Region 10, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Management Programs, Acquisition Team, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

R -- FACILITATION SERVICES SOL RFQ-WA-99-00003 DUE 123198 POC Kathy Mejia, 206/553-2579, Julie Bowen, 206/553-1016, Lily Savic, 206/553-1275, Joanne Shea, 206/553-0310 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer or project, mejia.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov, bowen.julie@epamail.epa.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared IAW the format on Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional info. included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only CBD solicitation. Proposals are being requested and must be received by COB 12/31/98. This is a 100% small business set-aside. This procurement is for facilitation services as follows: Up to 5 external contract facilitators will work with EPA internal facilitators to form a Supervisory Feedback Facilitator Cadre. EPA developed and administered a written survey for all employees which will be used as the basis for a facilitated meeting between staff and supervisor. Each facilitator may work with 4-6 supervisors and their direct reports (clients). Services are defined as follows: Phase I: Kick Off Meeting, 1/19/99, 12:30p.m.-4:30p.m., 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR THESE DATES AND TIMES, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE; Open House Introduction Sessions (6 hours)where 2 three-hour sessions will allow facilitators to meet and talk w/supervisors and their planning team, 1/21/99 1:00P.M.-3:00P.M. AND 1/28/99 9:00A.M.-12:00P.M. IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR THESE DATES AND TIMES, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE; Phase II: Facilitated Feedback meetings (8 to 10 hours per feedback meeting per client). Phase III; Facilitator Cadre Check-In Meetings (9 hours), Closeout Meeting (2 hours). The project will start 1/1/99 and finish on 4/30/99. The majority of meetings will be in the Seattle area. One each may be held in Anchorage, AK, Boise, ID, Portland, OR, Lacey, WA and Hanford, WA. EPA will reimburse travel expenses IAW Federal Travel Regulations only from the Seattle area to the remote locations and return. NO travel expenses are authorized to the Seattle area. EPA will provide meeting space, supplies, and reciprocal agreement forms. Each facilitator will coordinate directly with the EPA client to schedule planning/feedback meetings. Selection criteria: Education, Experience, Past Performance, Cost. All other factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. Responders should provide: Written description of theories/philosophies that guide your work as an organizational development/effectiveness professional (2-page max.); description of recent feedback projects (provide name of client, your role, duration, contact person, phone number). Indicate if EPA is authorize to contact this client; Fee structure in terms of $/hour; Resumes of specific consultants who would be assigned to this project; Federal employer identification number and Uniform Business Identifier. Please contact Kathy Mejia (206/553-2579) or Julie Bowen (206/553-1016) to obtain full text SOW and additional background information attachments. The full text SOW may also be requested by EMAIL to mejia.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov or bowen.julie@epamail.epa.gov. Posted 12/11/98 (W-SN279783). (0345)

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