Strategic Writing Course Instructor

Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) intends to issue an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for the provision of Contractor Support for its Training Directorate in Norfolk, Virginia. Potential prime contractors must 1) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 2) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government, and 3) have performed two similar contracts within the last five years substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation. Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must 1) be citizens of a NATO nation, 2) have committed no criminal offences, and 3) have appropriate professional training and experience. The reference for this project is IFIB-ACT-SACT-18-70. Award Type: Lowest Price, Technically Compliant REQUIREMENT A. In order to promulgate and promote SACT's Intent and Vision, documents produced as output by the headquarters staff must be of the highest quality. HQ SACT creates many documents which are targeted at NATO HQ, SHAPE and National Authorities. These documents are used to influence decisions, create policy throughout NATO and justify the HQ Program of work. These documents must be extremely clear, concise and using proper grammar and formatting. The majority of Job Descriptions for this HQ require Standard Language Proficiency of 3 in English for writing and speaking. For the documents produced as output from this HQ the standard needs to be higher in order for them to provide the necessary desired impact on the receiving audience. B. Conduct on-site training courses for HQ personnel: Each course will provide a minimum of 16.5 hours of instruction per student for 10 participants. This will include 15 hours of group classroom instruction, 0.5 hours of individual student needs assessment at the beginning of the course and 1 hour personal coaching for each student at the end of the course to help the student apply the lessons to their current projects. The course should be conducted as a writing workshop and NATO documents and participants' writing are used as sample documents throughout the course. C. Writing, Communication and Editing Support: Individual writing coaching and editing support will be provided on-site to graduates of the writing course at HQ by the same Instructor who delivered the group instruction to continue the writing development of the participants and to contribute substantively to the high quality of documents at ACT. This support will be available to the Staff Element Europe (SEE) graduates via electronic means. Communication coaching and support will be provided on an as needed basis and billed hourly. D. The instructor for this course is required hold a minimum of a Masters of English or related field from an accredited university. BIDDING PROCEDURE NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government nominate U.S. prime contractors to the bidders list. Before the U.S. Government can nominate a U.S. prime contractor to the bidders list for this procurement, the U.S. firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. U.S. firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The U.S. NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume indicating contracts completed as a prime contractor and 2) an annual report or set of financial documents indicating compilation, review, or audit by an independent CPA. U.S. firms can download a copy of the U.S. NATO ICB application from the following website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities The application and supporting documentation may be submitted as e-mail attachments. If, when submitting the application, your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB project, please include the following in the text of your email: - the title and/or solicitation number of the project - the name/phone/FAX/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documents Upon approval of the one-time NATO ICB application, the Department of Commerce will then know to issue a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE), which is the document used to nominate an approved facility to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DATES HQ SACT issues IFIB (target): 03 October 2018 Procurements (RFP, IFIB, NOI): https://www.act.nato.int/budfin Firms should request a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit a completed one-time NATO ICB application) by: 08 November 2018 Bid closing (target): 13 November 2018 Period of performance: Base Period: 01 January 2019 - 31 December 2019 Option Period 1: 01 January 2020 - 31 December 2020 Option Period 2: 01 January 2021 - 31 December 2021