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R -- ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT TOOLS SOL FERC98R80318 DUE 081898 POC Mary Anne Wright 202-219-1159 E-MAIL: Division of Procurement, MaryAnne.Wright@ferc.fed.us. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the solicitation FERC98R80318, Assessment and Measurement Tools, due to questions received. No additional questions will be accepted after August 12, 1998. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1:See synopsis dated 7/29/98, (1) and (3). Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-2: the evaluation factors are listed in decesending order of importance: (1) Evaluate and Interpret the Tool; (2) Provide Orientation; (3) Past Performance; (4) Schedule. These factors, when combined, are approximately equal to Cost. The following are answers to questions received. 1.Question: Is there perhaps additional information available regarding scope of work for this project? Answer: To obtain a copy of the SOW, contact Maryanne Wright at e-mail maryanne.wright@ferc.fed.us. 2. Question: The solicitation indicates that "the contractor shall provide an assessment and measurement tool, in theform of a 360-degree Performance Feedback Tool."Please clarify if you are seeking the contractor to provide FERC with an assessment tool that already exists or for the contractor to develop a tailor-made assessment tool exclusively for FERC employees. Answer: Provide assessment tool to meet FERC behaviors. May be off the shelf. 3. Question: Please provide further information about the seven options to identify,evaluate, and measure leadership competencies for 210 employees assessments. How do the options relate to the 360-degree pilot program? Will 30 employees participate in each of the seven options? Answer:See SOW. 1 Pilot Program for 25 people Seven options for 210 people for a Total of 235 people 4. Question: The solicitation indicates that the contractor will provide individual analysis reports identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the individuals being evaluated. Are you requesting individual analysis reports for participants in the pilot program only? option program only? or for all of the 235 participants? Answer :Both for Pilot program for 25 people and 30 people per option. 5. Question: What is the sequence of the pilot and "options" program? Will they be conducted simultaneously or will the pilot program be conducted first? Answer: Pilot Program 1st; may exercise options if pilot is successful. 6. Question: Your RFQ reads "a Pilot Program for twenty five (25) participants and seven (7) options": What are the seven (7) options? Please clarify. Answer: 7 Options for 30 Assessments each =210 plus Pilot Program for 25 people = 235 Assessments 7. Question: Does the contractor develop the leadership survey (questions) items? Answer: An off the shelf tool/survey is ok. 8. Question: Will all orientation and feedback be done in groups, none individually? Answer: In Groups. One (1) for the 25 people for the Pilot Program + 7 options= 8Groups 9. Question: Do you plan to use the same survey items for executive, supervisory and manager levels? If not, how many will be common questions vs. level specific? Answer: Survey will be given to all three levels. Contractor should propose solution. 10.Question: How many total raters (peers, colleagues, customers, vendors, direct supervisors, other management people, and direct reports) do you expect for each employee? Answer: Contractor should propose. 11. Question:Are any verbatim (open-ended) questions to be included in the survey? Answer: Contractor should propose. 12. Question:Will survey be administered by paper or disk? Answer: Paper. 13. Question: "Provide the government four (4) additional levels of reports; FERC wide. Are feedback sessions to be included? If yes, to whom and what format i.e. in person briefing, written report? Answer: See SOW. Should include written report to individual assessed and 8 group interpretation sessions 1 Pilot; 1 each for each Option of 30. 14. Question: Is a reliability and validity assessment of the instrument required after the pilot survey? Answer: Contractor should propose solution/not necessary if instrument is off the shelf and has already been validated. 15. Question: Is a copy of raw data input/processed data required as a deliverable? Answer: Deliverable consists of assessment to individual and summary reports as set forth in SOW. 16. Question: When pricing, what should the contractor include in the quote: e.g. preparing and printing questionnaire, outgoing and return postage, envelopes, bulk mailing or individual packaging? Answer : Contractor should propose solution. 17. Question:Are the reports to be in color or black and white? Answer: Contractor should propose solution. 18. Question: How many copies of each employee's report do you want? Answer: One (1) to employee and summary reports as set forth in SOW. 19. Question: After pilot, what is the time frame for the 210 employees? Answer: Contractor should propose time frame. 20. Question: What are the evaluation factors and their weights for this RFQ? i.e., ..... Answer: See answer in this amendment. 21. Question: Is this an unrestricted, set aside or MOBIS RFQ? Answer: Unrestricted. 22. Question: Does the government have interest in any follow-up sessions of these same candidates to measure change and development over time? Answer: See SOW 23. Question: Clauses 52.212-3, 4 & 5 are referred to in the announcement, however, the listing of what should be submitted by offerors only includes 52.212-3. Are the others required? Answer: Yes. Read Synopsis of 7/29/98 and this amendment. 24. Question: It is expected that a single orientation session will be required only or is the government requesting a single orientation session for the 235 candidates? Answer: Orientation for Pilot Group and an Orientation for Each Option Group. See SOW. 25. Question: Would the government like a pricing option on our assistance in the integration of this tool into the leadership program framework? Answer: NO. 26. Question: Based on the reference to "several options...for a substantial amount of the FERC employees may be awarded.", we assume this is beyond the 235 that would otherwise be included in the pilot and 7 options. If this is the case, what types/categories of employees would be included, and approximately how many in number? Answer: "Several options ..." At this time there is no requirement for assessments above the total number of 235. 27. Question: Are there any other format requirements that must be adhered to besides the inclusion of the 52.212 clause(s)? Answer: Yes. Read Synopsis of 7/29/98 and this amendment. 28. Question: The requirements sound very much like those in our GSA MOBIS contract. Will this solicitation be open to contractors on GSA schedule? Will proposal requirements be the same for responding organizations both on and off the GSA schedule? Answer: Yes. 29. Question: I received your RFP 7/31/98. Are there any additional updates you can email me? Answer: Yes. Read amendment for instructions. 30. Question: I am unfamiliar with the letters "CLINs" as it appeared in your RFP. Would you please clarify. Answer: CLINS are the Contract Line Item Numbers. See the SOW. 31. Question: Could you please fax me, or tell me how to obtain 52-212-3, Offerors Representations & Certification -- Commercial Items. Answer: The Federal Acquisition Regulations can be found on the Internet, or you can purchase from the U. S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents. 32. Question: In the RFP 7/31/94 you ask contractor to submit the following: after that sentence their four items requested 1,2,3,5. # 4 seems to be missing. Am I correct to assume that there is no # 4? Answer: This was a typing error, #5 should be #4. 33. Question: The RFP states: Contractor shall provide pricing per participant for the Introductory Orientation for approximately 235 participants. Please help me with this. Are you asking for the cost of just the introductory orientation plus cost of administrating and interpreting the instrument divided by 235, or is this simply what the cost of the introductory orientation for 235 participants would be without purchasing, administrating and interpreting the instrument?Answer: See this amendment. Posted 08/07/98 (W-SN234187). (0219)

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