On behalf of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) solicits an organization or individual to support the operations of a public education industry steering committee.  This group – made up of representatives from area public independent school districts – works to address human resources issues in the industry, including shortages of skilled personnel.

Working with an H-GAC staff member, the consultant will help

• Plan, organize and support industry group meetings
• Facilitate long-range and short-range planning efforts to help the group achieve its planned results
• Write the group’s program of work and put in place measurements to gauge success

DEADLINE

The deadline for receiving responses to this request is 12:00 noon Central Daylight Time on Thursday, September 23, 2010.  Late proposals will not be accepted.  There will be no exceptions.

SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
Bidders may deliver, mail or email their responses. 

• For printed proposals:  (1)  Format using a 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing, (2) Staple or bind hard copies in the upper left hand corner, and (3) provide three complete copies of your proposal.

  For proposals on computer disc:  (1) Use a standard CD-RW disc, (2) Provide your proposal in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format (do NOT password protect files), and (3) include one set of signed original proposal submission documents (proposal cover page and all declarations, assurances and certifications pages with original signatures).  H-GAC is not responsible for unreadable computer discs.

  For electronically submitted proposals:  (1) Make sure you include the proposal cover sheet as the first page of text, (2) Provide your proposal in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format (do NOT password protect files), (3) Do not send materials in zip files—our email server will not accept those files, and (4) Provide scanned images of signed declarations, assurances, and certifications.

  1. Mail responses to Carol Kimmick, Human Services Department, Houston-Galveston Area Council, Post Office Box 22777, Houston, Texas 77277-2777.  Be sure your submission is postmarked by no later than Monday, September 20, 2010.
  2. Email responses to workforceproposals@h-gac.com and carol.kimmick@h-gac.com by no later than 12:00 noon Central Daylight Time on Thursday, September 23, 2010.
  3. Deliver responses by hand to H-GAC offices at 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120, Houston, Texas from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.  Address your submission to Carol Kimmick, Human Services Department, Houston-Galveston Area Council.

After the deadline, H-GAC will notify each bidder in writing of our receipt of its proposal.

BIDDERS’ CONFERENCE

H-GAC will not hold a bidders’ conference for this Request.  Potential bidders may email questions to H-GAC at carol.kimmick@h-gac.com until 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.  We will post answers to those questions online after September 9, 2010.