RFI 51-26 Project Management Professional Certification Training.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Training RFI #51-26 / COMMBUYS Bid # BD-26-1206-40000-40000-126968

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Training

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION # 51-26

COMMBUYS Bid # BD-26-1206-40000-40000-126968

Contact Person:

Ray Wise Chief Procurement Officer Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 rwise@mbta.com

Please Note: This is a single document associated with a Request for Information (RFI) that can be found on www.COMMBUYS.com. Interested parties are responsible for reviewing and adhering to all information, forms and requirements for the RFI. Responders may also contact the COMMBUYS Helpdesk at COMMBUYS@state.ma.us or the COMMBUYS Helpline at 1-888-MA-STATE. The Helpline is staffed from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday Eastern Standard or Daylight time, as applicable, except on federal, state and Suffolk county holidays.

ISSUE DATE: March 23, 2026

1. Description or Purpose of this RFI:

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is interested in learning about Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Training programs that might support MBTA’s workforce development and project delivery objectives by:

· Strengthening project management competencies, and

· Preparing participants to successfully sit for the PMP certification examination administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) The MBTA is interested in learning more about best practices for this training. Typical, similar programs at the MBTA:

· Are administered in coordination with MBTA Learning & Organizational Development (LOD)

· Have all participant registration, completion tracking, and training records managed through CareerLINE, MBTA’s Learning Management System (LMS)

2. Requested Information (RFI Response):

Please formulate a response of not more than 10 pages. Material such as a title page, table of contents, and supplemental material or appendices are not included in that limit.

Response should be submitted in COMMBUYS and should address the following topics:

Qualifications

1. Describe your company’s experience delivering PMP certification training to public-sector agencies or large, complex organizations.

2. Is your company a PMI Authorized Training Partner? Why or why not?

3. How does your company ensure that it delivers training consistent with current PMP exam content, standards, and instructional best practices?

Administrative

4. What are your best practices to ensure accurate participant enrollment, attendance tracking, completion status reporting, and data reconciliation in the LMS?

Instructional Methods

5. Do you deliver training in person or in a hybrid delivery model? Describe any technology utilized for training delivery.

6. What is the typical duration of your classroom training? What do you consider a best practice for scheduling (e.g. consecutive days, hours per day, etc.)

7. For classroom training, do you have a recommended cohort size or instructor to student ratio?

8. What instructional materials, course resources, PMP exam-related preparation materials, etc. do you utilize and how are these provided to students?

9. Do you require any minimum experience, education, or other background from course participants?

Instructors

10. What capabilities and competencies do you require of your instructors? Do they hold Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications?

11. The vendor must demonstrate experience delivering PMP certification training to public-sector agencies or large, complex organizations.

Coursework

12. Please provide an outline or agenda of a typical training program.

13. Do you offer any “train the trainer” programs? If so, please describe key factors.

Credentialing

14. How do you ensure that participants receive sufficient instruction, coaching, and exam preparation support to successfully sit for and pass the PMP certification exam? Do you offer any guarantees that students will be successful?

15. What if any PMP application review and assistance do you provide, e.g. guidance on translating participant experience into PMI’s required application format, etc.

Financial Considerations

16. Please provide representative pricing information for your instructional solutions.

3. Next Steps Upon receipt of responses, the MBTA may request additional information through email or virtual meeting.

Responses to this RFI will be used to understand current marketplace offerings and determine the merits of moving forward with a Request for Proposal (RFP). If the decision is to move forward, the MBTA will develop and refine business requirements following review of RFI responses. Any RFP will be posted on COMMBUYS, and the MBTA will endeavor to notify all companies that respond to this RFI.

4. RFI Calendar

Responders are required to monitor COMMBUYS for changes to the RFI calendar for this Bid.

5. Online Questions (Bid Q&A) Written Questions must be entered through the “Bid Q&A” tab for the Bid in COMMBUYS no later than the Questions Due date and time indicated in the RFI Calendar (above). The MBTA reserves the right not to respond to questions submitted after this date. It is the Responder’s responsibility to verify questions were successfully posted on COMMBUYS.

Written Responses to Questions will be posted on the Bid Q&A Tab in COMMBUYS on or about the “Response to Questions Posted Online” date indicated in the RFI Calendar (above).