Office of Career Technical and Adult Education
Washington, DC
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- OCTAE
- Office code
- 910020
- Organization
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Parent
ED
- OCTAE
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Parent
ED
- Contract obligations
- $4,487,335 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $30,511,134 |
| FY2025 | $4,487,335 |
| FY2024 | $16,886,548 |
| FY2023 | $16,579,552 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaptivate LLC | $20,041,850 | |
| 2 | Applied Enterprise Management Corporation | $4,713,347 | |
| 3 | LPE Associates, LLC | $2,843,968 | |
| 4 | It Innovative Solutions Corporation | $2,140,430 | |
| 5 | New Editions, Inc. | $640,018 | |
| 6 | Mdb, Inc. | $298,933 | |
| 7 | Integrated Management Strategies LLC | $229,346 | |
| 8 | The Manhattan Strategy Group LLC | $178,788 | |
| 9 | Lux Consulting Group, Inc. | $81,066 | |
| 10 | Lpe-Strategies LLC | $80,042 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $25,778,956 | |
| 2 | Experimental Design And Advanced Research Projects Accelerator (EDARPA) | $20,029,424 | |
| 3 | Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO) | $791,367 | |
| 4 | Data Analytics and Evaluation Support (DAES) | $522,868 | |
| 5 | Office of Postsecondary Education Data Collection, Analysis, Information Technology, And Cybersecurity Support | $178,788 | |
| 6 | Data Collection, Analysis, Information Technology, And Cybersecurity Support Services | $178,788 | |
| 7 | Grants Management Support Services | $75,356 |
Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Opper | 22 |
| 2 | Joseph Gibbs | 16 |
| 3 | Jana Knapp | 8 |
| 4 | DeVonne Collins | 4 |
| 5 | Matthew Lucas | 2 |
| 6 | Pamela Bone | 1 |
| 7 | Brian Pentecost | 1 |
| 8 | Phyllis Israel | 1 |
About this agency
The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education administers federal contracts and grants that support career and technical education and workforce development programs across the nation. As a sub-agency within the Education Department, OCTAE operates dual portfolios: a modest contract program funding specialized services and a large-scale grant program distributing federal dollars to states and educational entities for vocational training and adult education.
On the contract side, OCTAE has awarded 283 contracts totaling $457.4 million in combined potential value since 2000, with $392.8 million obligated. Recent contract activity has remained light, with 6 awards in 2022, 8 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 5 year-to-date in 2026; the most recent award closed on September 21, 2026. The contract portfolio is highly fragmented by award count, with Kaptivate LLC and Applied Enterprise Management Corporation each holding 4 awards over the last five years and accounting for 44% of recent award count but only 23% of recent combined potential value—a spread indicating wide variation in deal sizes. LPE Associates, New Editions, and American Institutes for Research each hold 2 to 3 awards; the remaining 135 distinct primes have won single awards or smaller portfolios. The contract set-aside mix is heavily weighted toward open competition: 82% of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 8(a) designations (sole source and competitive combined) account for 6% and small-business set-asides comprise 7%.
Grant activity dwarfs contract work. OCTAE has awarded 4,005 grants obligating $37.49 billion in federal dollars since 2000. Grant volume has remained stable, with 158 awards in 2021, 117 in 2022, 113 in 2023, 131 in 2024, and 112 in 2025; the most recent grant award closed on July 1, 2025. Grant recipients are highly fragmented: the top five recipients by award count each hold 8 awards over the last five years and account for only 8% of recent awards, while the top five by federal dollars obligate only 4% of the total. State education departments and their variants dominate the recipient base—California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia lead by federal dollars—but no single recipient commands material market share. The grant portfolio is predominantly Formula Grants (91% of awards), reflecting OCTAE's role in distributing statutory allocations to states and territories; Project Grants comprise 8%, and Block Grants are negligible.
No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the source data.
Quick answers
What is Office of Career Technical and Adult Education?
Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) is part of Department of Education.
How much does Office of Career Technical and Adult Education spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Office of Career Technical and Adult Education and its offices obligated $4,487,335 in fiscal year 2025 and $68,464,569 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Office of Career Technical and Adult Education's largest contractors?
The contractors Office of Career Technical and Adult Education and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Kaptivate LLC ($20,041,850), Applied Enterprise Management Corporation ($4,713,347) and LPE Associates, LLC ($2,843,968).
Which contract vehicles does Office of Career Technical and Adult Education use most?
The contract vehicles Office of Career Technical and Adult Education and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($25,778,956), Experimental Design And Advanced Research Projects Accelerator (EDARPA) ($20,029,424) and Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO) ($791,367). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $26,570,323 in those years, 87% of its contract obligations.
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