DHS OUP MBA STT

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations seeks to establish a Center of Excellence at a U.S. accredited university to offer a specialized two-year Master of Business Administration pilot program with a concentration in Security Technology Transition. The solicitation requires the MBA curriculum to address topics including advanced strategy, entrepreneurship, product development, contracting, intellectual property, and technology commercialization. Offerors must describe how they will structure courses for 20-25 DHS scholars per cohort over three cohorts from 2020 through 2025. Proposals will be evaluated based on academic qualifications, experience transitioning technologies, and past performance. Phase I white papers were due March 5th with Phase II proposals due by March 30, 2020.

There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. The primary NAICS code is 611310 and PSC code is R425. The potential incumbent is unspecified. The primary period of performance is from award date through July 2023 to support the first cohort, with options to extend through July 2025 for a total of three cohorts serving approximately 60 students. At least 75% of coursework must be facilitated in-person at the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, which is the primary place of performance.