K-5 LITERACY: Core, Strategic & Assessment Resources
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HE125427R0009
- Agency
-
DOD Education Activity
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513130 Book Publishers
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
- Place of performance
- Alexandria, Virginia 22350, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), listed in SAM as the Department of Defense Education Activity, intends to solicit commercial off-the-shelf K-5 literacy core, strategic, and assessment resources, with a due date of November 23, 2026. No set-aside is used, and the acquisition will be full and open. Solicitation HE125427R0009 is anticipated on or about December 4, 2026, and no quotes may be submitted until it posts to SAM.gov.
The contract will be a Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ under FAR Part 12, in conjunction with FAR Part 15. The 5-year base period runs April 5, 2027 through April 4, 2032, with one option period through April 4, 2033. Award is anticipated on or about March 25, 2027.
Scope covers print and digital core instruction, strategic instruction, and assessment resources for students, classroom teachers, and above-school-level subject matter experts, plus related professional learning, standards correlations, and technical support. A literacy proficiency tool is also required; it may include a writing component, but a writing component is not required. Per the draft PWS summary, the requirement supports approximately 33,200 K-5 students across 101 brick-and-mortar schools in the Americas, Europe, and Pacific regions, plus a virtual school. Overseas print delivery is due within 45 business days.
Per the same summary, security and technical requirements include FedRAMP Level 2, DoW STIG compliance, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit, Privacy Act/PII training for all contractor personnel, Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, and single sign-on with Schoology and Google Classroom. Offerors must be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code before submitting quotes. The notice cites NAICS 611710 and 513130 with PSC U009. The draft PWS is attached.
Notice text
This pre-solicitation notice serves as a synopsis and is posted in accordance with FAR subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This is not a solicitation. Offeror shall not submit a quote until the solicitation is posted to www.SAM.gov.
The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) has the following requirements:
DoWEA requires commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), print and digital core instruction, strategic instruction and assessment resources for students, classroom teachers and above-school-level subject matter experts (SMEs) as well as related professional learning, correlations to standards, and technical support. In addition, DoWEA requires a literacy proficiency tool to measure student literacy skills and monitor student progress. Note: The proficiency tool may include a writing component, but a writing component is not required.
The period of performance shall be 5-year base period 5 April 2027 – 4 April 2032. The option period is:
- Option Period 1 5 April 2032 – 4 April 2033
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes include 611710 (Educational Support Services) and 513130 (Book Publishers) and the applicable PSC is U009 (Education/Training - General). Interested parties must be registered under the NAICS code in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting their quotes.
DoWEA intends to issue a solicitation in support of this requirement HE125427R0009.This acquisition will be conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. This requirement will be processed as: Full and Open Competition
The anticipated award contract type is a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
The anticipated posting date of the solicitation is on or about 4 December 2026 and an award date on or about 25 March 2027.
Attachment(s):
1. Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) K-5 LITERACY: Core, Strategic & Assessment Resources is attached to this pre-solicitation notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 27R0009_PWS_102726.pdf |
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