U.S. Geological Survey, 205B 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192

70 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR A TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POC Ms. Amanda Goodwin (703) 648-7372 (contact Ms. Kathy Craig (703) 648-7357 (CO) E-MAIL: Click Here to Contact Kathy Craig, Contracting Officer, kcraig@usgs.gov. This announcement is for market research. There is no solicitation. The National Headquarters of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking sources that can provide a Training Management System that is capable of tracking all instances of employee, contractor or volunteer training, including training from vendors and in-house training developed by USGS employees. The system must capture information at one point of entry including: name of individual taking the training, name of vendor, description of training taken, type and purpose of training, training dates, information on all related costs and misc. other relevant information. This system is intended to replace the current manual paper process which requires completion of the SF-182. The system will be used to obtain approval for training through automatic workflow including registering students with the vendor and obligating funds in the financial system. System will record training experiences for 12,000 employees nationwide, report training information to management, and fill external requirements such as EEO. System must be capable of obtaining training costs at various organizational levels. Must be capable of tieing organizational goals to training requirements and input of employee feedback after training. System must be WEB-enabled with Lotus Notes Domino R5 (Lotus not mandatory) with a back end Oracle database as the preferred operating environment. Commercial literature is desirable, but vendors are also requested to include a narrative in each response which includes a description of hardware requirements. Also, costs should be addressed and somewhat detailed, including the cost of the software, training to use the software, and the cost per man-hour for modifications to the software. State if there are maintenance or license costs. Information should be received no later than July 29, 1999 and sent to the following: Ms. Kathleen Craig, Contracting Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 205B, Reston, VA 20192. Posted 06/30/99 (W-SN348977). (0181)

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