OWF WLMS SaaS

The Department of the Interior's Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) is seeking a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for a Wildland Fire Learning Management System (WLMS) through a competitive procurement. The solicitation requires a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) subscription service with professional services and hosting solutions designed to support inter-agency wildland fire management organizations. The system must accommodate approximately 220,000 user accounts with 90,000 active users, focusing on training course management, user registration, online content hosting, and comprehensive reporting capabilities. Vendors are requested to submit a 10-page response addressing administrative matters, past performance, technical capabilities, and an approximate pricing estimate by April 25, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The government is specifically interested in existing COTS solutions that require minimal customization and will use the responses to determine competition and award feasibility for a Fiscal Year 2026 acquisition.

The contract will be structured as a 12-month base period with two additional 12-month option periods, categorized under NAICS code 611710 (Educational Support Services) with a $24 million size standard. The procurement requires hosting on Amazon Web Services GovCloud, migration support from the current Moodle Workplace Version 4.4, and ongoing operations and maintenance support. Key technical requirements include developing a Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program tracking solution, creating API integrations with the Integrated Reporting of Wildfire Information (IRWIN) application, and maintaining robust security compliance with FISMA, NIST, and DOI standards. The system must maintain 99.5% uptime and be hosted in a secure, FedRAMP-recognized environment with multi-factor authentication. The anticipated contract start date is January 5, 2026, with the contractor expected to provide project management, subject matter expert support, and software engineering services throughout the contract period.