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Professional Coaching Services - Re-Issue

Agency: Miami University
Level of Government: State & Local
Category:
  • R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
  • U - Education and Training Services
Opps ID: NBD15941372154823290
Posted Date: Mar 3, 2023
Due Date: Mar 10, 2023
Solicitation No: 0120231890

Bid Information



Type
RFP-OU
Status
Issued
Number
0120231890 (Professional Coaching Services - Re-Issue)
Issue Date & Time
1/31/2023 09:30:00 AM (ET)
Close Date & Time
3/10/2023 10:00:00 AM (ET)
Time Left 6 days 13 hours 53 minutes 17 seconds
Notes
Ohio University Human Resources is seeking suppliers to provide Professional Coaching Services. This re-issue has an updated Scope of Work.

Contact Information
Name
Mr. Michael Pidcock Procurement Commodity Manage
Address
1 Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701 USA
Phone
Fax
Email
pidcocm2@ohio.edu




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Question
What will be the mode of delivery, is there any preference for virtual or in-person?
Answer There is not a general preference. The university has adapted broadly to remote work, but in-person meetings can be quite effective in certain situations and should not be ruled out. We would need to know of any additional costs associated with in-person coaching.
Submitted 2/9/2023 03:26:54 PM (ET)


Question
What is the estimated budget?
Answer Currently, coaching services are not budgeted centrally, and costs are absorbed by the planning units requesting the coaching. Since the process is decentralized, I do not have visibility to all coaching requests which makes it difficult to provide accurate estimates on annual spending or number of people to be coached.
Submitted 2/9/2023 03:26:45 PM (ET)


Question
What is the estimated employees' numbers expected to undergo coaching?
Answer See answer to Budget question
Submitted 2/9/2023 03:26:33 PM (ET)


Question
Are you looking for additional recommendations/programs besides those mentioned in section 3 of the RFP, and/or are we able to recommend programs with different numbers of hours/sessions than those listed?
Answer We are not looking for additional recommendations/programs in the scope of this RFP, but not opposed to hearing other recommendations.
Submitted 2/3/2023 06:18:45 PM (ET)


Question
Is Ohio University open to virtual coaching services in addition to or in place of in-person services?
Answer There is not a general preference. The university has adapted broadly to remote work, but in-person meetings can be quite effective in certain situations and should not be ruled out. We would need to know of any additional costs associated with in-person coaching.
Submitted 2/3/2023 06:18:25 PM (ET)


Question
Do participants use the coaching services electively or are they required to use them?
Answer Both. Sometimes the coaching assignment stems from performance concerns and the employee needs to work with the coach to avoid derailing and/or to improve performance in some area. Other times, the coaching is purely developmental and intended to help the employee prepare for future opportunities that are supportive of their career development.
Submitted 2/3/2023 06:18:10 PM (ET)


Question
You mention sourcing coaches for a leadership development program of 50 participants. Is this the total anticipated volume for all types of coaching included in the scope? If not, what is your estimated total number of participants?
Answer The reference to 50 participants for a leadership program demonstrates a maximum perceived need for coaching services at any one time. We used to include executive coaching as a component of our Senior Leadership Development Program where each participant was assigned an Executive coach to support their development throughout the program. This was very costly and inconsistently effective, so we discontinued the offering. Although it would be nice to know what the cost and capacity would be for a provider to support such a request in the future, this is not a primary need for us. As to estimating the number of coaching engagements, these requests are currently decentralized so I am not able to provide an accurate projection.
Submitted 2/3/2023 06:17:55 PM (ET)


Question
Will you exclusively need executive coaches, or coaches for mid-level employees as well?
Answer We may have an occasional need for mid-level coaching, but since coaching engagements can be costly, these experiences are most likely to be focused on senior/executive level leaders (Deans, VP’s, Assistant VP’s, Chief positions, etc.)
Submitted 2/3/2023 06:17:39 PM (ET)


Question
Will you ONLY consider consultants who are
certified (ICF or ICC)? OR will you consider consultants based on years of experience within higher education ?
Answer Since there is no shortage of people offering coaching services, and since there is also a wide range of competence in this space, we strongly prefer certified coaches. Neither experience nor certification can guarantee coaching effectiveness, but we think we generally have higher likelihood of success with the added rigor of certification, so we strongly prefer credentialled coaches.
Submitted 1/31/2023 11:26:06 AM (ET)







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Activity Date Activity Name Description
1/20/2023 10:00:00 AM (ET)
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