Badge Design and Competency-Based Credential Pathway Development

The contract seeks a small business to design digital badges and develop stackable, competency-based credential pathways in close collaboration with Air University stakeholders. The work involves defining clear learning outcomes that align with military and professional development objectives, ensuring each badge represents a verifiable skill or achievement that can be layered into broader credentialing structures. The initiative is designed to modernize workforce training by leveraging digital credentials that are portable, recognizable, and tied to demonstrable competencies. This is a subcontract under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, classified under NAICS code 611430 for other schools and instruction, and is managed by the Department of Defense through the FA3300 42 Cons Cc office. The opportunity was posted on May 6, 2026, with submissions due by May 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Performance is expected to take place in Montgomery, Alabama. The goal is to create scalable, industry-relevant credentialing systems that enhance talent development within the Air Force and broader defense ecosystem, emphasizing flexibility, recognition, and alignment with evolving skill requirements.