Description
The United States Marine Corps, Training and Education Command (TECOM) intends to award a sole-source contract to College Options Foundation for the JROTC Academic Bowl program. The program aims to engage over 29,000 MCJROTC cadets across 270 high school units worldwide in a competitive academic competition. The scope of work includes online operations, logistical support, and provision of academic resources. The contractor will provide a three-level academic competition, including two online preliminary rounds and a final live round in Washington, DC. The program will help improve college entry ACT/SAT and military ASVAB scores. Key features of the program include:
• Online preliminary academic competition rounds
• Live national championship round in Washington, DC
• Provision of academic resources, such as practice tests and test-prep guides
• Logistical support for the final round, including travel, lodging, and meals for qualifying teams
• Employment of full-time events managers, computer/web monitors, and phone and email question support staff
• Development of a minimum of 400 questions, including questions concerning MCJROTC program curriculum and state exit exam programs
• Presentation of a final championship round national Level Championship bowl/game in-person live event
• Provision of travel, lodging, meals, events management, safety, professional judges, scoring teams, talented professional moderators, and awards for the final round.