U--Academic Services and Educational Support in support of OCONUS Army Education Centers, Air Force Education Centers, and Navy College Offices throughout the CENTCOM/AFRICOM AORs.

The proposed action is for academic services and educational support that include a range of undergraduate and graduate level liberal arts degree programs and operational support of National Test Centers (NTCs). These academic and educational support services shall be provided at Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) Army Education Centers, Air Force Education Centers, and Navy College Offices throughout the CENTCOM / AFRICOM AORs to include contingency areas. Academic programs shall include computer and information science, cyber security, counseling/personnel services, homeland security/criminal justice, and public administration. These academic programs shall be delivered by distance learning methods and through face-to-face instruction at a variety of locations within the CENTCOM/AFRICOM AORs. A minimum of 25 percent of courses offered under the liberal art undergraduate and graduate academic programs must be taught on-site via face-to-face delivery (100% of program core courses). Foreign countries where the required academic and educational support services have historically been provided include Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt(Sinai), Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and The United Arab Emirates. However these locations are subject to change and are not necessarily the only locations that will require support throughout the period of performance of a subsequent requirements contract. The Government intends to solicit only one source, University of Maryland University College. The following statute permits contracting on a sole source basis for this requirement, 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or to submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responses may be emailed to nicholas.milillo@navy.mil. The Government will not pay for information received. For additional information concerning this requirement, please contact Nicholas Milillo at 215-697-0321.