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R -- TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF MOTOR CARRIERS TRAINING CE NTER SOL DTFH61-96-R-00043 DUE 032796 POC Lorraine K. Johnson, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-0337. Technical support is required for the FHWA Office of Motor Carriers (OMC) National Training Center (NTC). The OMC is responsible for ensuring that several thousand motor carrier safety inspectors and investigators across the country conduct driver/vehicle inspections to ensure compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations. Given an ever-changing motor carrier environment and program, the inspection personnel require ongoing training to perform their inspections uniformly and at a high level of quality. The NTC has the responsibility of implementing the motor carrier training program for Federal, state and local agencies. The NTC is specifically responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating training courses in commercial driver/vehicle outreach, and program management and support. To meet its goals, the NTC requires Contractor support to: 1) implement a distance learning program appropriate to the needs of the international motor carrier program, 2) enhance the training provided in the context of the International Inspectors' competition, 3) review and update existing courses, or develop new courses, as needed by NTC customers, 4) support the NTC with the development and implementation of various program improvement courses, 5) represent the NTC in OMC efforts to enhance motor carrier safety training with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, and, 6) develope a process by which the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) grantees and other Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) member agencies can evaluate and improve their training program. All requests for this solicitation must be in writing. Furnish two self-adressed gummed labels for each solicitation requested. The solicitation number should appear on the bottom edge of the labels. (0036)

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