Corporation for National Service, Office of Procurement, 1201 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20525

X -- LEASE OR RENTAL OF FACILITIES SOL n/a DUE 111599 POC Sonya Staples, 312-353-7189 fax 312-353-5343 The Corporation for National Service (CNS), North Central Cluster Training Division is planning five AmeriCorps*VISTA training events for AmeriCorps*VISTA Supervisors. The number of attendees will vary, however, the maximum number of participants will be 100 for each event. CNS will award a contract to a qualified vendor in the Chicago, IL area who can provide lodging, catering, and meeting space for the trainings. The preferred dates are: December 7-9, 1999, February 15-17, March 7-9, March 21-23 and April 24, 2000. Note: Some variations in dates are negotiable. The facility should be located in the Chicago downtown area. The specifics for our events are as follows: Registration Area-Day 1: A registration area with one 6-foot skirted tables and 2 chairs set-up outside the general session room. A wastebasket is also needed. Meeting Rooms -- Days 1&2: General session for 100 people in rounds of 6-8 chairs per table, plus 3 breakouts for 35 people each, and a hospitality room. Day 3: General session for 100 people in rounds of 6-8 chairs per table, plus 4 breakouts for 20 people each. Sleeping Rooms 70 singles at the government rate or below. A few participants will be arriving on the day before the training needing approximately 5-10 sleeping rooms. The majority of the guests will arrive the morning of the training. CNS will provide a rooming list. Program Outline and Meals Required: Day 1-Registration 11:00 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Coffee 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Program begins 12:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Program cont. 3:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Reception 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Hospitality area 7:30 p.m. -- 10 p.m. Day 2: Breakfast 8:00 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions cont. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions cont. 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Dinner on your own. Hospitality area 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Day 3: Breakfast 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. State Meetings 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Closing Session 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. *Meal summary: 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 refreshment breaks. A/V Equipment -- The general session room should have a podium, a microphone, a table for materials beside the podium and a flipchart with markers. On day one only, we may need an audio cart, screen, and vcr. A flipchart with markers should be available in each breakout room and a table for materials at the front of the room. Additional audio needs will be determined as needed. Additional Information: FACILITY MUST BE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. Bids must include the following information: 1 Per night sleeping room rate for single and double occupancy, not including tax. Include room tax separately. 2 A per person cost for all catering. We will only consider food costs which fall within federal per diem for your area. 3 Charges for meeting room space and audio-visual. 4 If not complimentary, transportation costs to facility. Please submit bids to: Corporation For National Service, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 442,Chicago, IL 60604, ATTN: Training Specialist, No phone calls will be accepted. All bids are due by COB November 15, 1999. Posted 10/13/99 (W-SN391212). (0286)

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