justice or regulatory agency or performing the duties related to this SOW in the private sector; or,
b.     A minimum of twenty (20) years of experience as an investigator or prosecutor with a U.S. federal or state law enforcement, justice or regulatory agency or performing the duties related to this SOW in the private sector. 
3.    A minimum of five (5) years of experience actively participating in complex financial investigations in areas such as Asset Forfeiture, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Evasion or similar financial investigative areas.  
4.    A minimum of two (2) years of project management experience, to include developing multi-project strategies, project objectives, budget forecasting and execution, project implementation, as well as measuring and reporting for impact. 
5.    Demonstrated experience successfully supervising, mentoring and leading teams. 
6.    A minimum of two years (2) years of experience participating in task forces involving local, state or federal law enforcement. 
7.    Demonstrated experience working with Latin American law enforcement regulatory counterparts on financial investigations.
8.    Demonstrated experience in planning, strategizing, implementing, and reporting on projects.
9.    Demonstrated ability to read and speak Spanish at the professionally proficient level. 

EVALUATION FACTORS
(Used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified offerors in comparison to other offerors.) Offerors should cite specific, illustrative examples for each factor. Responses must be limited to 500 words per factor. Any additional words above the limit will neither be read nor scored.

Factor 1:                                        (15 Points)
Demonstrated ability to manage investigative and criminal justice sector professionalization projects through their entire life cycle, including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and close out.   

Factor 2:                                        (20 Points)    
Demonstrated ability to supervise and build strong teams in the fields of criminal and AML investigations and compliance programs, or justice sector professionalization projects.  

Factor 3:                                        (20 Points)    
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships to build unity of effort with representatives of law enforcement agencies at the local, state, federal and/or international level. 

Factor 4:                                        (15 Points)
Demonstrated subject matter expertise in the financial investigations, to include, but not limited to, working knowledge of current financial investigative techniques, industry certifications, i.e., Certifications such as, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification, Crypto Currency Fundamentals Certification (CCFC) certification, or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification, ACAMS certification, and extensive financial investigative experience. 

BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who clearly meet the Education/Experience Requirements will be further evaluated based on scoring of the Evaluation Factor responses. Offerors are required to address each of the Evaluation Factors in a separate document describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have received that are relevant to each factor. Failure to specifically address the Evaluation Factors may result in your not receiving credit for all your pertinent experience, education, training and/or awards.

The Offeror Rating System is as Follows: 

Evaluation Factors have been assigned the following points: 
Factor #1 – 15
Factor #2 – 20
Factor #3 – 20
Factor #4 – 15 
Total Possible – 70 Points 

Interview Performance – 30 points 

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks – Pass/Fail (no points assigned)
Past performance evaluation of applicant’s ability to perform under the contract.  In conducting the evaluation, the U.S. government reserves the right to utilize all evaluation information available at the time of evaluation, whether provided by the applicant or obtained from other sources. 

Total Possible Points: 100

The most qualified candidates may be interviewed, required to provide a writing sample, and demonstrate an ability to operate commonly used office applications. INL will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews. In addition, applications (written materials and interviews) will be evaluated based on content as well as on the applicant's writing, presentation, and communication skills. In the event that an applicant has fully demonstrated his/her qualifications and there are no other competitive applicants, INL reserves the right to forego the interview process. Professional references will be evaluated for applicants being considered for selection.

COMPENSATION (BASE PAY)
This position has been designated at the FS-02 equivalent level ($101,395 - $148,902 per annum). Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value based upon qualifications, previous relevant experience and work history, salary and educational background. Salaries, including any recruitment supplemental pay that exceeds the listed pay range, will not be entertained or negotiated.

For award, INL will negotiate for this contract based on the market value as outlined above and overall experience relevant to the solicitation requirements.  

BENEFITS & ALLOWANCES
AS A MATTER OF POLICY, INL NORMALLY AUTHORIZES THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 

BENEFITS - IF APPLICABLE
•    Employee's FICA/Medicare Contribution
•    Contribution toward Health and Life Insurance 
•    Pay Comparability Adjustment 
•    Annual Increase 
•    Eligibility for Worker's Compensation 
•    Annual, Sick and Home Leave 
•    401K Plan 
•    MEDVAC (provided by DOS Med)

ALLOWANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS (DSSR) - IF APPLICABLE 
•    Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (TQSA) or Per Diem upon arrival at Post
•    Housing Allowance
•    Post Allowance
•    Supplemental Post Allowance 
•    Maintenance Allowance (SMA)
•    Education Allowance
•    Educational Travel (full-time United States based secondary) 
•    Post Hardship Differential
•    Danger Pay
•    Shipment of HHE, UAB, POV and Consumables