Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Procurement Operations Branch, MS2500, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817

U -- ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING NEEDS SOL 14211 POC Jackie Halprin, Contracting Officer, (703) 787-1341 E-MAIL: Training Needs Assessment, jackie.halprin@mms.gov. The Minerals Management Service, US Department of the Interior, intends to conduct a training needs assessment of the workforce in two its district offices in California, (Camarillo and Santa Maria) and the Gulf of Mexico (New Orleans, Lafayette, and Houma, LA, and Lake Jackson, TX) . PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. The assessment will require the development of core competencies of the occupational groups: District supervisors, District Engineers, Inspectors, and support staff. The report will identify core competencies for each group, the training needs of current employees, and provide a model training plan for the development of junior employees and new hires. The cost range of this effort is $50,000 to $100,000. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this award, interested parties MUST demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by providing a Capabilities Statement (one bound original and one copy), on or about noon, Eastern Standard Time, on August 21, 1997. Following review of all Capabilities Statements, those having the past experience, organizational capabilities, and key personnel to perform the work will be invited to give an oral OR video technical presentation and a written cost/business proposal. The oral or video presentation must be less than a one hour discussion of the offerors' methodology for performing the work, including a question and answer session afterward. This will be conducted by teleconference where a videotaped presentation has been submitted. Your Capabilities Statement will be evaluated based on: (1) your key persons' skills, abilities, and experience; (2) your organization's experience and (3) past performance (including number, size, and complexity of similar projects, adherence to schedule and budget, effectiveness of program management, willingness to cooperate when difficulties arise, general compliance with the terms of contract, and acceptability of delivered products). References will be checked. Following review of all capabilities statements, a list of those deemed most qualified to perform the work will be established and those qualified will be notified. Your Capabilities Statement will be evaluated based on (1) the currency, quality, and depth of experience of individual personnel in working on similar project. "Similar project" is meant to convey similarity in topic, dollar value, duration, and complexity; (2) quality and depth of education; experience on other projects which may not be similar enough to include in response to (1), but may be relevant; (3) organization's history of successful completion of projects; history of producing high-quality work and other deliverables; history of staying on schedule and within budget. Oral presentations will be held in Herndon, Virginia, on or about September 3, 1997. The presentation, whether in person or on videotape, will demonstrate how you will perform the work. The Contracting Officer will establish each Offeror's presentation time and inform them by telephone or fax no later than August 26, 1997. During the presentation, the Offerers key personnel shall present a detailed discussion on the following topics: Understanding the Technical Approach; Qualifications and Commitment of Personnel. Key project personnel may also address another topics considered to be pertinent to a demonstration of the knowledge, competence, and capability to perform this effort. DO NOT REFER TO PRICE OR COST IN ANY MANNER DURING THE PRESENTATION. Oral Presentation Constraints: Only the offeror's key project personnel or project manager will be allowed to participate in the oral presentation. Key project personnel includes only those persons who will be assigned to the contract. Two additional people (e.g., chief executive officer, company president, legal representative, etc.) may attend but will not be allowed to present except in a brief company introduction that will not be evaluated. The presentation may not exceed ONE HOUR in length, after which the Government will caucus for up to one hour to discuss the presentation and formulate questions to be asked during the Q & A session. Oral Presentation Media are neither required nor discouraged but are limited to overhead transparencies or 35mm slides. The Government will provide a screen and projection equipment. All presentation media will remain the property of the Government. In lieu of offerors delivering oral presentation in person, oral presentation may be submitted on videotape. Tapes must be in VHS format and presentations must not exceed one hour in length. Tapes will be retained by the Contracting Officer. Tapes do not have to professionally produced, but must be audibly and visibly legible. The speakers must be identified, both on the tape and with a written list of names, titles, and functions, included with the videotape. Offerors must submit an outline of their presentation by noon on August 29, 1997. The summary should use bullets to highlight the subjects in the order they are addressed during the presentation and NOT EXCEED TEN (10) PAGES in length. Business Proposal and Price: 1. Written business proposal shall be a separate volume and shall be submitted on or about noon on September 5, 1997. Price evaluations will be used by the Contracting Officer to determine reasonableness and realism, as well as your understanding of the work, and potential for successfully completing the job. 2. The Business Proposal shall also contain a section that includes a statement of intention to comply with the Statement of Work, and a statement of intention to comply with all terms and conditions of the c The award will be made using Commercial Items, FAR Part 12. The following provisions/clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions of Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 95), FAR 52-212.2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 95), FAR 52.212.3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, (Jun 96), FAR 52..212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 97), and FAR 52.212-5, ContractTerms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Aug 97). These documents are current to FAC 90-46 (Mar 97). Offerors may request a copy of provisions and clauses by calling the (703) 787-1354 or fax or e-mail your request to the Contracting Officer. Questions should be faxed or e-mailed as soon as possible to fax: (703) 787-1387 or e-mail to: "jackie.halprin@mms.gov" Please include with any question(s) or correspondence your full name, Solicitation Number and title, your organization, complete address, voice and fax numbers, and e-mail address, if applicable. Phone calls will neither be accepted nor acknowledged. Any conflict in the due dates shown in this notice shall be governed by this narrative. (0219)

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