This is a combined presolicitation notice and solicitation for commercial services, conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12. The government will use competitive negotiated procedures with best value tradeoff source selection methods and price reasonableness analysis. The solicitation is posted on sam. gov and is a Request for Quotes (RFQ). The NAICS code is **** with a small business standard of $34. 5 million. The contract will be a firm fixed-price (FFP) purchase order for graduate-level executive leadership education programs. This acquisition is being solicited as full and open competition. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by April 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Quotes must be submitted by May 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Quotes must include pricing, point of contact information, business size, and payment terms. The non-price quote (performance approach, past performance, and socioeconomic plan) will be more important than price. A rating of less than acceptable for the performance approach or socioeconomic plan will make the quote ineligible for award. The requirement will be awarded as a single FFP contract.
The bid notice states that quotes shall be submitted no later than Friday, May 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Quote submissions received after the stated submission deadline will not be considered for award.
The bid notice states that all quotes shall include price(s) showing any and all materials, travel, and labor, name, phone number and email address of a point of contact, business size, and payment terms.
The bid notice states that the government intends to award a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to the responsible quoter whose quote represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The non-price quote will be more important than price, with performance approach and past performance being of equal importance and significantly more important than the socioeconomic plan.
The bid notice states that all responsible business sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award.
The bid notice does not indicate that samples are required.
Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted no later than Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST.
