DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, BLDG 9507 (FLLC), FORT LEWIS WA 98433-5000

R -- BASIC SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, OPERATION OF LEARNING CENTERS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES, FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON AND SATELLITE FACILITIES SOL DAKF57-95-R-0017 DUE 050895 POC Contract Specialist Cheryl O'Neal ext. 217 (206) 967-2151 (Site Code DAKF57) Provide the administrative support, required developmental procedures, elementary and secondary remedial level courses, testing and instructional services in order to deliver soldier development programs providing academic instruction in job-related skills, including Functional Academic Skills Training program (FAST), High School Completion Program (HSCP); English as a Second Language (ESL), Professional Development Educational Program (PDEP). Provide the administrative support and educational testing services for all delivered programs. Provide the administrative support, services in order to deliver Army supported unit training and individual distributed training, leader development, and self-development through training and multimedia services. Provide the administrative support, prescribed courses, instruction, monitoring, and academic resource support, and tutorial services for computers. Provide the administrative support, prescribed courses, instruction, monitoring, foreign language skill enhancement, mission-required foreign language training and mission-related foreign language training, Foreign Language Training Center Operator support for the FLTC and unit language facilities and the instructors; materials preparation/adaption to include computer assisted instruction; translation services; in-service training for instructors; and instructional services. Delivery of these services may be required at Madigan Army Medical Center, Yakima Training Center, Huckleberry Creek Training Center, Vancouver Barracks, Camp Murray, Portland Recruiting Battalion in Portland, Oregon and Oregon Army National Guard in Salem, Oregon and/or other satellite facilities. Offerors must be accredited institutions of postsecondary education recognized by Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation (CORPA) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Only U.S. accredited degree granting institutions that are able to grant transferable college credit for Professional Development programs will be considered for this contract. This is a firm fixed-price requirements type contract for Base Period (1 Sep 95 thru 31 Aug 96) with three one-year option periods. The proposed procurement listed here is being considered for 100 percent setaside for small disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns and 100 percent set-aside for small business (SB) concerns. Interested SDB and SB concerns should, as early as possible but not later than 15 days of this notice, indicate interest in the acquisition by providing to the contracting office above, evidence of capability to perform, and if a SDB provide a positive statement of eligibility as a small socially and economically disadvantaged business concern. If adequate interest is not received from SDB and SB concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice. Therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all business concerns as well as from SDB and SB concerns. Small disadvantaged business concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent unconditionally owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged, or a publicly owned business that has at least 51 percent of its stock unconditionally owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and that has its management and daily business controlled by one or more such individuals. This term also means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent unconditionally owned by an economically disadvantaged Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Organization, or publicly owned business that has at least 51 percent of its stock unconditionally owned by one of these entities, that has its management and daily business controlled by members of an economically disadvantaged Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Organization, and that meets the requirements of 13 CFR 124. Socially disadvantaged means individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their qualities as individuals. Economically disadvantaged means socially disadvantaged individuals whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system is impaired due to diminished opportunities to obtain capital and credit as compared to others in the same line of business who are not socially disadvantaged. Concern means any business entity organized for profit with a place of business located in the United States, including, but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative. The size standard is any concern including its affiliates with an average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years not in excess of $5 million. SIC Code: 8299, School and Educational Services Not Elsewhere Classified.(0114)

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