Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Procurement, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkersburg WV 26101-5312

U -- TRAINING SOL RFQ-98-0062 DUE 072398 POC Point of Contact, Judy Sayre, 304/480-6463, Contracting Officer, Susan J. Daugherty, 304/480-6951 WEB: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/oa/oaprocr.htm. E-MAIL: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, procurement@bpd.treas.gov. The Bureau of the Public Debt intends to issue a commercial item solicitation for one (1) 16-hour Early Mid-Career Retirement Seminar in Parkersburg, WV, two (2) 16-hour Mid-Career Retirement Seminars in Parkersburg, WV, two (2) 16-hour Mid-Career Retirement Seminars in Washington, DC., one (1) 8-hour Pre-Retirement Seminar in Parkersburg, WV, and one (1) 8-hour Pre-Retirement Seminar in Washington, DC. In this course, participants will be given the necessary information they need to plan for successful retirements. All of the following topics will be addressed during each seminar: 1. The importance of Financial planning and investment considerations. 2. Retirement eligibility for Civil Service Retirement/Federal Employees Retirement System. 3. The Federal Benefits package. 4. Social Security provisions with close look at the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Public Pension Offset. 5. Thrift Savings Plan 6. Survivor's benefits 7. Health and life insurance 8. Taxation of federal annuity 9. How retirement packages are processed and expected time frames. Preferred dates: Parkersburg, WV, Session 1: August 24 -- 25, 1998, Early Mid-Career Seminar, Session 2: August 26 -- 27, 1998, Mid-Career Seminar, Session 3: August 28, 1998, Pre-Retirement Siminar, Session 4: August 31 -- September 1, 1998 Mid-Career Seminar. Preferred dates: Washington, DC, Session 1: September 30, 1998, Pre-Retirement Seminar, Session 2: September 16-17, 1998, Mid-Career Seminar, Session 3: September 23-24, 1998, Mid-Career Seminar. Request for RFQ shall be submitted in writing to Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkerburg, WV 26101-5312, or faxed to 304/480-6632. The responsibility for receipt of the fax lies solely with the contractor. Any response to this publication must be received by close of business 7/13/98. Telephonic request will not be accepted. Posted 07/07/98. (0188)

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