Amendment 0002: This RFQ is amended on May 23, 2019 to extend the quote submission deadline FROM Friday, May 24, 2019 TO Friday, May 31, 2019 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Amendment 0001: This RFQ is amended on May 15, 2019 to: 1) Extend the quote submission deadline FROM Thursday, May 16, 2019 TO Friday, May 24, 2019 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. 2) Update the MCC Pay-Band 3A rates to align with new rates, FROM ($55.10 - $84.11 per hour) TO ($58.46 - $84.11 per hour). This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Personal Services Contractor (PSC) to be located in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). MCC's mission is to provide grant assistance to support economic growth and poverty reduction in select developing countries with a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. OGC provides full-service legal support for all requirements driven by MCC's mission. Please see attached solicitation and addenda for complete announcement details. SCOPE OF POSITION The Attorney Advisor (Administrative Law Attorney) PSC will serve as an advisor, technical expert, and resource to MCC officials and employees by providing ongoing support and legal advisory services with respect to complex and difficult questions impacting MCC administrative programs and operations. Assistance provided supports multi-disciplinary projects related to sensitive and complex public policies of national or international significance that have complex legal aspects and involve controversial legal issues. KEY REQUIREMENTS - U.S. citizenship - Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance at the Top Secret level. - Performance at MCC Headquarters in Washington, DC. - Domestic and international travel may be required. - Statement of Employment & Financial Interest (i.e. Office of Government Ethics "OGE Form-450", or similar statement) may be required. - Active System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) registration and be listed as sole-proprietor before the contract is awarded. See Addendum 4 for a Quick Start Guide on the SAM registration process. An active SAM registration is not required at the time of application (although candidates are highly encouraged to initiate the registration process before submission), but must be complete and active before the contract is awarded. - Designated and/or random drug testing required. DUTIES - Provides legal advice and counsel to MCC clients on administrative matters affecting the Agency's operations, and provides legal counsel to ensure agency compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. - Drafts interpretative analysis of program policy development associated with a variety of critical MCC programs and operations. Exercises responsibility for the analysis, development, advocacy and review of policies affecting the operations of MCC. - Represents MCC in administrative litigation matters and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings involving employment law, contracts, including bid protest, whistleblower, debt collection, information and privacy laws, and other administrative law matters. Conducts discovery, interview witnesses, review investigation reports, drafts memoranda, policies, and pleadings. - Assists MCC's Assistant General Counsels (Administration) in coordinating with the Department of Justice on all civil litigation matters affecting MCC. - Monitor and advise on new or changes to existing administrative laws, executive orders, rules and regulations affecting MCC programs and operations. - Assists the Designated Agency Ethics Official in all aspects of the ethics program, including review of required financial disclosure reports, training agency employees on the Standards of Ethical Conduct, and providing advice to employees on a case by case basis. - Provide legal advice and counsel to MCC's Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer or FOIA Appeal Authority on legal issues related the release or denial all FOIA/Privacy Act requests and on other matters related to FOIA. - Supports MCC's Assistant General Counsels in a wide range of information law matters, including interpretation and implementation of the Federal Records Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, Open Government initiatives, and related laws and regulations to MCC programs and operations. Assists in other administrative law matters such as fiscal law, audit response, and intellectual property as necessary. - Ensures legal opinions, briefs, memoranda, etc. are fully researched, and contain appropriate legal and policy conclusions. - Pursues and achieves goals to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of OGC operations including the development and implementation of new or enhanced training programs for staff or automation initiatives, etc. - Recommends and formulates MCC's position regarding difficult and complex legal problems and issues that may be controversial or of significant public interest. Provides advice and consultation, as a technical expert in the field of administrative law. - Performs other duties as assigned. - Occasional domestic and international travel may be required to perform job related duties and responsibilities, or to attend job related training. DEADLINES Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted via email to Ms. Cindy Guo (
contact@example.gov), Ms. Jacqueline Naranjo (
contact@example.gov), and
contact@example.gov no later than Monday, April 29, 2019 at 10:00 am ET. Offers must be submitted via email to
contact@example.gov and
contact@example.gov before the submission deadline of Friday, May 31, 2019 at 4:00 pm ET. Include both the position title AND the announcement number in the email subject line. Please refer to the sections "7. Required Documentation" and "11. Instructions to PSC Candidates" in the attached solicitation for detailed information on what to include in an offer.
