Department of Transportation, Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC), Acquisition Services, SVC-180, 400 7th Street SW, Room 9413, Washington, DC 20590

R -- COMPUTER TRAINING FACILITIY OPERATION SUPPORT SOL DTTS59-98-R-00435 POC Phaedra Johnson @ 202-366-0742 The Department of Transportation, Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC), plans to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide operational support for the Computer Training Facility within the DOT Headquarters building. The proposed contract is a 100% small business set-aside under Sic code 7376. A fixed-price award-fee contract is anticipated. The contractor must provided qualified personnel who have experience in teaching general end-user training (ie., Introduction to Windows 95, Word 8.0, Excel 8.0 Charting)and Technical training (ie., Windows 95 Adminstration, C- Programming, Fundamentals of Client Server). Personnel must be experienced in technical marketing support, network engineer/instructor support, and knowledge of Technology Assisted Learning, EPSS and CBT program instruction. The anticipated release date is mid January 1998 and the RFP is planned to have thirty (30) day proposal due date. The RFP and related documents will be available electronically 24 hours a day via theDOT World Wide Web (WWW) Server and Gopher if you are directly connected to the Internet. When connected, please fill in the registration information completely and follow the instructions to download the documents. You can reach the DOT WWW Server at "http://www.dot.gov". When connected, select the link titled "Transportation Administrative Service Center,", then the item titled "Acquisition Services", and then the RFP under the heading "Procurement Opportunities". You can reach the DOT Gopher Server at "gopher.dot.gov" or toll free dial up at 1-800-665-6087. If you have any technical difficulties regarding the WWW or Gopher, please contact Dave Garnica at 202-366-9466. The Government will not distribute hard copies of the RFP, unless a request is received electronically via E-Mail at Phaedra.Johnson@OST.DOT.GOV, via facsimile at 202-366-9848 or in writing at the address cited, Attn: Phaedra Johnson. Request for hard copies should be submitted as soon as possible after the date of this synopsis. DOT anticipates that any amendments to the RFP will be disseminated to vendors via the method the RFP was received. DOT will not consider telephonic requests. The RFP will contain specific instructions for submittal of comments after release. See Note 1. (0339)

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