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U -- MACHINERY AND MACHINE GUARDING COURSE SOL N00189-98-R-0058 DUE 040598 POC Diane Chamption, (757) 443-1343 WEB: NA, NA. E-MAIL: NA, NA. The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract for the instruction of a course for Machinery and Machine Guarding as required by the Naval Occupational Safety and Health, and Environmental Training Center, Norfolk, VA. The resulting contract will be for the base period of 01 October 1998 through 30 September 1999, with 4 option years. All responsible sources may submit offers, resumes and past performance data which shall be considered by this agency. This is a 100% small business set-aside. In order to streamline the acquisition process, resumes and past performance data must be submitted to the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center by 2:00 PM 08 April 1998. This information is due prior to the submission of your written offer. One instructor is required to teach this course. Instructor must have: (A) a four (4) year baccalaureate degree in any of the following: industrial hygiene, environmental engineering, occupational safety and health and/or any related technical fields; (B) a minimum of three (3) years of instructional experience; AND (C) of the three years of instructional experience, at least one (1) year of experience must be in teaching Naval personnel OR at least three (3) years of active duty in the Navy with an honorable discharge. Offerors shall submit resumes with the following information: Name and address of instructor candidate; Degree(s) held, name of institution awarding the degree(s), and date degree(s) awarded; Description of work experience that contributes to successfully teaching this course; Amount of teaching experience and a description of where this experience was gained; Amount of Navy experience, where this experience was gained and how this experience will contribute to successfully teaching this course; Awards earned by the instructor candidate, and/or any professional certifications held, i.e., Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional. Offerors shall describe their past performance on similar contracts held within the last three (3) yearswhich are of similar scope, magnitude and complexity to that required by this solicitation, or affirmatively state that they possess no relevant directly related or similar past performance. Offerors who have held similar contracts shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the relevance of the contracts to the requirements of this RFP and shall provide the following information: Contract number(s); Name and number of COR, or point of contact at the activity for which the contract was performed; Dollar value of the contract; Detailed description of the work performed; Number of subcontractors used, if any, and a description of the extent of work performed by them. The Government shall assess the risks associated with offeror's past performance and consider the number, type and severity of any quality, delivery or cost problems in performing the contract, the corrective action taken and the effectiveness of the corrective action. If resumes are determined to be unacceptable by the technical evaluationcommittee, offeror will not be given the opportunity to correct the resumes. Only those offerors whose resumes are determined to be acceptable will continue to Part II-Evaluation for Award. Part II consists of the technical proposal which will be an oral presentation; the price proposal; and past performance. Requests for the solicitation must state that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency. Failure to so represent may be grounds for refusing the request. Reference the RFP number when requesting copies of the solicitation. Submit written requests to the above address or facsimile machine at(757) 443-1424, Attn: Bid Clerk. Submit resumes and past performance information to the above address or to facsimile machine at(757) 443-1424, Attn: Marsha Witcher, Code 02H3H. Numbered Note 1 applies. (0083)

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