RFP 693JF726R000002 Career services support USMMA

The contract supports career development, workforce planning, and industry engagement services for the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD), awarded under the solicitation number 693JF726R000002 as a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 561311. Awarded to a small business, the contract is managed by the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, with the primary point of contact based in Washington, DC, and all work performed on-site at the USMMA campus in Kings Point, New York. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed Price, single-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle with a base period and multiple one-year options, through January 2028, and incorporates mandatory DOT security clearances for all personnel due to the sensitive nature of the academy environment. The contractor must possess and maintain institutional knowledge of critical campus systems including the CMMS-Maximo platform, Building Automation System, and infrastructure governing boilers, HVAC, geothermal, and fiber optic networks, with transition risks to new contractors deemed unacceptable due to long clearance processing times and system-specific proprietary knowledge requiring re-authorization and retraining. Performance is governed by adherence to contract-implied technical standards and institutional compliance requirements, with inspections and acceptance conducted on-site by the government, and invoicing handled through federal systems without detailed documentation on remittance or accounting codes. The contract was competitively procured with an evaluation process based on technical acceptability and fair and reasonable pricing, aligning with a trade-off approach rather than LPTA, and does not require certified cost or pricing data. While no explicit clause list or detailed section J attachments are available in the provided material, contractual obligations are shaped by operational necessities including emergency response capabilities, continuous system upgrades, and sustaining aging infrastructure to ensure the safe and uninterrupted functioning of the academy’s critical facilities and educational mission.