ESC/PKOB, Specialized Contracting Branch, Operational Contracting, 104 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, 01731-1806

B -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES, 66TH MISSION SUPPORT SQUADRON, HANSCOM AFB, MA SOL F19650-00-B-0001 POC Lt Steve Ott, Contract Specialist, (781)377-9159; Janice Book, Contracting Officer, (781)377-4592 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, Steve.Ott@hanscom.af.mil. Notice of Contract Action for the purpose of issuing a solicitation to conduct an A-76 cost comparison study for Hanscom's Education and Training Services to be performed at Hanscom AFB, MA, its tenant units, Geographically Separated Units, and other off-base activities. Any resultant solicitation may include the following, subject to change depending on varying mission requirements: 1) Perform education services management and operation, including processing Air Force tuition assistance requests and professional military education (PME) enrollment; 2) Provide advisement services, to include career and college/degree program advisement and Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) advisement, 3) Administer civilian training programs, to include the processing of DD Forms 1556; maintaining long-term training programs; supporting locally-mandated civilian training courses; 4) Administer formal training programs, to include Defense Acquisition University programs, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College; 5) Administer the installation EMIS small computer software training program to include scheduling and customer relations; 6) Maintain education and training records and provide various records and reports. The duration of this contract, with all options, is anticipated to be five years. This acquisition will be conducted IAW FAR Part 14.5 -- Two Step Sealed Bidding. Copies of the draft RFTP documents and updated information are posted on the Hanscom Electronic Bulletin Board (HERBB) at http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil . Industry comments are highly encouraged during the draft phase. The formal Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP) will also be issued electronically. HERBB will be used as the primary source of document distribution. All companies who are registered for business opportunities on the Education and Training Services HERBB site will automatically receive an e-mail every time there is an update to that web site or a file is added. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notification or otherwise pay for any infomation or inquiry. This synopsis does not constitute a request for technical proposal, and is not considered to be a commitment by the government. This acquisition is full and open competition. SIC Code 8299, Schools ad Educational Services, Not Elsewhere Classified (N.E.C.), small business size standard $5.0M, will be used for this acquisition. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals. The Acquisition Ombudsman is Col. Steven H. Sheldon at (781)377-5106. See Note 26. Posted 04/04/00 (D-SN440874). (0095)

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