Solicitation DE-SOL-0001933 Amendment 002 Questions_Answers.docx

Solicitation DE-SOL-0001933 Amendment 003 - 06/16/2010 Questions/Answers Question 1) What are the selection evaluation factors?

Answer to Question 1) The evaluation factors are a) technical expertise/experience and b) price. Both factors are equally weighted.

Question 2) What are the levels of the leaders needing coaching; what are their positions?

Answer to Question 2) The leaders are GS-15 Supervisors.

Question 3) What 360 instruments are you currently using or have used in the past?

Answer to Question 3) The Office of Personnel Management instruments have been used in the past. However, past-used 360 instruments are not required to be used for the new leader assessments.

Question 4) Is there an incumbent?

Answer to Question 4) No.

Question 5) Do the coaches need to be certified?

Answer to Question 5) No.

Question 6) What are the working schedules for Richland Operations Office and Office of River Protection?

Answer to Question 6) The working schedules for each of the leaders vary.

Question 7) When are proposals due?

Answer to Question 7) Proposals are due 8 p.m. PT June 24, 2010.

Question 8) What information, besides pricing, should be included in the proposal?

Answer to Question 8) The proposal should contain a description of services and other information to support technical expertise as well as pricing.

Question 9) It is not clear in the solicitation whether you want to use the OPM 360 instrument, and if you will be doing that as a Fed to Fed transaction outside of this contract and before the coaching begins?

Answer to Question 9) The 360 instrument/assessment is not specified. The offeror should specify the instrument to be used in the offer. The instrument, data gathering and analysis is part of the contract scope; not a Fed to Fed transaction.

Question 10) Which 360 instrument is going to be used?

Answer to Question 10) See answer to Question 9 above.

Question 11) How many colleagues will assess each Leader?

Answer to Question 11) The offeror will determine the required resources for the assessment.

Question 12) Does an offeror need to register, either electronically or otherwise, with the Richland Operations Office as a supplier to be considered for this RFP?

Answer to Question 12) No.

Question 13) Can the proposal be sent via e-mail?

Answer to Question 13) Yes, the proposal can be sent via e-mail to the following address: c_sue_harp@rl.gov .

Question 14) Are you looking for multiple vendors?

Answer to Question 14) No. However, per the solicitation, multiple vendors may be selected if it is in the Government’s best interest.

Question 15) Does this leadership training consist of Strategic Planning process?

Answer to Question 15) If the offeror determines Strategic Planning is required as part of the assessment, the offeror may include the details of the process within the offer.

Question 16) Does this leadership training involve continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, TOC?

Answer to Question 16) Within the coaching sessions scope, the offeror can offer recommendations for different types of training for continued improvement. However, this scope does not include training sessions for Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigman, or TOC.

Question 17) Does this scope require verification of implementation and the practice of taught leadership skills?

Answer to Question 17) No.

Question 18) There are 23 people that will be taking the 360 and 33 people that may elect to receive coaching. Have 10 people already been evaluated via the 360 and received their reports and follow-up coaching on those reports?

Answer to Question 18) Yes, 10 people have already been evaluated via 360 and require follow-up optional sessions only. However, please note the solicitation was updated to include 25 people, not 23.

Question 19) Is there a preferred provider?

Answer to Question 19) No.