Indefinite Delivery Contract DOLOPS14D0005

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...

This federal Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR), a non-profit research organization. The $10 million multiple award contract is for evaluating programs and strategies to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Under this IDC, IES has issued two task orders to AIR totaling $7.1 million. The first task order, valued at $6.62...

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to ABT Associates Inc. to conduct evaluations of programs and strategies aimed at improving student supports, academic enrichment, and learning conditions both in and out of school. Valued at up to $30 million over five years, the multiple award IDV enables IES to issue task orders for designing and conducting evaluations through rigorous surveys, data analysis, and impact...

The federal contract IDV award to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), a non-profit research organization, under the General Services Administration's One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) contract vehicle encompasses a wide range of professional services and research projects across multiple civilian federal agencies. Key products and services under this IDV include longitudinal studies and data collection for the Department of Education's Institute of Education...

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity multiple award contract to support its research, evaluation, and statistics mission requirements. With a potential value of $2 billion and a period of performance through February 2028, the Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders vehicle replaces an incumbent contract and expands the scope of services procured. Prime contractor FHI 360 was awarded under the...

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Ipsos Public Affairs, LLC under the Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders multiple-award contract vehicle. With a potential value of $2 billion and a period of performance through February 2028, this IDV aims to procure research, evaluation, assessment development, communications, recruitment, and operational support services across five scope categories to further the...

The Department of Labor awarded a $99 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Optimal Solutions Group, L.L.C. (doing business as Optimal Research Group), a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The BPA, which runs through September 2028, is for the provision of evaluation and research support services to the Department's Chief Evaluation Office. Optimal Research Group is an experienced federal contractor, holding several Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) that allow...

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity multiple award contract to MDB Inc. and other vendors to support its research, evaluation, and statistics mission requirements. With a potential value of $2 billion and a period of performance through February 2028, the Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders contract consolidates and expands upon requirements under the incumbent Education Statistics Service...

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Human Resources Research Organization to support its research, evaluation, and statistics mission requirements. Valued at up to $2 billion, the multiple award contract vehicle Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders replaces an incumbent contract and expands the Institute's requirements over a ten-year period of performance through February 2028. Task orders will be...

The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract to American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences to assist in conducting evaluations of policies, programs, and strategies designed to improve outcomes for English learners. With a potential value of $50 million and a period of performance through September 2026, the contract provides for task orders supporting evaluation research and technical assistance across various...