# Academic Skills Training (AST)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/h9821026ce005

- Solicitation number: H9821026CE005
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to VANTAGE POINT CONSULTING Inc. Portland for $7,121,773.08
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Human Resources Activity
- Contracting office: Defense Human Resources Activity (H98210)
- NAICS: 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Product or service code: U009 Education Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Alexandria, Virginia
- First posted: June 12, 2026
- Last posted: June 12, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/57ef3938534b49b4bb98746bd49e8106/view

## Description

The Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) has awarded a Firm-Fixed-Price contract (H9821026CE005) to VANTAGE POINT CONSULTING INC. for the DANTES Academic Skills Training (AST) requirement. This contract is for the delivery of a commercially available, computer-adaptive, asynchronous web-based course to support the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). FAR 5.705(b)

**Statement:** In accordance with reporting requirements, please note that this contract action was awarded competitively as a 100% Small Business) set-aside and is a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract with a Time and Material (T&M) Not to Exceed (NTE) Travel Contract Line Item (CLIN). This information is consistent with the Contract Action Report (CAR) submitted to FPDS.

## Publications

- June 12, 2026: Award notice. Notice 57ef3938534b49b4bb98746bd49e8106. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/57ef3938534b49b4bb98746bd49e8106/view

## Points of contact

- Joel Auer, joel.d.auer.civ@mail.mil
- Mike Carnley, charles.m.carnley.civ@mail.mil

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