IA02 JA Sole Source FAR Part 13 signed 03282024_Redacted.pdf

CUI

Control #: KNOX-SAT-

CCMI-CSH-KX

SUBJECT: PANMCC23P0000008818 USAMU Leadership Training -SSJ

CUI

(Source Selection information See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 4)

APR 2021

Sole Source Justification and Approval Under FAR 13.501

1. Contracting Activity: MICC-Fort Knox

2. Description of Action: USAMU requests award of a non-personal service contract to train Soldiers in advanced sports psychology techniques, and self/team management & sustainment principles in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Training will be centered on raising elite Soldier/Athlete performance through delivery of sports specific psychology techniques focusing on confidence, goal-setting, attention & concentration control, stress & energy management, and experiential team building & sustainment for organizational leaders.

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

USAMU showcases elite Soldier skills representing the U.S. Army and Team USA to a global audience through participation in international shooting sports events. Existing health and holistic fitness programs within the Army lack both the detail and specificity required to effectively address the performance needs of professional, Olympic-caliber Soldier/Athletes within the USAMU. Establishing shared understanding among unit leadership regarding training purpose and objectives is vital to successful implementation and sustainment of any high-level program. The required services for 2-day leadership training and coaching sessions from 29 - 30 April 2024 and 1-2 May 2024 are as follows:

Venue: National Infantry Museum in Columbus, GA. with adequate space to accommodate 100 personnel in one area, tables, and comfortable chairs.

Lunch: A boxed meal that includes 1 entrée of a meat type, 2 sides such as chips and vegetables, dessert (cookie) and beverage (tea, juice, various fountain drink flavor, water, coffee

Equipment: Computers, audio, visual, and projector screen

Training/Coaching: Coaching through Conflict, Minute Confident Mind Sessions:

Understanding Confidence, Minute Confident Mind Sessions: Building Confidence, Commander’s Application and Leadership Session, Team Coaching, Minute Confident Mind Sessions: Protecting Confidence, and Minute Confident Mind Sessions: Applying Confidence.

CUI

Control #: KNOX-SAT-

CCMI-CSH-KX

SUBJECT: PANMCC23P0000008818 USAMU Leadership Training -SSJ

CUI

(Source Selection information See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 4)

APR 2021

Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment: Administer 64 online assessments and provide access to 26 previously administered assessments. Evaluation and training required for 90 assessments.

USAMU desires to continue leadership coaching already conducted by Vanguard XXI, LLC in 2023 in a smaller setting to capitalize on training received previously, and to successfully incorporate sports psychology principles. Vanguard XXI, LLC will provide sports specific mental coaching to USAMU Soldier/Athletes focusing on “performance psychology”, a critical element of human performance and one that is vital to success in Olympic competition that cannot be learned through additional repetitions on the firing range. Vanguard XXI, LLC provided training to various USAMU Soldiers and teams in 2023 and is already intimately familiar with the training requirements within the organization.

Timing of this training is critical to the success of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Dates for this training cannot shift due to already established Olympic qualifying competitions involving USAMU Soldiers. Timeline for this training and its implementation aligns with athlete trajectory leading into the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. Vanguard XXI, LLC. has International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified professional whose experience coaching elite military organizations, from small units to division level commands, nests completely with the USAMU commander’s long-range plan for unit success and sustainment. Acquiring training from another source negates previous investments of resources (time/money) and ultimately results in a greater expense over time as retraining would be necessary for those who received training during the 2023 iteration.

Total Value:

Period of Performance: 29 – 30 April 2024 and 1 – 2 May 2024

4. Authority Cited: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

Vanguard XXI, LLC provided training to USAMU in 2023 using the Myers-Briggs personality assessment. USAMU intends to build upon this foundation for unit leaders who previously attended, while introducing newly assigned leaders and remaining