Special Notice / Intent to Sole Source - CollegeBoard Name Buys
| Bidders ID: | NBD00159330583104708 |
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| Due Date: | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| State: | Colorado |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Category: |
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| Solicitation Number: | FY26COLLEGEBOARDNAMES |
| Source: | Members Only |
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jun 03, 2026 11:11 am MDT
- Original Response Date: Jun 08, 2026 12:00 pm MDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Jun 23, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: R612 - SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
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NAICS Code:
- 611710 - Educational Support Services
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Place of Performance:
USAF Academy , CO 80840USA
1. Description of the Requirement
The 10th Contracting Squadron, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado, intends to award a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase order to the College Entrance Examination Board, a large business located at 250 Vesey Street FL 16, New York, New York 10281, for the procurement of college search records. This will be done through the combined purchase of CollegeBoard Access Plan B and CollegeBoard Access Plan E for a total of 220,000 name searches.
This is a commercial acquisition to obtain targeted prospective student data and engagement platforms essential for USAFA’s admissions and recruiting outreach efforts. The NAICS code for this requirement is 611710 – Educational Support Services. The anticipated award date is June 25, 2026.
2. Sole Source Justification and Vendor Capabilities
This action is being executed as a sole-source commercial acquisition. The College Entrance Examination Board is the only known responsible source capable of satisfying the agency’s requirements due to their exclusive, proprietary ownership of the necessary student SAT databases and platforms.
The following list details the unique capabilities that only this vendor can provide to USAFA:
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Test Score Filtering
- Collection of data and the ability to filter by specific test scores needed within each SAT® section, exclusively including students whose scores fall within the competitive range for USAFA admittance consideration.
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Advanced Filtering
- Additional data filtering capabilities, including demographics (gender, ethnicity, and location) and Grade Point Average (GPA).
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Contact Information
- Provision of parent contact information for each prospective student.
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Engagement Platform
- A proprietary platform enabling USAFA admissions to directly contact, message, and connect with prospective students.
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Branding & Outreach
- Authorized use of the United States Air Force Academy’s name and branding to market its educational programs and conduct outreach to potential candidates.
3. Regulatory Authority
This notice of intent is published in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 5.2. This requirement is being conducted as a commercial acquisition in accordance with RFO procedures for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO Part 12).
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1). The Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem the College Entrance Examination Board as the only source reasonably available to fulfill this commercial requirement.
4. Instructions to Interested Parties
This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals or quotations. A solicitation document will not be issued. However, any firm that believes it can meet these specific requirements and possesses the capabilities outlined in Section 2 may submit a capability statement for consideration via email to the POCs below.
The deadline for responses is 12:00 PM MDT on June 8, 2026.
Primary Point(s) of Contact:
Evan Schwarzbart, Contract Specialist, evan.schwarzbart@us.af.mil
Tammy Martin, Contracting Officer, tammy.martin.6@us.af.mil
Required Information
Capability statements must include technical data clearly demonstrating the ability to meet all capabilities listed in Section 2, company name, address, point of contact, and UEI number.
All responses received by the closing date and time will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- ADMIN ONLY NO REQTN CP 719 333 4019 8110 INDUSTRIAL DR STE 200
- USAF ACADEMY , CO 80840-2303
- USA
- Evan Schwarzbart
- evan.schwarzbart@us.af.mil
- Phone Number 7193337204
- Tammy Martin
- tammy.martin.6@us.af.mil
- Phone Number 7193338046
- Jun 03, 2026 11:11 am MDTSpecial Notice (Original)
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