Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Purchase Order

The Naval Postgraduate School plans to procure 400 hard copy textbooks titled “Readings in Defense Resources Management” for the Defense Resources Management Institute. This procurement is being conducted as a Brand Name Sole Source requirement, intending to award a Fixed Firm Price purchase order to Pearson Education, Inc., the sole provider of this essential textbook. The text is fundamental to all courses offered by the Defense Resources Management Institute and includes carefully selected chapters covering key topics necessary for defense resource managers. The contract, identified by solicitation number N6227117Q1081, was posted on March 9, 2017. The purchase will be administered by the Naval Postgraduate School, part of the Department of Defense, located in Monterey, California. This acquisition aligns with the NAICS code 511130, which pertains to publishers of books. The purchase order ensures that students and faculty have access to uniform, essential, and authoritative educational material for training in defense resource management.