K-5 LITERACY: Core, Strategic & Assessment Resources

Federal · Dept of DefenseDue Friday, October 16, 2026

Client: Dept of Defense
RFP Number: EDUCATION-18759
Posted: 10/2/2026
Category: Subsistence, Education or Training Supplies and Services
Budget: Looking for proposal
NAICS: —
Set-aside: —
Contact: Kevin Cruz
Email: [email protected]

Description

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The Department of War Education Activity requires commercial off-the-shelf print and digital K-5 core literacy, K-5 strategic literacy, assessment resources, and a literacy proficiency tool to monitor student progress. The scope includes student and teacher resources, professional learning, technical support, and alignment with standards to support reading proficiency, composition writing, and written expression. Eligibility is limited to onshore U.S. organizations, and prime contractors must perform at least 51 percent of the work. Non-binding price estimates are requested, with work performed offsite during an anticipated contract term from April 5, 2027, to April 4, 2033. Interested vendors must email RFI responses in Microsoft Word or compatible format to Contract Specialists London Thomas and Kevin Cruz by 1:00 PM EST on October 16, 2026. Non-verbal questions regarding the RFI must be submitted via email by October 12, 2026. DoWEA plans to post the formal solicitation on SAM.gov in the September-October timeframe.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from RFI-K-5 Literacy Instructional Resources.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Department of War Education Activity seeks information on commercial off-the-shelf print and digital core instruction, strategic instruction, assessment resources, professional learning, and a literacy proficiency tool for grades K-5. The target population encompasses approximately 33,900 students across 160 schools in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Pacific regions. Onshore USA organizations are eligible to submit information for planning purposes.

Issued by: Department of War Education Activity
Questions due: October 12, 2026
Proposals due: 1PM EST on Friday, October 16, 2026
Anticipated award: September-October timeframe
Contract start: April 5, 2027
How to submit: Email
Submission details: Submit RFI response in Microsoft Word or a compatible format to London Thomas and Kevin Cruz via email.
Contract term: April 5, 2027 - April 4, 2033 (Base Year and Option Years 1-2 mentioned for training)
Place of performance: Offsite (DoWEA operates schools in seven US states, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Germany, England, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Bahrain, Korea, Japan, and Guam)

Scope of work

K-5 print and digital core literacy instruction and assessment resources
K-5 print and digital strategic literacy instruction resources
K-5 literacy proficiency tool for measuring student literacy skills and progress
Synchronous and asynchronous professional learning webinars and modules
Product training webinars or SCORM-compliant modules
Correlations to College and Career Ready Standards - Literacy (CCRSL K-5)
Technical support via phone or email for digital resources

Minimum qualifications

Onshore USA Organization
Prime contractor must perform at least 51 percent of the work
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (36 CFR Part 1194) and WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance
IMS content packaging and IMS QTI/LTI specifications compliance
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Level 2 compliance for software and applications

Documents to include with the bid

RFI Response in Microsoft Word or compatible format
Non-binding price estimate or estimated range using the attached Excel spreadsheet

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number: HE125427RFI0001
Agency: Department of Defense
Buying office: Dept of Defense Education Activity (Dodea) › DOD Education Activity
Notice type: Sources Sought
Responses due: Oct 16, 2027, 1:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 1, 2026
Place of performance: Alexandria, VA, 22350
Contracting contact: Kevin Cruz
[email protected]
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Additional contact: London Thomas
[email protected]

Read the official notice description

The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) seeks information on how an interested contractor could provide 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.

DoWEA prefers to make one award but may make an award for the K-5 core resources and one for K-5 strategic resources. The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov in the September-October timeframe. The anticipated period of performance is April 5, 2027 - April 4, 2033.

This request for information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a request for quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future.

The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; i.e., all costs associated with responding to this RFI are solely the responder's responsibility.

Not responding to the RFI does not preclude a contractor from responding to a future RFQ/RFP. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM.gov website. Potential responders are responsible for monitoring the relevant site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

We request a response no later than October 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST.

For additional information, please see the attached RFI.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (HE1254) with descriptions matching "literacy", performed in VA. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and award	Value	Ends
BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY LLCHE125426FE175 · K-5 LITERACY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES	$824.9K	Aug 26, 2028
BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY LLCHE125423F0019 · K-5 LITERACY CURRICULUM RESOURCES	$2.3M	Feb 29, 2028
HMH EDUCATION COMPANYHE125425FE773 · DODEA REQUIRES (1) OFF-THE-SHELF READING INTERVENTION RESOURCES FOR USE WITH GRADES 7-12 S	$3,205	Sep 14, 2026
NEW MERIDIAN CORPORATIONHE125425FE756 · CCRS SUMMATIVE AND INTERIM ASSESSMENT TEST PACKAGES FOR ELA/LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS	$347.2K	Sep 9, 2026
BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY LLCHE125425FE416 · DODEA REQUIRES OFF-THE-SHELF READING INTERVENTION RESOURCES FOR USE WITH GRADES 2-6 STUDEN	$22,385	Aug 2, 2026

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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