Customized Business Writing Training Book

Schedule Title:	Multiple Award Schedule 69 for Training Aids and Devices SIN 27-200
FSC Groups:	6910 & 6930
Contract Number:	GS-02F-0129T
Contract period:	July 5, 2007 – July 4, 2012
Contractor's name:	The Business Writing Center
Contractor address:	2 Payne Place, Normal, IL 61761
Contractor phone number:	309 452-2831, 800 827-3770
Contractor fax number:	309 452-9357
Contractor's Web site:	http://writingtrainers.com
Business size:	Small
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
1a. Item number, descriptions, and awarded prices	Customized Business Writing reference and training book (Detailed description presented below.) 272 page book 300 copies $23.95 each 500 copies $20.36 each 750 copies $19.16 each 1000 copies $16.77 each 2000 copies $14.37 each 3000 copies $11.98 each 5000+ copies $8.38 each 304 page book 300 copies $25.63 each 500 copies $21.78 each 750 copies $20.50 each 1000 copies $17.94 each 2000 copies $15.38 each 3000 copies $12.81 each 5000+ copies $8.97 each 336 page book 300 copies $27.30 each 500 copies $23.21 each 750 copies $21.84 each 1000 copies $19.11 each 2000 copies $16.38 each 3000 copies $13.65 each 5000+ copies $9.56 each 368 page book 300 copies $28.98 each 500 copies $24.63 each 750 copies $23.18 each 1000 copies $20.29 each 2000 copies $17.39 each 3000 copies $14.49 each 5000+ copies $10.14 each Trainees in a course based on the book receive the book for free.
2. Maximum order	None
3. Minimum order	300
4. Geographic coverage	Worldwide
5. Point(s) of production	Produced in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois USA
6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price	Described in 1a above
7. Quantity discounts	See 1a above Volume discount of 2% for purchases of $25,000 to $49,999. Volume discount of 4% for purchases of $50,000 and above
8. Prompt payment terms	None
9a. Government purchase cards at or below the micro-purchase threshold	Government purchase cards are accepted at or below the micro-purchase threshold.
9b. Government purchase cards are accepted above the micro-purchase threshold	Government purchase cards are accepted above the micro-purchase threshold.
9. Foreign items	None
11a. Time of delivery	Requires three to four months development and production time
11b. Items available for expedited delivery	See 11a
11c. Overnight and 2 day delivery	See 11a
11d. Urgent Requirements	See 11a
12. F.O.B. point(s)	Worldwide
13a. Ordering address(es)	Fax: 309 452-9357, The Business Writing Center, 2 Payne Place, Normal, IL 61761
13b. Ordering procedures	Fax: 309 452-9357
14. Payment address(es)	The Business Writing Center, 2 Payne Place, Normal, IL 61761
15. Warranty provision	Not applicable
16. Export packing charges	None
17. Terms and conditions of Government purchase card acceptance	None
18. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair	Not applicable
19. Terms and conditions of installation	Not applicable
20. Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices	Not applicable
20a. Terms and conditions for any other services	Not applicable
21. List of service and distribution points	2 Payne Place, Normal, IL 61761
22. List of participating dealers	Not applicable
23. Preventive maintenance	Not applicable
24a. Special attributes such as environmental attributes	Not applicable
24b. Section 508 compliance information	Not applicable
25. Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number	625332200
26. Notification regarding registration in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database	Registered in CCR

About the Business Writing Book	Since 1997, The Business Writing Center has trained thousands of business writers from around the world. During that time, we have identified and refined a list of the best practices businesses are using today that create clear, concise, correct business writing. Robert Craig Hogan, Ph.D., director of The Business Writing Center, with 35 years of experience in teaching writing, has compiled the best practices into a valuable guide for business people: Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-First Century. It contains the best practices, explanations of how to apply them, and examples of their use in e-mail, memos, letters, and reports. We will send a complimentary copy of the book to any organization considering having us customize it to their use.
Creating a Customized Version of the Book	The Business Writing Center will create a customized book for your agency. All employees will then have the same standards for writing in a desk copy of the training manual. You or The Business Writing Center can conduct business writing training based on the book. The first customized book we completed was for crime laboratory directors. It has been a very successful experience. This is from the foreword to the book written by the Director of a Forensic Science Services Division of a state Sheriff-Coroner Department: The suggestions and recommendations offered in this book by Dr. Hogan give us an opportunity to further improve our field. This is a wake-up call for us to reconsider how we present our written information. Explicit writing gives us another opportunity to build better relationships and trust with those we serve—both our employees and our community. We cannot be misunderstood if we are taking the time and effort to write explicitly. We should set goals to expect and deliver explicit writing in all our written work, resulting in 100 percent comprehension by 100 percent of the readers 100 percent of the time. This book is an excellent resource for any forensic manager or supervisor. Dr. Hogan’s experience in the area of explicit business writing will undoubtedly raise the bar in effective communication within our field. The concepts are new for us and may be uncomfortable for some. However, this information serves as a wonderful addition to any forensic laboratory by helping us to improve our communication. When put into practice, the recommendations also serve as a tool to further build our relationships with those we serve.
Process of Developing the Book	This is the process we go through. Someone at the agency makes any changes necessary in a Word copy of the book. For example, for the crime laboratory directors, we changed "businesses" and "companies" to "agencies" and "laboratories." The person adds example documents that fit the company or industry. We fine tune them to make them fit. As necessary, we rewrite to make the book fit the agency's unique needs. For example, we reorganized the forensic laboratory directors book so forensic reports were the first part of the book and other documents such as e-mail, memos, and letters were placed in the second half of the book because of the importance of forensic reports to the directors. We have our designer create a book cover with the agency name or logo on the front and change the title. For the crime laboratory directors, the title is Technical and Business Writing for Forensic Managers. Someone from the organization writes a foreword to the book. We create a new version of the book based on the comments and incorporating the samples. We submit it for review and changes as necessary. When the text is approved, we prepare the masters and print a run of perfect-bound (paperback) books with all the quality of the original. We do not charge a fee for producing the book. Instead, we change the pricing to allow for our time and the costs of publication. The agency agrees to purchase the entire run of books.   For more information, contact the Center at center@writingtrainers.com asking about customizing the book. Include your mailing address so we can send a complimentary copy to review.