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USNA Director of Innovation Sole Source
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The U.S. Navy is soliciting a sole-source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures for the provision of 20 service units over 20 weeks, totaling 400 weekly service units, to support the Director of Innovation at the United States Naval Academy. The solicitation, identified as N0018926QL289, is being issued under FAR 12.102(a) and incorporates all provisions and clauses effective through FAC 2026-01 and DFARS Publication Notice 20260507. The North American Industry Classification System code is 611430 with a small business size standard of $15 million in annual revenue. The Government intends to award the contract exclusively to The Ariel Business Group Inc., as justified in the redacted sole source documentation, and has received concurrence from the Small Business Office. While this is not a competitive solicitation, all responsible sources may submit quotes by the deadline to be considered, though no obligation exists to compete the requirement. Responses must be submitted in writing to Keisha Gordon-Blair at keisha.o.gordon-blair.civ@us.navy.mil by 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with the official closing date for all submissions set for 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Oral communications are prohibited. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price arrangement, and the work is to be performed in Annapolis, Maryland. The solicitation was posted on SAM.gov on July 24, 2026, and is accessible through the provided UI link. The Navy retains full discretion to determine whether to proceed without competition based on responses received. All interested parties are expected to review the full text of applicable clauses via the official FAR and DFARS websites.
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Annapolis, MD, 21402, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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This is a SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR 12.102(a), using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation SHALL be posted on Sam.gov (https://sam.gov/) on or before 26 May 2026. The RFQ number is N0018926QL289. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 (effective 13 March 2026) and DFARS Publication Notice 20260507 (effective 07 May 2026). It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.
The NAICS code is 611430 and the Small Business Standard is $15 (millions of dollars). The proposed contract action is for the provision of 20 service units for 20 weeks (total of 400 weekly service units) to support services of Director of Innovation at the United States Naval Academy in accordance with the Performance Work Statement for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Firm, Fixed Price contract with only one source, THE ARIEL BUSINESS GROUP INC, under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Small Business Office concurs with this determination.
This announcement will close at 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. All responsible sources may submit a quote to Keisha Gordon-Blair, who can be reached via keisha.o.gordon-blair.civ@us.navy.mil, by 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.
Attachments:
Attachment I: Redacted Sole Source Justification
Attachment II: Solicitation N0018926QL289
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