Sustainable Funding Model Development via Philanthropy

The contract seeks to establish a sustainable long-term funding model for an innovation program by leveraging private philanthropy, grants, and corporate sponsorships to ensure continuous financial support without reliance on public appropriations. The effort is aimed at creating scalable and enduring partnerships that align donor interests with impactful innovation outcomes, requiring strategic outreach, relationship building, and transparent reporting mechanisms to attract and retain private funding sources. The work will involve designing frameworks for proposal development, donor engagement, and impact measurement to demonstrate value and accountability to stakeholders. This subcontract is issued under the NAICS code 813219 for other similar organizations and is managed by the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk within the Department of Defense. The performance location is in Annapolis, Maryland, with a response deadline of July 29, 2026, and the opportunity was posted on July 24, 2026. While no set-aside provisions are specified, the nature of the work indicates a focus on organizational capacity-building and nonprofit collaboration, with the goal of embedding private sector support into the core infrastructure of the innovation initiative for lasting impact.