Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Jul 14, 2026·Responses due Jul 20, 2026

Exam Delivery & Proctoring for: DoW Acquisition and Financial Management Functional Area Certification Exams

Department of Defense (all) · WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
611710
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
HQ003426RE123
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
U002
Place
VA, USA
Contact
Earl E. Anderson (earl.e.anderson51.civ@mail.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation HQ003426RE123 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Jun 24, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 7, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 9, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 13, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 14, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 30, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jul 19, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026, middle of the range Aug 16, 2026.
Measured from 22 past solicitations at Washington Headquarters Services (Whs) that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 24, 2026).
Responses are due Jul 20, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

UPDATE: 14 JULY 2026 (AMENDMENT 02) The purpose of this announcement is to update the Standard Form 1449 to revise the contract line items found in the Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs section. The details of the changes were previously identified in the Q and A Response of Amend 01, Q.32. All other aspects of this combined synopsis/solicitation remain unchanged. ****************************************************************************** UPDATE: 13 JULY 2026 (AMENDMENT 01) The purpose of this announcement is to provide Government responses to the questions submitted and publish Amendm… (show all)

ent 01 to the solicitation. The following documents have been provided as part of this amendment: Solicitation Instructions and Evaluation Criteria_Amend 01 Q and A Response Amend 01 J1 Statement of Objectives_WarU Cert Exam_ Amend 01 L2 CON and PM Cert Exam Historical Actuals Amend 01 L5 Past Performance Questionnaire_Amend 01 L7 Exam Data by Geography and Mode_Amend 01 ********************************************************************************* UPDATE: 09 JULY 2026 This announcement is to notify interested parties that the responses to the Q&A are still being addressed. Be advised an extension will be granted for responses to this solicitation. On 07 July 2026 the attachment L-2 was removed and will be replaced via Amendment 01 along with the responses to the Q&A and any other adjustments made to the solicitation. We thank you for your patience. ********************************************************************************* ORIGINAL POST: The purpose and goal of this requirement is to acquire the capability, through a commercial third-party test proctoring company, to administer professional certification exams for the Department of War (DoW) acquisition workforce, around the world both virtually or in-person, on an individually on-demand approved and scheduled basis. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number HQ003426RE123 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), to acquire the capability, through a commercial third-party test proctoring company, to administer professional certification exams for the Department of War (DoW) acquisition workforce, around the world both virtually or in-person, on an individually on-demand approved and scheduled basis.. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed using the attached Standard Form 1449 and electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 611710.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NCS PEARSON, INC.1$3.6MSep 30, 2026
THE MASY GROUP LLC1$3.4MJul 27, 2026
GLOBAL COGNITION LLC1$19KDec 19, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 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
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.