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PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

PSC CODE (4 DIGITS): 6910 (Training Aids)

NAICS CODE: 541612 (Human Resources Consulting Services)

RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT ACTION: Not applicable

RECOVERY ACT PROJECT NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable

TITLE: KF (Korn/Ferry) 360 Degree Leadership Evaluation and Assessment PROFILORS and

For Your Improvement (FYI) Development Guides

SOLICITATION NUMBER (NO DASHES): N6134023R0097

RESPONSE DATE (MMDDYY): May 25, 2023

ARCHIVE DATE: 15 DAYS (or no later than 05262023)

SET ASIDE CODE: Not applicable

CS CONTACT NAME & PHONE: Tina Ruscito, 813-956-7086

PCO CONTACT NAME & PHONE: Lisa Mardin. 508-450-0315

SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division

(NAWCTSD) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, a contract for the Korn Ferry (KF) 360

Degree Leadership Evaluation and Assessment questionnaires (PROFILORS) and (FYI) For

Your Improvement (ADOC) development guides from SENSA Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Korn/Ferry

U.S. Government Consulting Services.

The contract is planned for SENSA Solutions, Inc. (SENSA) operating under Cage Code 071A2.

Under the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR 13.5

Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

Ongoing market research performed by the Government supports there does not exist another

company with access to proprietary data needed to meet this requirement. SENSA is the only

vendor that has focused on the military leadership core skills and competency behavior models

and, as such, is the only source capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of

working with SWOs and Navy Senior Executives. The KF 360 survey tool, which is a common

tool used across all Fleet Concentration Areas (FCA) is proprietary. The Government does not

own data rights to share this tool with another contractor. The KF 360 survey tool is proprietary

as is the data reduction process. Changing databases by using another vendor would cause the

loss of (non-recoverable) officer and Senior Executive leadership data collected over the last 13

years.

A single award is anticipated for execution in August 2023.

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This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice in accordance with FAR

5.201 outlining the Government’s intent to contract on a sole source basis with SENSA.

Interested sources are solicited to provide their written technical capabilities. Written response

to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous

to the Government. Interested sources must submit detailed written technical capabilities to

deliver the requirement. Detailed written capabilities must be submitted by email to Tina

Ruscito (christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil) in an electronic format that is compatible

with Microsoft Office 2016 applications (MS Word), no later than close of business on

Thursday, May 25, 2023. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored.

All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be

limited to no more than FIVE (5) pages. A determination by the Government not to compete this

proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the

Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining

whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is not to be considered a request for

quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on

the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a

comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no written

challenge to this synopsis is received, a justification and approval (J&A) for other than full and

open competition in accordance with the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified

Acquisition Procedures as implemented by FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain

Commercial Itemsbased on the rationale provided above will be initiated. If conducted as a sole

source procurement, a separate synopsis will not follow. This synopsis will satisfy the intent of

the requirements under FAR 5.201 and 5.204. In accordance with FAR 5.102(e), copies of the

solicitation will be available upon request.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS (IF APPLICABLE): N/A

PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE: Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) in Newport, RI

CS EMAIL ADDRESS: christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil