Reality Based Leadership Program for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Associated Institutes

INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), on behalf of the National Institutes of Mental Health intends to negotiate and award an Indefinte Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with Task Orders, to Cy Wakeman Inc. to obtain multiple phases of a larger scale Reality Based Leadership Program. Cy Wakeman Inc. is the only source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because they have developed and maintain exclusive Intellectual Property rights on the required Reality Based Leadership Program. There are no licensed third party vendors that can provide the trainings. Specifically, NIMH, with other associated institutes, seeks to provide use the Reality Based Leadership Program to train key seniors leaders across the NIH of the benefits and proven results of the Reality Based Leadership program and engage and empower employees to gain excitement about driving organizational results and adding value to an organization. Accordingly, North Western University is uniquely qualified to provide the services required for this contract. Cy Wakeman Inc. 20330 Veterans Drive, Suite 1, Elkhorn, NE 68022 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 611430 Professional and Managemnet Development Training. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal Acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-101. Effective September 26, 2018. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Reality Based Leadership Program for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Associated Institutes Project Description The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on transforming the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health. The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. Reality-Based Leadership is a revolutionary new approach to leadership that unlike any other development program is proven to raise engagement to the highest levels while simultaneously hardwiring accountability throughout the workplace. Leaders readily and willingly embrace the strategies and techniques immediately in workplace application that quickly impacts bottom line results. The learning objectives of the Reality Based Leadership Program offerings are to help leaders become fluent in proven techniques and strategies to: - Conserve team energy and direct leadership resources to people and on issues with the highest possible ROI. - Reduce stress and conflict in their own life and the lives of their teams. - Enhance engagement and accountability of human resources. - Utilize development opportunities to enhance the capabilities of their talent. - Avoid the most common things leaders do to create barriers to their own change efforts. - Understand the new employee value equation - the way in which employees truly add value in the workplace. - Understand and be able to use a new metric for assessing talent based upon the value the employee adds to the organization as a whole. - Enhance the leaders' ability to hire, coach and reward those who can truly impact the mission of the business. - Learn simple yet powerful strategies to help employees move from a mentality of learned helplessness to personal accountability. - Understand the key elements of development and coaching along with many strategies for fast-tracking the development of future and diverse leaders. - Build a performance expectation of "thrivability" for each employee. - Gain fluency in strategies to rally teams to align willingly to organizational goals. - Learn to utilize a variety of Fast Track tools of to move through resistance and begin problem-solving. The learning objectives of the Reality Based Rules of the Workplace are: - Employees will gain clarity on ways to add true value to an organization and enhance fluency on navigating changing times. - Learn how to use the new Employee Value Formula for measuring worth by quantifying factors such as current performance, future potential, and emotional expensiveness. - Understand the five reality-based rules of becoming a happy top performer and how to apply those principals in the workplace. - Participants will gain excitement about driving for organizational results through changing mindsets and the empowerment to take charge of their own happiness. Specific Project Requirements: The Contractor shall deliver multiple phases of a larger scale Reality Based Leadership Program. The program will train key seniors leaders across the NIH of the benefits and proven results of the Reality Based Leadership program and engage and empower employees to gain excitement about driving organizational results and adding value to an organization. A description of each phase of the program is listed in detail below. Phase 1: The Contractor shall develop and administer a pre-implementation survey for program participants to measure accountability and engagement levels and correlation. Phase 2: The Contractor shall provide quarterly, in-person Reality-Based Leadership development sessions to program participants. The Contractor shall provide related Reality Based Leadership content for each session and certified key personnel to facilitate the day training. The curriculum shall include the following four, 6-hour training courses for leadership participants: Session #1 - Reality-Based Leadership Session #2 - Hardwiring Accountability into the Workplace Session #3 - Business Readiness - Ensuring Teams Are Ready for What's Next Session #4 - Tools of Reality-Based Leadership Additionally, the Contractor shall provide four, 4-hour training courses for staff participants as well as ad hoc 2-hour introductory sessions for new program participants as necessary. Phase 3: The Contractor shall provide a four-day Reality Based Leadership certification program for selected program participants. The Contractor shall provide Reality Based Leadership certification content and certified key personnel to facilitate the training. The Contractor shall certify eligible participants to facilitate Reality Based Leadership and Rules of the Workplace as well as educate participants on how to administer and use the Reality Based Virtual Training Platform. Once certified, a facilitator shall be able to deliver any session at any location as long as licenses have been secured for each session participant. Phase 4: The Contractor shall develop and administer a post-implementation survey for program participants to measure accountability and engagement levels and correlation. The Contractor shall implement customized metrics to measure impact of the development experiences. Phase 5: The Contractor shall provide design, data collection, analysis and report out of a research study showing any correlations between engagement, accountability development and training programs. Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this requirement is to acquire a multi-phased leadership program to help leaders and staff become fluent in proven techniques and strategies necessary to change the mindsets of their teams, teach great mental processes that eliminate emotional waste and ensure top engagement and accountability. Period of Performance: February 1, 2019-January 31, 2022 CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by December 27, 2018 by 12:00pm EST and must reference number. Responses must be submitted electronically to Jeffrey Brown at jeffrey.brown@nih.gov and must reference the solicitation number 75N95019Q00043, on your electronic request. FAX requests are not accepted. "All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency."