DLPT5 Full Range Test Item Development
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W91QF425R0003
- Agency
- MICC Fort Eustis Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- Place of performance
- Monterey, California, United States
- Points of contact
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- Jayson Dillard jayson.l.dillard.civ@army.mil (520) 944-1776
- Edward Wojtan III edward.w.wojtan2.civ@army.mil (757) 501-8149
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About this opportunity
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Eustis, on behalf of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), is seeking contractors to develop Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT5) test items for reading and listening assessments across approximately 350 foreign languages and dialects. The contract will award three Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MAIDIQ) contracts with a base year and four option years, running from April 25, 2025 through April 24, 2030. Contractors must develop test items that assess military and government linguists' foreign language proficiency using Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) ratings ranging from 0+ to 5. The solicitation will use a best value trade-off methodology with four evaluation factors: Technical/Management Approach (most important), Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Price (least important). Proposals are due by March 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern, with key personnel requirements including Target Language Experts with ILR Level 4 proficiency and Item Writers with at least 2 years of experience.
The contract is a full and open competition with no specific set-asides, using NAICS code 611710 with a size standard of $24M. The estimated contract quantities include 5,000 test items during the base year and 7,500 test items during each option year, with a cumulative IDIQ ceiling of 35,000 test items. Each base contract includes a minimum guarantee of $7,500, and the place of performance will be in Monterey, California. Contractors will use the DOMINO web-based system to develop and submit test items, which must include either multiple-choice or constructed response formats with English renderings. The test items will cover five content areas: Military/Security, Economic/Political, Scientific/Technological, Cultural/Social, and Geographic, with specific requirements for passage length, complexity, and ILR level ratings. Successful contractors will play a critical role in maintaining the Department of Defense's strategic linguistic readiness by developing high-quality language proficiency assessment materials.
Notice text
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) has a need for the creation of test items. DLIFLC has developed a reading and listening test, the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT5), to assess the foreign language proficiency of military and Government linguists. DoD's strategic readiness depends on the results of these tests which would determine linguists’ capability. Therefore, continuous development and maintenance of DLPT5 test content is mission critical. A Test Item is the task for which an examinee provides a response, and the means for evaluating the response. Test Items are comprised of either Reading or Listening passages in a specific foreign language, each assigned an Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) proficiency rating. For a Multiple-Choice test, the Test Item includes one stem question and four response choices, one of which is the most correct. For a Constructed Response Test, the Test Item includes one stem, a list of potential ideas for scoring, and a Credit Scheme for scoring the examinee’s response. In all cases, English renderings accompany each Test Item delivered. Currently, there are approximately 450 languages and dialects for which DLIFLC may have a demand for Test Items. ILR ratings range from 0 (No proficiency) to 5 (Native proficiency). A designation of 0+, 1+, 2+, 3+, or 4+ is assigned when proficiency substantially exceeds one skill level but does not fully meet the criteria for the next level. Thus, the scale totals 11 possible grades. DLIFLC anticipates annual demand for 5000 to 7500 DLPT5 test items that conform to DLPT item development specifications and cover multiple Interagency Language Roundtable language proficiency (ILR) levels from amongst approximately 350 foreign languages and dialects.
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