LSJ Franklin Covey GS-02F-0095T.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE ($5k- $250k)

Ref: FAR 8.405-6a

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION-FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE

This memorandum is created to document the acquisition of supplies and services in accordance with the procedures identified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.405-6(a), the Federal Prison Industries UNICOR, has determined that the below procurement meets the criteria established for limited source justification. Is further determined that only one reasonable source and no other suppliers will reasonably satisfy agency requirements. This limitation on competition is justified as supported by the following information

Manufacturer: FranklinCovey Company Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr.: Jeff Carney – 303 887-5459 Mfr. Address: PO Box 25127, Salt Lake City, UT 84125-0127 Manufacturer’s Dealer/Rep: Jeff Carney Dealer/Rep Address/Phone Number: 12569 W. Belmont Ave. Littleton, CO 80127, 303 887-5459

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date:

FPI will offer inclusive, propriety FranklinCovey leadership development training at the supervisor, mid-level and executive level leaders. FranklinCovey is a sole source provider. No other dealers represent FranklinCovey content and programs.

In addition, FranklinCovey is the only organization that offers a comprehensive on-line portal (the Impact Platform) that has an integrated 360 Self Diagnostic Needs Assessment which gives FPI employees the ability to create customized learning plans. It identifies skill gaps for employees and allows them and their manager to design a learning plan to close those gaps.

FranklinCovey’s proprietary content is on the Impact Platfrom and will be accessible to FPI employees. In addition, the Impact Platform includes a reporting capability that allows leaders to gauge the progress of participants. As such, accountability is high. Completion rates are high.

FPI’s leadership training objective is to build trust between leaders and front-line employees.

Specifically, our objectives are to:

• Reduce turnover

• Increase employee engagement

• Create trustworthy leaders and individual contributors

• Build high trust teams

The leadership training will be based on FranklinCovey’s proprietary program The Speed of Trust.

It includes IP rights for reproduction, proprietary application tools, videos, and 360 on-line assessments. It has been proven by independent studies to build trust amongst employees and especially between leaders and direct reports. Depending on the organization, the level of trust increases between 10% – 30% and engagement scores raise 4% - 20%.

We will implement the Speed of Trust Transformation Process® which includes proprietary content and tools.

Finally, the Speed of Trust content along with 31 other FranklinCovey programs has been integrated into FPI’s LMS system and is as part of FPI Leadership Training. Internal certification is provided for FPI subject matter experts to conduct in person events in addition to online content.

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source or particular brand name (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

FranklinCovey’s Impact Platform and Speed of Trust program is sole sourced has the following characteristics which can only be accomplished by and through them:

• Proprietary application tools that work such as:

o Trust Cards for structuring critical conversations and applying the key concepts o 360 On-line Trust Quotient to gauge how trusted an employee is.

o 360 on-line Organizational Trust Index, Team Trust Index and Executive Team Trust Index which measure the level of trust in an organization. They provide qualitative, and quantitative measures.

No other organization offers specific indexes. They provide the baseline to see where a team or organization stands so a plan can be created.

o Trust Action Plans® to implement a plan for building trust.

o Check point meetings with senior level trust consultants.

• Other FranklinCovey leadership programs such as the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People or the 7 Habits on the Inside (FSA approved) which are proprietary and evidence based. They are included at no additional cost in the license. Each other program offers application tools specific to that content.

• No other vendor offers as many leadership development programs (35) bundled in one place – the Impact Platform. They don’t even come close.

• An Impact Platform that integrates a self-diagnostic needs assessment into the platform. No other vendor on GSA federal supply schedule offers that platform.

• Customized learning plans for each leader and individual contributor to close the skill gap.

• Nationwide support. FranklinCovey has offices in 122 countries, and representatives in every state. They can provide services or assistance in every BOP location or at every UNICOR factory.

• FranklinCovey’s Public Safety/Corrections Division has a team dedicated purely to corrections. They are experts in the industry having served in it for decades. Most other vendors have never stepped foot in a prison or a prison factory.

• FranklinCovey’s platform is already integrated into FPI’s LMS. It is operational and being improved as we speak.

• The Impact Platform has over 500 on-demand learnings within it ranging from 5 minute micro learnings to hour long on-demand courses to 10-12 step learning plans and over 1400 leadership articles. It is far more comprehensive than any over platform. It offers more value for the dollar.

X The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the

Government.

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X The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed. Justify-Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is:

This is a necessary upgrade “ for existing brand name software ".

Other information to support a sole-source buy:

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND DO NOT CONTAIN CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION.

Contracting Officer Signature

Justification for Sole Source 08/18/2025