Corporation for National Service, Office of Procurement, 1201 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20525

X -- LEASE OR RENTAL OF FACILITIES DUE 042400 POC Simon G. Woodard, (202) 606-5000, ext. 114 FAX (202) 565-2804 E-MAIL: Office of Procurement Services, swoodard@cns.gov. The Corporation for National and Community Service, a wholly owned Government Corporation, intends to award a contract to a qualified vendor who can provide lodging, food, and meeting space for an AmeriCorps*VISTA Pre- Service Orientations and Supervisor's Training. This event will take place in the greater Washington, DC area, and or Baltimore area August 16-19, 2000. The requirements for this event is as follows: Registration: Two (2) large, covered tables set up in the assigned registration area or outside the main meeting room beginning at 11:00 am August 16th and remaining until the conference conclusion. A message board should be set up and left in the registration area throughout the conference. Sleeping rooms: Five (5) doubles August 15. Fifty (50) August 16-18 (three nights). Fifty (50) singles for August 16-17 (two nights). Meeting Space: August 16: (1:00pm 5:00pm) Round tables of eight for one hundred and fifty (150) attendees. August 17: (8:00am-6: 00pm). Three (3) rooms each holding fifty (50) attendees with round tables of eight. August 18: Six rooms (6) each for thirty to fifty (30-50) attendees with round tables of six, (8:00am-5: 00pm). August19: (8:00am-11: 30pm) two (2) rooms each for fifty (50) attendees, one (1) room for one hundred (100) attendees (12:00pm-1:30pm). Meals: Lunch for one hundred and fifty (150) attendees from 12:00pm-1:00pm on August 16-18, 2000. Plated lunches for one hundred (100) attendees August 19,2000 from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Dinner for 150 attendees(150) from 6:00pm-7: 30pm on August16-17, 2000. Dinner for one hundred (100) attendees from 6:00 pm-7:30pm on August 18, 2000. Full breakfast for one hundred and fifty(150 ) attendees from 7:00am-8: 30am on August 16-18, 2000. Full breakfast for one hundred (100) attendees from 7:00am-8:30am on August 19, 2000. Refreshments: To be served each morning and afternoon of the conference. Morning break may consist of refreshing coffee and or tea served at breakfast and light snacks; afternoon breaks should include cold drinks and light snacks. Equipment: In meeting rooms, each day, one (1) flip chart on easel and one (1) overhead projector and screen. One (1) flip chart at the registration area each day. Two projector screens and one (1) VCR in main meeting room on August 16, 2000. Rental expenses for A/V equipment must be included in your proposal. Transportation: Shuttle service available to and from National Airport, and or Baltimore Washington Airport, and or Dulles Airport on and August 16 and 19, 2000. Miscellaneous: In submitting a bid for these services, please quote a price/guest/day. Only sleeping room rental, meeting room rental and scheduled meal costs for these guests are included in this solicitation. Incidentals, the guest will pay personal expenses (telephone calls, room service, etc.) themselves. Corporation for National Service will advise attendees of this responsibility. Please identify any and all of the above services that will be made available at no cost. For example: for a conference for 100 attendees, will the charge for the meeting rooms, etc., be waived? What, if any, are transportation costs to and from the airport? Special Requirements: At least 25% of the attendees at meals will be vegetarians and or vegans, meeting rooms and at least 25% of sleeping rooms must be accessible to physically challenged individuals. Federal regulations require that any hotel/conference space contracted shall comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and the FEMA Fire Prevention and Control guidelines. Posted 03/31/00 (W-SN440086). (0091)

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