# Curriculum review, academic quality assurance, and college credit evaluation services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/70fa2027q00000002 - Solicitation number: 70FA2027Q00000002 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was November 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Homeland Security - Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency - Contracting office: Federal Emergency Management Agency (n-FEDERALEMERGENCYMANAGEMENTAGENCY) - NAICS: 611710 Educational Support Services - Product or service code: U010 Certifications and Accreditations for Educational Institutions - Place of performance: Maryland - County: Frederick County (FIPS 24021). https://abierto.us/counties/frederick-county-md-24021 - First posted: October 19, 2026 - Last posted: October 19, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/95d706f2ae254fc4806e8fd3b9406f5f/view ## 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. ## Open now in the same industry 5 open in NAICS 611710. - BPA - Educational Support Services PSC U001, U002, U004 -U006, U008, U009, U012, U014, U099 (N0017424SN0032), due November 11, 2028 at 12:00 AM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0017424sn0032 - Updated Sources Sought _Air University Diploma Service (FY27_AU_Diploma_Service), due November 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/fy27audiplomaservice - Alternate Assessments, CAO (140A2326Q0158), due November 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/140a2326q0158 ## Publications - October 19, 2026: Special notice, due November 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 95d706f2ae254fc4806e8fd3b9406f5f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/95d706f2ae254fc4806e8fd3b9406f5f/view ## Points of contact - Kathryn Brown, kathryn.brown@fema.dhs.gov - James D. Suerdieck, james.suerdieck@dhs.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/70fa2027q00000002.