Usmma textbooks and nautical charts to support students for the third term (III) of AY2025-2026.
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 693JF726F00021N
- Awardee
-
MBS Direct, LLC UEI C1FVESFCJE75
- Awarding agency
-
Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $162,846
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $162,845.50 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 424920 Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- 7610 Books And Pamphlets
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Great Neck, NY 11024, USA
- Legislative mandates
-
- Clinger-Cohen Act FAR part 39
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $144,513 |
About this award
The Maritime Administration awarded a delivery order valued at $162,845.50 to MBS Direct, LLC for textbooks and nautical charts to support students during the third term of Academic Year 2025-2026 at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York. The delivery order, issued on February 19, 2026 with an ultimate completion date of May 26, 2026, is priced on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-aside designation, indicating open and competitive procurement. MBS Direct, a Columbia, Missouri-based subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., was selected as the awardee under this delivery order contract type.
This delivery order is issued under MBS Direct's primary $1.5 million indefinite delivery contract with the Maritime Administration, originally awarded on May 27, 2021 and extending through May 26, 2026. The parent contract supports the USMMA's ongoing procurement of educational materials, including textbooks, e-books, and specialized resources needed across multiple academic terms and training cycles for the academy's undergraduate midshipmen programs. MBS Direct has demonstrated capability managing large-scale educational material procurement for federal institutions, with this delivery order representing one of multiple orders issued throughout each academic year to meet the academy's evolving material requirements.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 693JF726F00021N?
693JF726F00021N was awarded to MBS Direct, LLC by Maritime Administration (Department of Transportation) on February 19, 2026.
How much is contract 693JF726F00021N worth?
The government has obligated $162,846 on 693JF726F00021N.
Is contract 693JF726F00021N an order under another contract?
Yes. 693JF726F00021N is a delivery order under 693JF721D000006, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 693JF726F00021N competed?
The extent of competition for 693JF726F00021N was competed under sap.
On GovTribe
See this award's full record
- Every transaction and funding action
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar awards and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this award