Opportunity to collaborate with school administration
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR NORFOLK
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N0018927QD005
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
541613
Product service code
R701
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-16
Response deadline
Oct 21, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Millington, TN
Contracting contact
shawn.thomas1@navy.mil
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NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk (FLCN) Pentagon Directorate Philadelphia Contracting Department located at 700 Robbins Ave Bldg. 2B Philadelphia, PA intends to solicit this requirement as a small business set aside to partner with a national education agency that collaborates with teachers and school administrators to distribute Navy sponsored educational materials, lesson plans, and product samples directly to classrooms. The contractor will design and produce comprehensive curriculum assets, supporting 250 physical instructional kits and scalable digital access for a January 2027 deployment to all enrolled educators. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR subpart 5.2, and using Simplified Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services at FAR Part 12. As stated previously, the government intends to solicit this acquisition as a small business set aside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This is the only RFQ for this requirement, it includes all the terms and conditions as well as applicable FAR, DFARS and NMCARS clauses and provisions with respect to the anticipated task order. 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-overhaul. The NAICS code is 541613, and the Small Business Size Standard is $19 million. The anticipated contract type is firm-fixed-price to obtain a partnership package to include the program development and coordinated distribution of Navy Nuclear Chemistry lesson plan kits, “Bring Nuclear Fission to Light”, aligned to standard high school Nuclear Chemistry curriculum for the fall 2026 – spring 2027 school year to effectively strengthen relationships between Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) STEM Sailors and high schools within their areas of responsibility. Interested parties may submit a response to this posting. All correspondences shall be sent by email to Mrs. Shawn Thomas-Hopkins at email address shawn.l.thomashopkins.civ@us.navy.mil. The Contracting Officer will only consider information submitted in response to this posting to the extent if the requirement should be competed. The Government will not pay or reimburse the offeror/quoter for any submission. The Period of Performance is anticipated to start 30 October 2026 through 1 April 2027. The requirement does not contain any options.
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