Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

U -- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (NAVSCIATTS) SOL N00244-00-R-0019 DUE 123199 POC David Chesnut (619) 532-3955 WEB: click here for information on FISC San Diego and to, http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, david_j_chesnut@sd.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego (FISCSD) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed-price commercial item service contract for curriculum development in the following disciplines: (1) Patrol Craft Weapons Maintenance; (2) Outboard Engine Maintenance And Overhaul; (3) Patrol Craft Hull Maintenance; (4) Riverine Operations Planning; (5) Patrol Craft Propulsion System Maintenance; and (6) Work Center Instructor. Existing curricula are approximately 10 years old and are considered obsolete in terms of modern educational methods. There is no software or audio/video media available, and documentation is in no officially recognized format. The curricula are intended to enable the student to operate, command and perform routine maintenance and complete overhaul on 25 foot Boston Whalers with 150 hp outboard engines and 31 foot river patrol craft with Detroit Diesel 6V-53 engines. The Contractor shall possess a broad array of knowledge, skills and abilities in outboard and diesel engine maintenance; outboard and diesel engine overhaul; outboard and diesel engine parts; boat navigation and seamanship; U.S. military weapons and weapon systems; patrol craft propulsion system maintenance; patrol craft hull maintenance; patrol craft weapons maintenance; work center instruction; riverine operations planning; course curriculum development; and validation of technical data. The Contractor shall update existing course curricula, convert the format to the officially recognized NAVEDTRA 130A/CNETINST 1500.20 version, and deliver preliminary curricula for on-site validation effort at NAVSCIATTS facilities. The Contractor shall conduct two separate site visits at NAVSCIATTS facilities to ensure correct format of updated course curricula and prepare and plan for on-site validation effort. The Contractor shall conduct on-site validation of each of the six pilot courses conducted at NAVSCIATTS facilities to ensure currency, accuracy and completeness of preliminary curricula. The Contractor shall incorporate validation findings into final curricula for ongoing NAVSCIATTS technical training. Some deliverables shall be written in both the English and Spanish languages. All deliverables shall be provided in CD-ROM format. Curriculum development is intended to be a turnkey effort within the definition of "commercial item" as set forth at 48 CFR 2.101. The SIC Code is 8299, Schools and Educational Services, NEC, which has a small business size standard of $5.0 M. The FSC Code is U008, Training/Curriculum Development. The Navy anticipates a 200 day period of performance commencing approximately 15 January 2000. The 100% small business set-aside, commercial item solicitation will be issued electronically on or around 10 December 1999, with a voluntary on-site pre-proposal conference tentatively scheduled for mid-December 1999. Details of the pre-proposal conference will be identified in the electronic solicitation, which is expected to close on or around 31 December 1999. The Navy intends to evaluate price, technical capability and past performance on a best value continuum per 48 CFR 15.101-1. Technical proposals are required. See CBD Numbered Note 1. Posted 11/24/99 (W-SN403509). (0328)

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