The CIGIE DEI&A Committee is releasing this RFI to obtain responses from all interested parties, including from small and disadvantaged vendors in particular, on specific DEIA training services that they are capable of providing to federal Offices of Inspector Generals (OIGs).

The purpose of this RFI is to obtain responses and industry information to inform the CIGIE DEI&A Committee on the status of training capabilities and tools in the DEIA area to assist OIG organizations in increasing awareness and knowledge of DEIA principles.

The CIGIE DEI&A Committee plans to hold a Vendor Day event on February 22, 2024, to cover this scope of potential DEIA training services. Please do not respond to this RFI with products or services concerning other topic areas. Any items that are submitted outside of the scope will be disregarded and will not be considered without any further communications.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quotes (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a solicitation or an award in the future. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), DEI&A Committee is seeking available sources that are interested in and capable of, providing the requirements described in the RFI. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes (market research) and does not constitute a solicitation or a promise of a solicitation issuance in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government, CIGIE, the CIGIE DEI&A Committee or individual Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) to contract for any services or to accept any unsolicited quotes or proposals. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense and will not be reimbursed by CIGIE or any other members of the CIGIE community. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future, potential RFQ or RFP.