Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. is a private, non-profit educational institution based in Erie, Pennsylvania, that operates as a prime recipient on federal education contracts and grants, with the Department of the Navy as its dominant customer (88% of recent awards by count). The college holds no federal contract vehicles and does not compete under small-business set-asides; all work is awarded full-and-open.

The college's federal footprint is dominated by tuition and fee delivery orders issued by the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery under two long-standing Basic Ordering Agreements established in April 2020 and expiring April 2030. These BOAs drive 87 of the college's 120 total recent awards, generating $18.8 million in combined potential value. Under BOA N0018910GZ011, the Navy has issued 55 delivery orders ($13.7 million combined potential value) for osteopathic medical program tuition and fees supporting Navy medical students; under BOA N0018920GZ010, the Navy has issued 32 delivery orders ($7.3 million combined potential value) for the same purpose. Representative Navy contract examples include a $648,670 delivery order for fall 2025 tuition (June 2025), a $595,121 delivery order for tuition and fees (February 2026), and a $504,681 delivery order for tuition and fees (May 2024). All Navy awards are firm fixed-price delivery orders with place of performance in Erie, Pennsylvania, and carry no set-aside designation.

Beyond Navy work, the college acts as a prime grant recipient on programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. LECOM received a $3.26 million Cooperative Agreement from the Administration on Aging under CFDA 93.734 (Chronic Disease Self-Management Education) effective September 2024 through August 2027, supporting the BRIDGES (Behavioral Health Resources for Integrated Development, Growth, Engagement, and Support) initiative for older adults. The college also received a project grant from the Bureau of Health Professionals for a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (July 2024–June 2029) and a Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program grant (January 2022–December 2024). LECOM also acts as a sub-recipient on federal grants administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, and the Crime & Delinquency Pennsylvania Commission on, including support for long-term care workforce training, SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) medical student training, and body-worn camera implementation.

Activity has declined year over year from 11 awards in 2022 to 2 in 2026 (first two months), though this reflects the college's maturation under its long-standing Navy BOAs, where each BOA generates a steady cadence of smaller individual delivery orders rather than new prime contract wins. The college's federal customer base extends to 15 distinct agencies, but the Department of the Navy (combined Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and direct Navy awards) represents the decisive concentration at 76% of combined potential value. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $70.6 million, exceeding combined potential value by 236%, indicating sustained invoice activity against established vehicles and grants.