Deadline Note

Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after September 15, 2006. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is September 25, 2006. The deadline for receipt of full applications is October 23, 2006.

Synopsis

The sponsors offer support for proposals to develop high-impact, disruptive technologies for image-guided interventions. As defined here, image-guided interventions (IGI) integrate treatment with imaging technologies at the point of patient care. The long-term goal of the IGI initiative is to produce disruptive technologies that will replace current treatments with minimally invasive, image-guided interventions. A disruptive technology is a new technological innovation that displaces the existing dominant technology. Examples of disruptive technologies include minimally invasive, image-guided procedures that replace invasive surgery or low-cost image-guided interventions. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

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U -- SUPPORT (TECH FORCE PROTECTION) COURSE OF INSTRUCTION SOL H92244-07-R-0001 DUE 102306 POP Within Five Hundred (500) Mile Travel Distance from NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299 UNITED STATES NAICS: 611699 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP); solicitation number is H92244-07-R-0001, as a Firm Fixed Price Type Contract with Fixed Unit Prices. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-13 effective 28 September 2006. The procurement is unrestricted and the associated NAICS code is 611699. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DoC9. Section B Schedule of Supplies/Services CLIN 0001 Support (Tech Force Protection) Course of Instruction 1 each November 6, 2006 through November 17, 2006 Instructor to student ratio for firearms training exercises must not be larger than 7 students to 1 instructor. Classroom training must not be larger than 15/1, with additional instructors standing by to provide feedback to questions. Instructors must have familiarity with current Special Operations Forces (SOF) operational tactics, techniques and procedures, extensive experience in training all levels of personnel from hostage/counter-terrorist rescue units, SWAT, Para-rescue, police and all military services. Instructors must have extensive knowledge of SOF operating environments and be able to relate support Course of Instruction (COI) training to live scenarios. Training classroom/environment must be located within a 500 mile radius of NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex due to command personnel requirements. Schedule C Statement of Work Contractor: Contract Number: Job Title: Support Course of Instruction Period of Performance: November 6, 2006 through November 17, 2006 Place of Performance: Within Five Hundred (500) Mile Travel Distance from NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach Description of Services: 1. Contractor shall provide hands-on instruction in basic firearms, navigation, communication and tactical development necessary to facilitate direct support to the command in the development, test andevaluation of current and emerging technologies and tactics for the Naval Special Warfare Forces. This course of instruction shall provide classroom instruction, practical field application, simulated fire using Simunitions, and live-fire scenarios. As a result of this training, students shall become proficient in thefollowing skills: a. Weapons proficiency and safe operation of M4 rifle and Sig. Sauer 9mm pistol through practical application, and hands-on proficiency. b. Knowledge and use of night vision goggle (NVG) equipment, through practical exercise and demonstrated proficiency in night convoy operations. c. Demonstrate safevehicle dismount, advanced driving skills and techniques, and proficiency in daytime convoy operations. d. Knowledge in use of standard issue deployment gear, to include operation, maintenance and upkeep 2. Government Furnished Equipment: Students will bring personal and government furnished clothing, safety gear and equipment for course of instruction. 3. Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE): a.Firing Ranges b. Instructors and Instructional Materials c. Tactical Vehicles for Driver Training d. Weapons, Magazines, and Ammo Equipped for Simunitions Use e. Immediate First Aid and Immediate Response Medical Care f. Ordnance Storage g. Meal service (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) during training period. h. Writtenassessment of student skill attainment will be required and submitted by instructors upon completion of training. 4. Security Requirements: a. Contracting Facility and Personnel providing instruction must have a SECRET security clearance. 5. Point of Contact: a. Contractual Point of Contact is Kelly Weaverling, Contract & Acquisition Management Officer, Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), Phone: (757) 492-7960 extension 2808; Fax (757) 492-7954; Email to kelly.weaverling@vb.socom.mil The following provisions and clauses are incorporated into the RFP: FAR 52.212-1--Instructions to Offerors --Commercial Items (Jan 2006) FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: Technical competence, past performance and price. Technical and past performance when combined weighs more than price. Vendors shall submit past performance information to include contract number, government agency point of contact and contact information, description of supplies/services provided, unit of issue, unit price and extended price. Past performance shall be current and shall not exceed threefiscal years before the posting date of this combined synopsis/solicitation on FBO. Award will be based on lowest price, technically acceptable proposal. FAR 52.212-3--Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Mar 2005)FAR 52.212-4--Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-5--Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Apr 2006)(Deviation) DFARS 252.211--7003 Item Identification and Valuation (Jun 2005) DFARS 252.212-7001--Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Mar 2006) DFARS 252.225-7001--Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Jun 2005) Numbered Note 1 applies All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors must scrutinize this solicitation and ensure their proposals and submissions comply withall requirements. It is not sufficient to merely state your proposal complies with this solicitation requirements. You must clearly identify how your proposal meets ALL solicitation requirements. Point of contact for this procurement is Kelly Weaverling at kelly.weaverling@vb.socom.mil. All communications regarding this procurement, INCLUDING all requests for additional information and copies of the solicitation, must be in writing and submitted via email to Kelly Weaverlingat kelly.weaverling@vb.socom.mil. Proposals shall be prepared in company formatand sent to the attention of Kelly Weaverling at kelly.weaverling@vb.socom.mil or by fax at (757) 492-7954. Offers must be received at NSWDG, 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299 no later than 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 23 October 2006. The Government will make award on best value resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government based upon the evaluation factors above. Vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov prior to award. CITE: http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/USSOCOM/VirginiaBeachVA/H92244%2D07%2DR%2D0001/listing.html Posted 10/02/06 (W-SN01159889). (0275)

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A -- VISIBUILDING: ISR FOR BUILDING INTERIORS SOL BAA06-04 DUE 102406 NAICS: 541710 The VisiBuilding program is soliciting proposals due 4 January 2006 (initial selection). Point of Contact (POC): Dr. Edward J. Baranoski, Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Special Projects Office (SPO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714; facsimile:703-524-2449; e-mail: visibuilding@darpa.mil (e-mail contact preferred). Objective: In support of the VisiBuilding program, DARPA/SPO is soliciting proposals from qualified corporations, research institutions, universities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and Department of Energy (DoE) laboratories under BAA06-04. The goal of the VisiBuilding program is to develop knowledge-deriving architectures for sensing people and objects in buildings. The program will address propagation and backscatter off urban structures, develop operational concepts for sensor position and utilization, and derive model-driven algorithms that best match hypothesized structural models with the actual sensed data. A key component of VisiBuilding will be how to make the technology operationally useful to support all stand-off sense-through-buildings concepts of operations (CONOPS), ranging from pre-mission planning to find which buildings should be searched, through detailed assessment of targeted structures for building layouts and behavioral analysis, live updates of building occupancy to support building raids, and finally post-mission analysis to find hidden objects or people. Sensor and exploitation architectures must provide: 1) a detailed understanding of the building structure to provide actionable information on building layouts,and provide reasonable floor plans of the structure, 2) detection and localization of anomalous quantities of materials within the building structure, and 3) detection and localization of people within a building. In order to be effective,VisiBuilding must demonstrate penetration and interpretation through at least two exterior-grade walls using standard building construction materials such as reinforced concrete, concrete block, brick, adobe, etc. Concrete and concrete block should be at least eight inches (20 cm) in thickness. Sensor architectures must be able to resolve wall positions to within 0.5 meters laterally and ceiling and floor locations within 0.5 meters vertically, with a 95 percent probability of correct localization. Similarly, they must be able to detect and localize non-structure related materials larger than 3 square meters in size beyond two walls. They must also be able to detect, resolve, and locate moving personnel within0.5 meters with a 99 percent probability of detection and 1 percent false alarmrate with a minimum detectable velocity of 0.5 meters/second. Sensor architectures should permit close-range stand-off from the building to be examined. Stand-off distances should at least be 10 meters, or on the order of street-level access or from neighboring structures. Ideally, sensor configurations should allow for discrete (perhaps covert) examination of the building structure through some combination of any or all of the following: small distributed hand-held or emplaced sensors, vehicle-borne sensors, and/or airborne or perching sensors. Sensor architectures will be an important facet of this development, but the key technology advances are expected in the areas of phenomenology, sensor architectures, and exploitation and model-based reconstruction algorithms. These three areas are tightly coupled, and the interdependencies between them should be represented in the proposals program and management plan. The program will be a multi-phase effort, with each phase constructed to advance the technology towards a full demonstration of capability. Phase I will be a twelve-month Concept Development andEvaluation effort to develop conceptual ideas in one or more sensor modes and configurations. The proposed architecture will be simulated and analyzed to show concept realism for penetrating deep within standard buildings. This will lead into a concept design review. The result of this phase will be concept design(s) and the estimated performance for the Phase II Sensor Demonstration System(s), and an updated execution plan and cost for the Phase II prototype design, development, and demonstration effort. The following descriptions of Phase II and III activities are notional. Any and all aspects of these phases are subject to change pending the outcome of Phase I (and Phase II results for Phase III). Selected performers may continue with Phase II, an eighteen month Sensor Demonstration System phase to develop the sensor and exploitation architecture and demonstrate its capability on two-story structures. This phase will require developing a fullsensor system and exploitation architecture meeting design objectives on selected building structures. Based upon the Phase II demonstration results and an updated form-fit prototype description, selected performers may continue Phase III for a fifteen month Advanced Prototype Development effort to develop a full prototype system that can sense and accurately model multi-story structures, including all necessary sensor communication and on-line processing. DARPA is soliciting proposals under this BAA for the full program. One or more awards are anticipated. Contractors are expected to develop full system architectures that address principal technical challenges in propagation phenomenology, sensor architectureconfiguration and concepts of operation, and model-based algorithms and processing architectures for reconstructing full building models from the sensed data. The contractor will have to address expected performance and develop an early proof-of-concept demonstration in Phase I that will directly address architecturalissues to be tackled in Phases II and III. The contractor will also identify critical technology developments required to enable the system concept. A Proposers Day Briefing will be held on 14 November 2005 to present the goals and structure of the VisiBuilding program to potential proposers. One-on-one meetings with the DARPA Program Manager and other members of the VisiBuilding Government Team will be available as well. This program will unclassified, although specific proposals incorporating classified technologies are also acceptable. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposers must obtain the BAA06-04 Proposers Information Packet (PIP) which provides further technical and administrative detail for this BAA including the technologies of interest, evaluation criteria, funding processes, and format of proposals. Proposals not meeting the specified format described in the PIP may not be considered for award. The PIP is not classified and may be obtained from the FedBizOpps website. A table of important dates and milestones is provided in the PIP. These include a Proposers Day Briefing to be held 14 November 2005 at Booz Allen Hamilton, Newman Auditorium at 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VA 22102. Contact visibuilding@darpa.mil to attend the Proposers Day Briefing. The VisiBuilding program may include information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR 120-130, therefore contractors may be required to protect information pursuant to ITAR and are encouraged to consider this when proposing. Questions regarding this BAA or comments on the PIP may be e-mailed directly to visibuilding@darpa.mil. It is anticipated that contracts willbe awarded on or about 15 March 2006. The Government will not be liable for thecost of proposal preparation and submission. Proposals must be submitted in accordance with this announcement and the PIP. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Proposers should be alert for any BAA amendments that may be published on the FedBizOpps website. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Each cost proposal shall contain a section satisfying the followingrequirements: awards made under this BAA are subject to the provisions of the FAR, subpart 9.5, Organizational Conflict of Interest. All Proposers and proposedsubcontractors must affirmatively state whether they are supporting any DARPA technical office(s) through an active contract or subcontract. All affirmations must state which office(s) the Proposer supports and identify the prime contract number(s). Affirmations shall be furnished at the time of proposal submission and the existence or potential existence of organization conflicts of interest, asthat term is defined in FAR 9.501, must be disclosed. This disclosure shall include a description of the action the Proposer has taken, or proposes to take, toavoid, neutralize, or mitigate such conflict. If the Proposer believes that no such conflict exists, then it shall so state in the section. It is the policy ofDARPA to treat all proposals as competitive information and to disclose the contents only for the purposes of evaluation. The Government intends to use non-Government personnel as special resources to assist with the logistics of administering the proposal evaluation and providing selected technical assistance relatedto proposal evaluation. These support personnel are restricted by their contracts from disclosing proposal information for any purpose and are required to signOrganizational Conflict of Interest Non-Disclosure Agreements. By submission ofits proposal, each Proposer agrees that proposal information may be disclosed to those selected contractors for the limited purpose stated above. Any information not intended for limited release to support contractors must be clearly marked and segregated from other submitted proposal material. Points of Contact: Dr. Edward J. Baranoski, DARPA/SPO Program Manager, e-mail: visibuilding@darpa.mil. Contractual POC: Jennifer Schoen, Contracting Officer, DARPA/CMO, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714. This BAA shall remain open for one (1) year from the date of publication on www.fedbizopps.gov. Although the Government may select proposals for award at any time during this period, it is anticipated that the majority of funding for this program will be committed during the initial selections. Proposers may submit a full proposal in accordance with the instruction provided in the Proposer Information Pamphlet (PIP) at any time while the BAA remains open. In order to be considered during the initial round of funding, proposals must be received by DARPA on or before 4:00 PM Eastern StandardTime, 4 January 2006. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that will be considered by DARPA. HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Institutions (MIs) and small disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of this research for exclusive competition among these entities. This BAA affords proposers the choice of submitting proposals for the award of a cooperative agreement, procurement contract, technology investment agreement, other transaction for prototype agreement, or such other appropriate award instrument. The government reserves the right to negotiate the type of award instrument determined appropriate under the circumstances. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The criteria to be used to evaluate and select proposals for this project are, in order of importance: (a) Scientific and Technical Merit; (b) Proposer Qualifications; and (c) Cost Realism. Each proposal will be evaluated on the merit and relevance of the specific proposal as it relates to the program rather than against other proposals for research in the same general area, since no common work statement exists.The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of theproposals received in response to this BAA. The Government reserves the right to select for award, all, some, or none of the parts of a proposal from proposal respondents. Proposals may be selected and/or award decisions made without discussions or negotiations. CITE: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA06%2D04/listing.html Posted 10/25/05 (W-SN00920773). (0298)

Deadline Note

Letters of Intent are due October 25, 2006. Full proposals are due December 15, 2006.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides support for the Global Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI), an experimental facility concept conceived by the computing research community. GENI promises to support the experimental exploration of robust new networking and distributed systems architectures and services that will revolutionize computing and simultaneously contribute to US competitiveness in IT and economic growth.

Deadline Note

Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov on or after December 19, 2005. The deadlines for receipt of standard AREA applications are: February 25, June 25 and October 25 annually. The deadlines for receipt of AIDS-related AREA applications are: January 2, May 1, and September 1 annually. This program will expire on January 3, 2009.

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The sponsors provide support to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced training for a significant number of the nation's research scientists but that have not been major recipients of National Institutes of Health support. The R15 award mechanism will be used.

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A -- USAID/CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS SOLICITATION NO. 27-2006 - USPSC PROGRAM LIAISON MANAGER SOL 27-2006 DUE 102506 POP Personnel Office, USAID/CAR Almaty, 41 Kazibek Bi Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050010 KAZAKHSTAN NAICS: 541990 ISSUANCE DATE: 09/28/2006 CLOSING DATE: 10/25/2006 Gentlemen/Ladies: SUBJECT: Solicitation for Personal Services Contractor (PSC) No. 27-2006 USPSC Program Liaison Manager, USAID/Central Asian Republics, Astana, Kazakhstan The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking proposals (Standard Form 171's) from persons interested in the PSC services described in the attached. Submissions shall be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Any questions may be directed to Margaret McCarthy, Contracting Officer, and Tatiana Rossova, PersonnelSpecialist, who may be reached at FAX No. 7-3272-50-76-34/35/36, or e-mail per.almaty@usaid.gov. Offerors should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their proposals. Sincerely, Margaret McCarthy, Contracting Officer ATTACHMENT TO SOLICITATION NO. 27/2006 1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: 27-2006 2.ISSUANCE DATE: 09/28/2006 3. CLOSING DATE/TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 10/25/2006 (6 p.m. Almaty Time) 4. POSITION TITLE: PROGRAM LIAISON MANAGER 5. MARKET VALUE: $65,832 - $85,578 per annum (GS-13 equivalent) with 25% Post Differential 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Two years (extension optional) 7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS, Astana, Kazakhstan 8. JOB DESCRIPTION: A) Background USAID?s Regional Mission for Central Asia (USAID/CAR) is responsible for the development and management of the U.S. Government?s assistance programs in the five Central Asian Republics. The USAID/CAR portfolio focuses on promoting more effective and democratic governance; advancing economic reforms and expanding economic opportunities?to include energy, water and agricultural activities; and supporting social sector reforms, improving access to quality health and education services, and addressing the threat of infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and Avian Flu). The USAID/CAR Mission is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with Country Offices in Tashkent, Dushanbe, Bishkek and Ashgabat. The USAID/CAR office in Almaty plays the dual role of Regional Headquarters and Country Office for Kazakhstan. To facilitate this latter role, USAID has established a staff presence in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Note: The U.S. Embassy will transferto Astana, which has been the official capital of Kazakhstan since 1998, in September 2006. The US has three strategic interests in Kazakhstan: Security interests to achieve regional stability; economic, democracy, and social reforms to attract and sustain foreign investment and to improve opportunities for the citizens of Kazakhstan to participate openly and effectively in civic life (all of which establish long-term stability); and the development of Central Asia?s very significant energy resources. Within this overall USG strategy, USAID assistance will focus on the goal of advancing democratic and market economic reforms. This focus will promote the development of sustainable social services and work on solidifying Kazakhstan?s role as an economic reform leader in Central Asia in order to broaden the benefits of Kazakhstan?s economic growth and energy resources to the other countries of Central Asia. USAID?s $20 million/year assistance program in Kazakhstan is expected to comprise the following elements: 1) Economic Sector: Increase Trade and Investment ? Assistance to help Kazakhstan to come into compliance with the WTO and increase its trade and transit volumes. Improve Economic Policy and the Business Environment ? Assistance for policy reforms to improve and increase transparency in government budget formulation, intergovernmental finance, and management of public expenditures. Assistance to broaden economicopportunities through improving the business environment and increasing access to business information, knowledge and skills. Assistance will also support development of electricity marketing mechanisms to facilitate regional power trade within Central Asia and specifically with South Asia power markets. Improve Private Sector Competitiveness ? Assistance will support small and medium enterprise development and growth, which is vital to diversification and broadening the benefits of economic growth. 2) Democracy Sector: Establish & Ensure Media Freedom & Freedom Of Information ? Encourage continued government respect for freedom ofassociation, religion and speech as well as for democratic dissent, and providelegal and other assistance to promote a supportive environment for independent media and civil society organizations. Protect Human Rights ? Encourage continued government respect for freedom of association, religion and speech as well as for democratic dissent. Strengthen Civil Society ? Cultivate local civic activism on key policy issues at the grassroots level; and facilitate coalition building among NGOs to become better advocates for national level policy reforms. Strengthen Democratic Political Parties ? Support Kazakhstan?s efforts to implement changes in the structure of its governing systems that increase accountability and transparency, such as direct elections for local government officials. 3) Social Sector: Address Other Health Vulnerabilities/Enhance Health Systems Capacity ? Ensure the institutionalization and sustainability of primary health care system reforms related to financing, family medicine, evidence-based medicine, and quality primary health care. Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS ? Technical assistance with implementation of HIV grants from the Global Fund (GFATM), strengthening HIV surveillance, and improving blood safety systems. Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ? Assist the continued expansion of the DOTS program for TB control within the penitentiary system; maintain work to achieve global targets for treatment success and case detection in selected oblasts; continuation of the multi-drug resistant TB pilot program; improve surveillance systems; and strengthen Government?s ability to respond to emerging threats. Improve Child Survival, Health, and Nutrition ? Technical assistance to improve health services for integrated management of childhood illnesses, includingthe development of clinical practice guidelines based on international standards and provider training. Improve Maternal Health and Nutrition ? Pilot projects on safe motherhood to demonstrate WHO-recommended strategies for decreasing maternal morbidity and mortality. Reduce Unintended Pregnancy And Improve Healthy Reproductive Behavior ? Pilot projects on improving access to family planning counseling and commodities to decrease abortion rates. B. Basic Functions The Program Liaison Manager will act as the Mission Program Office representative and senior USAID staff member in Astana. The Program Office?s principal functions include: (a) strategy and program development processes; (b) monitoring and evaluationof program performance; (c) management of program budgets; (d) coordination of Mission reporting requirements; (e) liaison and coordination with other USG agencies and donors; and (f) preparation and dissemination of public information material. The incumbent will lead or contribute to Kazakhstan-specific tasks related to the above functions. Additionally, the incumbent will act as USAID?s working-level representative on the Embassy Country Team, providing two-way liaison between Embassy sections and USAID technical and support staff based in Almaty. Likewise, the incumbent will be the day-to-day interlocutor between Embassy leadership and USAID Mission Management. Through this interaction, the incumbent will ensure the timely and effective engagement of USAID/CAR staff and mobilization of USAID resources to influence and respond to USG foreign policy priorities in Kazakhstan. The Program Liaison Manager will play a similar role vis-à-vis Astana-based other donors, Kazakhstani counterparts, and USAID implementing partners/organizations. C. Major Duties and Responsibilities The Program Liaison Manager will have primary responsibility for cross-sector analysis, monitoring and reporting for USAID assistance programs in Kazakhstan. S/he will also be the primary interlocutor between USAID staff based in Almaty and the U.S. Embassy, Government of Kazakhstan agencies, private sector, non-governmental organizations andother donors based in Astana. As such, s/he will have to develop a comprehensive understanding of the political, economic and social landscape in Kazakhstan, establish relations with non-USAID entities across sectors, and understand the objectives, mechanisms and status of all USAID-funded interventions in Kazakhstan,in order to influence program design, facilitate program implementation, and represent USAID with Embassy staff/leadership and in public forums. Work requirements will include: 1) Program Office Functions:  Conduct analysis and undertake consultations with stakeholders to advise Mission Management on development priorities and programmatic options in Kazakhstan.  Coordinate country-level program monitoring and evaluation.  Coordinate inputs and analyses of USAID?s Kazakhstan budgets for Mission and Agency annual budget planning submissions.  Coordinate processes and prepare materials for cross-sectoranalyses, reporting and correspondence, to include materials required for USAID/CAR, USAID/Washington and State Department program reviews.  Based on development expertise and country perspective, contribute to Central Asian regional and Kazakhstan-specific project designs.  Prepare, compile and/or edit public information materials, and plan/coordinate the utilization of communications tools to influence policy and change behavior in support of USAID?s overarching and sectoral objectives in Kazakhstan.  Brief senior USG officialsand external audiences on USAID programs.  Identify issues, share information and provide analysis related to Kazakhstan that impact on USAID?s regional interests in Central Asia and/or other-country programs. 2) Program Implementation Support  In coordination with technical offices, engage Astana-based counterparts and implementers to assist in program monitoring, impact assessment, and consideration of programmatic options.  Represent technical offices at public events/meetings taking place in Astana or other convenient locations.  As requested, review and comment on project work plans, monitoring plans and reports for USAID activities in Kazakhstan.  Provide regular reports to the relevant technical office staff on progress, impacts, problems, constraints, and issues related to USAID-financed programs in Kazakhstan, with an emphasis on Astana-based implementing partners. 3) Embassy Country Team Based on an understanding of current political/economic analyses and day-to-dayengagement with Embassy staff, coordinate with USAID/CAR staff to maximize the contribution of USAID?s assistance programs to the USG?s policy priorities in Kazakhstan.  In consultation with relevant technical offices, keep the Embassy informed of the status of USAID programs, and identify opportunities for Embassy leadership to participate in USAID events.  Contribute to Embassy analytic/reporting requirements, and coordinate related taskings with Mission staff.  Represent USAID/CAR within the Embassy Country Team, providing analysis and recommendations on matters relevant to USAID, apprising Mission Management of emerging Embassy priorities and issues, and coordinating consultations and joint action of Mission staff?to include the Mission Director/Deputy Director?and the Embassy Front Office and Section Heads.  Act as the day-to-day point-of-contact between Embassy and Almaty-based staff for taskings/correspondence relevant to USAID/CAR.  Coordinate USAID involvement in official VIPvisits to Kazakhstan.  In coordination with the Public Affairs Section,identify and act on opportunities to provide greater awareness of USG assistance programs and promote USG policy priorities among targeted Kazakh audiences (including both the general public and government officials).  Participate on Embassy review and selection committees, to include for the Kazakhstan element of the regional Community Connections Program ($500K/year) 4) External Relationships  Establish and maintain relationships with GOK, other-donor, NGO,private sector organizations based on Astana.  Provide liaison between these organizations and relevant Almaty-based USAID staff for the purposes of information sharing, political and technical analysis, priority-setting, program coordination, and resource leveraging.  Specific to cross-sectoral dealings with the GOK, play a lead role in representing USAID (or arranging the involvement of the Front Office or other Almaty-based staff), preparing reports, drafting/clearing correspondence, clarifying/negotiating /facilitating compliance with GOK legal requirements, etc. (in coordination with the Regional Legal Advisor,and other appropriate Mission offices). 5) Miscellaneous  In consultation with Support Offices, coordinate USAID?s administrative and logistical requirements in Astana. D. POSITION ELEMENTS 1) Supervision Exercised Project Management Specialist FSN 9 Secretary/Administrative Assistant FSN-7 2) Supervision Received: The incumbent will be supervised by the Program Office Director, an FEOC position. S/he will coordinate directly with technical and support office directors and staff, and frequently consult with and receive guidance from the Mission Front Office. 3) Exercise of Judgment: While supervised by the Program Office Director, s/he will generally operate in Astana, 800 miles removed from the Mission headquarters, and therefore will be required to independently exercise informed judgment within the programmatic, procedural and policy frameworks establishedfor the USAID/CAR Mission. The incumbent will not have the authority to commit USAID resources, but s/he will have the responsibility of ensuring that staff and financial resources are mobilized to respond to the Embassy?s priorities and Kazakhstan?s development needs in a timely and effective manner. 4) Nature, Level, and Purpose of Contacts:  USAID/CAR Mission Management and Technical/Support Office directors/staff  U.S. Embassy: Ambassador, DCM, Section Heads and staff  Government of Kazakhstan Officials, primarily at the Ministerial, Vice-Ministerial and working levels  Other Donor Agency Heads/staf  Local private sector and NGO representatives  Chiefs-of-Party and staff of USAID implementing organizations Contacts will be established and maintained through personal, telephonic and written interactions, as required to provide liaison between relevant USAID/CAR units/staff and Astana-based stakeholders, as well as to represent USAID in meetings and public events. E. MinimumQualification Requirements 1) Education and Experience: Bachelor?s in one of the social sciences, economics, business, management or other field relevant to international development. Relevant Masters degree is preferred. Minimum six yearsrelevant work experience. Relevant experience includes working on internationaldevelopment programs and issues, and establishing and maintaining contacts withsenior level host government officials. The incumbent?s work profile should reflect an ability to work in complex organizations, coordinating staff and resources within and across units. Prior experience with USAID is preferred; experiencewith other USG agencies and/or other development agencies would also be helpful. 2) Language Proficiency: Fluency in written and oral English is required. Working knowledge of Russian and/or Kazakh languages is also desirable. 3) Knowledge: An understanding of development issues in economic, social, and democracy sectors is essential. Knowledge of the political, social and economic environment inKazakhstan is important. Must have a comprehensive knowledge, or the potential to acquire such knowledge, of the following: USG legislation relating to political and economic development assistance; USAID programming policies; regulations,procedures, and documentation; USAID management and administrative policies andprocedures. 4) Abilities and Skills: The incumbent must have ability to: obtain, analyze, and evaluate a variety of data and to organize and present it in concise written and oral form; work as a team member to plan, develop, manage and evaluate complex programs; and, gather and disseminate useful information and advice in assigned areas. The incumbent must be able to independently establish and maintain contacts with senior-level officials of the Kazakhstani Government and representatives of non-governmental organizations/private enterprises, in order to explain USAID programs and policies, and to interpret and transmit host-country government, non-governmental, and private sector perspectives to senior USAIDofficials. Computer skills and familiarity with word processing and spreadsheetprograms are required. F. OTHER REQUIREMENTS 1) Must be an U.S. Citizen and possess or be able to obtain a U.S. Government-issued security clearance at the level of SECRET. 2) Must be able to obtain a State/Med medical clearance to serve in Central Asia. 3) Must be available and willing to commit to the Contract Performance Period of 24 months; 4) Available and willing to work additional hours beyond the established 40-hour workweek and outside established Monday-Friday workweek, as may be required or necessary; and 5) Willing to travel to work sites and other offices as requested. G. SELECTION CRITERIA: Development Knowledge/Experience 30 points Managerial and Leadership Experience 20 points Communications Skills 20 points Kazakhstan/Regional Knowledge/Experience 20 points Language Skills 10 points Total: 100 points References are required. 9. APPLYING Qualified individuals are requested to submit a U.S. Government Application for Federal Employment SF-171 including experience, salary history and references, and recent sample of his/her written work no later than COB (6 p.m. Almaty time October 25, 2006. The form is available at the USAID website, http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/forms/ or Internet http://fillform.gsa.gov, or at Federal offices. Applications, recent supervisor reference and three (3) personal references, and writing sample may be submitted by e-mail, fax, DHL or FedEx air courier by the closing date, above, to: Tatiana Rossova Personnel Specialist PersonnelOffice USAID/CAR Almaty 41 Kazibek Bi Street Almaty, Kazakhstan Tel: 7 3272 507612 ext. 6345, Email: per.Almaty@usaid.gov Fax: 7 3272 507634/35/36 Email or faxed documentation is preferred as mail delivery may be untimely. To ensure consideration of applications for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any cover letter. Selection will be made by a Mission committee no later than November 3, 2006. USAID/CAR expects to award a personal-services contract for an off-shore US Citizen for two-year period starting no later than on/about December 17, 2006. The contract will be signed by November 10, 2006. No later than on/about December 17, 2006, the incumbent shall proceed to Astana, Kazakhstan to commence performance of the duties specified, subject to medical and security clearance. The duty post for this contract is Astana, Kazakhstan. 10. Benefits include post differential, housing, and other benefits per USAID regulations. Basic household furnishings, will be available in quarters to be provided by USAID. 11. For more information about USAID/Central Asian Republics see Mission?s website http://centralasia.usaid.gov/ Attachment 3 AS A MATTER OF POLICY, AND AS APPROPRIATE, A PSC IS NORMALLY AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: 1. BENEFITS Employer's FICA Contribution Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance Pay Comparability Adjustment Annual Increase Eligibility for Worker's Compensation Annual & Sick Leave Eligibility for401(k) 2. ALLOWANCES (if Applicable). (A) Temporary Lodging Allowance (Section 120). (B) Living Quarters Allowance (Section 130). (C) Post Allowance (Section 220). (D) Supplemental Post Allowance (Section 230). (E) Separate Maintenance Allowance (Section 260). (F) Education Allowance (Section 270). (G) Education Travel (Section 280). (H) Post Differential (Chapter 500). (I) Payments during Evacuation/Authorized Departure (Section 600), and (J) Danger Pay (Section 650). LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS FOR PSCs 1. Standard Form 171 or Optional Form 612. **2. Contractor Physical Examination (DS 1843 Form). **3. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (for National Security) (SF-86). **4. Finger Print Card (FD-258). NOTE: Form 4 is available from the requirements office. * Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians Foreign Areas). ** The forms listed 2 through 4 shall only be completed upon the advice of the Contracting Officer that an applicant is the successful candidate for the job. CITE: http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/AID/OM/ALM/27%2D2006/listing.html Posted 09/28/06 (W-SN01156710). (0271)

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U -- FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT & SECURITY TRAINING SERVICES SOL SAQMPD06R1103 POP Worldwide 22219 UNITED STATES NAICS: 611519 The U.S. Department of State (DoS), Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (DS/ATA) has a requirement for services and facilities. These services will support DS/ATA in conducting training and related activities for foreign law enforcement and security officials, both domestically and overseas. The training services requested range from police tactical training and specialized consultations tosenior executive crisis management seminars, including many knowledge-based andskills-based disciplines necessary for an effective antiterrorism capability. The NAICS code is 611519. The manpower requirement includes management, administrative, logistical, and technical support as well as curriculum design and development and instructional services support. The facility requirements include classrooms to accommodate up to 32 persons each, living quarters, messing facilitiesfor up to 100 persons, recreational facilities, and outdoor ranges for assault rifle, pistol, shotgun and submachine gun instruction and firing practice. Rappelling facilities, a shooting house, high-speed driving track, and safe areas forthe detonation of explosive charges, and local transportation support are also needed. The Government anticipates that its requirement will be for up to 30 domestic courses a year and up to 200 overseas courses a year. The Department of State intends to post the Request for Proposals to FEDBIZOPPS approximately on August 30, 2006. A Cost Reimbursement and Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type contract award is anticipated for one base year, and four one-year options. This requirement will be a full and open competition. No phone calls will be accepted. DoS will not provide individual notice when the RFP is posted, however, FEDBIZOPPS has a notification system if you register at its websiteat http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/State/A%2DLM%2DAQM/A%2DLM%2DAQM/SAQMPD06R1103/listing.htmlPosted 08/08/06 (W-SN01108858). (0220)

Synopsis

The sponsor offers visiting fellowships to overseas R&D personnel who are able to enhance programs supported by the sponsor with their specific skills.

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U -- CULINARY ARTS INSTRUCTOR SERVICES SOL RFQ_30211-0031-6 DUE 103106 POP Federal Correctional Complex, 846 N.E. 54th Terrace, Coleman,Florida 33521 UNITED STATES NAICS: 611519 The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award for the provision of culinary arts instructor services on behalf of the Federal Correctional Complex located in Coleman, Florida. Faith-based and Community-based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The anticipated date of award will be approximately February 2007. The contract performance period is anticipated to consist of a base year from effective date of award (EDOA) through 12-months from EDOA, with four, 12-month option years for renewal. This requirement will be for two instructors. The estimated maximum quantities for the base year, for both instructors, are as follows: 2880 one hour sessions. The estimated maximum quantities for Option Years #1-4 are the same as those stated above for the base year. The solicitation will be made available on or about September 28, 2006, and will be distributed solely through the General Service Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is October 31, 2006; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. CITE: http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/70032/RFQ%5F30211%2D0031%2D6/listing.html Posted 09/20/06 (W-SN01149233). (0263)

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A -- INTEGRATED TEST AND ANALYSIS CONTRACT (ITAC) SOL W9113M-06-R-0017 DUE 103106 POP US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander ATTN SMDC-CM-AP, P.O. Box 1500 Huntsville AL 35807-3801 US NAICS: 541710 The U.S.Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT) requires an integration contractor team to plan, organize and coordinate operations/tests/analyses with comprehensive, widely distributed experimentalw eapons systems, or credible representations thereof, such as Ground Based Midcourse Missile Defense hardware/element labs, early warning radars, sea-based missile defense elements, mid and lower tier missile defense elements, or representative element simu lations; and/or other equipment of interest, such as communications network hardware/simulation, command and control, and/or threat systems data. Combinations may include, but are not limited to items such as weapons system Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) lab oratories, Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL), detailed (up to and including detailed engineering level) modeling and simulation (M&S) products, trustworthy databases reflecting detailed weapon system operations, threat system representations and /or any other as set required, for integrated test and analysis experiments. Initial emphasis is expected by SMDC/ARSTRAT tobe placed upon but not be limited to all varieties of missile defense operations (and related offensive operations) against threats in all phases of operational envelopes. Test and analysis experimental configurations are customer driven in accordance with directly stated objectives or derived from senior leadership expectations. To perform this scope of work (SOW), SMDC/ARSTRAT and the ITAC contra ctor shall seek out partnerships with DoD and other US Government organizations (and their lead contractor organizations) to obtain the requisite capabilities. Task orders will be issued by the SMDC/ARSTRAT to accomplish the ITAC requirements. Several US Government supported efforts are expected to be integrated into the performance of this contract through the use of directed subcontractors tothe ITAC prime contractor. Each present or future Directed subcontractor is precluded from participating as a me mber of the prime team. The Missile Defense System Exerciser (MDSE) developed by Teledyne Brown Engineering is expected to be heavily leveraged with the ITAC tasks, but the scope of ITAC is more comprehensive than just existing (circa 2006) MDSE operation s. Likewise, the Ground Based Midcourse Missile Defense Embedded Test (ET) capability developed by the Boeing Company is expected to be leveraged along with the Integrated System Test Capability (ISTC) resources and US Government supported contractor rada r laboratoriesoperated by the Raytheon Company. The center for these activities is expected to be at Government facilities that have yet to be identified. The anticipated competition will be a small business set-aside and will result in an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a period of performance of five years with one five-year option. It is anticipated that the requirements wil lbe executed via task orders issued, based on actual customer requirements. ITACintegration tasks shall revolve around (but not be limited to) the following core functions: program and task management; derive specific ITAC requirements from customer even t definitions; purchase task-enabling hardware, software, network, or any other material items; integrate geographically distributed customer-specified assets into acceptable test and analysis event configurations; provide operational networks of HWIL, SWI L, communication linkages, etc.; perform functional and qualification testing; perform and/or assist customer agents with eventoperations; arrange for data collection, storage, processing, and delivery; assist independent verification, validation, accredi tation, and qualification agents; and assist independent configuration management agents. Software developed incidental to the performance of the contract shall be delivered to the Government as both source and executable code and shall be considered a Special Work pursuant to DFARs 252.227-7020, Rights in Special Works. The resultant contract willcontain an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) clause that could limit a successful proposer from participating in any other SMDC contracts. To the greatest extent possible, while still protecting the Governments interest s, the OCI clause will be applied only for the supported technology areas of the contractors actual technical analysis performance. The NAICS code for this small business set-aside competition is 541710/1000 employees. This acquisition will not be open to participation by foreign firms at either the prime or subcontract level. The expected release date of the draft Request for Propos al (RFP) is on or about 26 June 2006. Schedule, OCI clauses, draft RFP, and any other draft documents/information will be posted and updated on the USASMDC website http://www.smdc.army.mil/Contracts/Contracts.html. NO PAPER COPIES OF THE DRAFT RFP WILL B E PROVIDED NOR IS A MAILING LIST BEING MAINTAINED FOR THIS ACQUISITION AS THE DRAFT RFP WILL BE POSTED ON THE ABOVE WEBSITE ADDRESS. An industry day briefing is planned on or about 19 July 2006. Synopsis for industry day will be posted to the FedBizOpps and the website above. Questions or correspondence should be directed to Ms. Nicole Meenen, Contracting Officer, via email nicole.meenen@smdc.army.mil or via fax (256) 955-4240 no later than 14 Jul 06 in order to have questions/issues addressed at ITAC In dustry Day. Correspondence should reference ITAC RFP W9113M-06-R-0017. CITE: http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/USA/SMDC/DASG60/W9113M%2D06%2DR%2D0017/listing.html Posted 06/12/06 (W-SN01068034). (0163)

Deadline Note

The Team Registration fee schedule is as follows: registration received by October 31, 2006 the fee is $400; for registration received by January 31, 2007, the fee is $600; and for registration received by April 12, 2007 the fee is $1,000.

Synopsis

The Centennial Challenges Program is a program of prize contests to stimulate innovation and competition in space exploration and ongoing mission areas. The 2007 Lunar Regolith Excavation Challenge is a prize contest designed to promote the development of new technologies to excavate lunar regolith.

Deadline Note

Large Projects are due October 19, 2006. Medium Projects are due November 2, 2006. Small Projects are due December 6, 2006.

Synopsis

The sponsor intends to fund science and engineering research and education projects that develop new knowledge in the following three core technical areas: Human-Centered Computing (HCC); Information Integration and Informatics (III); and Robust Intelligence (RI).

Deadline Note

Fellowship applications are due by November 6, 2006. Graduate Student Travel award requests must be received no later than three months prior to the proposed travel. Fellows may submit Research Starter Grant proposals between October 1, 2006 and March 1, 2007.

Synopsis

Fellowships are offered to recent minority Ph.D.s for training in the biological and social, behavioral, or economic sciences at an institution in the U.S. or abroad. In addition, travel awards and research starter grants are available.

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U -- OHIO OUTREACH, ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES SOL DOLJ07RA00014 DUE 110806 POP State of Ohio 45418 UNITED STATES NAICS: 561990 Request for Proposal (RFP) for outreach, admissions and career transition services for youth in the State of Ohio will be available approximately Tuesday, September5, 2006 on the World Wide Web at http://www.FedBizOpps.gov/. Job Corps is a program that targets disadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16 through 24, and emphasizes long-term employability by providing educational and occupational skills training along with support services, in a residential setting. The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, does not plan to exercise the last option year,or fifth year, of the current contract for outreach, admissions and career transition services for youth in the State of Ohio. This decision is based totally on administrative considerations and is not related to performance of contractualrequirements. RFP DOLJ07RA00014 is to provide outreach and admissions for 1,460arrivals from the State of Ohio and career transition services for 1,311 Job Corps youth returning to the State of Ohio. The resultant contract will cover the period August 1, 2007 through July 31, 2009, plus three Government unilateral option years. A Pre-Proposal conference will be held at 230 S. Dearborn, John J. Kluczynski Federal building, Office of Job Corps, 6th floor, Room 676, on Friday,September 15, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. local time. We recommend that you download theRFP from our website prior to the conference and bring the RFP with you to the conference. All questions prior to the pre-proposal conference should be submitted in writing. Proposals in response to this RFP will be due no later than 12:00p.m. (noon), local time, on Wednesday, November 8, 1006, at the following address. U. S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Room 676, 230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604. The primary point of contact is Contracting Officer, Donna Kay, who may be reached at (312) 596-5474. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be consider