INL WHA Advisory and Assistance (CARSI)

The Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has issued solicitation 19AQMR23R0007 for advisory and assistance services across Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) countries. This requirement is a total small business set-aside (SBA) classified under NAICS 541611 for Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services and PSC R408 for Support- Professional: Program Management/Support. The government intends to establish a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide staffing support, with the primary focus on the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI). The contracting office expects to award one task order per required country.

The scope of work involves providing subject matter experts, advisors, and monitoring and evaluation specialists to support various INL projects. Specific staffing requirements include tactical operations, maritime enforcement, and K9 subject matter experts, alongside specialist advisors for forensic accounting, rule of law, justice sector reform, and anti-corruption. Additional personnel needs encompass police advisors for citizen security, corrections advisors for prison systems, IT advisors, and administrative support staff. Vendors must utilize the provided pricing and Q&A templates for their submissions as detailed in the nine associated attachments, which include a Statement of Work, pricing spreadsheets, and a DD 254.

Managed by point of contact Mary DiAngelo, the solicitation was originally published on July 5, 2023, and was recently updated on September 7, 2023, to incorporate Amendment 0003 and a second round of responses to vendor inquiries. While the initial description listed a final proposal deadline in August, the formal notice metadata establishes a response deadline of September 25, 2023. This schedule accounts for potential extensions granted by the Contracting Officer to address substantive amendments or provide government responses to contractor questions.