NROTC TEXTBOOKS

The proposed acquisition is to acquire 12,000 copies of Naval Science 1: Introduction to the Navy Junior ReserveOfficers? Training Corps, 3rd Edition textbook from Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson is the sole source publisher ofthis textbook and owns the copyright.

Pearson Education is the copyright owner for the Naval Science 1: Introduction to the Navy Junior Reserve Officers?Training Corps, 3rd Edition. Pearson is the only company that has the legal rights to provide printed copies of thistextbook. This textbook was previously developed by Pearson with into from the Naval Service Training Command(NSTC) Citizen Development (CD) Curriculum Manager and the Curriculum Advisory Board to meet the academicneeds for the Naval Science 1 class. This title must be purchased for use in the Naval Junior Reserve Officer?sTraining Corps (NJROTC)/Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) classrooms. No other title can besubstituted. It is the best value to the Navy to print this textbook. There is only one responsible source and othertextbooks will not satisfy current agency requirements.

The required delivery date is December 15, 2026.