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R -- EVALUATION OF EXISTING SEMINAR PROGRAM SOL 40AAEX-8-09038 DUE 020998 POC Bert Szymanski, Contract Specialist, 301/713-0829 X 207 CBD Submission Number 159369, dated January 16, 1998, and CBD Submission Number 163595, dated January 30, 1998 are modified as follows for the purposes of clarification: The Start Date of the effort is changed from the week of February 23, 1998 to March, 1998. The First Seminar is changed from Charlotte, NC., on March 3-5 1998, New York, NY., on April 21-23, 1998. Refer to the Statement of Work (SOW) Phase I: Review of all seminar material (handouts, slides, etc.) for design, simplicity, and visual appeal. Shall be changed to read as follows: "Review of all seminar material (handouts, slides, etc.). Contractor's review of material will be soley for evaluation of design, simplicity, and visual appeal. There are two basic types of seminar programs -- an overview format which addresses the Commerce Department's export controls and an advanced topic program which deals with specific market sectors of trade issues. Although they differ in topic, they can be analyzed on the same basis." During attendance of these seminars, contractor will Video tape each seminar. Shall be changed to read as follows: "During attendance of these seminars, the contractor will Video tape each seminar. During the update presentation there will be plenary sessions for the entire audience and also three breakout sessions concurrently running. These workshops are repeated and rotated to different rooms so that they may be presented in a single room at different times to accommodate one video system." Review speakers performances and successfulness of the content, delivery, and visual support. Shall be changed to read as follows: "Review speakers performances and successfulness of the content, delivery, and visual support. There will be approximately eight (8) speakers participating in the two day seminars. Two of these speakers are from outside of the agency and would not be included in the evaluation. During the Update washington conference approximately 40-45 speakers give presentations. Between 5-10 of these are interagency representatives and not part of the evaluation." Refer to Phase 2 of the Statement of Work (SOW) This will require the contractor to evaluate many levels of expertise as well as areas of speciality depending on the individual presenting the material. Shall be changed to read as follows: "This will require the contractor to evaluate many levels of expertise as well as areas speciality depending on the individual presenting the material. Individual speeches are normally written by upper management, SES, and political representatives with input from staff members. The other seminar speakers use presentation materials developed by previous speakers or by themselves. However, they must follow a template of slides agreed upon by a group of speakers from the overall pool of presenters. They may design a few additional slides to accommodate their individual presentation style." Class size will be 12 or less. Daily schedule should be at least 7.5 hours. Shall be changed to read as: "Class size will be 12 or less with each class being two days in length. Daily schedule should be at least 7.5 hours." The due date for the submission of proposals shall remain the same, 09 February 1998, at 3:00 pm, EST. (0034)

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