D and F Below SAT - 86AW Off-Site

CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

DETERMINATION & FINDINGS

Authority to Solicit from a Single Source (at or below the SAT) 1. Agency and Contracting Activity: 700th Contracting Squadron (700 CONS) 2. Nature and/or Description of the Action: $57,100
Sole-source/brand-name commercial-service acquisition for delivery of the FP2 Trust Pathway™ leadership and team-development program in support of 86th Airlift Wing leadership off-site events at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

3. Citation to the Appropriate Regulation:

(Contracting Officer Instruction: Select the applicable authority for this acquisition)

RFO 8.401 and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) (FSS Orders): The circumstances of the acquisition deem only one source reasonably capable of providing the products, services, or solutions. RFO 11.204(a)(2)(ii) (Brand Name): The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet the agency's needs or cannot be modified to meet the agency's minimum needs,.
RFO 12.102(a) (Commercial Products and Services): Only one source is available,. RFO 13.101(b) (Noncommercial Products and Services): Only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name, or industrial mobilization),.

4. Findings:

The 86th Airlift Wing requires a unified, sequenced leadership-development engagement for senior wing and group leaders, squadron leadership teams, First Sergeants, and Agency Chiefs. The January 2027 engagement is designed as a single developmental continuum across multiple leadership audiences and events, rather than as separate, standalone training sessions. The requirement includes assessment-based team development, facilitated relationship and communication building, leadership alignment, trust building, leading-change instruction, practical application activities, participant materials, and post-event leadership coaching.
The 86 AW's minimum need is not satisfied by a generic leadership course, a standalone behavioral assessment, or an independent change-management workshop. The Wing requires a common developmental framework that begins with individual behavioral awareness; applies that awareness to communication, team connection, and trust; transitions participants into practical leadership and change application; and carries the same framework across all scheduled audiences. This approach supports a