Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
-
Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- California 93437, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Space Force Contracting Squadron (30 CONS PK) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California has issued a Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor training services. This special notice, published by the Department of the Air Force Space Command on February 27, 2026, identifies the National Council for Mental Wellbeing as the intended recipient of the contract award. The sole source authority is justified under 41 U.S. Code Section 1901, as the National Council for Mental Wellbeing owns and administers the MHFA Instructor train-the-trainer course. This is not a competitive solicitation, and no formal request for proposal will be issued. The anticipated contract award date is on or around March 14, 2026.
The objective of this acquisition is to obtain Mental Health First Aid Instructor training services through the organization that exclusively owns and administers the program. The primary deadline is March 14, 2026, which is also the anticipated award date. Interested parties may submit written responses demonstrating their capability to provide the required services by this date via email to Rick Porter at rick.porter.1@spaceforce.mil; however, this notice explicitly states that a formal solicitation package will not be issued and requests for solicitation copies will not be honored. While this notice is open to other potential offerors, responses are intended solely to inform the Government's future competitive procurement decisions and carry no obligation to the Government. The contract falls under NAICS code 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), with a small business size standard of $15,000,000.
Notice text
The United States Space Force Contracting Squadron (30 CONS PK) Vandenberg SFB, CA intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, 1400 K ST NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 USA, to provide Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor train the trainer course, as it is owned and administered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. The anticipated award date is on or around 14 March 2026.
The statutory authority which permits sole source for this acquisition is 41 United States Code (USC) 1901, as implemented by RFO 12.201-1. This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification. It is the Government's intent to proceed with this sole-source action. The applicable NAICS code is 611430. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is $15,000,000.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A solicitation package will NOT be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future is in the best interest of the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses and questions shall be received via email by Rick Porter at rick.porter.1@spaceforce.mil.
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