Rose, Mary Ellen

Rose, Mary Ellen, doing business as Pieces For Life, is a woman-owned small business and sole proprietorship registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since April 2019, with registration valid through January 2026. The business, owned by Dr. Mary Ellen Rose, specializes in providing health and wellness training services, with a particular focus on supporting Foreign Service personnel through targeted educational sessions. As a certified small disadvantaged business and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business, Pieces For Life has established itself as a specialized training provider for government agencies, specifically the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute.

The company has consistently provided health and wellness training sessions to the Foreign Service Institute through fixed-price purchase order contracts over multiple years, with contract values ranging from $1,500 to $1,875. These contracts, awarded annually from 2021 to 2024, cover three health and wellness sessions designed to support Foreign Service employees, focusing on topics such as retirement planning, personal health management, and wellness strategies for personnel serving overseas. The contracts, which are not set-aside and have no identified subcontractors, demonstrate a recurring relationship with the Foreign Service Institute. Each contract typically runs from August of a given year to March of the following year, with a consistent ceiling value around $1,500-$1,875, indicating a stable and ongoing service arrangement for health and wellness training tailored to the specific needs of Foreign Service personnel.

Presentations / Lectures / Education and Consulting services regarding health equity, social determinants of health, health promotion, wellness, behavior change, resiliency, stress management, chronic disease management