SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- PSYOP Officer Qualification Course Guest Speaker
- Notice Date
- 11/22/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611699
— All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, USASOC, ATTN:E-2929, Fort Bragg, NC, 28310
- ZIP Code
- 28310
- Solicitation Number
- REFERENCE-NUMBER-POQC-FY06
- Response Due
- 12/2/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/17/2005
- Description
- The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is seeking to identify all responsible sources capable of providing guest speaker or lecturer instruction for the PSYOP Officer Qualification Course (POQC) also referred to as ?advanced influence technique training?. Instruction is for approximately 50 students per session for approximately three sessions (28 Jan thru 4 Feb 2006, 27 May thru 3 Jun 2006, and 12 thru 19 Aug 2006) in advanced influence techniques. This instruction should be presented in blocks to enhance the student?s learning potential and should take place over the course of approximately 5 days. Advanced influence techniques are used by Psychological Operations personnel to become ?influence agents? with the ability to modify the behavior of various foreign target audiences and in a variety of environments. Lessons to be taught to, and understood by, the students include, but are not limited to, the ability to predict human responses, particularly when those responses deviate from logic and rationality; prevalent errors and biases in thinking and behavior that are common to all humans; emphasis on friendly persuasive approaches including supporting research that discusses how psychological tactics may be arranged in order of increasing psychological pressure in order to cement good, trusting long-lasting relationships; the concept of credibility and credibility maintenance to include creating and maintaining expertise and trustworthiness; the use of influence techniques (mindful and mindless); influence tactics for working with hostile audiences; tactic used in obtaining behavioral conformity as a result of increased psychological pressure; appeal tactics used with weak communicator and target relationships; and emotional manipulations including fear, reactance, compliance, proximity and confrontation. The blocks of instruction (lessons) will be taught in the afternoons on 5 consecutive days during each of the three POQ-Courses listed above. Instructors must have a PhD in social-psychology and behavior studies and/or related field such as sociology or psychology. The instructor will provide all required materials such as briefing slides and training aids. THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought herein is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for quote (RFQ), or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to the RFI. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. The government anticipates the use of NAICS 611699. Contractors interested in performing these services should be registered in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). Contractors responding to this Sources Sought are asked to provide the following information: company?s full name, business size, address, and a point of contact. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than two pages in length that demonstrates the respondent's ability to meet the requirements as specified herein. In addition, respondents shall provide a maximum estimated dollar for the lectures. All proprietary or corporate data received shall be clearly identified and shall be protected from release to sources outside the Government. Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Umetria Thomas at thomasu@soc.mil. If an interested source is not able to contact the Contracting Office via email, information/correspondence/requests may be submitted to the point of contact cited above via facsimile, (910) 432-9345. All responses shall be submitted by 2:00 PM on 02 December 2005. For information regarding this notice, contact Umetria Thomas via email at the address above. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated request for quotations that may be issued.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Bragg, NC
- Zip Code: 28310
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 28310
- Record
- SN00936561-W 20051124/051122212444 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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