Kirkpatrick Model Training
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N6134025Q0015
- Agency
- Naval Air Systems Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Points of contact
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- Alexis Diaz alexis.n.diaz10.civ@us.navy.mil (407) 380-4081
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is procuring Kirkpatrick Four Levels Evaluation - Bronze Level Certification training through a sole source acquisition. This specialized training is required to support the Sailor 2025 Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) program, which provides modernized training for United States Navy sailors across accession, journeyman, and master level courses. The Kirkpatrick Model is the only training evaluation model endorsed by the Office of Personnel Management for federal agencies and is specifically mandated by Naval Education and Training Command under NETCINST 1540.C for all Navy training effectiveness evaluations. The government justifies the sole source approach under FAR 6.302-1, stating that only one responsible source can satisfy the agency requirements due to the proprietary nature of the Kirkpatrick Model. The solicitation notice was posted on July 21, 2025, with a response deadline of August 5, 2025, though responsible sources may still submit bids, proposals, or quotations for consideration.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with an anticipated contract value of $42,975.00. Kirkpatrick Partners, LLC (CAGE Code 5SC95) is identified as the intended sole source contractor due to their exclusive rights to deliver the proprietary Kirkpatrick Model training. The contract requires training for 25 personnel in a one-time, two-day course scheduled for August 20-21, 2025, with all instruction, course materials, and one-year post-program online community access to be provided by the contractor. The training will be conducted onsite in Orlando, Florida, where NAWCTSD is located. While this is structured as a sole source procurement, the government has indicated they will continue to review alternative training effectiveness models for future acquisitions to maintain competitive opportunities.
Notice text
The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, a contract for the procurement of Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation - Bronze Level Certification training. Please see the attached requirement document for details. The Contract is planned for Kirkpatrick Partners, LLC (Cage Code 5SC95), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other sources of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The anticipated dollar value is $42,975.00.
The Sailor 2025 Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) program provides modernized training for the United States Navy. This training is used by Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) and its associated Learning Centers to train sailors in accession, journeyman and master level courses for their fleet assignments. As part of the effort to provide high quality training, a model to evaluate training effectiveness is urgently needed. The Kirkpatrick Model is the training model endorsed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for all federal agencies. The Kirkpatrick Model is the only model used by the US Navy to conduct training evaluation under the NETC training effectiveness program (NETCINST 1540.C - dtd 22 March 2023). The need for RRL (as a provider of the training to NETC) to keep alignment with the NETC training effectiveness program means that only the Kirkpatrick Model can satisfy the requirement. The proprietary nature of the model and associated training limits its delivery to only Kirkpatrick Partners.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice outlining the Government's intent to contract on a sole source basis with Kirkpatrick Partners. No solicitation document is available. This notice will be posted for at least 15 days prior to any awarded contract in order to satisfy the requirements under FAR 5.2. Per FAR 5.207(c)(16), all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Please contact the contract specialist, Alexis Diaz, at alexis.n.diaz10.civ@us.navy.mil for any inquiries on this requirement.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RRL Kirkpatrick Model Training Requirements.docx | DOCX document | |
| SAP Determination Memo for Sole Source_Kirkpatrick Partners 2025_Redacted.pdf |
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