Leadership Development Program Phases I & II

This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items is prepared in accordance with the format at FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested. The solicitation number for this request for quotations (RFQ) is W9132V23R0002.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430, which has a size standard of $15 million. This is a total Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside. Vendor must be WOSB eligible under the WOSB program.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, VA has a requirement to procure all products, materials, labor, tools, and equipment necessary for the facilitation of a Leadership Development Program (LDP) - Phase I and Phase II training sessions.    

Performance Specifications:

The primary aspect of this project is focused on facilitating the following leadership courses: 

Phase I LDP Classes – Seven (7) four-hour leadership classes, one (1) per month

1.   DiSC Assessment and/or Myers Briggs

2.   Embracing Accountability  

3.   Presentation Skills

4.   Communication Skills

5.   Conflict Management

6.   Emotional Intelligence

7.   Problem Solving

Phase II LDP Classes – Five (5) four-hour leadership classes, one (1) per month

1. Is Supervision For Me?
2. Confident Interviews
3. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (or similar to this copyrighted class)
4. Building High Performing Teams  
5. Unconscious Bias

The Period of Performance (POP):   One base year and three (3) option years. 

Year 1     LDP Phase I (7 courses, one per month for 4 hours each)

Year 2     LDP Phase II (5 courses, one per month for 4 hours each)

Year 3     LDP Phase I (7 courses, one per month for 4 hours each)

Year 4     LDP Phase II (5 courses, one per month for 4 hours each)

Please reference the attached RFQ for the Performance Work Statement (PWS), as well as all applicable provisions and clauses. The Government intends to award a firm fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), responsible quote. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability to meet the Government’s required specifications, past performance, and price.

Please provide responses to this notice, no later than close of business 5:00 PM, Central Standard Time (CST), 07 August 2023 to:

Anna.Crawford@usace.army.mil

Telephone responses will not be accepted.

*Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete representations and certifications.  For more information, review the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov.