Jackson Public Schools STEM

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Sam Houston is seeking to procure a comprehensive residential STEM leadership program for Army JROTC cadets at Jackson Public School District, scheduled for June 1 through July 17, 2026. The contractor must be a regionally accredited public institution with established STEM and ROTC programs capable of delivering hands-on STEM activities, engineering laboratory experiences, STEM-related site visits, leadership development, and physical fitness activities. Key requirements include providing dormitory lodging with gender-separated accommodations, three meals daily plus evening snacks meeting USDA nutrition standards, transportation for personnel, upper-level college student mentors, and administrative processing capabilities. Performance standards require 100 percent compliance with zero deviation across all contract objectives including lodging, meals, transportation, curriculum delivery, and registration processes. Interested small businesses must submit capability information by April 21, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET to Contract Specialist Kristy Mattingly and Contracting Officer Deborah R. Davis-Maxwell, with responses including firm credentials, DUNS and CAGE codes, small business certifications, relevant experience, and pricing information.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and is contingent upon at least two qualified small businesses responding with capability information; if insufficient responses are received, the requirement will not remain set-aside. The contract will serve 360 total Army JROTC cadets across six one-week, five-day cycles, with 60 cadets and 4 cadre members participating in each cycle, resulting in substantial enrollment spanning the entire six-week program. The anticipated NAICS code is 611310 (academic courses and degree-granting establishments) with a size standard of $34.5 million, though no specific budget range has been disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. The contract is structured as a non-personal service, firm-fixed-price service contract with six separate one-week cycles. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation, with future formal solicitations expected to be posted on sam.gov.