WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Open World Leadership Center released a solicitation to establish a cost reimbursement contract for logistics support starting on January 1, 2019. The contract will support services for the Open World program to assist in the enhancement of understanding and capabilities for cooperation between the United States and Eurasian countries by developing a network of leaders in that region who have gained significant, firsthand exposure to America’s democratic, accountable government and free market system.

The services require support in identifying participants interested in Open World programming as well as recruiting and training program facilitators; maintenance and input of all relevant participant and program data in a database furnished by Open World; arranging cost-effective and comfortable air travel or ground transportation for those participating in the programs. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541611.

The solicitation number assigned to this acquisition is OWLC-18-R-0002. The solicitation and all applicable attachments are posted in FEDBIZOPS and on the Open World Leadership Center website – openworld.gov. Hardcopies of the solicitation are not provided to potential offerors. The proposal due date is November 5, 2018.

Award will be to a single offeror, based on a best value assessment of technical and costs factors. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review https://www.openworld.gov/content/solicitation or FEBBIZOPS website for notice of amendments, updates or change to the solicitation and attachments.

To be eligible for award, offerors must have a current, valid registration in the Systems of Award Management (SAM) system at https://www.sam.gov. Please submit your questions via email to the point of contact for this requirement, Linda Suggs at lsug@openworld.gov.

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