Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Arbinger Outward Mindset Training Psns Imf
Deadline: 27 Jul 2026
Posting Date: 17 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 145322369
Document Ref. No.: N4523A-26-RFPREQ-PSNS-1100-0006
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. A DETERMINATION NOT TO COMPETE THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Contracting Office (Code 400), hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm fixed price service contract to The Arbinger Company (dba The Arbinger Institute, LLC) (CAGE: 1UMN6). The contract is expected to be awarded under FAR 12.201-2 and FAR 6.103-1, and will be an order placed under a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) through GSA. A Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The period of performance shall be a Base Year from 05 January 2027 - 30 September 2027, with two (2) 12-month option years through 30 September 2029.
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Outward Mindset training for 14, 350 employees over a three-year period for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF). This training includes Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset (DIOM) workshops, Outward Leadership (OL) workshops, and Outward Performance-Train The Trainer (TTT) Certification workshops.
The Arbinger Company is the sole creator, owner, and authorized distributor of all products and services related to the Outward Mindset methodology. Arbinger-s training courses, curriculum, and delivery are proprietary and trademarked. Furthermore, employees from the four Naval Shipyards (PHNSY, PNSY, NNSY, and PSNS) interact and work closely together. As the other three shipyards and NAVSEA HQ have already deployed Arbinger's specific Outward Mindset methodologies, it is critically important that this personnel development initiative be consistent across all shipyards to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Changing to a different system with different methodologies would require...
Notice ID: n4523a-26-rfpreq-psns-1100-0006
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the navy
Office: puget sound naval shipyard imf
Product Service Code: u008 - education/training- training/curriculum development
NAICS Code: 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training
Inactive Dates: aug 11, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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