Data, Analytics, and AI Modernization Services

The Department of Defense Education Activity seeks to award a single Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for data, analytics, and artificial intelligence modernization services, with proposals originally due August 18, 2026, but extended to August 25, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. This solicitation was canceled on August 17, 2026, due to funding constraints and will be reissued in fiscal year 2027.

Place of performance is Alexandria, Virginia, with potential work at the Americas Regional Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, during standard business hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The contract establishes one base year (September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027) and four one-year option periods extending through September 29, 2031, with a total maximum contract value of $47 million and a minimum guarantee of $25,000. The NAICS code is 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services); PSC is DA01 (IT and Telecom—Business Application/Application Development Support Services).

The procurement requires firm fixed price task orders across 13 labor categories: Program Manager, Data Architect, Senior and Associate Data Engineers, Senior and Associate Data Governance Specialists, Senior and Associate Data Analysts, AI/ML Specialist, SIS Specialist, and Senior and Associate Training and Communications Specialists. Task Order 1 will be issued concurrently with contract award, with a five-month performance period covering foundational services across data architecture and engineering, analytics and business intelligence, data governance, AI integration, data and AI literacy, student information system modernization, and program management.

Technical requirements include Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra ID, and Ed-Fi Data Standard proficiency. Mandatory compliance includes CMMC Level 1 certification, Section 508 accessibility standards, cloud computing disclosures, and responses to a detailed cloud questionnaire addressing privacy, data storage, security testing, and disaster recovery. Evaluation weighs Technical Approach (technical capability, staffing approach, and relevant experience), Past Performance, and Price, with non-price factors significantly more important than price. Technical proposals are limited to 50 pages; past performance references to 3 pages each; pricing proposals have no page limit.