# DoDEA Seeks AI Tutoring Market Information

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) issued a Sources Sought notice on October 29, 2026, seeking market information on an AI tutoring solution for grades 3–8, serving approximately 30,200 students and 6,000 educators. The notice is market research—not an RFP, commitment to purchase, or contract award—and identifies priorities including guided learning without direct answer generation, teacher controls, student privacy and security, and teacher-facing usage insights.

- Companies offering education-focused AI can use the notice to assess how their products address DoDEA’s stated instructional, teacher-control, privacy, and security priorities.
- Procurement teams should treat this as an opportunity to provide market information, not as an active solicitation or awarded requirement; the notice identifies the procurement as Sources Sought under contract number HE125427SIRFI.
- The stated user population and grades provide vendors with concrete scale and audience parameters for describing relevant capabilities and potential fit.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Education, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

### Sources
- [The Defense Dept's school system (DoDEA) drafted AI tutor rules: guide students "without direct generation of solutions," no pretend-friend persona, teacher stays in charge. It's market research, not a contract. My 3 checks for any AI tool: https://t.co/3Uqg2Baar0](https://x.com/kewobs/status/2116168685463245205) - twitter-defense