Purchase Order HSCGG807PPBJ072

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $22,000 purchase order to Ecpi University LLC to deliver an Advanced Culinary Skills Course for 16 students selected as winners and runner-ups from the 2007 Excellence in Food Service Awards program. The contract, awarded on July 17, 2007, with completion by August 16, 2007, represents specialized professional development training to recognize and enhance the capabilities of Coast Guard food service personnel. The course convened on August 6, 2007, at the Coast Guard's Washington, DC facility and was assigned course code 500798 for tracking purposes.

This contract demonstrates the Coast Guard's investment in workforce development for personnel in food service roles. Ecpi University LLC, a for-profit educational institution registered as a federal contractor since 2002, was selected to deliver this specialized training. The award involved no set-aside designation and was structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order, reflecting a straightforward procurement for a defined training engagement with a predetermined participant quota of 16 individuals.