SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Executive Transition Assistance Program (E-TAP) Seminars
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, ACC CONS, 11817 Canon Blvd, Newport News, VA, 23606-4516, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA4890-07-T-0003
- Response Due
- 12/22/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/6/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6 STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS - AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is FA4890-07-T-0003 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-16) are incorporated. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 611430. This requirement is a small business set aside. This requirement combines (2) Statements of Work (SOW) see below. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) #1 EXECUTIVE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (E-TAP) SEMINAR 1. GENERAL TASK DESCRIPTION. Provide Executive Transition Assistance Program seminars (E-TAP) at Nellis, Langley, and Offutt AFBs for officers in the grade of 0-6 and above and DOD civilian employees in the grade of GS-15 and above. Seminars are designed to assist senior officers and senior civilians retiring from the Air force with their move into the corporate civilian employment arena. Contractor will provide deliverables as referenced in para 3. 2. REFERENCE. This contract is solicited for HQ Air Combat Command, Directorate of Personnel, Airman and Family Readiness Branch (ACC/A1ZF). 3. SPECIFIC TASK DESCRIPTION Deliverables/Format. The Contractor shall provide paper copies of the seminar workbook for each participant. All materials are to be printed on a laser printer, formatted in MS Word and bound in 3 ring, and collated to correspond with the training agenda. HQ ACC/A1ZF will require a preview copy of the workbook. The Contractor will prepare and provide a standard course curriculum based on the following curriculum: MANAGING CHANGE - An Introduction to the Marketplace - Creating a Company Called ME, INC. - Job and Career Search Process BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND? Steven Covey - LIFESCAPE Vision 10 years from now - Salary and Benefits Negotiation - Homework: Achievement Story SELLING YOURSELF IN WRITING -Getting Started Career Catalog -Organizing Product Knowledge Source Document -Introduction of The Match? -Exercise Skills Assessment -Exercise Achievement Story -Resumes/Cover Letters?Content Focused on the Customer ORGANIZING YOUR JOB SEARCH - Research/Planning/Organizing/Networking - What you Say and Do to the Customer - Exercise Naming Resources - Your Marketing Plan SELLING YOURSELF VERBALLY - The 30 Second Commercial - Interview Pre-Work - Exercise Work Preferences - Values Exercise Assessing The Match with the Corporate/Organizational Culture INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES - Types of Interview - The Interview Model - Role Playing Asking Questions/Answering Questions - The Negotiating Model Preparing for the Game Etiquette, Style, Image, Body Language, Tone, Pace DECIDING CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING JOB OFFERS AND LIFE CHOICES a. Specific tasks are as follows. Contractor will provide a total of three 4-day seminars at ACC base FSCs (1 at Nellis AFB, 1 at Langley, and 1 at Offutt AFB) for 35 participants per seminar. ACC/A1ZF team will work with contactor to adjust training needs as determined by changing requirements of TAP and course participant needs. Projected dates for the training follow: a. Nellis AFB, NV: 26-30 Mar 07 b. Langley AFB, VA: 11-15 June 07 c. Offutt AFB, NE: 18-21 Sep 07 Dates can be adjusted as needed with concurrence of host installation, ACC/A1ZF, and contractor. The government will provide a POC at each base to assist the contractor with setting up training schedules. b. Components of the training preparation are identified as: (1) Prepare course scenario, course procedures, and course agenda. (2) Coordinate Course with ACC/A1ZF team. (3) Prepare Course Materials. (4) Provide Course Materials to bases and preview copy to ACC/A1ZF (5) Conduct E-TAP seminars (6) Evaluate training and provide summary of evaluations to ACC/A1ZF. (7) Provide follow-up services, to include resume review and referral via e-mail or other electronic means, to participants after seminar completion. 4. GOVERNMENT INPUTS/EQUIPMENT. The Government will furnish or make available to the Contractor any documentation deemed necessary to accomplish this task. All necessary equipment for actual training days (overhead, flip charts, laptop, LCD projector, etc.) as well as meeting rooms will be provided by government. Contractor is expected to work independently at a location of their choice in developing various deliverables. 5. TRAVEL. Travel and per diem for contractor personnel to provide specified trainings at each geographic location is included in the contract price. 6. SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS. Project is unclassified access to classified information is not required. 7. DUTY INFORMATION. Other than actual training days specified in contract, contractors duty location and duty hours are not pre-determined. Each 4 day seminar will be conducted within the time frame of 0700-1700 each day. Length of Course: 4 days per seminar (7.5 hours each day with 1-hour or 1.5 hours lunch to be determined by local option). Contractor will provide a total of 22.5 hours instruction and facilitate the remaining 7.5 hours provided through local sources (examples: dress for success, benefits briefing, financial planning for retirement, employer panel). STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)#2 E-9 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (E9-TAP) SEMINAR 1. GENERAL TASK DESCRIPTION. Provide Transition Assistance Program seminars (E-9 TAP) at Seymour Johnson, Offutt, and Langley AFBs for enlisted members in the grade of E-9. Seminars are designed to assist senior enlisted members retiring from the Air force with their move into the civilian employment arena. Contractor will provide deliverables as referenced in para 3. 2. REFERENCE. This contract is solicited for HQ Air Combat Command, Directorate of Personnel, Family Matters Branch (ACC/A1ZF). 3. SPECIFIC TASK DESCRIPTION a. Deliverables/Format. The Contractor shall provide publicity materials, training venue and all equipment, instructor(s) plus any guest speakers, introduction and information letters to attendees and paper copies of the seminar workbook for each participant. All materials are to be printed on a laser printer, formatted in MS Word and bound in 3 ring, tabbed notebooks. Materials in notebooks will be tabbed to correspond with sessions on the training agenda. HQ ACC/A1ZF will require a preview copy of the workbook. Contractor will deliver a standard course curriculum as follows: Program Overview Career Development Building on Your Strengths Resume Writing Cover Letters Applying for Federal Job Applying for Government Contracts Networking and Interviewing Compensation Negotiation Employer Panel Mock Interview Financial Planning Dress for Success Three to four hour overview of Veterans Administration Benefits b. Specific tasks are as follows. Contractor will provide a total of three 4-day seminars at ACC bases: Seymour Johnson, Offutt, and Langley AFB. Each seminar will consist of no more than 30 participants. ACC/A1ZF team will work with contactor to adjust training needs as determined by changing requirements of TAP and course participant needs. Projected dates for the trainings follow: a. Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: 9-12 Jan 07 b. Offutt AFB, ND: 24-27 Apr 07 c. Langley AFB, VA: 24-27 July 07 Dates can be adjusted as needed with concurrence of host installation, ACC/A1ZF, and contractor. c. Components of the training preparation are identified as: (1) Prepare course scenario, course procedures, and course agenda. (2) Coordinate course with ACC/A1ZF team and host base Airman and Family Readiness Center. (3) Prepare course materials. (4) Provide preview course materials to ACC/A1ZF no later than one month prior to first seminar. (5) Provide all training aids including but not limited to LCD projectors, screens, newsprint charts/easels, markers, pens, pencils, note pads/paper (6) Provide all course materials to participants (7) Provide welcome and information letters to each participant (based on sign-up rosters from MAJCOM/Base Airman & Family Readiness) NLT 5 working days prior to first day of each seminar. Roster of participants will be e-mailed to contractor NLT 10 working days prior to seminar. (8) Conduct E9-TAP seminars (9) Provide copies of course evaluations to HQ ACC/A1ZF NLT 10 working days after each workshop (10) Contractor/trainer presenting three-four hour block on Veterans Administration (VA) benefits must have been trained by the VA to offer such training. 4. GOVERNMENT INPUTS/EQUIPMENT. The Government, through HQ ACC Airman and Family Readiness , will take sign-ups for each seminar and will furnish or make available to the Contractor completed sign-up rosters with name, rank, e-mail address, and mailing address of each participant NLT 10 working days prior to each workshop. 5. TRAVEL. Travel and per diem for contractor(s) to provide specified trainings at each geographic location is included in the contract price. 6. SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS. Project is unclassified ? access to classified information is not required. 7. DUTY INFORMATION. Other than actual training days specified in contract, contractor?s duty location and duty hours are not pre-determined. Each 4 day seminar will be conducted within the time frame of 0700- 1700 each day. Length of Course: 4 days per seminar (7.0 hours each day with 1-hour or 1.5 hours lunch to be determined by local option). Contractor will provide a total of 28 hours instruction. If not submitting under GSA the following provisions apply: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Item. *** The following clauses apply: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration, 52.247-34 FOB Destination, 52.252-2 Clauses incroporated by Reference, 52.252-6 Authorized Deviation in Clauses; 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration; 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms; 52.225-1 Buy American Act - Balance of Payments Program-Supplies; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. Evaluation of Offers. The Government will award an order resulting from this Request for Proposal to the responsible offeror that conforms to the Statement of Works that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Accordingly, the following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals: a. Technical capability b. Price Proposal responses are due 22 Dec 2006 no later than 4:30 EST. The Government plans to use the Internet and email as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging information.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Langley AFB, Offutt AFB, Seymour Johnson AFB, and Nellis AFB.
- Zip Code: 23665
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 23665
- Record
- SN01197443-W 20061217/061215222544 (fbodaily.com)
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