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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 08, 2006 FBO #1535
SOLICITATION NOTICE

U -- Congressional Writing Course

Notice Date

2/6/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

611430 — Professional and Management Development Training
 

Contracting Office

DHS - Border and Transportation Security, Customs and Border Protection, Office of Procurement, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 1310 NP, Washington, DC, 20229
 

ZIP Code

20229
 

Solicitation Number

0020019319
 

Response Due

2/10/2006
 

Archive Date

2/25/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wishes to identify and tailor a writing course focused on preparing Desk Officers and Program Managers to respond more proficiently to congressional correspondence tasked to their Office. Additionally, CBP requests a separate module to prepare Associate Chiefs and Senior Associate Chiefs to review the prepared correspondence more effectively. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: (a) Correspondence Content o Understand the congressional and federal appropriations processes. (b) Correspondence Format o Apply CBP, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Congressional requirements. (c) Writing Mechanics o Understand the role of style and grammar in Congressional Correspondence. (d) Organizational Reviews o Accountability o Involve their supervisor in the review process o Understand the role and expectations of Executive Secretariat Services (ESS) and the Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA). Level 1 Deliverables: The development and delivery of the OBP Congressional Correspondence Course will require Validation of specific training needs to clarify existing performance gaps: identifying process improvements through meeting with Office of Border Patrol, Office of Congressional Affairs, Executive Secretariat Services. Tailoring the existing Advanced Writing course materials to effectively meet these needs - Includes exercises and guidelines for peer/cohort reviews of written materials after classroom training to help employees stay on track, reinforce learning, and build proficiency Course materials and jobs aids Delivery of Congressional Correspondence Course pilot Level 2 Deliverables Recommendations for process improvements
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave.,NW, Washington, D.C.

Zip Code: 20229

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00980540-W 20060208/060206211531 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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