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U -- RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR PARALEGALS SOL TIRNO97Q00022 DUE 123096 POC Contract Specialist, Ida Cofield, 202-283-1162 The Internal Revenue Service intends to issue a purchase order on a sole-source basis to Legal Education Ltd. (LEL) for the following service: The contractor shall conduct two courses consisting of four days each. The programs will take place Februar 25-28, 1997 at the Regional Training Center in Cincinnati Ohio, and May 6-9, 1997 at the Seelback Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The class hours shall be from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on day one and from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on day two and day three. The instructr will conduct individual consultation sessions with each participant between the hours of 3:00 pm to 6:00 PM on day two and three. On day four the instructor will conduct individual consultation sessions for the remainder of the participants. The instructor shall present the course using lecture, specific Chief Counsel related exercises and examples, as well as one- to-one instructor feedback sessions with the articipants. The contractor will provide one set of materials for each participant: "Mightier Than the Sword-Powerful Writing for the Legal Profession, Legal Research-Without Losing Your Mind and Citing and Typing The Law." The contractor will be responsibe for mailing material to the training site in advance of the program. The individual consultation sessions will focus on a specific writing sample that the participant will have submitted in advance of the program. The feedback during the session will consist of a written evaluation of their writing sample. Each class size will be limited to 25 participants. The cost for instructional services will includ preparing for the presentation, reading writing samples and preparing written critiques of each participant, classroom instruction time, individual consultations with students and participants materials. Responses shall include firm fixed price for each cass and all other services, travel lodging and Per Deim in both Cincinniti, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. All responsible sources who can provide and meet the above requirement shall submit written quotations by December 30 1996. No solicitation will be issued, therefore, such request for solicitations will be considered non responsive. Evaluation/Award will be based on the lowest price offered to the gvernment. All quotes shall include price(s); FOB point; a poc (name and telephone numbers); GSA contract number if applicable; delivery date; business size and payment terms. Quotes over 10 pages in total will not be accepted by facsimile. All questions mut be submitted in writing and received by facsimile ( 202/283-1515) or mail. If no affirmative responses are received the award will be made to Legal Education Ltd. (0344)

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