K-5 LITERACY: Core, Strategic & Assessment Resources

This pre-solicitation notice serves as a synopsis and is posted in accordance with FAR subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.  This is not a solicitation. Offeror shall not submit a quote until the solicitation is posted to www.SAM.gov.

The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) has the following requirements:

DoWEA requires commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), print and digital core instruction, strategic instruction and assessment resources for students, classroom teachers and above-school-level subject matter experts (SMEs) as well as related professional learning, correlations to standards, and technical support. In addition, DoWEA requires a literacy proficiency tool to measure student literacy skills and monitor student progress. Note: The proficiency tool may include a writing component, but a writing component is not required.

The period of performance shall be 5-year base period 5 April 2027 – 4 April 2032. The option period is:

• Option Period 1 5 April 2032 – 4 April 2033

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes include 611710 (Educational Support Services) and 513130 (Book Publishers) and the applicable PSC is U009 (Education/Training - General).  Interested parties must be registered under the NAICS code in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting their quotes.

DoWEA intends to issue a solicitation in support of this requirement HE125427R0009. This acquisition will be conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. This requirement will be processed as: Full and Open Competition

The anticipated award contract type is a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The anticipated posting date of the solicitation is on or about 4 December 2026 and an award date on or about 25 March 2027.

Attachment(s):

1. Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) K-5 LITERACY: Core, Strategic & Assessment Resources is attached to this pre-solicitation notice.