National Guard Bureau – Internal Review (NGB-IR) Annual Workshop Training Courses
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANNGB-25-P-0000
- Agency
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Readiness Center
Army National Guard, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- Not on record
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Guard Bureau (NGB) Operational Contracting Division is seeking a contractor to provide specialized annual workshop training courses for the Internal Review (NGB-IR) office. The contract will support NGB-IR's mission of providing audit services and professional development for National Guard auditors across states and territories. The primary objective is to deliver comprehensive training courses that help auditors meet continuing professional education requirements and enhance their skills in areas such as fraud detection, artificial intelligence in auditing, internal controls, leadership, and critical thinking. Interested contractors must submit a two-page capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to teach the specified courses, along with proof of authorization to provide certified training. Responses to the Sources Sought notice are due by February 25, 2025, at 1600 EST, with submissions to be sent via email to the designated Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist.
The solicitation does not include a specific set-aside for small businesses, indicating it is open to all company sizes. The base contract year is for 2025, with four additional option years through 2029, and will initially focus on delivering four specific training courses at the Embassy Suites in Bellevue, Washington. For the 2025 workshop, the government requires two sessions of Fraud in Federal Government (40 students each), one session of Artificial Intelligence Use in Auditing (40 students), and one session of Internal Controls (40 students). Contractors must provide all course materials, instructional personnel, and NASBA-qualifying certificates for continuing professional education credits. While specific award values are not disclosed, the contract will cover the development and delivery of in-person training courses tailored to the professional development needs of National Guard auditors across the United States.
Notice text
The National Guard Bureau (NGB) Operational Contracting Division (AQ-C) hereby issues a Sources Sought for Internal Review (NGB-IR) Annual Workshop Training Courses. See attached PWS and Sources Sought for additional details. All responses are due by 1600 EST 25 February 2025.
Scope:
The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, in providing the NGB-IR Annual Workshop Training Courses, as defined in the attached Performance Work Statement(PWS) Draft. Please note that the attached PWS is a draft only version and is subject to change.
Background:
The NGB-IR office is an objective and independent audit activity serving the Chief, National Guard Bureau (Chief, NGB). NGB-IR provides a full array of audit services for the NGB, Army National Guard (ARNG), and Air National Guard (ANG). NGB-IR is the office of primary responsibility in providing policy, oversight, and training to the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia’s (States henceforth) Internal Review (IR) offices. Each year, historically, (but subject to change) at the end of May or early June, NGB-IR hosts an annual workshop for the States IR offices at a predetermined location. The purpose of the annual workshop is to discuss topics/areas pertaining to the audit environment in the Federal Government (e.g. Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Army (DA), Department of Air Force (DAF) and the National Guard (NG)) and to provide training opportunities for all NG auditors.
Specialized training courses at the annual workshop provides NG auditors the opportunity to increase their competencies and meet continuing professional education (CPE) requirements specified in the Comptroller General of the United States’ Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). To allow for continued growth and new opportunities for the NG IR audit community, NGB-IR schedules and rotates different courses on a year-by-year basis.
Companies that can provide the required training courses are requested to respond to this Sources Sought by 1600 EST 25 February 2025 with the following information:
Company Name
Company Size (Small Business/Other than Small Business)
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) and SAM Unique Entity ID (UEID)
Number Company Point of Contact to include Name, email address, and phone number
Brief capabilities statement demonstrating how you can meet the requirement, no more than two pages (excluding company name, CAGE, DUNS, and POC information). Please include which courses your company can teach. If your company is not capable of teaching each course listed in Table 1-1 consider partnering with other capable companies.
Proof of authorization to provide requested certified training
Submissions shall be sent via email to the following:
Andrew McMullen, Contracting Officer, andrew.p.mcmullen2.civ@army.mil
CPT Nathan Coleman, Contract Specialist, Nathan.a.coleman2.mil@army.mil
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NGB-IR Workshop Training Courses Sources Sought.docx | DOCX document | |
| IR Workshop Courses - Performance Work Statement_Draft 2.7.25.docx | DOCX document |
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