Human Resources Management Training

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Human Resources Services is conducting market research for 8(a) contractors capable of delivering federal human resources management training, with pricing submissions due by July 6, 2026. This procurement is set aside for 8(a) competition.

DLA seeks contractor support for four training programs: Applied Human Resources Management for Supervisors (AHRM), a 3-day course; DLA HRM for Supervisors Refresher Training (DHSRT), a 2-day course; HRM for Team/Work Leads, a 1-day course; and Transition-to-Manager Training, a 2-day course. These courses serve approximately 3,200 civilian supervisors and managers, 1,000 team and work leads, and approximately 100 military supervisors within DLA's Enterprise Leader Development Program structure. Content must address merit system principles, position management, hiring authorities, compensation, equal employment opportunity, performance management, labor relations, and workplace conduct under current federal HR regulations and policies.

Instructors must hold a minimum of five years of federal HR specialist experience or recent experience teaching mandatory supervisory NDAA-required HRM courses, plus three years of adult instruction experience including virtual delivery capability. Training will be delivered in-person at Columbus, Ohio; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and international sites in Japan and Germany, or via a government-provided virtual platform. Course size is limited to 30 students per session unless approved otherwise.

The contractor must conduct and obtain government approval for one pilot session per course before operational delivery. Estimated annual volume includes 27 one-day courses, 60 two-day courses, and 40 three-day courses. Interested 8(a) firms must submit the pricing spreadsheet and provide CAGE information or documentation verifying current 8(a) program participation to contracting officer Carrie Krafft Spayde.