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U -- DEVELOPMENT OF CUSTOM TRAINING AND COLLATERAL MARKETING SOL 9C1008 DUE 122898 POC Marsha Rodgers (301)975-6398 or Marsha.Rodgers@nist.gov WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Entrepreneurial Education Foundation (EEF), Denver, Colorado, for development of custom training and collateral marketing materials based on the EEF's Premier FastTrac II training program; extensive services supporting NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership affiliated Centers in delivering the training program to their small and medium-sized manufacturer clients; and an optional revision of the custom training materials based on experience. Premier FastTrac is a comprehensive, fully tested, practical curriculum that teaches the imperative for business planning, the process and basic skills. One of the purposes of this contract is to create and publish a custom version of Premier FastTrac, called FastTrac SME (small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises). Deliverables shall include an exclusive license, student handbook, business planning guide, CD Rom, instructor manual, presentation overheads, Administrator Workshop design, Train-the-Trainer Workshop design, Instructor Workshop design, marketing materials, brochures, and pilot training. Optional items may include development of a FastTrac SME boot camp for field engineers, special interest modules for FastTrac SME, redevelopment of FastTrac SME based on operating experience, Creation of an Operational Planning course for FastTrac SME, Creation of a Strategic Planning Course for FastTrac SME, Creation of a Corporate Venturing Course, Creation of a self-study Business Planning Toolkit, Development of a Business Benchmarking Tool, and other miscellaneous services. The period of performance of the contract is for a base period from date of award through September 30, 2000 with three additional one year option periods. The F.O.B. Point is destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The reason for this sole source is that EEF personnel developed the FastTrac training program, and EEF has exclusive authority to license its use and to create derivative products. EEF is therefore the only source available to create custom training and marketing materials based on the FastTrac training program. The FastTrac training program was selected by NIST because it is a tested, comprehensive and practical business development program that equips entrepreneurs with the skills to develop and manage successful business ventures. It includes comprehensive, tested, modular training materials, courses and other supporting services for small businesses that are MEP's ultimate customers. No other program includes the full range of services and benefits. See Note 22. Posted 11/12/98 (W-SN270812). (0316)

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