LFLDP - SSJ Redacted

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Date of Award – January 31, 2027 (Curriculum completion, LMS asset delivery, pilot testing, and core train-the-trainer certification to meet the mandatory January 2027 enterprise launch).
February 1, 2027 – July 31, 2027 (Post-launch sustainment coaching, longitudinal evaluation analytics, and final transition-out knowledge transfer).

4. Statutory Authority Cited and Rationale:

a. This sole source acquisition is being conducted under RFO FAR 12.201-1 simplified procedures for covered actions ! 6$7 ”  PLOOLRQ pursuant to  86&  . The Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available based on the following rationale:
The active Lead Forward framework is 80% to 85% complete and built upon proprietary intellectual property owned exclusively by DevelopUs Worldwide. The firm has not licensed, certified, or authorized third-party vendors to access, modify, or deliver these instructional assets. Consequently, DevelopUs Worldwide is the only commercial source with the legal rights, native source files, and specialized technical expertise required to finalize the curriculum without IP infringement. Awarding to any other vendor would require stripping out the embedded proprietary frameworks and redesigning the curriculum from scratch. This would forfeit approximately
in prior Government investment, resulting in substantial duplication of cost not expected to be recovered through competition (41 U.S.C. 3304(b)(2)(A)). Reengineering WKH EDVHOLQH ZLWK DQ DOWHUQDWLYH SURYLGHU ZRXOG UHTXLUH DQ HVWLPDWHG WR  PRQWKV FDXVLQJ DQ unacceptable programmatic delay (41 U.S.C. 3304(b)(2)(B)) that directly breaches ACF’s nonnegotiable January 1, 2027 operational deployment milestone. 5. Special Considerations for Certain Contract Extensions or Bridge Contracts: Not Applicable. This is a new commercial contract action to complete and transition an enterprise curriculum previously initiated via direct training obligations under the Government Employees Training Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 41).

6. Actions to Increase Competition:

a. A Synopsis Was Published: In accordance with RFO FAR Subpart 5.1 - 5.2, public notices of the Government's intent to award a sole-source contract were published across two federal portals:
x Combined Sources Sought and Notice of Intent was published on GSA eBuy (RFI1830566) from August 14, 2026 to August 21, 2026.

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A subsequent Combined Presolicitation and Notice of Intent on SAM.gov under Notice ID 202600082 from August 26, 2026 to September 2, 2026.