U099 - SOLE SOURCE - Columbia University Executive Development Program
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926QW145
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- New York, New York, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is procuring tuition services for four Navy Captains to attend Columbia University's Executive Development Program titled "Leading Into The Future." This is a sole-source acquisition conducted under FAR Part 12 for commercial products and commercial services, with the solicitation number N0018926QW145 issued on April 29, 2026. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price agreement to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The government justifies the sole-source approach based on the fact that executive education programs are independently scheduled and operated by universities with minimal Navy input, and the selected Captains have individually chosen this specific Columbia session to meet their operational needs regarding location and schedule. Offers are due by May 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM local time, and any written challenges to the sole-source determination must be submitted to Kaitlin N. O'Brien at kaitlin.n.obrien.civ@us.navy.mil with sufficient information demonstrating that an equivalent service exists.
This procurement includes no set-aside designation, though the RFQ documentation references a Women-Owned Small Business structure in an unrestricted acquisition format. The specific participants are four individual Navy Captains: CAPT Sonon, CAPT Harper, CAPT Melchert, and CAPT Ileto, each requiring one enrollment slot. The program will be performed at Columbia University in New York, New York, with delivery of services to Naval Supply Systems Command in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050-0791. The Executive Development Program is scheduled to run from May 11-22, 2026, establishing both the performance period and delivery deadline. The contracting officer is Kaitlin O'Brien (771-229-1524), and pricing details remain to be determined through the contractor's proposal submission, with all payments to be processed through the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system.
Notice text
IAW FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Mechanicsburg Office, intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price contract to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York for four (4) Captains to attend the university's Executive Development Program.
This action is justified to be sole source. As the executive education programs are run and scheduled by the schools, the DON has little to no input on when and where they occur. Captains are provided with a list of EDP training opportunities so that they may select the session which meets their needs regarding factors including location and schedule. These Captains, who, as Captains, are among the busiest people in the organization, selected the session at Columbia University as the session that meets their needs.
Any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to kaitlin.n.obrien.civ@us.navy.mil. To be considered by the Government, challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent service exists which would meet the Government's needs as stated herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government .
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N0018926QW145.pdf |
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