U -- Educational Support Services for LEAD Program

The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia Division intends to procure educational support services for the United States Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD 19111. The educational services are in support of the LEAD program. The overall objective of the LEAD Program is to provide accredited graduate level Master?s degree education program and preparation for talented, highly qualified Junior Officers to serve as Company Officers at the USNA and for continued future service in the Navy and Marine Corps. The program develops students? abilities to think critically and analytically, and focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for understanding, designing, and conducting leader and team development. Each Company Officer leads and mentors a company of approximately 150 midshipmen. Company Officers that graduate the LEAD Program are responsible for developing midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically. In addition, the Company Officers coach, counsel, and motivate, teach leadership courses, and act as officer representatives for athletic teams and extra-curricular activities. Company Officers will apply the graduate education acquired from the LEAD Program in an organizational, midshipmen company setting. The mandatory educational objectives of the LEAD program are as follows; develop students abilities to think critically, develop student?s abilities to think analytically, the program must enable students to understand and apply leadership theories, concept and principles, the program must develop individual midshipmen to be leaders of character through analyzing and explaining individual and team behavior and performance, the program must teach students to understand role modeling and mentorship, the program must teach students how to develop interpersonal behavior, professional core competencies and develop the ability to relate current issues and world events to the Naval Profession, the program must create an environment that supports individual and team development and teach students how to teach effectively at the undergraduate level. The mandatory programmatic objectives of the LEAD program are as follows; students must be able to complete a master?s degree in a one year period, students are designated as LEAD fellows and are assigned for duty at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD thus the graduate education must be completed at an institution within an easily accessible commute (approximately 26 miles/30 minute drive from the US Naval Academy), approximately 15-25 Junior Officers complete all phases of the program as a cohort, courses are not to be conducted via distance learning, students must have ready access to university academic, educational and computational resources and LEAD program must be conducted by an accredited, top tier university. The proposed procurement is being processed on an other than full and open competitive basis with the University of Maryland College Park pursuant to section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, as implemented by FAR 13.501(a). The proposed action will result in a firm fixed price purchase order consisting of a twelve month base period with two (2), twelve month option periods. The mandatory educational and programmatic objectives of the LEAD program require the degree granting institution to be 1) A TOP TIER, NATIONALLY RANKED UNIVERSITY 2) THE FIELDS OF STUDY PROVIDED IN THE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM MUST ENCOMPASS ALL MANDATORY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND (3) GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY TO USNA- APROXIMATELY A 26-30 MILE COMMUTE. The University of MD College Park in the only educational institution capable of providing the above described services since they are the only top tier, nationally ranked university within an acceptable commuting distance that provides a Master?s Degree in Professional Leadership. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within seven days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to be considered, responses should be submitted in writing to FISC Norfolk Contracting Department, Philadelphia Division, Attn: Susannah Weigner-Clark, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111 or via e-mail to contact@example.gov. Numbered Note 22 applies.