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This is a non-personal services Multiple Award Contract (MAC) for the continued development and expansion of the USNCC Consortium for Integrated Academic Solutions (CIAS). The purpose is to grow high-quality, naval-relevant programs for maritime services that are accessible, low-cost, and scalable. The USNCC envisions providing academic programs and services leading to approximately **** different associate degrees, as well as embedded and stand-alone certificates, micro-credentials, and courses in technical and non-technical fields. Key details include: - Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a pre-established maximum ceiling of $342,689,****- Evaluation: Best value tradeoff and price analysis will consider credit hour rates, applicable fees, materials, and fully burdened rates for program management and IT data support CLINS. - Proposal Submission: Volume I (non-price proposal) has a strict page limitation, which has been updated multiple times through amendments. The current total page limit is 73 pages, with specific limits for Institutional Characteristics (5 pages), Performance Approach (8 pages), Academic Capabilities (54 pages), and Past Performance (6 pages). - Academic Capabilities: Offerors can propose a maximum of 18 distinct academic fields, with each field limited to 3 pages within the Academic Capabilities section. - Closing Date: The closing date for proposals has been extended to May 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT. - Questions Deadline: The deadline for all questions was May 5, 2026. - Amendments: Several amendments have been issued, updating Q&A, page limitations, section content, and attachments. Offerors are responsible for reviewing all attachments for compliance.
The closing date for proposals is extended to 4:00 PM EDT, May 15, 2026.
For source selection, best value tradeoff, and price analysis purposes the government will consider the offerors credit hour rates, applicable fees, materials, and fully burdened rates for the program management and it data support clins.
The proposal consists of four key evaluation factors: Institutional Characteristics, Performance Approach, Academic Capabilities, and Past Performance.
The deadline for all questions is amended to 05 May 2026.
Each successful offeror will receive an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity IDIQ contract with a preestablished maximum ceiling of $342,689,****.