SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- LITIGATION TRAINING SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, FISC NORFOLK DETACHMENT WASHINGTON, 1014 N Street SE, Suite 400 Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, DC, 20374-5014
- ZIP Code
- 20374-5014
- Solicitation Number
- N00600-05-R-0388
- Response Due
- 12/19/2004
- Description
- 1. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Contracting Department, Philadelphia Division, Contracting Operations Branch Four Washington Office intends to award a contract to provide high quality, Continuous Learning Education CLE eligible, litigation skills and litigation ethics training to the Navy Office of the General Counsel personnel. Task orders describing the specific training to be provided will be issued. The training included in this contract shall include principally live training, however, the development and preparation of high quality online training materials will also be required. 2. The attorneys who will receive this training will be at different levels of litigation experience and skills and are responsible for representing the Navy in both administrative forums such as the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Merit Systems Protection Board, and EEOC as well as in federal court assisting DOJ attorneys. The Navy Office of the General Counsel handles cases in a wide variety of areas and forums including, but not limited to, government contracts at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Court of Federal Claims, General Accounting Office and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, civil False Claims Act cases in the Federal District Courts, civilian personnel cases at the Merit Systems Protection Board and in Federal Courts, EEO discrimination cases in Federal District Court and before the EEOC, Class Actions in federal courts, and environmental cases in Federal and State courts. The training and training materials to be provided under this contract shall cover all aspects of case preparation, legal writing, discovery, electronic discovery, trial, negotiations and settlement, and appeals from both an offensive and defensive standpoint and should be heavily geared towards the practical as opposed to the theoretical. The ethical obligations facing government attorneys in litigation should be covered and stressed in all training. The training materials for non-attorneys may cover trial practice, discovery obligations, the duty of confidentiality, depositions and trial testimony, and the ethical obligations of counsel for the government and is designed to make certain that clients involved in litigation understand both the litigation process and their role in that process. 3. The contractor will provide equipment, personnel and materials to provide one-day litigation training seminars to Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel personnel. It is anticipated that such training may be conducted in any one or more of the following locations: Washington, D.C.; Jacksonville, Florida; San Diego, California; Patuxent River, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Honolulu, Hawaii; Newport, Rhode Island; Norfolk, Virginia; and Seattle, Washington. Locations may, at the discretion of the COR, be added or deleted from this list. These one day seminars will cover those litigation skills, locations to be issued under this contract as directed by the COR. The Contractor will; suggest topics to be covered by this training and will prepare and present the one day seminar. It is anticipated that the contractor will present the same seminar in each location identified above during the course of contract performance. When the seminar has been presented in all locations, the contractor may be tasked to develop one-day litigation training seminars covering new topics to be held at the same locations as the original seminars. It is anticipated that there will be between 10 and 30 attendees at each seminar location. In addition, the contractor may be required to conduct a litigation seminar for approximately 100-125 Office of the General Counsel attorneys. The content and presentation of all seminars shall be of the highest professional quality and should include lectures, group discussions, role-playing simulations, and such other techniques as the contractor determines will most effectively present the material. 4. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining CLE credit for the seminar in all jurisdictions and shall submit student requests for CLE credit. 5. As directed by the task order, the Contractor shall develop and prepare Litigation Tools and Resources for use by Navy OGC Attorneys. These Tools and Resources will include one or more of the following: a. Litigation Manual for OGC attorneys. b. Client Litigation Guide c. Online litigation training. d. Other tasks. 6. The North American Industrial Classification Code System (NAICS) is 611430. The Federal Supply Classification (FSC) for this requirement is 6910. This requirement is a 100% small business set aside. All inquiries should be directed toward Contract Specialist Frank Miller, LT, SC, USNR at (202) 433-7150 or via email at frank.miller@navy.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, D.C.
- Record
- SN00710984-W 20041121/041119212104 (fbodaily.com)
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