Bureau of Land Management, SC-651B, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25047, Denver, CO 80225-0047

R -- WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY SOL N651-RFP5-3031 DUE 060795 POC Richard Banks, 303/969-6514. The Federal Wildland Firefighting Agency Management which includes the USDA Forest Service, USDI agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement to (1) create a passion for safe firefighting practices, (2) strengthen accountability among agency leaders, fire managers, and firefighters, and (3) develop/enhance individual leadership and responsibility at all organizational levels so that adherence to safety standards permeates every fiber of strategy, tactics, and basic fire operations. Such support shall include considering psychological and sociological processes of people within the wildland firefighting community, making good decisions under risky, stressful conditions, improving thinking, leadership, and crew interactions, and determining actions which will promote stress-resistant organizational characteristics. The Government anticipates the award of a cost plus fixed fee type of contract, with the issuance of individual tasks. Work will be divided into four phases. Phase I estimated performance of 6 months will be included as part of the award. The remaining three phases are included as optional schedules with an additional total performance of eighteen months. This is an unrestricted procurement. The solicitation documents should be available on or about May 8, 1994. Written requests only. The Federal Wildland Firefighting Agency Management which includes the USDA Forest Service, USDI agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement to (1) create a passion for safe firefighting practices, (2) strengthen accountability among agency leaders, fire managers, and firefighters, and (3) develop/enhance individual leadership and responsibility at all organizational levels so that adherence to safety standards permeates every fiber of strategy, tactics, and basic fire operations. Such support shall include considering psychological and sociological processes of people within the wildland firefighting community, making good decisions under risky, stressful conditions, improving thinking, leadership, and crew interactions, and determining actions which will promote stress-resistant organizational characteristics. The Government anticipates the award of a cost plus fixed fee type of contract, with the issuance of individual tasks. Work will be divided into four phases. Phase I estimated performance of 6 months will be included as part of the award. The remaining three phases are included as optional schedules with an additional total performance of eighteen months. This is an unrestricted procurement. The solicitation documents should be available on or about May 8, 1994. Written requests only. (0096)

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