SES Briefing Instructional Services

This NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A NON COMPETITVE CONTRACT is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The authority for this award is FAR 13.106(b), soliciting from a single source; Purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (Office of the OPM Director and the Federal Executive Institute), in conjunction with the White House Offices of Presidential Personnel and Cabinet Affairs, conducts periodic interagency orientation briefings to new political appointees and Senior Executive Service (SES) members. The sessions incorporate lectures, discussions, question-and-answer periods, and opportunities for networking. Topics covered include Administration goals and priorities, practical advice on how to work effectively across government, training in OPM Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ), etc. The Briefings end in a swearing-in ceremony. In support its mission the Federal Executive Institute intends to issue a non-competitive purchase order to The Triad Consulting Group, 50 Church Street Cambridge, MA, to provide a 90 to 120 minute session on working effectively across government, specifically how to hold difficult conversations and discussions, how to resolve differences, and how to give and receive feedback effectively for the period of date of award through December 31, 2013.