Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Research and Special Programs Administration HQ, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 7108, Washington, DC, 20590

U -- CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER (CMC) AUGMENTATION CADRE TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES SOL Reference-Number-00-SS0002 DUE 071300 POC Cynthia Barzey, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-366-6986, Fax 202-366-7974, Email cynthia.barzey@rspa.dot.gov -- Tom Scott, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4538, Fax (202) 366-7974, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=Reference-Num ber-00-SS0002&LocID=137. E-MAIL: Cynthia Barzey, cynthia.barzey@rspa.dot.gov. SOURCES SOUGHT -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement, DMA-30, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 7108, Washington, DC 20590 is seeking SMALL BUSINESSES with the capabilities to perform the requirements as set forth in this announcement. SOURCES SOUGHT for contractor support in conducting the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Emergency Transportation (OET) Crisis Management Center Augmentation Cadre (CMCAC) training sessions and miscellaneous tasks as described below. The CMCAC is a group of volunteers from throughout the DOT headquarters who assist OET in information collection, analysis, and reporting during disaster situations in which the Crisis Management Center (CMC) is activated. Annual training is required to maintain CMCAC proficiency. Contractor support is required for the CMCAC training which will consist of three (3) half-day sessions to be held in the DOT Crisis Management Center (CMC) in the DOT headquarters building, Washington, DC. The dates of training will be coordinated between the contractor and the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). This work includes but is not limited to the following tasks: 1) Develop a scenario appropriate for the functional design of the CMC; 2) Prepare training materials; 3) Provide a minimum of two people to conduct the training; 4) Provide a brief report on the conduct of the sessions; and 5) Provide an attendance record of the sessions. Additional tasks in support of OET's critical training mission of ensuring that the DOT headquarters is fully prepared to respond to any and all natural and man-made disasters may include: 1) Assistance with a CMC exercise; 2) Assistance with preparation and planning support for special events (e.g., Olympics); 3) Assist DOT with preparations of contingency and readiness plans and briefings, as well as emergency response guidance documents; 4) Assistance with Continuity of Operations training or exercises; 5) Provide assistance in exercise design and related tasks. Submittals for these tasks include: 1) Proposed Training Scenario -- due 60 days prior to the first training session; 2) Prepare Training Materials for approximately 25 attendees for each session; 3) Incorporate relevant changes from previous session(s) into remaining training sessions as appropriate; 4) Provide a brief report summarizing the scenario and include surveys from the attendees on the training conducted; and 5) The report should include an attendee list. As referenced above, travel is required to the DOT Headquarters building in Washington, DC. The contractor personnel must possess expertise to perform the requirements as described above. Responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT request must contain the following information: 1) A summary of the contractor's relevant prior work; 2) Resumes of key individuals; 3) A brief description of the contractor's quality control processes for deliverables (submittals); 4) References (names and contact information) for whom the contractor has performed similar work; and 5) A one page description of how the contractor would design, conduct, and evaluate a scenario appropriate for the functional design of the Crisis Management Center. All firms responding to this SOURCES SOUGHT should ensure that their responses are complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the firms qualifications to perform this project. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this acquisition is 8748 and the small business size standard is $5 million. All interested SMALL BUSINESSES should respond to this request in writing. Only firms having relevant experience performing this type of requirement will be considered qualified for consideration. The response to this SOURCES SOUGHT shall not exceed 15 pages and is to be mailed on company letterhead to U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement, DMA-30, ATTN: Ms. Cynthia D. Barzey, Contract Specialist, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 7108, Washington, D.C. 20590, not later than 3:00 PM, Eastern Time, 7/13/00. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. However, submittals by email may be sent to : cynthia.barzey@rspa.dot.gov. Electronic format should be MSWord/Excel or WordPerfect. The Government does not intend to award a contract based upon this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement or otherwise pay for any information or inquiry. This SOURCES SOUGHT synopsis does not constitute a commitment by the Government. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. In all correspondence to the RSPA Office of Contracts and Procurement, reference Solicitation #SS-0002. NOTHING IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY RSPA TO AWARD THE PROJECT IDENTIFIED ABOVE. A Government panel will evaluate all submissions for responsiveness to this announcement. cynthia.barzey@rspa.dot.gov. See Notes #1 and 25. Posted 06/28/00 (D-SN469420). (0180)

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