SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- IDIQ Project Management Training Courses - Solicitation
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (M/CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-R-12-0020
- Archive Date
- 9/4/2012
- Point of Contact
- Wayne D Greene, Phone: 202-382-7860, Herman P Shaw, Fax: 202-382-7870
- E-Mail Address
-
wgreene@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov
(wgreene@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation BBG50-R-12-0020 The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.67 intends to issue a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items in accordance with format of Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611430. This Solicitation Number BBG50-R-12-0020 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) that will result in a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 15 (Contract by Negotiation) procedures to provide for a series of Project Management Training Courses (see SOW for details). Cost to include course development and any travel for contractor(s). The government reserves the right to make an award on the initial proposal without discussions of this procurement. Contractor must be one of the companies approved by Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P). Contractor must provide the Project Management Institute (PMI) provider ID number. Period of Performance: One year from the date of award. Services will be provided at the BBG Headquarters in either Switzer or Cohen buildings. STATEMENT OF WORK BBG PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING PURPOSE The objective of this effort is to establish a basic curriculum of project management courses for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) that are inter-related and build on one another. A series of classes will be conducted that provide training in the established curriculum and issues professional development units (PDUs) that meet the continuing education requirements recognized by PMI. The timeframe for this effort will be approximately one year. The intention is that after completion of key project management classes, a participant will have the skills to successfully lead, monitor, and report on projects and major activities. 2.0 BACKGROUND Most of the work the Agency performs involves projects. According to industry surveys, 90% of projects do not meet time, cost, or quality targets. Technology is usually not the most critical factor in project failures. Most project failures are due to the lack of adequate project management methodologies. The focus of this effort is to provide comprehensive training via a series of inter-related courses to Agency personnel on well-established project management methodologies and techniques. The goal is to equip personnel with the tools, knowledge, and skills to be effective project managers. The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Project Management Office (PMO) is a service organization created for the specific purpose of supporting BBG's projects. The Office of Personnel Training provides services that enable the Agency to carry out its mission by fostering the improvement of individual and group performance and encouraging the growth and enhancement of employee capabilities. A key part of the mission of the PMO is to provide leadership to project teams and facilitate the successful execution of all phases of agency projects through tools, techniques, expert advice, and education on the underlying theories and concepts of project management. In support of that mission, a major goal is to build project management professionalism among the BBG staff by training the organization's project management teams as they learn and adopt project management best practices in their projects. This involves training BBG project managers in a full range of project management topics. Working together, the PM0 and the Office of Personnel Training seek to provide a wide range of project management training to enable Agency personnel to perform better project planning; use standardized project management processes, tools, and templates; and perform thorough project monitoring and reporting. One of the initial activities of the PMO was to develop project management templates and forms to facilitate the development of project estimates, project initiation, project plans, project schedules, risk management, issue management, change management, and project reporting. In 2010, several training sessions were conducted for key information Technology (IT) personnel that covered basic project management techniques and incorporated the use of the newly established project management templates and forms. The success of these training sessions verified the need for comprehensive project management training not only for selected IT personnel, but also for personnel throughout the Agency that lead projects and perform key project management functions. 3.0 AUDIENCE: The target audience for project management training includes Agency project leaders, team leaders, managers, supervisors, and others whose job includes the requirement for successfully managing projects. The goal is to establish a straightforward framework for successfully managing a variety of projects that is understood and used by personnel throughout the Agency. 4.0 SCOPE: The contractor shall provide training services to the BBG at the BBG Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The contractor shall be responsible for providing the training instructor(s) and all training materials. The BBG shall be responsible for providing training facilities and any technical equipment necessary for the training. The remainder of this section identifies specific services to be provided as a part of this contract. 4.1 Establish Project Management Training Curriculum - includes identification of a series of project management (PM) courses/workshops that will provide a trainee with the tools they need to successfully perform basic project management activities such as project planning, initiating a project, creating work breakdown structures (WBSs), creating and monitoring project schedules, identifying and mitigating project risks, reporting on the status of a project, identifying lessons learned on a project, and closing a project. This training should be approved as one of PMI's R.E.P. organizations that have been approved to offer training in project management and issue professional development units (PDUs) to meet the continuing education requirements. At a minimum, the project management training curriculum will include courses in Project Management Fundamentals; Requirements Analysis; Assessing Project Schedules, Costs, Issues and Risks; and Managing Multiple Projects. The contractor will specify the number of days of each class in the proposed curriculum. The PM curriculum shall be based on standards, methodologies, and project management phases endorsed by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the most recognized project management institution in the world. The project courses shall be closely aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). As much as possible, the courses shall be interactive to engage and involve the students. The curriculum shall provide inter-related courses that build on each other, so that at the end of the series of course, the trainee has a good basic knowledge of project management techniques and the skills to successfully lead project activities. The PM curriculum shall incorporate training in the use of project management templates that have been established at the BBG. These templates include: Project initialization Document (PID), Project Acceptance Form, Project Schedule Template, Requirements Template, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Template, Project Status Report Template, and Change Request Template. The templates will be provided to the contractor at the training project kick-off meeting. 4.2 Provide Training in Basic Project Management Courses - includes providing, at a minimum, training in the following courses that form the basic project management training curriculum: 4.2.1 Project Management Fundamentals- Provide students with an understanding of basic project management (PM) concepts, benefits, and the key PM processes and tools. (4 classes with up to 20 students each) 4.2.2 Requirements Analysis - Provide students with the knowledge of how to elicit, analyze, validate, and management project requirements. (1 class with up to 20 students) 4.2.3 Assessing Project Schedule, Costs Issues and Risks - Provide students with the knowledge of how to develop an integrated project plan that incorporates schedule, costs, issues, risks, and performance. (2 classes with up to 20 students) 4.2.4 Managing Multiple Projects - Provide students with the knowledge of how to apply practical processes to implement the integration of multiple projects and how to work effectively and utilize the services of the Project Management Office (PMO). (1 class with up to 20 students) 4.3 Additional Optional Work 4.3.1 Project Management Consulting- Provide consulting, mentoring, and other support to the BBG PMO, project teams, projects, and/or project audits, as required. Contractor shall provide costs for this work and the BBG shall decide whether or not to utilize these services. 4.4 Deliverables Listed below are the deliverables from this effort: 4.4.1 Project management training curriculum including classes, descriptions of what the class covers, length of each class, and number of students in each class.4.4.2 Conducting project management classes and class materials (at a minimum, classes identified in section 4.2 above) 4.4.3 Project Management Consulting (optional) 4.4.4 Monthly Status Reports -The contactors will submit a Monthly Progress Report by the 21st of each month following the monthly reporting period. Email submission is encouraged. The following information shall be provided at a minimum in each monthly progress report: tasks performed during the reporting period; the status of any deliverables; any problems encountered and resolutions; and the current and cumulative contractor expenditures of both hours and dollars. 5.0 Place of Performance Services will be provided at the BBG Headquarters in either the Switzer or Cohen buildings. The address of the BBG Headquarters is: BBG 330 independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20237 6.0 Period of Performance The base period of performance for the contract is from the date of award through a period of one (1) year. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and are to remain in full force in any resultant firm-fixed price contract; The provision at FAR Subpart 52.212-1 [Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items] applies to this acquisition, with no addenda. The provision at FAR Subpart 52.212-2 [Evaluation of Commercial Items] is hereby incorporated by reference into this combined synopsis/solicitation. The Written Technical Proposals will be evaluated in three equally-weighted areas (a) Capability) (b) Approach and (c) Experience/ Past Performance as follows: •(a) Capability: (e.g. personnel): Offerors shall describe their corporate capability to perform as stated in Statement of Work (SOW). •(b) Approach: The Government will assess the technical merit of the Offeror's approach in order to determine if the Offeror has the ability to successfully perform the task areas specified in the SOW. •(c) Experience/Past Performance: The IBB will assess the relevancy of the Offeror's experience/past performance to determine the Offeror's ability to perform the work requirements of the SOW. Offerors shall submit evidence of their experience in performing work. Offerors shall submit examples of no fewer than two (2) of their most recent or ongoing contracts relating to the work specified in SOW experience can be government or commercial. •(d) (x) Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR Subpart 52.212-3 [Offeror representations and certifications -- commercial items] with their proposal. This provision can be found at the following website: http://www.arnet.gov/far/; if requested by an Offeror, a copy of FAR subpart 52.212-3 can be obtained by contacting the contracting officer. •(e) PRICE PROPOSAL AND TECHNICAL PROPOSAL MUST BE SUBMITTED ON SEPARATE DOCUMENTS. •(xi) FAR Clause 52.212-4 [Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items] applies to this acquisition. •(xii) FAR Clause 52.212-5 [Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items] applies to this acquisition and incorporates the following clauses: FAR Clause 52.203-6 [Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government]; FAR Clause 52.219-6 [Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside]; FAR Clause 52.222-3 [Convict Labor]; FAR Clause 52.222-19 [Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies]; FAR Clause 52.222-21 [Prohibition of Segregated Facilities]; FAR Clause 52.222-26 [Equal Opportunity]; FAR Clause 52.222-35 [Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans]; FAR Clause 52.222-36 [Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities]; FAR Clause 52.222-36 [Employment Reports on Special disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans]; FAR Clause 52.225-1 [Buy American Act - Supplies]; FAR Clause 52.225-13 [Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases]; FAR Clause 52.232-33 [Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration]. ; 52.213-2 Invoices; 52.216-18; Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at the email address or facsimile number provided at the end of this notice. Please note that the deadline for submission of questions by 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time on 13 August 2012. Questions must be submitted in writing by email to: wgreene@@bbg.gov. Quotes shall be submitted as an original and two copies must be sent via courier or overnight delivery prior to the deadline. (No electronic submissions will be accepted). Quotes should be addressed to ATTN: Wayne Greene, Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Room 4007, Washington, DC 20237 by 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time on 20 August 2012. The point of contact for this requirement is Wayne Greene, Contract Specialist who can be reached via email at wgreene@bbg.gov. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency.
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