Special NoticePosted Aug 14, 2026·Responses due Aug 20, 2026

Mandatory Security Course Redesign Support Services

Department of Defense (all) · WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
611430
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PA072420260846
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
U008
Place
Alexandria, VA, USA
Contact
STEVEN YANG (steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PA072420260846 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 14, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 26, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, middle of the range Nov 8, 2026.
Measured from 13 past early notices at Washington Headquarters Services (Whs) that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 14, 2026).

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What the notice says

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT�S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD HAPPYWRITE, LLC FOR Mandatory Security Course Redesign Support Services The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Human Resources Directorate (HRD), Individual and Organizational Development (I&OD), intends to perform a sole source award to HAPPYWRITE, LLC for Mandatory Security Course Redesign Support Services. The I&OD requires design, develop, and deliver seven (7) e-learning modules c… (show all)

onstituting a complete security awareness training curriculum. The redesign consolidates six standalone Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) courses into seven integrated, developmentally progressive modules. The estimated value of the contract is $85,000.00. The anticipated award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 under the procedures Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, �Simplified procedures,� HAPPYWRITE, LLC is the only vendor to meet HRD Individual and Organizational Development�s requirement as they possess the proprietary curriculum wireframe, content architecture, instructional strategy, and embedded design rationale developed collaboratively with HRD, as well as a detailed working knowledge of HRD�s specific course design plan and consolidation objectives. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability for this scope of work by responding to this notice via email to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil with a PDF file, referencing notice of intent number PA072420260846, no later than 10:00 A.M. ET, August 20, 2026. All information submitted should support the offerors� capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 Professional and Management Development Training with a Small business size standard of $15 Million.

Who won similar work

2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 611430.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DP George & Company1$1.5MJan 14, 2025
HAPPYWRITE, LLC1$85KSep 16, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

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  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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