Defense Department school system seeks market information on a commercial "Super Intelligence" (AI-enabled) educational support tool for about 30,200 students in grades 3-8 and 6,000 teachers. Sources sought only; no solicitation yet. Companies must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management).
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1.Disclaimer The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) issuing this Sources Sought in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to conduct market research. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. This is not a solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP). This notice does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this notice. The purpose of this notice is to determine the availability and capability of qualified small business concerns to provide a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Super Intelligence (SI)-enabled educational support solution supporting DoWEA operations in Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. Please note that vendors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time an offer/quotation/proposal is due to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Therefore, only businesses with an active SAM registration will be eligible to receive any resultant contract(s) with the Department of War Education Activity. 2.Background DoWEA requires an enterprise-scale, COTS Super Intelligence (SI)-enabled educational support solution for grades 3-8�covering approximately 30,200 students and 6,000 educators�to measurably improve student learning outcomes and engagement while significantly reducing teacher preparation and administrative workloads. 3. Scope (Draft) The contractor shall provide a highly configurable, standards-aligned SI educational support solution across the following core functional areas: Task 1: Student-Facing SI Learning Assistant (Student Assistant) Pedagogical Design: Evidence-based SI tutoring utilizing scaffolded learning supports to guide students toward answers without direct generation of solutions. Feedback: Adaptive, real-time feedback dynamically linked to individual student mastery criteria. Overreliance Safeguards: Configurable session limits and system guardrails preventing wholesale answer generation for graded assignments. Standards Alignment: Real-time, dynamic alignment with DoWEA's Curriculum Standards. Safety & Persona Rules: Enforced age-appropriate content controls. The system shall not adopt names, conversational personas, romantic/companion behaviors, or humanlike characteristics. Accessibility: Full compliance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA and Section 508. Access Control: Teacher-gated/assignment-gated usage control modes. Task 2: Teacher-Facing SI Instructional Assistant (Teacher Assistant) Approval-Gated Feedback: Grade and score releases are strictly restricted to manual, explicit teacher verification (digital signature, click, or toggle). Oversight Dashboard: Real-time visibility (? 5s latency) of student usage patterns, misconceptions, overreliance flags, and student safety alerts. Instructional & Assessment Drafts: D…
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