Professional Development Training and Coaching

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY.  The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract to provide Professional Development Training and Coaching to 23 team members Leadership Team members of the Regional Network Enterprise Center (RNEC). The Government is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement in accordance with the PWS (Performance Work Statement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this source sought synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

The purpose of the training is to strengthen the skills of the leadership team in strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, and team development. Executive coaching and leadership training are necessary investments that will enhance individual and collective leadership capabilities, leading to improved team performance and higher organizational effectiveness by leveraging the programming of “Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team” model and using “Success Audit” programming.

The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5, utilizing guidance of Content under FAR 6.303-2.: Pursuant to FAR subpart 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) and FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), only one responsible source is capable of providing the supplies/services at the level of quality required because the Services are unique or highly specialized to satisfy the agency’s requirement. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).

Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The deadline for response to this source sought notice is no later than 10:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, 26 August 2025.  Provide responses to this notice to:

Julia Gomez, Contracting Officer, Julia.e.gomez.civ@army.mil ; and

Rebecca Hensch, Contract Specialist, Rebecca.s.hensch.civ@army.mil

Telephone responses will NOT be accepted.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.  Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice.  The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.  Submittals will not be returned to the responder.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.  However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry.  It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. The standard size is $15,000,000.00.  

In response to this source sought, please provide:

1. Include a clear description of the service being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in accordance with the PWS.

2. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. 

3.  Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, SAM Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience  on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 

5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.