Sole source notice
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926QW330
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- Newport, Rhode Island 02841, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton office issued a sole source intent notice on August 19, 2026, for award of a Firm Fixed Price contract to Crucial Learning (VitalSmarts DBA Crucial Learning, CAGE 3GL44) for renewal of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) 2.0 Assessment software. The Naval Leadership and Ethics Center at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island is procuring the tool under FAR 6.302-1 based on patent, copyright, and proprietary restrictions; Crucial Learning is the sole and exclusive publisher of SDI 2.0 in the United States with no comparable commercially available alternatives.
The one-year renewal runs August 21, 2026 through August 20, 2027, and provides assessment tokens supporting approximately 350 Prospective Executive Officer (PXO) students annually, plus four annual certification tokens for NLEC staff to become certified debriefers. SDI 2.0 is a mandatory curriculum component of the PXO course, equipping Major Commanders, Commanding Officers, Executive Officers, Command Master Chiefs, and their spouses with professional development assessments focused on strengths awareness, weaknesses identification, and conflict resolution capabilities.
Interested parties may challenge the sole source determination by submitting written documentation to mary.a.taylor263.civ@us.navy.mil demonstrating that an equivalent supply exists meeting government needs. The government retains sole discretion to compete the requirement based on challenges received.
Notice text
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton office intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Contract to Crucial Learning for the procurement of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) 2.0 Assessment software.
This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations, however, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to mary.a.taylor263.civ@us.navy.mil to be considered by the government for the purpose of determining whether or not to compete the requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent supply exists would meet the Governments needs as stated herein.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSJ At or Below SAT_SDI_Redacted.pdf |
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