Grants Management Support Services

Award Date 9/18/2020
Last Date To Order 9/17/2025
Shared Ceiling $500M
Contract Type
Master BPA
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Grants Management Support Services (GMSS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is a $500 million multiple-award contract vehicle established by the U.S. Department of Education to provide comprehensive grants management, technical assistance, and administrative support across various educational programs and initiatives. The BPA enables the Department of Education to efficiently procure services to support grant administration, program evaluation, technical assistance, data analysis, and logistical support for a wide range of educational initiatives. This vehicle facilitates the rapid acquisition of professional services to support the agency's diverse mission of improving educational outcomes across elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and adult education sectors.

The task orders under this BPA typically range from $50,000 to $30 million, with performance periods spanning from several months to five years. Frequent prime contractors include Lux Consulting Group (small business), FM Talent Source (woman-owned small business), Anlar, LLC (small business), The Manhattan Strategy Group (minority-owned small business), and larger research organizations like American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Research Triangle Institute (RTI). Most task orders are awarded by offices within the Department of Education, including the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, and Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. The majority of task orders are firm fixed-price and approximately 40% have a small business set-aside designation. Common performance locations include Washington, D.C., Silver Spring, Maryland, and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with services ranging from grant competition support and peer review to technical assistance and program evaluation.

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