SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Management Services for International Export Control Infrastructure Development
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-BISNEC-0001
- Point of Contact
- Joel Perlroth, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 258-4505 x258, Fax (301) 258-4525, - Carol Silverman, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-258-4505 x226, Fax 301-258-4525,
- E-Mail Address
-
joel.l.perlroth@noaa.gov, csilverman@doc.gov
- Description
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION This notice is published for the purpose of soliciting information from industry on program management services in support of the Bureau of Industry and Security?s Nonproliferation and Export Control Cooperation Program. Responses are due to this RFI by March 28, 2003. It is the Government?s intent to accomplish the following: a. Identify potential sources meeting the below identified criteria. b. Obtain information on the below subject matter. c. Comments on Attachment 1- Draft Performance measures for the below program objectives. 2.0 BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION The United States assists the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union, the Baltic countries, Central Europe Countries, and other countries to assume the full responsibility for preventing the proliferation of equipment and technologies that could be used in the development or delivery of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with other U.S. Government agencies, works with these countries in establishing fair and effective national export control systems. The BIS/Non Proliferation and Export Control (NEC) group has been working in cooperative outreach programs with export control organizations in these countries since 1994. The level and scope of NEC?s outreach efforts have increased due to the growing concerns of the U.S. Government regarding the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems. For example, in FY 2003, NEC plans to conduct more than double the number of technical exchange activities from the previous year (approximately 75 ? 95). This has required NEC to restructure its contract mechanisms and redefine the roles and relationships between federal staff and contract support staff. Historically, the NEC group obtained from a combination of Contractors, support in the areas of: TRAINING DEVELOPMENT - Contractors have worked under the direction of the NEC group to identify training modules for development in order to meet the requirements of particular cooperating countries. These modules augmented the existing NEC training material originally established as part of the NEC Course Curriculum These training materials satisfy learning objectives that are established by NEC in a model country plan. The appropriate mix of instructional methods and delivery approaches (e.g. lecture, role-play, simulations group discussions) was evaluated and integrated into the training material to meet the learning objectives. The Contractor has maintained a technical library of course material, program books, and other material. The library has allowed access to previously developed training material, agendas, and presentations (electronic and hard copy form) for use in planning future programs. TRAINING DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT - Contractors have delivered training courses to export control officials and experts in cooperating countries in the various export control areas (e.g. legal, regulatory, licensing, control lists, industry/Government relations, export enforcement). These courses were delivered in the US in a government owned facility to foreign delegations from participating countries. Contractors also delivered training workshops, seminars and conferences in foreign locations. For both the foreign and domestic training delivery activity, the Contractors have been responsible for organizing the material, arranging for translation, and coordinating speakers from within the Department of Commerce, other USG agencies and U.S. industry. Contractors built and reproduced program books for the technical exchanges/seminars and provided copies of the course material to the foreign trainees. In order to ensure the most widespread use of the training material and software training tools within the client country, Contractors have, at times, provide specific hardware such as computers, ZIP Drives or other computer peripherals. MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT CONTROL EXCHANGES - Many times a year, the NEC group works with cooperating Governments and Non-Government Organization?s (NGO) to sponsor export control conferences on a variety of topics. These conferences can be specific to the host country or can be regional in nature. In order to effectively manage these conferences, Contractors have established business relationships with the conference hosts who have in turn handled the local logistics including venue, speakers, program material, simultaneous interpretation, and other miscellaneous support activities. As a co-sponsor of these conferences, the NEC group often ensured a US presence at the conferences. Contractors have work with the NEC group to identify and prep U.S. Industry participants who were part of the US delegation to the conference. MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS -As a result of efforts since 1994, the NEC group has made significant progress with cooperating Governments in building export control institutions. In particular, as the cooperating country?s export control systems have developed, the need to have good industry Government cooperation has become apparent. In the field of industry Government relations, a contractor developed software tool, the Internal Control Program (ICP), has been modified and adapted to the regulatory environment of specific cooperating countries. The ICP tool establishes a framework for the foreign industry to comply with its own Government?s export control regulations and meet international standards regarding control of strategic commodities. Contractors have also worked with the export control agency or its designated NGO to establish a plan to modify and deploy these country specific versions of the ICP tool. Efforts are made to encourage all countries to adopt all 10 elements of the generic ICP model, but the ultimate product shall be a function of the cooperating country?s specific export control law and regulations. A rapid series of ICP deployments have taken place in Russia, Ukraine, and a select set of Central European countries. Based on the number and geographical diversity of the foreign enterprises, Contractors have been required to handle some deployments independently of the NEC group. LOGISTICS SUPPORT ? In the course of conducting the international training program, both in the US and abroad, contractors have planned and managed logistics for both US and foreign nationals for ticketing, billeting, conference facility management, and ground transportation. OTHER ACTIVITIES - Based on the number of countries and the expanding scope of activities under the NEC outreach programs, the NEC group has required Contractors to perform other unique tasks as they arise. These requirements may be generated by outside agencies such as State and Defense Departments who are trying to coordinate their activities with the NEC group. NEC envisions a greater contractor role in the continuous planning for Fiscal year budget submissions based on medium to long-range strategic goals and in planning, scheduling and implementing short-term (one year) operation plans. NEC is interested in exploring creative strategies for the delivery of training materials. 3.0 REQUIREMENTS See attachment 1 4.0 DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.202 (e), a response to this RFI is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. 5.0 CONTACT INFORMATION [List POC for questions about the RFI and delivery instructions for responses] POCs are Gene Lockwood-Shabat eshabat@bis.doc.gov and Gene Petersen-Beard gpeterse@bis.doc.gov Tel: 202-482-8345 Fax: 202-501-8224
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