Collegiate Consortium For Workforce And Economic Development

Collegiate Consortium For Workforce And Economic Development, doing business as The Collegiate Consortium, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania, that has been registered to receive federal awards since June 2002. The organization specializes in workforce development and apprenticeship training services, with a particular focus on supporting the United States Navy's strategic workforce development initiatives. Through its federal contracting activities, The Collegiate Consortium delivers comprehensive training programs designed to build and maintain a skilled labor force essential for naval operations, infrastructure maintenance, and defense capabilities.

The Collegiate Consortium has received multiple federal contract awards exclusively from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Naval Sea Systems Command, two components of the Department of the Navy, totaling over $200,000 in cumulative contract value across delivery orders and task orders issued between 2021 and 2025. The organization's primary service offerings include formalized classroom instruction across nine skilled trades, apprentice testing and certification, performance tracking and registration, academic counseling, program management and administration, and the provision of equipped classrooms and laboratories at partnering educational institution campuses. All contract awards to The Collegiate Consortium have been firm-fixed-price delivery orders and purchase orders with no socioeconomic set-aside designations, allowing the organization to compete based on its specialized capabilities and expertise in workforce development. The work has been performed primarily at naval facilities and educational institution campuses in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region, with specific performance locations including Media, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia's naval facilities. Representative delivery orders include apprenticeship training contracts for multiple semesters (Base Year, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, and Fall 2025), program management and support services, and credit courses, demonstrating recurring, semester-based training initiatives that support the Navy's ongoing workforce development objectives.

The Collegiate Consortium holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command valued at $752,431.56, established on August 28, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2028. This non-set-aside IDV provides a 60-month performance period comprising a 12-month base year and four optional 12-month periods to deliver comprehensive apprenticeship training services in support of the Navy's Apprentice Program in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. Under this contract vehicle, The Collegiate Consortium furnishes equipped classrooms and laboratories, coordinates instruction with certificate and degree program requirements, manages student billing and textbook procurement, and provides clerical, accounting, and program management support across nine skilled trades. Multiple delivery orders have been issued under this indefinite delivery contract, including the Base Year Apprentice Training order ($13,593.50) awarded August 28, 2023, the Spring 2024 Semester order ($15,706.75) awarded January 23, 2024, the Summer 2024 Semester order ($7,346.00) awarded April 26, 2024, and the Fall 2025 Semester order ($17,932.02) awarded August 25, 2025, with combined task order value exceeding $54,000 to date.