SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- FLAG/SES LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commander (fcp), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command - Atlantic, 300 East Main Street Suite 965, Norfolk, VA, 23510-9113
- ZIP Code
- 23510-9113
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-HSCG84-04-S-AAS080
- Response Due
- 6/7/2004
- Archive Date
- 6/22/2004
- Point of Contact
- Xiomarys Vargas, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4118, Fax 757-628-4134/4135, - Xiomarys Vargas, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4118, Fax 757-628-4134/4135,
- E-Mail Address
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xvargas@mlca.uscg.mil, xvargas@mlca.uscg.mil
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FLAG/SES SECTION 1: SUBJECT Request for Information (RFI) for the performance of an Organizational and Personal Change Management training program for the U. S. Coast Guard Leadership Development Center. Training will be provided exclusively at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. Responses are due to this RFI by 3:00PM on June 7, 2004. See section 8 for further information. SECTION 2: BACKGROUND The U. S. Coast Guard Leadership Development Center in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will provide a training program in personal transition and leading organizational transformation to newly appointed officers appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half) and to new or select civilian Senior Executive Service (SES) employees working within the U. S. Coast Guard or the DHS. This program will include a contracted course of study that is designed to provide our newly selected flag officers or SES? with the ability to think strategically and globally to lead themselves and their organization through major periods of transformation and change. This program will enhance the student?s ability to assess and identify the need and methods for change in both the internal and external environment within their respective agencies. The goal of the course will be to identify and hone the critical personal skills that are required for leaders to possess in order to be successful in positions of authority. The Executive Development Program is a forward-looking program that prepares the newly appointed flag officers and select SES? for positions of authority and leadership within the Coast Guard and the DHS. This three day residential program shall help to expand participants beyond their current capabilities, fosters a new sense of trust and interaction with their peers, and seeks to challenge personal and organizational assumptions with regard to implementing change at both levels. A team of faculty experts generates a dynamic learning experience that will ultimately prepare Coast Guard and DHS executives to meet the significant challenges of the new department in the twenty-first century. The contractor is responsible for providing training once per year for the duration of the contract at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION The purpose of this RFI is to identify available sources with the following capabilities: The Coast Guard and the DHS require its leaders to master certain key leadership skills (i.e., vision development, change management, etc?) and abilities to enhance their effectiveness as executives in their respective organization. In order to attain competency in these skills, higher levels of education, specific skill building, and leadership development are required. The focus of an executive development program is to equip its leaders with the requisite knowledge and abilities to ensure the potential for success. This program would be a stepping-stone in the individual and collective developmental progress for our newly promoted Admirals and SES?. Many of the students in the program will be transitioning from a senior manager position to an executive level and the commensurate scope and level of responsibilities will increase accordingly. SECTION 4: OBJECTIVE The Contractor shall demonstrate the following: Insight to their new roles and responsibilities of being an organizational leader versus a senior manager. Opportunity to learn, understands, and practice the skills required to lead organizational change (through case studies and experiential learning). Understanding of the skills, abilities, emotional, and environmental factors required for personal transformation. Appreciation of the roles and responsibilities of a senior executive in a public sector setting. SECTION 5: QUALIFICATION The Contractor shall possess a demonstrated ability to organize and manage an educational staff of personnel either in a college, university, or an adult education program within the past five years. Provide a list of similar work performed over the last five (5) years. The Contractor shall provide approved qualified instructors to ensure 100% staffing for all courses and a workforce of sufficient size to provide personnel to present all course material, with sufficient back-up personnel and the required expertise in the event that the selected Professor/Instructor is transferred, or becomes ill, or a conflict of work flow occur, etc The lead Professor/Instructor shall possess a Doctorate degree. Five years of experience as an instructor teaching the subject matter comparable to the type and level involved in the specific course, which the instructor will be assigned and hold terminal degrees in one of the major leadership-related disciplines such as Organizational Development and Behavior (private or public sector based) Human Performance Technology, Human Resource Management or in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Continuance instructions/teaching within the past five years in a college, university, or an adult education program. Professor/Instructor?s experience shall be in classes comprised of ten (10) or more students. SECTION 6. ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS. The Professor/Instructor may use Assistant Instructors as a way to provide practical insight/technical expertise to the various courses. Assistant Instructors do not need to meet the qualification of the assigned contractor?s Professor/Instructors. Assistant Instructors may be used in combination with the Contractor Instructors for course presentation. Resumes for Assistant Instructors denoting technical qualifications must be submitted to the Coast Guard for acceptance/rejection. The Coast Guard has final approval in the use of Contractor Assistant Instructors for any course presentation. SECTION 7: DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Whatever information provided in response to this RFI will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for developing or implementing a new performance measurement system. Upon receiving responses to this RFI, the Government may hold one or more information exchange sessions with selected respondents to view or discuss key personnel and qualifications. Details about information exchange sessions will be made available at a later date and distributed only to respondents selected by the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SECTION 8: CONTACT INFORMATION The Point of Contact (POC) for this RFI: Ms. Xiomarys Vargas (757) 628-4118 xvargas@mlca.uscg.mil Please submit responses and no more than ten (10) pages via e-mail in Microsoft Office PDF or HTML format by 3:00 PM on June 7, 2004, to the POC at: XVargas@mlca.uscg.mil. You may also submit supplemental hardcopy materials such as brochures, etc. (2 copies each) to the POC at Department of Homeland Security, USCG; 300 East Main Street, Suite 965; Norfolk, VA 23510. SECTION 9: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION All information shall contain the RFI # HSCG84-04-S-AAS080. In addition, please specify the following: 1) Business Size and Type. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be released and made available on the Federal Business Opportunities website.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USCG Academy, Hamilton Hall(Henriques Room), 27 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT 06320-8101
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00594213-W 20040530/040528211543 (fbodaily.com)
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