DANTES College Level Examination Program
Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation H9821026SSA001 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 21, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY), same NAICS 611710.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $13.3M to $104.0M, median $26.0M; range $605K to $182.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of International Education, Inc. | 1 | $182.0M | May 1, 2025 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION Washington DC 20036 USA | 1 | $26.0M | May 30, 2025 |
| VANTAGE POINT CONSULTING INC. | 1 | $605K | Aug 5, 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 5, 2026VANTAGE POINT CONSULTING INC.$605KDANTES Online College and Career Planning ToolNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 30, 2025AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION Washington DC 20036 USA$26.0MDANTES Military Training Evaluation ProgramNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 1, 2025Institute of International Education, Inc.$182.0MBoren Flagship Scholarships, Grants, and Fellowship SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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.