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DoD Test Prep Database

FA805224C0008

Department of the Air Force, FA8052 773 Ess. Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services.

Awarded

Ebsco Information Services, LLC

$2,413,253.00 obligated so far on USAspending, August 30, 2024, contract FA805224C0008

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Department of Defense (DoD) Libraries has a requirement for the provision of the Testing Preparation Database. The DoD Libraries requires a practice testing portal that provides access to the database content delivered through a platform. Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for this effort is the DAF Libraries, AFSVC/VCL, JBSA Lackland, TX 78245-9854.

Database shall reside on a fully integrated platform that provides both practice tests and a suite of integrated preparation resources that are designed to support independent study, practice, and achievement necessary to succeed on official exams. In addition to practice tests, study guides, eBooks, tutorials, articles, flashcards, videos and guided courses shall also be available.

The Testing Portal shall provide practice tests for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Services (DANTES) Standardized Subject Tests (DSST), military practice tests (including Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT), Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT), and the Aviation Standard Test Battery E Series – (ASTB-E), college and graduate admissions tests (including Scholastic Assessment Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test) (SAT®), American College Test (ACT®), and Graduate Records Examination (GRE®)), Advanced Placement (AP®) Tests, college readiness exams (including the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) 11/12, Accurate Placement (ACCUPLACER), and ASSET®), ACT WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)®, high school equivalency exams (General Educational Development (GED®) and High School Equivalency Test (HiSET®)), and career and occupational licensing and certification exams.

In addition to practice tests, the Practice Testing Portal shall provide academic, personal skill building, computer literacy, and financial literacy skills building for all ages. It shall also provide a comprehensive suite of resources and tools to support job search and workplace skills for military members and their families.

The Practice Testing provider shall be responsible for all administration services of the database, data integrity, service maintenance, corrective and emergency database maintenance, preventative maintenance, data file management, backup and recovery, adaptive and perfective maintenance, and technical support necessary to deliver fully operational services.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
FCNUXYEM9AE9
CAGE
913W2
Vendor location
Birmingham, AL
Contract
FA805224C0008, definitive contract
Obligated
$2,413,253.00, potential $3,711,113
Actions
3 between August 30, 2024 and July 30, 2025
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
The Test Preparation Database Shall Reside on a Fully Integrated Platform That Provides Both Practice Tests and Preparation Resources That Are Designed to Support Independent Study, Practice, and Achievement Necessary to Succeed on Official Exams.
Match
award number FA805224C0008 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA8052 (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. October 10, 2024

    Justification

    SAM.gov, notice d6a2021e8466401f966c3edce25cc4f5

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