Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Institute of Education Sciences
- Awardees
- 2
- Task orders
- 7
- Obligated
- $9,083,677
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- 91990021R0017 Solicitation number
- Agency
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- Institute of Education Sciences Department of Education
- Combined task order value
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- $15,466,971 Current, with exercised options
- $15,501,113 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 18% used
- $50,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences established this Master IDIQ to contract evaluations of programs and strategies to accelerate school improvement, with ordering authority expiring July 28, 2026—approximately one week remaining. The vehicle carries a $50 million shared ceiling and has been active for nearly five years since award on July 29, 2021.
Only two prime contractors have been awarded task orders under the vehicle: MDRC (four orders, $12.1 million combined potential value) and American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (three orders, $3.4 million combined potential value). MDRC dominates the contract, holding roughly 78 percent of combined potential value. All seven task orders have been placed by the Institute of Education Sciences itself with no other customer agencies involved.
The vehicle's actual scope centers on federally-funded research and evaluation studies. Task orders include an impact study of strategies to accelerate math learning (multiple phases), state accountability systems analysis under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and studies of schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement under the Every Student Succeeds Act. All work is structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements.
The combined task-order potential value stands at $15.5 million against the $50 million shared ceiling, with $9.1 million obligated (59 percent of combined potential value). Activity has been uneven: one order awarded in 2021, two in 2023, three in 2024, and one in 2025. No recent orders were placed in 2026. All seven task orders have been competed on an unrestricted, non-set-aside basis. Task-order values range from approximately $4,000 to $7.5 million in ceiling value, with durations extending to 24 months.
With ordering authority closing in one week and no 2026 activity to date, this vehicle is effectively at the end of its lifecycle. New entrants face negligible opportunity to establish presence or gain cost history before the ordering window closes.
IDV awards
| Awardee | IDV award | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Mdrc | 91990021D0001 | |
| American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences | 91990021D0003 |
Latest task orders
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mdrc | $6,892,236 | 76% |
| 2 | American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences | $2,191,441 | 24% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Education | $9,083,677 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$2,786,296 |
| FY2024 | $6,976,694 |
| FY2023 | $647,901 |
| FY2022 | $1,280,052 |
| FY2021 | $2,965,325 |
Quick answers
What is the Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement contract vehicle?
Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Institute of Education Sciences (Department of Education), awarded on July 29, 2021.
Which companies hold Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement?
2 companies hold Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Mdrc on July 29, 2021. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Mdrc and American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences.
How much has been spent through Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement?
7 task orders have been placed under Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement, obligating $9,083,677. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $15,466,971.
What is the shared ceiling of Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement?
Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement's shared ceiling is $50,000,000; its task orders have used 18% of it.
Which agencies use Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement the most?
The departments whose task orders under Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement obligated the most are Department of Education ($9,083,677).
How much was obligated through Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under Evaluating Programs And Strategies To Accelerate School Improvement obligated -$2,786,296 in fiscal year 2025.
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