Coaching for instructional improvement

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is seeking contractor information regarding a three-year, role-specific coaching program designed to provide differentiated, scenario-based professional learning and coaching support across six target groups within the DoDEA system. The program must align with the DoDEA Coaching Model based on "Blended Coaching: Skills and Strategies to Support Principal Development" and follow DoDEA's Professional Learning Guidance, ADDIE model, and Kirkpatrick evaluation framework. Key requirements include the delivery of foundational, intermediate, and distinguished-level coaching content with annual certification processes, development of role-specific professional learning resources, synchronous and asynchronous digital modules with standardized materials, coaching tools and toolkits, learning walk support, and annual evaluation reports. The prime contractor must perform at least 51 percent of the work and must staff the engagement with a nationally recognized content expert in the adopted coaching model, designers with at least three years of professional learning design experience for educators and K-12 leaders, and presenters with at least three years of experience in school-level and above-school-level personnel with demonstrated expertise in the adopted coaching model. The response deadline for this Request for Information is 1:00 PM EST on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with responses to be submitted to Contract Specialist Jamie Formosa and Contracting Officer Alim Koroma.

No set-aside designations are being used for this procurement, and no current incumbent contractors are identified in the materials provided. The Base Year will focus on foundational-level professional learning, with Option Year 1 addressing intermediate-level training and Option Year 2 covering distinguished-level instruction, with all years including role-specific job-embedded support for approximately 385-430 total participants across six distinct groups serving DoDEA's 161 schools and approximately 66,000 military dependents across multiple geographic regions. Contractors are required to submit non-binding price estimates using the provided Excel spreadsheet template, though specific budget ranges or award values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. DoDEA expects to issue the formal solicitation between April and June 2026, with anticipated award between June and August 2026. This Request for Information is issued solely for planning and information-gathering purposes and does not constitute a commitment to issue a future solicitation or obligate the Government to pay for any response costs incurred by interested contractors.