University Affilation for Master of Science in Nutrition

The U.S. Army Health Care Acquisition Activity (HCAA), Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC), Fort Sam Houston, Texas intends to issue a single award for university affiliation support services for a Master of Science in Nutrition for the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S),Graduate Program in Nutrition. The contract will grant university graduate credit and a Master of Science in Nutrition to students who successfully complete the program. The total Program length is 5 semesters spanning over 21 months in length and consists of two phases. Phase 1 is approximately 45 semester hours in didactic studies; Phase 2 is approximately 1,102 hours in full-time dietetic internship and 9 semester hours of research. Phase 2 is a dietetic internship, accredited through the Commission of Accreditation for Dietetic Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The contractor shall be a national recognized university accredited by one of the six regional accrediting associations (Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Western Association of Schools and Colleges) and be recognized by the US Department of Education or the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation. The ordering period is 1 Dec 2014 -14 Dec 2015 with four 1 year options. The class start date is 15 Dec 2014. The solicitation will be made available on or about October 16, 2014, and will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 611310 Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools, with a small business size standard of $25.5 million. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. The date for receipt of quotations is on/about November 17, 2014; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to block 8 of standard form 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial items for the actual date quotations are due. This solicitation is unrestricted. All responsible small business concerns are encouraged to submit a quotation which may be considered.