Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001

U -- U-MATES SPILL RESPONSE COMMAND POST TRAINING SOL DTCG23-00-R-MER013 POC Lawan Randall, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 267-6202, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email lrandall@comdt.uscg.mil -- Shirley Kyle, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 267-2514, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email skyle@comdt.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG23-00-R-M ER013&LocID=14. E-MAIL: Lawan Randall, lrandall@comdt.uscg.mil. The U. S. Coast Guard has identified a requirement to continue with Incident Command System (ICS) team-building training nation-wide in preparation for large scale marine emergencies and exercises. This training strives to improve team problem-solving skills among the potentially diverse members of the individual ISC sections. Three (3), three (3) day, eight (8) hours per day training sessions are required during fiscal year 2000 and five (5), three (3) day, eight (8) hours per day training sessions during each option year of 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. During the base period of the contract it is anticipated that these training sessions will be conducted at U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices Portland, OR, Toledo, OH, and Detroit, MI. The National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) shall be used as the focus for the ISC-based response management system. The training shall include exercises designed to emphasize team problem solving and facilitate the development of the key ICS productsidentified for each Section. The exercises shall be local port-specific exercises that involve emergency, time-critical responses within Coast Guard mission areas such as marine spill response, catastrophic search and rescue, natural disaster response, and large waterway management events. The Coast Guard_s goal is to rapidly develop an ICS organizational structure that can facilitate and direct these response efforts. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. This SIC Code for this requirement is 8299 and the size standard is $5 Million in gross annual receipts. A dedicated room suitable for the training, with overhead projector/screen and charts with markers will be provided at each location. The acquisition will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The U. S. Coast Guard anticipates issuance of the Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about January 13, 2000. Request for the solicitation package must be in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responses must be submitted 15 calendar days from the date of this notice and reference Solicitation No. DTCG23-00-R-MER013. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. For Minority, Woman-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, woman owned and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLT) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169 Posted 12/03/99 (D-SN405593). (0337)

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