Treasury Department Seeks Trained Clown

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: We are the Treasury Department. We deal with government funds. There are not many government funds. One of our divisions is the Bureau of the Public Debt. There is much public debt. Employees in the Bureau of the Public Debt analyze statistics about the public debt. They read and write forms about the public debt. They are losing productivity. There is just so much debt. They do not enjoy their lives. We seek (Solicitation Number: RFI-BPD-09-0028) to contract a professional clown to provide Humor In The Workplace seminars to Bureau of the Public Debt employees. The clown will draw comical cartoons to teach the employees about the benefits of humor.

Humor In The Workplace

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Office: Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)

Location: Division of Procurement

Solicitation Number: RFI-BPD-09-0028

Notice Type: Sources Sought

Synopsis:

Added: Jul 09, 2009 11:28 am

This is a sources sought notice and not a request for quotations. The purpose of this announcement is to seek qualified contractors with the capability to provide presentations for The Department of Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Management Meeting with experience in meeting the objectives as described herein.

The Contractor shall conduct two, 3-hour, Humor in the Workplace programs that will discuss the power of humor in the workplace, the close relationship between humor and stress, and why humor is one of the most important ways that we communicate in business and office life. Participants shall experience demonstrations of cartoons being created on the spot. The contractor shall have the ability to create cartoons on the spot about BPD jobs. The presenter shall refrain from using any foul language during the presentation. This is a business environment and we need the presenter to address a business audience.

Upon completion of the course, participants shall be able to:

• Understand the importance and power of humor in the workplace in a responsible manner

• How to use talents in a creative way that adds humor to everyday experiences

• Alleviate stress in home and the office

• Know how and why humor is important to communication

• Improve work-place relationships

• Prevent burn-out

Please provide the following information if you have performed similar presentation services:

And it just goes on. Too bad the application deadline has passed! Your Wonkette would love to teach the BPD employees that the best office humor involves making sexually suggestive comments to female co-workers.

 Humor In The Workplace [Federal Business Opportunities]