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U -- SPECIAL AMERICAN BUSINESS INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM SOL NAAW3100630043 DUE 122295 POC Tracey Miller Notice the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration's, Special American Business Internship Training program (SABIT) has a requirement for developing a Standardization Training Program (Training Program) to train approximately 100 technical and regulatory experts from Russia and the other Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union (Interns) in the areas of U.S. Government and private sector processes and procedures for standards development, conformity assessment and quality management. The basic qualification requirements for the (SABIT) standards are as follows: knowledge of standards, certification/testing, and quality assurance issues in the United States; ability to coordinate and select private sector participants/trainers in a training program; knowledge of standards-related issues in the former Soviet Union; and knowledge of standards orgranizations and U.S. private industry in the following sectors: food processing and packaging equipment, oil and gas equipment, and infrastructure and construction equipment. The training program will consist of three groups: Food Processing and Packaging February 26-April 19, 1996; Oil and Gas Equipment May 13-July 3, 1996; Infrastructure/Construction, August 19-October 11, 1996. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will provide the first two weeks of orientation for each of the three training sessions. The Contractor will provide the remaining six weeks of training for each group. Period of Performance is estimated to begin December 1995 and finish at the end of October 1996. All responsible sources may request in writing a copy of the request for quotation and must be in this office within (15) calendar days after publication of this notice. No solicitation document exists. Late responses will not be accepted. We anticipate award within the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. No telephone requests will be honored. Faxed requests accepted (301) 713-0806. (0340)

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