Test Administration Support Services

FISC Norfolk Contracting Department, Philadelphia Office intends to acquire, on a sole source basis in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, test administration services from Prometric, Inc. of Baltimore, MD. The services are required for the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Pensacola, FL. The proposed acquisition will provide DANTES with test administration services for the DSST, Praxis, GRE Subject and GRE General examination programs. Services include printing, distributing, scoring, maintaining and issuing transcripts, inventory management, record storage, information services and technical support of DANTES-developed information technology systems. The contract requires support of the DSST paper-based testing program available through DANTES Test Centers and the DSST web-based testing program through National Test Centers (Colleges and Universities) operating on their home campuses or on military installation! s. Additionally, the contract requires maintenance of the GRE General reimbursement payment system and the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) and Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS) transcript systems. The services are currently being provided by Prometric, Inc. under contract N00140-07-D-0001. It is anticipated that an indefinite delivery requirements contract, with fixed priced provisions, will be awarded to satisfy this requirement. The proposed base period of performance is 01 Oct 2009 through 30 Sep 2010. Four option years shall also be included as a means of fulfilling DANTES testing requirements anticipated through 30 September 2014. Prometric, Inc. is considered the only source of all the required test administration services and associated materials. The solicitation and contract award will be conducted under the provisions for Commercial Items in accordance with FAR Part 12. The solicitation will require the submission of a cost/price propos! al. SEE NOTE 22