Multimedia English Language Training Laboratory

The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) office in Yerevan, Armenia, will deliver and install a 15-station multimedia training lab at the Armenian Border Guard Academy in Yerevan. This equipment purchase will support the long-term indigenization of training within the Armenian Border Guards. Description of Goods/Services Required: The contractor shall perform the following tasks to accomplish the procurement and installation of a Training Multimedia English Language Laboratory System (TMLL-15), including the learning stations, desks and chairs, the Audio-Visual package, American Language Course and Non-intensive American Language Course software and initial training on use of the equipment. The Border Guard Academy has an existing climate-controlled classroom available for the lab including Internet access, and will pay for all future maintenance of the equipment. The lab will be used to provide instruction on core Border Guard training curricula as well as advanced WMD-related topics. The lab will be used by both new trainees and by existing Border Guard officers for periodic refresher training on topics of routine WMD interdiction and changes to Armenian policies and regulations. The lab will also be available for use as an English language lab. The contractor shall ensure that the Training Multimedia English Language Laboratory System meets or exceeds the following requirements: • Fully Digital-Based English Language Laboratory System (ELLS) which includes language application software programmed specifically for English language learning. • Local Area Network (LAN) allows integration and grouping of students for lessons. • Instructor console with computer, mass storage device, 8-port VPN router • Student computer positions with headsets and furniture for each position Delivery Dates and Locations: Anticipated performance dates September 1, 2014 - December 1, 2015. Delivery location: Border Guard training facility in Yerevan, Armenia