eMentor Foreign Language Course Instructors
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), 42d Contracting Squadron, has issued a Presolicitation for eMentor Foreign Language Course Instruction Services. This Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity seeks contractors to provide live, online synchronous foreign language instruction for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air University (AU) Academic Centers at Maxwell AFB, AL. The solicitation is projected to be issued on or about April 30, 2026. Responses or inquiries regarding this presolicitation are due by April 24, 2026, 5:00 PM CT.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide live, online synchronous foreign language instruction to a competitively selected General Purpose Force (GPF) population of Airmen and Guardians. Key requirements include:
- Providing qualified language instructors (eMentors).
- Delivering instruction in accordance with the Client’s curriculum, program guidance, and standards.
- Providing a secure, web-based, government-approved Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) platform supporting live video, real-time text chat, and document sharing.
- Ensuring full UCC functionality from the contract’s Period of Performance (PoP) start date.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Presolicitation (future contract contemplated as Firm-fixed-price (FFP) Labor Hour).
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (100% small business IAW FAR 6.101).
- NAICS: 611630 (Language Schools), with a size standard of $20,500,000.
- Projected Solicitation Release: On or about April 30, 2026.
- Response Date (for this Presolicitation): April 24, 2026, 5:00 PM CT.
- Published: April 10, 2026.
Evaluation (for future solicitation)
Award will be based on a competitive Performance-Price Tradeoff (PPT) best value source selection. Competing offerors' combined past performance information will be approximately equal to price. The Government intends to award without negotiations, so initial proposals should contain the best terms. Proposals must include four volumes:
- Volume I – Summary and Miscellaneous Data
- Volume II – Technical Proposal
- Volume III – Past Performance Information
- Volume IV – Price Proposal Technically unacceptable offers will not receive further evaluation. The Government reserves the right to award to a higher-priced offeror if justified by a superior Past Performance Confidence Rating.
Additional Notes
The solicitation will be issued on sam.gov. No paper copies or telephone requests will be accepted. Primary Contact: Kimberly A. Knott (kimberly.knott.1@us.af.mil, 334-953-8552).