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U -- TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE MEETINGS AND WRITING MINUTES IN A REGULATORY ENVRIONMENT SOL 157449-00-99 DUE 072799 POC Gwendolyn Hubbard, contract specialist, ph:301/827-7172; fax 301/827-7103 The Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics and Evaluation Research requires one workshop presented ten times to teach 20 participants from its regulatory staff "Effective Meetings and Writing Minutes in a Regulatory Environment". This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is an issued Request for Quotation (RFQ #157449). The solicitation clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is 8299. Statement of Work: 1) provide tools and techniques for planning and accomplishing productive meetings involving highly technical, scientific/medical/regulatory issues; 2) provide strategies for dealing with difficult behavior types; 3) discuss the role of a good facilitator and how to follow through after a meeting; 4) define the features of qualtity minutes; 5) provide a process for drafting and finalizing accurate minutes. The expertise for this requirement should be planning and effective meeting facilitation, conflict management and resolution, dealing effectively with difficult behavior, taking minutes efficiently, concluding meetings successfully. FDA/CBER intends to award this Purchase Order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures and responses are due by 2:00 p.m. July 27. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items. All offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercials Items; along with following additional FAR Clauses, cited in clause 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled and Veterans of Vietnam Era; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Supplies. The following provision also applies to this acquisition, 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment. All offers must submit along with their written quotes a nine-digit numeric DUNS number that is assigned by Dun & Bradstreet. To apply for a Duns # please call 1-800-333-0505. Posted 07/09/99 (W-SN352110). (0190)

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