SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Reference - Sources Sought 12031, Self-Determination Training Services
- Notice Date
- 12/6/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- BIA Acquisition, 2051 Mercator Drive, Reston, VA 20191
- ZIP Code
- 20191
- Solicitation Number
- RMK00080011
- Response Due
- 12/18/2007
- Point of Contact
- Linda Somuah - (703) 390-6308
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. No additional written solicitations will be issued. This is a Request for Quote. Requirement: The Division of Self-Determination Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking training services. The Bureau?s mission is to promote self-determination on behalf of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Tribal governments. To accomplish this mission, training is needed on all facets of the administration and oversight of self-determination contracting to Bureau employees, as well as tribal staff and officials. Training services are sought to fulfill the requirement. The contract shall provide twenty-three (23) scheduled training sessions as listed and scheduled in the Bureau FY-2008 training handbook, and not less than three (3) ?Special Request? training (technical assistance) sessions. The training schedule is as follows: The training sessions proposed for the FY-2008 training schedule are as follows: 1. Construction Contracts under Public Law 93-638, as Amended (25 CFR, Chapter V, Part 900, Subpart J) Eastern Oklahoma January 15-17, 2008 Southern Plains Region January 29-31, 2008 2. Contract Disputes Act, Alternative Disputes Resolution and Appeals Pacific Region February 05-07, 2008 Southwest Region February 12-14, 2008 (NIPTC) 3. Contract Administration Part III Eastern Oklahoma February 26-28, 2008 Southwestern Region March 11-13, 2008 (NIPTC) 4. Approving Official Training (Laws and Regulations & AOTR/SAOTR) Midwest Region March 04-07, 2008 Southwest Region April 22-25, 2008 (NIPTC) 5. Public Law 93-638, as Amended (Law) and 25 CFR, Chapter V, Part 900, Subparts A-P (Regulations) Alaska Region March 25-27, 2008 Great Plains Region April 08-10, 2008 Navajo Region April 15-17, 2008 6. Awarding Official?s Technical Representative (AOTR) Subordinate Awarding Official?s Technical Representative (SAOTR) Alaska Region April 29-May 01, 2008 Eastern Region May 13-15, 2008 Southwest Region May 20-22, 2008 (NIPTC) Navajo Region June 10-12, 2008 7. Basic Indirect Cost Alaska Region June 17-19, 2008 Eastern Region June 24-26, 2008 Great Plains Region July 08-10, 2008 Rocky Mountain Region July 15-17, 2008 8. Contract Administration ? Part I Navajo Region July 22-24, 2008 Alaska Region July 29-31, 2008 Eastern Region August 05-07, 2008 Southwest Region August 12-14, 2008 (NIPTC) 9. Contract Administration Workshop ? Part II Navajo Region August 19-21, 2008 Eastern Region August 26-28, 2008 Southwest Region September 09-11, 2008 (NIPTC) Alaska Region September 16-18, 2008 Each training session shall be two and one-half (2 ? ) to three (3) days in duration, the training day shall not be more than seven (7) hours in length, with two (2) fifteen minute breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and one and one-half (1 ?) hours for lunch. Monday and Friday are travel days, Tuesday through Thursday are training days. Location and cost of training facility, cost of overhead projector or Power Point projector and screen, and flip chart and markers, shall be provided by the Bureau. ?Special Request? training or technical assistance sessions shall be scheduled between the requesting entity and the Contractor, pending approval by the Deputy Director, Office of Indian Services or the Chief, Division of Self-Determination Services. The nature and extent of training and/or technical assistance to be provided are subject to the needs of the requesting entity and the capabilities of the Contractor. We plan for not less than three (3) ?Special Request? sessions to be scheduled. There is the possibility of at least one (1) trip, during the performance of the contractor. The trip would be no more than a week, from Monday through Friday, and the purpose of the trip would be to meet with the Central Office, Office of Indian Services and Self-Determination staff. This trip shall be considered a technical assistance session. The Contractor must be able to meet the established schedule. Complexity is increased by several factors: 1) the Bureau manages programs which cover the entire range of local, State and Federal Government operations with the exception of defense and health services; 2) the variety and number of appropriated and non-appropriated funds which are manual, multi-year or no-year in nature; 3) numerous sources of appropriated and flow-through funds; 4) geographic dispersion of program offices and agencies; and 5) the simultaneous involvement of line managers, at all levels, in aspects regarding the self-determination contracting process. The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government property provided for Contractor use. At the end of the contractual agreement all Government property provided for Contractor use shall be returned to the Government. The Contractor shall be responsible for creating, maintaining, and disposing of all necessary training materials. Contract Terms and Conditions: The following contract provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation, and can be faxed to all interested parties requesting copies: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items ***A completed copy of the provision 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications must be submitted with the offer*** Offers are due no later than 5:00 p.m. December 18, 2007. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (06-DEC-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 12-DEC-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/BIA/RestonVA/RMK00080011/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: see schedule
- Zip Code: TBD
- Country: US
- Zip Code: TBD
- Record
- SN01469040-F 20071214/071212230310 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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