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A -- INTERPRETER/FACILITATORS SOL 00-3126 DUE 020700 POC Lawrence Frazier, (301) 713-0851, Vivian Smith (301) 713-0853 E-MAIL: Click here to contact Vivian Smith, Vivian.K.Smith@agf.noaa.gov. The U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administra- tion's SABIT program intends to negotiate on a competitive basis for two individuals to serve as simultaneous Interpreters/Facili- tators (Russian-English; English-Russian) for the Training Programs. There will be two Interpreters/Facilitators assigned to each program. SABIT anticipates that the contract will begin in April 2000. The Interpreters/Facilitators will travel with each of the groups throughout the four-week Training Sessions. The Interpreters/Facilitators will also be responsible for translating, from English into Russian, the program schedule and, from Russian into English, the feedback surveys obtained from the Interns after the training program. The training program will train managers, scientists, engineers and consultants from Central Asia and the Caucas. The specialized programs are: (1) Energy (Oil and Gas Transportation), (2) Construction (Residential Housing), (3) Technology Commercialization. The Training Program will consist of three four-week training sessions with approximately eighteen participants (Interns) each. The Department of Commerce will provide at least one week of orientation and training for each of the three Training Sessions. Private sector companies (Host Firms) will provide the remaining three week portion of the Training Sessions for each group, with SABIT overseeing all training and program development. Basic Qualifications: (1) Skills comparable to a State Department certified, seminar-level simultaneous interpreter from English to Russian and Russian to English, (2) Knowledge of history, government, demographics, and politics of Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia, (3) Ability to perform liaison functions among various organizations involved in the SABIT Central Asian-Caucasus Program, (4) Strong organizational skills in particular the ability to plan and coordinate logistics involved in supervising a group of fifteen to twenty interns, (5) Strong administrative skills, (6) Strong intercultural communication skills, (7) Strong public speaking ability, (8) Assertive personality with the ability to handle challenging situations, (9) Willingness to act as Facilitator in addition to Interpreter. Any offerors that have the ability to provide this type of service are invited to submit informa- tion as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than (15) days after the date of this notice. Award will made under simplified acquisition procedures. Ref. 00-3126(VKS) Posted 01/21/00 (W-SN417467). (0021)

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