NIGP 92419: Educational Research Services

NIGP 92419 Educational Research Services, an Item code, encompasses the design, delivery, and evaluation of research-driven educational programming and assessment initiatives that state and local governments procure to improve student outcomes, inform policy decisions, and measure program effectiveness. State and local education agencies—primarily school districts ranging from large urban systems to smaller rural systems, state departments of education, and regional education service centers—solicit under this code for research consultation, program evaluation, curriculum assessment, workforce training pipeline development, instructional materials review, and specialized educational diagnostics. Recent solicitations show particular demand for evaluation services tied to federal and state grant programs, comprehensive needs assessments, inclusive education pilots, career and technical education pathways, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and dropout reengagement initiatives.

Issuing bodies include large independent school districts (Katy ISD, Stockton Unified, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Douglas County School District in Georgia, DeKalb County School District), state agencies (Texas Education Agency, Illinois State Board of Education, Michigan Department of Education), workforce development boards, and specialized authorities such as the Housing Authority of Alameda. Texas appears most active, with the Texas Education Agency issuing multiple recent RFPs for OER (open education resources) accessibility support, instructional materials review and approval, physical fitness assessment platforms, Career and Technical Education digital pathways, and assessment development for the Teacher Incentive Allotment program. A secondary cluster of activity centers on Georgia and Florida school districts procuring evaluation services, curriculum design, and dropout reengagement programming. Representative recent opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP 2335AB-E for districtwide staff development and materials (due October 16, 2026), the Texas Education Agency's RFP 701-26-027 for PreK-12 Open Education Resources sourcing, custom content development, and continuous improvement (due November 13, 2026, with a pre-proposal meeting on October 16), Hillsborough County Public Schools' notice of intent to purchase single-source dropout reengagement services from Acceleration Academies (due January 29, 2026), and DeKalb County School District's RFP 27-810 for K-12 community engagement facilitation and data analysis (due August 27, 2026). Set-asides and preference programs are common; Texas procurements routinely require Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) subcontracting plans with service-disabled veteran-owned business goals of 5 percent, and several Florida and Georgia districts encourage disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and small local business enterprise responses.