Cengage Learning, Inc.

Cengage Learning, Inc., headquartered in Mason, Ohio, supplies digital learning solutions, textbooks, curriculum materials, electronic databases, and academic research platforms to federal agencies as a prime contractor across 62 distinct customer agencies, operating entirely in the full-and-open market with no set-aside certifications or designations.

Cengage's federal footprint spans educational content delivery and information services. The vendor holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts: a $15 million Library of Congress FEDLINK electronic resources vehicle through December 2026 (covering commercial databases, document delivery, and specialized digital access), a $200.7 million Department of Defense Education Activity Advanced Placement science instructional resources contract through June 2030, and a $185.3 million DoDEA secondary humanities contract through July 2030. The Library of Congress IDIQ anchors the portfolio by dollar value and funds delivery orders from Justice Management Division ($19.3 million for legal publications), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ($67.2 thousand for Gale Academic OneFile), and the Department of Agriculture's Central Program Planning Coordination and Support office ($18.3 thousand for Gale Directory Library updates). Representative prime work includes a $2.4 million DoDEA purchase order (September 2024) for general-purpose K-5 and 6-12 databases with virtual professional learning and technical support extending through September 2029; a $543.8 thousand Air Education and Training Command subscription (September 2025) for Gale Health and Wellness Resource Database through September 2028; a $530.7 thousand DoDEA subscription (September 2022) for courseware access through September 2024; and a $328.2 thousand Air Education and Training Command contract (September 2021) for Miss Humblebee's Academy kindergarten readiness programming through September 2026.

Customer concentration tilts heavily toward defense and education agencies. DoDEA leads by award count at 83 awards valued at $25.7 million combined potential value (approximately 22% of the portfolio). The Library of Congress dominates by dollar value at three awards carrying $30 million in combined potential value—primarily the $15 million FEDLINK IDIQ itself. Air Education and Training Command holds 11 awards valued at $3.8 million. The State Department's Bureau of Administration (19 awards, $969 thousand), Justice Management Division (18 awards, $301 thousand), and the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Education (6 awards, $617 thousand) round out the top five. This five-agency cluster accounts for approximately 52% of awards by count and 52% of combined potential value. Cengage competes across 110 Book Publishers and Pamphlets PSC codes and 53 All Other Information Services awards, reflecting diversified content delivery (textbooks, reference databases, curriculum platforms, and specialized training materials) rather than concentration in a single capability area.

Activity has remained modest and flat. Awards per year tracked 13 (2022), 12 (2023), 15 (2024), 5 (2025), and 5 (2026 year-to-date), with total potential value across all 269 awards at $118.1 million and obligated dollars at $23.9 million (20% draw rate). Seven awards carrying combined potential value of $1.7 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The vendor operates as a pure prime contractor with zero sub-award activity recorded in the source data. Primary vehicles ordering against Cengage include the Indefinite Delivery Contract HE125419D0001 (33 task orders, $662 thousand), FEDLINK Information Retrieval Services (29 task orders, $1.1 million), IDC 03310319D0043 (19 task orders, $510 thousand), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (15 task orders, $205 thousand), and IDC HE125413D0011 (6 task orders, $2.8 million). Cengage has maintained federal contracting registration since 2014 and competes across multiple contract vehicles without set-aside restrictions, anchoring its positioning on full-and-open competitive awards from civilian agencies, DoDEA, and the Library of Congress FEDLINK program.