Caesar Rodney School District

Caesar Rodney School District is a local government school district located in Wyoming, Delaware, that has been registered in the System for Award Management since January 2002. The district provides comprehensive K-12 educational services and special education programs to approximately 500 military dependents at Dover Air Force Base, making it a key educational partner for the Department of Defense. The district's federal award portfolio reflects its specialized role in supporting military-connected student populations through both prime contract and grant awards.

Caesar Rodney School District has demonstrated substantial contract performance capacity through its engagement with the Department of Defense Education Activity. Most notably, the district successfully completed a significant five-year firm fixed price contract valued at $54.3 million that concluded on June 30, 2025, and subsequently received a delivery order valued at approximately $13.5 million awarded on August 1, 2025, for comprehensive K-12 education program services and special education services in support of Dover Air Force Base. This delivery order, which operates under a firm fixed price structure with no set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2026, encompasses instructional services, facilities operations and maintenance, student transportation, and food services. The contract work is performed in Wyoming, Delaware, and reflects the district's established capability to meet federal procurement standards while serving military dependents. The district has not held any prime federal contract vehicles with set-aside designations, indicating its competitive success in full and open competition environments.

Caesar Rodney School District's grant portfolio is extensive and multifaceted, reflecting its role as a recipient of federal educational support across multiple programs and funding agencies. The district has been awarded five consecutive Impact Aid Program grants under Title VII, Section 7003 from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated October 1, 2025; December 16, 2024; October 11, 2023; November 28, 2022; and October 12, 2021, covering performance periods extending through September 2031. Additionally, the district received a $433,492 project grant from the Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021, for a three-year period concluding September 30, 2024, to support the School Violence Prevention Program through evidence-based school safety programs and technology implementation. The district has also served as a sub-grantee receiving numerous sub-awards from the Delaware Department of Education and other prime grantees, including support for special education services, English learner programming, Title I services for low-income student populations, career and technical education, nutrition programs, mental health expansion initiatives, professional development for educators, and environmental restoration projects on school campuses. Notable sub-award programs include funding for special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3-21, enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant students, school meal program enhancements addressing supply chain challenges, mental health expansion grants targeting specific elementary schools, and a collaborative environmental restoration project in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Caesar Rodney School District currently holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the Department of Defense Education Activity on July 1, 2025, valued at $76,973,596.13 and extending through June 30, 2030. This single-award contract, competitively awarded under full and open competition with no set-aside designation, provides comprehensive K-12 educational services at Dover Air Force Base, covering instructional services at Welch Elementary and Dover AFB Middle Schools as well as high school services provided at an off-base facility. The contract scope includes special education programs for students aged 3-21, instructional delivery of core curriculum with integration of current educational technology, world language and Advanced Placement course offerings, comprehensive safety and security measures, food service operations, grounds and building maintenance, student transportation, and medical services. The government provides elementary and middle school facilities and reimbursement for new furniture during the base year, positioning this IDV as a critical vehicle for sustained delivery of educational services to approximately 500 military dependents.