Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Pearson Assessments
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANMCC26P0000048254
- Agency
-
MICC Fort Sam Houston
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Knox, Army Materiel Command, issued a notice of intent to sole-source a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to NCS Pearson, Inc. for Pearson Assessments Base, with a comment period closing September 22, 2026. This is a sole-source award under RFO Part 12.106-1, meaning no competitive solicitation will be issued.
The Army requires online psychological assessment administrations via proprietary software to support personnel selection, job placement, and human performance coaching and training initiatives. The contracting officer has determined that NCS Pearson is the only reasonably available source to meet this need. The requirement falls under NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC DA10 (IT and Telecom – Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service).
This notice fulfills public notification requirements under RFO 5.101 and does not solicit competitive offers, quotes, or capability statements. The contracting office is located at 199 6th Avenue, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121.
Notice text
This is an Intent to Sole Source announcement. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to disseminate information regarding a forthcoming requirement.
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Knox (MICC-Fort Knox), located at 199 6th Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40121, intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price sole-source contract for the Pearson Assessments Base to:
NCS Pearson, Inc.
400 Center Ridge Dr
Austin, Texas 78753-1034
Unique Entity ID: GHN5LE3949H9
CAGE Code: 1P624
The US Army uses psychological tests and measures for a variety of purposes, including efforts to apply the practice of psychology in the assessment and selection of personnel for jobs or assignments, and for the purposes of coaching, training, or other individual or group consultation aimed at enhancing human performance. The requirement is for the procurement of online psychological assessment administrations via a proprietary software platform.
This sole-source award is being processed in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by the procedures in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. The specific authority for this action is RFO 12.106-1, "Soliciting From a Single Source," which states that a contract may be awarded without competition if the contracting officer determines the circumstances of the action deem only one source reasonably available to meet the Government's needs.
This notice does not constitute a request for competitive offers, quotes, or capability statements. No solicitation document will be issued as a result of this notice. This announcement fulfills the public notification requirements established in RFO 5.101, "Methods of Disseminating Information."
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