Advanced Search

Third Party Resources (Productivity, Technology, Growth & Workforce Services) for the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)

Agency:	Iowa State University
State:	Iowa
Type of Contract:	Awards
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	A - Research and development R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Posted:	Apr 13, 2023
Solicitation No:	RFQ-1000702
Publication URL:	To access bid details, please log in.

Bid Information

Type	Request for Proposal (Public)
Status	Awarded
Number	RFQ-1000702 (Third Party Resources (Productivity, Technology, Growth & Workforce Services) for the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS))
Issue Date & Time	1/10/2023 02:00:01 PM (CT)
Close Date & Time	2/7/2023 02:00:00 PM (CT)
Duration	27 days 23 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds
Notes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) is soliciting information from qualified Third Party Resources (TPR) consultants to provide CIRAS clients with assessment, education, coaching and done-with-you (DWY) or done-for-you (DFY) project services in the following categories: * Productivity Services TWI Methodology * Technology Services Cybersecurity, Plant Layout Growth Services Marketing Research, Marketing Analysis and Modeling Workforce Services Employer Branding, Talent Recruitment, Workforce Consulting, Digital Targeted Recruitment, Workplace Culture Contractors are only required to complete and submit information for the expertise they are qualified for. They do not need to complete information for all categories listed. Contractors should read all materials carefully and note the due date. Contractors must submit all questions in the "Questions" tab related to this bid opportunity. Bid responses will ONLY be accepted online via ISUBid. Please allow adequate time to review and submit your response prior to the deadline.

Contact Information

Name	Sadie Anderson
Address	1340 Administrative Services Building 2221 Wanda Daley Drive Ames, IA 50011-1004 USA
Phone
Fax
Email	sadieg@iastate.edu

Awarded Suppliers

Supplier Name	Award Line Count	Award Amount
Amy Cell Talent	0	$0.00
Aspire Cyber LLC	0	$0.00
Lee Enterprises Inc	0	$0.00
On Point Strategies	0	$0.00
Regional Strategic Ltd	0	$0.00
Thrive Market Intelligence Inc	0	$0.00
TWI Leadership Solutions LLC	0	$0.00

Bid Documents

Document name	Format
Bid Invitation	Acrobat / PDF
Public Question & Answer	Acrobat / PDF

Bid Attachments

File Name	Description	File Size
ISU Instructions.pdf	Review the instructions for important information. REVISED APRIL 2022	174 KB
ISU General Terms & Conditions.pdf	Review the general terms and conditions carefully and any exceptions should be listed in the "Attributes" section. REVISED APRIL 2022	232 KB
ISU Federal Grant Terms.pdf	Review the federal grant terms carefully.	441 KB
CIRAS TPR Insurance Language - Professional Services Software Dev (Off Campus) 01-2023.pdf	Insurance Language Professional Services & Software Dev (Off Campus) 01/2023	169 KB
Productivity Expertise Requirements.docx	If you are submitting information for this category, this document is required to be downloaded, completed and uploaded under the "Response Attachments" tab. If you are not submitting information for this category, it is not required.	18 KB
Technology Expertise Requirements.docx	If you are submitting information for this category, this document is required to be downloaded, completed and uploaded under the "Response Attachments" tab. If you are not submitting information for this category, it is not required.	19 KB
Growth Expertise Requirements.docx	If you are submitting information for this category, this document is required to be downloaded, completed and uploaded under the "Response Attachments" tab. If you are not submitting information for this category, it is not required.	19 KB
Workforce Expertise Requirements.docx	If you are submitting information for this category, this document is required to be downloaded, completed and uploaded under the "Response Attachments" tab. If you are not submitting information for this category, it is not required.	20 KB
CIRAS Standards and SOW.pdf	CIRAS Standards and Scope Of Work. Download, sign and upload under the "Response Attachment" tab.	444 KB

Bid Questions

Question	If available, please provide a project overview from a representative project that would be considered to be outsourced to a TRP.
Answer	Varies by service area; descriptions listed in bid provide basic information on potential project details. Please review all documents thoroughly. As noted under each category requirement under the "Attachments" tab, "This RFP may be awarded to multiple qualified TPRs. An award is not a guarantee of project work."
Submitted	1/24/2023 11:48:13 AM (CT)

Question	What is a rough estimation of the number of client opportunities that come available to TRPs annually?
Answer	1-10 is a rough estimate as this varies by service area. Please review all documents thoroughly. As noted under each category requirement under the "Attachments" tab, "This RFP may be awarded to multiple qualified TPRs. An award is not a guarantee of project work."
Submitted	1/24/2023 11:42:59 AM (CT)

Question	What is the process that a client opportunity follows to become a TRP project?
Answer	Client request is evaluated by CIRAS staff to determine if using external resource is appropriate
Submitted	1/24/2023 11:41:18 AM (CT)

Question	Do the same insurance requirements apply to a one-person operation/entity with no employees?
Answer	Insurance requirements vary based on project risk - requirements listed represent moderate to high risk. If the category or projects you work on are not moderate to high risk, insurance requirements will not apply.
Submitted	1/24/2023 08:21:58 AM (CT)

Question	Do outside contractors working remotely (no on-site presence) need to meet the workers compensation insurance requirement?
Answer	Insurance requirements vary based on project risk - requirements listed represent moderate to high risk. If the category or projects you work on are not moderate to high risk, insurance requirements will not apply.
Submitted	1/23/2023 03:49:17 PM (CT)

Question	I a contractor is not given access to CIRAS information systems and network infrastructure and is not given access to CIRAS' clients' information systems and network infrastructures, is the Cyber/Data Privacy/Technology insurance required?
Answer	Insurance requirements vary based on project risk - requirements listed represent moderate to high risk. If the category or projects you work on are not moderate to high risk, insurance requirements will not apply.
Submitted	1/23/2023 03:47:26 PM (CT)

Question	Does the required insurance coverage need to be in place prior to responding to the RFP, or can it be obtained after finding the RFP response is succesful?
Answer	No, insurance certificates will only be required for awarded Suppliers and will only be required based on the risk level of the project.
Submitted	1/23/2023 03:45:21 PM (CT)

Question	For CMMC Prep How many locations are in-scope?
Answer	Varies by Client. Please review all documents thoroughly. As noted under each category requirement under the "Attachments" tab, "This RFP may be awarded to multiple qualified TPRs. An award is not a guarantee of project work."
Submitted	1/19/2023 04:08:02 PM (CT)

Question	Do you know have a target CMMC Level you are looking to achieve (1 – 5)
Answer	Varies by Client. Please review all documents thoroughly. As noted under each category requirement under the "Attachments" tab, "This RFP may be awarded to multiple qualified TPRs. An award is not a guarantee of project work."
Submitted	1/19/2023 04:04:31 PM (CT)

Question	Please list any leverage cloud services used (either Infrastructure-as-a-Service or Software- as-a-Service) (Ex: Amazon Web Services)?
Answer	Varies by Client. Please review all documents thoroughly. As noted under each category requirement under the "Attachments" tab, "This RFP may be awarded to multiple qualified TPRs. An award is not a guarantee of project work."
Submitted	1/19/2023 04:03:41 PM (CT)

Items 1 - 10 shown of 21 • Page 1 of 2 shown

First 1 2 3 > Last

Daily notification on new contract opportunities

With GovernmentContracts, you can:

Find more opportunities and win more business
Receive daily alerts for all new bid opportunities
Get contract opportunities matched to your business

ONE WEEK FREE TRIAL

See also

Engineering Consulting for In...

...(Engineering Consulting for Indoor DAS) Issue Date & Time 3/22/2024 08:00:01 AM (CT) ...

Iowa State University

Bid Due: 5/03/2024

* Disclaimer: Information regarding bids, requests for proposals (RFPs), or requests for qualifications (RFQs) is provided on this website only as a convenience and does not constitute official public notice. Persons wishing to respond to or inquire about bids, RFPs, or RFQs should contact the appropriate government department.