National Guard Bureau – Internal Review (NGB-IR) Annual Workshop Training Courses

The National Guard Bureau (NGB) Operational Contracting Division (AQ-C) hereby issues a Sources Sought for Internal Review (NGB-IR) Annual Workshop Training Courses. See attached PWS and Sources Sought for additional details. All responses are due by 1600 EST 25 February 2025. Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, in providing the NGB-IR Annual Workshop Training Courses, as defined in the attached Performance Work Statement(PWS) Draft. Please note that the attached PWS is a draft only version and is subject to change.

Background: The NGB-IR office is an objective and independent audit activity serving the Chief, National Guard Bureau (Chief, NGB). NGB-IR provides a full array of audit services for the NGB, Army National Guard (ARNG), and Air National Guard (ANG). NGB-IR is the office of primary responsibility in providing policy, oversight, and training to the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia’s (States henceforth) Internal Review (IR) offices.

Each year, historically, (but subject to change) at the end of May or early June, NGB-IR hosts an annual workshop for the States IR offices at a predetermined location. The purpose of the annual workshop is to discuss topics/areas pertaining to the audit environment in the Federal Government (e.g. Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Army (DA), Department of Air Force (DAF) and the National Guard (NG)) and to provide training opportunities for all NG auditors.

Specialized training courses at the annual workshop provides NG auditors the opportunity to increase their competencies and meet continuing professional education (CPE) requirements specified in the Comptroller General of the United States’ Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). To allow for continued growth and new opportunities for the NG IR audit community, NGB-IR schedules and rotates different courses on a year-by-year basis.

Companies that can provide the required training courses are requested to respond to this Sources Sought by 1600 EST 25 February 2025 with the following information: Company Name Company Size (Small Business/Other than Small Business) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) and SAM Unique Entity ID (UEID) Number Company Point of Contact to include Name, email address, and phone number Brief capabilities statement demonstrating how you can meet the requirement, no more than two pages (excluding company name, CAGE, DUNS, and POC information).

Please include which courses your company can teach. If your company is not capable of teaching each course listed in Table 1-1 consider partnering with other capable companies. Proof of authorization to provide requested certified training Submissions shall be sent via email to the following:

Andrew McMullen, Contracting Officer, andrew.p.mcmullen2.civ@army.mil CPT Nathan Coleman, Contract Specialist, Nathan.a.coleman2.mil@army.mil