2026_02_Mar_2_26_solicitation_doc.pdf

This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) document issued by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) on behalf of the Capitol Region Purchasing Council (CRPC) for professional development and training services. The solicitation seeks qualified professionals, firms, or teams to design and deliver customized training programs in presentation skills, leadership development, management coaching, team building, meeting facilitation, collaboration and culture, and positive supervision within unionized environments for approximately 150 municipal and government agencies across Connecticut. Training must be deliverable in person, virtually, or through hybrid formats tailored to individual municipality requirements. The solicitation opened February 26, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST, with vendor questions accepted through March 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM EDT. Qualifications are due March 31, 2026, at 2:00 PM EDT through the Bonfire portal at crcog.bonfirehub.com. No bidders conference or site visits are specified in the solicitation materials. The contract term extends through June 30, 2028.

Respondents must submit detailed Statements of Qualifications including company background, relevant public sector experience, resumes of key personnel with a minimum of two years' relevant professional experience, proposed training delivery approaches, curriculum development methodology, and evaluation frameworks. Evaluation criteria include overall strength of proposal and experience (10%), project understanding and approach (40%), quality of references (20%), and fee proposal (30%). The rate schedule must cover standard training, customized curriculum development, and coaching services. Pricing terms are vendor-specified, with delivery terms as Free On Board Destination. The RFQ is open to all vendors with no designated set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or specific organization types. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified. Selected consultants will be placed on a qualified vendors list, with contracts executed directly between individual CRPC members and their chosen consultants. Respondents must maintain professional liability insurance up to $2,000,000 on a claims-made basis, comprehensive general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability insurance, workers' compensation at Connecticut statutory limits, and excess liability umbrella coverage of $4,000,000.