United States Naval Community College Partnerships

The Department of the Navy awarded this Master IDIQ on July 23, 2020, to establish partnerships with regionally accredited institutions for the United States Naval Community College, but the ordering period closed on July 31, 2025, and no new task orders may be placed. The vehicle carried a combined potential value of $147.05 million, and 144 task orders totaling $77.9 million in potential value and $41.4 million in obligations have been issued, with the most recent award in June 2025.

The USNCC delivers associate-degree programs and certifications in fields including cybersecurity, computer science and data analytics, engineering fundamentals, organizational leadership, aviation maintenance, logistics, nuclear engineering, and military studies. All work is firm-fixed-price and entirely unrestricted (no set-aside). Task orders range from $109,755 (ceiling) to $31.1 million (combined potential value across four orders to a single prime), with typical durations extending through July 2026 or September 2026. The vehicle serves approximately 350,000 enlisted Navy and Marine personnel globally.

Western Governors University holds the largest concentration of value, with four orders worth $31.1 million combined potential value—nearly 40 percent of the entire vehicle's active value. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona State University, and University of Maryland Global Campus follow, collectively holding $36.4 million. These five institutions account for roughly 91 percent of combined potential value across 118 distinct prime contractors. Ordering momentum has been modest and variable, averaging approximately three orders per year over the vehicle's life, with lows of two orders in 2021 and highs of six in 2022.

The Department of the Navy (excluding Naval Supply Systems Command) placed 135 of 144 orders, reflecting near-total customer concentration. The vehicle closed to new orders eleven months ago; any remaining value must be obligated against existing task orders through their individual completion dates.

Develop partnerships between regionally accredited institutions and the Department of the Navy (DON) to establish a United States Naval Community College. The USNCC will be the primary means for the Naval Services to provide educational opportunities to the entire enlisted workforce to prepare for future challenges. The main features of the USNCC include conferring transferable and recognized associate level academic degrees and certifications as a fully accredited institution, providing flexible delivery methods to account for operational demands and technological constraints of a globally distributed workforce, developing academic programs in alignment with the organizational needs of the Navy and Marine Corps, and recognizing various forms of learning obtained through military technical and leadership training.