Notice of Intent to Sole Source Accreditation Planning and Self-study and Course Evaluations and Surveys Software
Department of Defense (all) · USUHS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation USU_NoticeOfIntent_Accreditation_Planning_Self_Study_Course_Evaluaitons_Surveys_Software in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 17, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
USU intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and up to four option years to Watermark for software platform implementation and licensing for accreditation planning and self-study and course evaluations and surveys software subscriptions. Refer to the atached notice for details.
Who won similar work
45 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 611710.
Single-winner award sizes (45): middle half $81K to $2.7M, median $530K; range $12K to $182.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALETHEIA SOLUTIONS INC | 2 | $4.3M | Aug 14, 2025 |
| The Myers-Briggs Company | 2 | $527K | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Multi-Health Systems Inc. | 2 | $198K | May 7, 2026 |
| Human Domain Solutions, Llc | 2 | $176K | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Institute of International Education, Inc. | 1 | $182.0M | May 1, 2025 |
| WEB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. | 1 | $49.7M | May 27, 2025 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION Washington DC 20036 USA | 1 | $26.0M | May 30, 2025 |
| Bloomsburie LLC | 1 | $7.0M | May 20, 2025 |
| AES, LLC | 1 | $5.8M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| NCS PEARSON, INC. | 1 | $3.6M | Sep 30, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 30, 2026NCS PEARSON, INC.$3.6MExam Delivery & Proctoring for: DoW Acquisition and Financial Management Functional Area Certification Exams
- Sep 23, 2026UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC$1.8MAlternate Assessment System for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
- Sep 22, 2026AES, LLC$5.8MAcademic Standards, Curricular Alignment, and Professional Learning Support Services Requirement.
- Sep 4, 2026TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE INC$2.0MK-8 World Language App
- Aug 28, 2026Amplify Education, Inc.$3.0MThe Literate Brain: Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in the Science of Reading & Writing (Grades PK-5)
- Aug 12, 2026Everway LLC$2.8MK-12 Instructional Resources and Transition Education For Students With Moderate-Severe Cognitive Disabilities
- Aug 5, 2026VANTAGE POINT CONSULTING INC.$605KDANTES Online College and Career Planning Tool
- Jul 30, 2026ALLIANCE FOR HOPE INTERNATIONAL Allenspark CO 80510 USA$21KStrangulation Training
- Jul 27, 2026THE MASY GROUP LLC$3.4MNDU/NIC Administrative and Educational Support Services
- Jul 6, 2026SEESAW LEARNING INC$1.3MGrade K - 6 Learning Portfolio
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.