RFI_10-30-2018_Release.pdf

United States Department of State

Foreign Service Institute

George P. Shultz

National Foreign Affairs Training Center

Arlington, VA 22204

October 30, 2018

This is a Request for Information (RFI) for capability statements and letters of interest. The

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) proposes to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement to no more than two (2) contractors capable of providing all of the following services in a high demand/volume environment and on a reoccurring basis:

Course Facilitation: Leadership, Management, and Other Related Courses – From Entry-level to Executive-level

Course Curriculum Development and Design Services

Coaching and Organizational Development Services

Training/Management Consultation

On-Demand Training Delivery Throughout the United States and World-Wide Locations

As part of its market research, FSI is issuing this RFI to determine if there exist an adequate number of qualified interested vendors capable of providing the above services.

The Government does not intend to separate the above service requirements to accommodate individual contractor capabilities and will use the responses to this RFI for information and planning purposes. Note: Contractors must be capable of meeting all of the above requirements based on high demand/volume and on a reoccurring basis.

This RFI is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of FSI’s market research.

No RFQ/RFP exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of the RFQ/RFP. Responses to this RFI are not direct quotes or proposals on which FSI will issue any awards. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a RFQ/RFP.

All information received in response to this RFI marked “Proprietary” will be protected and handled accordingly. Vendors are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. FSI will not pay for information received in response to this RFI.

There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFQ/RFP, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended in response to this RFI.

FSI requests Capability Statements with the following information:

Relevant information on the company.

Brief description of recent and relevant experience in relation to those five (5) requirements in the preceding page. Recent is defined as within the last five (5) years.

Page limit: 20

Do not submit specific pricing information in response to this RFI. However, the vendor may provide a website link to their online catalog.

Please provide your Capability Statement with comments (if applicable) via email by 5:00pm

EST, Wednesday, November 16, 2018.

Submit RFI responses to: FSIProposalSubmission@state.gov mailto:FSIProposalSubmission@state.gov