Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Pearson Assessments
Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) · W6QM MICC-FT KNOX
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PANMCC26P0000048254 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 8, 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
This is an Intent to Sole Source announcement. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to disseminate information regarding a forthcoming requirement. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Knox (MICC-Fort Knox), located at 199 6th Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40121, intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price sole-source contract for the Pearson Assessments Base to: NCS Pearson, Inc. 400 Center Ridge Dr Austin, Texas 78753-1034 Unique Entity ID: GHN5LE3949H9 CAGE Code: 1P624 The US Army uses psychological tests and measures … (show all)
for a variety of purposes, including efforts to apply the practice of psychology in the assessment and selection of personnel for jobs or assignments, and for the purposes of coaching, training, or other individual or group consultation aimed at enhancing human performance. The requirement is for the procurement of online psychological assessment administrations via a proprietary software platform. This sole-source award is being processed in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by the procedures in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. The specific authority for this action is RFO 12.106-1, "Soliciting From a Single Source," which states that a contract may be awarded without competition if the contracting officer determines the circumstances of the action deem only one source reasonably available to meet the Government's needs. This notice does not constitute a request for competitive offers, quotes, or capability statements. No solicitation document will be issued as a result of this notice. This announcement fulfills the public notification requirements established in RFO 5.101, "Methods of Disseminating Information."
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC)), same product/service code (PSC) DA10.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $132K to $322K, median $140K; range $27K to $1.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P Round Rock TX 78682 USA | 1 | $1.2M | Apr 2, 2025 |
| LABWARE, INC. | 1 | $322K | Feb 11, 2026 |
| ESIM GAMES, LLC | 1 | $140K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC. | 1 | $132K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| UNIQCLI LLC | 1 | $27K | Apr 8, 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.
- Aug 14, 2026THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC.$132KRS Means Data Online Annual SubscriptionsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 8, 2026UNIQCLI LLC$27KSatellite TVNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 11, 2026LABWARE, INC.$322KLabware LIMS Development AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025ESIM GAMES, LLC$140K1CD Software Purchase for SIMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 2, 2025DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P Round Rock TX 78682 USA$1.2MAdobe JELA IV Software RequirementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (12 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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.