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U -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS SOL IRS-98-1197 DUE 010298 POC Sandra Peek (202) 283-1197 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is conducting a search to assemble a potential bidders' list of firms interested in competing in IRS's purchase of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) multimedia management training programs for use in 31 IRS Professional Development Centers. The target audience for use of the programs include entry, mid-level (branch)and advanced (division) managers. The programs shall have the following characteristics: be stored on CD-ROM; allow student decisions and inputs to determine the difficulty level, order, and pace of the instructional delivery and the subsequent visual and auditory outputs; have the capability to track learner progress and allow learners to re-start a session at the place of termination; provide summaries of key points; contain resources, such as topic-related books, articles, and other references, for follow-on training and reinforcement of objectives; contain interactive (two-way communication between the student and the instructional system; active involvement of students) role play to engage the students in the practice of skills and techniques taught; provide feedback; and contain pre/post assessments. Topics that shall be covered include: management of relationships; management use of empowerment; conflict resolution; performance management; team leadership; managing a diverse workforce; and managing during change. The number of programs purchased will depend on the thorough coverage and engagement of the learners with the identified topic areas. Topic coverage in the programs shall provide working knowledge for entry managers and contain program capability so that more experienced (mid and advanced) managers may shorten their learning paths and time. The purchase of the multimedia programs will include any required license agreement which will be non-exculsive and perpetual. This is a request for information and market survey only. The Government will use the information obtained from this notice to understand the capabilites of the marketplace. All interested parties should provide, at no cost to the Government, full descriptive literature demonstrating their capabilities to provide the above requirements. The closing date for receipt of interested responses is January 2, 1998. Response should be sent to Sandra Peek, Contract Specialist, at the above address. Facsimile responses are accepted for 10 pages or less at (202) 283-1511. All interested parties are requrested to specify whether they are a large or small business. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any follow-on solicitation for small businesses or 8(a) set-aside award. (0353)

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