Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego-Monterey Site, Attn: Code 220M, 1588 Cunningham Road, Room 103, Monterey, CA 93943-5209

U -- CONTRACTOR TO DEVELOP AND TEACH GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSE ON CONGRESS AND THE U S DEFENSE POLICY MAKING PROCESS. SOL N00244-99-T-0927 DUE 062199 POC E. Malissa Williams, Contracting Officer, (831) 656-22049 FAX (831) 656-1029 E-MAIL: Click here to learn more about FISC and to learn more, http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/or after 06-01-98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 1-888-227-2423 or visit the Internet at http://ccr.edi.dosa.mil for more information. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, CA Monterey site (FISC SD, Mtry Site) intends to negotiate an a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) with Mr. Archie Barrett, to develop and teach a graduate-level course on Congress and the U.S. defense policy making process. The contractor will also be required to serve as advisor to graduate thesis students and serve as a class resource to provide instruction on the congressional perspective in a number of courses offered by the NSA department. 1) The contractor shall develop and teach a course which focuses on specific cases to convey to thestudent how Congress fulfills its defense-related responsibilities. The central focus of the course shall be the four-year legislative process leading to the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. Areas covered shall include hearings; investigations; interactions with the Department of Defense, congressional staff activities, staff relationship to legislators, development of legislative language, development of legislative strategy, subcommittee, full committee, and floor debate, conference between the two houses, oversight of the legislation after enactment. In addition to learning about the legislative process, the student should gain an understanding of the legal foundation of civil-military relations and civilian control of the military; civil and military chains of command and the elements of the Department of Defense the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments and Services, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their chairman, the Joint Staff andthe joint specialty provisions governing joint assignments, the combatant commanders (CINCs), and the defense agencies. Other cases that may be covered are: professional military education (the Skelton Report), investigations (the Beirut terrorist attack), civilian workforce (the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act), evaluation of operations (Persian Gulf War assessment), and special operations legislation. 2) The contractor shall develop and teach lessons and serve as a classroom resource, in courses offered and projects sponsored by the department of National Security Affairs. The topics shall include selected aspects of the areas named in paragraph 1 and other topics to include: resource allocation, manpower issues, the relationship between strategy and force structure, and reserve component/Total Force issues. 3) The contractor shall serve as a thesis advisor to at least two graduate thesis students in the Department of National Security Affairs. DELIVERABLES: 1) Develop and teach the course onCongress and U.S. defense policymaking process to include syllabus, lesson plans, reading lists, lectures, grading, and office hours for student questions and inquiries. The contractor shall provide informal monthly status reports on the course development and a classroom journal on the delivery of the course. All course material developed will become property of NPS. This course shall be delivered in the Fall Quarter, Academic Year (AY) 2000. The NPS class scheduler has not determined what is the exact time and place of this course at this time. 2) Develop and teach lessons and serve as a class resource and various projects sponsored in the Department of National Security Affairs. The courses and projects will take place during the Summer Quarter AY99, and Fall Quarter AY2000. The contractor shall provide monthly informal report on all materials developed and taught and the classroom journal. 3) Serve as a thesis advisor during the Summer Quarter, AY99 and the Fall Quarter, AY2000. The contractor shall provide informal monthly progress report on the progress of the students. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 31 July 1999 through 31 December 1999. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The work will be performed at NPS. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: Office space, and the classroom for delivery of course AA-4703 will be provided by the Department of National Security Affairs. TRAVEL: Travel will be required in performance of these tasks. It is anticipated at least two trips to Washington, D.C. will be required. Exact dates, times and places of travel is not determined at this time. The contractor shall be available to perform travel as required in performance of these tasks. CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified. NOTE: the full test of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at www.deskbook.sod.mil; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet at www.dtic.mil/dfars. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. However, all quotes received by July 21, 1999 will be considered by the Government. a determination by the government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. See Numbered Note(s): 1 Posted 07/06/99 (W-SN350744). (0187)

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