K-5 LITERACY: Core, Strategic & Assessment Resources

Federal · Dept of DefenseDue Saturday, October 16, 2027

Client: Dept of Defense
RFP Number: —
Posted: 10/2/2026
Category: US Federal
Budget: —
NAICS: —
Set-aside: —
Contact: Kevin Cruz
Email: [email protected]

Description

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The Department of War Education Activity seeks information on how a vendor could provide commercial off-the-shelf, print and digital K-5 core instruction, strategic instruction, and assessment resources. The scope includes providing resources for students, teachers, and subject matter experts, along with a literacy proficiency tool, professional learning, standards correlations, and technical support. This request for information is for planning purposes only, and interested vendors must submit their responses no later than October 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. The text does not detail specific eligibility criteria, evaluation methods, or budget figures, but the buyer anticipates posting a solicitation on SAM.gov in September or October for an expected period of performance from April 5, 2027, to April 4, 2033.

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 from interested contractors on providing COTS print and digital core instruction, strategic instruction, assessment resources, and a literacy proficiency tool for grades K-5. The requirement serves approximately 66,000 dependents of active-duty military and civilian employees across 160 schools worldwide. Interested commercial contractors with relevant literacy products and professional learning capabilities are invit…

Issued by: Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA)
Questions due: October 12, 2026
Responses due: October 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST
Anticipated period of performance: April 5, 2027 - April 4, 2033
How to submit: Email
Submission details: Submit response using Microsoft Word or compatible format via email to London Thomas and Kevin Cruz no later than 1:00 PM EST on October 16, 2026.
Contract term: April 5, 2027 - April 4, 2033
Place of performance: Americas (50 schools in seven states, Puerto Rico, Cuba), Europe and Middle East (64 schools), and Pacific (45 schools)

Scope of work

K-5 print and digital core literacy instructional resources
K-5 print and digital strategic literacy instructional resources
K-5 print and digital assessment resources
K-5 literacy proficiency tool for measuring student literacy skills and monitoring progress
Professional learning synchronous and asynchronous webinars and SCORM-compliant modules
Standards alignment correlation documents aligned to College and Career Ready Standards - Literacy
Technical support via telephone or email within one business day
Vendor-hosted digital platform integrated with LMS and single sign-on systems

Minimum qualifications

Prime contractor must perform at least 51 percent of the work
Platform must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (36 CFR Part 1194) and WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards
Third-party software must meet single sign-on (SSO) and FedRAMP Level 2 requirements

Documents to include with the bid

RFI response document in Microsoft Word or compatible format
Completed pricing estimate 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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