Title
Professional Development, Facilitation and Training Services - RFQu 20-031 (Ordinance S-46291)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into new contracts with the 33 companies listed below for professional development, facilitation, and training services for various City departments. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item. The five-year aggregate value of all contracts will not exceed $2 million.
Report
Summary
The Human Resources Department receives numerous requests from City departments for services which require procurement of specialized professionals and consultants to provide professional development, facilitation, and training services. The vendors referenced below are qualified firms or individuals who will be placed on a Qualified Vendors List (QVL) to provide professional facilitation, training, motivational speaking, or management consulting services to departments citywide or with members of the community. The engagement formats may include, but are not limited, to community engagements, workshops, focus groups, informational sessions, seminars, departmental training, meetings and work sessions. Solutions to be provided by contracted vendors range from turn-key solutions to highly customized sessions in order to meet department and/or the community's needs.
Procurement Information
Request for Qualifications (RFQu) 20-031 was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, with the intent of establishing a list of qualified vendors to supply professional development, facilitation, and training services to departments citywide. There were 45 offers received by the Finance Department's Procurement Division on Oct. 11, 2019. The offers were evaluated by a committee which determined that the following 33 offers met the City's minimum qualifications criteria:
Wellington Consulting Group, LTD
Tyrone A. Holmes Performance Consultants, LLC
Triad West, Inc
Traaen & Associates, LLC
The Pontis Group, LLC
The New River Group, LLC dba New River Group
The Murli Group, LLC
Talsa LTD
Sympraxis LLC
SOS Technology, LLC dba SOS Consulting
Sheila Murphy, LLC
SDS Global Enterprises, Inc
Positive Potentials LLC
MSS Technologies, Inc.
McKinnon Performance Consulting
Maricopa Corporate College
Management Partners, Inc
LeCroy & Milligan Associates, Inc
Keen Independent Research LLC
Heartfelt Workforce LLC
Gunn Communications Inc
FranklinCovey Client Sales, Inc
Elevate USA Inc
Dr. Maria Church International LLC
Dr. Karen Jacobson Enterprises, LLC
Compass Computer and Business School, LLC
Carla Carter & Associates, Inc. dba Center for Change Excellence
Blanchard Training and Development, Inc dba The Ken Blanchard Companies
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC dba BerryDunn
Ben Harrison Associates, LLC
Bailey Strategic Innovation Group dba Extraordinary Balance
The Center for Professional Development, Inc
Avid Consulting, LLC
The Finance Director recommends that the offers from the above vendors be accepted as responsive and responsible offers that are most advantageous to the City.
Contract Term
The five-year contract term shall begin on or about Feb. 1, 2020.
Financial Impact
This is a Citywide contract and funds are available in the various departments' budgets. The five-year aggregate value of all contracts will not exceed $2 million.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone, and the Human Resources and Finance departments.