Corporation for National Service, Office of Procurement, 1201 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20525

X -- LEASOR OR RENTAL OF FACILITIES DUE 120998 POC Simon G. Woodard, (202) 606-5000, ext. 114, FAX (202) 565-2777 E-MAIL: Office of Procurement Services, swoodard@CNS.gov. The Corporation for National and Community Service, a Government Corporation, intends to award a contract to a qualified vendor who can provide lodging, catered meals, meeting space and audio/visual equipment for an AmeriCorps*VISTA Pre-Service Orientation (PSO) event. AmeriCorps*VISTA is a federal program which places members in low-income communities to mobilize community resources and increase the capacity of those communities to solve their own problems. The aforementioned event can occur during any one of the following weeks: 2/1 -- 5 or 2/8 -- 12/99. We will need approximately 75 sleeping rooms for four nights of the week. The sleeping rooms should accommodate double occupancy. The facility must meet ADA accessibility requirements. The facility should be able to hold up to 150 people [set-up: rounds] for general session meetings and have at least three (3) breakout rooms that can hold up to 50 people. General session rooms should be set with water, writing pads & pencils. Additionally, the facility selected should have the capacity to accommodate at least 150 people for a group meal. The chosen vendor must be prepared to provide vegetarian and kosher meals. 25% of all meals will be vegetarian. The site selected must be reasonably accessible (i.e., within walking distance) to Washington, DC's Metro. In addition, all proposals received must include an description of other transportation service (e.g. hotel shuttle) for participants traveling between Union station, Washington National airport and the site. Provide additional cost, if any, for same. The specific meeting requirements for each meeting are as follows: DAY 1 -- A registration area/room with four (4) six-foot skirted tables starting at 9:00am. This area/room should be available to us for the duration of the week. Lunch available to accommodate a flow of registrants from 11:30am-1:30pm. Starting at 1:00pm and for the remainder of the week: a general session room [set-up: rounds]for up to 150 people and three (3) break out rooms toaccommodate at least 50. All training rooms should be available until 8:00pm each day. Large meeting room should have the following: an overhead projector with large projection screen on cart, a podium with microphone, and flipchart [with markers]. Break out rooms need flipcharts in each. Dinner served in the evening. Afternoon beverage break. DAY 2 -- All meeting space noted above to be available from 7:00am to 8:00pm. Hot breakfast and lunch for up to 150 people, morning and afternoon beverage break. Dinner served in evening. DAY 3 -- Same requirements as Day 1 and 2. DAY 4 Same requirements as Day 2. DAY 5 -- Same requirements as Day 2, except afternoon break and dinner will not be required; conclusion of all activities by 2:30pm. Proposals must include the following information to be considered: (1) Per night sleeping room rate for single and double occupancy. As a federal corporation, we will only consider lodging costs which fall within federal per diem for your area; (2) the PER PERSON cost for all the catering. As a federal corporation, we will only consider food costs which fall within federal per diem for your area; (3) cost, if any, for meeting space and audio-visual; and (4) description of the shuttle service available and any costs associated with shuttle transportation. Proposals due at the above office NLT COB 12/21/98. Only facilities within the Portland, Oregon, commuting areas need apply. Posted 12/09/98 (W-SN278644). (0343)

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