TSA RFI Final.pdf

TSA-LI RFI:

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE – Request for Information

Training and Development

Continual Learning and Leadership Branch TSA Leadership Institute

I. INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) protects the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. TSA created the 2018- 2026 TSA Strategy that will guide the workforce through TSA’s 25th anniversary. This document identifies three strategic priorities: Improve Security and Safeguard the Transportation System, Accelerate Action, and Commit to Our People.

While the TSA Strategy establishes a clear mission, vision, values, and priorities, the Administrator’s Intent facilitates the implementation of the Strategy by outlining more specifically how we will work towards our strategic priorities through 2022. Successfully executing our strategy requires the commitment of TSA’s dedicated workforce and partners. The Administrator’s Intent, like the strategy it supports, stems from months of gathering robust feedback from representatives throughout TSA and across the Transportation Systems Sector.

Feedback was gathered from all levels of TSA’s workforce and from external surface and aviation industry stakeholders via facilitated working sessions, the TSA IdeaFactory, and a survey to field leadership.

II. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

TSA’s Administrator’s Intent 2.0 establishes strategic goals. Strategic Goal 3.3: Foster an environment of continual learning and growth that instills shared organizational values and advances technical, critical thinking, and leadership skills. To prepare for tomorrow’s challenges, we will work to continually elevate and broaden the skill of our workforce and competency of our leaders. We will provide innovative training and development opportunities that will increase proficiency, improve effectiveness, instill a shared culture, and sharpen leadership skills. Training and Development has established the TSA Leadership Institute (LI) for the first and second-level supervisor. Change will be accomplished by pursuing mission-focused leadership training and development.

This transformation will give TSA the opportunity to develop and provide comprehensive, mission-focused required leadership training and enhance leadership development programs. The investment in TSA employees must be achieved because their development and well-being is critical to the success of the mission. TSA will attract, develop, and sustain a professional, capable workforce and empower them to succeed and grow to their fullest potential.

III. CONTRACTOR’S CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

The purpose of this RFI is for TSA to improve its understanding of market capabilities and identify Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) and other organizations that can provide services that shall include all course and curriculum design, staff support and instructional faculty, delivery of course modules, coaching, assessments, program faculty, program and participant evaluations. Interested vendors shall identify their capabilities to meet the requirements as specified below.

A. Specific Areas:

1. Flexibility and the ability to adapt quickly to changing needs of TSA and participants.

a. -classroom locations

b. -modifications to curriculum content to align with TSA strategy

2. Ability to provide classroom instruction in the following locations.

a. TSA Headquarters, Springfield, VA

b. Various TSA Facilities in the United States

3. Differentiate curriculum to adapt to the different levels of LI participants. Core content should have similarities, but will need to incorporate advancement for the higher levels of participants.

-H and I band (GS12 and GS13 equivalent): 1-week course -J band (GS14 equivalent): 2-week course -K band (GS15 equivalent): 3-week course

4. Gathering feedback from participants during the conclusion of the course.

5. Conducting continual evaluation of the quality of instruction to ensure it is meeting the needs of both the participants and TSA mission.

6. Provide baccalaureate and graduate level instructors and ensure that leadership training is facilitated at the appropriate level.

7. Design and implement leadership training to develop a broad perspective on management and leadership issues identified in the TSA Strategy.

8. Apply professional in-person coaching in an eight-hour day and overall program length.

9. Deliver concurrent cohorts.

10. Deliver blended learning (in-person and remote) over 6-month period for government employees.

Identify obstacles to a blended approach.

11. Approach curriculum development where the proprietary rights would remain with TSA.

12. Identify the Virtual Learning platform you would use and support your recommendation\selection.

13. Describe how you would incorporate Diversity and Inclusion training into the curriculum for all leadership levels.

14. Describe the benefits of and challenges to the delivery of mindfulness training for the identified level of leaders.

15. What assessment tools would be used as a component of the leadership training for the identified level leaders?

When identifying current or past experience, please identify the following:

1. Name of Agency

2. Point of Contact (name, title, phone, and email)

3. Contract/Task Order Number

4. Contract Type

5. Period of Performance

6. Total Contract Dollar Value

7. Scope of the Contract/Task Order

8. Brief Description of the Work completed within the Scope of the Contract/Task Order

IV. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION

B. Capability Statement & Questions

The information requested in support of the capabilities statement must be submitted via email. The submitted capabilities statement shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages, in addition to a one (1) page cover letter, for a total submission not to exceed sixteen (16) pages. There is no page limitation on questions.

The cover letter must clearly identify the following information:

1. Company’s Name

2. Company’s Address

3. DUNS Number

4. Point of Contact(s) (Name, title, email, and phone number)

5. Identify your business size – Other than small, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged, HUBZone small, woman-owned small, very small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small.

6. Applicable GSA OASIS Schedule Contract No.

7. Other contract vehicles the TSA may consider for this requirement for which you are an awardee (e.g., Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), GSA Schedules, DHS Strategic Sourcing Vehicles, Best-In-Class Designated Solutions).

8. Potential teaming partners or subcontractors.

9. List of all webinar attendee names and titles.

Your submission should be organized in accordance with the instructions in this document in order to permit a thorough and accurate review and evaluation by the TSA. Responses to this RFI and submitted questions must be submitted to the TSA via electronic mail in accordance to Section IV.A above. Responses not received by the closing date and time may not be considered or evaluated by the TSA. Responses should be submitted no later than 10:00 AM EST on October 4, 2021 to Aubrey.Gainfort@tsa.dhs.gov and Sam.Heim1@tsa.dhs.gov.

mailto:Aubrey.Gainfort@tsa.dhs.gov mailto:Sam.Heim1@tsa.dhs.gov

V. OTHER

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING

PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in participating in the industry day. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.