Department of the Air Force, 11 CONS/LGCX, 500 Duncan Ave., Room 250, Bolling AFB, DC 20332-0305

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR HBCUS/MIS SOL F49642-97-R-0040 POC Jana Gordin, Contract Specialist, (202) 767-7983 or Lisa Romney, Contracting Officer (202) 767-8099. The 11th CONS/LGCX intends to procure, on a competitive basis, a Firm Fixed Price contract with a one-year base period of performance plus 2 one-year options to provide nonpersonal technical assistance services to qualified historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions (HBCUs/MIs) seeking to participate in/compete for Air Force contracts and grants. Technical capabilities include experience with/knowledge of the following: (1) Air Force Programs; (2) HBCUs/MIs; (3) Executive orders, legislation and Federal regulations; (4) Contract/grant/proposal preparation; (5) Federal market counseling and consulting; (6) Statistical and trend analysis; (7) Program administration and technical reporting; (8) PC and Macintosh applications. This acquisition is classified by Standard Industrial Code 8742, Management Consulting Services ($5.0M). The contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, materials, facilities and other items/services to develop a technical assistance program that will: (1) identify HBCUs/MIs that have sought to participate in Air Force programs but were not successful; (2) assist HBCUs/MIs in their self-assessment of capabilities to participate in Air Force programs; (3) conduct at least two or more seminars and workshops per year that provide performance-centered training; (4) provide hands-on training in pre-contract/grant/proposal preparation; (5) provide an objective evaluation of this assistance to ascertain factual results; (6) develop a plan of action which will guide the requisite skill training of institutional faculty and staff in managing and administering sponsored programs; (7) develop a plan of action which will guide the development of alliances between HBCUs/MIs, other institutions of higher education, and small businesses; and (8) provide technical reporting which presents the factual results of the technical assistance. The RFP is expected to be available for release in mid/end January 1997. Firms requesting a copy of the solicitation must identify the RFP number stated above. Requests for the RFP must be mailed, or faxed to (202) 767-7817; no telephone requests will be accepted. (0365)

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