DCSA Learning Management Ecosystem and Learning Management Content Controller Hosting and Licenses
Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE CI AND SECURITY AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HS002125QE015 in this department, oldest first.
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 Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information is being posted to satisfy the requirement under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement PGI 206.302-1(d). The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with PowerTrain, Inc. located at 8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Hyattsville, MD 20785, for the procurement of the Security Education and Training System (SETS) learning management ecosystem and learning management content controller hosting and licenses. This includes a IL2 and Il4 Learning Management Systems, Securit… (show all)
y Awareness Hub, Contract Management, Agile Development, Systems Operations and Sustainment Support, Training Systems Support, Helpdesk Services, Reporting Tools and Data Analytics. Additionally, this requirement includes optional Learning Management Content Controller licenses. Under the authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1, the Government intends to issue a sole source contract to PowerTrain, Inc. The DCSA Learning Ecosystem is intricately designed to meet specific security and operational needs, including the protection of classified information and the delivery of critical training to DoD personnel, agencies and industry in the NISP. Development of the technical data packages and specifications that would allow for full and open competition cannot be completed in sufficient time to allow for competition prior to the June 2025 need date. PowerTrain has the technical knowledge and background to seamlessly perform the requirement under a new sole-source contract. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit their technical capabilities, which, if received within fifteen calendar days of publication of this notice, shall be considered by DCSA. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the e-mail address shown below. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE CI AND SECURITY AGENCY), same product/service code (PSC) DA10.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEXISNEXIS SPECIAL SERVICES INC | 1 | $23.5M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION · $IBM · $69.1B | 1 | $6.5M | Dec 2, 2024 |
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.
- Apr 1, 2026LEXISNEXIS SPECIAL SERVICES INC$23.5MPublic Record Data � LexisNexis ProMonitor AlertNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 2, 2024INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$6.5MIBM IPLA/MLC and Software Xcel Mainframe Solution SupportMateriality: <0.01% of $IBM revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.