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Work Ethics Courseware
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The Department of Defense Education Activity is seeking a commercial, off-the-shelf, semester-long high school curriculum focused on work ethics, provisionally named Work Ethics First, to be delivered by educators across DoWEA schools. The curriculum must emphasize character over compliance, promoting a proactive work ethic rooted in personal accountability and gratitude for American freedoms, while elevating the dignity and value of skilled trades as a viable alternative to a traditional four-year university path. The solution must include comprehensive student and instructor resources such as educator guides, standardized discussion prompts, classroom activities, and a summative assessment ensuring at least 75% of students pass and earn an industry-recognized certification. Instructors must achieve an 80% pass rate on the first attempt and 90% on the second, with vendor-provided training rated satisfactory or better by at least 80% of participants. Digital components must be accessible 24/7/365 with no more than one unscheduled downtime per semester, and must be compatible with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. All digital offerings require five student and five instructor access codes to support government evaluation, and the curriculum must fully comply with Section 508 accessibility standards and be free of bias based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. This is a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base period from September 15, 2026, through September 14, 2027, and four one-year option periods extending through September 14, 2031. The contract includes multiple line items for different school tiers based on student population, instructor certification, MRW Toolbox, shipping, and technical support, with prices to be submitted in Excel format. All vendors must maintain current SAM registration, complete required FAR and DFARS provisions including cyber and privacy controls, and ensure all personnel with access to PII are U.S. citizens who complete annual Privacy Act training. The Contractor must comply with DoD cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-171, STIGs, and the Risk Management Framework, with immediate reporting of vulnerabilities via a Plan of Action and Milestones within five business days. Proposals must be submitted electronically by July 14, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST, structured into four volumes covering administrative data, technical approach with a 15-page limit, three past performance references, and pricing,
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Alexandria, VA, 22350, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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DoWEA requires an established high school, semester-long Career and Technical Education (CTE) work ethics-focused curriculum—provisionally named Work Ethics First—with a proven track record of successful implementation, to be delivered by educators. An established, ready-to-use curriculum and resources empower students to make career choices based on the following:
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Balancing the Career Narrative: Curriculum highlights the dignity, demand, and good-paying, lifelong employment in the skilled trades as an alternative to a career requiring a university degree.
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Focusing on Character over Compliance: Instilling a proactive work ethic as a primary life skill, framing gratitude for the freedoms that those living in America enjoy and personal accountability as core components of career success regardless of the chosen career path—not job-specific work ethics that focus on punctuality, attention to detail, etc.
If the proposed solution includes digital components, the offeror shall provide five (5) student access codes and five (5) instructor/teacher access codes to support the Government’s technical evaluation of the proposed solution.
**Questions or concerns regarding this requirement may be submitted to the POC via e-mail no later than Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) with the subject line, "Questions to Solicitation Number HE125426QE070".
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Amendment 0001 – Questions and Answers & Updated Pricing Sheet (Issued 6 July 2026)
The Government has issued Amendment 0001 to the solicitation to incorporate Attachment 10 – Questions and Answers (Q&A) and include the most recevent version of Attachement 1 – Pricing sheet.
This amendment provides the Government’s responses to vendor questions submitted in accordance with the solicitation. Vendors are responsible for reviewing Attachment 10 in its entirety prior to submitting a quote.
All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
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Amendment 0002 – Solicitation Closing Date (Issued 8 July 2026)
The Government hereby provides the following updates to the solicitation schedule:
- The solicitation closing date is extended to Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 2PM EST.
All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
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Amendment 0003 – Solicitation Closing Date (Issued 9 July 2026)
The Government hereby provides the following updates to the solicitation schedule:
- The solicitation closing date is extended to Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 12PM EST.
All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
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