The Bureau of the Public Debt on behalf of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) is conducting market research for a Contractor to teach Spanish at the advanced, intermediate, and entry levels at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The key personnel shall be fully fluent in Spanish and English, spoken and written and have sound knowledge of main-stream Spanish (closeness to the Real Spanish Academy) but also of Latin American regionalism and uses. The individual shall have a four-year degree in education with two years of experience in teaching Spanish to adults. The individual shall be able to identify and select books and/or other types of learning materials to support the IAF experience (from the field of grassroots development and foreign assistance). The individual shall provide a total of five one-hour classes per week and shall have an accessible and flexible schedule to be able to adjust to a change in class schedule (time and dates) as requested by the IAF. The Government will provide all equipment and expendable and consumable supplies such as language textbooks and other learning materials. This sources sought notice is for market research purposes in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. It does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be considered a commitment by the Government. This sources sought notice is a request for information (RFI) required before the release of any resultant solicitation. The objectives of this RFI are to identify potential commercial and/or GSA Schedule providers and obtain estimated costs. It is anticipated that these services will be required for a base period of twelve months with four one-year option periods, however, this notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties are required to respond to the resultant solicitation separately from their response to this sources sought notice. INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM VENDORS: Interested vendors should submit information that will demonstrate its ability to meet the specified requirements cited above. Vendor responses must include the following information: ? A written summary of vendor?s past performance as it relates to the requirements. The summary shall provide three client references including names and phone numbers. ? Estimated costs for each one-hour class. ? A syllabus of courses taught. Please furnish your business size (Small Business, Large Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business or HubZone) based on NAICS Code 611630, size standard $6.5m, in your response to this sources sought announcement Also, please include whether your services are available through a GSA Schedule. Please include the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. All responses should be submitted electronically to:
[email protected] no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on January 23, 2007. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this RFI will be provided at this time. Interested offerors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. If the Internet option is not available to you, you may receive a hard copy of the solicitation and any amendments (via U.S. Mail) by faxing your request to (304) 480-7204 or e-mailing your request to
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