Indefinite Delivery Contract N0018920DZ853

North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the Department of the Navy on July 23, 2020, with a ceiling value of $147.05 million and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2025. This contract operates under the United States Naval Community College Partnerships master indefinite delivery vehicle, which facilitates partnerships between postsecondary institutions and the Navy to expand educational opportunities for Sailors and Marines seeking career advancement. The contract vehicle was issued without a set-aside designation and enables NDSCS to provide educational services and products in support of the Navy's community college initiatives. The arrangement allows the Department of the Navy to issue task orders against the contract to procure educational programming and related services designed to support military personnel career development through community college pathways.

Under this contract authority, NDSCS has received task orders for the delivery of naval educational programming and support services. A documented delivery order issued on September 28, 2020, valued at $500 on a firm fixed price basis, tasked NDSCS with providing products or services supporting the Naval Community College program, with performance conducted in Washington, Virginia and completion by September 29, 2020. The minimal scale of this initial task order is characteristic of the Naval Community College Partnerships vehicle's structure, which generates task orders on an as-needed basis to support specific military educational initiatives. NDSCS's role as a 1890 Land Grant College with established expertise in technical education and career training positions the institution to deliver workforce development and educational advancement services aligned with the Navy's objectives to facilitate enlisted personnel progression through accredited community college programming.