--- title: Curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college… | Due Nov 3, 2026 - MatchAwards description: Curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation services. United States Department of the Navy. Solicitation 70FA2027Q00000002. NAICS 611710 - Educational Support Services. Deadline 2026-11-03. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management... canonical: https://matchawards.com/dept_of_the_navy/posts/117468839122990400 og:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:image:width: 130 og:image:height: 130 twitter:card: MatchAwards.com twitter:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:site_name: MatchAwards og:type: article og:title: Curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college… | Due Nov 3, 2026 og:url: https://matchawards.com/dept_of_the_navy/posts/117468839122990400 og:description: Curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation services. United States Department of the Navy. Solicitation 70FA2027Q00000002. NAICS 611710 - Educational Support Services. Deadline 2026-11-03. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management... og:image: https://matchawards.com/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/085/original/a0262fe00d6c038b.png?1638992122 og:image:width: 120 og:image:height: 120 twitter:card: summary --- # Curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation services Agency [United States Department of the Navy](/dept%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fnavy) Office , Notice type Special Notice Solicitation number 70FA2027Q00000002 NAICS [611710 - Educational Support Services](/groups/999) PSC U010 - EDUCATION/TRAINING- CERTIFICATIONS/ACCREDITATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Category [Specialized educational services (9.4)](/categories/human-capital/specialized-educational-services) Posted 2026-10-19 Deadline 2026-11-03 Place of performance Maryland 21727, UNITED STATES ## Description The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW RFO FAR 12) with American Council on Education (ACE), One Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036, as the only responsible source that capable of providing comprehensive higher-education curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation services for NDEMU’s residential, virtual, and distance-learning course offerings. Market evaluation confirmed that American Council on Education (ACE) Learning Evaluations remains uniquely positioned as the sole established industry standard for evaluating non-formal workplace training and assigning standardized college credit recommendations. ACE recommendations are recognized and integrated across both federal agencies and post-secondary higher education institutions. Furthermore, ACE provides an integrated ecosystem including entry in the ACE National Guide, direct learner transcript advocacy, and automated digital badge issuance via Credly, which independent regional or institutional accreditors do not offer for non-collegiate course providers. Therefore, ACE is the only source that can provide comprehensive higher-education curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation services for NDEMU’s residential, virtual, and distance-learning course offerings. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures (IAW RFO FAR 12). The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 611710-Educational Support Services with a Small Business Size Standard of $24M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to James Suerdieck at james.suerdieck@fema.dhs.gov and Katie Brown at Kathryn.Brown@fema.dhs.gov. Statements are due by 4:00 PM Eastern, 11/03/2026\. No phone calls accepted. ## Contacts * Kathryn Brown * James D. Suerdieck Email and phone are in the source notice. 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