Combat Air Forces C2 Systems, 50 Griffiss Street Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1642

U -- TEAM BUILDING/PERSONAL MOTIVATIONAL TRAINING SOL n/a DUE 031798 POC Christopher Smallis, 781-271-8499 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, smallisc@hanscom.af.mil. A Government Program Office (ESC/AC) and representatives from its customer and support base will be conducting an annual Team Building exercise. The objective is to provide an opportunity for mid-level managers and action officers to actively practice solving problems and build an understanding and productive relationship with each other. The participants will be from geographically separated units with different roles and missions. However, each mission is important to overall mission accomplishment and open communications is vitally important. Respondents to this notice should clearly understand that the participants are action oriented and the absolute minimum time should be spent in an indoor classroom. Solving real-world issues is not the course objective. Participants are to practice solving "artificial problems" so that when they return to duty they will be confident in resolving existing issues as a team. Participants are to practice being aware of time management and may or may not have the required expertise to solve an initiative. However they will still be expected to accomplish the mission. SCOPE: The program for each team will be a two day event with the participants spending the night at the course location. Teams will consist of approximately 12-13 people, possibly with as many as three teams on-site simultaneously. These teams may be intact work teams or may be sub-teams of a larger group and will include men and women. The same program will be conducted three times over a three week period between 8 and 25 September. Therefore, as many as 117 people would be participating in as many as nine separate teams. Since the expectation is that the participants will begin to bond with each other, we expect them to experience fear, fun, fatigue, and some frustration. The following conditions and restrictions apply for the team building exercises: 1. The location shall be within approximately 1 hour driving distance from Hanscom AFB, Bedford MA 2. The program offered shall be a diverse program that approximates equality in intellectual and physical challenges posed. We would not be opposed to a computer generated initiative. 3. Each source shall provide 5 corporate/government client references. 4. The facility shall logistically support a maximum 39 people per session. We try to limit teams to 13 people. Our goal is up to three teams in program at one session. 5. The program offered shall provide sufficient trek meals and snacks to help maintain energy level. In program design, offeror may include breakfast as trek meal if warranted. 6. The program offered shall offer decompression event (cookout, lobster bake, etc.) during evening of first day. 7. The program offered shall be flexible, creative, and diverse in program design. 8. The program offered shall accommodate wheelchair-bound participants with the high expectation there will be at least one person of this type participating over the three week period. 9. The program offered shall offer elements beyond high ropes and have universal access. 10. The program offered shall offer a selection of initiatives/low elements and shall have materials available in the proper amounts. 11. The program offered shall offer a program requiring minimal logistical movement by participants in motor vehicles. We don't want to spend time driving from site to site. 12. The program offered shall require accommodations as well as a camping out scenario. Program design shall require coordination with the government coordinator. 13. The program offered shall provide toilet facilities in close proximity to each activity area. 14. The program offered shall provide a detailed sample of a recommended two-day program including provisions for debrief time. Include these options: a water voyage/adventure with camp out, on-site with camp out, on-site with inside accommodation. It is conceivable that if three teams participate, each will select a different option. 15. The program offered shall identify its limitations. For example, if you don't have access to boats or camping equipment in the numbers required, make this known. 16. The program offered shall provide the government coordinator a detailed program/course two weeks prior to starting the first course. Each interested source is requested to provide brochures and/or other descriptive documentation of its program, as well as names and addresses of points of contact. Any pricing information provided, including methods of payment, would be welcome. Each respondent must understand, however, that this notice does not imply that there will be any binding contract issued by the Government as a result of response to this sources sought synopsis. (0054)

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