This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education. The $6,791,206 contract was awarded to Westat, Inc., a prominent professional services firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, on September 27, 2022. The contract has a period of performance through February 10, 2025 and is designated as an "English Learner" effort. No set-aside designation was used. Westat, Inc. has extensive...
This $4,804,605.00 federal contract was awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences, a civilian agency, to the non-profit research organization MDRC. The contract is for a "Study of an Information Strategy to Increase Enrollment in Post Secondary Education". MDRC is the prime contractor, and it has two subcontractors - Signal Vine Inc. and Public Strategies, Inc. The contract is a definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a completion date of May 15, 2023. It was not set aside...
This is a federal contract award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education, to the nonprofit research organization Mdrc. The $6,403,351.00 contract is a cost-plus-award-fee delivery order for Mdrc to conduct research and evaluation services related to "Freshman Academies," a program aimed at improving student outcomes in low-performing schools. This contract is not set-aside. Mdrc is a key provider of research and...
The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences (ED IES) awarded Westat, Inc. a $3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to assist IES in conducting evaluations of policies, programs, and strategies designed to improve English learning. As part of its mission to provide rigorous evidence on which to ground education practice and policy, IES requires contractors to help evaluate the effectiveness of various English acquisition initiatives. The single-award contract...
This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $293,049.00, was issued by the Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition to the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a non-profit research organization. The award will explore Pay for Success (PFS) programs to help advance outcomes in education, build evidence around effective practices, encourage innovation, and create incentives for philanthropic entities, tribal governments, and state/local governments. The...
This federal contract award, valued at $4,847,787.00, was issued by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a civilian agency, to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR), a non-profit organization. The contract is for a definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to conduct a feasibility study to inform a future impact evaluation of policy and practice under Title III, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The contract includes several key...
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $3,865,703.40 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Mdrc, a nonprofit research organization, to conduct the "Evaluating Programs and Strategies to Accelerate School Improvement" study. This national study aims to determine how digital math products can effectively complement core teacher-led instruction to accelerate math learning. Mdrc is the prime contractor and has subcontracted with...
This is a $40,947,225 definitive federal contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which is part of the U.S. Department of Education, to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR). The contract is to evaluate the impact of offering schools training in the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support for reading (MTSS-R) in early elementary school on staff practice and student outcomes. The training is expected to be intensive and focused on...
This is a $14,513,387 definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR). The contract is to examine the implementation of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) program and assess the feasibility of an impact evaluation of the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLD) program, with an option to conduct the impact...
This is a $16,464,404.00 federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to Mathematica Inc., a for-profit, woman-owned research and data analytics consultancy. The contract is for a study to assess the effectiveness of adult education programs and strategies, with options for up to two impact studies and support for a report to Congress. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Mathematica will serve as the prime contractor, with...