Solicitation
Senior Advisor - Personal Services Contractor
Department of the Treasury
AI summaryThe Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) is hiring one individual as Senior Advisor to the OTA Director, under a personal services contract (a job-like contract, not a civil service position), at OTA headquarters in Washington, DC. Only individuals apply, by email; companies should not send resumes for individuals. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) is hiring one individual as Senior Advisor to the OTA Director, under a personal services contract (a job-like contract, not a civil service position), at OTA headquarters in Washington, DC. Only individuals apply, by email; companies should not send resumes for individuals. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (5)
- Apply as an individual; companies may not submit resumes on behalf of individuals
- U.S. citizenship
- Be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance, and pass background checks
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- Be able to obtain State Department medical clearance for worldwide travel
- Bachelor's degree in public administration, international affairs, economics, finance, public policy, business or another relevant field
How to submit: Email to recruitment@ota.treas.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Individuals only, not company bids. This is a hiring-style solicitation: a business can't bid on behalf of a person, and company-sent resumes are not accepted.
- Serious: U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance eligibility. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Worth checking: Wrong email subject line means no consideration. Emails without the exact subject line are treated as non-responsive and are not passed to the selection officials.
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- Minor: Personal services contract, not civil service. The selected person works under a contract, not as a federal employee.
- Minor: Travel possible, domestic or international. The contractor may be sent on temporary duty travel in the U.S. or abroad, and needs State Department medical clearance for worldwide travel.
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Full summary
What they want
- Serve as the OTA Director's principal strategic advisor and operational integrator
- Strategic execution and organizational alignment: turn leadership priorities into coordinated, measurable outcomes
- Communications and coordination, and organizational effectiveness
- International technical assistance integration across Treasury's worldwide assistance programs
- Support OTA headquarters operations in Washington, DC
- Work at OTA office space, the contractor's facility and/or travel for temporary duty, domestically or internationally, as the contracting officer's representative (COR) directs
- Contract type
- Personal services contract with an individual
- Place of performance
- OTA headquarters in Washington, DC; may also be the contractor's facility or temporary duty travel, domestic or international
- Estimated value
- Hourly rate of $68.96 to $94.49 per hour, equivalent to a General Schedule (GS) 14/15 pay level; not a total contract value
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to recruitment@ota.treas.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Required knowledge and skills: strategic planning and execution; executive judgment and advisory skills; communication; interpersonal and stakeholder effectiveness; independence and initiative; organization and execution; systems proficiency
- Best qualified candidates: international and foreign assistance experience; financial and subject matter knowledge; negotiation and consensus building; Microsoft 365 experience
- Education: bachelor's degree in a relevant field; an advanced degree is preferred
What to include when you submit
- Individuals send a cover letter and resume by email; companies should not submit resumes on behalf of individuals
- Put this subject line on the email: Solicitation 2099AB27R00004 – Senior Advisor – Applicant's Last Name, First Name
- Reference Solicitation 2099AB27R00004 on the cover letter and resume
- Do not cc or send the application to any OTA, IRS or other government personnel or email address
- No phone calls and no hand carries
After award, you must have
- If hired, obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and keep an active SAM.gov registration From the notice:
…all contractors, if hired, must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier and must maintain SAM registration…
Not in the notice text
- Contract length, start date and any option periods are not stated
- The number of hours or the total contract value is not stated; only an hourly rate range is given
- How applications are scored or ranked is not described
- Set-aside: SAM.gov does not state one
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- The notice mentions a security clearance. Check who needs one, and whether you must hold it by the time offers are due.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to recruitment@ota.treas.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- TCSC Departmental Offices, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- R497 · Support – Professional: Personal Services Contracts
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code R497)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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