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

X -- LEASE OR RENTAL OF FACILITIES DUE 052099 POC Mary Caldwell, (202)606-5000, ext. 184, FAX (202) 565-7777 E-MAIL: Office of Procurement Services, mcaldwel@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, meals, meeting space and audio/visual equipment for an AmeriCorps*VISTA PreService Orientation (PSO) event. The PSO event will occur June 19-22, 1999. The Government will need approximately 75 sleeping rooms for four nights of the week. The sleeping rooms should accommodate double occupancy. The Federal Regulations require that any hotel/conference space contracted shall meet and comply with American Disabilities Act (ADA). Therefore, the facility must meet ADA accessibility requirements. The facility will hold up to 165 people and the other four rooms will hold 50 people each. General session rooms should be set with water, writing pads and pencils. The facility selected will accommodate at least 165 people for a group meal. The vendor must be prepared to provide vegetarian and kosher meals. Twenty-five (25%) percent of all meals will be vegetarian. All proposals received must include a description of transportation service for participants traveling between Union Station, Washington National Airport and the site. The specific meeting requirements for each meeting follows: June 19,1999, 1:00 p.m. a registration area/room with four six foot skirted tables. One six foot skirted table for the entire conference. Refreshments and light snacks until 3:00 p.m. in lieu of lunch. At 3:00 p.m. and for the remainder of the week a general session room [set-up-rounds] for 165 people. The breakrooms will be available until 8:00 p.m. each day. The meeting will have the following: a mobile overhead projector with large projection screen; a podium with microphone; a flip chart with markers. Dinner served in the evening. June 20, 1999, same requirements as June 19, 1999 with the addition of two breakout rooms to accommodate 50 people. Rooms will be available from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for 165 people will be served in a dinning room. June 21, 1999, same requirements as June 20, 1999 with the addition of three breakout rooms to accommodate 25 people each. Breakout rooms need flip charts in each. June 22, 1999, same requirement as June 21, 1999. There will be no afternon refreshment break or dinner served. All training activities will be concluded by 2:00 p.m. To be considered, proposal must include the following information: (1) Per night US Government per diem rate for double occupancy (2) Cost per day for catering 165 people based on U.S. Government per diem rate. (3) Charges for meeting space and individual items of audio-visual equipment. (4) A description of the shuttle services available and any costs associated with shuttle transportation. (5) Cost for miscellaneous items (pencils and writing pads). Price quotes due at the above office NLT COB 20 May 99. Only facilities within the metropolitan Washington, DC, commuting areas need apply. Posted 04/29/99 (W-SN325879). (0119)

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