25QE046_FIRST Education Robotics Products_SS.pdf

HE125425QE046 – DoDEA FIRST EDUCATION ROBOTICS

SOURCES SOUGHT

A. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Procurement Office is currently conducting market research to identify available sources that are fully capable of meeting the Education Robotics requirements in section E below to support DoDEA Schools Activities in FIRST Robotics Competitions.

B. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for conducting market research and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quotations (RFQ), and does not obligate the Government to any current or future commitments. The Government will not pay/reimburse any costs or charges resulting from contractors’ responses to this RFI.

C. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, Size Standard, $34,000,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 7H20, IT and Telecom—Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software).

D. Anticipated period of performance (POP) of the requirement is 01 August 2025 To 31 July 2030.

E. The Education Robotics requirement includes:

(i) Delivery of the follow products:

a. Lego Education Spike Prime Set

b. Lego Education Spike Prime_Expansion Set

c. Lego Education Spike_Parts

d. Tetrix FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Competition Set

e. Tetrix FTC_Parts (STEAM products, Prime Products, and Prizm products)

(ii) Software updates: updated versions of Lego and Tetrix robotics’ programs

(iii) Training on new curriculum, robotics set-up, and other newly developed products or parts.

F. If your firm is interested, capable, and qualified to provide the above required services, please submit your response to Education Robotics requirement. The response shall consist of:

a. A capability statement affirming your capability and interest in this opportunity.

The Statement shall clearly identify the product brands (Lego or Tetrix) and product names that your firm is able to support.

b. Your response shall include your business information: the company’s name, business mailing address, point of contact, telephone number, Unique Entity ID (UEI), Commercial And Government Entity/NATO Code (CAGE/NCAGE) and Company’s website address/Uniform Resource Location (URL).

c. Required products are trademarked and licensed products. Only Authorized- Retailer vendors can participate in this opportunity. A proof of Authorized Retailer (a letter, a notification, an affirmative email from Lego Group or Pitsco Education) shall be provided with your response.

If your firm has supported the same or similar requirements in the last five (5) years, please provide a short list of the awarded contracts to include a contract number, place of performance, and the total contract price.

G. Responses to this RFI must be sent electronically to khuong.nguyen@dodea.edu no later than

15:00 Eastern Standard Time on 11 April 2025. Vendor’s e-mail message shall state “HE125425QE046- DoDEA FIRST EDUCATION ROBOTICS” in the subject line.

Telephone calls regarding this RFI will not be accepted. Note: If a solicitation is released, it will be posted on Sam.gov.

H. Please note that vendors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time an offer/quotation/proposal is due to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Therefore, only businesses with an active SAM registration will be eligible to receive any resultant contract(s) with the Department of Defense Education Activity.

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