Professional Skills and Communications Training Seminars

The Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region-Regional Contracting Office, on behalf of Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps Human Resources and Organizational Management, seeks professional skills and communications training seminars, with proposals due September 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. This is a Total Small Business set-aside exclusive to women-owned small businesses (WOSB), with NAICS 611430 and a $15 million size standard.

Place of performance includes the Pentagon and Marine Corps Base Quantico, with virtual delivery via MS Teams, Skype, or Adobe Connect as an option. The contractor shall deliver eight core professional development modules—Effective Workplace Communication, Professional Email and Written Communication, Presentation Skills and Public Speaking, Active Listening and Interpersonal Communication, Professionalism in the Workplace, Navigating Difficult Conversations, Building Strong Workplace Relationships, and Communicating Across Teams and Departments—with each course offered twice (once at each location) for 14 total seminars over a 12-month period ending no later than May 31, 2027. Maximum class sizes are 18 at the Pentagon and 20 at Quantico. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, student workbooks, personality assessment licenses (DISC or MBTI only), fully burdened travel, and instructor transportation. Onsite courses run 0830–1600 hours; virtual courses run 0800–1600 hours. Instructors must arrive 30 minutes early for onsite delivery and must be qualified in adult learning methodologies and the federal professional environment, with immediate replacement procedures for underperformance.

This is a Firm-Fixed-Price commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12, evaluated on Best Value where non-price factors (Technical Capability and Past Performance) are significantly more important than price. The incumbent is Dynamic Services Integration Corporation (Contract M00264-25-P-0081). The government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest-priced offeror and to evaluate late quotes. Technical volumes are limited to five pages (excluding sample materials and cover page), and must detail curriculum outlines, instructional approach, and instructor biographies (not resumes), with explicit confirmation of schedule compliance. Performance standards include 100% material delivery compliance, 100% on-time execution, average student satisfaction of 4.0 of 5.0 or higher, and 98% virtual platform uptime. All offerors must maintain active SAM.gov registration with complete Reps & Certs, UEI, and CAGE code at time of proposal. Amendment 1 (issued September 2, 2026) extended the deadline and incorporated 22 vendor Q&A responses as Attachment D.1; contractors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment by signing and returning the SF-30 with their proposal.