Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 FBO #1388
SOLICITATION NOTICE

U -- Crisis Management (SOS)

Notice Date

9/12/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

611430 — Professional and Management Development Training
 

Contracting Office

Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Office of Acquisitions, M/FSI/EX/GSACQ, 4000 Arlington Boulevard Room F-2129, SA-42, Arlington, VA, 22204
 

ZIP Code

22204
 

Solicitation Number

SFSIAQ-05-R-1066
 

Response Due

9/30/2005
 

Archive Date

10/15/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Department of State's National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Foreign Service Institute (FSI) provides training and professional development to personnel of the Department of State and the Foreign Service community. The Transition Center (TC) division of FSI offers security awareness training to foreign affairs agency personnel and their eligible family members in the form of the Security Overseas Seminar (SOS) program. The SOS program currently requires the services of a qualified and experienced contractor(s) to conduct twenty-six, fifty-minute presentations on crisis management in an overseas environment at each of the seminars. The overall aim of the SOS training is to motivate individuals to identify the likely security risks overseas and to develop a plan for dealing with them. The presentations addressing personal security will be provided in direct support of the SOS program. Over two thousand participants per year attend these trainings. Classes range from 30 to 200 participants with average class sizes being around 100. Participants come from many U. S. Government agencies. Their level of experience in the Foreign Service varies from newcomers in the overseas environment to veterans with twenty years or more of service and their family members. This variance has proved to be both a benefit and a challenge. Newcomers appreciate the firsthand experiences related by veterans. However, it has been important that presenters be mindful to avoid elementary approaches that could bore those with more experience. It has always been important to acknowledge individual experiences the audience members bring to the seminar and to provide some measure of audience participation. The two-day SOS program is offered twenty-six (26) times a year, and presents a variety of presentation formats in order to maximize the efficiency of the program. The fifty minute presentation entitled, ?Managing in a Crisis,? is an introduction to how to cope with disasters ranging from natural ones such as floods to terrorist ones like the recent bombing in London. The presentation itself has been developed by TC/T. The awardee(s) will be responsible for the refinement, update, and delivery of the existing model. The presentation will include, but will not be limited to the following topics: ?Experiences of individuals who have served overseas; ?The relationship of crisis management to the other security and safety presentations of the program; ?Listing and explaining the stages of crises; ?Community preparation and crisis management initiatives (both at post and within the Department); The selected contractor(s) must perform the services listed in this section under the general guidelines established by the Contracting Officer?s Representative (COR). During the agreement periods the contractor(s) shall be responsible for the following: ?Preparation and use of top-quality visual aids compatible with the Foreign Service Institute?s audio-visual technology. Handouts may be provided by awardee if desired, subject to the approval of the course coordinator. ?Subject matter input toward course materials for the personal security portion of Security Overseas Seminar Guidebook. ?Awardee(s) will be required to attend an orientation meeting with the Contracting Office Representative (COR) and other staff members. ?Awardee(s) will be required to submit an electronic copy of the PowerPoint file (if used) and presentation notes to course coordinator for the files. ?The awardee(s) must arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of each class and respond to follow-up questions at the end of the sessions. The solicitation document for this requirement shall be made available for review (via FEDBIZOPPS.GOV) by September 19, 2005. Please submit all questions and inquiries to Bernard Salter Jr. in writing at salterb@state.gov by September 22, 2005.
 

Place of Performance

Address: George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, 4000 Arlington Blvd. Arlington VA, ,

Zip Code: 22204

Country: United States of America
 

Record

SN00892656-W 20050914/050912211812 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |