SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- The Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS) inventory
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command, 1 SOCONS- Hurlburt, 350 Tully Street, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544-5810, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32544-5810
- Solicitation Number
- F2FT245026A001
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2015
- Point of Contact
- Michael D Wenrick, Phone: 850-884-6007
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.wenrick@hurlburt.af.mil
(michael.wenrick@hurlburt.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought synopsis shall be voluntary. This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only. The information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential Request for Quote/Request for Proposal, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit a Request for Quote/Request for Proposal for any future/potential requirement. The notice and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation. Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this Sources Sought request. All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. No vendor will be provided information on solicitations issued on a Government Point of Entry based on this Sources Sought request. This Sources Sought Notice is relative to the NAICS code 611430. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is $10M. Large and Small Businesses are invited to answer this market survey to determine market capabilities. Hurlburt Field, FL, is conducting market research to determine the existence of potential sources to provide The Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS) inventory. The potential requirement will consist of the contractor providing all of the following: The Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS) inventory, is a 144 item self-report questionnaire that measures twenty different concentration skills, personal and interpersonal attributes. Those specific concentration skills and personality characteristics can be thought of as the building blocks upon which more complex human behaviors depend. TAIS personality test identifies the environmental and interpersonal situations that increase a respondent's emotional arousal so that behavioral interventions can be tailored to improve performance. The test consists of all of the following: Focus Over Time, Performance Under Pressure Attention % score reflects confidence in ability to effectively use the style External Awareness (Broad-External)--paying attention to what is going on around you, reading people & situations - Analytical/Planning Ability (Broad-Internal)--making sense out of complex problems, planning, strategic thinking, understanding the big picture - Ability to Focus Concentration (Narrow Internal & External)--intense focus on 1 thing at a time, detail orientation, follows through, shutting everything else out Concentration Errors % score reflects how often the subject makes this kind of error - External Distractibility--making a mistake because attention is focused on an irrelevant external stimuli - Internal Distractibility--making a mistake because attention is focused on an irrelevant internal stimuli (e.g. thought or feeling) - Too Narrowly Focused--making a mistake because attention is focused on the object of a negative emotion Scales Information Processing Capacity % score reflects comfort dealing with multiple tasks and priorities Also reflects comfort with managing information Orientation Toward Rules & Risk % score reflects comfort with taking chances and behaving in unconventional ways Need to Take Control % score reflects comfort taking control of people and situations Self Confidence % score reflects belief in self and capabilities Competitiveness % score reflects comfort with physically challenging activities Decision Making Style % score reflects need for precision in making choices People Orientation Extroversion--% score reflects how much interpersonal contact and involvement is needed in order to stay within comfort zone Introversion--% score reflects how much personal space and privacy is needed in order to be comfortable Communication Expression of Thoughts & Ideas--% score reflects the degree of comfort with communication thoughts, ideas, and rational content to others Expression of Anger & Criticism--% score reflects the degree of comfort with communicating negative emotions Expression of Support --% score reflects the degree of comfort with communicating positive emotions Self Critical % score reflects level of negative thinking, guilt, shame, and self-criticism Focus Over Time % score reflects degree of comfort with making sacrifices in pursuit of a goal Performance Under Pressure % score reflects degree of comfort with being in a key position under very important circumstances NOTE: Please submit electronic response indicating capability to supply the aforementioned item(s) via line card or published description (no more than 3 pages) as well as POC (name, telephone # and email address) along with contractor's CAGE, DUNS, and the physical location of your facility to the individuals listed within this notice. All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility. This request may not directly lead to a Request for Quotation/Proposal. Deadline for submission is 2:00 p.m. CST, 18 Aug 2014. Required Information: Any interested party who can offer all of the above may submit a written reply of not more than 3 pages, addressing each of the above items and defining how their location is capable of ALL of the minimum requirements listed above. Response deadline: 2:00 p.m. CST, 26 Jan 2015 Where to send responses: Electronically: 24 SOW ATTN: Michael Wenrick E-mail: michael.wenrick@us.af.mil 350 Tully St., Building 90339 Phone: 850-884-6007 Hurlburt Field, FL 32544 Other information: When and if released, the solicitation will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities web site (www.fbo.gov).
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSOC/16CS/F2FT245026A001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 24 Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544, United States
- Zip Code: 32544
- Zip Code: 32544
- Record
- SN03624765-W 20150128/150126234612-69f1e9b0aacd2d3b8d656663ff8b95bd (fbodaily.com)
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