SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- 2011 NHLBI Leadership Lab
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-(HO)-2011-126-RMD
- Archive Date
- 4/9/2011
- Point of Contact
- Renee Dougherty, Phone: 301-435-7920, Deborah - Coulter, Phone: (301) 435-0368
- E-Mail Address
-
dougherr@nhlbi.nih.gov, dc143b@nih.gov
(dougherr@nhlbi.nih.gov, dc143b@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of this SS is to identify qualified small business concerns [including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB] that are interested in and capable of providing a Contractor for Management Development Training in accordance with the below Statement of Work. The NHLBI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this Sources Sought notice, the NHLBI may issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NHLBI shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice or the NHLBI’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. The NHLBI is seeking capability statements from all eligible small business concerns [particularly Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)] under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 611430 with a size standard of $7.0M. Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the proposed acquisition may be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All eligible small business concerns responding to this Sources Sought Announcement must have the capabilities to provide the services described below: Statement of Work: Leadership development is a foundation of succession planning at the National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The NHLBI Succession Plan focuses on training and development initiatives to prepare high potential employees for leadership roles. To address the NHLBI leadership development needs in a timely and comprehensive manner and to provide necessary training and experience to high potential leaders resulting in their career growth, the NHLBI has approved a new leadership development program titled the NHLBI Leadership Lab. The NHLBI Leadership Lab will include traditional cohort learning activities, as well as challenging assignments and management involvement. The program is designed as a leadership development program that includes nine one-day cohort sessions every three to four weeks over a 7-month period and non-classroom components for 24 participants. The contractor shall provide leadership development services to enhance leadership competencies and training needs identified by participants and the NHLBI. Program design must include: 1.Interest Based Negotiation: Based upon the principles introduced in Roger Fisher’s seminal text, Getting to Yes, Interest based negotiation is a methodology designed to produce outcomes superior to those typically achieved in “position-based” negotiation (i.e., negotiations focused on fixed positions and opposing viewpoints, which often result in compromises or impasses). Interest based negotiation is also designed to improve the efficiency (or reduce the transactional costs) of negotiations and collaborations. 2.Results Based Accountability TM: Results Based Accountability TM is a framework and set of skills for ensuring both disciplined decision-making and accountability for achieving desired results. Key principles include the use of (1) data to align day-to-day decision making with the achievement of desired ends and (2) transparency to drive innovation by surfacing and challenging assumptions. 3.Situational Leadership: Method that instructs NHLBI’s managers in the skill of diagnosing an individual’s development level on a specific goal or task, then adapting their leadership style to match the situation. It offers a strategy for aligning individual goals to NHLBI’s goals. The role of the situational leader is to provide direct reports with whatever it takes—goals, direction, training, support, feedback, or recognition—to develop their skills, motivation, and confidence. Situational leadership creates a partnership between managers and staff that enables staff to feel empowered. 4.Strengths-Based Leadership: Effective leadership is about a leader maximizing their strengths. According to research conducted by Gallup, effective leaders must know their strengths and invest in others’ strengths, get people with the right strengths on their group, and understand and meet the four basic needs of those who look to them for leadership The contractor shall: •Manage the NHLBI Leadership Lab that results in agile leaders who have the skills to lead in a culture of dynamic change. •Provide a draft program design to include proposed content for each session. •Provide the processes and steps the contractor followed in developing the initiatives for the Leadership Lab. •Provide copies of content being developed for each session. •Collaborate with NHLBI management (two weeks prior to the first training session) to define, analyze and finalize work processes, operating procedures, and organizational development. •Develop and conduct nine full day sessions on the following dates: SessionDate 1July 14, 2011 2July 28, 2011 3August 18, 2011 4September 8, 2011 5September 27, 2011 6October 12, 2011 7November 3, 2011 8November 12, 2011 9December 15, 2011 •Administer 360 Degree Leadership Survey and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator© which includes the electronic system (program), the evaluation, communication, and the final analysis and distribution of results prior to start of first session by a certified administrator. •Provide a cadre of coaches to facilitate a minimum of six hours of executive coaching per participant with experience and knowledge in evaluating 360 Degree and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator© Assessments. •Make recommendations for programs and initiatives that align with the NHLBI leadership development strategies. •Work closely with the Office of Workforce Management project staff on a daily basis. •Provide weekly progress reports detailing activities performed during the reporting period. •Develop strategies; provide recommendations and input on leadership planning and programmatic activities; complete projects by established deadlines; arrive on time and attend meetings as scheduled. •Define measurable outcomes and evaluate success of NHLBI leadership and training efforts. •Provide recommendations to the Office of Workforce Management (OWM) Director and NHLBI senior staff on the resources’ utilization, and the facilitation of their implementation. •Identify and leverage best practices in leadership development to address these needs. Reporting Requirements: In addition, the contractor shall provide: •Before start of first session: An electronic copy of any presentation materials and handouts at least 5 business days prior to session date. •During program duration: Evaluation, assessment, and recommendations for any modifications to subsequent sessions or program design, in writing, within 5 business days of each session. •After program concludes: Evaluation of program, it’s effectiveness in achieving designed goals, and recommendations for next steps in leadership development at NHLBI, in writing, within 10 business days of conclusion of last session. Government Responsibilities: For each session, the Government will provide meeting rooms (located within a 5 mile radius of the NIH main campus), food and beverages, information technology, e.g., projectors, laptops, and classroom materials, e.g., flip charts, pens, pencils, notepads, etc., required for this project. Interested parties should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to provide these services. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. All capability statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Renee Dougherty, Contract Specialist, at Dougherr@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by March 25th at 3 p.m. EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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