AMC Contracting Flight, AMC CONF/LGCF, 102 E Martin St, Rm 216, Scott AFB IL 62225-5015

U -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR PERSONNEL SOL FA445297QA269 DUE 050597 POC Susan Sembenotti, 618-256-1900 EXT 335, Contract Specialist, Barbara Steinmann, Contracting Officer 618-256-1900 EXT 261 (collect calls will not be accepted) WEB: AMC Contracting Flight Business Opportunities Page, //amclg.safb.af.mil/public/. E-MAIL: Contact Susan Sembenotti, Contract Specialist, 618-256-1900, ext 335 or via E-mail,, sembenos@hqamclg.safb.af.mil. The Air Mobility Command (AMC) Contracting Flight intends to issue a purchase order for training and keynote speaker services to be performed June 10-12 1997, in Hollywood Florida, as follows: A. Keynote Addresses. (1) Motivational Keynote Address, Looking at Challenges from a New Perspective, developing "tools" for becoming more effective and productive in everyday life, and developing your own personal vision. Keynote should cover keys that listeners need to open the locks of their minds, imagination, and personalities; effective brainstorming; ways to get better results from staff; ways to ascertain new solutions by working together as a group and encouraging networking and idea sharing. Keynote will examine ways to motivate people to open up new markets, to take off their blinders, and to start asking "What if?" questions. Keynote will focus on how to facilitate results through creative cooperation. Keynote address will be from 0915-1015 on Tuesday, 10 Jun 97. (2)Current military family research, current and future service modalities, and changing priorities in the human service delivery system. Keynote address will be from 0810-0915 on Thursday, 12 Jun 97. (3)How to be an Organized Executive, how to get more done faster, how to recapture time, how to make quicker and better decisions, and how to avoid falling victim to office pressures. Topics will include ideas for how to reserve serious work for "prime" times when energy levels are at the highest, how to use leveraging to multiply time with a minimum of effort, how to rapidly process and filter vast amounts of information, and how to enact closure. Keynote address will be from 0810-0915 on Wednesday, 11 Jun 97. B. Training Sessions. Training will include four (4) two and one half (2.5)-hour workshops and will be in both lecture and hands-on formats for the following subject matter: (1) Workplace Diversity. Participants should gain an understanding of the current and future trends in workplace diversity, the opportunities presented with such trends, and the unique challenges facing workplace environments in light of the changing workforce. Attendees should understand the implications for leadership, management approaches, and training. Topics to be explored include ways to create an environment where everyone can achieve their full potential; how to promote mutual respect, acceptance, teamwork, and productivity among people who are diverse; and how to allow each employee to contribute to their greatest potential. Workshops will be Tuesday, 10 Jun 97 from 1313-1600; Wednesday, 11 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 and 1330-1600; and 12 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 with breaks scheduled by the trainer. (2)Step-Parenting. Participants should gain an understanding of how pro-active step-parenting can work; how parents can change current parenting practices which aren't working; how to communicate with, empower, partner with, and coach step-children; and how to help families create a working family unit. Workshops will be Tuesday, 10 Jun 97 from 1313-1600; Wednesday, 11 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 and 1330-1600; and 12 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 with breaks scheduled by the trainer. (3)Burnout. Participants should gain insights and skills to beat burnout, eliminate frustration, cut stress, develop decision-making techniques, spot burnout symptoms, and develop solutions that work. Topics will include a system for balancing your life, staying in touch with needs and maintaining passion and fulfillment. Workshops will be Tuesday, 10 Jun 97 from 1313-1600; Wednesday, 11 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 and 1330-1600; and 12 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 with breaks scheduled by the trainer. (4)Personnel success. Participants should learn an achievement model based on their personal value system, be able to recognize the value of change and how to manage for change, how to evaluate the impact of self-esteem and improvement techniques, how to manage and overcome fear, how to expand paradigms and tap creativity, how to find and tap hidden potential within themselves, how to effectively handle procrastination, how to employ the art of good listening, and how to achieve personal and professional balance. Attendees should be able to discover self-motivating techniques that will enhance daily productivity and improve time management skills, work with the elements of creative and successful plans, learn empathetic listening skills, and how to implement an achievement plan for their daily lives. Workshops will be Tuesday, 10 Jun 97 from 1313-1600; Wednesday, 11 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 and 1330-1600; and 12 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 with breaks scheduled by the trainer. (5)Radically Changing World. Participants should gain an understanding on How to adapt personal focus to respond to changing work environments, how to accept and deal with ambiguities, how to manage your own morale and career development, and how to behave like you're in business for yourself while staying committed to your job. Workshop should examine ground rules for job success in the information age, how to add value to your job, and how to hold yourself accountablefor outcomes. Attendees should understand how resisting change can ruin their career, new ways at looking at and for job security, the risks of relying on reputation, and why they must contribute more than they cost. Finally, the workshop should help attendees learn methods for altering expectations in the face of rapidly changing environments and ways to seize the many opportunities they will encounter in the Information Age. Workshops will be Tuesday, 10 Jun 97 from 1313-1600; Wednesday, 11 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 and 1330-1600; and 12 Jun 97 from 0930-1200 with breaks scheduled by the trainer. Requirements. All presenters will, at a minimum, have five years of clearly documented training experience in subject matter being presented. For Keynote address (2), Current Military Family speaker must have been personally involved in research on military families within the last ten years and have a working knowledge of current research efforts and findings in the area of military families. Contract costs are all inclusive of trainer's expenses including workshop materials, handouts, and presentation aides, as well as trainer expenses for lodging, transportation, and meals. Potential Offerors should submit their response (include your fax number) to: AMC CONF/LGCFA, 102 E. MARTIN ST ROOM 216, SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5015, ATTN: Ms Susan Sembenotti at (618)256-1900, ext 335 OR FAX (618) 256-5724, NLT 15 days of this notification -- No collect calls will be accepted. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. Multiple awards may be made. Reference FA445297QA269. (0106)

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