The Navy needs a small business to provide two-day instructor-led training sessions for quality assurance personnel.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Navy needs a small business to provide two-day instructor-led training sessions for quality assurance personnel. The training will cover Crucial Accountability and Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue. The instructor must have a minimum of 5 years of experience delivering high-stakes communication or accountability training and must be able to provide itemized pricing for course delivery, materials, instructor fees, travel/lodging, and any optional services.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a firm fixed price award with a singular contract. The contract will be issued for a base period of 1 year with 2 option years. The course dates are firm, and the proposed instructor's information for credentialing, base access, etc. must be provided to the Government by July 10, 2026.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will evaluate proposals based on adherence to the solicitation/statement of work, technical acceptability, and price analysis. The combined non-cost/price factors are more important than the cost/price factor, but cost/price is a significant factor.
- When and how do you bid? Quotations are due prior to 12:00PM EST, 26 June 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted. Offers should be submitted via electronic commerce to kyle.r.berg3.civ@us.navy.mil and stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience delivering high-stakes communication or accountability training
Don't bother if…
- You must be a certified small business
- Your instructor must have a minimum of 5 years of experience delivering high-stakes communication or accountability training
Heads up — easy to miss
- You must provide the missing information within 24 hours of notification. Failure to respond within this 24-hour window will result in the submission being deemed technically unacceptable and ineligible for award.
- The Government may select for award the offeror whose price is not necessarily the lowest, but whose technical proposal is more advantageous to the Government and warrants the additional cost.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
Primary point of contact
Name
Kyle Berg
Email
kyle.r.berg3.civ@us.navy.mil
Phone
(860) 433-1111