U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/HNE, Room 1509, SA- 14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1424

U -- FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM SOL M/OP/B/HNE-96-008 POC Point of contact, Georgia Fuller, (703) 875-1134, Contracting Officer, James A. Jeckell, (703) 875-1017. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contemplates issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for services under its Foreign Language Training Program (FLTP). The purpose of the program is to provide training in languages other than English at designated competency levels and to assess competency levels in speaking and reading to ensure effective communication and job performance in lesser-developed countries. Employees shall be trained in up to 51 different languages to achieve competency levels established by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) to provide employees with effective communication skills which support job effectiveness. Training facilities must be readily accessable to the Department of State, 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20523 by D.C. Metro service. Required services will be implemented under the technical direction of the Training and Staff Development Division of the Office of Human Resources Development and Management. Contractors will be required to provide classroom space, qualified instructors, training materials, flexible hours, and on-site supervisors to monitor instructors and classes. USAID contemplates making three awards from this solicitation, as follows: two awards as small business/small disadvantaged business set-asides, and one award based on full-and-open competition. The SIC code for this procurement is 8299. Each award will result in an indefinite quantity type contract (IQC) for a three-year base period and a two-year priced option period with a maximum ordering limitation of $900,000 over the full five years. In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, a small business/small disadvantaged business subcontracting plan must be submitted unless the offeror is a small business or small disadvantaged business. All other selection criteria being found equal, the participation of such additional small business/small disadvantaged business subcontracting may become a determining factor for selection of the full-and-open award. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Interested offerors may request a copy of RFP OP/B/HNE-96-008 by submitting a written request to Georgia Fuller at fax no. 703-875-1519 or at the address listed at the end of this notice. Walk-in and telephone requests will not be honored. To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be sent with the solicitation document. Organizations are encouraged to indicate whether they are small business/small disadvantaged business entities when requesting the solicitation and may indicate that they do not wish to be included on the list. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the organizations listed as being capable of carrying out the activity, nor does USAID verify the claimed status of the organizations. Necessarily, the list will contain the names of only those organizations known prior to the issuance of the solicitation document. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Gopher. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Gopher. The Gopher address is GOPHER.INFO.USAID.GOV. Select USAID PROCUREMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES from the Gopher menu. From there, choose the heading USAID PROCUREMENTS and then DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE USAID SOLICITATIONS. The RFP can also be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon on using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the RFP: pub/OP/RFP/HNE6008/hne6008.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. The publication of this notice and/or the issuance of an RFP do not obligate the U.S. Government to award a contract. USAID anticipates the issuance of the solicitation electronically and in hard copy on or about 6/1/1996. U.S. (AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT), M/OP/B/HNE, Room 1509, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1424. (0131)

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