RFI No. 90XXXX

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COUNTY OF ALAMEDA

REQUEST FOR INTEREST No. 901171

for

Training and Organizational Development

Any Request for Proposal (RFP) issued as a result of this Request for Interest (RFI) will be issued electronically via e-mail. Please immediately update the County Contact noted below of any e-mail address changes. This RFI and any RFP issued as a result of this RFI will be posted on the General Services Agency Current Contracting Opportunities website located at: . Please visit the website for further information regarding this project, or contact the person listed below.

Contact Person:Nicholas Roberts, Contract Specialist I

Phone Number: (510) 208-9616

E-mail Address:

To vendors registered or certified in the Small Local Emerging Business vendor database: Please maintain correct and accurate e-mail address information to ensure receipt of future RFIs.

RFI RESPONSE DUE

by

2:00 p.m.

on

September 20, 2013

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  1. INTENT

The intent of this Request for Interest (RFI) is to search for qualified vendors to provide training and organizational development services required by Alameda County Training and Education Center (TEC), formerly the Conference Center, on an as-needed basis for County Departments and their employees and for external customers.

The County intends to release a Request for Proposal (RFPand award a three-year contract (with option to renew) to the bidder(s) selected as the most responsible bidder(s) whose response conforms to the RFP and meets the County’s requirements.

The County of Alameda does not guarantee that a subsequent RFP will be issued. Should an RFP be issued, the terms and conditions described in this RFI are not guaranteed to remain exactly the same.

  1. SCOPE

The Alameda County Training and Education Center (TEC) is located at 125 Twelfth Street, Oakland, CA. It has been providing organizational/employee development services such as assessment, training, consulting, coaching and facilitation for over 15years to Alameda County’s 8,000+ employees, as well as to other public sector agencies and external business organizations on a charge-back or fee for service basis. The TEC is seeking a variety of organizational consultants/trainers/facilitators that are able and willing to partner with the TEC to provide high quality services to County departments, outside organizations and individuals with the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of organizations and ensuring their future.

Training curriculum can be pre-designed from the Contractor but must be customized to the County. Design of specific products for the County, with County ownership, will be targeted for a “training for trainers” approach. Specific departmental interventions will be determined based on departmental customer needs. The TEC shall decide whether to provide student workbooks or to allow the Contractor to provide them. Projected activity is estimated at up to 1700 hours of consulting/design or facilitation per year and 210 days per year of training on various projected topics. An estimate of 25 to 30 participants will attend each training class.

  1. VENDOR QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Vendor minimum qualification criteria include, but are not limited, to the following:

  1. Bidder shall be regularly and continuously engaged in the business of providing training and organizational development services for at least five (5) years.
  2. Bidder shall possess all permits, licenses and professional credentials necessary to supply product and perform services as specified under this RFP.
  3. Bidder must possess technical knowledge and skills, including hardware/software trouble-shooting in a classroom or study lab setting.

Vendor must be able to demonstrate:

  1. Experience in working with a diverse student/experience base with persons of various educational and multicultural backgrounds;
  2. Experience in the public and/or private sector.
  3. Knowledge and skills in any or all of the following areas: leadership development, organizational analysis and assessment, career assessment and development, coaching, succession planning, strategic planning, and/or other areas of organizational development services. Workplace mediation services also desirable.

Experience must be demonstrated by references provided by Bidder at the time of the bid.

  1. COUNTY PROVISIONS
  1. Small Local Emerging Business Program: The County is vitally interested in promoting the growth of small and emerging local businesses by means of increasing the participation of these businesses in the County’s purchase of goods and services.

As a result of the County’s commitment to advance the economic opportunities of these businesses, Bidders must meet the County’s Small and Emerging Locally Owned Business requirements in order to be considered for the contract award. These requirements can be found online at:

For purposes of this bid, applicable industries include, but are not limited to, the following NAICS Code(s): 541611,541612,541613,541614 and 541618 as having no more than $14,000,000 in average annual gross receiptsover the last three (3) years.

An emerging business, as defined by the County, is one that has less than 1/2 of the preceding amount and has been in business less thanfive (5) years.

  1. First Source Program: Information regarding the County’s First Source Program can be found online at:
  1. COUNTY CONTACTS

Questions regarding this RFI must be submitted in writing to:

Nicholas Roberts, Contract Specialist I

Alameda County, GSA—Purchasing

1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 907

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: (510) 208-9616

Fax: 510-208-9626

E-mail:

  1. ESTIMATED CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Event / Date
Request for Interest (RFI) Issued / September 12, 2013
RFI Response Due / This RFI will remain open until the RFP is issued
Request for Proposal (RFP) Issued / September 20, 2013
RFP Response Due / November 7, 2013
Award Date / January 28, 2014
Contract Start Date / February 1, 2014

Note:Dates indicated are approximate.

  1. REQUEST FOR INTEREST RESPONSE FORMAT

Alameda County GSA–Purchasing intends to issue an RFP in order to establish a contract for the above-referenced service in the near future.

  1. Vendors that meet the Qualification Criteria and are interested in being included on the vendor list to receiveany subsequent bid documents (if issued), shouldsend an e-mail to y 2:00 p.m. on, September 20, 2013.

The subject of the e-mail must read:

  • PLEASE ADD TO VENDOR LIST - RFI No. 901171

The body of the e-mail must contain the following:

  • Business Name
  • Contact’s Name
  • Business Address (PO Box/Street Address, City, State)
  • Contact’s Telephone Number
  • Contact’s E-mail Address
  1. In addition, the County encourages any new vendors that are local to Alameda Countyto register and be added to the County SLEB database. More information on how to register can be found on the County’s website at:
  1. Both local and non-local can subscribe to any or all Contracting Opportunities Categories and/or Calendar of Events for automatic updates. Subscribers will receive an e-mail announcing when the latest information has been updated on our website. More information on how to Subscribe can be found on the County’s website at:

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