Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Contracts and Grants Administration, ATTN: CGO (Mail Stop 334-A, SIB), 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240

R -- FACILITATOR FOR NEGOTIATED RULE MAKING Sol BIA-K51-95-503. Due 041195. Contact Byron J. Greene, Jr, 202/208-2710. Contracting Officer, J. Shane Compton, 202/208-2710. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Self-Determination, requires the services of a Facilitator to perform the following tasks: (1) Serve as the impartial chair of the Indian Self-Determination Negotiated Rule Making Committee to implement Public Law 103-413, which is the 1994 Amendments to Public Law 93-638, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; (2) Assist, in an impartial manner, the Committee members in conducting discussions and negotiations as they pertain to rule making for PL 103-413; (3) Manage the keeping of Committee minutes and records as required under section 10(b) and (c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The qualifications of each potential contractor will be evaluated based on the following criteria in descending order of importance: (1) Experience in the development of rules and procedures for the orderly conduct of business which will lead to closure on difficult and complex issues; (2) Experience in working with culturally diverse groups; (3) Experience in facilitating large groups to achieve consensus on difficult and complex issues; (4) The capability to organize and direct a staff in the facilitation of meetings. The contract Awarded in response to this announcement will be awarded in accordance with the authority of the ``Buy Indian Act'' (25 U.S.C. 47 as implemented by 20 BIAM 2.1) and will be a firm fixed price contract of a base year plus one (1) option year. Each potential contractor shall provide a letter of interest on letterhead paper citing their interest in this solicitation. The letter shall contain a certification as to eligibility to participate for this solicitation under the provisions of ``Buy Indian'' as stated above. Each potential contractor shall provide requested letter of interest to the following address: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Contracts and Grants Administration, Attn: Branch of Contracts and Grants Operations (Mr. Greene), Mail Stop 334-A, SIB, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240, No Later Than April 11, 1995. All letters provided shall become the property of the Government and shall not be returned. No general notification other than this notice shall be made. The formal solicitation shall be sent to those qualified requestors on or about April 13, 1995. No telephone responses for this notification of interest shall be accepted. No further potential contractor action beyond the submission of the cited documentation is necessary or encouraged until receipt of the solicitation. This is a request for proposals. (080)

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