SAM #3007264117

Nine-month Department of State Area Studies training bridge contract with McColm & Company LLC

The Department of State disclosed a sole-source, nine-month bridge contract for Area Studies training services at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center. - Award and purpose: The notice concerns award number 19FS1A26P0062 and a redacted justification for other-than-full-and-open competition. The bridge is intended to prevent disruption to mission-essential training while the Government prepares a competitive follow-on through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule. - Contractor and structure: McColm & Company LLC is identified as the contractor. The contemplated arrangement is firm-fixed-price; the notice and attachment do not provide a contract value. - Services: - Design, manage, and deliver thematic, regional, sub-regional, and country-specific Area Studies courses, including curriculum development, instruction, student assessment, and course revisions. - Administer courses, including speaker coordination, classroom resources, attendance, evaluations, campus access requests, budget tracking, and after-action reviews. - Manage guest-speaker administrative and financial processes, including budgeting, tracking, and disbursing honoraria and fees. - Timing: Nine-month bridge aligned with a natural lull before the Fall 2027 instructional cycle. Specific start and end dates are not provided. - Procurement status: This is an award-related transparency notice, not a request for proposals or quotes. No products, product quantities, or part numbers are listed.

Description

In accordance with RFO FAR 6.301, this notice serves as the mandatory public disclosure of the Justification and Approval (J&A) for other than full and open competition. This contract was awarded under the statutory authority of FAR 6.103-2, "Unusual and Compelling Urgency," to prevent an immediate disruption to mission essential operations to the Department of State, National Foreign Affairs Training Center. 

A redacted copy of the approved J&A is attached to this notice in compliance with federal public disclosure timelines. This synopsis is posted for transparency and informational purposes only; it is not a request for proposals, quotes, or competition.

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