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ASPIRE Two-week Training Immersion Experience Request for Response

Background The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), through the Office of Chief Human Capital Officer, is soliciting a proposal from top-tier public and private-sector companies interested in hosting NASA leaders for a two-week training immersion experience.

Training immersion experiences are designed as two-week, onsite experiences. Participants are matched with an organization senior leader sponsor who will help target exposure to each participant's learning objectives. NASA participants will learn through participation, presentations and training briefings, tours, and day-to-day exposure to the organizational work environment, culture, and people. Activities should be a combination of a variety of methods Including but not limited to, classroom training modules, simulations, learning conversations, tours, hands-on experiential exercises, participation in key meetings and discussions. We anticipate organizations will also benefit from training NASA leaders through shared ideas, collaborative learning, and building stronger networks and relationships.

Proposals should be designed to support participants of NASA ASPIRE executive leaderships development program.

ASPIRE provides extensive leadership development for a diverse, agencywide group of GS-15 employees selected for their high potential in assuming executive-level roles/responsibilities in support of NASA's evolving mission within the next 1-2 years.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the business models & partnerships with industry– creating independent opportunities to collaborate without a directly funded task order or contract.

• Public/private partnerships – how to do this and share across competitors without violating competition aspects or conflicts of interest.

• Enterprise architecture and strategy – how to overcome cultural barriers, how to work together on emerging technology, compact the lifecycle.

• Understand the organization’s mission, communication channels, measures of performance, Board of

Directors interaction, influences on decision making, organizational climate, etc.

• Understand the organization’s philosophy regarding collaborations with NASA and other government agencies as well as partnering/collaborating with non-government, non-competing entities (universities, institutes, biotech, pharma, etc.).

• Learn how the organization develops current and future organizational leaders; how the organization manages the continuous learning and development to hire, train, certify, and qualify its workforce.

• Understand the organization’s make or buy decision process – learn about the quantitative and qualitative value considerations and processes used within the organization to determine whether to insource or outsource projects. Learn how the organization approaches risk management.

• Lean how the institution operates its facilities including planning and management of resources, environmental impact, and maintenance.

• Understand the strategic planning process and outcomes associated with facilities.

• Learn about the institution’s key challenges, both strategic and operation, and how the organization approaches solutions, innovation, and management of stakeholders.

• Understand how the organization manages and executes on business development and relationship activities.

• Learn how the organization thinks about its goals to remain relevant in an ever-changing industry and the strategies they develop and/or utilize.

• Understand how the organization alerts, informs and/or involves stakeholders of issues, plans or initiatives (and associated processes utilized).

• Learn how an entity develops and sustains its workforce and what challenges they have encountered in this endeavor, how the organization has approached resolution.

Deliverables

• Technical approach including a two-week draft agenda; brief description of immersion experiences.

• Cost per person (inclusive of design and delivery)

• Number of people you can host in a single two-week experience and if you are able to host individuals/groups for more than one experience.

• Dates: Fall 2024

• Location: Washington, DC area

• Any other logistical considerations for participation

NASA is committed to limiting risk for our agency, our employees, and participating organizations specific to ethics, data and information rights, and organizational conflicts of interest. All proposals will be reviewed and approved by our Office of General Counsel. NASA will work in partnership with industry organization to confirm mutual needs and agreements in these areas and any others needed.