MODIFICATION
U -- Certificate in Leadership Development and Non-Profit Management
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment/Cancel
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Corporation for National and Community Service, Procurement, Office of Procurement Services, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20525, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20525
- Solicitation Number
- CNCS-LDJ-08-0004
- Response Due
- 4/7/2008 5:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2008
- Point of Contact
- Leroy Dawson, Senior Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, Phone 202/606-7551, Fax 202/606-3488, - CNCS Momentum, System Admin, Phone 2026066981, Fax 2026063488
- E-Mail Address
-
ldawson@cns.gov, mbrooks@cns.gov
- Description
- Amendment One (1) to RFQ / CNCS-LDJ-08-0004 This purpose of this amendment number 1 to Certificate in Leadership Development and Non-Profit Management solicitation RFQ / CNCS-LDJ-08-0004 is to provide answers to questions. 1. QUESTION: Line 1.4 calls for a completion date for "the design of the courses and work" of September 1, 2008. Line 3.2 states the first class will be offered in July, 2008. Should we assume that this conflict is the result of a typo on Line 3.2? If so, what is the correct date for the first class? ANSWER: Yes 2. QUESTION: Line 3.1 describes a one year program. Does this refer to a full calendar year or to a shortened academic year? This is significant as we compute the time required in on-campus classes and the two internship assignments as totaling only thirty (30) weeks. ANSWER: Total is about 11 months 3. QUESTION: Line 3.2 specifies that classes will commence in July each year. Are we to assume the first session is July 2009? ANSWER: Yes 4. QUESTION: The solicitation calls for two three week on-campus sessions. Is there any flexibility in the timing of these sessions - such as one three week session at the commencement of the program; a two week mid-program session and a final one week wrap up session? We ask this because in our experience running our own degree programs involving both on-campus and online learning there are significant benefits to be derived from building in a midcourse on-campus session to permit better communication between participants and faculty and to allow for additional reinforcement of some of the learning objectives. ANSWER: You may propose alternatives with respect to flexibility. 5. QUESTION: For the items listed under the section titled Program Components- Introductory Coursework are we to assume that these are all required elements to be incorporated into the course material but not the total of the educational objectives to be met. For example, your item "Situational Leadership" would be an aspect of our course material wherein we address adaptive and transformational leadership skills in the context of teaching the participants a variety of mechanisms for effecting change within organizations. We also would want to incorporate addressing a systems approach to identifying leadership challenges and formulating solutions. May we assume that we can use your bulleted items as a guide to the course material desired but supplement additional areas based on our own experience of teaching these topics for many years? ANSWER: Yes 6. QUESTION: With respect to the Field Practicum section - we have questions regarding the activities. Do you absolutely require a ropes course? Or is that offered only as an example of a leadership building exercise? Also, are we to assume that the "six week service project" is to run concurrently with the six weeks spent on-campus or is it meant to be an additional six week commitment outside of the on-campus learning sessions and the two 12 week internships? ANSWER: 6 week service projects is additional and yes, we do want the ropes course 7. QUESTION: With respect to the Federal Internships it is clear from your description that these will be arranged within NCCC. Are we to coordinate with the NCCC Headquarters staff to arrange these for the fellows? ANSWER: You would work with NCCC HQs to set up the internships with the NCCC 8. QUESTION: With respect to the Non-Profit Internships it is less clear if we are to coordinate these assignments for the fellows with American Humanics at NCCC headquarters in addition to coordinating end of program out-placement activitiesCould you please clarify? ANSWER: You would coordinate these with American Humanics in Kansas City and with NCCC HQs. 9. QUESTION: Could you clarify if it is understood that other than the actual six weeks of on-campus instruction that the fellows will not be in our local area but dispersed around the country working their internship assignments? We ask this because we are trying to formulate a process whereby we can continue to monitor, assess, evaluate and support their activities throughout the program year and we need to know if that all has to be accomplished using remote technologies or if they will be in our geographical area to permit face to face interactions with our mentors and staff. ANSWER: Yes, they will not be in your local area QUESTION: Are we correct in our assumption that for budget purposes we are to plan on the housing, food and transportation costs for the fellows only for the six weeks they are on campus and that those six weeks include weekends as well? ANSWER: Yes Leroy Dawson Contracting Officer
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A
- Zip Code: 20525
- Zip Code: 20525
- Record
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