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Award for Arbinger Outward Mindset Leadership and Culture Development Training at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

This award notice details a sole-source contract for proprietary leadership and culture development training at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Naval Sea Systems Command Contracting Division (Code 410) - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - OEM and Vendor: - The Arbinger Company (sole OEM and vendor; creator and copyright holder of the Outward Mindset methodology) - Products/Services Requested: - Outward Mindset leadership and culture development training services - On-site instructor-led workshops - Leadership coaching - Proprietary course materials - Train-the-Trainer program to certify 170 internal government facilitators - Executive and senior leader development workshops - Workforce-wide cultural alignment sessions - Strategic alignment work sessions - Executive advisory support - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Only The Arbinger Company is authorized to license, instruct, or certify government facilitators in the Outward Mindset framework - All requirements are for specialized, proprietary services; no physical products are requested - The contract is a follow-on to a previous task order and aims to build in-house sustainment capability for leadership development and cultural change

Description

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) has awarded a sole-source task order under General Services Administration (GSA) Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business Pool 1 Contract 47QREB19D0011 to The Arbinger Company.

This requirement provides specialized organizational culture transformation, leadership development, executive coaching, and proprietary curriculum instruction utilizing the "Outward Mindset" framework. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods, encompassing:

1. Executive and senior leader development workshops (DIOM / OL);

2. Workforce-wide cultural alignment sessions (OP);

3. Strategic alignment work sessions and executive advisory support;

4. A comprehensive Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program to build an organic cadre of 170 certified internal government facilitators, progressively reducing contractor facilitation over time.

This task order was awarded without providing fair opportunity pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3406(c) and FAR 16.507-6(b)(2): "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized."

The Arbinger Company is the sole creator, copyright holder, and intellectual property owner of the Outward Mindset methodology, diagnostic assessments, and associated certification materials. No other vendor is authorized to license, instruct, or certify government facilitators in this proprietary framework.

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