Incorporation of Genius SIS into Blackboard LMS
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693KA9-22-R-00023
- Agency
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Headquarters
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces the Federal Aviation Administration's intent to award a single source contract to Marick Group, LLC. The FAA's Office of Aviation Workforce and Education Division seeks to acquire a student information system called Genius SIS from Marick Group to allow K-12 students external access to aviation education resources on the FAA's Blackboard learning management platform.
The Special Notice cites Marick Group's existing expertise and support for the FAA's Blackboard system, the agency's commitment to expanding STEM opportunities especially for underrepresented groups, and the need to transition to a new system before the current platform sunsets in February 2023. Interested parties were instructed to direct any questions in writing to the contracting officer by September 8th. As a sole source procurement, the requirement will be awarded noncompetitively to Marick Group due to their specialized expertise and support of the FAA's current education technology infrastructure.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONTRACT WITH A SINGLE SOURCE: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aviation Workforce and Education Division intends to award a single source contract to Marick Group, LLC.
The Federal Aviation Administration STEM AVSED proposes to acquire a registration and enrollment portal (Genius SIS) which will allow students (K-12) external to the FAA the ability to access the FAA’s Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) which is FEDRAMP authorized. The acquisition of this program will allow the FAA to maintain compliance with privacy, security, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Marick Group, LLC currently provides support for the FAA’s LMS.
In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System, AMS 3.2.2.4, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis of the FAA’s decision to contract with a selected source when it is determined to be in the best interest of the FAA. This procurement is single-sourced based on specialized expertise that Marick Group, LLC, currently provides in support of the FAA’s Blackboard LMS, the Office of Aviation Workforce and Education’s commitment to provide STEM AVSED activities in a post-COVID world to students especially in underrepresented populations, and due to the current system utilized for access to the FAA’s Blackboard LMS being sunset in February 2022 and the new school year commencing.
This requirement will be awarded to Marick Group, LLC and is not available for unrestricted competition. This announcement is for informational purposes only and not a Solicitation/Request for Proposal. All questions pertaining to this announcement should be addressed in writing to Contracting Officer, Angel Jones, angel.jones@faa.gov, (405) 954-5102, by 3:00pm CST on Thursday, September 8, 2022.
Note: The FAR references cited in SAM.gov are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS).
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