"other functions" study of an information strategy to increase enrollment in post secondary education.
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- EDIES16C0016
- Awardee
-
Mdrc UEI ULJSBXBHRM15
- Awarding agency
-
Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Obligated
- $4,745,703
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- EDIES16R0008 Solicitation number
- Study of an Information Strategy to Increase Enrollment in Postsecondary Education Award Notice · Posted Feb 8, 2016
- Study of an Information Strategy to Increase Enrollment In Postsecondary Education Award Notice · Posted Jan 11, 2016
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $4,745,702.94 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Institute of Education Sciences Department of Education
- NAICS code
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- PSC
- AF11 Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Education Svcs R&D; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 4 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Durham, NC 27709, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$58,902 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $400,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $200,000 | |
| Exercise an Option | $2,704,605 | |
| Original award | $1,500,000 |
About this award
This is a $4,745,702.94 federal contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a division of the U.S. Department of Education, to MDRC, a nonprofit research organization. The contract is for a study on an information strategy to increase enrollment in postsecondary education, particularly among individuals from low-income families and potential first-generation college students. The contract is a definitive contract with a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing type and has a completion date of May 15, 2023.
MDRC is the prime contractor and has engaged two subcontractors for this effort: Signal Vine Inc., a small disadvantaged business, and Public Strategies, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. This work aligns with IES's mission to support education research and evaluation that informs policy and practice.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract EDIES16C0016?
EDIES16C0016 was awarded to Mdrc by Contracts and Acquisition Management (Department of Education) on August 15, 2016.
How much is contract EDIES16C0016 worth?
The government has obligated $4,745,703 on EDIES16C0016.
Which agency awarded contract EDIES16C0016?
Contracts and Acquisition Management (Department of Education) awarded EDIES16C0016, with funding from Institute of Education Sciences (Department of Education).
Was contract EDIES16C0016 competed?
The extent of competition for EDIES16C0016 was full and open competition. The government received 4 offers.
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