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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 20, 2013 FBO #4256
DOCUMENT

70 -- Staff Development and Training Program - Attachment

Notice Date

7/18/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

423430 — Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veteran Affairs;SAO East;PCAE STL Contracting Officer;11152 South Towne Square;Saint Louis MO 63123
 

ZIP Code

63123
 

Solicitation Number

VA77713I0146
 

Response Due

7/25/2013
 

Archive Date

9/23/2013
 

Point of Contact

ANTHONY BALESTRERI
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS: This is a request for information (RFI) purely for purposes of market research. If you feel you can meet this requirement, please email a capability statement to Anthony.Balestreri@va.gov demonstrating your qualifications by 07/25/2013 at 5:00 PM EST. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking for a contractor who can provide one year of access to 20 different virtual programs for 362 employees. VA Operations Staff Training and Development VA's Employee Education System (EES) has struggled to internally develop professional training for its staff in an efficient, just in time (JIT) and cost efficient method due to limited resources. VA is looking for the following products, brand name or equal: (1)American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) (362 employees). Essential Series Annual Pass (or equal). This would provide one year access to 362 employees. An example of approved programs are as follows: Adobe captivate6,Adobe Flash for eLearning Designers, Adult Learning, Articulate Storyline, Articulate Studio, Camtasia Studio 8, Coaching SME's to Facilitate Learning, Developing a Mentoring Program, Developing Case Studies, eLearning Authoring Tools, Emotional Intelligence for Improved Decision Making, Evaluating Leadership Development Programs, Evidence-based training, Experiential Learning and Simulations, Game Design, graphics for Learning, HTML5, Performance Based Job Aids, "Podcasts, Video and Writing for the Web", Scenario-based eLearning, Storytelling, Technical Training, Writing Effective eLearning Voiceover Scripts, Writing Training Documents (2)ASTD Forum membership for VA and ASTD enterprise licenses (or equal) (500 employees). (3)ASTD Enterprise Licenses (or equal) (500 employees). This would provide one year of access, and allow them access to at least 10 content libraries. An example of approved content libraries are as follows: Delivering training, Instructional Design, Managing Training, Consulting skills for Trainers, Measuring and Evaluating Learning, Human Performance Improvement (HPI), Managing Organizational Knowledge, Talent Management, Facilitating Organizational Change Through training, and Learning Technologies (4)ASTD Competency Model and Assessment Tool (or equal). This emphasizes foundational, standardized training and development competencies, and the specialty areas within the training and development industry, which are the specialized knowledge and actions required by specific EES and VHA roles and includes but may not be limited to education technologies, instructional design, virtual learning methodologies, e-learning, knowledge management, social media in online learning and facilitating organizational learning to change performance. Assessment tools must provide access and participation in an online survey format that includes proficiency level, suggestions and references for improvement and reporting for individuals or workgroups/organizational functions and must be evidence-based, globally benchmarked and validated training and development industry competencies and proficiency levels accessible twice per individual within the year. (5)ASTD Advanced E-Learning Instructional Design (or equal) (50 employees). This program demonstrates the techniques vital to creating successful e-learning programs and will provide participants with skills to use advanced design techniques to create e-learning programs that drive productivity. Participants will learn effective ways to design learning events that go far beyond the transmission of information to achieve behavior change and targeted performance levels. (6)ASTD Human Performance Improvement Certification Training (or equal) (52 employees). This training provides relevant and timely tools to manage selection and implementation of performance improvement solutions. Participants will learn to link root causes of performance gaps to one of six solutions categories. Using a performance consulting approach you'll uncover the steps to define, design, and develop the appropriate solution. And finally, this course equips you with the skills to manage the implementation process, ensuring that the solution is having the intended impact. This skill-building course will leave participants with practical experiences and tools to seamlessly select and implement HPI solutions. (7)ASTD Designing Learning Certification Online Course (or equal) (61 employees). This program follows a human performance improvement approach to instructional design and includes practice in needs assessment, job/task analysis, and course design using templates exclusive to ASTD. Participants learn to apply a structured step-by-step process toward designing learning programs and apply what they learn to their own work.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAAAC/VAAAC/VA77713I0146/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA777-13-I-0146 VA777-13-I-0146.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=881823&FileName=VA777-13-I-0146-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=881823&FileName=VA777-13-I-0146-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03120228-W 20130720/130719000057-b6ba22c31e00925db5349b7ccfc9d7ff (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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