Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 15, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO TALENT DEVELOPMENT BENCH
Action
ACTION: AWARD BENCH CONTRACTS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD four-year, fixed rate task order based bench Contract Nos. PS45898000 through PS45898010, with the following firms: Grawbowski Collaborative Consulting, Insight Strategies, Inc., Kaygen Inc., Lopez and Company, LLP., MilliMicro Systems Inc., Newleaf Training and Development, OGX Consulting, Organic Communications, LLC., PROTRANS, Cynthia M. Ruiz & Associates, and The Greg Group, for Talent Development Services, for a not-to-exceed amount of $931,054 for the two-year base term effective April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2020, plus $465,526 for each of the two, one-year options, for a combined total amount not-to-exceed $1,862,106, subject to resolution of protest(s) if any; and
B. EXECUTE Task Orders under these Contracts for Talent Development services in a total amount not-to-exceed $1,862,106.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro’s Talent Development department leads employee development programs that include professional skills development and leadership development programs. The award of these bench contracts will serve to complement existing in-house staff in providing specialized training as needed.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Talent Development bench contracts (bench) permit Metro to supplement internal resources by having available consulting firms with a wide range of specialized training and development services.
The bench will provide expertise and resources to support and enhance employee development opportunities. The bench will also support existing leadership development programs and provide a breadth of training opportunities for Metro’s 10,000 plus employees.
Metro Talent Development continues to have requests for specialized training offerings and utilizing this bench will enable staff to honor all requests.
Financial_Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The funding of $50,000 for this service is included in the FY18 budget in cost center 6220, Talent Development, under project number 100001, General Overhead.
Since this is a multi-year contract the cost center manager and SBU Chief of Human Capital & Development will be accountable for budgeting the cost in future years, including any option(s) exercised.
Impact to Budget
The source of funds for Project 100001 is General Overhead funds, comprised of federal, state and local funds. These funds are eligible for bus and rail operating costs.
Alternatives_Considered
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
Staff has considered using in-house Metro resources to perform this work; however, this approach is not recommended as Metro does not have sufficient resources and subject matter experts available to perform this work.
The Board of Directors may choose not to authorize the contract award for this project; however, this alternative is not recommended as this bench contract is critical to the development and training of Metro’s growing workforce.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
Upon Board approval, staff will establish and execute the Talent Development bench contracts for specialized training and development services, effective April 1, 2018, and will competitively award individual task orders, on an as-needed basis.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Procurement Summary
Attachment B - DEOD Summary
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Patrice McElroy, Executive Officer, Talent Management,
(213) 418-3171
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: Joanne Peterson, Chief Human Capital & Development Officer
(213) 922-8891
Debra Avila, Chief Vendor/Contract Management Officer
(213) 418-3051
