U -- PRESENT A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ENTITLED "DIVING INSPECTOR"

Notice Date

November 7, 2000

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center Huntsville, 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

ZIP Code

35816-1822

Solicitation Number

DACW87-01-Q-0001

Response Due

November 17, 2000

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist, Tonju Butler (256)895-1166, fax (256)895-1197

E-Mail Address

Katherine.H.Atkins@HND01.usace.army.mil (Tonju.L.Butler@HND01.usace.army.mil)

Description

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama intends IAW FAR 6.302 to make a sole source award to the Florida Keys Community College to provide all services, personnel, facilities, material, and audio visual aids, and training aids necessary to administer and present a course of instruction on Diving Inspector. This course provides training for Corps of Engineers employees who have quality assurance, safety, and/or oversight responsibilities for diving contract activities and/or operations. In-depth training sessions cover the following topics: diving physics, diving physiology, dive tables, SCUBA equipment and operations, surface supplied air equipment and operations, diving support equipment, diving in contaminated water, underwater tools, diving accident management, dive planning and contractor submittals, Corps of Engineers regulations, and inspection of diving operations. Instructors must be qualified, by education and experience, in the professional disciplines to which the subject matter relates. The course dates are 4-8 December 2000 (40 hours, 5 days). Class size will be 30 students and course location is Key West, Florida. This is not a formal solicitation. The synopsis of intent is to make a sole source award and is not a request for quotes. Contractors who can provide the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center with the above services are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response which includes, as a minimum, the proposed credentials and qualifications, any applicable pricing data and any additional information indicating a bona fide ability to meet this specific requirement. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis, and all such responses will be considered by the agency. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) applicable to this acquisition is 61143. The following information should be included with the response: business size, duns number, tax identification, cage code and must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Responses should be faxed to Ms. Tonju Butler, (256)895-1197 or mailed to the U.S. Army Engineer and Support Center, ATTN: CEHNC-CT-P (Tonju Butler), P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301. If no written responses are received within 10 calendar days, a sole source award will be issued.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001109/USOL004.HTM (W-312 SN506288)