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U -- TO ESTABLISH BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS TO SUPPORT CNET GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED (HOMEPORT) TRAINING SOL N61339-99-Q-7777 DUE 051799 POC Michelle Lewis, Contracting Officer (407)381-8781 WEB: NAWCTSD Home Page, Request for Quotes, http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/contract/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Michelle Lewis, NAWCTSD, Code 25724, LewisMY@navair.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number N61339-99-Q-7777 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ. All references to "offers" are understood to be "quotations". The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 8299. The FSC Code is U0099. This is a Firm Fixed Price Requirement (FFP). This procurement is to provide Homeport Training (HPT), formerly known as Geographically Distributed Training (GDT), to Navy personnel stationed in the Pacific Northwest (PACNORWEST) Puget Sound fleet concentration area (FCA), as per Statement of Work (SOW) listed: STATEMENT OF WORK. PURCHASE DESCRIPTION FOR HOMEPORT TRAINING 1. Scope. This Purchase Description (PD) sets forth the requirements for providing Homeport Training (HPT), formerly known as Geographically Distributed Training (GDT), to Navy personnel stationed in the Pacific Northwest (PACNORWEST) Puget Sound fleet concentration area (FCA). This effort will be accomplished within the framework of the basic Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Government Furnished Courses (GFCs) may be tailored by the BPA Holder to accommodate their instructional methods and strategies to provide the most efficient training program that minimizes involvement of Navy personnel. The training provided by the BPA Holder will encompass the courses identified in Attachments A-P. Course descriptions, purpose, scope, prerequisites, and annual schedule estimates can be found on the Navy "CANTRAC" program on the following internet URL. Click on the search button and type in the Course Identification Number (CIN), click on the hypertext course number, and then browse the location and schedule buttons/areas. A password must be obtained from Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) via the CANTRACT home page prior to being able to access the schedules. http://www2.cnet.navy.mil/cantraccin.nsf/ 1.1 Background. The Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET, TR-16) has tasked the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to establish a BPA to provide local alternative training sources in the PACNORWEST Puget Sound FCA. The purpose of the BPA is to provide responsive, quality training to Navy personnel in the Norfolk, VA FCA. The BPA will include certified/accredited vendors/schools, which are capable of providing the required instruction for Navy training courses. Navy Instructors will ensure quality of the courses and provide assistance in curriculum revisions and course modifications. Navy instructors may be required to teach portions of courses in order to maintain curriculum concurrency and instructor proficiency as required by the Local Training Authority (LTA). In those cases where existing Navy courses will be provided, the existing Navy courses are intended to be used as guidance only, by the BPA Holder in their preparation, planning and presentation of the instruction. The product to be purchased under this BPA is a proficiently trained student, meeting the performance and course completion standards as determined by the LTA, and obtaining college credit were possible for instruction received. 1.2 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this training program. 1.2.1 Homeport Training (HPT). Training provided to Navy personnel by LTA approved non-traditional training vendors within a fleet concentration area. A Homeport Training course may be a government approved vendor's standard, non-modified course or a Government furnished course tailored to the vendor's instructional methods and strategies. The primary characteristic of an HPT course is that there is a sufficient industry or commercial demand for training in those knowledge and skill sets to have nationally recognized, certified vendors available in the fleet concentration area. Another key characteristic of HPT courses is that any deltas between the existing Navy courses and the HPT vendor courses are determined to be of little or no risk to Navy personnel, equipment, or readiness. 1.2.2 Government Furnished Courses (GFCs). These are existing Navy courses. The LTA will provide the initial copy of instructor guides, student guides and special handouts, and tests for these courses to the BPA Holder upon award of the BPA. Attachments A-P provide the course outlines, containing the course and learning objectives of each course. 1.2.3 Government Furnished Property (GFP). GFP is the equipment or software programs and supporting instructional materials to be used to support training in the GFCs. No Government training equipment will be provided under this BPA. GFP such as original course materials (Government Furnished Information (GFI)) and software programs for certain classes will be provided. Attachments A-P provide general descriptions of equipment needed to support each HPT course. Support materials are described below in the applicable document section of this PD. 1.3 BPA Management. The LTA under direction from CNET Schoolhouse Operations (SHOP) Division is responsible for technical management of this program. The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) is the only person authorized to approve changes in total resource requirements under this Purchase Description; and, notwithstanding provisions elsewhere in this BPA, said authority remains solely with the PCO. In the event the BPA Holder affects any such change at the direction of any person other than the PCO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority. The LTA will serve as the contracting officer's technical representative. LTA will certify the proficiency of the trained students. 2. Applicable Documents and Support Material. The following documents form a part of this PD to the extent specified herein. 2.1 Support Materials -- Government-Furnished Information (GFI). The LTA will provide the BPA Holder with Government-Furnished Information (GFI), as required, to support the implementation of the training to be provided under this BPA. The GFI will consist of the Standard Processes for Homeport Training, lesson outlines, instructor guides, student guides, special student handouts, and course tests for the GFCs defined in Attachments A-P. The LTA will effect transfer of GFP as required. 2.2 Agency to provide GFI support. LTA will provide all GFI in support of HPT in the PACNORWEST Puget Sound FCA. The LTA will be the focal point for coordination of receipt of GFI and verification of course upgrades or modifications accomplished by either the BPA Holder or the Navy. The LTA address is: Trident Training Facility, Attn: Local Training Authority, 01LTA. 2000 Thresher Ave, Bangor, WA 98346-2000. 3. General Requirements. 3.1 GDT Training. The BPA Holder shall provide the personnel, supervision, management, training equipment and systems, materials, and instructional technology needed to conduct training of Navy and civilian personnel in the courses described in Attachments A-P, and to the specified completion criteria identified within each course's objectives. The BPA Holder shall provide training in the courses identified in Table A. The LTA may require the BPA holder to train (on occasion) Navy instructor candidates to satisfy instructor qualification requirements and to ensure course concurrency. Similarly, BPA Holder instructors may receive training from Navy instructors for the existing Navy courses or using the BPA Holder course. Navy instructor's will not count as a BPA Holder student and may attend or teach a course at any time as directed by the LTA. This training would not be counted against the student throughput for billing purposes. The LTA reserves the right to cancel a class at any time for any reason. Table A identifies, for each course, the average class convening, class length in terms of class days, class size, and planned annual throughput. If the BPA Holder perceives any risk to quality from allowing a Navy Instructor to teach a course, the BPA Holder must notify the LTA immediately. The BPA Holder is also required to report students at risk of academic or non-academic attrition to the LTA immediately for corrective action. Attrition/setback will be processed IAW NAVEDTRA 135. The BPA Holder shall take class attendance each morning for each course. A copy of the class attendance list shall be faxed by noon each day to the LTA. HPT COURSES:CLIN 0001: Course # A-840-0013, Shipboard Barber, Class days 20, Class thruput 95, Class Conv/yr ?15, Max. Class size ?10. CLIN 0002: Course # A-542-0013, Disbursing Clerk Travel Payments, Class days 10, Class Thruput ?38,Class, Conv/yr ?3,Max. Class size ?20, CLIN 0003: Course # A-542-0014, Disbursing Clerk Fiscal Procedures, Class days 10, Class thruput ?24, Class Conv/yr ?3, Max. Class size ?20, CLIN 0004: Course # A-542-0015, Disbursing Clerk Afloat Automated Pay Specialist, Class days 25, Class Thruput ?29, Class Conv/yr ?4, Max. Class size ?24, CLIN 0005: Course # A-823-0015, Ship's Store Afloat Resale Operation Management (ROM) System Supervisors, Class days 25, Class Thruput ?36, Class Conv/yr ?4, Max. Class size ?25, CLIN 0006: Course # A-823-0017, Ship Service Afloat Senior Refresher, Class days 10, Class Thruput ?13, Class Conv/yr ?7, Max. Class size ?12. Electrical Courses: CLIN 0007: Course # A-720-0010, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems, Class days ??, Class Thruput ??, Class Conv/yr ??, Max class size ???, CLIN 0008: Course # J-662-0044, Electrical Control Devices, Class days ?20, Class Thruput ?70, Class Conv/yr ?9, Max. class size ?10. CLIN 0009: Course # A-100-0072, Miniature Electronics Repair, Class days ?20, Class Thruput ?143, Class Conv/yr ?22, Max. Class size ?8,CLIN 0010: Course # A-100-0073, Microminiature Electronics Repair, Class days?10, Class Thruput? 95, Class Conv/yr?15, Max. Class size?8, CLIN 0011: Course # K-060-2138, Swimmer Certification, Class days ?, Class Thruput?, Class Conv/yr?, Max. Class size ?, CLIN 0012: Course # K-060-2220, 2nd Class Swimmer, Class days ?, Class Thruput ?, Class Conv/yr ?, Max. Class size ?. Mess Operations Courses: CLIN 0013: Course # A-800-0021, Bachelor Quarters Management Fundamentals, Class days?10,,Class Thruput ?101, Class Conv/yr ?, Max. Class size 6, CLIN 0014: Course # A-800-0031, Private Mess Operations/Advanced Food Preparation, Class days ?25, Class Thruput ?135, Class Conv/yr ?12, Max. Class size ?20, CLIN 0015: Course # A-800-0030, General Mess Operations/Advanced Food Preparation, Class days?25, Class Thruput?237, Class Conv/yr ?20, Max. Class size ?20, CLIN 0016: Course # A-800-0023, Public Quarters/Flag Mess Operations, Class days ?5, Class Thruput ?33, Class Conv/yr ?4, Max. Class size? 10. TABLE -- A 3.1.1 Dress code/Grooming standards The BPA Holder shall ensure that all instructors, instructor supervisors, and other BPA Holder personnel that come in contact with Navy students maintain a standard of grooming and personal appearance that reflects a high degree of pride in themselves and are in keeping with their positions as training professionals. These courses of instruction could be taught at a high visibility military command and are very much in the public eye and instructors provide technical skill role models to young men and women in the Navy. As such, it is imperative that standards of dress, grooming, and character be appropriate to a traditional military organization. 3.2 Government-Furnished Information and Materials (GFI). The Government will provide the initial GFI and materials to support the initial presentation/training of the courses described herein. The GFI is provided as guidance only as the BPA Holder shall be responsible for accuracy and quality of instruction provided to Navy personnel. The BPA Holder shall review the GFI and determine its adequacy for supporting the training requirements for each course within the BPA. The BPA Holder shall be responsible for updates and modifications to the courses to meet training proficiency standards and for accomplishing any tailoring needed for compliance or compatibility to BPA Holder instructional methods and strategies for training Navy personnel. The BPA Holder shall be responsible for copying and providing all copies of course materials to HPT Students. Any Instructional Systems Design (ISD) and training introduced by the BPA Holder instructors will be reviewed and approved by the LTA. Major course modifications may be accomplished by the Navy to maintain concurrency with equipment changes. Required course revisions will be provided to the BPA holder by the LTA. 3.3 BPA Holder Instructors. The BPA Holder instructors shall possess at least the minimum qualifications required by nationally acceptable industry or academic standards for certification as an instructor in their field of expertise. Certification credentials must be provided to the LTA prior to commencement of a course and BPA Holder instructors must maintain currency in accordance with the awarding organization requirements. Additionally each BPA Holder's instructors shall undergo the Navy instructor qualification process as identified in the LTA Manual for non-traditional training. The BPA Holder instructors may be required to jointly teach with Navy instructors during specific courses or segments of courses. 3.4 Facilities. 3.4.1 Government Facilities. The Government will provide classroom facilities only at TRITRAFAC, Bangor, WA and ???? as necessary to support the HPT. The BPA Holder shall notify the LTA of any classroom requirements upon Award of the BPA. Appropriation, delivery, and installation of any equipment needed to support a HPT class shall be the BPA Holders responsibility; which must be cleared through the LTA. 3.4.2 BPA Holder Facilities. The BPA Holder shall provide facilities within the PACNORWEST Puget Sound Navy concentration area for the conduct of training in HPT courses not determined to be taught at Government facilities. Facilities shall be located within 1 hour drive from the LTA, Bangor. BPA Holder Training facilities shall be of adequate size/space to conduct the training, with acceptable environmental conditions (heat/air) normally found in an academic setting, utilities, and support to ensure undistracted and supportable training. 3.5 Government Furnished Property (GFP). 3.5.1 Course GFI. GFI will consist of curriculum outlines, instructor guides, student/trainee guides, special student handouts, and course tests. The Government will provide original copies of these course materials. The BPA Holder shall maintain these originals in original state to facilitate copying as needed to support all the classes in the HPT courses under this BPA. The BPA Holder shall be responsible for supplying all copies needed for students receiving HPT training under their instruction and copies needed by additional instructors. The BPA Holder shall be responsible for the maintenance, security, and availability of GFP used in the conduct of training. 3.5.2. Course Software and special equipment. GFP Software for appropriate courses shall be maintained by the BPA Holder. Upgrades of GFP software will be provided via the LTA and shall be the BPA Holder's responsibility to install and ensure proper functionality by communicating with the appropriate Government agency/course model manager during installation procedures. GFP Software programs will be provided for the following courses. CIN and Titles: A-542-0013 Disbursing Clerk Travel Payments, A-542-0014/Disbursing Clerk Fiscal Procedures, A-542-0015/Disbursing Clerk Afloat Automated Pay Specialist, A-823-0015/Ship's Store Afloat Resale Operation Management (ROM) System Supervisors. 3.6 Access. BPA Holder access to military or Government facilities may be required in the performance of the training purchased under this BPA. Navy Base passes shall be required for BPA Holder instructors who conduct the training specified herein on Government property. BPA Holder instructors shall officially request base passes from the Naval Submarine Base Bangor pass office. 3.7 Product Development. The product purchased under this BPA shall be a proficiently trained Navy student, who meets course completion criteria as affirmed by the LTA, and who receives college credit, license, or certificate as appropriate per instruction received. Navy or other Department of Defense personnel receiving training under this BPA will possess the necessary prerequisite training and skills for the courses they take. Each course, provided initially by the Government, will include the course's performance standards and/or completion criteria. The BPA holder under guidance of the Standard Process for Homeport Training and in coordination with LTA shall be fully responsible for the currency and accuracy of the instruction provided in each course listed under the BPA. Verification and concurrence of course completion/performance criteria shall be obtained from the LTA prior to implementation of any modifications or updates to the courses. Course monitoring by the Navy may occur at any time for any course listed herein. 3.8 Navy Academic Review Board (ARB) Procedures. In the event that a student is unable to satisfactorily complete a course, the Navy ARB procedure shall be followed in accordance with NAVEDTRA 135A. The BPA Holder shall notify the LTA of the person who fails to meet course completion criteria. Information to be provided to the LTA shall include the student's name, rank, social security number, and academic performance record. 3.9 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Government SMEs for each course covered under this BPA will be made available, through the LTA, to the BPA Holder for telephone consultation and technical reviews of course modifications or updates. 3.10 Course Completion Notice. The BPA Holder shall provide the LTA with a notification of each student's completion of the course as to whether or not the trainee satisfactorily completed the course. 3.11 Course Evaluation. The BPA Holder is required to conduct instructor and course evaluations using student critiques. NAVEDTRA135A, Appendix F should be used for guidance in developing student critiques. All student critiques must be provided to the LTA upon completion of a BPA Holder's course. 3.12 Course Schedules. The BPA Holder shall provide trained Navy personnel within the class times/lengths allocated for each course as identified in the Navy CANTRAC class schedules. Classes shall be conducted Mondays through Fridays excluding Government Holidays. Class scheduling is based upon an eight hour working day. Reductions in course length through BPA Holder efficiencies shall be communicated to the LTA with recommendation and rationale for changes in future class schedules. The BPA Holder shall maintain sufficient qualified instructor force to cover scheduled training. END OF STATEMENT OF WORK. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5. The following evaluation criteria shall be issued as addenda to FAR 52.212-2(a): (i) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement: (ii) price: and (iii) past performance. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(b), and DFARS addenda thereto, apply: (1), (3), (6), (7), (8), and (9); 252.225-7001 and 252.225-7036. A completed copy of Far 52.212-3, and the following DFARS addenda, must be included in this quote: 252.225-7000 and 252.225-7035. See Notes 1 and 12. Quo Posted 04/22/99 (W-SN323369). (0112)

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