On-Site Inspection Agency/AM, PO BOX 17498, Washington, DC 20041-0498

U -- COMPREHENSIVE COURSE OF ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE STUDIES SOL OSIA 98-0015 DUE 092898 POC Nancy Mahoney, Contract Specialist, (703) 810-4769, or Barbara Roberson, Contracting Officer, (703) 810-4684 SOURCES SOUGHT COMPREHENSIVE COURSE OF ADVANCED RUSSIAN STUDIES: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF RFP ISSUANCE. The On-Site Inspection Agency is conducting a market survey to determine the existence of potential sources for providing Russian Language Immersion training. Training shall consist of four (4), sixty (60)-hour courses, for groups of less than 4 students, with the total number of courses projected to be 24 during Fiscal Year 1999. The courses shall consist of advanced Russian language studies programs, contemporary Russian society studies, and cultural orientation programs. Training must be conducted in Russia by an internationally accredited source of higher learning. The four courses, which shall have a duration of 2 weeks, are described as follows: 1. An advanced Russian Language course incorporating lectures on the humanities and political science, which includes a cultural orientation program. Course subjects include: intonation and phonetics, lexicon and grammar, mass media, Russian civilization, political history, and national security. 2. A continuation of the course described previously which includes additional course subjects on Russian newspapers, social-economic geography, and international relations. 3. An intensive consecutive interpretation course incorporating advanced Russian language classes, which includes a cultural orientation program. Course subjects include: oral interpreting drills, sight translation, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, and phraseology. 4. An intensive Russian language course designed to increase the students' knowledge of Russian grammar and improve their command of the Russian language. The course incorporates an initial Russian language placement test in order to tailor the course to the level of the students. The course includes a cultural orientation program, with course subjects in phonetics, word formation, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, phraseology. The training program includes all in-country transportation services (to and from airport, escort, local travel passes), development of curriculum, all materials, instruction, cultural orientation program, and student lodging. The schedule for the instruction will be from 24 October 1998 through the Summer of 1999. CAPABILITIES PACKAGE: Interested sources should respond in writing. Information should include: evidence of past experience performing the same or similar services, credentials, accreditation(s), present capabilities, to include facilities, equipment, and personnel. Information should not exceed five typewritten pages. This is a potential Sources Sought notice only, and not a Request for Quotation nor an announcement of a solicitation, this notice in no way obligates the Government for any future acquisition(s), and the Government in no way assumes any liability for costs incurred in responding to this notice. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. Interested sources should respond no later than 28 Sep 98. Direct all questions concerning this sources sought to Nancy Mahoney, Contract Specialist, On-Site Inspection Agency/AM, P.O. Box 17498, Washington DC 20041-0498, phone: 703-810-4769; fax: 703-810-4675. No telephone responses will be honored. OSIA control number 98-0015***** Posted 09/22/98 (W-SN252650). (0265)

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