Arbinger Outward Mindset Leadership and Culture Development Training
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD GF
No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N3904026F1024 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeTHE ARBINGER COMPANY · $4.5M
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What the notice says
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) has awarded a sole-source task order under General Services Administration (GSA) Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business Pool 1 Contract 47QREB19D0011 to The Arbinger Company. This requirement provides specialized organizational culture transformation, leadership development, executive coaching, and proprietary curriculum instruction utilizing the "Outward Mindset" framework. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods, encompassing: 1. Executive and senior leader development workshops (DIO… (show all)
M / OL); 2. Workforce-wide cultural alignment sessions (OP); 3. Strategic alignment work sessions and executive advisory support; 4. A comprehensive Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program to build an organic cadre of 170 certified internal government facilitators, progressively reducing contractor facilitation over time. This task order was awarded without providing fair opportunity pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3406(c) and FAR 16.507-6(b)(2): "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized." The Arbinger Company is the sole creator, copyright holder, and intellectual property owner of the Outward Mindset methodology, diagnostic assessments, and associated certification materials. No other vendor is authorized to license, instruct, or certify government facilitators in this proprietary framework.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) U008.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $79K to $249K, median $148K; range $11K to $349K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ARBINGER COMPANY | 1 | $349K | May 7, 2026 |
| TACTICAL ELECTRONICS AND MILITARY SUPPLY L.L.C. | 1 | $148K | Apr 15, 2025 |
| REFINEM LLC | 1 | $11K | Sep 8, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 8, 2026REFINEM LLC$11KInstructor-Led Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Course Training at PSNS & IMFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 7, 2026THE ARBINGER COMPANY$349KArbinger Leadership Training PSNS&IMFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 15, 2025TACTICAL ELECTRONICS AND MILITARY SUPPLY L.L.C.$148KUrgent Tactical Combat Casualty Training CourseNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
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- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
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