The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences awarded multiple vendors indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts under the Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO) master contract vehicle. The PRESTO IDV has a potential value of $2 billion and aims to support IES in its role as the independent education research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the Department of Education through February 2028. One task order awarded to Activate Research Inc. dba Activate under the PRESTO IDV is a $2.7 million firm fixed price contract to provide support for the Civil Rights Data Collection through August 2028 in Washington, D.C.
The originating PRESTO solicitation sought responses from vendors with capabilities across five scope categories: education sciences support activities, assessment development support, communications and outreach, recruitment, and operational support. Task orders will be awarded over ten years under these categories to replace the incumbent Education Statistics Service Institute Network contract and expand the Institute's requirements. The solicitation did not designate any set-asides and was released to conduct market research for the new IDV vehicle.
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