Request for Information (RFI) - USACE SWL Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Program

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Special Notice from the Department of the Army, for work in Little Rock, Arkansas. Due Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5), 7 days left.

Official notice and attachments

Description

This announcement constitutes Market Research pursuant to RFO Part 10. This is NOT a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bid (IFB). It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue solicitation, award a contract, or pay for any information submitted in response to this notice.

Any information provided in your response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer. All responses received will be used for market research and acquisition planning purposes only (e.g., determining commerciality, assessing small business participation and socioeconomic set-asides, identifying available contract vehicles such as GSA Multiple Award Schedules, and refining the Performance Work Statement).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District (The District), is conducting market research to identify qualified commercial providers capable of delivering an integrated executive coaching and leadership-development program for approximately 10–26 senior and mid-level leaders (e.g., division chiefs, branch chiefs, and comparable supervisory personnel). The District seeks a practical, outcomes-focused leadership solution that strengthens individual and collective leadership effectiveness, including communication, team cohesion, strategic decision-making, accountability, change leadership, and the ability to lead a geographically and functionally diverse workforce.

The Government is interested in industry approaches that may incorporate:

1. Cohort-Based Diagnostic & Interactive Workshops: Initial foundational sessions focusing on human behavior, communication styles, emotional intelligence, and organizational alignment.
2. Individual One-on-One Executive Coaching: Structured, recurring individual executing coaching for selected leaders.
3. Strategic Alignment with Commander’s Intent: Facilitation that translates command vision and data-driven management priorities into operational habits and measurable leadership behaviors.
4. Targeted Assessment & Development Tools: Leadership assessments, feedback, and developmental action planning, as appropriate.
5. Reinforcement & Sustainment: Follow-on coaching or reinforcement options that sustain learning and enable measurable workplace application.
6. Flexible Delivery Formats: A logical mix of on-site delivery at the USACE Little Rock District office (Little Rock, AR) and secure virtual sessions.

The Government seeks commercially available approaches that are scalable to the participant population, tailored to the organization’s leadership context, and priced transparently by component (e.g., coaching, group facilitation, assessments, travel, and optional follow-on services). Providers should identify relevant experience delivering comparable executive coaching and leadership-development services to public-sector, military, engineering, construction, or other complex operational organizations.

The Government is also interested in identifying available contract vehicles, including General Services Administration (GSA) schedule offerings or other readily accessible vehicles. Submission Deadline: Responses are due no later than October 30, 2026 at 4:00 pm CDT. Submission Point of Contact: Please submit responses via email to: • Contracting Officer: Carole Householder / [email protected] and • Contract Specialist: Amber Turnage / [email protected] • Subject Line: Response to Sources Sought: PANSWD27RFI001 USACE SWL Executive Coaching REQUESTED INFORMATION Interested firms possessing the capabilities and personnel to fulfill this requirement are requested to provide a comprehensive Capability Statement and Response Package (maximum 5 pages) addressing the areas detailed below.

Section A: Business Profile & Administrative Data

1. Company Information: • Company Name: • Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE Code: • Company Address: • Primary Point of Contact (Name, Title, Phone, Email): • Company Website:
2. Business Size & Socioeconomic Status: • Business size under NAICS 611430 ($15.0M threshold): Large / Small Business • Socioeconomic designations (if applicable): 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB/EDWOSB).
3. Existing Contracting Vehicles: • Does your firm hold an active GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract covering leadership training/coaching (e.g., SIN 611430 Professional and Management Development Training or SIN 541611)? • If yes, please provide your GSA Contract Number, schedule expiration date, and link/copy of your pre-negotiated labor rates/course catalog. • Identify any other Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) or DoD/Army Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) your firm currently holds. Section B: Technical Capability & Delivery Methodology 1. Instructional & Coaching Model: • Describe your recommended framework for delivering a dual-tiered program (workshop/seminar component combined with 1-on-1 executive coaching). • How does your firm recommend structuring the program across a 6-month to 12-month period for 10 to 26 leaders without compromising operational mission duties? • Provide insights into your suggested balance between in-person delivery and virtual sessions. 2. Facilitator & Coach Qualifications: • Detail the standard qualifications, credentialing (e.g., International Coaching Federation [ICF] PCC/MCC certification, advanced degrees), and relevant background (e.g., military, federal executive, or engineering/technical leadership experience) of your coaching cadre. 3. Diagnostic & Assessment Instruments: • Identify the assessment instruments your firm utilizes (e.g., 360 evaluations, behavioral inventories, EQ metrics) and explain how data privacy and participant confidentiality are maintained. 4. Relevant Past Experience: • Highlight 1 to 3 relevant engagements performed within the past 3 to 5 years for federal civilian agenc

The description continues in the official notice.

Contracting contact

• Carole Householder · [email protected] · (501) 340-1258

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 611430, a business counts as small if it has no more than $15.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for professional and management development training work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• Amentum Technology, Inc. $72.8 million in this trade
• The Boeing Company $61.5 million in this trade
• Calibre Systems Inc $8.2 million in this trade
• Bloomsburie LLC $7.2 million in this trade
• OSI Vision LLC $6.8 million in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of the Army awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.

Professional and Management Development Training contracts right now

There are 18 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 611430), 10 posted in the last 7 days; 33% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of the Army and Department of Veterans Affairs. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, District of Columbia and Arkansas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 6 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 8 days.

All open professional and management development training contracts

Coming up in this trade

Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.

Similar open professional and management development training bids