The Training Connection Inc.

The Training Connection Inc., a women-owned small business headquartered in Woodbridge, Virginia, delivers customized mentoring programs, leadership training, and professional development services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) across a GSA Multiple Award Schedule and several blanket purchase agreements. The company is SBA-certified as a women-owned small business and competes across both set-aside (Woman-Owned Small Business, Total Small Business) and full-and-open delivery orders, with set-asides accounting for roughly one-third of recent contract values.

The Training Connection's customer base spans 77 distinct federal agencies with concentration in civilian workforce development. The top five funders by potential value — the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ($4.3 million across 9 awards), NOAA ($2.9 million across 26 awards), Immigration and Customs Enforcement ($2.4 million across 6 awards), EPA's Office of General Counsel ($1.5 million across 4 awards), and DHS Chief Procurement Officer ($1.5 million across 6 awards) — account for 34% of combined potential value. NOAA leads by award count (26 awards) but Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime and NASA Shared Services Center also place frequent smaller orders. Work is performed nationwide with administrative operations in Woodbridge, Virginia; recent named engagements include a $1.023 million ICE Mentorship Program delivery order for coaching services, a $638 thousand five-year definitive contract with US Mission in Mexico for mentoring system and services (since terminated February 2025), a $287 thousand FEMA Mentoring Program Support delivery order, a $245 thousand Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction mentoring program coordination order, and a $206 thousand DOJ Mentoring Program delivery order under Woman-Owned Small Business sole source.

The Training Connection holds three primary contract vehicles. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule carries a $200 thousand ceiling (awarded April 2023, performance through April 2028) and has generated 263 task orders valued at $26 million combined potential value — the bulk of the vendor's federal revenue stream. A $1.852 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with DOJ's Office of General Counsel for the Leaders and Learners Collaborative Mentoring Program (awarded September 2021, ultimate completion August 2026) has issued 18 BPA call orders. A $1.161 million NOAA Blanket Purchase Agreement (awarded September 2022, termination notice issued) supported mentoring programs across NOAA's National Weather Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. A Professional Services Schedule contract has placed 30 task orders valued at $2 million combined potential value. The recompete cliff shows eight awards reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months with combined potential value of $2.5 million, presenting near-term recompete exposure on aging NOAA and EPA vehicles.

Service Contract Inventory captures a partial and shrinking slice of federal services activity. SCI-reported invoicing totaled $909 thousand across FY2022–FY2024 (FY2022: $178 thousand; FY2023: $251 thousand; FY2024: $480 thousand), with 0.9 to 1.1 FTEs reported across prime contracts in those fiscal years. On federal services contracts captured in SCI, government-paid rates ranged from a 10th percentile of $139.60/hr to a median of $207.82/hr and a 90th percentile of $289.07/hr. The vendor self-performs all work on SCI-reportable prime contracts with no subcontractor engagement reported.

Recent activity shows decline from 14 awards in 2022 to 3 awards each in 2025 and 2026 year-to-date, reflecting both the aging of the larger BPAs and the slower ordering cadence on the base GSA Schedule. The vendor's portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541612 (Professional and Management Development Training — 231 of 384 awards), with secondary activity in colleges and universities (37 awards) and human resources consulting (31 awards). All work is delivered as prime contractor; the company does not operate as a subcontractor to other federal primes. Delivery includes mentoring program design and implementation, mentor and mentee training, matching services, web-based mentoring platform (Mentoring Connection) delivery, 360-degree feedback assessments, and program evaluation across federal civilian agencies with no significant defense footprint.

The Training Connection, Inc. (TTC) is dedicated to helping our clients realize the full potential of their employees. Our aim is to help organizations utilize their most valuable in house resource-their employees. With decades of hands-on experience in business, product, and people development, we have helped thousands reap the rewards of maximizing their employees' greatest potential.

We specializes in four vital areas:

Mentoring Solutions - Design and sustain formal and informal mentoring programs; includes TMC platform, DISC assessments, and evaluation tools.

Leadership Development - Custom workshops on communication, emotional intelligence, delegation, DISC, and strategic career management.

Team Building - Build trust, resolve conflict, and boost collaboration through interactive sessions that enhance performance.

Coaching Services - Executive coaching and situational mentoring to support individual development aligned with organizational goals.