Answers_to_Final_Questions_for_Vendor.docx

QUESTION 1. Since the contractor is expected to conduct pre-assignment surveys of both former and new participants then write a curriculum that considers/incorporate these findings, what is the expected time frame between the selection of new corporate fellows and the start of their pre-assignment training?

Answer: Selection of officer completed by 1 April 16. Training begins 14 July 2016.

QUESTION 2. We noted that academic support and advisory support must be provided throughout the entire year of each assignment AND same for research papers due at the end of each assignment. How does this structure pan out in real time support?

(a) Full time support for the 1 week training session with a business school educators?

Answer: Yes. Classroom training is seven business days.

(b) Then ongoing coaching during the entire year? Is this anticipated to be one on one coaching OR several recurring group sessions?

Answer: One on one as required.

(c) or another structures anticipated?

Answer: No.

QUESTION 3. Is the contractor permitted to partner with a business school? OR are they expected to have the capacity to deliver the graduate level business school executive training by to their own?

Answer: Partnering permitted.

QUESTION 4. (a) Is this initiative just to facilitate the training in a third party business school?

Answer: No. How to provide training up to the contractor.

(b) Will the contractor be expected to select the business school and trainers and compensate them from the same obligated funds for the facilitate services?

Answer: Yes.

(c) Does the government expect the contractor to have the needed skills in-house and/or with independent consultants, without the need for a formal business school or University?

Answer: No. How to provide training up to the contractor.

QUESITON 5. (a) Is it that every senior officer/fellow is placed on a different assignment with a different corporate sponsor?

Answer: Yes.

(b) If yes to (a), regarding travel, is the contractor expected to have several personnel (since trainings may happen simultaneously) who can travel ?

Answer: No. Fellows are brought together at each of the corporate sponsors for group training at different times; not simultaneously. Contractor is required to attend at least one of these group training sessions.

(c) If there are at least 24 participants are there at least 24 training sessions? OR is more than one fellow placed at the same corporate sponsor?

Answer: Yes. Only one Fellow per corporate sponsor.