U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville, TN 37202

R -- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL DACW62-98-R-0004 DUE 011298 POC Mary A. Roberts, Contract Specialist (615)736-7253; Peggy E. Owen, Contracting Officer (615)736-5679. The Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a four-year accredited academic institution with a Graduate Program to develop and administer a part-time leadership/management development program for 10-12 Corps of Engineers employees who are typically college educated, and who are mostly at, or near mid-career. Disciplines represented include science, engineerning and administration. The overall objective of this program is to help these employees learn, grow and develop so they can be effective leader-managers within the Corps of Engineers and the Nashville District in particular. Principal items of work will be administering graduate level training courses, counseling employees as the program progresses, facilitating conferences focusing on individual development, team-building, and leadership styles, arranging speakers for the group, developing and monitoring required readings, and providing feedback to Nashville District leadership on the viability and effectiveness of the program.The contract would be for one base year with four option years to be exercised at the Government's discretion. The contractor's institution must be located within a 50 mile radius of the Estes Kefauver Federal Building located at 801 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203. The SIC Code is 8742. Size Standard is $5.0 million. THIS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Solicitation documents will be available o/a 12 December 1997 and will be competitively negotiated. Award will be made as whole to the offeror whose proposal is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government. Award will not be based entirely upon price, but will also be subject to the following in descending order: 1. Program Administrator, 2. Quality of Proposed Program, and 3. Organization Experience/Capability with similar program. Award will be o/a 16 January 1998, with the program to commence o/a 01 February 1998. Responsible sources requesting solicitation documents may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. (0328)

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