The United States Air Force is conducting market research to determine if there are businesses available that can provide an alternative product to O'Reilly Online Learning, which is an e-reference resource for technology and business professionals. The required product must meet certain characteristics, including providing a learning platform, on-demand digital library, online research tools, and account administration. The product must also include over 60,000 eBooks, 1186 journals, and 1,032 articles, as well as 4,021 streaming videos. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a FY26 base effort with a projected period of performance of 30 September 2026 – 29 September 2027, with two one-year option periods.
Some key features of the required product include:
• Providing a learning platform and an on-demand digital library of research tools from professionally curated sources
• Offering online research tools from professionally curated sources that offer trusted information eBooks, videos, and tutorials
• Including over 60,000 eBooks, 1186 journals, and 1,032 articles, as well as 4,021 streaming videos
• Providing live and virtual courses with tech industry experts in security, architecture, data, AI, cloud, and more
• Providing courses and certificates of completion in upskill technology from scratch
• Providing direct paths to official certification prep materials, including interactive practice tests
• Providing interactive sandboxes and labs for hands-on experience with critical technologies for safe dev environments from any browser
• Providing account administration of seat usage