W519TC-24-R-JTLT Sources Sought Notice and Questionnaire.docx

W519TC-24-R-JTLT

JTL Sources Sought Notice

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor must demonstrate to a high detail of skill and capability, a minimum of 5 years of experience in the following categories:

1) Serving as a civilian in the Government workforce (Department of Defense or Department of the Army). Civilian service must have been within the last 10 years and/or Contractor must currently be doing business with the Government with acceptable performance.

2) Coaching participants, one-one-one, and in a team environment, in areas of conflict resolution, mediation techniques, coaching and counseling practices, personal accountability, communication, and/or a certification in executive coaching.

3) Developing, customizing, delivering, and explaining personality and behavior assessments. Ability to provide participants with useful methods of applying this knowledge when working with difference personalities in the workplace and with customers

4) Delivering and explaining assessments on topics such as team building, problem solving, and communication?

Contractor must also have the following knowledge, skills, and certifications.

A) Comprehensive knowledge and experience working with Department of the Army missions, and its current world-wide status.

B) Certification to administer and provide feedback on Benchmark by Design 360 Degree Assessment and Myers Briggs Type Indicator Step II in-depth personality instruments/assessments

Capability Statement/Information Sought:

Interested, qualified contractors should submit a tailored capability statement that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above, specifically project requirements 1-4 as well as A and B. The capability statement should also include a summary of the following: a) contractor’s management capabilities; b) contractor’s staff experience, including its current availability, experience, and training to perform the project requirements; c) prior completed commercial and/or Government projects/contracts of similar nature, references, and other related information. Additionally, qualified contractors should submit the completed questionnaire on pages 2 and 3 of this Sources Sought notice as part of the response. Total submission should not exceed 22 pages (20 single-sided, single-space pages using 12-point font size for the Capability Statement (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.), and 2 pages for the questionnaire). All responses must be submitted electronically (via email) to Angela Venes at angela.m.venes.civ@army.mil and Bryce Willett at Bryce.t.willett.civ@army.mil in Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) by November 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. central time. Responses received in timely manner will be assessed technically. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.

W519TC-24-R-JTLT JTL Sources Sought Questionnaire Interested parties are also requested to answer the following questions.

Company Name and Address: ___________________________________________________ CAGE Code:__________

a. Has your company arranged a group tour/visits to Washington DC (i.e., Pentagon, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, White House? _____Yes or _____ No

b. Does your company have experience working with the Brookings Institution, Brookings Executive Education to arrange coaching/education opportunities at its Washington, DC location? _____Yes or _____ No

c. Does your company have experience arranging week-long site-visits/tours/presentations for trainees at military installations? _____Yes or _____ No

d. Has your company facilitated multiple one-week, residential/on-site training sessions for approximately 30 people on a Government installation? _____Yes or _____ No

e. Has your company offered long-term training programs (e.g. 6 months or 1 year)? _____Yes or _____ No

f. Does your company have a minimum of 5-years experience offering personal, professional, and/or executive leadership coaching? _____Yes or _____ No

g. Has your company prepared trainees to complete a group project to be presented to senior leadership? _____Yes or _____ No

h. Does your company have experience arranging cross-training opportunities, job shadowing opportunities, speaker presentations, panel discussions, executive interview opportunities, and developmental assignment opportunities for trainees? _____Yes or _____ No

i. Does your company have experience providing written agendas and the order of presentations/training topics weeks in advance of training start-date? _____Yes or _____ No

j. Does your company have experience coaching adults in any of the following:

· team building exercises,

· effective communication,

· conflict management,

· professional interviewing

· briefing and presentation skills

· project management and delegation

· effective writing (to include grammar and spelling)

_____Yes or _____ No

k. Does your company have one designated, reliable instructor that is available to teach long-term training courses (e.g. four months to 1 year), and one substitute who can fill-in only in the event of a rare emergency? _____Yes or _____ No

l. Does your company have current knowledge of Government Ethics policies, specifically Joint Ethics Regulation (JER) 5500.7-R, and international cultural practices and behaviors to effectively share this information to trainees in a manner that is inclusive and respectful to all ethnicities, religions, beliefs, etc.? _____Yes or _____ No

m. Does your company have knowledge of: Department of Army (DA) culture (military and civilian), military fundamentals, core Army values? _____Yes or _____ No

n. Does your company have knowledge of USAJOBS, government resume writing, and interview techniques applicable to HQ ASC? _____Yes or _____ No

o. Does your company have experience conducting/facilitating mock interview for Government jobs? _____Yes or _____ No

p. Does your company have experience creating a comprehensive coaching recommendation packet for each trainee that includes any or all of the following types of documentation:

· Module Comprehension

· Assessment (360 and/or MBTI) results

· Teaming issues/conflict resolution

· Real world job challenges personal to the student

· Personal Development Plan of Action based on trainee’s self-assessment and/or other assessment results and suggested resources to further assist in developing the targeted competencies

_____Yes or _____ No

q. Does your company provide the following materials for training:

· Hard copies of teaching materials for each trainee (bios, class roster, binders, handbooks, pre-test, and post-test

· Lesson plans 14 days (or more) in advance

· 360-degree assessment

· Myers Briggs Type Indicator or equivalent assessment

· Ice-breakers/teaming activities (pads of paper, deck of cards, equipment for obstacle course)

· Laptop for presenting training modules

· Video equipment for recording practice presentations by trainees and CDs

· Program completion/graduation plaque for each trainee of each JLT tier

· Equipment needed for presentations: PowerPoint software and slides, whiteboards, or flip charts

_____Yes or _____ No

r. Does your company have experience developing a gap analysis (to compare strengths/proficiencies with requirements) and/or personal development plan for individuals/trainees based upon 360-degree and/or personality assessment results? _____Yes or _____ No

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any contractor responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the contractor’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation will be published in the SAM.gov portal. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response to a solicitation.