SSN Leadership Training Final.docx

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Human Capital Management Group (HCMG) Career Development Department (CDD) Sources Sought

1.0 INTRODUCTION

a. Requirement Overview.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure outward mindset training support services to provide support to Naval Air Warfare Centers (NAWC). The NAWCAD HCMG and CDD is responsible for providing all Navy program offices with the people, skills, knowledge, and expertise required to provide an organizational culture of trust, belonging, teamwork, accountability and psychological safety in order to drive innovation and readiness that is foundational to mission accomplishment - delivering integrated Warfighter capabilities and outcomes.

This Market Research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business (SB) Set-Aside opportunities exist.

This is a follow-on requirement. The current contract information can be found in paragraph 3.b below.

There have been no significant scope, magnitude, or complexity changes from the current contract.

This is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

b. Attachments.

The following are attachments to this Sources Sought:

Attachment 1: Draft Statement of Work (SOW)

c. Anticipated Time Frame: The anticipated release and award dates are as follows:

1. Estimated Request for Quotations (RFQ) release: March 2025

2. Estimated Award: May 2025

3. Estimated Period of Performance (POP): 5 years

d. Primary Work Location: Primary Work Location is detailed in Attachment 1, Draft SOW, paragraph 9.

2.0 DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT

BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM

ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY

FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION

SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS REQUEST IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Proprietary information or trade secrets should be clearly identified. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All personnel reviewing Sources Sought responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

3.0 ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE AND CONTRACT BACKGROUND

a. The Government is anticipating this follow-on contract to be a Single-Award with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) CLINs.

b. The current contract providing support for Leadership Training is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor: The Arbinger Company

2. Contract Number: N0042125F0061

3. Contract End Date: 31 October 2025

4. Contract Type: Purchase Order with FFP CLINs

5. Previous Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside

4.0 ELIGIBILITY

a. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611430 (Professional & Management Development Training) with a size standard of $15M.

b. The Product Service Code (PSC) is R408 Support- Professional: Program Management/Support.

c. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. Note: FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, requires a SB Prime on a Set-Aside to perform at least 50% of the cost of contract performance. SB Primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the Prime itself.

To assist in our Market Research and determination of any applicable SB Set-Aside for this effort, if you are a SB interested in Priming this effort and plan to utilize “similarly situated entities” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting, please identify the name and CAGE Code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their SB size status under the NAICS that you as the Prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned similarly situated entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in the Sources Sought Notice in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

6.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested parties should address the following questions in their response. The responses to these questions will aid the Government in determining whether a company is capable in performing the requirement, so it is important to address these areas with specific details. The capability statement shall include at a minimum, the following:

1. A company profile to include:

• Company name, company address, company point of contact information (including name, phone number, and e-mail address), number of employees, annual revenue history, office location, CAGE code, Unique Entity Identifier, and current business size status under associated

NAICS 611430.

• Indicate whether your company qualifies as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern under the NAICS code identified for this requirement.

• Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW. Similarly situated small businesses may team together to meet the 50% requirement. If your company is planning to team with a similarly situated small business, the response must clearly identify the proposed team members and the capability statement must clearly articulate which portion of the work each team member will be responsible for. The response must be detailed enough for the Government to make a determination whether or not the proposed team will be able to perform 50% of the work when combined.

2. Please describe (and provide contract numbers for) how your company has supported NAVAIR and NAWCAD offices, major programs and/or field activities with:

• Providing training curriculum, content, and participant packets (Attachment 1, Draft SOW Paragraph 6)

• Providing trained facilitators for the training program sessions (Attachment 1, Draft SOW Paragraph 6)

• Providing Implementation Coaching (Attachment 1, Draft SOW Paragraph 6)

• Shipping (via Express Mail) training materials and participant packets to designated training site (Attachment 1, Draft SOW Paragraph 6)

3. Has your company had experience with providing expert or master facilitations in providing training to large groups of employees? Has the contractor provided seminar design and delivery along with supporting educational materials connecting the training program concepts to the critical obstacles or challenges facing Federal employees? If so, please provide details.

4. Has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

5. Please provide details on your intended management approach for meeting the requirements of a contract of this scope, complexity, and magnitude.

a. Response Instructions. Interested parties shall adhere to the following instructions for the submittal of their capabilities statements.

1. Means of delivery: Interested vendors should forward their capabilities and other information to be considered to Rosalyn Dickerson, Rosalyn.a.dickerson.civ@us.navy.mil

2. Page Limit: Capability statements shall be no more than 12 pages in length with a minimum font size of Times New Roman 12-point.

3. Other Considerations: The response should not exceed a 5 MB e-mail limit for all items associated with the Sources Sought response.

4. Due Date: March 7, 2025, no later than 12:00PM ET

5. No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought.

6. No phone calls will be accepted.