U -- CLASSROOM TRAINING - ATM/CAB

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NON-PERSONAL SERVICES), PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) HC1021-05-T-2072. THE RFQ DOCUMENT AND INCORPORATED PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE THOSE IN EFFECT THROUGH FAC 2005-05. THIS RFQ IS ISSUED UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 611430. REQUIREMENT IS FOR CLASSROOM TRAINING AS SPECIFIED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK BELOW. THE FOLLOWING FAR PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS PROCUREMENT. FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. SOLICITATION PROVISION AT FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, IS ALSO INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION TO THE RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR THAT IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WILL BE EVALUATED: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY OF ITEM BEING PROPOSED, PRICE, AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SOLICITATION, WITH PRICE BEING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. OFFERORS ARE REMINDED THAT A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION AT 52.212-3, OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED OR BE ON FILE VIA ORCA WEBSITE. DFARS 252.212-7000, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATION ITEMS ALSO APPLIES. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES CAN BE OBTAINED AT: HTTP://FARSITE.HILL.AF.MIL/. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4 AND FAR 52.212-5(B) APPLY TO THIS ACQUISITION. ADDITIONALLY, DFARS 252.212-7001 AND 252.212-7001(B)APPLY TO THIS AQUISITION. STATEMENT OF WORK QUARTERLY ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) AND CARRIER ACCESS BROADMORE TRAINING COURSES (NOV 05 - SEP 06) 1.0 GENERAL: 1.1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL TRAINING MATERIAL, LABOR AND TRAVEL NECESSARY TO CONDUCT FOUR (4) QUARTERLY TRAINING CLASSES FOR TWELVE (12) AIR FORCE PERSONNEL PER CLASS. THE INITIAL TRAINING CLASS SHOULD BEGIN IN NOVEMBER 2005, BUT SHALL BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS FROM CONTRACT AWARD. THE TRAINING SHALL COVER ATM ESSENTIALS, ATM INTERNETWORKING, ATM TROUBLESHOOTING, AND CARRIER ACCESS BROADMORE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COURSE OUTLINE IN PARAGRAPH 1.3. THE ATM TRAINING SHALL BE BASED ON THE MARCONI TNX-1100 AND TNX-210 ATM SWITCHES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH MILITARY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS. 1.2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ENSURE ALL TRAINING CAN BE COMPLETED IN A MAXIMUM OF 11 CALENDAR DAYS OF WHICH 9 ARE CLASSROOM DAYS. A TYPICAL DAY IS DEFINED AS STARTING BETWEEN 0730 - 0800 AND FINISHING BETWEEN 1630 - 1700. TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL CLASS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IDENTIFY, PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE ANY REQUIRED PROJECT(S) BEFORE, DURING AND FOLLOWING THE CLASS. 1.3 COURSE OUTLINE (ORDER OF MATERIAL TO BEST SUITE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT) 1.3.1 SUMMARY OF ATM BASIC CONCEPTS 1.3.2 ATM CELL FORMAT 1.3.3 CALL SET-UP AND CLEARING DOWN 1.3.4 SERVICE CLASSES 1.3.5 ATM REFERENCE MODEL 1.3.6 ATM LAYERS DETAIL 1.3.7 ADAPTATION LAYERS 1.3.8 OAM FLOWS 1.3.9 ATM SWITCHING 1.3.10 ATM INTERFACES 1.3.11 ATM MANAGEMENT 1.3.12 ATM APPLICATIONS 1.3.13 MARCONI FOREVIEW INTRODUCTION 1.3.14 MARCONI SERVICE ON DATA INTRODUCTION 1.3.15 CARRIER ACCESS BROADMORE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 1.4 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A PROGRAM SCHEDULE TO USAFE CSS/SCML NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS AFTER AWARD. THE SCHEDULE SHOULD BE BASED ON THE REQUIRED CURRICULUM, THE AVAILABILITY OF THE INSTRUCTORS, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED TRAINING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 1.5 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TRAVEL TO RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY. TRAVEL COSTS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL CONTRACT PRICE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIST THE CONTRACTOR IN FINDING BILLETING IF DESIRED. TRAVEL COSTS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR). OTHER EXPENSES OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT ARE THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY. 1.6 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TO EACH STUDENT (WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE LAST FORMAL CLASS SESSION) A TRANSCRIPT AND CERTIFICATE, INDICATING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE A COPY OF EACH STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT AND CERTIFICATE TO THE ADDRESS IN PARAGRAPH 1.7 BELOW. 1.7 THE CONTRACTOR MAY SEND ADVANCE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: USAFE CSS/SCML ATTN: MSGT SCOT ORMISTON UNIT 3325 APO, AE 09094 EMAIL: SCOTT.ORMISTON@RAMSTEIN.AF.MIL PHONE: +49-6371-472608 2.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED SUPPLIES AND SERVICES: THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE A SUITABLE TRAINING SITE, AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT, WRITING SURFACES, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES. THE USE OF TELEPHONE AND/OR FAX SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE SCHEDULED COURSE DAY. IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE FOUR (4) TNX-210, TWO (2) TNX-1100, SIX (6) CARRIER ACCESS BROADMORE 500/1700 DEVICES, AND SIX (6) COMPUTERS IN A TRAINING LAB SET-UP. THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE STUDENT NAMES AND TRAINING SITE AVAILABILITY DATES TO THE CONTRACTOR. THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY BASE PASSES TO THE CONTRACTOR. OFFERS ARE DUE VIA E-MAIL TO KATHLEEN.KNEPP@DISA.MIL NOT LATER THAN 4:00 PM CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (10:00 AM EST), ON 23 SEP 2005. FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT KATHLEEN KNEPP, 011-49-6302-922716.