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

V -- ACCOMMODATIONS SOL S-FSIAQ-98-Q-0229 DUE 020698 POC Point of Contact -- P. Patten, 703-302-6770, Contracting Officer POC: P. Patten, Phone 703-302-6770; Fax 703-302-7227. The National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC) (Foreign Service Institute), located at 4000 Arlington Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, is seeking accommodations for foreign students attending training. NFATC will be holding a variety of training courses ranging in duration from one to three weeks throughout each year. These courses are attended by foreign national employees of U.S. embassies located all around the world; many of these students will be coming to the United States for the first time and will be unfamiliar with American culture and environment. Consequently, in addition attending formal training sessions at NFATC, the students will also be learning about American culture and values through visits to local sites and attractions. We want to ensure that these employees have a productive and safe visit to the United States and are seeking appropriate accommodations. Because of the duration of these sessions, kitchen facilities are amust for each student. Each training session will attract approximately 20 participants. The first two training sessions are schedules March 9-20 and March 9-28; others may be planned later in the year. The following criteria represent our minimum requirements; a location within close proximity to NFATC, 4000 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA (site must be located within a 5-mail radius from NFATC, 4000 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA); easy, convenient access to public transportation (including the Metro) and transportation to and from NFATC; a single room accommodation with kitchen facilities for each student; a safe, secure neighborhood and building. The evaluation criteria will be as follows: overall accommodation (suitability of the total facility to meet the requirements listed above) (must have a kitchen facility in each room) -- 45 percent; cost -- 40 percent; proximity (within 5 miles) to FSI -- 15 percent. This simplified acquisition is for base plus two option years. If interested in bidding,please provide a firm fixed price of your cost per student per night for base plus two option years (listing each price/year separately). Please address the evaluation criteria listed above. Please provide your complete address and Duns No., along with an authorized signature. Quotations may be mailed to the above address or faxed to the attention of Patsy Patten, Office of Acquisitions (Fax No. 703-302-7227) no later than 2:00 p.m. February 6, 1998. Late quotations will not be considered. (AC0122033-03) (0022)

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