U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise MS-T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

U -- MANAGING DIVERSITY BRIEFINGS SOL RQ-70785150 DUE 092397 POC Contact: Yvette Brown, Procurement Specialist, 301-415-6507; Sharon Mearse, Contracting Officer, 301-415-7315 This is a combined synopsis/request for quotation prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information. This announcement constitutes the only request for quotations. Proposals are being requested and a written request for quotation will not be issued. This synopsis/request for quotation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This procurement is under a 100 percent small business set aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8999. A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) desires to create and maintain a work environment in which every employee can and desires to do their best work, thereby maximizing the potential of all employees and improving regulatory excellence. The NRC is initiating a managing diversity (MD) process that will help NRC's executive team examine their ability to manage a diverse workforce within the scope of our mission and goals and create an environment that enhance regulatory excellence. To support this activity, NRC requires the support of qualified contractor personnel with specialized expertise to support the NRC's MD educational/awareness process, advocacy, strategic justification and planning, cultural diagnostic (audit), links to other major human resource and managment initiatives, measurement tools, and feedback process, and to highlight where and how subtle biases impact organizational performance. B. OBJECTIVE: The contractor shall provide qualified personnel and materials to support the NRC's MD process in accordance with the Scope of Work. C. SCOPE OF WORK: 1. INITIAL EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: The contractor shall conduct a 4-5 hour subtle biases, awareness, communications, and advocacy briefing for the NRC's Executive Director of Operations, his staff and selected senior management officials. The NRC estimates that 30 people will attend this briefing. The executive briefing is due30 calendar days after the start date of the purchase order. The executive briefing will be held at the NRC Headquarters, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland and shall be between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. 2. INITIAL EXECUTIVE BRIEFING GOAL: The goal of the executive briefing is to: A) identify/discuss the nature of subtle biases and highlight where and how subtle biases impact organizational performance; B) convey the purpose and objective of the MD process; C) explain how a MD process can facilitate/improve organizational performance and assist NRC's executive management in defining its organizational goals related to managing diversity. 3. INITIAL EXECUTIVE BRIEFING DELIVERABLE: The contractor shall submit an outline of the Initial Executive Briefing to the NRC Project Officer for review and approval 15 calendar days prior to the due date of the briefing. Modifications to the outline of the briefing, as required by the NRC Project Officer, shall be submitted to the NRC Project Officer 5 calendar days prior to the due date of the briefing. II. OPTION FOR TWO ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS: If the Initial Executive Briefing on the MD process is acceptable and adopted, the NRC will request, in writing, two additional executive briefings for the remaining management staff including regional managers within 10 calendar days after the conclusion of the Initial Executive Briefing. The NRC estimates that approximately 200 executives will attend these briefings. These additional executive briefings are due approximately 45 calendar days after receipt of NRC's written notification to the contractor to proceed with these briefings. D. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS: All personnel shall have extensive experience in the corporate, private, and public sectors in the conduct of management/executive briefings at all levels of an organization in support of the MD process. This experience shall include experience in: a) Identifying the nature of subtle biases, how they exists, and their impacton organizational performance; b) Conducting MD awareness, communication, and advocacy briefings/sessions for a diverse population of executives in an organization on national and international levels; and c) Identifying and discussing practical applications of the managing diversity process for a diverse population of executives in an organization on national and international levels. NOTE: Contractors may address all or some of the qualification factors above relevant to their expertise and experience, and consistent with all or parts of Initial Executive Briefing Goal stated above. The resulting Purchase Order may result in a single or multiple awards. E. NRC FURNISHED MATERIAL: Within 5 working days upon award of the Purchase Order, NRC will provide the contractor with the following materials: 1) NRC Functional Organization Charts, NUREG-0325; 2) Personnel Manuals and Policy Statements related to the merit process. F. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The Purchase Order will be effective for sixmonths from date of award. G. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: I. Instructions for RFQ Pricing: All offerors shall submit an offer for the Initial Executive Briefing and Additional Executive Briefings as the NRC intends to award a Purchase Order(s) based on a Total "Not to exceed" Amount for both briefings. The NRC has estimated the amount for travel and per diem expenses, which are inclusive. All offerors shall use the amount of $1,000.00 in their quote. The contractor is hereby notified that they shall provide and bill only for briefings provided to the NRC as requested in writing. II. Instruction for Presentation of Past Performance Information: A) Qualifications and Past Performance of Professional Personnel: The Offeror shall submit the professional qualifications of proposed personnel in accordance with the following format (minimum of two pages, including the list of commendations received): a. Name and Title of individual with authority to negotiate and bind the organization; b. Name of Firm with which associated; c. Years of Experience, -- with this firm, -- with other firms; d. Education: -- Degree(s)/Year/Specialization; e. Description of Experience, -- Include a brief description of presentations, seminars, and assistance given to organizations (national and international) within the past three years in MD. Such a description should note the management levels involved in the presentation or seminar, and briefly discuss the role played in assisting the organization to apply unique principles in diversity management which required not only organizational change, but also required individual adaption to change by individual members of the organization. f. Include a list of honors or letters of commendation received. B) Corporate Experience and Past Performance of the Offeror's Firm: Corporate Experience and Past Performance information for the Offeror's firm shall be provided in accordance with the following format: a. Describe, in general terms, corporate experiencein performing the same or similar work as required in the Scope of Work over the past three years. Include a brief description of corporate procedures used to provide backup personnel with the same or similar qualifications in the event the key personnel identified are not available to complete the requirements as stated in the Scope of Work. b. Identify ALL awards obtained in this field in the past three years. Identify the size of the award, title and sponsoring agency or firm. List any awards received, letters of commendation, that will demonstrate the Offeror's corporate record of past performance. c. For three recent awards, the Offeror shall provide a name, address and telephone number of the project administrator. The NRC may contact this reference and request the completion of a past performance survey questionnaire. This information will be used to evaluate the proposal. H. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR AWARD. A. By use of numerical and narrative scoring techniques, proposals will be evaluated against the evaluation factors listed in their relative order of importance. 1) Qualifications and Past Performance of Professional Personnel -- Extent to which the proposal identified personnel with the necessary knowledge and experience to perform the Scope of Work as demonstrated by the resumes submitted (55 Points); 2) Corporate Experience and Past Performance of Offeror's Firm -- Extent to which the proposal demonstrates a record of corporate past performance for the same or similar work as demonstrated in descriptions of previous work, as well as the description of procedures used to provide backup personnel with the same or similar qualifications in the event that key personnel become unavailable as verified by the references provided (45 Points); 3) technical/cost relationship is realistic, reasonable, and most advantageous to the Government (Not weighted). ***** (0255)

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