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U -- EEO/DIVERSITY SOL S-FSIAQ-99-Q-0342 DUE 082799 POC Point of Contact -- Ernest Williams, 703-302-6803, Contracting Officer POC: Ernest Williams, Phone 703-302-6803; Fax 703-302-7227. The U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute (FSI), for the Leadership and Management Development Division is soliciting bids for professional services of a contractor/contractors for the delivery of (44) forty-four sessions of the EEO/DIVERSITY AWARENESS FOR MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS in Fiscal Year 2000. The objective of these services and any future requirements of this project is to ensure the Department of State had available the resources needed to carry out its mission. The Foreign Service Institute anticipates multiple awards might be awarded. Note: Awards will be made under simplified acquisition procedures. This is a small business set-aside. No telephone requests will be accepted for this requirement. This acquisition will be classified under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8299. All quotes shall be clearly marked with RFQ#SFSIAQ-99-Q-0342. Potential offerors should request a hard copy of the solicitation and submit questions via e-mail to the attention of Ernest Williams at WilliamsE@state.gov. Answers to all questions will be disseminate back through the email process. Bids will be evaluated according to the criteria cited in section (M) of the solicitation. If interested in bidding, please provide a firm fixed price of your cost per session. Please address such criteria mention in the solicitation. Please provide your complete address and Duns No., along with an authorized signature. Quotations may be mailed to the above address. No faxed solicitations will be accepted. Those requesting a copy of the solicitation must use the email address cited above. All bids must be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 27, 1999. Late quotations will not be considered. (AC0726049-01) Posted 07/26/99 (I-SN359166). (0207)

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