Instructional Speaker for DOCJT CLIME Course

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) is seeking an Instructional Speaker for the Current Leadership Issues for Mid-Level Executives (CLIME) Course through RFP 525 2500000320. The procurement targets a professional to deliver crisis communication training for law enforcement mid-level managers, with up to four eight-hour classroom sessions scheduled in October 2025 across Richmond and Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mandatory qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject and five years of experience presenting law enforcement training. Proposers must submit comprehensive technical proposals encompassing lesson plans, student materials, and professional experience documentation. The evaluation process will assess proposals across three key areas: technical merit (600 points), cost proposal (400 points), and potential oral presentations (200 points), with a total possible scoring of 1200 points. The solicitation was released on June 9, 2025, with proposals due by July 8, 2025, and the initial contract term running from September 15, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with potential for two additional one-year renewals.

Respondents must be registered in the Kentucky Vendor Self Service System and comply with state procurement regulations. While no specific set-aside designations were explicitly mentioned, the RFP suggests potential preferences for Kentucky resident and qualified bidders. The cost proposal requires comprehensive pricing that includes all associated expenses such as transportation, meals, lodging, and incidental costs, to be consolidated into a single total cost figure. Proposers must independently develop their pricing without collusion or communication with competitors and include a signed certification attesting to this requirement. The course can accommodate class sizes between 20-150 participants, and the total contract value is not explicitly stated. Successful proposers will be expected to deliver high-quality instructional content focused on crisis communication strategies for mid-level law enforcement managers, with the potential for multiple session deliveries across fiscal year 2026.