Peace Corps, Office of Contracts, Rm. 6368, 1990 K St. N.W., Washington, DC 20526

X -- CONFERENCE AND LODGING FACILITIES FOR PEACE CORPS COUNTRY DIRECTORS CONFERENCE DUE 123196 POC Neil Xavier, Contracting Officer, (202)606-9510 The Peace Corps is looking for a vendor to host their World-Wide Conference in June 1997. There will be 175 to 200 conference participants. They will arrive at the contracting site on Sunday, June 1, 1997 and depart on Thursday, June 5, 1997. The vendor should be between 50 and 85 miles outside of Washington DC and have an academic atmosphere. The vendor shall provide single rooms for all participants. No more than two single rooms shall share a single toilet/shower facility. All the rooms shall be air conditioned and have a bed, closet, desk and chair. The Peace Corps Conference will need at least twelve small break-out rooms, one large office, and one large auditorium. All twelve break-out rooms should accommodate no less than 20 people. The office should accommodate at least 15 people, and it shall have at least three working telephone lines and telephones. (Peace Corps shall reimburse the vendor for all long distance calls.) The office must have space to accommodate the following Peace Co rps furnished office equipment: a photocopier, a fax machine, a computer, and a printer. The auditorium should hold at least 200 people. Breakout rooms should have enough chairs and desks/tables for all participants. All of these rooms should be air conditioned. The conference will also require a meals service on site. This meals service shall provide the participants with three meals a day including one formal sit-down dinner, one lunch picnic, and one dinner barbecue for all present participants. The Peace Corps shall be billed for meals based on occupancy. Selection for award will be based on the lowest price suitable facility as determined by a site visit/evaluation. Interested vendors should submit pricing and descriptive information addressing the above requirements. Submissions should be received no later than December 31, 1996. Send to: Peace Corps, 1990 K Street, NW, Office of Contracts, Room 6368, Washington, DC 20526, Attention: Neil Xavier. This notice may represent the only officia l notice of such requirements. (0348)

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