Academic Skills Training (AST)
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- H9821026RE002
- Agency
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Defense Human Resources Activity
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) is procuring a commercially available, computer-adaptive, asynchronous web-based academic skills training platform designed to improve Service members' cognitive, metacognitive, and non-cognitive abilities in mathematics, English language arts, science, and critical thinking. The platform must deliver personalized learning pathways with diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative assessments, video-based instructional content in at least 50% of modules, and comprehensive learner support including 24/7 live tutoring with average wait times under three minutes, help desk support, and an early warning system for at-risk learners. The course must be accessible online 24/7 year-round with worldwide availability, mobile app functionality for remote locations with limited connectivity, and unrestricted usage for all active, reserve, and National Guard members across all six military branches. Proposals will be evaluated on a best value trade-off basis using three factors in descending order of importance: Technical Capability (assessed on technical approach, program management, staffing plan, and transition execution), Past Performance (evaluated on recency within five years, relevancy, and quality), and Price (unrated). The proposal due date is March 30, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, with questions regarding the solicitation required to be submitted by March 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
This solicitation is set aside exclusively for women-owned small businesses under NAICS code 611699 (All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction), with a $16.5 million size standard threshold. Peterson's LLC is the incumbent contractor, having held contract H9821021C004 valued at approximately $11.25 million from July 30, 2021, through June 29, 2026. The base contract period runs from May 30, 2026, through May 29, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through May 29, 2031, and includes a one-month transition and phase-in period. The Government expects approximately 40,000 new enrollments annually with approximately 10,000 active users and 60% projected completion rates, requiring the contractor to maintain a minimum 98% system uptime and achieve at least 20% improvement in normalized pre/post-test scores. Performance of services will occur in the United States with the platform requiring worldwide accessibility via commercial cloud infrastructure compliant with NIST Special Publication 800-171 standards and FedRAMP Moderate or DISA Impact Level 2 certification.
Notice text
The goal of this requirement is to continue the Defense Department's capacity to deliver Academic Skills Training (AST) designed for Service members needing to improve their academic readiness for the purposes of college-level course placement, qualification for reclassification or advance training, and military advancement. The evidence concerning college and career readiness shows clearly that the knowledge, skills, and practices important for readiness include a great deal of mathematics, English language arts, science, critical thinking, and various self-directed behaviors. This requires a commercially available, computer adaptive, asynchronous web-based course that improves cognitive (i.e. math, English, science, etc.), metacognitive, and non- cognitive academic skills from basic through pre-college level learning to support Service member learning across the military lifecycle. The course shall be a student success tool that identifies Service member knowledge and skill gaps in academic areas and creates a personalized learning path that empowers students to address their individual academic needs. The course shall include instructional modules arranged into customized learning pathways; a range of diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative assessments; and integration of video tutorials.
The web-based course shall be available online, 24/7, 365 days per year and fully accessible to Service members located worldwide with unrestricted usage for all active, reserve, and National Guard military members (Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard). Provisions shall accommodate Service member access in remote locations via a mobile app that can operate with limited connectivity (i.e. previous provisions included courseware on a downloadable CD for offline usage for spaces that are classified).
Specific learner support methods shall accompany the web-based course. Leamer supports include a proactive early warning and response system to support course engagement and progression and course mentor support for ad hoc remediation or skill enforcement. The program shall provide ongoing student awareness of their progression throughout the course and an electronic/printable certificate of completion that the student can provide to their Services. VolEd workforce support includes availability of learning modules to support Service-specific face-to-face instruction; job aids and professional development support for AST; and administrator access with standard and ad hoc reports on learner engagement and progression.
The Contractor shall leverage the multidisciplinary best and emerging practices from across developmental education, learning science, computer adaptive learning, and postsecondary education preparation to provide technical and management support.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Skills Training (AST) | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Academic Skills Testing (AST) | Pre-Solicitation |
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