Leadership Development Program Services
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/16/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 611430
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Austin Anderson
Description
AI GeneratedThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, seeks an accredited academic institution or qualified consultant to develop, facilitate, administer, and evaluate a part-time, yearlong Leadership Development Program for up to 12 mid-career employees. The contractor will perform work at the Kansas City District Office in Missouri, with potential attendance at a one-day retreat at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Interested parties, including small businesses across all socioeconomic categories, must submit their company information, capability, capacity, business size, and compliance with subcontracting limitations by email to Austin Anderson and Laura Hedrick. Submissions and questions are due by 12:00 p.m. Central Time on October 21, 2026. The anticipated contract includes a one-year base period starting January 1, 2027, four 12-month option periods extending through December 31, 2031, and a separately priced option for specialized leadership training.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from A.02.10.02 - Sources Sought - Final.pdf, A.02.10.02 - Sources Sought - PWS Attachment.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District seeks professional services from an accredited academic institution or qualified consultant to develop, facilitate, administer, and evaluate a part-time, yearlong Leadership Development Program. The program will serve a maximum of 12 mid-career employees. Small businesses and full and open competition sources are being researched.
- Issued by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
- Questions and Sources Sought responses due
- no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Time on 10/21/2026
- How to submit
- Submission details
- Submit responses by email to both primary and secondary points of contact.
- Contract term
- Base period from 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2027, with four 12-month option periods running through 31 December 2031
- Set-aside
- All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered
- Place of performance
- NWK District Office, Kansas City, Missouri, and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Funding
- Service Contract Act
Scope of work
- Develop, facilitate, administer, and evaluate a part-time, yearlong Leadership Development Program
- Provide 80 hours of formal graduate-level classroom instruction across at least 10 sessions
- Provide class contract speakers representing business, industry, public, and academic sectors
- Administer, score, and provide feedback for required diagnostic tests
- Conduct at least four one-on-one ILDP counseling sessions per participant annually
- Review and provide written feedback on participant application reports and monthly reflective essays
- Furnish an interim written evaluation at five months and a final program evaluation within 30 days of completion
- Attend program orientation and graduation ceremonies
Minimum qualifications
- Must be an accredited academic institution or qualified consultant
- Ability to comply with the provisions of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting
- Possess the resources or ability to obtain resources required to accomplish the requirement
Documents to include with the bid
- Company Information (Name, Address, Phone, Email, CAGE Code)
- Capability statement
- Capacity statement
- Statement of ability to comply with FAR 52.219-14
- Business size and socioeconomic status representation
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- W912DQ27QA018
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W071 Endist Kansas City
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 13, 2026
- NAICS
- 611430 · Professional and Management Development Training
- Product/service code
- U008
- Place of performance
- Kansas City, MO, 64106
- Contracting contact
- Austin Anderson
austin.anderson@usace.army.mil
8163892041 - Additional contact
- Laura Hedrick
laura.l.hedrick@usace.army.mil
Read the official notice description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District (NWK), is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support, the requirement for professional leadership development program services. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. Please see the attached sources sought notice and draft Performance Work Statement for more details.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (W912DQ) with descriptions matching "leadership development", performed in MO. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| NONPROFIT EMPOWERMENT GROUP, INC.W912DQ21C1035 · LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE KANSAS CITY DISTRICT. | $341.8K | Aug 31, 2026 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Professional and Management Development Training). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 611430, performed in MO
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| VOICE OF INFLUENCE, LLCW912P923P0047 · BASE YEAR LDP PROGRAM | $378.9K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANYN0018923CR027 · MPP BOEING LABOR | $450.1K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| AHTNA INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGIES LLCW911S721C0006 · G3 C2 SIMULATION SUPPORT | $6.8M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| IN THE ZONE TRAINING, INCW912DQ20P1012 · LEADERSHIP COACHING CONTRACTING DIVISION FOR KANSAS CITY DISTRICT BASE YEAR 1 OCT 2020 - 3 | $872.4K | Sep 30, 2025 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 611430, since Oct 1, 2024
2,055 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$150.0M
- 2. THE BOEING COMPANY$104.5M
- 3. ALEUT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC$30.5M
- 4. HIGHERECHELON, INC.$27.1M
- 5. GOLDBELT APEX, LLC$26.6M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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