Intent to Sole Source safeTALK Training for the Trainer (T4T) Certification and safeTALK Materials
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA301026Q0019
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- PSC
- R420 Support- Professional: Certifications And Accreditations (Other Than Educ Or Info Tech C&A)
- Place of performance
- Biloxi, Mississippi 39534, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 81st Contracting Squadron is announcing its intent to sole-source a non-personal service contract for safeTALK Training for the Trainer (T4T) certification and materials to LivingWorks Education USA Inc., with a response deadline of July 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST. The Government has determined that only one source is available to meet this requirement under FAR 6.104-2 and FAR 12.102(a); LivingWorks holds exclusive intellectual property and copyright rights to the safeTALK program and cannot be replicated by competitors.
The 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi requires the safeTALK T4T program, a 16-hour suicide prevention certification course designed as a Tier 1 entry-level counterpart to the existing Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) program. SafeTALK uses standardized terminology and protocols compatible with ASIST, providing continuity across the Air Force's integrated suicide prevention strategy. Market research identified three potential competitors—QPR Institute, Forefront Suicide Prevention, and AMSR Training—but only QPR offers an evidence-based alternative; however, QPR protocols are unsuitable for the Air Force's integrated approach.
Performance runs August 1 through September 30, 2026. The firm-fixed price contract is classified as commercial service under FAR Part 12, NAICS 611710 (Educational Support Services), with a $24 million size standard. Interested parties may submit quotes and capability statements by the deadline to stacey.zawalski.1@us.af.mil and priscilla.brown.5@us.af.mil. The Government reserves the discretion not to compete based on responses received.
Notice text
This notice serves to announce the intent of the 81st Contracting Squadron to award a sole source non-personal service contract for safeTALK T4T and safeTALK materials for the 81 Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, MS.
The proposed contract action is for a service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.104-2 and FAR 12.102(a), as it has been deemed that only one source is available to meet this specific requirement. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to LivingWorks Education USA Inc.
The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 611710 (Educational Support Services) and the size standard is $24M. The acquisition will be awarded as a commercial service using Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services under the authority of FAR part 12.
The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price contract as a result of soliciting with only one source. The period of performance for this requirement is estimated to be 01 Aug 2026 – 30 Sep 2026, with no option periods, for a total performance not to exceed 2 months.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received by the date specified herein will be considered by the Government. Interested parties may identify their interests and may submit a quote and/or capability statement by 3:00 PM CST, 02 Jul 2026. Capability statements and quotes shall be sent via email to stacey.zawalski.1@us.af.mil and priscilla.brown.5@us.af.mil.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Questions concerning this notice can be addressed to the attention of Stacey Zawalski at (228) 377-1829 or by email at stacey.zawalski.1@us.af.mil.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source Justification.pdf |
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