RFI Leadership Competencies Training V1.docx

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Program Office Request for Information (RFI)

18 JUNE 2024

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region 7 is requesting information on training to educate and train FEMA Region 7 employees and supervisors in the nine Department of Homeland Security core professional competencies; accountability, conflict management, developing others, influencing and negotiating, interpersonal skills, oral communication, and political savvy specified as common to professional development and career progression.

GENERAL INFORMATION: This RFI is issued solely for information gathering purposes to identify sources that can provide support for FEMA Region 7. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), RFIs may be used when the Government wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, and capabilities for planning purposes. Responses to these RFIs are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with their RFI response. Respondents will not receive additional information in response to their submittal to the RFI and will not be notified of the resulting market research.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMERS: Respondents shall identify any proprietary information in its RFI response. Information submitted in response to this RFI will be used at the discretion of the Government. Further, the information submitted will remain confidential insofar as permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. FEMA reserves the right to utilize any non-proprietary technical information in the anticipated PWS or solicitation.

Although it is not necessary to address in their response, respondents shall be aware of any potential, actual, or perceived organizational conflicts of interests. Any real or potential conflicts must be sufficiently mitigated prior to a contract award. For further guidance, refer to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 9.5.

NAICS CODE: 611430

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE (PSC): U008 – Training/Curriculum development, U099 – Other ED & TRNG services, R419 Educational Services

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 1 September 2024

ATTACHMENT: SOO

RFI RESPONSE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested contractors shall submit their RFI responses electronically to Jessica Howlett, Contracting Officer, at jessica.howlett@fema.dhs.gov and Christine Minor, Contract Specialist, at christine.m.minor@fema.dhs.gov no later than 1500 Central Standard Time (CST), 26 June 2024. Questions regarding this RFI are due no later than 21 June 2024 1200 (CST).

“RFI Response for Region 7 Supervisor’s Risk management, Critical Thinking, and Innovative Solution Training” shall be in the subject line of your e-mail. All responses shall be unclassified, with proprietary information clearly marked. The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Pages shall be 8.5 by 11 inch and shall use a type pitch that is no smaller than a standard 11-point font type, with the exception of charts, graphs, or tables, which shall use a pitch not smaller than 10-point font. Responses shall not exceed eight pages in length including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables. Page limitation does not include: 1 cover page and price guide (if applicable). Do not include promotional materials.

RFI Responses shall include the following information in the order below:

6. GSA Schedule Number, Contract Number, and Period of Performance and/or DHS Strategic Sourcing Vehicle Category Name and Contract Number, if applicable

b. How many contractual modifications were needed during the project and what were they for?

C. Contractor RFI Responses to questions (No more than three pages in length not including price guide if applicable)

The responses received will assist FEMA with identifying the number and nature of the entities that consider themselves potential technical solution providers. Each respondent, by submitting a response, agrees that any cost incurred in response to this RFI, or in support of activities associated with this RFI, shall be the sole responsibility of the respondent. FEMA shall incur no obligations or liabilities whatsoever, to anyone, for any costs or expenses incurred by the respondent in responding to this RFI.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) QUESTIONS

1. How many times a year do you teach relevant courses and what experience does your instructor have making them a subject matter expert?

2. What are your lessons learned and best practices regarding effective learning strategies and which strategy did you use?

3. What does your standard planning process look like when working with a client to ensure proper training alignment with the client’s objectives?

4. Will this requirement need to have the training curriculum developed or modified?

a. If yes, what is your curriculum development timeline?

b. If yes, what is your typical hourly rate for curriculum development?

5. Do you have a pricing guide of current available training curriculum?

a. If yes, please provide.

6. Do you offer per templated tools in Microsoft format that can be utilized by leaders after training is complete? (i.e., Risk Assessment Template, Probability and Impact Matrix, Decision-Making Tree, Decision Checklist, etc.)

7. Is the session timeline appropriately spaced with an adequate number of days to conduct effective training?

8. What is your preferred training space setup? (i.e., one large room, one large room with break rooms, etc.)

9. Do you have any specific or special technology requirements or needs for the presentation and/or execution of this training?

10. Is there anything that needs to be more clearly defined by the government in this SOO?

a. Is there any other relevant documentation that you feel needs to be provided by the government?

b. Please provide any feedback you have regarding the requirements document.