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GSA Status
GSA
Contract Number:
GS-10F-0017P
Accessing
Yellow Wood Associates (YWA) has never been easier. U.S. federal agencies
and other eligible organizations can procure YWA's services through U.S.
General Services Administration's (GSA's) Federal Supply Schedule for
Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS),
including SIN 874-1 (Consulting services), SIN
874-2 (Facilitation services), and SIN 874-3
(Survey services).
 For
more information, contact:
Shanna Ratner
Contract Administrator
228 North Main Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: (802) 524-6141
Fax: (802) 524-6643
E-mail: shanna@yellowwood.org
AUTHORIZED
FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE
PRICE
LIST FOR MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL, & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SERVICES (MOBIS)
CONTRACT
NUMBER GS-10F-0017P
Table
of Contents
About
Yellow Wood Associates
SIN
874-1: Consulting Services
SIN
874-2: Facilitation Services
SIN
874-3: Survey Services
About
Yellow Wood Associates
Yellow
Wood Associates (YWA) is a women-owned small business serving clients
since 1985. YWA offers government agencies a unique blend of experience in
facilitation, training, and process consulting seasoned with knowledge
gained through years of research in community and natural resource-based
development. We are both excellent researchers and skilled facilitators.
Our experience working with federal, state, and local governments,
non-profit organizations, community groups, and foundations in the
United States
allows us to bring a rich mix of perspectives to our work with federal
agencies. In addition to the regular staff, YWA has established a network
of skilled consultants who are available to assist in carrying out
specialized assignments as required. All work performed by YWA is
supervised and coordinated by the Principal.
As a small business, our Principal works closely with each and
every client to ensure a positive outcome. Our commitment to quality is
embodied in our approach to contracting. As part of every contract
negotiation, we ask our clients to withhold 10% of the total project cost
until they are completely satisfied with our work. We have never failed to
receive the final 10% due to client dissatisfaction.
Two aspects of the way we work with our clients distinguish Yellow Wood
Associates from other consulting firms.
First, we see our job as not only assisting clients in getting the
final product that they really want, but also as transferring skills so
that the people with whom we work can develop the capacity to achieve
their goals without us in the future. The second distinguishing aspect of
our work is the way we view expertise. We see ourselves as co-learners
with the client, and value each contract as a process through which we
will both share and expand our own skills and expertise.
YWA’s
training in community capacity building is tailored to the needs of the
communities. The process of program design includes telephone interviews
with a representative sample of people who will attend the workshops to
determine areas of need. YWA’s proprietary
program You Get What You MeasureR has provided the
framework for recent training work.
YWA has
recently received a rating of 90 from Open Ratings, the firm used by the
General Services Administration (GSA) to evaluate firms for inclusion in
GSA Schedules. This is well above the average for our class of business
and signifies excellent overall performance. Ratings for reliability,
cost, delivery/timeliness, quality, business relations, personnel, and
customer support were all above 90 with no negative responses in any
category.
 "Our
goal is to work toward creating vital rural communities through attention
to improved interaction of human, natural, cultural and technological
resources. We encourage public participation in the community economic
development process. We work hard to identify practical solutions to
problems confronting rural communities and rural entrepreneurs."
SIN #874-1
Consultation Services
YWA
conducts in-depth qualitative and quantitative research using a variety of
techniques including literature searches and reviews, database analysis,
telephone interviews, surveys (see below), field work, primary and
secondary data collection and analysis, and spatial analysis. We are adept
at integrating information from various sources to yield multi-faceted
understanding of complex topics. Our clients know us for our capacity to
deliver detailed, accurate, and useful information in a timely manner.
We
begin our work with clients by taking the time to understand what exactly
is needed and how clients intend to use our work. By beginning at the end,
we are able to design efficient research methods with clear
responsibilities that allow us to produce superior products. As a small
business, every client receives special attention.
YWA
uses a learning approach to program evaluation. We believe that effective
evaluation is not a one-time endeavor added on to a program at the end,
but an ongoing opportunity to learn and improve. We are able to provide
traditional and innovative evaluation services. YWA has worked with the
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program in the
Northeast on adopting an outcome funding approach, and with the Vermont
Department of Agriculture and Marketing to design and implement a grants
review process. Federal grants programs that adopt an outcome funding
approach have a greater likelihood of funding projects that produce
behavioral change.
YWA’s
strategic planning experience includes comprehensive sectoral planning as
in our study of the wood products industry in
Northern
New York
State, as well as applications of You Get What You Measureâ
(described under Training Services below).
YWA’s program development experience includes conceptualizing and
implementing the
National
Community
Forestry
Center, Northern Forest Region – part of a USDA CREES Fund for
Rural
America
Center, and conceptualizing and implementing two USDA Rural Development SBIR
programs, See the
Forest
â
and Green Community Technologies.
"This
is the best strategy of its kind I have seen."
-Dennis Allee,
Senior Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Economic
Development
SIN #874-2
Facilitation Services
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Assist
in developing objectives and agenda
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Identify
participants
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Clarify
expectations and needs
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Design
meeting/workshop
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Conference
call, NetMeeting, Study tour options
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Prepare
materials
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Facilitate
large and small groups
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Conduct
focus groups
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Integrate
skill development as needed
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Provide
written records and summaries of meetings/workshops
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Post-facilitation
support for follow up activities
YWA
provides customized facilitation services to large and small groups
seeking effective communication and group problem-solving. We specialize
in highly interactive workshop and meeting design for people with a
variety of different learning styles. We view conflict as a positive force
for improved understanding. We believe that people work together most
effectively when they are enjoying themselves, so we strive to include
elements of fun in our facilitation services.
"We think you worked very
cooperatively and professionally. You were very helpful in refining and
defining a process to get an overall end result and you had good follow-up
after the project."
-Jim
Wood, Northeast Stewardship Project
SIN
#874-3 Survey Services
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Clarify objectives and intended use of information collected
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Identify
target
population(s)
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Develop survey instruments
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Design and implement
surveys
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Pilot and
pre-test
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Qualitative data
collection
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Field work
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Design templates for data entry
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G
IS applications
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Data analysis
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Reporting including content, methodology, and sample
characteristics
Yellow Wood Associates has extensive experience designing,
implementing, and analyzing surveys. We work closely with our clients to
clarify how they intend to use the information collected. With a thorough
understanding of survey objectives, we avoid unnecessary questions and
data overload. We build sufficient cross-checks into surveys to establish
validity of response, and carefully compare sample with population
characteristics. We are skilled in preparing survey summaries for the
general public.
“I
like the final product. You
ran good meetings. They were
well prepared and the right people were there.
The work was done on time.”
-Bernard Leerkes, Farmer and
Member of the
Essex
County
Farmland Protection
Board
“Your
understanding of the hurdles to be jumped, enthusiasm for determining the
best solutions, and ability to define workable strategies were enormously
helpful to us. Survey results
are well-thumbed and talked about; are and will be very useful to the
business community.”
-Marcy
Neville, Coordinator, Moriah Economic Development Zone
Information
for Ordering Activities
1-
Contract Number: GS-10F-0017P
2- Contract Period: October 3, 2003 through October 2, 2008
3- Federal Supply Group: 874
4- Class: R499
5- Business Size: Small, Woman Owned Business
6- Federal Tax ID Number: 03-0300779
7- The types of services provided by this schedule: Management,
Organizational and Business Improvement Services
(MOBIS)
8- Maximum Order Limitation: $1,000,000
9- Minimum Order: $300
10- Geographic Coverage: Domestic only
11- Point of Production: Same as company address
12- Discount from List Price or Statement of Net Price: Government net
prices (discounts already deducted)
13- Quantity Discounts: None
14- Prompt Payment Terms: Net 30 days
15- Foreign items: None
16- Time of Delivery: Negotiated
17- F.O.B. Point: Destination
18- Ordering address:
Yellow Wood Associates
228 North Main Street
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
(802) 524-6141
(802) 524-6643 (Fax)
19- Payment Address:
Yellow Wood Associates
228 North Main Street
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
20 -Warranty Provision: Not Applicable
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