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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 31, 2004 FBO #0856
MODIFICATION

R -- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY & SECURITY (BIS)/NON-PROLIFERATION & EXPORT CONTROL (NEC) COOPERATION PROGRAM

Notice Date

3/28/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

DG1351-04-RP-0023
 

Response Due

5/17/2004
 

Archive Date

6/1/2004
 

Point of Contact

Mary Swailes, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0838 x201, Fax (301) 713-0809, - Joel Perlroth, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 713-0838 x205, Fax (301) 713-0809,
 

E-Mail Address

m.pat.swailes@noaa.gov, joel.l.perlroth@noaa.gov
 

Description

THIS MODIFICATION TO DG1351-04-RP-0023 IS ISSUED TO REVISED THE SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE AND THE PROPOSALS DUE DATE. THE RELEASE DATE FOR THE SOLICITATION IS REVISED FROM MARCH 29, 2004 TO APRIL 16, 2004. THE PROPOSALS DUE DATE IS REVISED FROM APRIL 29, 2004 TO MAY 17, 2004. The U.S. Department of Commerce has a requirement to provide support to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)/Non-Proliferation and Export Control (NEC) Cooperative Program. BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION - The United States assists the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union, the Baltic countries, Central Europe Countries, and other countries to assume the full responsibility for preventing the proliferation of equipment and technologies that could be used in the development or delivery of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with other U.S. Government agencies, works with these countries in establishing fair and effective national export control systems. The BIS/Non Proliferation and Export Control (NEC) group has been working in cooperative outreach programs with export control organizations in these countries since 1994. The level and scope of NEC?s outreach efforts have increased due to the growing concerns of the U.S. Government regarding the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems. For example, in FY 2003, NEC conducted more than double the number of technical exchange activities from the previous year (approximately 75 - 95). This has required NEC to restructure its contract mechanisms and redefine the roles and relationships between federal staff and contract support staff. Historically, the NEC group requires contractor support in the areas of: TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ? The contractor shall work under the direction of the NEC group to identify training modules for development in order to meet the requirements of particular cooperating countries. These modules augmented the existing NEC training material originally established as part of the NEC Course Curriculum. These training materials satisfy learning objectives that are established by NEC in a model country plan. The appropriate mix of instructional methods and delivery approaches (e.g. lecture, role-play, simulations group discussions) was evaluated and integrated into the training material to meet the learning objectives. The Contractor shall maintain a technical library of Government-owned course material, program books, and other materials which is Government property. The library shall allow access to previously developed training material, agendas, and presentations (electronic and hard copy form) for use in planning future programs. TRAINING DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT ? The Contractor shall deliver training courses to export control officials and experts in cooperating countries in the various export control areas (e.g. legal, regulatory, licensing, control lists, industry/Government relations, export enforcement). These courses are to be delivered in the US in a government owned facility to foreign delegations from participating countries. The contractor is also to deliver training workshops, seminars and conferences in foreign locations. For both the foreign and domestic training delivery activity, the Contractor shall be responsible for organizing the material, arranging for translation, and coordinating speakers from within the Department of Commerce, other U.S. Government agencies and U.S. industry. Program books shall be built and reproduced for the technical exchanges/seminars and copies of course materials shall be provided to the foreign trainees. In order to ensure the most widespread use of the training material and software training tools within the client country, the contractor shall, at times, provide specific hardware such as computers, zip drives or other computer peripherals. NEC is interested in exploring creative strategies for the delivery of training materials. MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT CONTROL EXCHANGES - Many times a year, the NEC group works with cooperating Governments and Non-Government Organizations (NGO) to sponsor export control conferences on a variety of topics. These conferences can be specific to the host country or can be regional in nature. In order to effectively manage these conferences, the Contractor shall established business relationships with the conference hosts who have in turn handled the local logistics including venue, speakers, program material, simultaneous interpretation, and other miscellaneous support activities. As a co-sponsor of these conferences, the NEC group will often ensure a US presence at the conferences. The Contractor shall work with the NEC group to identify and prepare U.S. Industry participants who will be part of the US delegation to the conference. MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS -As a result of efforts since 1994, the NEC group has made significant progress with cooperating Governments in building export control institutions. In particular, as the cooperating country?s export control systems are developed, the need to have good industry and Government cooperation has become apparent. In the field of industry-Government relations, the contractor developed software tool, the Internal Control Program (ICP), shall be modified and adapted to the regulatory environment of specific cooperating countries. The ICP tool establishes a framework for the foreign industry to comply with its own Government?s export control regulations and meet international standards regarding control of strategic commodities. The Contractor shall work with the export control agency or its designated NGO to establish a plan to modify and deploy these country specific versions of the ICP tool. Efforts shall be made to encourage all countries to adopt all 10 elements of the generic ICP model, but the ultimate product shall be a function of the cooperating country?s specific export control law and regulations. A rapid series of ICP deployments have taken place in Russia, Ukraine, and a select set of Central European countries. Based on the number and geographical diversity of the foreign enterprises, the Contractor shall be required to handle some deployments independently of the NEC group. LOGISTICS SUPPORT - In the course of conducting the international training program, both in the US and abroad, the contractor shall plan and manage logistics for both US and foreign nationals for ticketing, billeting, conference facility management, and ground transportation. OTHER ACTIVITIES - Based on the number of countries and the expanding scope of activities under the NEC outreach programs, the NEC group may require the Contractor to perform other unique tasks as they arise. These requirements may be generated by outside agencies such as State and Defense Departments who are trying to coordinate their activities with the NEC group. NEC envisions a greater contractor role in the continuous planning for fiscal year budget submissions based on medium to long-range strategic goals and in planning, scheduling and implementing short-term (one year) operation plans. NAICS Code: 541611. Size Standard: $6.0. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. HOWEVER, IT WILL CONTAIN THE PROVISIONS OF A CASCADING SET-ASIDE PREFERENCE WHICH PUT LARGE BUSINESSES ON NOTICE THAT, IF THE AGENCY RECEIVES A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS OFFERS, LARGE BUSINESS PROPOSALS RECEIVED SIMPLY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. Proposals must include business size, Federal Taxpayer Identification Number, and Dun and Bradstreet Number. All contractors interested in this requirement must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). As of October 1, 2003, NO award can be made unless the vender is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist by email (preferred) or fax. PAT SWAILES-Contract Specialist. The anticipated award date is April 28, 2004. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ? Contract award is anticipated on or around April 28, 2004. It is the Government?s intent to award a contract for a 12-month base year with four 12-month option periods and three one-year award terms.. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released on or about February 26, 2004. The solicitation shall be available at FEDBIZOPPS or the following website at that time: http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/%7Eamd/SOLINDEX.HTML. Proposals will be due on or before close of business March 29, 2004. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Point of Contact Pat Swailes, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 713-0838 x201, Fax (301) 713-0808, email m.pat.swailes@noaa.gov, Joel Perlroth, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0838x205, email joel.l.perlroth@noaa.gov _______________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (28-MAR-2004). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 29-MAR-2004. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Place of Performance

Address: DOC/BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, 14TH & CONSTITUTION AVE., NW, WASHINGTON, DC

Zip Code: 20230

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00556182-W 20040331/040329212345 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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