Industry Day - Manpower Personnel Testing Analysis Recompete

Background
The Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) is part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activity called the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA). DPAC serves as the DoD's premier center for excellence, providing information on the total force, families, and veterans through data collection and analytical research. The center supports major programs within the DoD and is tasked with conducting comprehensive analyses on how policy or environmental changes affect workforce performance and composition.

This contract aims to provide primary support for testing and assessment efforts led by the Defense Testing and Assessment Center (DTAC), which is responsible for the research, development, and evaluation of military testing programs, including the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).

Work Details
The contractor shall provide scientific, technical, analytic, marketing, and IT support services for Manpower Personnel Testing Analysis (MPTA) Support. Key tasks include:
1. Program Management Support: Overseeing all activities performed by contractor personnel;
2. Conduct Psychometric Analyses: Evaluating selection and classification tests;
3. Develop Test Items: Creating items for military aptitude tests;
4. Develop Test Forms: Creating assessment instruments for selection and classification;
5. Evaluate Test Security: Implementing procedures to detect test compromise;
6. Administer Psychological Measurement Instruments: Setting up test sites and administering tests;
7. Evaluate Armed Forces Characteristics: Analyzing military population data;
8. Conduct Research on New Test Items: Evaluating new methodologies in testing;
9. Provide IT Support for Research Efforts;
10. Conduct Analysis of Geographic/Demographic Data Files;
11. Support Web-Based CAT-ASVAB Systems;
12. Develop Recruiting-Related Initiatives;
13. Research Selection Policy Issues.

Place of Performance
Work will primarily be performed at the contractor’s facility or at field locations, with some IT work conducted at a DoD Center located at 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
The opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on Human Resources Research Organization (Humrro) holding the MPTA Support contract 47QFPA21D0002 (valued at $182,543,739; 08/13/21–08/12/26). The prior award includes psychometric research and support for ASVAB and ECL testing, test security, item development/bank enhancements, and technical support for computer-adaptive testing systems such as CAT-ASVAB—capabilities that align closely with the current requirement to conduct comprehensive analysis of how policy or environmental changes affect defense workforce performance or composition.