U -- Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officers (EIAO) Training

USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP FSIS-03-B-07) for services to provide Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officers (EIAO) Training. The EIAO will support in-plant inspection personnel in verifying HACCP system adequacy; facilitate industry innovation; outbreak prevention and containment; apply risk analysis; improve compliance through effective communication with industry; and address unique problems that require a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach. This procurement is being conducted as a Commercial Item acquisition under FAR Part 12. The contractor will be responsible for a training curriculum, faculty to present the curriculum, coordination with FSIS for an integrated training package, provide facilities for training the students, and provide lodging for the students. It is anticipated that two classes or more will be offered each year and each class will last four weeks. Approximately half of the class time instruction will be developed and presented by FSIS. The other half will be the responsibility of the contractor. Contractor must be able to offer 3 college credit hours for this instruction. The contractor shall provide a curriculum that contains the following: Food Microbiology; Design of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures; Epidemiological Investigative Techniques; Auditing; Finding and Applying Scientific Information; Statistics; Collecting/Handling Evidence; Behavioral analysis; Public Speaking; Computer Applications; Report Writing; Interviewing Skills; Dealing with Difficult People; Ethics, Integrity and Professionalism; Cultural Diversity--Working in a Multi-cultural Society; and Use of Digital Photography. Offerors are required to submit a technical and price proposal for evaluation by the Government. It is anticipated that a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded. The period of performance will be for a 1-year base period with four 1-year options periods. Award will be made to the offeror who submits the proposal considered most advantageous to the Government considering price and technical evaluation factors. The award will contain provisions for issuance of firm-fixed price task orders. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The offers must conform to the RFP instructions and be received by the closing date specified in the RFP. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about January 3, 2007, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about February 5, 2007. The firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFP. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Questions may be sent by e-mail to contact@example.gov, or they may be sent to Kathy Richardson at USDA, FSIS, ASD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Maildrop 5230, Beltsville, MD 20705-5230. The RFP will be issued electronically and will be available at this website. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). The FAR Clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, applies to this synopsis.