Contract · Federal

Top-Tier K-12 and Postsecondary STEM Talent

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Aug 24, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)

Timeline

Posted

Aug 24, 2026
Status

Open now

What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Scope: Federal

Description: The Department of War (DoW) may use responses to this request for information (RFI) to respond to a Congressional report requirement (CRR) and to possibly inform future solicitation.

The purpose of this RFI is to survey the public to include non-profits, K-12 schools, academia, for-profit institutions, and government agencies to gather data, insights, and recommendations to help inform the DoW’s response to a CRR in identifying effective domestic top-tier K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent development.

Hence, submitted responses should not be worded as proposals.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submissions of the RFI being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses.

Background/Overview: This RFI consists of a single focus, which is outlined below: The DoW STEM mission is to inspire, attract, and develop the Nation’s top STEM talent pool to advance defense superiority, maintain global technological leadership, and bolster economic strength.

Towards this end, early identification and acceleration of high quality, high-potential STEM talent across the K-12 to postsecondary pipeline is essential to build a future-ready, domestic STEM workforce.

Top-Tier K-12 and Postsecondary STEM Talent is defined by DoW STEM as the intersection of demonstrated high ability and developing high potential.

It is a dynamic combination of both realized academic/technical excellence and the latent capacity for advanced scientific reasoning, spatial visualization, and creative problem-solving.

High Ability represents a student’s developed, m...

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