Jackson Public Schools STEM

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) Jackson Public School District STEM LeaderState 1 June – 17 July 2026 Part 1 General Information 1. General: This is a non-personal service contract to provide for the establishment of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) Education Program for the purpose of introducing selected Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Cadets to scientific, technology and engineering career opportunities, provide direct exposure to college atmosphere, STEM curriculum, STEM related work sites, inspire the Cadets to strive for academic excellence and continue their education beyond high school and pursue STEM related career opportunities The Period of Performance is 1 June - 17 July 2026. Cycle 1: 1-5 June 2026, Cycle 2: 8-12 June 2026, Cycle 3: 15-19 June 2026, Cycle 4: 22-26 June 2026, Cycle 5: 6-10 July 2026, and Cycle 6: 13-17 July 2026 1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The Contractor shall provide a residential experience for a total of 360 Cadets and 24 Cadre. There will be six (6) one-week five (5) day cycles with sixty (60) Cadets and four (4) Cadre per cycle on the university campus. During the residential camp, the contractor shall provide STEM introductory and familiarization in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Meteorologist, Agriculture, Drone Lab, Geo Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The contractor shall provide, meals, lodging, and all transportation 1.2 Background: One of the major challenges facing the nation is the need for greater emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in our public schools. To help address this need, we intend to expand STEM education in our curriculum for Army JROTC Cadets. To have the biggest impact on Cadets, United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) will partner with a university that is centrally located within the state of Mississippi to provide STEM education and activities for JROTC Cadets in the Jackson Public School system and Cadets across the states of Mississippi (MS), Alabama (AL), and Louisiana (LA). Several universities within the state of MS have well established and some nationally recognized STEM programs. The selected venue must also have the organizational structure and facilities in place to support lodging and meal requirements at one location. 1.3 Scope: The Contractor shall provide hands-on activities in the university’s Engineering Laboratory, tour of the university’s Engineering and Technology programs, practical exercise to develop a STEM Leadership Project, Problem-Based Learning activity, site visits to STEM related work sites, team building, and leadership development activities. 1.4 Objectives: The objective of this contract is to: -- 1 of 20 --  Provide meals, lodging and training facilities in accordance with the Delivery Information of the contract.  Increase Cadet awareness of STEM academic programs and career fields.  Enhance Cadet personal leadership skills and character development.  Inspire academic excellence, increase Cadet desire to continue education beyond high school, and increase Cadet desire to pursue STEM related career opportunities.  Increase Cadet awareness of the importance of physical fitness by conducting physical fitness activities, taking into consideration each individual Cadet’s physical capabilities/limitations. 1.5 General Information: 1.5.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): The Contractor’s existing quality assurance system shall be utilized in accordance with (IAW) Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul 46.202-1.. The Contractor shall provide a copy within five (5) calendar days after contract award and no later than five (5) working days prior to implementation. 1.5.2 Quality Assurance: The Government will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the Contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the acceptable quality levels (performance thresholds). 1.5.3 Recognized Holidays: The following provides information on recognized holidays for the purpose of the PWS. If submittal of any documentation (e.g. deliverables, submittals, etc.) deadlines fall on a holiday, the closest workday prior to the holiday will apply as the deadline for submittal. New Years’ Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.,s Birthday Columbus Day President”s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day Juneteenth 1.5.4 Operating Hours: The residential camp activities shall be conducted between the hours of 5:30am Central Standard Time (CST) and 7:30pm CST. The scheduled shall ensure Cadets are allowed to receive no less than eight (8) hours of sleep per day as required by Cadet Command Regulation (CCR) 145-2. 1.5.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the contractor’s location and all services are to be co-located and not -- 2 of 20 -- dispersed. Each one-week residential camp shall be performed at the selected contractor Institute of Higher Learning from 1 June – 17 July 2026. 1.5.6 Type of Contract: The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Price service contract. 1.6 Reserved. 1.7 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with RFO 42.302. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the Contracting Officer will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, b…