USNA Director of Innovation Sole Source
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926QL289
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Annapolis, Maryland 21402, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Supply Systems Command is soliciting temporary staffing services to support a Director of Innovation position at the United States Naval Academy, with responses due July 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. The procurement is a sole source under FAR 12.102(a) with intent to award to THE ARIEL BUSINESS GROUP INC, though all responsible sources may submit quotes.
Place of performance is Annapolis, Maryland. The requirement spans 20 weeks from August 10 through December 25, 2026, comprising 20 service units per week (400 total weekly service units) on a Firm Fixed Price basis. The Director of Innovation must hold a Master's Degree minimum, demonstrate college-level work experience, and possess proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word. The incumbent contractor is THE ARIEL BUSINESS GROUP INC, currently providing adjunct instructor services under contract N0018921D0021 (awarded as an 8(a) sole source). The new services are designed to run in parallel and complement the existing IDIQ contract, covering non-instructional services outside that scope.
Key responsibilities include leading a 25-midshipmen Defense Innovation Cohort program, coordinating with academic departments and operational sponsors, building partnerships with defense technology companies and venture-backed startups, and managing philanthropic funding opportunities. The contractor must initiate security clearance processing (T3/T3R investigation minimum), ensure completion of required antiterrorism and OPSEC training, and comply with DoD facility access requirements. The Government will provide office space, IT support, research facilities, and office supplies. The NAICS code is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training; the small business standard is $15 million. Evaluation is based primarily on price reasonableness under FAR Part 12. The requirement is funded with gift funds.
Notice text
This is a SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR 12.102(a), using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation SHALL be posted on Sam.gov (https://sam.gov/) on or before 26 May 2026. The RFQ number is N0018926QL289. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 (effective 13 March 2026) and DFARS Publication Notice 20260507 (effective 07 May 2026). It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.
The NAICS code is 611430 and the Small Business Standard is $15 (millions of dollars). The proposed contract action is for the provision of 20 service units for 20 weeks (total of 400 weekly service units) to support services of Director of Innovation at the United States Naval Academy in accordance with the Performance Work Statement for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Firm, Fixed Price contract with only one source, THE ARIEL BUSINESS GROUP INC, under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Small Business Office concurs with this determination.
This announcement will close at 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. All responsible sources may submit a quote to Keisha Gordon-Blair, who can be reached via keisha.o.gordon-blair.civ@us.navy.mil, by 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.
Attachments:
Attachment I: Redacted Sole Source Justification
Attachment II: Solicitation N0018926QL289
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