TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA - NTC 6-24-2010.pdf

June 24, 2010 Replacement Evaluation Criteria

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE TRAINING CENTER

CRITERION I: Understanding of the requirements and Offeror's technical approach

Understanding of the requirements and Offeror's technical approach, specifically:

A. Comprehension of the purpose and objectives of the NLM Training Center and

MLA Educational Clearinghouse (http://cech.mlanet.org/); understanding of the technical requirements of the NLM Training Center and MLA Educational Clearinghouse.

(18 points) _______

B. Description of the management and coordination required for the NLM Training

Center and MLA Educational Clearinghouse as it pertains to NN/LM RMLs and member libraries training activities, including the logic, feasibility, and cost effectiveness of the approach to:

(37 points) _______

1. Assuring that two instructors are available to travel to each training site to share training responsibilities and that adequate back-up is available in case of unavailability of one or both of the instructors;

(5 points) _______

2. Developing the in-person classroom training schedule, including selecting the training sites, and determining equitable geographic distribution based upon demand for training;

(3 points) _______

3. Collaborating with NLM to identify e-learning topics and objectives and developing the live e-learning events schedule;

4. Planning, coordinating, delivering, and archiving e-learning events; complying with Section 508 requirements (http://www.section508.gov/ );

(5 points) _______

5. Designing and conducting assessments of student satisfaction with each in-person class and e-learning event/product;

6. Designing and conducting student knowledge and skills assessments for each class and training product including evaluations/post-training assessment of training participants;

7. Developing and maintaining the NLM Training Center Web site; complying with

Section 508 requirements (http://www.section508.gov/ );

8. Developing marketing and promotion strategies for all training activities;

9. Managing and maintaining the registration system for all specified training classes and live e-learning events;.

10. Reporting analyses of student assessments, including recommendations for improvement; and,

11. Collaborating on MLA Educational Clearinghouse activities as they pertain to NN/LM RML and member library training materials.

SUBTOTAL 55 points

CRITERION II: Personnel

Proposed personnel will be evaluated upon their background and experience which is pertinent to the tasks described in the Statement of Work, specifically:

A. Demonstrated technical expertise with the NLM Web-based search interfaces and related products and services;

(7 points) _______

B. Demonstrated ability to plan and administer a program of this type; at least one year of experience in organizing and planning training sessions or workshops;

C. Demonstrated instructional design expertise and other experience related to the development, review and maintenance of Web-based training products;

D. Demonstrated knowledge of Web development, standards and trends; and, E. Demonstrated ability, training and/or experience in adult education and public speaking. (7 points) _______

SUBTOTAL 35 points

CRITERION III: Institutional Experience and Commitment

Demonstrated institutional experience in conducting similar work; evidence of institutional resources and the support of institutional administrators adequate to support the proposed program.

(10 points) _______

SUBTOTAL 10 points

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 100 points