Federal Supply Schedule GS00F428GA

This Federal Supply Schedule contract, awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) to Activate Research Inc., a certified woman-owned small business, provides research, evaluation, data collection, and statistical support services primarily to the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The $1,000,000 contract, awarded on September 25, 2017 with a period of performance through September 24, 2027, allows Activate to compete for task orders across five scope categories: education sciences support activities, assessment development support, communications and outreach, recruitment, and operational support.

Two task orders issued under this contract have been identified. The first, a $517,685 firm fixed-price delivery order from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, is to conduct the TRIO Annual Performance Report (APR) participant data verification study. The second, an $8,913,585.82 firm fixed-price delivery order from IES, is for providing statistical standards and data confidentiality staff services under Activate's $2 billion Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO) IDIQ contract vehicle. Neither task order utilized a small business set-aside.