FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. 2B., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5084

U -- ACADEMIC SKILLS LEARNING CENTERS SOL N00140-97-R-1021 POC John Striano, Contract Negotiator, (215)697-9655. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, PA intends to procure on a full and open competitive basis computer interactive educational services for approximately sixty (60) Academic Skills Learning Centers (ASLC) at various military bases around the world for the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) Pensacola. The primary objective of the requirement is to provide worldwide access to sailors for improving their academic skills. Contractor responsibilities include establishing, furnishing, operating, and staffing each ASLC with academic skills courses via a computer interactive delivery system in a self-standing separate room environment. These programs will encompass skills from the second grade through completion of the twelfth grade. These programs should have the capability of advancing the student from the level at which he or she is pretested to a mastery of academic skills equivalent to high school completion. The proposed contract will provide for a base year beginning 01 October 1997 through 30 September 1998 with provisions for three, one year options. It is intended to award a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery type contract for these services. See Numbered Note 26. Copies of the solicitation should be requested within 15 days of this synopsis from the address in paragraph 7 above, ATTN: Ms. Karolyn Allen, Code 0343C at FAX(215-697-9738) and should reference control number 97-1021. The Government will not pay for information received. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit an offer which will be considered by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification No. is 8748 . The solicitation will require the submission of a management, price and technical proposal. The Award will be made to the eligible, responsible, technically acceptable offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined most advantageous to the Government, software, past performance and price considered. SYN.087. (0024)

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