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Subj: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM FOR TRAINING KEYNOTE

SPEAKER

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price contract to Leading Authorities, Inc. for Leading No Fail Teams training 30 August 2023.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

INSPIRE 2.0 Event Hosted by NSWC PCD ED&I Office event will be held on 30 August 2023 at Gulf Coast Sate College, Panama City, FL. The Contractor shall be conducting Leadership, Inclusion and Diversity Awareness for the NSWC PCD. The Contractor shall educate the NSWC PCD team on believing that the art of leadership and empowering an organization’s ground-level employees to drive solutions and results, as well as focus on how to tailor leadership to different groups, build truly cohesive teams, and develop real trust. The Contractor shall have convey an approach to understanding what makes it difficult to lead, and offer a practical framework for leadership that works and shows audiences how to apply insights to their own organizations with military precision.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) will be conducting INSPIRE 2.0 an Event Hosted by ED&I Office 30 August 2023 and requires the services of Keynote Speaker for the event. This purchase is not suitable for full and open competition for the following reasons. Admiral Scott Moore (Ret.) brings his real-world perspective on the importance of teamwork in successful organization as well as battling adversity and staying motived despite hardship. As a highly decorated service member. He served as the director of counter-terrorism at the National Security Council and the deputy director for special operations at the Pentagon. There he reported to Admiral Mike Mullen, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was his primary counter-terrorism advisor. Moore then spent a year as the deputy commander at the Office of Defense Representative Pakistan, where he was one of the senior officers interfacing with the Pakistani military. He put his invaluable strategic leadership experience to work in dealing with constantly shifting allegiances and allies who do not necessarily share the same priorities as the U.S. Most recently, Moore served as the deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare, where he recruited, trained, equipped, and deployed our

Nation’s most elite.

Additionally, Admiral Moore will share his prospective on leading SEAL teams during the marquee moments of our nation’s history – like Just Cause (Panama), Bosnia, and post-9/11. He was the commander of a Joint Special Operations Task Force conducting more than 2,000 high-risk raids against key enemy leaders in Afghanistan. Additionally, he commanded several critical, no-fail hostage rescue operations, including the mission to save Captain Richard Phillip from Somali pirates. No other Contractor has the breadth of knowledge and experience that is being offered in this training.

As such, the government does not expect significant savings through competition and it is more advantageous to the Government to award on a sole source basis to the Leading Authorities, Inc.

for the training listed in Paragraph 3.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Leading Authorities, Inc. is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Leading Authorities, Inc. is the only source that can meet this requirement.