SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Foreign Language Training Support Services and Instruction Services
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611630
— Language Schools
- Contracting Office
- ACA, NRCC, General Support Division, Building 2798, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5538
- ZIP Code
- 23604-5538
- Solicitation Number
- W911S0-09-R-0010
- Response Due
- 3/31/2010
- Archive Date
- 5/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Shaina McKeel, 757.878.3166
- E-Mail Address
-
ACA, NRCC, General Support Division
(shaina.mckeel@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The purpose of this announcement is to provide a Presolicitation Notice for the release of the Foreign Language Training Support Services and Instruction Services Solicitation, W911S0-09-R-0010. THIS IS A SYNOPSIS. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The action will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Center at Fort Eustis, Virginia intends to solicit and award five, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) in support of the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, Washington, DC. The services to be performed are foreign language training support services and instruction for authorized Government personnel. Training requirements in any given year typically cover 65 or more languages and range from familiarization courses of a few weeks to basic courses of 26-64 weeks. Typical student load is 150-200 students at any given time and 550-600 in the course of a year. Course objectives, curricula, and evaluation are based on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level Descriptions, viewable at http://www.govtilr.org/Skills/ILRscale1.htm and range from level 0+ to level 3 and occasionally beyond, as well as on related performance standards. Training is highly unpredictable, with changes such as curtailment, extension, and class divisions. The Contractor shall provide educated native speakers of the standard variant of the target languages, who possess English capability in the 2-range; facility with learning technologies, including wide use of Internet sources; and, the ability to adapt to students with varying learning styles and requiring different learning strategies. The requirement for development of training materials require personnel with higher-level skills: English proficiency at or approaching level 3; wide experience with the use of the Internet to locate appropriate authentic materials; and, computer literacy sufficient to production of web-delivered learning materials. Curriculum development and delivery of training shall be supervised by contractor personnel with experience and/or credentials in second language acquisition and the utilization of language skills in the performance of US Government, and Department of Defense missions. Formative evaluation and academic counseling are required. The contractor shall locate, acquire, and compile into coherent curricula learning materials, including authentic materials, as are necessary to meet the goals of each student. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary classroom facilities, including routine access to video and audio materials as well as Internet sources. These premises must be located in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. THIS ACTION IS LIMITED TO COMPETITION BY VENDORS THAT ARE CERTIFIED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) UNDER THE SBA PROGRAM. The designated NAICS Code is 611630, Language Schools, and the size standard is $7.0 million. The MICC anticipates award of five BPAs, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), for a base year and two (2) one year option periods. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The solicitation will be will be posted on FEDBIZOPPS and issued on or about 28 September 2009 and closing on or about 28 October 2009. All amendments will be posted on FEDBIZOPPS. A bidders list will not be compiled and paper copies of the solicitation and/or amendments will not be mailed. All questions and correspondence shall be addressed to Shaina Mckeel at shaina.mckeel@us.army.mil.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/DABJ/DABJ01/W911S0-09-R-0010/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: AMC, MICC, Contracts Division Building 2746 Fort Eustis VA
- Zip Code: 23604-5538
- Zip Code: 23604-5538
- Record
- SN01919718-W 20090822/090821000606-b0a3b18a7e2208a10e4946fdfafe2006 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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