Panama Canal Commission, Logistical Support Division, Unit 2300, APO, AA 34011-2300

U -- TRAINING ON MICROSOFT COURSE #540 SOL CSP-85661-PG-29 DUE 071796 POC Marianela Dengo, Contract Specialist, (507) 272-3025, Eugenio Huerta, Contracting Officer, (507) 272-4650 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION DOCUMENT; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A SOLICITATION BOOKLET WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation No. CSP-85661-PG-29 is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-32. Bidders shall provide unit price and extended amount for the following item: Training Course on Microsoft Course #540 Supporting Microsoft Windows '95. Quantity: 7 each. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: The course shall be the Standard Microsoft course #540 Supporting Microsoft Windows '95. Seven 5-day sessions of this training course are required. Fifteen employees shall be trained per session. The offered price shall include the training manuals to be handed to each student. INSTRUCTOR: Shall be a certified Microsoft trainer. TRAINING LOCATION: Training will be held in Panama at a facility provided by the Panama Canal Commission. The Panama Canal Commission will be responsible for providing a training room with the equipment necessary to conduct the class effectively. Bidders shall indicate the equipment needed for this purpose. DELIVERY: Training sessions shall begin on Monday, August 5, l996 and shall be given for seven consecutive weeks. TRANSPORTATION: Round trip air ticket and local ground transportation will be provided by the Commission at no cost to the Contractor. After the trip, the instructor shall complete a travel voucher (Form 1012) and return it with the airline ticket stub and the original travel order as a certification that the trip was made. If the trip is cancelled, the instructor shall return the ticket by certified mail to the Panama Canal Commission, Employee and Management Development Branch, Unit 2300, APO AA 34011-2300. Do not return the ticket to the airline. For local ground transportation, the Panama Canal Commission will allow the instructor to rent a car for the seven weeks of training. A total of $1,025 will be alloted to cover the seven weeks of car rental and $140 to cover seven weeks of gasoline. PER DIEM: Per diem will be paid at the fixed rate of $139 for 48 days; at $64 on the departure day from Panama; and a $75 one time miscellaneous expense will be paid to the instructor to cover all the extraordinary expenses beyond per diem. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (Oct 1995), applies to this acquisition, with the exception of subparagraphs (d) and (h). BIDDERS SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PROVISION AT 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (March 1996) with their bid. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (Oct 1995), applies to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Oct 1995), applies to this acquisition. Clause 52.214-31, Facsimile Bids, applies to this acquisition. Notwithstanding Provision 52.212-1(11), ''FAILURE TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE OF PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY WHEN SUBMITTING SEALED BIDS FOR $100K OR ABOVE, SHALL RENDER YOUR BID NONRESPONSIVE.'' These clauses and provisions may be accessed via Internet at URL: http:/www.cais.net/pancanal or http://www-far.npr.gov. Bids are due no later than July 17, 1996 at 10:00 a.m., local time, by fax at 011-507-272-5838, or by local mail or courier service at the following address: Panama Canal Commission, Logistical Support Division, Bldg. 5, 1st Floor, Unit 2300, APO AA 34011-2300. Note: In order to prepare a bidder's mailing list for the subject solicitation, please fax your company's name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and point of contact as soon as possible to fax number 011-507-272-7661. Failure to do so will relieve the Panama Canal Commission from the responsibility of providing you with possible amendments or other required information. (0179)

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