February 25, 2010

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) #5P2PGH-10-0036 for "Construction Language and Terms" class, 1 day course (March 31, 2010) or 2 day course (March 30-31, 2010) in Chicago, IL

Dear Interested Contractor:

You are invited to submit a proposal for the subject project in accordance with the attached RFP documents.

Receipt of your proposal at the Acquisitions Management Division- 230 S. Dearborn Street, 36th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, or via email, by 2:00pm (Central Standard Time) on Thursday March 4, 2010 is required for consideration.

We intend to award the project as soon as possible. You are encouraged to submit your most comprehensive proposal and lowest price initially because the project may be awarded without negotiation.

The following information must be completed and submitted in its entirety with your response:

• Pricing for either a 1 day training course (March 31, 2010), or 2 day training course (March 30-31, 2010) to be conducted in Chicago, IL. Class times will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day;
• Course Curriculum proposal detailing how the class will be provided;
• Pricing for a class size of up to 20 participants, 25 participants and 30 participants (pricing to include the cost of participant materials and any travel required for the instructor);
• A list of potential instructors with their credentials and two (2) references from the past 12 months;
• Number of CLP's that will be earned.

We appreciate your interest and cooperation. If you have any questions or need assistance please call me at (312) 886-1161.

Sincerely,

ELISABETH F. BORDELON
Contracting Officer
General Services Administration

STATEMENT OF WORK

"Construction Language and Terms"

Many members of GSA's acquisition workforce hold positions that are non-architect/engineer in nature. These non-technical employees, such as: contracting officers, property managers, realty specialist, project specialists, etc., routinely participate in the spec-writing process, pre-proposal conferences, and pre-construction meetings where construction language and terminology are often used. However, very few of these non-technical employees have enough exposure to construction language/expressions to effectively follow-on during these phases of the acquisition process.

GSA (PBS/Region 5) is seeking a 1 or 2-day course on the basics of construction language and terminology. The purpose of this course is to introduce basic construction jargon to non-technical professionals. The goal is to introduce non-technical employees to prevalent construction lingo so that they will be better able to follow along in a construction meeting. This course can be provided as a class or a seminar.

This course is required to be available for the dates: March 31 if a 1-day course (March 30-31, 2010 if a 2-day course)

Offerors should provide a course curriculum or proposal detailing how the class will be presented.

Offerors should submit the number of CLPs that will be earned

Offerors should submit the names of potential course instructors