INL WHA Advisory and Assistance (CARSI)

The Department of State has issued solicitation 19AQMR23R0007 for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to acquire advisory and assistance services for the Western Hemisphere Affairs region. This requirement is a total small business set-aside (SBA) categorized under NAICS code 541611 for Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services and PSC R408 for Professional Support Program Management/Support. The resulting award will be a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract focused primarily on the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), though it may encompass additional countries within the region. The government intends to issue one task order per required country to provide staffing for various security and justice-related projects.

The scope of work involves providing subject matter experts, specialist advisors, monitoring and evaluation specialists, and administrative support. Specific personnel requirements include tactical operations, maritime enforcement, and K9 experts, as well as advisors specializing in forensic accounting, rule of law, justice sector reform, anti-corruption, and counternarcotics. The contract also requires corrections advisors for prisons, police advisors for citizen security and local policing, and IT advisors. Nine attachments accompany this notice, including staffing statements of work, pricing spreadsheets, and multiple rounds of government responses to vendor questions.

Proposals are due by September 25, 2023, following an initial publication on July 5, 2023, and subsequent updates through September 7, 2023. Offerors must utilize the provided pricing and question-and-answer templates for their submissions. The contracting officer for this effort is Mary DiAngelo. Documentation associated with this solicitation includes Amendment 0003, consolidated government responses, and a DD 254 form.