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U -- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SOL DTRS57-99-R-00002 DUE 110298 POC Point of Contact -- William Moore, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-2627 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, brickley@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe Center has a requirement for a task order contract to provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technical training support. The tasks to be defined and assigned to the contractor will cover a wide range of technical work related to the areas of human performance technology analysis, training materials development, implementation and evaluation related to their technical job performance, process assistance applications and information systems applications. These tasks will involve work in some or all of the following areas: (1) FAA training requirements studies to determine training scope, content, objectives, methodology, and media; (2) FAA training materials development using relevant regulations, technology and methodology (i.e., instructor led lecture/lab, self-pa ced training, cascade training, interactive video disc, computer based training/instruction (CBT/CBI), video and audio; (3) implementation both locally at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) and internationally at the FAA sponsors Headquarters, Regional and Field Office sites; and (4) evaluation of the training both during and following the implementation. Prospective offerors should possess capabilities and demonstrated experience in the following areas: (1) as a subject matter expert in the field of instructional design and development (2) in the area of database applications training (3) experience in development of multi-media training materials for the FAA. (4) Demonstrated experience with the governing FAA training regulations. (5) Demonstrated w orking relationships with the FAA s Flight Standards Service, aviation industry and demonstrated familiarity with Aviation Safety issues. (6) Demonstrated high level of experience in the design, development and delivery of FAA Flight Standards Service training related to the hypothetical task area. A CPFF task order type contract is anticipated for a five (5) year effort. The applicable SIC Code is 8299. The size standard is no more than $5 million average annual receipts. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available in text format and reside on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.g ov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation s posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busines s Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short -- term working capital assistance for transportation -- related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contract the contracting official listed above. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 10/09/98 (D-SN260903). (0282)

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