Contract CW48034

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents awarded a contract to Great Plains TOP LLC, a Nebraska-based training firm, for delivery of a two-day in-person Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods training workshop. The contract, valued at $21,000, was executed on August 14, 2026, with an effective period of September 9-10, 2026. The training will be conducted at a facility in Kearney, Nebraska, and will serve up to 20 participants, with a minimum billing requirement of 10 participants at $10,500. The workshop will be facilitated by two qualified trainers: Charity Adams (Certified ToP Facilitator and Mentor ToP Trainer) and John Beranek (Certified ToP Facilitator and Qualified ToP Trainer).

The scope of services encompasses instruction in three collaborative methods—Focused Conversation (ORID), Consensus Workshop, and Action Planning—along with planning and design consultation with a core design team, provision of curriculum workbooks and supplemental materials, post-event debrief sessions, and one hour of complimentary coaching per participant within six months of course completion. The requesting department is the Center for Preparedness Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Kearney. The University assumes responsibility for facility provision, meal services and refreshments, participant recruitment, and required supplies including audiovisual equipment and flip charts. Trainer travel and accommodation expenses are subject to negotiation based on predetermined per diem rates or receipt-based reimbursement, with payment due within 30 days of invoice.