Intent to Sole Source to ON THE BRINK AFFIRMATION SERVICES LLC - FSA Guest Speaker - First Sergeant Leadership & Self Care

The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract to ON THE BRINK AFFIRMATION SERVICES LLC for providing guest speaker and training services to the First Sergeant Academy (FSA). The contract is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is classified under NAICS Code 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training). This Special Notice was posted on January 30, 2026, by the Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, and represents the agency's intention to pursue a sole source award unless responsive competing offers are received by the stated deadline. The contracting office has opened a brief protest window to allow other qualified vendors an opportunity to submit competing proposals before the sole source award is finalized.

The contract requires the selected vendor to deliver two-hour training instruction on First Sergeant leadership and self-care across seven scheduled sessions annually, with an initial base performance period running from February 23, 2026, through February 22, 2027, followed by four one-year option periods. Interested contractors must submit email responses demonstrating company capabilities, business information, CAGE Code, and Unique ID Number by February 3, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. To be eligible, contractors must possess a minimum of four years of experience serving in a first sergeant functional role, extensive managerial oversight experience overseeing first sergeants, and ideally a Command Chief Master Sergeant-level background, with demonstrated expertise connecting first sergeant stressors to self-care and personal or family health. The contract deliverables include customizable digital training materials, presentation slides, student workbooks, and interactive curriculum components emphasizing personality-based communication and productivity tools, all of which must be compatible with Air Force standard configurations. Work will be performed at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base during standard business hours, and all contractors must comply with Air Force installation security requirements and force protection measures.