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U -- TRAINING SERVICE SOL TIRSE-00-Q-00033 DUE 021800 POC Contract Specialist, Joy M. Everett, 404-338-9212 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, jmeverr1@m1.irs.gov. The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a sole source contract to Anita Hope, 3070 Lee Street, Smyrna, GA 30080. Anita Hope designed, developed, and instructed the class type requested and has exclusive rights to it, justifying lack of competition. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is TIRSE-00-Q-00033 and is being issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. Line item 001: Instructor to conduct four (4) Internal Consulting Skills classes. Each class will consist of a total of twenty (20) participants representing Servicewide Quality Professionals and Site Facilitator Cadre members. Dates and locations are as follows: Class #1 February 28-March 3, 2000 at IRS Philadelphia Training Center, 1601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. Class #2 March 13-March 17, 2000 at IRS New Carrollton Training Center, 5000 Ellin Rd., Lanham, MD 20706. Class #3 April10-April 14, 2000 at IRS Oakland Training Center, 1301 Clay Street, 600 South Tower, Oakland, CA 94612. Class #4 May 8-May 12, 2000 at IRS Lone Star Training Site, 4050 Alpha Rd., Dallas, TX 75244. Class hours are as follows: Day 1: 12:30pm-4:30 pm, Day 2-Day 4: 8:00 am-4:30 pm, Day 5: 8:00 am -- 11:30 pm. Clas objectives are as follows: Day 1: Participants will be able to describe "internal consulting" v, "external consulting" as it relateds to their work environment and recognize the phases in the "Internal Consulting Skills" process. Participants will be able to define the role of the Internal Consultant and identify personal strengths and development needs in relation to that role. Day 2: Participants will be able to relate the concept and process of change to the role of the Internal Consultant. Participants will be able to suppport client groups through the change process. Participants will recognize skills critical to the change agent role. Participants will be able to initiate positive client relationships. Participants will be able to construct formal or informal agreements with clients in order to ensure commitment to the project. Day 3: Participants will be able to utilize informal influence techniques in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with their clients. Participants will recognize nine distinct influencing stratefies and will evaluate their personal preferences for using these strategies. Participants will be able to use informal authority to sell their ideas to others. Participnats will be able to negotiate tasks and assignment. Day 4: Participants will be able to apply a six-step process for planning change when working with client groups. participants will be able to structure clent conference calls and manage them effectively. Day 5: Participants will be able to communicate information to clients regarding established goals and the status of project plans. Participants will be able to organize and present persuasive recommendations to various levels of management. Participants eill be able to evaluate project results and effectively terminate the client contract. Participants eill be able to indentify appropriate resources useful during various phases of the internal consulting process. Participants will be able to transfer applicable knowldege, skills and competencies to the work environment. Participants will be able to indentify strentghs and developmental needs in relation to the competencies covered by this course. Line item 2: Training materials for twenty (20) participants at each location. Line item 3: Estimated travel and miscellaneous expenses. All travel and miscellaneous expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 (travl cost) and current Federal regulations. Provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerers-Commercial Items, Apply to this solicitation and shold be completed and accompany your quote as required. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies; FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or executive orders-Commercial Items applies, specifically (a), (b) (6), (b) (7), (b) (8), and (b) (9). A copy of the clauses/provisions cited in this solicitation and a copy of the Standard Form 1449 may be obtained, by fascimile, by contacting Joy M. Everett at (404) 338-9212. Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424102). (0041)

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