11th Contracting Office/LGCV, 500 Duncan Avenue Room 250, Bolling AFB, DC 20332-0305

R -- PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIR FORCE QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DUE 070196. Point of Contact: Barbara Giannini, Contract Specialist, at (202) 767-7877 or Vicki Person, Contracting Officer, (202) 767-7875. No collect calls will be accepted. Professional Membership for the Development of Air Force Quality Membership Program. Any sources responding to this synopsis must meet the following criteria: The Air Force is seeking to acquire Air Force wide membership into a qualified organization that develops, documents, shares, and disseminates data, methodologies, and implementation systems that member organizations use to continually improve their products, services, and operational performance. The organization must provide internal duplication rights for all employees of the Air Force of over 50 world class training handbooks and workshops. The Air Force will continue to receive a license to any and all new products, to include assessment software, from the Organization as long as it is a member. All employees of the Air Force can attend the Organization's regional and general session, networking sessions at not cost. These sessions must be conducted on a regular basis at rotating sites throughout the U.S. The Air Force must receive Proceedings of member and guest speaker presentations from these sessions. The Organization must also provide Air Force employees the opportunity to participate in Special Interest Groups and contribute to curricula development through Product Development Teams. The Organization must provide access to a senior advisor to assist the Air Force in optimizing use of the Organization's offering and in establishing network contacts for best practices within the membership. The Air Force will also have access to the Organization's Bulletin Board System-MemberLink and Calls for Action. In addition, the Air Force will also receive a discounted rate should it choose to engage the Organization's certified instructors to train its employees. In addition, the Air Force will also receive a discounted rate should it choose to engage the Organization's certified instructors to train its employees. In addition to the requirements mentioned above, the contract needs to be awarded to a well established Organization with proven experience, a record of successful performance, and significant membership by other organizations and institutions. The cost goal is not to exceed one dollar per Air Force member for the first 100,000 and thirty cents for all others. Provide history of past performance on previous awards for services provided above including brochures, capabilities statement and customer references with POC and telephone numbers. (176)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0111 19960702\R-0017.SOL)