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R -- HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES SOL OPM-RFP-96-01595VHB. Contact Point, Vivian H. Bethea, Contract Negotiator, 202/606-1598, Contracting Officer, Alfred F. Chatterton, 202/606-2240. The Office of Personnel Management intends to issue an RFP that will lead to the award of multiple Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts supporting its Training Management Assistance (TMA) Program. This action is a recompetition of an on-going program for which contracts will expire in September 1996. The TMA program's mission is to provide human resources interventions which will enhance workforce productivity and effectiveness through research, innovation, education, and training. Through this program, OPM will continue its collaboration with other Federal agencies on a variety of human resource management projects, primarily in support of employee training and development, the improvement of employee performance systems, and workforce productivity improvement. Projects under this contract will consist of research, analysis, and development typically culminating in one or more products for implementation to solve real and immediate operational problems. For contractors to be considered for awards under this procurement, they must have proven capabilities and experience in the area of Instructional Systems Design (ISD). Projects will typically result in the production of materials ranging from traditional classroom training to a wide variety of alternative training methods and distance learning training technologies. However, the majority of the work will result in non-classroom products and methodologies. This acquisition will establish a number of firm, fixed-price task order contracts to provide the required professional services for the full range of programs described below. The scope of the effort will include, but not be limited to, the following general areas: (1) training and development, (2) performance management, (3) workforce productivity, (4) business process reengineering, (5) compensation, and (6) employee relations. The resultant contracts will be awarded for a one-year period with four one-year option periods and the overall program is expected to have a yearly volume of approximately $40 million. Request for copies of the solicitation should be received in writing no later than ten days from the date of this listing. Telephone requests will not be honored. However, faxed requests are acceptable. The fax number is 202/606-1464. Only one copy will be mailed to each requester. The RFP will also be available electronically through OPM's Mainstreet Bulletin Board. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on or about February 22, 1996. To download the RFP from Mainstreet, you will need the following: a. Personal computer (or terminal); b. Modem (any speed up to 19.2K baud); c. Communications software (Procomm, Crosstalk, Smartcom, etc.): Set for: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, full duplex; and d. Emulate ANSI terminal, if possible (full graphics/color capability). The Mainstreet system may be accessed by following these instructions: 1. Dial 202/606-4800 for direct access to OPM Mainstreet; 2. Register yourself as a new user, if you are not already registered (you should now be at the OPM Mainstreet main menu); 3. From the Mainstreet main menu, select: (1) Forums: Areas of Special Interest; 4. From the Forums menu, select: (D) OPM Procurement; 5. From the Procurement forum menu, select (1) Files for Download; 6. From the Procurement Forum Downloadable Files Menu, select: (1) RFPs & Other Procurement Documents; 7. Follow directions at bottom of screen for entry instructions and proceed as directed. NOTE: In some cases, it may take an hour before users can access forums after registering. To avoid any delay in downloading the RFP, offerors may wish to sign onto OPM Mainstreet and register before the solicitation release date. If offerors choose to obtain the RFP through Mainstreet, they MUS notify the Contracting Division so that they may receive any modifications to the solicitation that may be issued. A pre-proposal conference will be conducted. The exact date, time, and location of the pre-proposal conference will be announced in the solicitation. This procurement will be conducted as a partial set aside for small business concerns as follows: Based on the total number of contracts awarded, a goal of at least 50 percent of those awards will be reserved for small business concerns, including at least one non-competitive award to a firm qualifying under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program. If an insufficient number of small business firms meet the solicitation requirements to achieve the 50 percent goal, OPM reserves the right to make more than 50 percent of the awards on an unrestricted basis. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8732; a business concern with annual average gross revenue for the last 3 years not exceeding $5 million is considered a small business concern. (033)

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