General Services Administration, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, 18th & F Sts., NW., Rm. 5123, Washington, DC 20405

P -- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TRAINING SOL CAFP-96-0021 DUE 011497 POC Vivian P. Smith, (202) 501-2971, Contract Specialist. The General Services Administration, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, 18th & F Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20405 intends to procure Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) training courses under a Blanket Purchase Agreement in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures on a 100% small business set-aside basis. The service requires the contractor to conduct customized EEO training courses for employees, supervisors, managers and team leaders on the policy of the Government to provide equal opportunity in employment because of race, color religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or reprisal and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a continuing affirmative program in the General Services Administration. The anticipated period of performance is date of the award to September 30, 1997. The award will be based on source selection procedures. The Government will make award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the Request for Quotation (RFQ) and are most advantageous to the Government, technical factors and price considered. As the proposals become more equal in technical merit, the evaluated price will become more important, however, the Government reserves the right to make award to the offeror who provides reasonable expectation of superior technical performance, regardless of the offeror's price relative to other offerors prices. Your evaluation of the technical factors will be based on information in your proposal that offers the greatest value to the Government. Your response to each technical factor must document specific competencies. Failure to respond to the specific technical factors will preclude determining your technical capability. The contractor must also provide us with a separate price for two, eight (8) hour training sessions, for no more than 30 persons at a time. The first session will occur, during the month of February 1997 and the second session will occur during the month of April 1997. Failure to submit all of the above requirements will result in a rejection of your RFQ. For technical questions contact James Taylor on (202) 501-3852. Firms requesting a copy of the RFQ must identify RFQ CAFP-BPA-97-00023. Point of contact for a copy of the RFQ is Vivian P. Smith on (202) 501-2971. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Facsimile request will be accepted on (202) 501-1489. The SIC code is 8322. The closing date is January 14, 1997. Quotes received after the closing date will not be considered by the Government. (0359)

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