Facilitation/VPD services for MDS-i

Added: Feb 01, 2013 12:52 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is OPM2613Q0087 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2005-64 dated January 18, 2013.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 and the small business size standard is $10.0 million. This procurement is set-aside exclusively for small businesses, allowing only a small business to submit proposals.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Center for Leadership Development (CLD) provides high quality leadership and management development for supervisors, managers and executives across the Federal government through both multi-agency and single-agency designed courses. OPM has established two leadership institutes, the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville (FEI), Virginia, and the Management Development Center's (MDC's) with locations in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and Aurora, Colorado. OPM also offers courses at the OPM Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and at other locations.

As a Federal business enterprise, CLD provides services that assist Federal agencies in achieving their missions by providing competency-based leadership programs to build great leaders for great government.
In support of its mission, OPM needs to acquire up to (3) contractors to provide Visiting Program Director services to organize, facilitate and deliver up to (5) Management Development Seminars I: Learning from the Middle (MDS I). The Management Development Seminar-I is one of the core development programs designed to help managers learn and apply knowledge and skills that support their roles and responsibilities. Today's Federal managers often find themselves in the challenging position of operating "from the middle" and need the skills and insight to lead teams and influence leaders above them at the same time in ever more complex organizations. Self-understanding, communication skills, and insight into follower-leader relationships are critical for their success and often difficult to learn on the job.
The course methodology includes a variety of formats: lecture; self-assessments; group discussions and exercises; real world experiences and examples; and a small group consulting project. The program is nine days in length over a two week period. The program begins at 1:00 PM on the first Monday of the course and ends by 3:00 PM on the second Thursday of the course.

This course supports the development of the following OPM competencies: Accountability, Conflict Management, Developing Others, Leveraging Diversity, and Problem Solving. These competencies are part of the OPM Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) which are used as indicators of leadership success in the federal government. For more information on the ECQs please see http://www.leadership.opm.gov/.

OPM intends to award up to (3) Firm-fixed Price contracts to the offeror(s) that represents the best value to the government. The offerors shall provide all labor, incidental materials, and other services necessary to render services under the resulting contract, see Statement of Objectives (SOO) detailed below. The period of performance is listed in the SOO below.

Offerors are invited to submit their quotations to OPM Contracting in response to this notice by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), February 13, 2013. Only e-mailed requests for additional information will be accepted at Shannon.Kennedy@opm.gov through 10:00 AM EST, February 6, 2013. Quotations submitted in response to this notice shall include the solicitation number in the subject line and be signed, dated and submitted via email to Shannon.Kennedy@opm.gov.

Technical and Pricing proposals MUST be in two separate files. If your technical and price proposal is not submitted in two separate files, your response to this solicitation will be considered non-responsive and will not be given any further consideration. Each of the parts shall be separate and complete, so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of and concurrently with the evaluation of the others.
All communications shall be directed to the attention of:

Name: Shannon G. Kennedy
Title: Contracting Officer
Telephone: 304-870-8065
Email: Shannon.Kennedy@opm.gov

NOTE: COMMUNICATIONS WITH OFFICIALS OTHER THAN THE OPM CONTRACTING OFFICER INDICATED ABOVE, MAY COMPROMISE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THIS ACQUISITION AND RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE SOLICITATION AND/OR EXCLUSION OF YOUR PROPOSAL FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

Vendors not registered in the System for Award Management at the time the requirement is anticipated to be awarded will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM by accessing www.sam.gov.

PLEASE REVIEW ATTACHED RFQ OPM2613Q0087 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.