Defense Threat Reduction Agency/AM, 45045 Aviation Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-7517

U -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES SOL DTRA01-99-R-0004 DUE 122298 POC Nancy Mahoney, Contract Specialist, (703)810-4769, or Barbara Roberson, Contracting Officer, (703)810-4684 The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has a requirement for Russian Language Immersion Training in support of present and future international treaties and mission and organizational requirements. The training shall be conducted in Moscow, Russia. The training shall consist of four (4) distinctly different courses. Each course shall be two weeks in duration, shall consist of 60 classroom hours, and at least eight (8) evening and/or weekend day cultural activities. Up to 50 students will be trained per year (12-month period). The total number of classes to be conducted is not expected to exceed 25 per 12-month period. Each class will have no more than 4 students per class and no less than 2 students per class. The courses shall consist of advanced Russian language studies programs, contemporary Russian society studies, and cultural orientation programs. The four courses are described as follows: 1. An advanced Russian Language course incorporating lectures on the humanities and political science, which includes a cultural orientation program. Course subjects include: intonation and phonetics, lexicon and grammar, mass media, Russian civilization, political history, and national security. 2. A continuation of the course described previously which includes additional course subjects on Russian newspapers, social-economic geography, and international relations. 3. An intensive consecutive interpretation course incorporating advanced Russian language classes, which includes a cultural orientation program. Course subjects include: oral interpreting drills, sight translation, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, and phraseology. 4. An intensive Russian language course designed to increase the students' knowledge of Russian grammar and improve their command of the Russian language. The course incorporates an initial Russian language placement test in order to tailor the course to the level of the students. The course includes a cultural orientation program, with course subjects in phonetics, word formation, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, phaseology. The training program includes all in-country transportation services (to and from airport, local travel for cultural events, etc.), development of curriculum, all materials, instruction, cultural orientation program, and student lodging. The Period of Performance will be from on or about 1 April 1999 through 31 March 2000 for the base year, and four (4) option years following. A Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract is anticipated. Requests for a copy of this solicitation must be requested in writing, via fax or mail. Telephone requests will not be honored. Request a copy from: Defense Threat Reduction Agency/AMO, 45045 Aviation Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-7517, ATTN: Nancy Mahoney, DTRA01-99-R-0004. The approximate issue date for the solicitation will be 4 December 1998. All potential U.S. Contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for award. Contractors can contact the CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. If further information regarding this announcement is required, contact Nancy Mahoney at (703)810-4769, FAX (703)810-4675. Posted 11/19/98 (W-SN272954). (0323)

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