Solicitation - N0018926RB002 - 0003.pdf

This is Amendment 0003 to a solicitation for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract issued by the Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk on behalf of the University System National Consortium for Naval Studies (USNCC). The amendment extends the proposal closing date from April 30, 2026 to May 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT and reformats attachments with the addition of an Attachment Index. The solicitation seeks qualified institutions to provide online academic programs and educational services to military personnel and their families through the USNCC consortium framework.

Proposals must be submitted in two separate volumes: Volume I (Non-Price Proposal, maximum 55 pages) addresses Institutional Characteristics, Performance Approach, Academic Capabilities, and Past Performance; Volume II (Price Proposal, unlimited pages) contains pricing information using fully burdened firm fixed-price credit hour rates. The contract will be an IDIQ with a preestablished maximum ceiling of $342,000,000 over a five-year base period plus one six-month option period, commencing August 1, 2026. The Government intends to award multiple task order contracts to up to 15 sources. Offerors must demonstrate accreditation, propose a maximum of 18 distinct academic fields with up to two pages per field, provide detailed performance approaches addressing transition and contingency planning, and submit up to three past performance references from the preceding five years. Price proposals will be held firm for 180 days, and credit hour rates will serve as ceiling rates for task order issuance with an economic price adjustment clause for tuition and fee changes. All proposals must be submitted electronically by email to John Favata at john.d.favata.civ@us.navy.mil.