The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences awarded ABT Associates Inc. a multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at up to $20,000,000 to evaluate programs and strategies to improve postsecondary education access and success. Specifically, ABT Associates Inc. was issued a firm fixed price call valued at $1,881,486 to conduct a study of strategies to promote access to dual enrollment with the goal of designing and determining the feasibility of such strategies....
The Department of Education's Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development awarded an indefinite delivery contract to National Student Clearinghouse to provide supplementary postsecondary student data. The single award IDV has a potential value of $601,690 over its September 2023 to September 2026 period of performance. A $149,250 firm fixed price task order was also awarded to National Student Clearinghouse to secure supplementary data relating to postsecondary students in support of...
This indefinite delivery contract, awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education, is intended to assist IES in conducting rigorous evaluations of programs and strategies designed to improve student outcomes in low-performing schools nationwide. The prime contractor, Mdrc, is a nonprofit research organization with extensive experience providing research, evaluation, and technical assistance services to federal agencies in the areas...
The Department of Education awarded Insight Policy Research, Inc. a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement under the Grants Management Support Services vehicle to procure analytical and advisory services. Task orders issued to date include $2.7M for Administrative Data Division Website Support from 2022-2027, $10.8M to provide Promise Neighborhoods technical assistance and training from 2021-2025, and $215,199 to identify trends in adult education, career technical education, and community...
The federal contract IDV awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to Orlin Research, Inc., a small business, aims to study the effects of asset limits on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and financial stability. The single-award IDV, valued at up to $1,000,000, has a period of performance from September 2014 through January 2016. Under this IDV, two fixed-price delivery orders have been issued to date. The first, valued at...
The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) under the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. The contract allows CSSP to provide a range of professional services including management and financial consulting, acquisition and grants management support, business program and project management, and professional and management development training. CSSP is also authorized to provide Order Level...
The key products and services being delivered under this federal contract IDV award are income verification services and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) earnings verification services for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. The prime contractor, Experian Information Solutions, Inc., is providing these services through two firm fixed-price delivery orders with a combined ceiling value of $2,143,010.62. The first order, valued at $1,796,727.92, is...
The Administration for Children and Families awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Global Evaluation & Applied Research Solutions, Inc. to operate the National Clearinghouse on Homeless Youth and Families website and provide program evaluation and applied research services. The single award BPA has a potential value of $4 million and period of performance through March 2024. Under the BPA, GEARS received two task order awards totaling $3 million to operate the Family and Youth Services...
The Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management awarded a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement to Mathematica Inc. with a potential value of $45 million. The BPA calls on Mathematica to provide technical assistance for the Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs through August 1, 2026. Specifically, the BPA aims to leverage Mathematica's expertise designing studies examining state child welfare data linkage...
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to First Financial Associates, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the administration of the Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP). The contract has a ceiling value of $2,000,000 and a period of performance from April 2021 through March 2026. Under this IDC, OPM has issued multiple firm fixed price delivery orders to First Financial Associates for CCSP administration services,...