Outward Mindset PHNSY
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32253-26-F-0048
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N32253-26-F-0048-N32253-26-F-0048
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- Jbphh, Hawaii 96860, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), under Naval Sea Systems Command, awarded a sole-source task order to the Arbinger Institute, LLC for proprietary Outward Mindset training and sustainment support on June 4, 2026, with an estimated total value of $908,486.95.
The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3406(C)(2) and FAR 16.507-6(b)(2), establishing that only the Arbinger Institute possesses the proprietary, vendor-controlled Outward Mindset program, exclusive intellectual property ownership, and certified instructor capability required for continuity with PHNSY & IMF's existing training framework. Market research identified 32 other training vendors on the HCaTS schedule, but none are authorized to deliver Arbinger's proprietary materials, tools, or methods. Services include on-site Strategic Working Sessions, Implementation Series sessions for leaders, Outward Application Sessions for teams, on-site observation and feedback sessions conducted by Arbinger Master Facilitators, and proprietary training materials for Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset (DIOM) and Outward Leadership (OL) courses, along with facility site visits to assess program sustainment efforts.
The award was issued as a firm fixed price task order under GSA's Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business Pool 1 IDIQ contract 47QREB19D0011. The base period runs from June 8, 2026 through June 7, 2027, with an optional six-month extension through December 7, 2027. The base year is valued at $543,777.07 and the option period at $377,659.21.
Notice text
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) awarded this fixed price contract under the authority 10 U.S.C. 3406(C)(2). This service was awarded to The Arbinger Company to provide Outward Mindset training and sustainment support that includes on-site observation/feedback of facilitation for Developing & Implementing an Outward Mindset (DIOM) and Outward Leadership (OL) courses, Leader Implementation Series for specified leaders and groups, on-site Operational Application sessions for specified groups, on-site implementation services for monthly Strategic Working Sessions, materials to support the continued delivery of Developing & Implementing an Outward Mindset (DIOM), and Outward Leadership (OL) courses. This includes facility site visits to assess the program's sustainment efforts, sustainment content or a program to reinforce the Outward Mindset methodologies. Attached below is the redacted J&A for the rationale for other than full and open competition.
Awarded contract N32253-26-F-0048 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-06-04.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| J and A Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Outward Mindset PHNSY | Award Notice |
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