SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Air Force Office of Scientific Research Support Services
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFOSR - Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 4015 Wilson Blvd Room 713, Arlington, VA, 22203-1954
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1954
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-AFOSR1
- Response Due
- 8/31/2004
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2004
- Point of Contact
- Joseph Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-696-5956, Fax 703-696-9733, - Maile Parker, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-696-5979, Fax 703-696-6240,
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.williams@afosr.af.mil, maile.parker@afosr.af.mil
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This SOURCES SOUGHT synopsis is in support of a market survey. AFOSR seeks potential sources to provide the below services under one contract for the Arlington, VA location. Potential sources should provide a capability statement to include such items as: Company name & address, size status, disadvantaged business status (if any), and GSA schedule information (if any). Background: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages the Air Force?s investment in basic research. As part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFOSR orchestrates the Air Force?s basic research program both within the AFRL and in the academic and industrial scientific community. Please visit our public website at http://www.afosr.af.mil/ for additional agency information. 1. AFOSR External Programs and Interface (AFOSR/PIE) is responsible for the management of diverse researcher assistance programs that improve science, mathematics, and engineering research capabilities and education in the US, and stimulate interactions between AF researchers and the broader international/domestic research community. Information regarding specific programs can be found at http://www.afosr.af.mil/Directorates/ExternalProgramsResources.doc. AFOSR/PIE requires technical, analytical, programmatic and administrative support services in numerous research and educational programs that it manages. Contractor requirements may include, but are not limited to: 1) Draft correspondence for PIE manager to identify position for foreign exchange program participants. 2) Transmit documentation to foreign embassy and Liaison Office for acceptance review, maintain personnel tracking information such as brochures, resumes, applications, agency sponsorships, etc. 3) Assist with travel orders, maintain foreign application personnel databases, arrange language training, attend overseas meetings, prepares briefing materials. 4) Maintain fund cite authorization databases. 5) Maintain program expenditure data/databases. 6) Prepare monthly OSD and Congressional reports. 7) Prepare National Research Council foreign applicant data packages. 8) Handle/assist foreign disclosure matters, review all participant packages for relevancy to program initiatives and recommend package for approval/disapproval, etc. 9) Coordinate Scholarship Pilot Program: Manage and track the SMART Pilot program, track and manage the budget, receive scholarship application packages, prioritize scholarship packages, coordinate conferences, coordinate travel arrangements, funding, prepare progress reports, and provide administrative support. 10) Travel as required. 2. AFOSR Technical Communications requires contractor support for the following: Protocol Support: 1) Receive and escort all AFOSR visitors, which may include: Members of Congress, General Officers, US Government Senior Executives (SES), US and International Scientists, and other VIPs. 2) Communicate daily with AFOSR Director, Deputy, Chief Scientist, Directorate Directors, Secretaries, and other AFOSR personnel on all AFOSR public affairs and protocol issues. 3) Perform general secretarial and administrative duties (such as answering incoming calls, maintaining schedules and arranging travel for AFOSR senior personnel, processing memos, filing correspondence, and copying documents). 4) Assist with AFOSR website maintenance and public affairs as needed. Communications Program Support: 1) Support development and implementation of interactive and fast-paced media campaigns, providing administrative support in various ways. 2) Track AFOSR internal documents (such as Research Highlight narratives, photos, graphics, media response to queries, security and policy review cases, Air Force media reports, and other periodic projects) needed to produce AFOSR?s communication products. 3) Maintain contact with other Air Force, university, and industry offices for project coordination and special event support, such as: a) drafting correspondence and agendas, b) arranging meetings, seminars, and similar interactions, c) creating and maintaining contact databases, and d) distributing and tracking requests for information and publications. 4) Provide summaries of media stories that impact AFOSR mission. Public Affairs Office Support: 1) Prepare, coordinate, and review responses to media inquiries. 2) Develop materials and media campaigns to publicize Air Force basic research programs and activities, including publication of the Research Highlights. 3) Maintain the AFOSR World Wide Web homepage. 4) Maintain liaison with various DoD public affairs organizations. Historical/Archiving Support: 1) Coordinate and maintain AFOSR historical documents and data files. 2) Develop an organization/retention plan for useful documents and data files. 3) Prepare appropriate documentation describing documents and data files. 4) Draft point papers, correspondence, and other documentation for determining appropriate data preservation and disposition. 5) Coordinate with relevant USAF history offices for appropriate document and data file disposition. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this SOURCES SOUGHT request. Interested firms should respond to the attention of: Mr. Joseph H. Williams, Contracting Officer, at 4015 Wilson Blvd, Room 713, Arlington, VA 22203-1954, via e-mail: joseph.williams@afosr.af.mil, or fax: 703-696-6240. Please respond NLT 31 AUG 04. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. Original Point of Contact Joseph H. Williams, Contracting Officer; Phone 703.696.6208; Fax 703.696.6240; E-mail: joseph.williams@afosr.af.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFOSR - Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 4015 Wilson Blvd Room 713, Arlington, VA,
- Zip Code: 22203-1954
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22203-1954
- Record
- SN00643549-W 20040815/040813212224 (fbodaily.com)
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