Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices/Procurement Services Division (DO/PSD), Procurement Services Division (PSD), 1310 G Street, N.W., Suite 400 East, Washington, DC, 20220

U -- SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING SOL Reference-Number-DO-2000-0009 DUE 092799 POC Beth Nelson, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 622-2435, Fax (202) 622-2343, Email beth.nelson@do.treas.gov -- Daniel Alderman, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 622-0798, Fax (202) 622-2343, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-DO-2000-0009&LocID=1768. E-MAIL: Beth Nelson, beth.nelson@do.treas.gov. The following questions/answers have been received: QUESTION: Are these courses currently being offered by the Dept. of the Treasury? ANSWER: Yes, they are all currently being offered by/at Treasury. 2. QUESTION: If so, how much is being paid? ANSWER: This information needs to submitted under the Freedom of Information ACT(FOIA). 3. QUESTION: If so, during htre one year period, what is the length or duration of the courses? 4. QUESTION: If so, are the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced courses offered simultaneously or consecutively? That is, is the year divided into three sections, Beginning, for example, from Oct. 1 to Feb. 1, Intermediate from Feb. 1 to June 1, and Advanced from June 1 to Sept. 31? Or are the three offered at the same time? ANSWER: The three courses are to be taught simultaneously, with varius people in each group, rather than being divided up into "formal classes" in the academic sense. The Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, Procurement Services Division, Room 1310G, Suite 400E, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20220 is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice, for Spanish language training for the IA Secretariat. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Request for proposal number is A-00-0002. The incorporatred clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 11. This solicitation is open to any responsible and responsive small vendor. SIC code is 8999. Statement of Work for Spanish Language Training Scope of Work: the contractor shall provide Spanish language training to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs (OASIA) within the Departmental Offices (DO) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Minimum Qualifications: The following are descriptions of the minimum education and experience characteristics identified by the Government as necessary for the respective labor categories. Resume submission and approval is required for this position. The offeror must have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Spanish, ten (10) years of recent experience teaching Spanish in a classroom environment of which two years must be from teaching at a Government furnished site. The contractor shall submit at least one (1) reference (name, point of contact and telephone number). Course Objectives: The Beginner's level course shall be geared for students with little knowledge of Spanish. At the end of the course the students shall be expected to have reached a level of proficiency including but not limited to the following: Satisfy partially the requirements of basic communication (i.e. while on travel) and social situations; perform short basic telephone conversations; use the basic appropriate expressions in a variety of situations; give basic information about his/her work (i.e. job descriptions, responsibilities, countries, and organization he or she works with; read and understand news articles from newspapers with basic data concerning the economic situation as a given country (i.e. growth rates, inflation rates, etc.). The Intermediate level course(s) is geared for students with previous knowledge of Spanish. At the conclusion of the course(s), the student will be required to have reached a level of proficiency including but not limited to the following: understand delivered speech including simple announcements and media reports; greeting and introductions (oneself and others); accepting and refusing invitations; making apologies using appropriate etiquette; using appropriate etiquette; hosting foreign visitors; understand, summarize discussions, speeches on topics; conduct telephone conversations; function in Latin American Countries; answer questions and discuss historic background of the future of a country; adequately explain (with some effort) the development of economic crisis and remedies; read comprehensive (with some effort) more complicated written information such as reports, documents, and articles from multilateral organizations. The Advanced level course shall be geared for bringing participants to an advanced high level. At the conclusion of the course, the student shall be geared for bringing participants to an advanced high level. At the conclusion of the course, the student shall be expected to reach an advanced level of proficiency including but not limited to the following: understand lengthy conversations and follow the thread on a plethora of topics in sittings where various persons are communicating with difference accents; present ideas clearly and effectively in meetings and informal settings; present, accept and/or refuse a proposal and/or work plan; convey specific ideas at meetings, chair meetings and conferences, making and answering requests; reading and understanding with less effort articles, reports, letters, and publications related to economic environmental, political and social issues of developing countries. Course work: The students will have to review daily the material introduced in the class and prepare the assigned presentation. The students will be required to listen to cassette(s) that supplement the lesson. The students will be responsible for studying the next day's lesson to facilitate efficient use of classroom tone. Course structure: Classes will be held four times a week for a full hour beginning October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. In addition to the classroom instructions, the contractor shall provide individual training to one student four times a week at a mutually agreed upon time. Methodology: In order to perform at a professional level, the students will learn the necessary vocabulary and grammatical structures through a combination of techniques suitable for adult learners. The techniques shall include drills, exercises, but mostly presentations, conversations, and role play situations. Follow-up support: The contractor agrees to provide each student with telephone support for the total duration of this contract during normal business hours. During this period, the student may contact the contractor for assistance and related course curriculum questions. Government furnished property: Classes shall be conducted on site at 1440 New York Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20220 in the space designated as the training site. The training classroom will be identified after contract award. The Government will also furnish the following training materials: Textbooks: Beginners and Intermediate levels Come se Dice...?, Advanced Level: Passages, Videos for Beginner and Intermediate levels: Destinos, Audio: Pymsleur Series for Spanish. The contract will be awarded using the "Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Offer" method. The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial items, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, 52.231-18, Availability of Funds, 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Mail three copies of your proposal to: Department of the Treasury, Procurement Services Division, Room 1310 G, Suite 400E; 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Washington, DC 20220; Attn: Ms. Beth Nelson (202) 622-2435, or hand deliver to 1310 G Street, NW, Suite 400E; Washington, DC. all responses must be received by 10:00 am EDT, August 27, 1999. THIS ORDER IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Posted 09/24/99 (D-SN384334). (0267)

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