The Department of Education awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement to Icatalyst, Inc. for information technology modernization and chief information officer innovation in artificial intelligence. With a potential value of $30 million, this BPA was established under Icatalyst's Multiple Award Schedule contract and allows the agency to issue firm-fixed price task orders for artificial intelligence services through October 2022.
One such task order awarded to Icatalyst is valued at $2.3 million to provide artificial intelligence and information technology modernization services from September 2022 through September 2027. This task order was awarded using the Department of Education Office of the Chief Information Officer's contracting vehicle and involves work performed in Washington, D.C. The original solicitation sought to consolidate 24 General Services Administration schedule solicitations into a single solicitation to streamline access to contract offerings, eliminate item duplication, and simplify terms and conditions, with the goal of making it easier for both government customers and industry contractors to transact business.