U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan, Camp Zama, Japan

U -- PROVIDE VARIOUS ASBESTOS ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING FOR VARIOUS US FORCES JAPAN INSTALLATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, JAPAN Sol. DACA79-96-R-0014. Due 031296. Contact Ben Logdat or Alvin Kam, 011-81-3117-63-5408. Contracting Officer is Julius Kaneshiro, 011-81-3117-63-8834. The U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan, is seeking the services of a contractor for an Indefinite Delivery Services Contract for Asbestos Environmental Training of US Forces Japan personnel. Training is required to meet regulatory requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Final Governing Standards, and applicable Federal and Government of Japan laws and regulations. Training shall consist of the following classes: Abatement Worker Initial Training; Abatement Worker Refresher; Contractor/Supervisor Initial Training; Contractor/Supervisor Refresher; Inspector/Assessment Initial Training; Inspector/Assessment Refresher; Management/Planner Initial Training; Management/Planner Refresher; Project Designer Initial Training; and, Designer Refresher. Each course will have a prescribed curriculum. Some courses will require hands-on training. All trainers shall be qualified/certified to instruct the class and must have satisfactorily completed a training program for teaching. In addition, all instructors must have taught the course within the last two years. Training course instructors shall comply and meet the criteria set forth for the courses as prescribed under 40 CFR, Part 763, Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan, Final Rule, and applicable federal laws and regulations. Classes will include Japanese Nationals with a limited understanding of English. Contractor will be required to provide a Japanese Interpreter to provide oral interpretation of the course from English to Japanese during the conduct of training. The interpreter must have a minimum of two years actual interpreting experience. In addition, the Contractor may be required to provide course materials translated into the Japanese language text. The contract shall be for a period of one year from the date of contract award. The Government may exercise an additional one year option period. The Government intends to award two contracts as a result of this announcement. The criteria for allocation of delivery orders between the contracts shall be based on one or more of the following factors: Professional Qualifications; Specialized Experience and Technical Competence; Capacity to Accomplish the Work; Past Performance; Volume of Work with Federal Agencies; and, Geographic Proximity. The basic contract maximum amount will not exceed $150,000.00 with a one year option period amount not to exceed $150,000.00. If only one contract is awarded as a result of this announcement, the total NTE amount will be $300,000.00 for the base year and $300,000.00 for the option year. The Government obligates itself to a minimum contract amount of two percent (2%) of the stated maximum in the base year and one percent (1%) of the stated maximum in the option year during the term of the contract. Firms must meet the minimum qualification standards addressed in Section L of the solicitation package and a satisfactory Preaward Survey in order to be considered responsive to the solicitation package. After the determination of responsiveness is made, price will be the only consideration in the contract award. The solicitation shall be issued on or about February 12, 1996. Documents available with a charge of $6.00. All checks shall be made payable to the U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan. Requests for solicitation must be made in writing or facsimile and include solicitation number and article. Availability of solicitation is limited and will be furnished on a first received, first served basis. (039)

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