A19 Request for Information 07192024 v2.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Requirement Title: Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA), Industrial Security (IS) Senior Leadership Training

Location: Quantico, VA (or within 40 miles of Quantico, VA) If training location is farther away, transportation must be provided

Response Deadline: 12PM (noon) EST on Wednesday, 24 July 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. This request for information (RFI) is published FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, pursuant to FAR 15.201€ Exchanges with Industry. No solicitation is available. Responses to this notice are NOT offers and CANOT be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

2. This RFI is a tool to perform market research being utilized by DCSA for a potential requirement for a leadership development requirement. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Market research is being performed to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources for planning purposes only.

3. North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS): 611430 Professional and Management Development Training

4. Size Standard: $15M

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

The purpose of the RFI is to seek information on sources that have the capability of providing senior leadership training and a venue for that training. This RFI is for a venue/senior leader training program capable of meeting the requirements listed below.

RESPONSES due via email to Cynthia.L.Hocott.civ@mail.mil and Jennifer.M.Sayler.civ@mail.mil by 12PM (Noon) on Wednesday, 24 July 2024. Documents shall be in electronic format in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and/or Adobe format. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responses to this RFI are not offers for contract and will not be used by the Government to form a binding contract.

Specifically, the information provided should highlight your organization’s offerings by identifying and distinguishing your senior leadership training and venue availability and availability for the following:

The requirement is for a two-day leadership program for approximately 35 Industrial Security (S) senior leadership personnel.

Date Availability: 28 and 29 August 2024

Types of Training Sessions Required:

1. First Day (28 August 2024) - Experiential Training Exercise: Desired Topics – that covers personality and group dynamics, efficiency, effectiveness, and interpersonal communication. It is mailto:Cynthia.L.Hocott.civ@mail.mil mailto:Jennifer.M.Sayler.civ@mail.mil desired that participants will experience team dynamics in a situation with no apparent leaders and few rules, develop innovative solutions in an urgent environment, evaluate when a current strategy is not working and practice strategizing in real time, and build interpersonal communication skills to influence and persuade. See the suggested agenda for Day 1 below.

2. Second Day (29 August 2024) – Workshop Breakouts and Specialized Training Session. It is desired that the breakouts cover key requirements for strategic execution in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. The workshops should open the aperture of the participants for key elements of strategy execution. Case studies, diagnostics, and application of workshop techniques are desired to help ground the covered ideas in practice. Suggested workshop topics include a Framework for Strategy Execution and Tipping Point Leadership.

Desired Outcomes: It is desired that the IS senior leaders (SES, GG15, and supervisory GG14) come away from the training with an integrated action plan for realizing the future success of the IS organization.

Other desired outcomes include that these senior leaders develop the ability to assess DCSA’s capacity for strategic execution, as well as identify the key levers for achieving performance breakthroughs, the barriers to change agility, and the role leaders play to enable transformation. These are valuable skills for senior executives as DCSA and IS continue to grow and adapt to the changing mission requirements as the agency continues to mature and develop.

The anticipated agenda for the training is as follows:

28 August 2024

Agenda Items

0700 – 1200 Eastern Time (ET) Travel to/Arrival at training facility 1200 – 1300 ET Lunch 1300 – 1630 ET Experiential Exercise 1630 – 1800 Debrief and Dinner

29 August 2024

Agenda Items

0700 – 0800 Breakfast 0800 – 0900 Workshop Introduction 0900 – 0915 Break 0915 – 1015 Workshop Breakout Teams 1015 – 1030 Break 1030 – 1130 Debrief of Workshop 1130 – 1230 Lunch 1230 – 1400 Senior Leadership Topic 1400 – 1415 Break 1415 – 1530 Workshop Breakout Teams 1530 – 1545 Break 1545 – 1630 Debrief of Workshop 1630 – 1700 Wrap Up of Leadership Training

Training venue must have proximity to restaurants (within walking distance – no more than 5 minute walk; 0.2 miles) or offer free shuttle to large restaurant area.

Food and Beverage Requirements: The contractor shall provide daily break packages that are in close proximity to the meeting space. There should be two coffee breaks with light snacks and water in the AM and PM.

METHOD OF SUBMISSION

Systems for Award Management (SAM): Vendors must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed online at http://www.sam.gov .

Submission Instructions: RFI respondents are asked to provide a short capabilities statement that addresses the requirements outlined above for this training event. Responses should be no more than 5 pages in length and include the following areas:

1. Details on the leadership training being provided for each of the two training days (see requirements and desired outcomes above).

2. Details on the venue that will be provided for the leadership training, to include location, capacity, capability, and amenities.

3. Capability to meet the coffee break requirements as specified above.

4. Details on nearby dining available as specified above.

5. Other pertinent information about meeting the requirement that the vendor wants to point out.

RFI respondents are asked to provide pricing information (not counted against the page count) for meeting this requirement as outlined above. Additionally, provide complete contact information for the POC for the RFI response.

RFI respondents are required to state whether your organization utilizes Third Party vendors to provide the venue space, necessary A/V equipment, or food and beverage services.

FEEDBACK REQUEST

1. Price: Vendors are asked to review the RFI and provide a Rough Order of Magnitude which outlines the fully burdened prices of the services outlined in the tasks above.

2. Capabilities Statement: All vendors responding to this RFI shall provide a capabilities statement which outlines the vendor’s ability to meet the requirement as outlined above (5-page limit).

3. Feedback/Suggestions: Vendors are encouraged to provide any feedback and propose suggestions regarding this requirement.

RESPONSES due via email to Cynthia.L.Hocott.civ@mail.mil and Jennifer.M.Sayler.civ@mail.mil by 12PM (Noon) on Wednesday, 24 July 2024. Documents shall be in electronic format in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and/or Adobe format. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responses to this RFI are not offers for contract and will not be used by the Government to form a binding contract.

DISCLAIMER: THIS RFI IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTE AND IS NOT

TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR

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ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PROPOSALS NOR WILL

ANY AWARD BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS SYNOPSIS.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced as required under the FAR section used for this procurement. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

All information contained in the RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. FAR clause 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes is incorporated by reference in this RFI. The Government does not intend to pay for information received in response to this RFI. Responders to this invitation are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. This RFI will be the basis for collecting information on services available. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to the RFI will not be returned nor will receipt be confirmed. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).