Newport News Opengov #27-1959-1603

Newport News on-call HR consulting and support services

The City of Newport News seeks on-call human resources consulting and support, alongside an attached Information Technology standards inventory that identifies preferred platforms and configurations. - Government buyer: City of Newport News, through the City Manager and Office of Purchasing; the Department of Human Resources is the requesting office for the HR solicitation. The attached IT standards document identifies the City’s Information Technology department. - Requested HR services: Recruitment below executive level; executive recruitment; HR consulting; learning and development; mediation; executive coaching; organizational development; cultural training; survey services; and voluntary employee financial, healthcare, and retirement-planning education. The City anticipates multiple awards, with no guaranteed work volume; individual assignments are generally expected to be $200,000 or less but may be larger. - Rates and delivery: Proposals must price fully burdened hourly rates for a Principal/Senior HR Consultant, HR Consultant/Generalist, Compliance/ER Specialist, HR Analyst/Coordinator, and Administrative Support Staff, plus a flat rate per group session. Services are on-call and as needed, with progress updates, stakeholder communication, and performance metrics. - Important education-service restrictions: The employee financial, healthcare, and retirement education must be neutral and educational only. Contractors may not sell or promote products, generate leads, steer employees to providers, or provide individualized investment, insurance, tax, or legal advice. Confidentiality, accessibility, disclosures, qualified personnel, and aggregate utilization reporting are required. The service must coordinate with existing City programs and vendors Empower and ComPsych. - Named OEMs and vendors in the attached IT standards inventory: Dell, Microsoft (including Surface), Adobe, Google, Mozilla, CrowdStrike, Ivanti, Palo Alto Networks (GlobalProtect), Intel, Oracle, VMware, HPE (SimpliVity), Laserfiche, Motorola Solutions, Esri, Tyler Technologies, Mitel, Trimble (Cityworks), and CentralSquare Technologies (iNovah). The inventory also names QWS3270, Crystal Reports, and iasWorld CAMA; the document does not clearly identify their manufacturers. These are technology-platform references, not separately specified purchases in the HR solicitation. - Period of performance: One-year initial term, with four one-year renewal options at the City’s discretion and a possible mutually agreed extension of up to six months. - Evaluation and submission: Proposals are assessed on methodology and approach, firm experience and capabilities, key personnel qualifications, and fair and reasonable pricing. Electronic submission is required through the City’s OpenGov Procurement portal.

Description

The City of Newport News seeks qualified firms to provide on-call, as-needed human resources services supporting recruitment, workforce development, organizational effectiveness, and related administrative needs. Services span ten categories, including recruitment, HR consulting, learning and development, mediation, coaching, organizational development, cultural training, surveys, and employee financial, healthcare, and retirement planning education. Offerors may propose for one or more categories; the City anticipates multiple awards, and work is not guaranteed. Individual assignments generally are expected to be valued at $200,000 or less, though assignments may exceed that amount.

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