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U -- MATES SPILL RESPONSE COMMAND POST TRAINING SOL DTCG23-97-R-MM2004 POC Danelle M. Dyer, Ph: (202) 267-2518, Contracting Officer: Shirley Kyle, Ph: (202) 267-2514. The U.S. Coast Guard has identified a requirement for Multi-Agency Team-building Enhancement System Training (MATES) nation-wide for pollution response exercises. This training strives to improve the development of ``shared mental models'' and team problem-solving skills among the potentially diverse members of the individual Incident Command System (ICS) Sections. Eight (8) one week, eight (8) hours per day MATES training sessions are required during fiscal year 1997, and seven (7) one week, eight (8) hours per day training sessions during each option year of 1998 and 1999. During the base period of the contract it is anticipated that these training sessions will be conducted at U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices in Puerto Rico; Duluth, WI; Juneau, AK; and Jacksonville, FL. The ICS-based Emergency Management System to be used as the focus of this training shall be the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS), and modified for marine incident response. Exercises shall be designed toemphasize team problem solving and facilitate the development of the specific ICS products identified for each Section. Exercises shall be local port-specific, marine spill response exercises, however, they may involve emergency, time-critical responses within other Coast Guard mission areas. The Coast Guard's goal is to rapidly develop an emergency response organization with a locally appropriate ICS organizational structure which can facilitate and direct a response effort. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8299 and the size standard is $5.0 million in gross annual receipts. A dedicated room(s) suitable for the training, with overhead projector/screen and charts with markers will be provided at each location. The acquisition will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis. The U.S. Coast Guard anticipates issuance of the Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about January 7, 1997. Requests for the solicitation package must be in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responses must be submitted within 15 calendar days from date of this notice and reference Solicitation No. DTCG23-97-R-MM2004. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Numbered Notes 1 and 26. (0339)

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