United States Department of Agriculture OASCR Final Agency Decision (FAD) Support Services

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR), through the Center for Civil Rights Enforcement (CCRE), processes formal complaints of employment discrimination filed by employees or applicants for employment against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or its sub-agencies. OASCR is required by the EEOC pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1614 to process cases within a statutorily mandated 60-90 days from issuance of the report of investigation (ROI) and produce a final agency decision (FAD) within 60-90 days of receipt of the ROI. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Professional Support Services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. In accordance with FAR 37.104, Personal Services are prohibited and will not be performed under this contract. This requirement does not perform Inherently Governmental functions (IGF). The services performed shall conform to the requirements and the resulting work products shall conform to all applicable Federal regulations, including but not limited to, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) policy and supplemental regulations as appropriate.