Department of the Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, HQ AF Reserve Command, 155 2nd Street, Robins AFB, GA, 31098-1635

U -- AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND (AFRC) NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS(NCO) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SOL F09634-00-R-XXXX DUE 051500 POC Debbie Scarborough, Contract Specialist, Phone 912-327-1616, Fax 912-327-2210, Email debbie.scarborough@afrc.af.mil -- Debbie Scarborough, Contract Specialist, Phone 912-327-1616, Fax 912-327-2210, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=F09634-00-R-XXXX&LocID=485. E-MAIL: Debbie Scarborough, debbie.scarborough@afrc.af.mil. The solicitation Number is changed to F09634-00-R-0003. The contractor shall provide and implement a two-phase course. The course will be presented in a hands-on seminar workshop format. The course will consist of 36 hours of contact instruction (18 hours for each phase). Each class shall be 6 hours in duration. Phase one will consist of college level classroom instruction in the areas of management, leadership and time management. Air Force Reserve Command military facilitators will teach a 2-day military applications seminar after the contractor completes phase one. Phase two will consist of college level classroom instruction in the areas of communication, counseling techniques, and stress management. The contractor shall award one college semester hour to attendees for each phase of training satisfactorily completed. The course will be presented at Air Force Reserve units, (43 sites) conus or oconus, located throughout the United States of America and Guam. Class size to range from 25-30 Air Force Reserve Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) in the grade of E-5 and/or E-6. Estimated number of classes shall be approximately 81 (162 phases) during a 12-month period. The development of seminar administration is the responsibility of Air Force Reserve Command. The contractor shall provide qualified instructors to teach each phase. Selected college instructors will satisfy the contractor_s home campus teaching requirements and will be qualified to teach all elements identified for phase one and two. The contractor shall use standardized learning objectives, teaching guides, student texts/materials, and measurement devices. The contractor shall be a fully recognized member of a regional accrediting association as listed in the current edition of the Higher Education Directory (HED). This requirement will include a basic year and four one-year options. SIC code is 8221. This acquisition is being considered as a 100 percent set-aside for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) as defined by clause at 252.226-7000 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Interested HBCU/MI_s should provide the contracting office as early as possible, but not later than 15 days after this notice, evidence of their capability to perform the contract, and a positive statement of their eligibility as an HBCU/MI. If adequate response is not received from HBCU/MI_s, this acquisition will be processed as unrestricted for full and open competition. Therefore, response is requested from other interested firms in the event an HBCU/MI set-aside is not made. This is not a pre-solicitation notice it is a Sources Sought Synopsis.**** Posted 04/28/00 (D-SN449849). (0119)

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