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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.
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