Delivery Order 693JF721D000006-693JF726F00004N
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- The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $15,949.50 firm fixed price delivery order contract to MBS Direct LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., for textbooks supporting the agency's 2024C and 2025B classes departing on June 17, 2022. The place of performance is the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. No set-aside provisions were applied to this award to supply textbooks for the Maritime Administration's state maritime...
- This contract award, valued at $172,251.25, was issued by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to MBS Direct, LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. The contract is for the delivery of textbooks and educational materials to support student departures for sea in March and the start of the third term classes on March 18, 2025 at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. This delivery order contract has a firm fixed price pricing structure and does not...
- This federal contract award, valued at $447,239.50, is a delivery order issued by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to MBS Direct, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. The contract requires MBS Direct to exercise option year four and order textbooks for students departing for sea training in June at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York. This delivery order modifies a previous contract,...
- The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (DOT) awarded MBS Direct LLC a $468,445 delivery order contract to provide textbooks for the first term of academic year 2022-2023 to the United States Merchant Marine Academy located in Kings Point, New York. As the prime contractor, MBS Direct LLC, a division of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers under its parent company Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., will supply textbooks and other required reading materials to the Merchant...
- The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a delivery order contract valued at approximately $9,078 to MBS Direct LLC, a division of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, to provide textbooks for students departing for sea on June 16, 2023. The delivery order was issued on the same date with a completion date to coincide with the student departure. No set-aside provisions were specified for this fixed-price order with economic price adjustment terms. MBS Direct LLC will...
- This $376,035.93 fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Transportation, to MBS Direct, LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. The contract is for the provision of textbooks and other educational materials to support the first term of the 2023-2024 academic year at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York, with an ultimate completion date of July 25, 2023. This...
- MBS Direct LLC has been awarded a firm fixed-price delivery order valued at two hundred thirty-eight thousand eighty-one dollars and twenty-seven cents ($238,081.27) by the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration. The delivery order is for textbooks to support classes at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York starting on November 14, 2023, with a completion date of February 13, 2024. As the sole prime contractor, MBS Direct LLC currently holds a one...
- The Maritime Administration awarded a $266,260.75 firm-fixed-price delivery order contract to MBS Direct, LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., for the incremental funding of textbooks for classes starting on November 15, 2022. The contract has no set-aside designation and a completion date of November 9, 2022. MBS Direct is the prime contractor and is responsible for providing physical textbooks and digital resources, including Cengage Unlimited ebooks, to support...
- This federal contract award, valued at $420,722.72, was issued by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, to MBS Direct, LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. The contract is a delivery order that provides textbooks, ebooks, and other educational materials to support the academic programs at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York. The contract is not designated as a set-aside and...
- The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $252,000 to MBS Direct LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., to provide textbooks for the second term of the 2021-2022 academic year at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy located in Kings Point, New York. The firm fixed price order calls for individual textbook boxes to be delivered based on each student's schedule by November 10, 2021. No set-aside provisions were applied...
- 693JF721D000006Indefinite Delivery Contract
- 693JF721D000006-693JF726F00004NDelivery Order
This delivery order, awarded on October 22, 2025, to MBS Direct, LLC, provides textbooks and educational materials for Term 2 at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York. The firm fixed-price contract carries a ceiling value of $244,116.75 and an ultimate completion date of May 26, 2026. MBS Direct, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., specializes in textbook and educational resource distribution for federal academic institutions and has an established track record serving MARAD through targeted procurement and distribution services. This delivery order is issued under a larger $1.5 million indefinite delivery contract between the Maritime Administration and MBS Direct, which was originally awarded on May 27, 2021, and runs through May 26, 2026, enabling the agency to procure firm fixed-price delivery orders for textbooks, e-books, library materials, and course resources. No set-aside designation was used in this award, indicating an open and competitive procurement process. The Maritime Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, oversees the USMMA and relies on flexible procurement vehicles like this indefinite delivery contract to efficiently manage educational material needs across the Academy's academic programs. MBS Direct's specialized expertise in serving federal maritime and military academies positions the vendor as a key resource for ensuring students have timely access to required course materials throughout the academic year. The vendor's existing blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point further demonstrates its capability in supporting federal educational institutions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $244.1k | 10/23/25 |