Foresight Federal's DE Certification prep courses are commercial, off-the-shelf training with fixed, published per-student pricing — the kind of purchase the SF-182 exists for. Approve the form, pay by government purchase card or invoice, and your specialists are practicing the same day.
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DE certification is mandatory for every HR practitioner — federal or contractor — who touches the delegated examining process, and the certification expires every three years. The assessment is 50 questions in 90 minutes, proctored, pass or fail, and OPM's FY 2023 Annual Performance Report cited a roughly 40% failure rate.
Per OPM's published pricing effective October 1, 2025, the certification assessment costs $365 per attempt — and it is now offered in person only, so a failed attempt means another $365, another in-person scheduling cycle, and a specialist who can't be assigned DE work in the meantime. OPM's instructor-led DE training runs $1,140 per seat.
These courses were written by a currently DE-certified practitioner who built and delivered DE training inside a federal HR office. At $149–$279 per seat, the prep costs less than a single retake, about a quarter of the instructor-led course, and one SF-182 covers it.
| Course | Format | Includes | Price per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF-DE-101 DE Certification Exam Prep |
Self-paced, online Approx. 12 instructional hours |
Full study guide across every exam competency; 25 worked questions; interactive 50-question practice test with timed mode and per-answer explanations; certificate of completion | $149 one-time |
| FF-DE-201 DE Complete Prep |
Self-paced, online Approx. 18 instructional hours |
Everything in FF-DE-101, plus a 206-question exam bank drawing a fresh 50-question timed exam every attempt, printable exam-day quick-reference card, Exam Day Playbook, and certificate of completion | $279 one-time |
Group and agency licensing, fixed pricing: the DEU Team Pack covers 10 seats of DE Complete for $1,995 in one purchase, and you can add seats or packs anytime. The DEU Site License covers your whole examining unit for $7,995, unlimited seats including mid-year hires, with a full year of content updates included. Both fit a government purchase card with a single invoice, or per-student billing to match your SF-182s. Arrange team or site licensing →
Use the vendor and course details below for Sections B and C. Each student completes their own SF-182 per standard practice.
Supervisor and authorizing official sign per your agency's process (or its electronic equivalent in your LMS).
Your cardholder can purchase directly online, or email us the approved SF-182 and we'll issue an invoice to your finance office. Either way, access is delivered immediately upon payment.
Each student generates a certificate of completion from inside the course for the training file, supporting your Section F certification. We'll verify completion on request.
Copy directly into SF-182 Sections B and C, your LMS training request, or your purchase file.
W-9 and TIN provided on request to authorized agency personnel: info@foresight-federal.com
| Legal business name | Foresight Federal, LLC |
|---|---|
| Address | 922 Sagecroft Ln, Indian Trail, NC 28079 |
| Point of contact | Jamica Davis, Founder info@foresight-federal.com · (336) 624-4394 |
| UEI | ZSW8XBTKTRZ5 |
| CAGE code | 192P5 |
| SAM.gov | Active registration |
| Business type | SBA-certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) |
| NAICS codes | 541612 — Human Resources Consulting Services (primary) 541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541618 — Other Management Consulting Services 561110 — Office Administrative Services |
| Training type | Commercial, off-the-shelf; regularly available to the public; fixed price per student |
Foresight Federal also provides advisory services for federal HR operations — staffing and DE compliance reviews, audit readiness, shared services and operating model design, and tailored group training for staffing teams — delivered by a practitioner with 15 years inside federal human capital, including accountability and oversight leadership at the Department of Commerce.
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