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B -- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL N02-NS-07005-09 DUE 101899 POC Mary E. Landi O'Leary; Contracting Officer; 301-435-3812 WEB: Research Contracts and Acquisition Branch Home page, http://amb.nci.nih.gov/rfp.htm. E-MAIL: Mary E. Landi O'Leary, ml186r@nih.gov. ELECTRONIC RFP ANNOUNCEMENT, POTENTIAL OFFERORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute of Health (NIH) requires a high quality leadership development program focused on preparing Senior Executives and senior level managers to possess the leadership and technical competencies to lead the future of neuroscience research worldwide. This program will include up to 80 employees from GS-14 through senior executive service for various facets of the program. Twenty five (25) of the employees will participate in the Core Curriculum. All classroom training and individual counseling will be held either at the NIH or within 50 miles of the NIH facility in Bethesda, Maryland. The successful offeror will provide a multi-faceted leadership development program which includes leadership evaluation, assessment, development and executive education as detailed below. NINDS plans to awarda single, incrementally funded, cost-reimbursement level of effort contract for a base two year period with two one-year options. The program will consist of the following Modules: (1) Organizational Climate Survey: An organizational climate survey will be completed of the entire Institute which will serve as a baseline for identifying organizational and individual development needs. The survey will provide the ability to analyze results by a variety of variables, e.g. organizational unit and skill categories and be repeated each of the next three years. (2) A Core Curriculum will be developed which will last for approximately 16 months and include approximately 12 days of formal training which includes the following sessions: (A) Initial four-day classroom program including 360 degree performance evaluation and creation of Professional Development Plans. (B) Two day follow-up session five months later. (C) One day follow-up session five months later. In conjunction with this session, each participant will complete one of the three-day modules described in 4, 5, and 6. (D) Two day program to review results at the conclusion of the 16-month program. (3) 360 Degree Performance Evaluation including one-on-one interpretation of results. (4) Strategic Leadership three-day training program. (5) Creativity three-day training program. (6) Organizational Teamwork three-day training program. (7) Executive Coaching. Solicitation N02-NS-07005-09 is scheduled for electronic release on or about August 9, 1999. There will be a pre-proposal conference in Bethesda, MD on September 10, 1999. Details on submission of questions prior to the conference and logistical details about the conference will be in the solicitation. The RFP may be accessed through the Acquisition Management Branch Home page by using the following Internet address: http://amb.nci.nih.gov/rfp.htm. IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THE ABOVE INTERNET SITE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS. Point of contact is Mary E. Landi O'Leary; electronic mail address: ml186r@nih.gov; fax 301-402-6699. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356216). (0201)

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