U.S. Department of the Interior, Interior Service Center, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 1314, Washington, DC

U -- NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS DUE 050597 POC Tammie V. Crank, Contracting Officer, (202) 208-3815. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Interior Service Center, Acquisition Services, intends to negotiate three (3) contracts with the following three (3)organizations: International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades, 1750 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC; International Masonry Institute Apprenticeship and Training Program, 823 15th Street, NW., Suite 1001, Washington, DC and the National Plastering Industry's Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund, 1029 Vermont Avenue, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC. The contractors are to instruct and supervise classroom, shop, and actual on-site hands-on project training to trainees based upon a nationally approved core training curriculum that is open entry, open exit, competency based and self-paced in the crafts of bricklaying, painting, plastering, welding and related skills. Each contractor must also provide a nationwide placement service system for trainees. On site contractor personnel must have the capability of providing technical assistance and craft expertise in the development, design, coordination and implementation of the center's annual vocational skills project plan. The training shall be provided at the Department of Interior and Agriculture Civilian Conservation Centers (CCCs) and according to the techniques and standards developed by the contractors. Each training program shall be established for a 52-week period and is to include a minimum of 1,000 hours of vocational training. Period of performance shall be from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998, with an option to extend performance for an additional four (4) one (1) year periods. Interested parties are invited to identify their interest and their capability to respond to these requirements. Firms having the experience, training and placement capabilities described are invited to submit written information to this office. Such information should include: total number of employees and professional qualifications of personnel specifically qualified in the crafts included; and an outline of past and current experience in providing training and placement in the specified craft areas, such outline to include: clients list, client contact, telephone number, brief description of service provided and dollar amount. Responding firms are also requested to identify all subcontractors and their responsibilities. Responses must be received by no later than 30 calendar days after this notice. Response to this notice will be used to determine whether a bonafide competition exists and whether formal solicitations are appropriate. If no affirmative responses are received within the time specified above a contract will be placed with each of the above named firms. No solicitation document exists. A request for solicitation will be considered an affirmative response; however, if issuance of a solicitation is determined to be appropriate requesting firms will be included on the mailing list. This is not an RFP. Reference Synopsis Number 5. No telephone requests will be accepted. (0092)

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