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99 -- HBCU CERTIFIED PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MINORITY AIR FORCE RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CADETS ATTENDING HBCU/MIS SOL F49642-96-R-0744 DUE 032096 POC Point of Contact: Jana Gordin, Small Business Specialist, (202) 767-8086 or Shirley Cleaver, Contracting Officer, (202) 767-8107. No collect calls will be accepted. Aviation Training Program -- A requirement exists for an aviation training program designed to help the United States Air Force increase the number of minority pilots in the Air Force by providing cost effective training and orientation to aerospace operations. The contractor is to provide all personnel, training, materials, travel and other items/services necessary to support this training. The training program is designed to suppor: those Air FWVMWMerve Officer Training Cadets attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) throughout the United States and who have successfully completed at least one academic year towards a four year college degree. Any source responding to this synopsis must meet the following criteria: The contractor must 1) be a degree granting and fully accredited institution of higher education; 2) offer an Airway/Aviation Science Program (ASP) that is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and The University Association; 3) possess an accredited ASP which leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in either aircraft systems management (i.e. professional pilot) or airway science/aviation management; 4) have a proven program which shows an above averagePcertifZLWkKomOduation rate; and 5) have an ASP which has been training professional pilots for at least five years and which meets all aforementioned requirements. This proposed contract is being considered as a 100% set-aside for Historical Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCUs/MIs) as defined by the clause at 252.226-7000 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Interested HBCUs and MIs should provide the contracting office as early as possible, but not later than 15 days after publication of the CBD notice, evidence of their capability to perform the proposed contract, and a positive statement of their eligibility as an HBCU or MI. This synopsis is being published for information purposes. A solicitation document is not available. (0058)

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