USMMA Student Information System

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration intends to issue a solicitation for a commercial off-the-shelf student information system to replace the current system at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The system must include functionality for admissions, advising, financial aid, student records, registration, and student accounts. The contract will have a one year base period of implementation followed by four one year option periods for maintenance and subscription services. Questions regarding this pre-solicitation notice are due by October 15th, 2020 with the solicitation to be posted on SAM.gov on or around that same date and proposals due on a date specified in the forthcoming solicitation. The contract type will be firm fixed price.

There is no set-aside designation. The primary NAICS code is 511210 for software publishers and the size standard is average annual receipts of $41.5 million or less over three years. Minority, women, and disadvantaged owned businesses are encouraged to respond. The implementation period is targeted for completion by September 30, 2021 over approximately 12 months with the software subscription period being one base year and four option years.