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Miss Humblebee's Academy Subscription - Intent to Sole Source

Awarded

FA890326Q0010Federal

Submission Closed08/20/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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The 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to Cengage Learning, Inc. for a subscription to Miss Humblebee's Academy. This online kindergarten readiness program is designed for children ages 3 to 6 and supports the Department of Defense Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Libraries in enhancing mission readiness and quality of life for military personnel. The proposed period of performance begins on September 30, 2026, and runs through September 29, 2030, consisting of a 12-month base period and three optional 12-month extensions. The required service must provide an interactive classroom environment with lessons in art, literacy, math, music, and science, featuring sound and visual cues to support diverse learning styles. Key technical requirements include a mobile application, weekly progress reports, proficiency assessments, and the ability to interface with all four service branch libraries using industry-standard authentication. The provider must also adhere to strict security standards, including TLS 1.3 and HSTS, to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. While Cengage Learning is the intended source, the government will consider capability statements or proposals from other responsible sources until August 20, 2026.

General Info

Sole source contract for Cengage Learning's Miss Humblebee's Academy from 2026 to 2030.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force

NAICS

516210 - Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers

Place of Performance

0, TX, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition - Miss Humblebee Academy Sole Source

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High

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Timeline

PhaseAwarded

PostedAug 17

special-notice

AwardedOct 20

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

08/20/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force

Contacts2 people available

OfficeN/A

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

TSgt Vaughn Swinton

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Mary Cobb

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Full Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (772 ESS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to a single source, Cengage Learning, Inc, under the authority of RFO 6.103-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) on 15 September 2026. The period of performance (PoP) shall be: 30 September 2026 – 29 September 2030 (12-month base period and three (3) 12-month option periods).

PSC:

7630

NAICS:

516210

Small Business Size Standard:

$47M

Subscription:

Miss Humblebee's Academy Subscription

Supplier:

Cengage Learning, Inc

Product Description:

The mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Libraries is to support military personnel assigned to contingency operations, remote sites, and military missions in accordance with DoDI 1015.10, Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs. To support mission readiness, voluntary education, and quality of life, DoD Libraries require a subscription to The Miss Humblebee's Academy.

The Department of the Air Force Library Program requires an on-line kindergarten readiness program. Miss Humblebee's Academy is a fun, interactive on-line kindergarten readiness program for children that presents learning concepts based on the U.S. Department of Education, Head Start Child Development, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and other education-based organizations. It includes hundreds of guided lessons with sound and visual cues across many disciplines including Art, Language & Literacy, Math, Music, and Science & Social Studies.

· Must be able to provide Miss Humblebee's Academy.

· Must provide interactive games and learning experiences in an online, self-contained classroom environment for ages 3 -6.

· Must provide content that uses both sound and visual cues to support diverse learning styles.

· Must provide hundreds of lessons spanning all major academic subjects, including social and emotional learning.

· Must provide weekly progress reports.

· Must provide assessments to measure proficiency and learning.

· Must have a mobile application.

· Must be able to provide account administration of seat usage.

· Must be able to interface with all four service branch libraries using industry-standard authentication methods to ensure only eligible patrons can access resources from any Internet-connected computer browser or mobile device.

· Must work with the contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons.

· Security between the website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3.

· Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics by Branch of Service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Other, and Navy).

· Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate or prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

· Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA).

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received by 20 August 2026, 12:00 PM, CST for this notice. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Contractors Should Be Aware of the Following Information:

1. Contractors MUST include the following information:

a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.

c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

d. Company CAGE Code and UEI.

2. If this posting specifically references brand name products, offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced. Responses must address how the alternate product meets the product characteristics specified above.

3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word or PDF compatible format.

Responses shall be e-mailed to Contracting Specialist: Mary Cobb at mary.cobb.7@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer: TSgt Vaughn Swinton at vaughn.swinton@us.af.mil @us.af.mil no later than 20 August 2026, 12:00 PM, CST