DLA Administrative Support Center (DASC), Office of Contracting (DASC-CP), 8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Suite 0119, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6220

U -- EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES SOL SP4700-00-Q-0011 DUE 030700 POC Susan Vaughn (703) 767-1192 E-MAIL: Carol_Leon@hq.dla.mil, Susan_Vaughn@hq.dla.mil. 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, and using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is SP4700-00-Q-0011. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. This solicitation is 100% small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8299, and the small business size standard is $5.0M. The small business competitiveness demonstration program does not apply. The contractor shall deliver (i.e., create lesson plan and teach) specific training on the application and utilization of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) wInsight software tool kit, using real-time data from existing programs under the cognizance of the Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC). The data will provided by DCMC. The course will be offered as 10 three-day (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) classes, five students per class. Students will be DCMC personnel. The training and data shall be tailored to suit the business needs of DCMC's EVMS monitors and others doing EVM analysis using wInsight. The subject matter shall be a combination of the tool kit training itself and more importantly "project-focused," to include on-the-spot review, assessment, and analysis of live contractor performance data and evaluation of contractors cost performance report(s) relative to the consistency of data, and the adherence to common sense rules. The contractor will coordinate with a DCMC designated technical representative to assure the course materials are on target for the audience. Sample data will be provided upon request for use in preparing proposals. Tentative date for the first class is June 05, 2000. Subsequent classes will be given during the weeks beginning with (Mondays) June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24, 31, and August 6, and 13 (see list of locations below with corresponding tentative dates.) All training days (T-Th) will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude at 4:00 PM. Contract award/selection will be based on three factors (weighted equally): the dollar amount of the proposal, the contents of the proposed lesson plan, and the qualifications of the prospective instructors (length and quality of appropriate experience, certifications). Detailed lesson plan and prospective instructors biographical information must be submitted with the proposals. Training will be delivered at ten different locations around the continential United States at DCMC offices. Tenative dates are shown. Any meetings required prior to the class will be held at Fort Belvoir, HQ, DCMC. Places of performance are the following: 1. DCMC Raytheon tucson, AZ (August 6, 2000), 2. DCMC Phoenix, AZ (July 31, 2000), 3. DCMC Twin Cities, MN (July 10, 2000), 4. DCMC LMMS Sunnyvale, CA (August 13, 2000), 5. DCMC Dallas, TX (at DCMC Bell Helicopter) (July 24, 2000), 6. DCMC San Antonio, TX (July 17, 2000), 7. Baltimore, MD (June 5, 2000), 8. DCMC LM Delaware Valley, NJ (June 12, 2000), 9. DCMC LM Owego, NY (June 26, 2000), 10. DCMC Springfield, NJ (June 19, 2000). All interested parties may submit proposals to the Contract Specialist, Susan Vaughn, DLA Administrative Support Center, Office of Contracting, Attn: DASC-CPA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0119, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6220. No telephonic responses will be accepted. The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors will include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror representations and certificaitons-commercial items, with its offer. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, commercial items, applies to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-5 Contract terms and conditions, require to implement statutes or execute orders-commercial items, applies to this acquisition. Posted 02/15/00 (W-SN425432). (0046)

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