SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- LPI Tester Trainers Kenya/Malawi - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 812990
— All Other Personal Services
- Contracting Office
- Peace Corps, Office Of Acquisitions And Contract Management, OACM, 1111 20th Street, N.W., Room 4416, Washington, District of Columbia, 20536
- ZIP Code
- 20536
- Archive Date
- 1/25/2014
- Point of Contact
- Rob Gray, Phone: 2026921668
- E-Mail Address
-
rgray@peacecorps.gov
(rgray@peacecorps.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-70. The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship through service to others. Peace Corps Volunteers live and work within the community they serve abroad, learning the local language, and contributing skills. This technical assistance is one of three goals of the Peace Corps. The other two goals revolve around cross-cultural understanding gained as the people of other countries acquire a better understanding of America and as the Volunteers return home to share their cultural experiences with fellow Americans. The US Peace Corps has a requirement for the purchase of the following item in the quantities described and listed below: Peace Corps (PC) seeks to award multiple contracts for Language Proficiency Interview (LPI) Tester Trainers for upcoming workshops at various Peace Corps posts in 2014. The contractor MUST be able to work in the location on the specified date. See attached Schedule for complete description of training dates and locations To apply for this short-term service CONTRACT position, you must reply with up-to-date resume to the primary contact below (at the bottom of this announcement). Email is the preferred method. See attached Statement of Work for complete description of responsibilities. The services to be provided are specified as follows: A. Services to be provided • Conduct PC LPI tester training for each post using materials as supplied by PC-Washington to include training plans, PowerPoints, videos, audios, the LPI training manual, and a participant training booklet • Discuss with local Language Coordinator issues of quality control, Training of Language Trainers (TOT), and LPI Standards at each post • Bring materials to posts from Peace Corps-Washington as needed • Conduct conference call with each post at least one week prior to trip • Work with language testing specialist at PC-Washington to plan workshop and trip • Return all materials supplied by PC-Washington and participant assessments and workshop evaluations to the language testing specialist at PC-Washington Workshop-Related Deliverables: to be returned within 3 weeks of completion of the workshops 1. Participant evaluation forms: these will identify the participant as certified, provisionally certified, or not certified. The evaluation will be based on the participant's workshop participation, 2 certification interviews, written exam, and listen & rate exam. This evaluation will be shared with the participant by Peace Corps-Washington. • 1 for each participant • Required to be submitted electronically 2. Trainer workshop report • 1 detailed report for each Peace Corps post visited • Required to be submitted electronically 3. Written Exam (1 for each participant) • To be corrected during the workshop with participants 4. Listen & Rate Exam (1 for each participant) • To be corrected during the workshop with participants 5. Participant's Workshop Evaluation (1 for each participant) • To be completed at the end of the workshop by participants 6. Cassettes/CDs of 2 certification interviews for each participant 7. Training Audios CDs (provided by Peace Corps prior to the workshop) 8. Testing Audios CDs (provided by Peace Corps prior to the workshop) 9. Training Video DVDs (provided by Peace Corps prior to the workshop) 10. CD with PowerPoints and Other Workshop Materials (provided by Peace Corps prior to the workshop) Travel-related Forms 1. Travel Voucher Sheet with original signature 2. All receipts pertaining to travel (itemized food receipts not necessary) 3. Completed Schedule of Expense sheet • Required to be submitted electronically Contract-related Forms 1. Contractor's Release (1 page) with original signature 2. Purchase Order, Receiving Report and Voucher (2 pages) with original signature on both pages 3. All receipts related to contract agreement (Clements, SOS, mailings and misc.) Evaluation Factors. Only quotes which meet the mandatory technical evaluation criteria will be considered. Technical Criteria Minimum Qualifications for Language Tester Training • MA in Teaching English or other languages as a Second/Foreign language, or MA in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or similar with a focus on teaching languages. • Certified ACTFL Tester. • Experience conducting language tester training workshops. • Significant experience in language testing. • Superior proficiency in the language of the workshop • Experience working in multicultural and multilingual contexts outside of the United States of America. Desired Qualification for Language Tester Training • Certified ACTFL Tester Trainer. • Prior experience working with Peace Corps. Past Performance Three (3) professional references for relevant work performed. Application Requirements: 1. All applicants should submit the following materials together to Peace Corps via email or commercial express mail at the contact information listed below: Peace Corps OACM C/o Rob Gray 1111 20th Street NW Washington DC 20526 Application form (Form attached) Current resume with salary history 2. All applicants must arrange to have the following additional documents sent to Peace Corps: References: Ask your references to send a signed personal reference letter. The Government will perform a comparative analysis of all applicants and will assess the advantages and disadvantages of each applicant as related to the Evaluation Factors. Multiple awards may be made from this notice and all quotes will be retained and may be utilized for requirements for a period of 12 months. Competitive evaluation of applicants will be based on the following criteria: Experience conducting Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) using ACTFL's OPI testing system Experience training and evaluating Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) testers in ACTFL's OPI testing system Documented Superior level language proficiency according to the ACTFL Guidelines if workshop will be in language other than English Prior performance if the applicant has previously conducted LPI tester training workshops for Peace Corps Files attached include the following: Statement of Work Application form (Form attached) Contract template
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- Address: Various Overseas Locations, United States
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