Air University Writing Center Mentors

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) in order to gather data from industry on providing qualified personnel to facilitate writing mentorship of Air University (AU) students. All feedback and information received may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a possible future acquisition. This notice is issued solely for market research and planning purposes and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. No award will be made from this RFI and the Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. Below is a draft Statement of Work to staff an Air University Writing Center: 1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES Air University's (AU) Program Management Office (PMO) requires the contractor provide qualified personnel (referred to as writing mentors) to facilitate writing mentorship of AU students enrolled in Officer Professional Military Education to include Air War College (AWC), Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), and Squadron Officer College (SOC). 2.0 QUALIFICATIONS Terminal degree, from a US Accredited program (PhD or EdD) desired; Master's degree mandatory. Academic background is required in English composition, writing, or similar discipline. Documented teaching and/or tutoring experience is mandatory. Mentors must have strong grammar, syntax, and editing skills. Experience working with adult learners (students) is highly desired. Managerial skills such as scheduling and managing appointment times are highly desired. Comfortable with public speaking and presentation to medium to large sized groups (25-500 personnel). Mentors must be strong in computer/typing skills, as well as, Microsoft Office skills. Resume and writing sample must be submitted to be considered for interview. 3.0 DUTIES Mentors will assist students in developing and/or improving written communication skills with emphasis on research correspondence and scholarly works. Writing Mentors are required to provide one-on-one guidance to students, as well as develop and execute seminars on writing skills to be presented to larger groups. There will be at least one senior writing mentor who will serve as the liaison between the military Officer in Charge (OIC) and the writing mentors as a group. The senior writing mentor will also serve in a supervisory role for all writing mentors. 4.0 DUTY LOCATION AND SCHEDULING. All mentoring sessions will occur at a designated location (TBD). Individual writing mentors may be required to perform between 24-48 hours total of service per week for the purposes of assisting students at AWC, ACSC and SOC to improve their writing skills. Mentors will need to remain flexible to meet the needs of the students. Actual hours worked may fluctuate depending on the number of personnel assigned to this task. A mutually agreed upon schedule will be managed and enforced by the Contracting Officer Representative; any absences or lack of coverage must be coordinated with the OIC in advance. Spaatz would like two mentors per day for six hours a day four days a week-approximately 48 total hours a week total, actual hours may vary due to student writing assignments so there needs to be a mechanism to increase support if needed. 5.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, SERVICES AND RESOURCES Mentors will have access to all available/applicable tools to assist in their duties including desktop/laptop computers and servers. All hardware will be set up to include connectivity to the LAN. Operating systems provided will be (at minimum) DoD Standard Desktop Configuration (Windows) and DoD Standard Server Configuration (Windows). The Government will ensure availability of technical and functional personnel required for support. This RFI is prepared for planning purposes only and is not restricted to small businesses. If the government decides to pursue an RFP, portions of your RFI response may be incorporated into the SOW. Sources are discouraged from submitting any information deemed competition-sensitive or proprietary. However, if sources elect to submit competition-sensitive or proprietary information, sources bear sole responsibility for marking said information as such to ensure appropriate safeguarding by the Government. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified. Information the government releases related to this RFI will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities site (www.fedbizops.gov). It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for new information related to this RFI. If additional information is required to formulate your response to this RFI, request the information through the POC listed below. If the government determines the request is meaningful to the RFI, the information will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities site. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Correspondences related to the RFI should be submitted electronically, via e-mail, to annette.rice@us.af.mil and to kimberly.knott.1@us.af.mil. The RFI submission should include an estimated cost of providing qualified writing mentors to facilitate writing mentorship of AU students. Primary POC Alt POC Name: Ms. Annette B. Rice Kimberly A. Knott Contract Specialist Contracting Officer Phone # 334-953-5611 334-953-8550 Fax # 334-953-3527 334-953-3527