Directorate Of Contracting, Hq Carlisle Barracks, 314 Lovell Ave, Suite 1, Carlisle Pa 17013-5072

U -- MILITARY FAMILY EDUCATION & RESEARCH SOL DABT43-98-R-0001 DUE 022798 POC Contracting Officer, Richard A. Myers, 717-245-4631 WEB: US ARMY WAR COLLEGE HOME PAGE, http://carlisle-www.army.mil. E-MAIL: R. MYERS, myersr@carlisle-emh2.army.mil. Writen proposals are solicited for a three year education and research effort to be conducted at Carlisle Barracks PA. The primarily focus is on the "Quality of Life" assistance the military leader can provide, which prepares the soldier and his family for periods of separation. The educational work is divided into two severable parts, which may or may not result in two awards. The first statement of work includes all the research requirements, along with development and delivery of short (two hour) economic quality of life topic educational presentations in lecture or panel formats. This Quality of Life education effort is adjunct to the primary land power education curriculum of the AWC, therefore student and or family member participation is voluntary. Presentation scheduling approval and audience recruitment is to be a responsibility of the contractor and includes the second statement of work.. The research effort requires significant on-site personal contacts on Carlisle Barracks, and telephone networking with other Army organizations. Research deliverables include; analysis of contractor and related army efforts, statistical and subjective data collection, 30 monthly reports, three yearly summary reports and an article in refereed journal format. The Army will provide limited post award assistance in obtaining topic expert guest speakers as appropriate, along with limited telephone service, office space, office supplies and computer (LAN and internet). No typing assistance will be provided. The second statement of work is development and delivery of a "Military Family Enhancement" education program for AWC student's spouses, including train the trainer/design skills "Leadership" education for selected spouses. This program is to primarily use established and non-copyrighted methods, to enable the selected spouses to deliver military family enhancement training of their own design and specific to their spouses' (AWC student) next senior military leadership assignment location. Some commercially available and inexpensive copyrighted materials, such as the Myers-Briggs type indicator may be used. Offers that include sole source future financial requirements for the trained spouses will be rejected. Spouse recruitment and selection work is described in detail, and does not require a protracted on site presence, as with the first statement of work. Performance starts concurrent with the academic year in August 1998, with little work in June or July and ends with delivery of the article in December 2001. A preproposal conference and site visit will be scheduled sometime in mid-February; the exact date is to be listed in the RFP. Questions will be answered verbally at the preproposal conference. All other questions must be submitted in writing. This procurement is 100% set aside for small business, SIC code 8299, $5 Million. Proposals will be evaluated on a best value basis. Telephone requests for RFP packets will not be honored, submit such requests on letterhead or e-mail or FAX to 717-245-3053. (0007)

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