Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

U -- CONSULTATION SERVICES ON EQ MAPS SOL 777-27-00 DUE 041700 POC Karen Lebo (440)526-3030 X7444 This is a Request for Quotations, for which it and all incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. The procurement is 100% Set-Aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 8742. The small business size standard for this procurement is $5 million. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The VA Medical Center, Employee Education System, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141 proposes to enter into a contract to provide consultation services in 2 separate services. The FIRST SERVICE is to design and present three (3) Leadership Institute second week sessions. The second week of Health Care Leadership Institute is planned for May 22-25, 2000. The date for the specific session during this time frame is May 22, 2000 in St. Louis, MO at Adams Mark Hotel. Other tentative dates are August 14, 2000 in Pittsburgh, PA or Philadelphia, PA, and a 3rd session in May 2001 in New Orleans (potentially in the middle of the country). The SECOND SERVICE is to design, consult and present a satellite broadcast to the future leaders of VHA concentrating on the research implications and positive impact of leadership development and emotional intelligence along the philosophy of the VHA High Performance Development Model. Location of satellite broadcast is from potentially EES St Louis location. The EES staff and equipment will be responsible for the execution of the satellite broadcast. Proposed dates of the satellite broadcast will be late fall 2000 with re-broadcast rights within a certain window of time determined by consultant and EES. REQUIREMENTS: Consultant must have published on the application of emotional intelligence to executive development and performance.Consultant must have excellent presentation skills, must interact with the audience well and role model the use of emotional intelligence in the presentation. Speaker must be familiar with the VHA's High Performance Development Model and how the concept of emotional intelligence aligns with and supports the eight core competencies of the HPDM. Consultant needs to be conversant with the research on the impact of emotional intelligence on outcomes, quality of life, general health, and optimal performance and must be expert in the physiology of information processing and proven ways to increase focus attention and mental energy. Finally consultant must be intimately familiar with and preferably an author of the assessment instrument for emotional intelligence entitled the "EQ Map." The EQ map was used as an assessment instrument for participants in week 1 of the Health Care Leadership Institute and participants will be bridging back to the leadership implications of the EQ Map through this identified presentation. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 852.219-70 Veteran-Owned Small Business (DEC 1990); 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising (NOV 1984); 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (NOV 1999); 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (JAN 1999)(see evaluation rating factors described above);52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (OCT 1999); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial (MAY 1999); 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 1999). Other additional clauses are 52.204-6 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER (APR 1998); 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic funds Transfer Payment (AUG 1996); 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition(OCT 1997); and 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals (OCT 1997). Any travel or hotel accommodations are at the expense of the contractor and must be incorporated into the Contractor's offer. Contractor proposal shall also contain the information required in provisions 52.212-1, a completed copy of 52.212-3 and the certification required in 852.219-70. Please provide your priced proposal for each session and broadcast seperately with a grand total to your proposal. Partial proposals are not acceptable. Also, as stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 the following evaluation factors do apply and are listed in descending order of importance: (1)Professional Expertise (2)Past Performance and (3)Price. Offeror's written presentation shall include information vital to the evaluation factors identified in this advertisement. Proposals shall be precise, factual, and complete, and contain a level of detail sufficient to allow VA to evaluate its organization, history, and services. Documents and forms cited in this solicitation may be obtained from General Services Administration's Internet web page (at http://www.arnet.gov/far/). Quotations shall be received by April 17, 2000 4:00 local time (EST). Offerors are hereby on notice that the Government may electto award a contract without presentations or discussions. Posted 04/03/00 (W-SN440698). (0094)

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