This federal contract award to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) is for the 2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) and associated postsecondary longitudinal studies. NPSAS is a cross-sectional study that provides information about the costs of postsecondary education and how students and families pay for these costs. The contract also includes optional tasks for a 2025-26 NPSAS administrative collection and a ten-year follow-up of the 2015-16 Baccalaureate and Beyond cohort. The contract, with a ceiling value of $75,004,450.20, was awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. There is no set-aside designation for this award. RTI International, a non-profit research organization, will conduct this work as the prime contractor, with several subcontractors including Activate Research Inc., HR Directions LLC, Npc, Inc., Arsiem Corp, and others. The contract supports the National Center for Education Statistics' regular postsecondary sample surveys and longitudinal studies to improve the timeliness of financial aid estimates.
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