FDIC RFI - Anti Harassment SME.pdf

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Submitting a response does not ensure your firm will be solicited on any resulting RFP. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for the information requested. Submission of a response to this request is entirely voluntary. The voluntary submission of a response to this request shall not obligate the Government to pay or entitle the submitter of information to claim any direct or indirect costs or charges or any other remuneration whatsoever.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Corporate University is seeking Subject Matter Expertise to consult on the development, review, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of training related to anti-harassment (with a focus on sexual harassment), interpersonal misconduct, or other associated areas (see attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) for additional detail and duties). The FDIC is conducting this market research to identify capable vendors with the technical expertise, prior experience, and depth of knowledge to perform these services. This market research will also help inform the agency’s acquisition strategy. The FDIC strongly encourages the participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in all the business and contracting activities of the FDIC. Interested vendors should be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). Any future solicitation may be by invitation-only and may not be released to the general public.

Vendors capable of fulfilling this requirement are requested to submit documentation addressing the information below. The FDIC reserves the right to use any and all information submitted by, or obtained from, this RFI in any manner FDIC determines is appropriate including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. If responses include business confidential and/or proprietary information, the information must be clearly marked accordingly, and the FDIC will safeguard it appropriately.

Please review the Draft SOW attached herein and provide your firm’s response to the questions below. Your firm’s response is limited to 5 pages (measuring 8.5 by 11 inches, with 1 inch margins) and 12-point font size.

1. Of the list below, please indicate whether your firm has expertise in each specific area (part of the objective of this RFI is to determine whether one firm is capable of providing all of these services, or if multiple firms will be required):

- Expertise administering programs dealing with the prevention of anti-harassment and discrimination.

http://www.sam.gov/

- Expertise advising and/or providing consultation services on training development related to sexual/anti-harassment, interpersonal misconduct, and other workplace conflict.

- Expertise implementing and delivering training related to sexual/anti-harassment, interpersonal misconduct, and other workplace conflict.

- Expertise evaluating training related to sexual/anti-harassment, interpersonal misconduct, and other workplace conflict.

(See attached Draft SOW for further detail).

2. Does your firm have experience collaborating with multiple external entities, government and private sector, to explore appropriate training content and methodologies, benchmark best practices and industry standards, and develop comprehensive approaches to address harassment, inappropriate behavior in the workplace, and interpersonal misconduct?

3. Does your firm have experience aligning internal corporate policies with training content?

Please discuss.

4. Does your firm have experience in developing a long-term plan to shift corporate culture?

Please discuss.

5. Would your organization be interested in providing a proposal for this work?

6. Is there any requirement or desired capability within the attached Draft SOW that your firm is not able to provide?

Please provide any additional information in your response that you determine to be relevant, even if not expressly asked in the questions above.

All responses must be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer (CO), Nirali Malhotra, at nmalhotra@fdic.gov, by 12:00p.m. EDT on July 23, 2024. All questions pertaining to this RFI should be directed to the CO at the email address specified. The CO may contact responders to clarify capabilities and other matters mailto:nmalhotra@fdic.gov