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If you are looking for a consultant, you have several options:- Search our Member Directory. Search and view profiles of individual members. You may find several candidates that meet your top criteria and contact them directly.
Click here for more information on how to select a consultant. - Issue a Request for a Bid (RFB)if you are considering multiple candidates and you feel the consulting engagement may be extensive. You can send your RFB to your top candidates yourself, or you can email your RFB to the Alliance [contact @ assetsalliance.org], to send the RFB to the entire membership.
- Contact the Alliance for Training Institute or Large-Scale Technical Assistance Team(s) Contact the Alliance Management Team [contact @ assetsalliance.org] to discuss partnering with the Alliance directly. This broader approach is appropriate if your desired scope of work includes training, technical assistance, or both or will require multiple consultants at a regional, state or national scale.
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Please contact us if you have any questions about which option would best suit the needs of your project and organization or see our Tips for Choosing a Consultant.
To select a consultant:
- Contact several candidates and interview them. Through this conversation, you will be able to determine whether or not they listen well (a critical skill to good consulting), whether or not you initially feel comfortable with them, and whether or not they have the experience that will help you meet your needs.
- Discuss with them the various consulting services they offer (i.e., training, onsite TA, phone/e-mail TA) and how they see envision serving you most effectively.
- Find out their availability. Do they have the time for you when you need it?
- Find out the price of their services and what that price entails, i.e., will you be responsible for their direct costs on top of their rate? Be sure to define exactly which direct costs they will bill to you.
- Discuss similar work projects in which they have provided services and seek references for these services.
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To issue an Request For Bid:
An RFB is an invitation to consultants to bid on providing specific services to your organization. An RFB can be simple and can ask the candidates to describe ways in which they would approach the stated problem and outcomes you have defined and the budget they would anticipate needing to perform the work.
You can also place a cap on the budget amount, ask for references and/or samples of previous work, designate the format to be used in preparing the bid, specify the timeframe within which the work will be completed and give the deadline for the bid submission.
Using an RFB will also give you insight into prospective consultants' logic and writing ability. Be sure to keep the requirements of the RFB reasonable.
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To arrange for training or larger scale technical assistance:
- Send an email to us [contact @ assetsalliance.org]. Someone will contact you shortly.
- If you are seeking training, describe the training you want for your organization or constituency in your email. The Alliance can provide one of its developed training institutes or custom develop training to meet your needs.
- If you are seeking large scale technical assistance, briefly describe the technical assistance you require.
- If you are seeking technical assistance, describe your needs in one or two sentences.
- In both instances, be sure to include your phone number and the organization you represent.
- A management member of the Alliance will contact you directly.