Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

R -- EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION INITIATIVE SOL F0561199Q0092 DUE 082898 POC Diana Myles-South 719-333-4899 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Offerors must comply with all instructions in FAR 52.212-1 with submittal of offer. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote. Solicitation Number is F0561199Q0092. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-6. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 8732 and the applicable size standard for this proposed acquisition is $5.0 million. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Offerors responding should indicate whether or not they are small business, small woman-owned business, small disadvantaged business or 8(a) business in accordance with the referenced SIC Code. Line item 0001 -- Non-personal service to conduct research to determine effectiveness of electrical engineering education initiatives at the Air Force Academy for the Period 1 Oct 98 -- 31 May 1999 IAW the following Statement of Work. QTY 8 MO -- UNIT PRICE____________TOTAL PRICE_______________ General: The Department of Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, requires a Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst to consult with the Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering on the following department programs: Evaluation of the core Communications Signals and Systems electrical engineering program; Evaluation of the department's Communication and Electromagnetics Educational Program for electrical engineering majors; Evaluation of the department's Unit Self Assessment program; Evaluation of the Computer Engineering major curriculum; Evaluation of the department's preparation for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 2000 accreditation visit; and Executive level feedback to the department's professor and head on department's program effectiveness. II. Specifics. The Senior Executive Technical and Education Analyst (SETEA) will hold a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and have extensive experience in electromagnetics, wireless communications, computer software specification and development, teaching, department administration, accreditation practices and procedures, and executive level educational leadership. The SETEA will evaluate the department's core Communications Signals and Systems electrical engineering program. This must include a careful evaluation of topic relevancy, topic coverage, depth of coverage, and topic sequencing. As part of this evaluation the SETEA will instruct one section of the EE215 Electrical Signals and Systems course during the fall 1998 semester. The SETEA will report findings to the department curriculum committee for possible action in December 1998. The SETEA will teach one section of the EE215 Electrical Signals and Systems course during the spring 1999 semester to evaluate curriculum committee initiated course revisions. The SETEA will evaluate the department's communication and electromagnetics educational and research programs for electrical engineering majors. This must include a careful evaluation of topic relevancy, topic coverage, depth of coverage, topic sequencing, and research goals. Furthermore, the SETEA will provide technical assistance and teach communication topics as part of these evaluation activities. The SETEA will report findings to the effected course director(s) and the department curriculum committee for possible action. The SETEA will evaluate the department's Unit Self-Assessment (USA) program. Specifically, the SETEA will evaluate the USA for relevancy, applicability, usefulness, strength, and weaknesses. The SETEA will report findings to the department's USA coordinator for action. The SETEA will evaluate the computer Engineering major curriculum. This must include a careful evaluation of topic relevancy, topic coverage, depth of coverage, topic sequencing, and educational goals and objectives. The SETEA will evaluate the department's preparation for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 2000 accreditation visit. The criteria for accreditation have significantly changed since the department's last accreditation visit. The SETEA will evaluate the department's preparation activities for the upcoming ABET visit and report directly to the department head on recommendations for action. The SETEA will provide executive level feedback to the department's professor and head on department's program effectiveness. The SETEA will report directly to the department head on recommendations for action. III. Deliverables: The following deliverables are required during the course of this contract: The SETEA will provide a monthly report to the department head on progress made on each activity described in II.a. through II.e. above; The SETEA will report findings to the department curriculum committee for action no later than 1 December 1998 as described in II.a., II.b., and II.d. above-A final report will be provided to the department head not later than 15 May 1999; The SETEA will provide an in-progress report no later than 1 December 1998 on ABET 2000 review activities to the department head. A final report will be provided to the department head no later than 15 May 1999; The SETEA will provide executive level feedback to the department head on a monthly basis on department programs. IV. Base of Operations: The Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst will work out of an office in the Department of Electrical Engineering and in scheduled classroom and laboratories. V. The Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst will be the sole contractor; Minimum Senior Executive Technical And Educational Analyst requirements: Available 1 Oct 1998-31 May 1999; Executive level Air Force Educational leadership experience; Air Force engineering experience; Industrial experience; Communications and electromagnetics expertise; Ph.D. in electrical engineering; Software development expertise; College level engineering teaching experience; Engineering education program assessment experience. VI. Final SETEA selection will be based on resume review and possible personal interview. Resumes should include at a minimum all items defined in V. above. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, addenda, acceptance time period of 70 days. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses apply: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Item, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical acceptable; 2) Past Performance; and 3) Price. Technical acceptable is considered the most important. Technical acceptable will be evaluated based on theirresumes. To be technically acceptable the item shall meet the Government's specifications. Past performance is considered more important than price. Past performance will be evaluated to ensure satisfactory business practices and timely performance. Price will be considered as the least important factors. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, to include clauses 7, 8, 9, and 10. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration, 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582); 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (AltI), and 252.232-7009 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (CCR). Offers are to be received at the Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315, no later than 3:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight time on 28 Aug 98. The Government intends to evaluate offers and make award without discussions; however, this does not preclude the government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. Contact Diana Myles-South, Contract Specialist, 719-333-4899 or Marlene Kleckner, Contracting Officer, at 719-333-2794.****** Posted 08/12/98 (W-SN236237). (0224)

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