Purchase Order INA14PX00309

This is a definitive, firm fixed-price 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), a prominent non-profit research organization. The $29,449,135.95 contract is for the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest, established under the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) to provide research, technical assistance, and information dissemination on education...

This is a $1,084,573 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to the University of Wisconsin System for English language proficiency assessments for grades kindergarten through twelve. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The original solicitation was a Special Notice seeking contractors to provide English language proficiency assessments, including an alternate assessment and screener, that are fully approved by the U.S. Department of...

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 $24,959,693 fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to Mathematica Inc. to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for the Mid-Atlantic region. The REL is responsible for conducting applied research, providing training and technical assistance, and disseminating research findings to support evidence-based decision-making in education across Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and...

Mathematica Inc., a for-profit, woman-owned research and data analytics consultancy, was awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $14.0 million by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) on January 11, 2023. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027, requires Mathematica to provide rigorous external peer review services for the Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) program administered by IES's National Center for Education Evaluation and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded WestEd a $26.8 million definitive contract (91990022C0003) on December 21, 2021, to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for the Western Region through January 2, 2027. Under this five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, WestEd will conduct applied research and development, design and implement training, coaching, and technical support activities emphasizing capacity building in data and information use...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a research agency within the U.S. Department of Education, to Mathematica Inc., a prominent research and data analytics firm. The contract's purpose is to develop design options and assess the feasibility of conducting an impact study of magnet schools, particularly those awarded grants in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 through the Federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP). The contract has a...

WestEd, a San Francisco-based nonprofit research organization, was awarded a $28.5 million firm fixed-price contract by the Institute of Education Sciences to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) West from January 2017 through January 2022. Under the Education Sciences Reform Act mandate, REL West is charged with three primary functions: conducting applied research on teaching, learning, school organization, education access, and attainment; providing training, coaching, and...

This is a $7,510,578 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to the nonprofit research organization Mdrc. The contract requires Mdrc to assist IES in conducting evaluations of programs and strategies designed to improve student outcomes in low-performing schools across the nation. The contract utilizes no set-aside designation. Key subcontractors include Curriculum Associates, LLC, Decatur School District No 61, Public...

This federal contract award is from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education, to the prime contractor Research Triangle Institute (RTI International). The contract, valued at $54.7 million, designs and conducts the first two rounds, 6th and 7th grade, of data collection for the New Middle Grade Longitudinal Study of 2017 (MGLS:2017). It also includes an item validation field test and an operational field test. The contract is a...