Library Management Skills

It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to negotiate on a sole source with DeEtta Jones and Associates (DJA) Consulting, 318 Half Day Road, #324, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 to conduct training in Library Management Skills in Learning Organizations. DJA Consulting introduces participants to the disciplines of a learning organization and learn how to articulate and use organizational values to enhance engagement, communicate strategies and build a culture of shared buy-in, implement strategies for creating multi-directional influence.

DJA Consulting shall provide the following: 1) One (1) 3-day session on Library Management Skills with a focus on the Learning Organization as a framework within a one-month period to begin August 28, 2018. The program must incorporate the five disciplines of a learning organization: building a shared vision, systems thinking, mental models, team learning, and personal mastery; 2) Maximum of 40 participants allowed per session; 3) Each participant must be provided with a program overview, customized workshop materials, and an evaluation. Each day in the 3-day will be a minimum of 7 hours, including an hour lunch; and 4) The designated facilitators must be experienced in libraries, library management, and library leadership. Services will be provided at the National Institutes of Health Campus, Bethesda, Maryland 20894.
Participants are introduced to each of the five disciplines within the context of libraries and the profession. The content and practical application are presented and explored in a library context that reflects the specific audience-academic, public or special libraries. Library practitioners and leaders can understand and have an impact on organizations that need change agents and leadership at all levels. Upon completion of the training, participants will have practice using tools for creating shared vision, know techniques for creating and sustaining motivation, be better positioned to help lead change in their organizations, and have a better appreciation and best practice approaches for systematic problem solving. DJA Consulting will provide training in-person with highly skilled and knowledgeable trainers in the library and information science field.
This work is part of a continuing effort to provide useful training and educational resources for development specialized in library and information science. NLM has determined that the DJA Consulting is the only organization that can fulfill the requirements of this project in the shortest amount of time and at least cost to the government.
Responses to this posting must be submitted via NLM's Electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) system at https://ecps-internal.nih.gov/NLM/default/home/index, no later than 4:30 p.m., (Eastern-Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday, August 8, 2018.
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All proposals received within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by NLM. NLM Synopsis No. NIHLM201800087-UHP. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the products and services required by NLM. The offeror shall include all information necessary to document and/or supports the qualification criteria in one clearly marked section of its proposal. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. Inquiries regarding this procurement may be made to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 105, MSC 5488, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attention: Uyen H. Phuong, Contracting Officer, on (301) 496-6546. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm. The FAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212 1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Jan 2017). FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.212 3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Nov 2017)-With Unique Entity Identifier [52.204-6 (Oct 2016)]. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212 4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Jan 2017) with [Stop Work Order, FAR 52.242-15 (Aug 1989)]; FAR 52 212 5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (July 2018).

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