Certification Service Government Bids & RFPs

Required delivery is F. O. B. destination, Naval Station Newport, RI, ****.

If UID applies, payment will be via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). If UID does not apply and there are no surcharges, the government's preferred payment method is via credit card.

The government intends to award a single FFP purchase order to the eligible and responsible offeror on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis.

Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award.

Offers received after the deadline may not be considered for award.

The deadline for submissions has been extended to 09 Jun 2026 by 11:00 am Japan Standard Time (JST).

Payment will be made by code, and invoices should be submitted to the address shown in block 18a unless otherwise specified.

The government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered.

Offerors must demonstrate capability and experience to meet the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements, including proof of accreditation, an execution plan, and experience performing similar contracts.

The estimated total value is $21,000,****.

Proposals are due and will be opened at 2:00 p. m. HST on June 17, 2026.

All contractors costs to perform this contract shall be paid solely through the examinees exam fee. All contractors costs to perform this contract shall be paid solely through the examinees exam fee.

The award will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state based on the evaluation criteria: experience and capabilities (25 points), test development (25 points), test administration (25 points), and cost (25 points).

The proposal shall describe the offeror's experience and capabilities in providing licensing examination services, including firm background, states served, types of examinations provided, references, and key personnel. A listing and summary of any civil or criminal judgments, convictions, or pending lawsuits within the past 20 years against the firm or its officers/key personnel is also required.

The PVLD or its designee shall be allowed to visit test sites and monitor the examination procedures without notice. The PVLD or its designee shall be allowed to visit test sites and monitor the examination procedures without notice.

The deadline to submit written questions is June 5, 2026. The deadline to submit written questions is June 5, 2026.

Failure to include all required items in the offeror's proposal in the manner prescribed may be cause for the proposal to be determined nonresponsive and rejected. Failure to include these items in offerors proposal in the manner prescribed may be cause for the proposal to be determined nonresponsive and rejected.

Potential offerors must have an active SAM registration and be registered in PIEE, or be willing to obtain them.

Alternate sources must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application.

Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the source approval brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the source approval brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation.