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Authorized Arbinger Leadership Training Courses and Curriculum for Hill AFB Personnel

Federal · AFMC OLH/PZIMADue Friday, November 6, 2026
Client
AFMC OLH/PZIMA
Solicitation No.
—
Posted
10/26/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
611430
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contact
Ammon Helms
Email
ammon.helms@us.af.mil

Description

AI Generated

The Air Force Materiel Command requires vendor-authorized instructors and proprietary leadership training curriculum for personnel located at Hill AFB, Utah, Randolph AFB, Texas, and geographically separated units. The required scope encompasses Arbinger training courses—including Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset, Outward Leadership, and Outward Performance—along with associated courseware, digital sustainment tools, and Train-the-Trainer sessions for approximately 900 key personnel. The Government intends to establish a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with sole-source vendor The Arbinger Company (CAGE: 1UMN6) as the copyright holder and sole authorized distributor. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement and proposal for consideration. Submissions must specify whether the entity is a US-owned or foreign-owned firm, as well as its business size and socioeconomic status, such as an 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned, veteran-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The estimated contract cost including options is $1,500,000.

Key solicitation details

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The Government intends to establish a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with The Arbinger Institute to provide proprietary leadership training services. Training will cover approximately 900 leadership and key personnel at OO-ALC and geographically separated units. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement and proposal.

Issued by
AFMC AFSC OL:H/PZIMA
Submission details
Respondents shall specify business size, ownership status (US or foreign), and submit capability statements to the agency.
Contract term
Five-year ordering period, from approximately 15 February 2027 to 14 February 2032
Estimated value
$3M total ceiling
Place of performance
Hill Air Force Base, UT; Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Randolph AFB, TX

Scope of work

  • Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset (DIOM) course
  • Outward Leadership (OL) course
  • Outward Performance (OP) course
  • Train-the-Trainer (TTT) certifications for DIOM and OP
  • Proprietary courseware, textbooks, and digital sustainment tools

Minimum qualifications

  • Vendor-authorized instructors and legal rights/licenses to deliver Arbinger's proprietary curriculum

Documents to include with the bid

  • Capability statement
  • Proposal

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
16770
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the AIR Force › FA8224 Afsc OL H Pzim
Notice type
Special Notice
Responses due
Nov 6, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 26, 2026
NAICS
611430 · Professional and Management Development Training
Product/service code
U099
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Place of performance
Hill AFB, UT, 84056
Contracting contact
Ammon Helms
ammon.helms@us.af.mil
8017779197
Additional contact
William F. Lee (Bill)
william.lee.66@us.af.mil
8015863201
Read the official notice description

The Government requires specialized leadership, organizational culture, and professional development training curriculum and vendor-authorized instructors for training of personnel located at Hill AFB, Utah and geographically dispersed locations. To meet this need, the following courses onwed and managed by The Arbinger Company are required: Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset Outward Leadership Outward Performance Train-the-Trainer sessions for the same As the original course developer, The Arbinger Company (CAGE: 1UMN6) retains copyright and is the sole authorized distributor of all products and services related to these courses. Because of this, the Government intends to issue a sole-source solicitation/contract to The Arbinger Company. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement and proposal which shall be considered by this agency. Respondents to this solicitation shall specify whether the entity is a large business, an 8(a) concern, a women-owned small business, a HUBZone small business, a veteran-owned small business, or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. Respondents must also specify whether they are a US-owned or foreign-owned firm.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Professional and Management Development Training). This is not this requirement's award history.

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