Naturalization Test Redesign
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
A newer solicitation was posted. See the latest solicitation from .
- Solicitation number
- 70SBUR-23-RFI-00000059
- Agency
- Citizen and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- PSC
- AF13 Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Educ Svcs R&D; Experimental Development
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services seeks to engage a contractor to facilitate a technical advisory group to review and provide recommendations on a revised speaking test and multiple-choice civics test included in the naturalization process. The contractor will identify subject matter experts in fields such as adult English as a second language, civics, U.S. government, and American history to serve on the group. The contractor must complete pre-meeting and post-meeting tasks for four review cycles during a one base year and one option year period of performance. Responses to the Request for Information are due by February 7, 2023 and will be evaluated based on company information, technical capabilities supporting the requirements in the draft Statement of Work, a recommended NAICS code, cost estimate, and details on existing government contracts.
The acquisition does not specify a set-aside designation. The draft Statement of Work indicates the intended contract type will be single-award, firm-fixed-price. Key numerical details include the technical advisory group providing edits and recommendations through four review cycles in each year of the potential two-year period of performance.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources sought to gauge industry capability and interest in the following requirement. See the attached RFI for instructions on how to respond to this notice.
USCIS is conducting a trial test of a revised speaking test and a multiple-choice civics test that are included on the test required for naturalization. As part of this speaking and civics trial test process, USCIS seeks to engage the services of a contractor to assist the agency with facilitating a technical advisory group (TAG) consisting of external subject matter experts in fields relevant to the naturalization test content (e.g., adult ESL, civics, U.S. government, American history, citizenship education, psychometrics, assessment design, etc.). The TAG members will review the content and structure of the speaking and multiple-choice trial tests, and they will provide USCIS with edits and recommendations. Additionally, USCIS will need input from the TAG to ascertain that the educational materials and resources for the revised test are developed at the correct educational level and are developed in a way that meets the needs of immigrant learners and the organizations that serve them.
USCIS intends to establish a single-award, firm-fixed-price, contract or task order. The acquisition approach is not yet determined. A draft Statement of Work is attached.
***
Question(s) Received and Govt Answer:
Question: We understand that there are 2 TAG groups with different work, but deliverable 4 states:
Task 4: Complete Post-Meeting Work for Four TAG Meetings
Deliverable 1: Submit a report to USCIS that compiles the ESL TAG members’ recommendations and input on post-meeting work related to the Speaking Test. (Each TAG Meeting)
Deliverable 2: Submit a report to USCIS that compiles the ESL TAG and Civics TAG members’ recommendation and input on post-meeting work related to the Civics Test. (Each TAG Meeting)
Each tag review cycle has 4 meetings. We want to clarify that for 2 TAGs, this is 8 meetings total, 4 per TAG, correct?
Answer: There will be a total of four (4) TAG meetings, and the TAG will consist of a total of ten (10) members. All ten (10) TAG members will attend all four (4) TAG meetings. During each TAG meeting, the ten (10) TAG members and USCIS staff will discuss the drafts of both the speaking and civics trial tests.
Update #1 ·
This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources sought to gauge industry capability and interest in the following requirement. See the attached RFI for instructions on how to respond to this notice.
USCIS is conducting a trial test of a revised speaking test and a multiple-choice civics test that are included on the test required for naturalization. As part of this speaking and civics trial test process, USCIS seeks to engage the services of a contractor to assist the agency with facilitating a technical advisory group (TAG) consisting of external subject matter experts in fields relevant to the naturalization test content (e.g., adult ESL, civics, U.S. government, American history, citizenship education, psychometrics, assessment design, etc.). The TAG members will review the content and structure of the speaking and multiple-choice trial tests, and they will provide USCIS with edits and recommendations. Additionally, USCIS will need input from the TAG to ascertain that the educational materials and resources for the revised test are developed at the correct educational level and are developed in a way that meets the needs of immigrant learners and the organizations that serve them.
USCIS intends to establish a single-award, firm-fixed-price, contract or task order. The acquisition approach is not yet determined. A draft Statement of Work is attached.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Draft Statement of Work.docx | DOCX document | |
| Request for Information - Naturalization Test Redesign.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Naturalization Test Redesign | Solicitation | |
| Naturalization Test Redesign | Pre-Solicitation |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity on GovTribe
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity