19TH2026P2109 - JOFOC - Blue Door.pdf

This is a Justification for Sole Source Acquisition document from the U.S. Department of State, Global Acquisitions office, for the Overseas Post in Bangkok, Thailand (RSC-EAP).

The requirement is for Blue Door Creative Development Ltd., located at 15 Church Road, London SW13 9HE, United Kingdom, to design, coordinate, and deliver an in-person research and scoping trip across six Pacific Island Countries (PIC) posts—Brisbane, Honiara, Port Vila, Suva, Apia, Nuku'alofa, and Auckland—via an EAP-chartered flight. The engagement objective is to inform crisis management and remote crisis-management support training approaches for PIC posts in coordination with RSC-EAP, EAP/EX, and MRSS. The contractor must conduct pre-trip stakeholder research, coordinate itineraries, attend the chartered flight to conduct in-person interviews and stakeholder meetings at each of the six posts, analyze research findings, and produce a detailed written recommendations report. The report must include a specific plan and resource needs for adapting the NFATC PD105 Contingency Preparedness Training course to PIC micro-posts and MRSS staff, identify potential partnership opportunities with organizations such as the Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM), MILAD, and APCSS, and deliver a 90-minute hot-wash briefing to RSC-EAP, MRSS, and EAP/EX on findings and recommendations. The estimated contract value is $64,265.50 (rounded), including all travel, accommodation, per diem, and insurance costs, with performance scheduled to coincide with an October 2026 chartered flight. The justification cites urgency and Blue Door's unique qualifications as the sole source, specifically its prior work revamping the PD105 curriculum into virtual and blended delivery formats across multiple regions and direct experience redesigning PD105 delivery formats for the Department. No market survey was conducted due to the urgent October 2026 timeline and Blue Door's unique, demonstrated curriculum-design expertise. The Contracting Officer determined the anticipated price of $64,265.50 to be fair and reasonable based on comparison to Blue Door's prior comparable engagement pricing and itemized cost breakdown provided in the proposal.