DoD Test Prep Sole Source Notification

Closed Special Notice Posted

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Responses due
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No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Jbsa Lackland, Texas 78236, United States

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About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Installation and Mission Support Center Installation Contracting Agency has issued a Special Notice for a sole source procurement of a DoD Test Preparation Database. The DoD Libraries has a requirement for a practice testing portal that provides access to a comprehensive database of content covering a range of exams, including CLEP, DSST, ASVAB, AFOQT, SAT, ACT, GRE, and more.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide the details of the sole source contract for the DoD Test Preparation Database. The contract will be Firm-Fixed-Price with a period of performance from 09/01/2024 to 08/31/2027. The Notice invites capability statements, proposals, or quotations from other responsible sources by 08/28/2024 at 6:00 PM CST, but the government will not pay for any information received. The sole source contractor is EBSCO Information Services, LLC under FAR 13.106-1(b)(2), and a determination not to compete this requirement is at the government's discretion.

Notice text

DoD Test Preparation Database Sole Source Notification

The Department of Defense (DoD) Libraries has a requirement for the provision of the Testing Preparation Database.  The DoD Libraries requires a practice testing portal that provides access to the database content delivered through a platform. Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for this effort is the DAF Libraries, AFSVC/VCL, JBSA Lackland, TX 78245-9854.

Database shall reside on a fully integrated platform that provides both practice tests and a suite of integrated preparation resources that are designed to support independent study, practice, and achievement necessary to succeed on official exams. In addition to practice tests, study guides, eBooks, tutorials, articles, flashcards, videos and guided courses shall also be available.

The Testing Portal shall provide practice tests for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Services (DANTES) Standardized Subject Tests (DSST), military practice tests (including Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT), Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT), and the Aviation Standard Test Battery E Series – (ASTB-E), college and graduate admissions tests (including Scholastic Assessment Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test) (SAT®), American College Test (ACT®), and Graduate Records Examination (GRE®)), Advanced Placement (AP®) Tests, college readiness exams (including the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) 11/12, Accurate Placement (ACCUPLACER), and ASSET®), ACT WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)®, high school equivalency exams (General Educational Development (GED®) and High School Equivalency Test (HiSET®)), and career and occupational licensing and certification exams. In addition to practice tests, the Practice Testing Portal shall provide academic, personal skill building, computer literacy, and financial literacy skills building for all ages. It shall also provide a comprehensive suite of resources and tools to support job search and workplace skills for military members and their families.

The Practice Testing provider shall be responsible for all administration services of the database, data integrity, service maintenance, corrective and emergency database maintenance, preventative maintenance, data file management, backup and recovery, adaptive and perfective maintenance, and technical support necessary to deliver fully operational services. 

The practice tests shall be available in three formats:

Online

Mobile Devices

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