Foreign Service Institute, Department of State, 4000 Arlington Boulevard, VA 22204

R -- SOURCES SOUGHT SOL S-FSIAQ-97-Q-0297 DUE 090597 POC Point of Contact -- P. Patten, 703-302-6770, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA, 62048006@eln.attmail.com. POC: P. Patten, Phone 703-302-6770, Fax 703-302-7227. The U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute (FSI) intends to negotiate and award a sole source simplified acquisition to Technology Management Associates, Reston, Virginia, to deliver project management training classes for Managing Agency Projects (MAP) and Executive Overview to MAP. Technology Management Associates has developed all the courseware including the instructor guide, the student manual, the exercises and the exercise manual, the terminology manual and the software that complements the program. Courses and Lesson Objectives: A. The course objectives for the five-day MAP course are (1) explain how inter and intra-office organization teamwork would lead to better solutions than those developed by a single organization working alone; (2) given a complete description of Project Cycle, including the Control Gates to be accomplished, activities to be performed, and products (documentation) to be developed, students should be able to identify, describe and relate the activities performed within each phase of the project; differentiate between different project types considering technical complexity and duration; explain the terminology used in the Project Cycle; Tailor the Project Cycle for different project types and work environments; (3) given descriptions of the ten elements of project management and their application during all phases of a project cycle, students should be able to: Describe the roles and responsibilities of the Government Project Manager, Project Team and User in meeting project objectives (technical, schedule and cost); explain the differences among visibility, status and control); develop a project organization and control structure for use during planning and implementation of a specific project; (4) given the techniques employed in requirements definition and project planning, students should be able to: identify, define, categorize, prioritize and finalize projects requirements; develop a Project Plan that defines the tasks to be performed, assigns organization responsibilities, established a schedule and quantifies the resources for meeting project requirements; analyze the Project Plan and requirements to identify risks and develop alternatives for mitigating risk; identify items (requirements, design, components) to be controlled and describe control mechanisms to implement configuration management: B. The course objectives for the two-day Executive Overview to MAP course are: (1) describe the Department s project management process; (2) demonstrate how using the project management methodology can improve business effectiveness; (3) describe and discuss the role of executive management in the project management process; (4) explain how to apply proven and relevant project management planning techniques and tools; (5) demonstrate a positive attitude towards project management. Contractor must hold a secret clearance. This simplified acquisition is subject to availability of 98 funds. This notice if intent is not a request for competitive quotations. All interested small business sources responding to this notice must do so no later than September 5, 1997, and include a capability statement addressing all requirements as listed above. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0232)

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