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140D0426Q0632

See Schedule See Schedule

Interior Business Center, AQD Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street Suite 2000A Herndon VA 20170

07/20/2026 1700 ED

Juan Rendon 7039645329

D52 100.00

D52

Juan Rendon

611430

$15

07/02/2026

ADMINISTERED BY:

Interior Business Center, AQD

Acquisition Services Directorate

381 Elden Street

Suite 2000A

Herndon VA 20170 USA

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ACCEPTED,

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul

(RFO) part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 140D0426Q0632 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Validated

Executive Assessment Services in support of the

Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of

Employee Development (OED).

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The applicable North

American Industry Classification Standard

(NAICS) code is 611430 - Professional and

Management Development Training with a small business size standard of $15M.

Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this combined synopsis/solicitation by July 10, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT to enable the buyer time to respond. Any questions shall be

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

(A)

QUANTITY

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067

140D0426Q0632 submitted via the email addresses provided below and can be submitted before the deadline.

Any questions submitted after this deadline may not be considered.

QUOTES IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION ARE DUE

NO LATER THAN July 20, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT. The quote responses shall be submitted via email to juan_rendon@ibc.doi.gov.

All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the Agency.

Period of Performance: 09/30/2026 to

09/29/2027

00001 Validated Executive Assessment - Cohort 1

Product/Service Code: R499

Product/Service Description: SUPPORT-

PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

This line item is for one cohort to be executed during Fiscal Year (FY) 2027.

00002 Validated Executive Assessment - Cohort 2

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 01/01/2027

Product/Service Code: R499

Product/Service Description: SUPPORT-

PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

This is an surge line item (optional) for a second cohort to be executed during Fiscal Year

(FY) 2027.

Contracting Officer:

Juan Rendon juan_rendon@ibc.doi.gov

Section 1 - Continuation Pages Section 2 - Clauses

2-1 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023) 2-2 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. (JAN 2017) 2-3 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (OCT 2018) 2-4 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) 2-5 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015) 2-6 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023) 2-7 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020) 2-8 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003) 2-9 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (JUN 2020) 2-10 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020) 2-11 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (JUN 2020) 2-12 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. (AUG 2018) 2-13 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025) 2-14 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706. (JAN 2022) 2-15 52.224-3 Privacy Training. (JAN 2017) 2-16 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024) 2-17 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018) 2-18 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023) 2-19 52.233-3 Protest After Award. (AUG 1996) 2-20 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) 2-21 1452.201-70 Authorities and delegations. (SEP 2011) 2-22 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) ..7 2-23 DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021) 2-24 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Deviation APR 2026) 2-25 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation Effective Date) 2-26 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. (Deviation Effective Date)

Section 3 - Attachments Section 4 - Provisions

4-1 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (SEP 2024) 4-2 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017) 4-3 52.204-7 System for Award Management. (NOV 2024) 4-4 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran- Representation and Certifications. (JUN 2020) 4-5 52.204-90 Offeror Identification. (Deviation Effective Date) 4-6 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation Effective Date)

Section 1 - Continuation Pages The Department of Interior (DOI), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of the Office of Employee Development (OED), has a requirement for a Validated Executive Assessment for the Senior Executive Service, Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) Cohorts.

Period of Performance:

Base: 09/30/2026 - 09/29/2027

Due Dates:

Questions shall be submitted via email to the contracting officer, Juan Rendon, at juan_rendon@ibc.doi.gov NLT July 10, 2026, by 5:00 PM EDT.

Quotes shall be submitted via email at juan_rendon@ibc.doi.gov NLT July 20, 2026, by 5:00 PM EDT.

Point of Contact:

The Government Point Of Contact for this acquisition is the contracting officer:

Juan Rendon juan_rendon@ibc.doi.gov 703-964-5329

Section 2 - Clauses The deviation effective date for all clauses not already displaying a date is MAR 2026.

2-1 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)

2-2 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. (JAN 2017)

2-3 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (OCT 2018)

2-4 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025)

2-5 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015)

2-6 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(NOV 2023)

2-7 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020)

2-8 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003)

2-9 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (JUN 2020)

2-10 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020)

2-11 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (JUN 2020)

2-12 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. (AUG 2018)

2-13 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025)

2-14 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706. (JAN 2022)

2-15 52.224-3 Privacy Training. (JAN 2017)

2-16 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024)

2-17 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

2-18 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023)

2-19 52.233-3 Protest After Award. (AUG 1996)

2-20 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004)

2-21 1452.201-70 Authorities and delegations. (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause.

A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

(End of clause)

2-22 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025)

(DEVIATION FEB 2025)

2-23 DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

Detailed pricing will be provided per deliverable. Invoices will be submitted upon successful delivery and Government acceptance of each deliverable. Additional supporting documentation may be requested at the discretion of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or the Contracting Officer (CO).

The invoice must contain the following:

a. Contractor name and address

b. Billing period of performance covered for services

c. Invoice number

d. Date

e. Name, title, email address, and phone number of the invoice point of contact

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

2-24 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Deviation APR 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.

Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.

(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:

(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities;

(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause;

(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts;

(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer; and

(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.

(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, except those where the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States.

(End of clause)

2-25 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation Effective Date)

2-26 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. (Deviation Effective Date)

Section 3 - Attachments Attachment

Number Title Date

1 B08 SOL Attachment No. 1 - PWS 07/02/2026 2 B08 SOL Attachment No. 2 - Wage Rate 07/02/2026 3 B08 SOL 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors 07/02/2026 4 B08 SOL 52.212-2 Evaluation Factors 07/02/2026

Section 4 - Provisions The deviation effective date for all provisions not already displaying a date is MAR 2026.

4-1 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (SEP 2024)

4-2 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017)

4-3 52.204-7 System for Award Management. (NOV 2024)

4-4 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. (JUN 2020)

4-5 52.204-90 Offeror Identification. (Deviation Effective Date)

4-6 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications.

(Deviation Effective Date)