The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Presidio of Monterey has a requirement for the Item Development for In-Course Proficiency Tests (ICPT) Contract. The work consists of, but is not limited to the following: Developing language test items in the following six (6) target languages: (1) Dari; (2) Iraqi Arabic; (3) Spanish; (4) Pashto; (5) Persian Farsi; and (6) French. Solicitation number W9124N-11-R-0016 will be available on or about 18 January 2011. The technical proposal for the solicitation will consist of, but is not limited to the following: Subfactor A: Organizational Structure (1) Provide an organizational chart that clearly identifies the management, language teams, and key positions to be utilized in executing the contract. (2) Describe overall management approach with regard to organization, coordination, monitoring, and control of multiple simultaneous test development projects. Describe interface with on-site, home office, subcontractor operations, government project managers, contracting officials, inspectors, and users demonstrating thorough understanding of the item development process. (3) Describe the project manager's role in the organization and indicate who on the team will have the prime responsibility for total coordination of all disciplines. Include a resume for the project manager. Subfactor B: Product Sample Submit eight sample Multiple Choice items, four testing listening comprehension and four testing reading comprehension. Items shall be based on passages from a mixture of two languages other than English. The parts of the items other than the passage must be in English for all eight items. Items should cover the range of ILR Levels that includes Level 1, Level 1+, Level 2, and Level 2+. Passages and their associated item(s) must each focus on one ILR level from the ILR Level range specified above. Passages must approximate language for communicative purposes. Items must test general proficiency, not specific grammar points. Passages must include English renderings of the passage. Listening items must include an audio file (it is not acceptable to provide transcript only). Audio files must be in .mp3 format and be able to be transferred on CD or via e-mail. Subfactor C: Target-Language Expert Recruitment and Management Plan (1) Describe the method and criteria to be used in selection of personnel with target-language expertise. (2) Describe policies and procedures for management of personnel with target-language expertise, including surveillance, quality control, scheduling, and performance. Subfactor D: Past Experience (1) Provide documents for a project that your firm has executed that describes the capabilities of your firm's ability to execute similar language projects. Documents may include but not limited to, execution narratives, written discussions, and supporting documents. (2) Describe procedures, processes and methods for tracking the progress of the project and interface with the Government from beginning to end. (3) Provide a standard process or checklist used to validate and understand the customer's requirement. (4) Provide a detailed schedule that was used to manage the project submitted. Please see the solicitation for complete performance work statement, instructions to offerors, and evaluation criteria. No information is required in response to this synopsis. Proposals are due on or around 8 February 2011. This acquisition is for small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 611710 with a size standard of $7.0M. Performance period is 15 March 2011 through 14 March 2012. The contract will be a single award, Firm-Fixed-Price type contract. Solicitation number W9124N-11-R-0016 will be available on or about 18 January 2011 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov) and the Army Single Face to Industry (AFSI) website (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/). For information on how to register your company on FBO, to view or receive updates and notifications to the solicitation, please reference the FBO Vendor Guide located on the FBO web site home page. No paper copies of the solicitation will be furnished. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database (www.ccr.gov), prior to award of a government contract. Offerors are further advised that failure to register in the Central Contractor Registration Database will render your firm ineligible for award. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. The point of contact for this requirement is Jamie Arthur,
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