NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY POSTED ON
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SOLUTIONS NO.21-0004

Competitive Solicitation Posting: July 8, 2021

Deadline for submitting Bids: August 20, 2021

Find the full solicitation on the Washington Electronic Business Solution (WEBS). If you are not registered in WEBS you will not receive any updates or amendments regarding this solicitation, which will disadvantage your bid.

Pre-Bid Conference: July 22, 2021 10:00 AM PST. Join via Zoom: https://des-wa.zoom.us/j/94369590271?pwd=N0xha3Q4NEN2WUZaQm5IYmVZeHg1Zz09

Meeting ID: 943 6959 0271 Password: 966504

Join via phone: 888 788 0099 US Toll-free; or 877 853 5247 US Toll-free

Project Location: Statewide, primarily Olympia, WA

Project Description: The purpose of this Competitive Solicitation is to solicit and award contracts with a focus on virtual instructor-led training and in-person instructor-led training to add desirable and complimentary leadership development courses to WLP’s portfolio of learning solutions to support employer goals through the provision of trainings represented in these five subcategories:

• Trademarked Leadership Development courses (trademarked through certified course owner): Up to ten (10) Contract awards;
• Coaching: Up to ten (10) Contract awards;
• Team Building: Up to ten (10) Contract awards;
• Management and Supervision: Up to ten (10) Contract awards; and
• General “other” Leadership Development Courses: Up to ten (10) Contract awards.

Commodity Codes:

• 924-05-Advisory Services, Educational,
• 924-42-Instructors, Classes for the Public,
• 952-90-Training and Instruction (For Clients, Not Staff),
• 920-91-Training, Computer Based (Software Supported),
• 918-38-Education and Training Consulting,
• 924-35-In-Service Training (For Employees),
• 924-41-Instructor-led, Classroom Training (Non-Technical),
• 924-40-Instructor-led, Classroom Training (Technical),
• 924-80-Tutoring,
• 924-86-Vocational Training, All Types (Including Vocational Rehabilitation and Technical Education)

Inclusion plan: None

Preference/priority points: Washington Small and Veteran business.

Deadline for questions: August 12th: All questions or concerns regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Procurement Coordinator by August 12, 2021. The Procurement Coordinator is Gregg Patterson at descprminternal@des.wa.gov.

Solicitation Documents Available: Contract Documents, contacts and Bid instructions are available in WEBS https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/

For more information on upcoming solicitations: Workforce Learning & Performance Planned Procurements

Upcoming solicitations for training

• Human Resource Development (#21-0005)
• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion* (#21-0006)
• Personal & Professional Skill Development (#21-0007)
• Facilitation & Presentation Skills (#21-0008)
• IT/Technology (#21-0009)
• Risk Management (#21-0010)