Notice_Of_IntentToAward~2.pdf
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- Marion County, Oregon
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This Notice of Intent to Award from the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Procurement Services announces the evaluation results for RFP S-10700-00011074 for Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Services on behalf of Oregon State Agencies and members of the Oregon Cooperative Program (OrCPP). The notice, dated February 20, 2025, provides final Round 2 scores for proposers across three service categories: Consulting Services, Training & Facilitation Services, and Strategic Planning Services. The top scoring firms in Consulting Services include And Still We Rise (218 points), ReadySet Solutions Co (212 points), and Promise54 (205 points). For Training & Facilitation Services, the highest scores went to Melanie F. Ryan (241 points), Carter Development Group (240 points), and LD Consulting (239 points). In Strategic Planning Services, Trinity Strategy Group led with 234 points, followed by Promise54 (231 points) and Next Accension/ABT Global (tied at 222 points).
The successful proposers must complete several requirements prior to signing a Price Agreement, including providing proof of insurance, taxpayer identification, Oregon business registration, Pay Equity Certification (if applicable), and nondiscrimination in employment documentation. The notice outlines a 7-calendar day protest period from the date of publishing to OregonBuys, with specific protest procedures and requirements detailed. Protests must demonstrate eligibility, specify grounds based on Oregon Revised Statutes 279B.410, and be properly submitted to the DAS SPS Single Point of Contact. Late, faxed, or postage due protests will not be accepted.
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Department of Administrative Services Enterprise Goods & Services | Procurement Services
1225 Ferry Street Salem, Oregon 97301-4285
PHONE: 503-378-4642
FAX: 503-373-1626
Mission: We support state government to serve the people of Oregon.
February 20, 2025
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD
Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Services
S-10700-00011074 The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, S t a t e Procurement Services (“DAS SPS”), on behalf of Oregon State Agencies and members of the Oregon Cooperative Program (“OrCPP”) has completed the evaluations in response to the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Services (“Services”), S-10700-00010098.
Proposer final Round 2 scores and rank order, are as follows:
Consulting Services
Proposer Round 2 Final Score And Still We Rise 218 ReadySet Solutions Co 212 Promise54 205 Brave Space Leadership, LLC 202 The Justice Collective 191 Melanie F. Ryan Coaching & Consulting 190 Carter Development Group, LLC 190 University of Southern California – Race & Equity Center
IBG Consulting Group, dba Opportunity Consulting
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. 184 ABT Global 184 BCT Partners 183 Subduction Consulting, LLC 183 Hyman Consulting, LLC 182 LD Consulting 182 ActOne Government Solutions 182 Trinity Strategy Group 180
ITBOM, LLC 180
WestEd 174 Rashmi Dixit Enterprises, LLC 174 Autentica Consulting, LLC 173 Good Works Consulting 170 GCAP Services, Inc. 169 Tusk Consulting, LLC 168
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Empress Rules, LLC 167 Espousal Strategies, LLC 165 Mas Talent 164 District Partnerships & Consulting 163 Workplace Change, LLC 163 Orange Grove Consulting, LLC 161 Next Accension 156 Engage to Change 155 Balanced Diversity Solutions, LLC 154 The Genimi Group 154 Keen Independent Research 150 Anderson-Nathe Consulting, LLC 136 Clutch 134 Executive Forum 127 Jennifer Pelt Wisdom, LLC 126 Southwell Solutions, LLC 107
Training and Facilitation Services
Proposer Round 2 Final Score Melanie F. Ryan 241 Carter Development Group 240 LD Consulting 239 Trinity Strategy Group 239
ITBOM, LLC 237
TMS Business Solutions, Inc. 237 Turning Point Initiatives dba Center for Equity & Inclusion
Hyman Consulting 234 Southern Food Walks, LLC dba Unexpected Virtual Tours & Training
WestEd 234 Rashmi Dixit Enterprises 234 University of Southern California – Race & Equity Center
District Partnerships & Consulting 233 Mas Talent 230 Good Works Consulting 229 Subduction 229 The Atkins Impact Consulting Firm 228 And Still We Rise 228 Orange Grove Consulting, LLC 228 Tusk Consulting 226 Balanced Diversity Solutions 225 BCT Partners 225 Empress Rules 225 Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. 222 Engage to Change 220 Southwell Solutions, LLC 218
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The Justice Collective 218 Autentica Consulting 217 Espousal Strategies, LLC 216 Inequity Agents of Change 212 SDAL Consulting & Educational Services 207 Anderson-Nathe Consulting, LLC 201 Clutch 192
EQQE 116
Strategic Planning Services
Proposer Round 2 Final Score Trinity Strategy Group 234 Promise54 231 Next Accension 222 ABT Global 222 Keen Independent Research 221 ReadySet Solutions, Co. 221 Empress Rules 209 GCAP Services 207 Good Works Consulting 206 BCT Partners 202 Anderson-Nathe Consulting 201
IBG 191
Hyman Consulting 189 University Southern California 180 And Still We Rise 179 District Partnerships & Consulting 176
ITBOM, LLC 174
Melanie F. Ryan Consulting & Coaching 166 The Gemini Group, LLC 154 Autentica 153 Espousal Strategies, LLC 153 LD Consulting 152 Balanced Diversity Solutions 150 Clutch 144 Engage to Change 142 The Justice Collective 142
EQQE 134
Based on the final Round 2 scores, the following have been selected as the apparent successful Proposers for each Service Category.
Consulting Services
Proposer And Still We Rise
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ReadySet Solutions Co Promise54 Brave Space Leadership, LLC The Justice Collective Melanie F. Ryan Coaching & Consulting Carter Development Group, LLC University of Southern California – Race & Equity Center IBG Consulting Group, dba Opportunity Consulting Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc.
ABT Global BCT Partners Subduction Consulting, LLC Hyman Consulting, LLC LD Consulting ActOne Government Solutions Trinity Strategy Group
ITBOM, LLC
Training & Facilitation Services
Proposer Melanie F. Ryan Carter Development Group LD Consulting Trinity Strategy Group
ITBOM, LLC
TMS Business Solutions, Inc.
Turning Point Initiatives dba Center for Equity & Inclusion Hyman Consulting Southern Food Walks, LLC dba Unexpected Virtual Tours & Training WestEd Rashmi Dixit Enterprises University of Southern California – Race & Equity Center District Partnerships & Consulting Mas Talent Good Works Consulting Subduction The Atkins Impact Consulting Firm And Still We Rise Orange Grove Consulting, LLC Tusk Consulting Balanced Diversity Solutions BCT Partners Empress Rules
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Strategic Planning Services Proposer Trinity Strategy Group Promise54 Next Accension ABT Global Keen Independent Research ReadySet Solutions, Co.
Empress Rules GCAP Services Good Works Consulting BCT Partners Anderson-Nathe Consulting
IBG
Hyman Consulting University Southern California And Still We Rise District Partnerships & Consulting
ITBOM, LLC
In accordance with RFP Section 4.2 Additional Submissions from Successful Proposer(s): the apparent successful Proposers must complete all of the requirements prior to signing a Price Agreement.
1. Submit proof of insurance as required in Exhibit B of Attachment A. This includes all endorsements.
2. Provide Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and backup withholding status on a completed W-9.
3. Must be registered and duly authorized by the State of Oregon to transact business in the State of Oregon.
4. Pay Equity Certification, if Proposer employs 50 or more full-time employees and the Master Service Agreement value exceeds $500,000.
5. Nondiscrimination in Employment.
Pursuant to RFP Section 3.11, Proposers shall have seven (7) calendar days from the date of any Notice of Intent to Award a Contract within which to file a written protest.
DAS SPS shall consider only protest stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects:
• All higher ranked proposals are non-responsive;
• DAS PS failed to conduct the evaluation of proposals in accordance with the criteria or processes described in the RFP;
• DAS PS abused its discretion in rejecting the Proposer’s Proposal as non-responsive; or
• DAS PS’ evaluation of Proposals or its subsequent determination of award is otherwise in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes chapters 279A or 279B.
Protests must:
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1. Demonstrate that Proposer would be eligible to be awarded the Contract in the event that its protest is sustained and therefore is adversely affected;
2. Specify the alleged facts supporting such claim;
3. Specify the grounds upon which the protest is based, which shall be limited to
Oregon Revised Statutes 279B.410;
4. Specify the alleged facts supporting the specified basis;
5. Identify the Proposer and reference DAS PS RFP S-10700-00010098;
6. Be signed in ink by Proposer’s authorized representative;
7. Be submitted to DAS PS by the due date for Protests of Award identified in the
Notice of Intent to Award a Contract;
8. Be submitted to DAS PS at the address specified for the Sole Point of Contact stated in the Request for Proposal Cover Page (RFP S-10700-00010098);
9. Be delivered via U.S. Mail, courier, hand delivered or e-mailed.
Please note: Late, faxed, or postage due Protests will not be accepted.
Pursuant to Oregon Administrative Rules, DAS SPS is not permitted to consider award protests submitted after the award protests due date. Award protests shall be resolved in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules.
Protests must be delivered to the DAS SPS Single Point of Contact identified in Section 1.3 of RFP S-10700-00010098. The protest period for this Intent to Award (“Notice”) expires in seven (7) calendar days from the publishing of this Notice to OregonBuys.
DAS SPS will not consider any protest of the Notice after this deadline.
Service of this Notice of Award a Contract is effective upon being uploaded to OregonBuys.
Sincerely, Jennifer Jolley State Procurement Analyst Jennifer.Jolley@das.oregon.gov 971-900-7695 mailto:Jennifer.Jolley@das.oregon.gov
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