1. SCOPE OF WORK

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Personnel Department is requesting written proposals for:

• Supervisory Training
• Diversity/Discrimination Training
• Harassment/Bullying Training

Interested parties may bid one or all components.  Submitted bids must include proposed curriculum for each training to be provided, itemization of each training session and cumulative costs associated with such (including any travel time, if any), number of employees that would be accommodated for each training session, as well as certificates of completion for each training component.  Diversity/Discrimination and Harassment/Bullying trainings would be mandatory for each Tribal employee (approximately 1,300 employees). The Supervisory training would only be offered to employees that supervise (approximately 800 employees).  The Personnel Department would require access to a recording of each training to educate individuals unable to attend and to be used as a training tool for employees; this would be placed on the Tribes internal website to view and would not be accessible to the public.

We would also like to place frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Tribes internal website and are asking that those be compiled by each company submitting a proposal.

2. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

Bidders are requested to provide the following information in their proposal:

• general qualifications and experience of the company in the provision of providing training in each component.
• curriculum vitae of personnel assigned to this engagement
• detailed scope of work anticipated for each type of service being offered
• references from clients
• proposed contract rates and terms for the one (1) year period
• any other information that would help the review team to better understand your proposed offering

3. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Proposals, titled “CSKT Training Sessions”, must be submitted either by electronic email, or hard copy (in a sealed envelope), prior to 12:00 noon MST on Thursday, October 31, 2024 to:

Mail Submission to:   Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

             Attn: Personnel Department Head

             P.O. Box 278

             Pablo, MT 59855

Email Submission to:  Renee.Joachim@cskt.org

By submitting a proposal, the proponent grants a license to CSKT to distribute, copy, print, or translate their proposal for the purposes of evaluating it.

4. EVALUATION

Proposals will be evaluated on the following basis:

5. DISCLAIMER

Late or faxed proposals will not be accepted. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal submitted, and is not obligated to enter into a contract on the basis of any proposal submitted in response to this request. No payment will be made for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal response to this request. CSKT will evaluate all submitted proposals. The object of the evaluation and selection process is to identify the proposal that, in the Tribes’ opinion, offers the best value for the services requested. In assessing best value, the Tribes:

• may not necessarily accept the lowest proposal, and may, in its sole discretion, accept any proposal and may waive any minor informality or irregularity in proposals
• has no obligation to receive further information, whether written or oral, from any Proponent, nor to disclose the nature of any proposals received

Questions on the request for proposals can be addressed to Renee Joachim, at (406) 675-2700 or via email at Renee.Joachim@cskt.org.

Indian Preference Certification

This is an Indian preference bid and Tribal contractors who wish to receive Indian preference must obtain a certification by the Indian preference office as a legitimate Indian-owned business prior to submission of the bids.  This certification must be included with your RFP response.

The selection of the successful contractor and award of this project will be per the provisions of the CSKT Indian Preference Ordinance 101A.    It is the sole responsibility of the bidder/respondent to obtain and provide proof of Indian Preference certification from the Indian Preference Office. 

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All proposals will become the property of the CSKT Tribal Personnel Department.   The Tribes reserve the right to accept and reject and negotiate any element of any proposals received.