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How to bid on curriculum review services for FEMA
What FEMA wants
FEMA’s National Disaster and Emergency Management University wants higher-education curriculum reviews, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluations for residential, virtual, and distance-learning courses.
FEMA says it intends to negotiate with the American Council on Education as the only responsible source. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists. FEMA will consider capability statements to help determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Deadline and what it means
Capability statements are due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern on November 3, 2026. FEMA says it will consider statements received within 15 days after the notice’s publication, which was October 19, 2026.
Submitting a statement does not guarantee a competition. FEMA says the decision whether to compete the requirement is solely at the Government’s discretion.
Who may be a fit
This opportunity may suit education-support firms with experience reviewing higher-education curricula, assuring academic quality, or evaluating non-formal training for college credit. The listed NAICS code is 611710, Educational Support Services, with a small-business size standard of $24 million.
FEMA describes ACE’s established credit recommendations, recognition across federal agencies and colleges, learner transcript advocacy, and digital badge services as reasons for its intended sole-source award. A response should clearly explain how your firm can provide the same comprehensive services.
How to respond
Email a capability statement as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to James Suerdieck at [email protected] and Katie Brown at [email protected]. Submit by 4:00 p.m. Eastern on November 3, 2026. FEMA says it will not accept phone calls.
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Prepare a focused capability statement
Use the statement to show specific, relevant experience and explain how your services cover curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation across in-person, virtual, and distance learning. Connect each claim to concrete examples of work your firm has performed.
Address the capabilities FEMA highlights, including standardized credit recommendations and ways learners can access or document those recommendations. Keep the response concise, check that the attachment opens, and send it early enough to confirm it reaches both listed recipients before the deadline.
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