Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Training Center, Procurement, E119, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727

69 -- REVISION OF THE ``INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT'' COURSE TO EMPHASIZE A BALANCED FOUR-PHASE APPROACH TO ALL HAZARDS SOL EME96RQ0069. Due 082796. Contact Patrick Hobbs, 301-447-1020, Contracting Officer, Bryan McCreary, 301-447-1058. The National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute (EMI) has a requirement for revision of the ``Introduction to Emergency Management'' Course to emphasize a balanced four-phase approach to all hazards. The ``Introduction to Emergency Management'' Course was revised into its current version in 1990. Since then, a great deal has changed in the profession of emergency management. Nevertheless, those changes have generally no been reflected in the course. It is essential that the Professional Development Series should provide a four-phase (Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation) approach to emergency management. The goal of this effort is to revise the ``Introduction to Emergency Management''. Course to produce a course that depicts the current state of the art of emergency management as characterized by the four phases. In order to accomplish all objectives of the project, it will be necessary to facilitate a focus group to determine the content of the course, develop an instructional design and develop training materials that fit with the recommendations of the focus group for self-instruction, workshop, course, etc. Also participate in a pilot test of the rewritten course and prepare final deliverables. The period of performance of the resulting contract will be from date of award through nine (9) months. A firm-fixed price contract is contemplated. The ``Request for Quotation'' package will be ready August 8, 1996. All requests for the ``Request for Quotation'' package must be in writing and may be telefaxed to (301) 447-1092. The anticipated award date is 09/09/96. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside. The applicable SIC Code is 8742, Management Consulting Services, with a size standard of $3.5. (212)

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