Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) Assessment Center

***THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW. THIS RFI IS BEING ISSUED UNDER DOL110RI21012.***** REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) Assessment Center for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) RFI Number DOL110RI21012 Notice Type: Request for Information Synopsis The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting market research for an upcoming procurement requirement. This IS NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to provide DOL with an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) Assessment Center system on a firm fixed-price basis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) for this request are: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services; 541612 Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services; and 541618 Other Management Consulting Services. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; HUBZone small business; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small business; women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business and GSA - Ebuy assessable (to include appropriate schedule identification) in order to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Background The Department of Labor requires that a responsive firm design and conduct a pre-selection SES CDP assessment center which measures several management characteristics to include reasoning skills, leadership, work style, and interpersonal skills as these characteristics align with the DOL SES Corps perspective. The firm will also provide a report which ranks approximately 80-85 applicants against the identified criteria. The DOL SES CDP selection process will have three (3) phases. The first phase to be conducted by DOL will be the review of candidate applications. The vendor provided pre-selection assessment center will be the second phase of the SES CDP selection process. The third phase of the SES CDP selection process is a structured executive interview to be conducted by DOL. To determine a firm's capability to provide the pre-selection assessment center and process described herein please respond to the following questions: 1. Explain your pre-selection assessment center design process (discuss the validity of process). 2. What are the components of the pre-assessment center? 3. What does the pre-assessment center experience look like from the participants' perspective? 4. What activities will each participant undertake? 5. How will the ranking of applicants be determined? 6. How long is the pre-assessment center process? 7. What would the final report entail; specifically what will be included in the final report? 8. Provide tools/materials (samples/examples) to illustrate your responses above. INSTRUCTIONS AND RESPONSE GUIDELINES This Request for Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government to issue a Request for Proposal or award of a contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted, for the vendor-sponsored demonstration or the Government's use of such information. Sources responding to this Sources Sought should submit the minimum information necessary for the Government to make a determination that the source is capable of satisfying the requirement(s). Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Request For Information or the Government's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Responses should be identified with DOL110RI21012, and are due no later than 3:00 P.M. (EST) on Monday, June 28, 2010. All interested parties must submit their responses via email to kippins.gene@dol.gov and stevens.william@dol.gov. Questions regarding this RFI will NOT be entertained at this time. Telephone calls regarding this RFI will not be accepted. The Government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this survey among small businesses or to make an award to an 8(a) firm, based on the responses received. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time.