The Experimental Design And Advanced Research Projects Accelerator (EDARPA) is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education. This multiple award BPA has a ceiling value of $50,000,000 and an ultimate completion date of September 22, 2026. The prime contractor, Kaptivate LLC, is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business certified under the SBA 8(a) program. Under this BPA, Kaptivate has been awarded several task orders to design, launch, and conduct open innovation prize competitions related to career and technical education (CTE) initiatives. These include the CTE CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) Challenge, the Work-Based Learning Ecosystem Challenge, and the annual CTE Challenges. The task orders, valued at $3.7 million, $6.3 million, and $377,595 respectively, involve developing project management frameworks, challenge lifecycle approaches, communications strategies, and other specialized services to support the Department of Education's CTE programming. The work is primarily to be performed in Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C. over contract periods ranging from approximately 18 months to 5 years.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/7/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 9/23/21 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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BPA Call 91990021A0017-91990021F0383 | Kaptivate LLC | $377.6k | 9/27/21 | 3/26/23 | 8/31/22 | |
BPA Call 91990021A0017-91990024F0355 | Kaptivate LLC | $3.7m | 8/5/24 | 8/4/27 | 3/14/25 | |
BPA Call 91990021A0017-91990022F0349 | Kaptivate LLC | $6.3m | 8/10/22 | 8/9/26 | 3/14/25 |