U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

U -- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SOL RFP-7201 DUE 063098 POC Charles P. Taylor, Contracting Officer U -- Education Services -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Laboratory Division (LD) is an approximately 700 person entity and is the leading forensic laboratory in the United States. The LD's examiner, technician, and research scientist population has a continuing and multi-varied need for education and training. The LD has identified a number of these needs for which it seeks to solicit proposals from the university/college community. These needs cover the range of educational and training support for the Laboratory staff from assisting with the R&D needs of the Laboratory to the provision of certain specialized facilities, i.e., biological containment facilities, which might contribute to the operational needs of the Laboratory as well as to its day-to-day research activities. Because of the need for close contact (direct mentor-ship) of professors monitoring the progress of students in technical programs, the need for hands-on laboratory courses associated with technical degrees, the need for close proximity to Laboratory facilities and personnel to meet operational needs, and the necessity of meeting the needs of Laboratory employees who live and work in the Washington, D.C. area, it is imperative that universities responding to this solicitation and ultimately being awarded contracts, have teaching and laboratory facilities in the Washington, D.C. area. It will be deemed necessary that any university submitting a proposal have permanent teaching and research facilities located within fifty miles of Washington, D.C. The Laboratory Division anticipates that this formalized relationship with one or more universities would commence at the beginning of the Fall semester 1998. The following is a list of requirements that a successful university or consortium of universities will meet. Because few if any universities will meet all of these requirements, partnerships or consortium arrangements among universities are strongly encouraged. Accredited, competent, fully equipped university graduate (M.S. or equivalent mandatory in all programs of interest, Ph.D. desirable) and undergraduate programs in biology, biomedical sciences, chemistry, physics, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, environmental science, computer and information sciences, interdisciplinary studies and other academic disciplines which provide and support an array of relevant course offerings which relate or complement the missions, responsibilities, requirements and needs of the FBI Laboratory and its personnel. Because of the likely science and the law component of desired education and research needs, it is required that a responding university have its own accredited law school or be formally associated with same. Academic programs which are flexible enough to provide strong formal scientific or other relevant education but can accommodate an orientation towards forensic science (such as with complementary course work in law and criminal justice), but with a primary focus on the scientific or relevant discipline area. Course offerings and consultive services within or between university departments that can lead to an advanced degree, should the participant so desire, provided that they are able to meet the graduate program entrance requirements and any additional financial obligations which attach. A measurable percentage of relevant course work which is taught either at the beginning or end (evenings) of the work day. Additionally, it would be desirable for respondents to offer a maximum degree of flexibility in course scheduling. Use of distance learning tools are not the primary method for executing graduate courses, but can be used to supplement instruction within a course. Adjunct faculty appointments for appropriately credentialed FBI Laboratory personnel, for purpose of involving FBI personnel in course planning and execution, research and development or participation in other university programs; where appropriate, courses developed and conducted jointly to take advantage of both university and FBI Laboratory expertises and facilities. Collaboration by university and the FBI Laboratory to develop and conduct short courses, specialized training and conferences which address emerging or as yet unaddressed requirements and needs of the national and international forensic science community. Active participation by university faculty and students(both undergraduate and graduate)in collaborative basic and applied research with the FBI Laboratory on problems identified and research supported, at least in part, by the latter; when research is assigned or agreed to by a faculty member and/or graduate student, FBI Laboratory staff participates interactively in that program for its duration, to include membership on the student's advisory committee, as appropriate; potentially includes regular, collaborative on-site (both university and FBI Laboratory) visits to or work within each others' facilities; intention of both parties to encourage joint presentation/publication of research or other work in relevant, peer reviewed journals or forums. Concurrence of and active support of the university to advertise FBI Laboratory career programs and provide access for the FBI Laboratory to seek qualified personnel for employment within their undergraduate and graduate student populations. The availability and willingness to make available specialized facilities and instrumentation, e.g., BSL-3 containment facilities, a high field NMR spectrometer, etc. Willingness of universities that meet all or most of the above to engineer and maintain strategic partnerships to achieve multilayered program of greatest depth, breadth and potential for the benefit of the FBI Lab and the universities participating. Universities/Colleges interested in submitting proposals which meet these and any other relevant educational services may receive solicitation RFP7201 by contacting, IN WRITING ONLY, Contact: POC Supervisory Special Agent Charles Taylor 935 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20535. Please REFERENCE RFP-7201 in YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST. 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