Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22217-5660

A -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT SOL BAA 98-002 DUE 112497 POC Ms. Vera M. Duberry ONR, 253 (703) 696-2587 BAA 98-002 Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660 R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT POC is Ms. Vera M. Duberry, ONR 253, (703) 696-2587. The Department of Defense has a requirement for a program administrator to conduct the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program for High School Students (SEAP), Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program for Continuing College Students -- SEQUEL (SEAP-CQL), Teaching New Technology (TNT) and the Science, Technology and Research Students (STARS). The Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) is a Washington, DC area non-residential program that places approximately 650 high school students in local Army and Navy laboratories for R&D work during the summers; the Sequel to SEAP (CQL) allows approximately 105 college students who had participated as high school SEAP students to compete for summer placement; the Science, Technology and Research Program (STARS) provides workshops and field trips to introduce approximately 30 junior high students to science activities and opportunities, additionally 1500 area junior and senior high school students participate in a career awareness workshop; and the Teaching New Technology program enrolls approximately 20 high school teachers in a 3 credit hour graduate course that exposes the secondary education teacher participants to significant advances in engineering science and technologies and to teaching methods and programs to involve young people in science and engineering activities. Additionally, approximately 12 selected teachers continue on to a 3 credit hour graduate laboratory research experience where they pursue laboratory research and thus become more aware of current technologies and student opportunities. The scope of the work involves designing, printing, and disseminating student and mentor application forms; publicizing and recruiting for students and mentors at area high schools and Army/Navy laboratories; coordinating the program time lines for events and requirements; paying academic awards to student participants; providing facilities for classes/seminars, opening and closing ceremonies, and the science and engineering career awareness workshop; planning field trips, workshops, seminars and other professionally oriented activities; preparing checks for academic awards for student participants, establishing class sizes, curricula and selection criteria for the 3 credit hour graduate course for secondary teachers. The Department of Defense is seeking parties capable of performing the services identified in the scope of work. Responses to this sources sought announcement should address your capabilities and experience in the areas identified in the scope of work. Interested parties are requested to submit their written response to the Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Attention: Ms. Vera M. Duberry (Code 253), Arlington, VA 22217-5660 within fifteen days from the date of this announcement. Interested parties are also requested to identify whether they are a Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), or Historically Black College and University and Minority Institution (HBCU MI). The Government reserves the right to set-aside this procurement for the exclusive participation of small business concerns or HBCU MIs. The incumbent service provider, George Washington University (GWU), has administered this program for the Department of Defense for 10 years. (0310)

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