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2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) and Postsecondary Studies

Pre-solicitation Meeting

May 31, 2017

Agenda

• Introductions

• Overview of NPSAS and postsecondary longitudinal studies

• Overview of the Performance Work Statement

• Questions submitted in advance

• Questions and feedback

Deila C. Johnson Contracting Officer Office of the Chief Financial Officer Contracts and Acquisitions Management

Brenda Jefferson Senior Contract Specialist

Erik Robertson Contract Specialist

Who we are

Introductions

Tracy Hunt-White Project Officer, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

Sean Simone Associate Project Officer, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

Gail Mulligan Branch Chief, Longitudinal Surveys Branch

Chris Chapman Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys Division

Who we are

Organizations on the Conference Call

• Activate Research (WOSB / HUBZone)

• Coffey Consulting (Small)

• Data Recognition Corporation

• Decision Information Resources, Inc. (Small)

• Deltek

• Evalu-IT, LLC (WOSB)

• Gunnison Consulting Group

(WOSB)

• Hearts + Strategies LLC

• ICF

• Lake Research Partners (WOSB)

• Manhattan Strategy Group (SDB)

• National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago

• RTI International

• Sanametrix, Inc. (8a)

• Office of Measurement Services, University of Minnesota

• Westat

• WestEd

• Windwalker Corporation (WOSB)

• Research arm of the U.S. Department of Education

• Activities must be free of partisan political influence

• Responsible for researching, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data related to education in the U.S. and other nations

• The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is part of the Institute for Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education

What is the Institute of Education Sciences?

NPSAS & Postsecondary Longitudinal Studies

Overview

• Legislatively mandated data collection to make sense of the federal government’s investment in financing students’ postsecondary educations:

Who are these students?

Where are they enrolling?

How are they paying for college?

Student, institutional, state, and federal financing

What are they experiencing in the postsecondary “environment?”

• Cross-Sectional Foundation The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

(NPSAS)

• Longitudinal Studies The Beginning Postsecondary Students Study

(BPS)

The Baccalaureate and Beyond Study (B&B)

The Postsecondary Education Transcript Study

(PETS)

Overview: Previous Studies

In NPSAS:16 and previous studies

• A two-stage sampling design was used to draw a nationally representative sample of students.

• A sample was drawn from the NPSAS study to launch a BPS or a B&B study in alternative administrations.

• A student interview was used to collect information about family background and educational experiences.

Overview: Previous Studies

In NPSAS:16 and previous studies

• Administrative data from institutional student records and other sources were obtained to capture data on financial aid and enrollment.

• In NPSAS:16, there was an oversample of veterans receiving veterans administration benefits.

• The oversampling of states has been limited in traditional NPSAS with a student interview.

• Currently, planning a 50-state representative NPSAS using administrative data only (NPSAS:18-AC).

Overview: Data Collection Goals

• Increase the use of administrative data thereby reduce burden and costs to fund other initiatives.

• Reduce the number of contractor-institution contacts.

• Make use of existing systems.

• Convert old data sets to new formats.

• Oversample states using only administrative data.

• Base Period (60 Months)

• Option or Renewal Period (60 Months)

Performance Work Statement

Period of Performance

Base contract:

• National Postsecondary Student Aid Study in the

2019-2020 academic year.

• Includes student interviews and administrative records.

• Includes field test and full-scale data collections.

• Publications and data products.

• Statistical data requests.

Task 1: Project Management

Monthly progress report

Data security and data security plan

Information Technology data reporting

Document repository

Task 2: Meetings, Travel, and Technical Review Panels

Initial kick-off meeting

Technical Review Panel Meetings

On-site review meetings

Travel and honoraria

Overview: Base Tasks

Task 3: 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20)

Research and development activities

Field test and full-scale data collections, including incentives

OMB clearances for cognitive testing, field test, and full-scale data collections

Publications and data products

Task 4: Statistical Data Support for Postsecondary Studies

External and ad hoc information requests

Overview: Base Tasks

Optional Tasks:

• Optional Tasks 5 and 6: Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) follow-up data collections, includes student interviews and institution student records.

• Optional Task 7: Postsecondary Data Portal

• Optional Task 8: 2021-22 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study-AC

• Optional Task 9: Restricted-Use File Electronic Codebook Conversion

Overview: Optional Tasks

Optional Tasks:

• Optional Task 10: BPS:20/25 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study

• Optional Task 11: National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Administrative Follow-up to Secondary/Postsecondary Studies

• Optional Task 12: State representative samples in NPSAS:20 using administrative data

• Optional Task 13: Contract transition and closeout

Overview: Optional Tasks

Previous and Current Contracts

NPSAS:08

NPSAS:12

NPSAS:16

B&B:08/09 PETS:08

B&B:16/17

B&B:08/12 B&B:08/18

B&B:16/20

NPSAS:08 NPSAS:12

NPSAS:16 NPSAS:20

NPSAS:18-AC

Student Records

BPS:12/14 BPS:12/17 PETS:17

NPSAS:20

NPSAS:22-AC

PETS:25 BPS:20/22 BPS:22/25

The following studies use similar Subtasks:

• Task 3: 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study,

• Optional Task 5: 2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study

• Optional Task 6: 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study

• Optional Task 8: 2021-22 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study-AC

• Optional Task 10: BPS:20/25 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study

• Optional Task 11: NSLDS Administrative Follow-up to Studies

Overview: Tasks

Study Design and Testing:

Research and development

Sampling

OMB forms clearance

Develop and deploy website for data collection

Instrument design and testing

Training

Overview: Similar Subtasks

Study Design and Testing (continued):

Field test data collection

Respondent incentives

Administrative records and data processing

Field test methodology memo

Full-Scale Data Collection:

Sampling

OMB forms clearance

Develop and deploy website for data collection

Full-scale data collection

Respondent incentives

Administrative records and data processing

Nonresponse bias analysis, weight adjustments, imputation

Disclosure avoidance plan

Publications and data products phase:

Analysis and Reporting

Datalab/WebVTS Tools

Restricted-Use Data Files

Questions

• Questions submitted in advance

• Additional Questions

Additional Information

• Please direct all inquiries to:

erik.robertson@ed.gov and brenda.jefferson@ed.gov cc: deila.johnson@ed.gov

• Answers to questions will be posted to

FBO.GOV