PRESTO Live Industry Day_Presentation Slides 4-21-2022.pdf

Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO)

Industry Day

April 21, 2022

Notice ID: IESE220353AP

Note Please visit SAM.gov to review the draft statement of work (SOW) and learn more about

PRESTO. Updates to the draft SOW remain pending the conclusion of all market research activities.

Agenda PRESTO Industry Day

Welcome Slide

Background Slide

Scope

Categories Slide

Important Dates

Slide

Q&A Slide

Category Examples Slide

Welcome

Endrias Leuleseged

Thank you for joining us for the PRESTO

Live Industry Day as part of IES’ market research and industry engagement activities!

Please observe the following for the purposes of today’s presentation:

- Meeting participants’ audio and video has been disabled

- Additional questions for the Government must be submitted via the web form provided on SAM.gov (Notice ID:

IESE220353AP)

Alean Miller

Elise Christopher

Stephen Provasnik

Department of Education

Institute of Education Sciences

COR / Senior Contracts

Manager

Study Director, Longitudinal Surveys

Deputy Commissioner, NCES

Contracting OfficerAre you a small business and interested in learning more? Visit SAM.gov to register for the

PRESTO Small Business Industry Day event on

April 26 from 10:00AM to 12:05PM EST.

Background

IES intends to re-compete the Education Statistics Service Institute

Network (ESSIN) contract by issuing a vehicle that encompasses additional requirements that supports the entire IES mission and that is accessible to the entire Department of Education as applicable.

This new vehicle has been titled Procurement of Research Evaluation and Statistics Task Orders (PRESTO), and shall be a multiple award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract vehicle with an initial five-year period of performance and optional award up to five additional years.

The Institute of Education

Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the

U.S. Department of Education. We are independent and non-partisan.

Our mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

For more information, please visit https://www.ies.ed.gov/.

Recompete and expand ESSIN requirements

Provide a vehicle that supports the entire IES mission and that is accessible to the entire

Department of Education as applicable

Provide access to a larger pool of qualified vendors and increase competition

Scope Categories

IES developed five distinct scope categories with associated NAICS codes assigned to each category.* Task orders will be issued with a primary scope category; however, a nominal amount of scope may be included from another scope category.

Conduct surveys and evaluations that collect data and produce data products to support the mission of IES.

Education Sciences Support

Activities

Development of assessment components for sample survey studies and large-scale assessments.

Assessment Development Support2

Communications activities to include strategic communications oversight, external communications support, and internal communications support.

Communications and

Outreach

Expert support to recruit educational entities and groups traditionally underrepresented in education research.

Recruitment4

General mission support to enable ongoing functions across the IES. IES Operational Support5

S c o p e

C a te g o ri e s

*See the Appendix for a description of each category and the proposed NAICS code assignments.

Categories 1-4 contain restricted and unrestricted pools with separate thresholds for evaluation at the

ID/IQ level. Category requirements are the same in both pools, but the restricted pool is limited to small business offerors only.

Category 1

1.A

Unrestricted

1.B

Restricted

2.A

Unrestricted

2.B

Restricted

Category 2

3.A

Unrestricted

3.B

Restricted

Category 3

4.A

Unrestricted

4.B

Restricted

Category 4 Category 5

Restricted

Category 5 is restricted as a small business set-aside.

Task orders will be issued subsequent to the ID/IQ award, and additional market research will be required to determine whether the work should be set-aside for small business vendors in the relevant category’s restricted pool.

Category 1

Education

Science

Support

Activities

1.1 General Education Sciences Support

1.1.1 Sampling

1.1.2 Data Collection

1.1.3 Data Processing, Management, and Data Creation

1.1.4 Data Management and Information System Mgmt.

1.1.5 Weighting and Variance Estimation

1.1.6 Statistics and Data Analysis

1.1.7 Geospatial Activities

1.3 Sample Survey Activity Support

1.3.1 Sample Survey Management

1.3.2 Longitudinal Studies Management

1.3.3 Rapid Response Surveys

1.3.4 International Studies Activities

1.2 National Statistical, Evaluation, and Research Activities

1.2.1 Internal Expert Reviewing Activities

1.2.2 National Technical Assistance

1.2.3 Data Dissemination and Training Support

1.2.4 Congressional Allocation Program Support

1.2.5 Applied and Basic (R&D) Studies

1.2.6 Program-Based and Methodology Innovations

1.2.7 Report and Publication Production

1.2.8 Support for External/Internal Evaluation Activities

1.2.9 IES Technical / Quality Reviews

1.2.10 Training and Technical Assistance

1.2.11 External Expert Help

Category 2

Assessment

Development

Support

2.1 Assessment Management

2.2 Framework Development and Comparisons

2.3 Item Development

2.3.1 Non-cognitive Items

2.3.2 Cognitive Items

2.3.3 Process Data Items

2.3.4 Item Scoring and Coding

2.4 Psychometric Analyses

2.4.1 Cognitive/Non-Cognitive Items

2.4.2 Process Data

2.5 Survey Feasibility

2.6 Instrument Design

2.7 Questionnaire Development

2.8 Assessment Development

2.9 Cognitive Labs and Focus Groups

Category 3

Communications and Outreach

3.1 Communications Planning and Management

3.2 External and Internal Communications Content

Category 4

Recruitment

4.1 Recruitment for Education Sciences Activities

4.2 State Coordinators Recruitment Center

4.3 Centralized Contact List

4.4 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Initiatives

Category 5

IES Operational

Support

5.1 Project Management Support

5.1.1 Project Program Integration and Coordination

5.1.2 Business Case Quality Management Support

5.1.3 Institutional Monitoring and Modernization Activities

5.1.4 Compliance Support

5.2 Logistics Support

5.2.1 Event Planning

5.2.2 Help Desk Support

PRESTO scope categories have been updated to reduce barriers-to-entry and provide maximum benefits to both industry partners and IES.

Restricted/Unrestricted pools in Categories 1-4

Category 5 is restricted to small business only

Small Busines Set-Aside

Scope categories and the draft

SOW may continue to be updated throughout the course of PRESTO market research.

Education Sciences Support Activities

R e q u ir e m e n ts Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Conduct surveys and evaluations that collect data and produce data products to support the mission of IES.

1.1 General Education Sciences Support

1.1.1 Sampling

1.1.2 Data Collection

1.1.3 Data Processing, Management, and Data Creation

1.1.4 Data Management and Information System Management

1.1.5 Weighting and Variance Estimation

1.1.6 Statistics and Data Analysis

1.1.7 Geospatial Activities

1.2 National Statistical, Evaluation, and Research Activities

1.2.1 Internal Expert Reviewing Activities

1.2.2 National Technical Assistance

1.2.3 Data Dissemination and Training Support

1.2.4 Congressional Allocation Program Support

1.2.5 Applied and Basic Research & Development (R&D) Studies

1.2.6 Program-Based and Methodology Innovations

1.3 Sample Survey Activity Support

1.3.1 Sample Survey Management

1.3.2 Longitudinal Studies Management

1.3.3 Rapid Response Surveys

1.3.4 International Studies Activities

Example activities will be provided for each of the highlighted requirements.

1.2.7 Report and Publication Production

1.2.8 Support for External/Internal Evaluation Activities

1.2.9 IES Technical / Quality Reviews

1.2.10 Training and Technical Assistance

1.2.11 External Expert Help

1.1.3 Data Processing, Management, and Data Creation

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Expert support managing and converting data gathered during a study or in an evaluation collection process into organized data in fully documented data files ready for secondary analyses by the government and the public.

Monitoring National Data Collection Activities The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has a need to monitor the collection activities of its various national studies. These activities are numerous and may require knowledge of the following:

• Statistical Software (e.g., SAS);

• Databases (e.g., SQL); and

• Data analytics.

Movement of data between systems requires that the contractor prepare and maintain code with proper comments, adhere to proper archiving procedures, and other quality assurance checks to ensure the correct data was updated in the respective system environments.

1.1.4 Data Management and Information System Management

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Support, to include, but not limited to, data processing, method recommendation, and data testing.

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) IPEDS regularly updates and archives data in the Data Center. Also, IPEDS is unarchiving data prior to 1985 to modernize its availability to the public.

This entails reformatting data files in ascii text format and loading them into the SQL Database environment used by the IPEDS Data Center. This work requires knowledge of data structures, SAS, and data tools like databases. Data Center functionality requires the creation of metadata tables for reports, variables, legislative information, and data collection information.

https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

1.2.1 Internal Expert Reviewing Activities

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Provision of expert technical support for consultations on and review of a wide range of technical materials that go into the development and operations of surveys, assessments, and evaluations.

Review of National Kindergarten and First-Grade Data Collection

Instruments The instrument content and format will be largely based on the instruments used in the kindergarten/first-grade field test, and instruments will be developed outside of this contract.

Professional review includes the following:

• Cross-checking included items against those fielded in other ECLS collections,

• Evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed instrumentation for collecting the intended data,

• Determination of whether the instruments can be completed in the anticipated timeframes for completion, and

• Assessing how seamlessly instruments interface with other instruments and databases central.

1.2.6 Program-Based and Methodology Innovations

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Development of innovative approaches, technologies, and procedures related to general education science support.

Guide Development for Questionnaire & Survey Items to Improve

Evaluations of Policy Implementation The contractor shall assist the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

(NCEE) with the development of a guide for constructing questions and survey items to improve evaluations of policy implementation.

This guide will draw on general item development best practices, but as applied toward understanding the extent to which state or local officials employ key levers to achieve the objectives of federal legislation. The guide will include suggested procedures for working from high-level research questions to outlining survey topics and then survey items, illustrative examples that use those procedures, and any checklists or tools that help users follow the procedures.

1.2.8 Support for External/Internal Evaluation Activities

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Analysis support for all external and internal evaluation activities, as well as research and development, to include evidence reviews, evaluation feasibility studies, design studies, and evaluation preparation.

Evidence Review to Assess Effectiveness of Intervention The contractor shall assist the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

(NCEE) with an evidence review to answer a question about the effectiveness of a particular intervention* on outcomes of interest. The contractor shall undertake the following steps in order to produce a What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Intervention Report (IR) that is based on the evidence review:

• Undertake a systematic search for the causal research on a particular intervention,

• Review all studies that are identified through the search against the latest WWC standards,

• Use the latest WWC procedures to conduct a fixed-effects meta-analysis of the studies that meet WWC standards to estimate the impact of that intervention on outcomes of interest,

• Draft a WWC IR based on the meta-analysis, and

• Revise the IR based on IES review and peer review and produce a final IR for publication.

*Intervention refers to a program, practice, instructional approach, or policy.

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

1.3.3 Rapid Response Surveys

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Support to prepare and conduct rapid response surveys, from the point of identifying and defining a data need, to completing a complete draft of a first look report and dataset.

Rapid Response Survey Support The Government requires expertise and experience to prepare and conduct rapid response surveys within a matter of a few months. From the point of identifying a data need to a complete draft of a first look report and data set, the surveys should take 3 months or less excluding government clearance time requirements.

Assessment Development Support

R e q u ir e m e n ts Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Development of assessment components for sample survey studies and large-scale assessments.

Example activities will be provided for each of the highlighted requirements.

2.1 Assessment Management

2.2 Framework Development and Comparisons

2.3 Item Development

2.3.1 Non-Cognitive Items

2.3.2 Cognitive Items

2.3.3 Process Data Items

2.3.4 Item Scoring and Coding

2.5 Survey Feasibility Assessment

2.6 Instrument Design

2.7 Questionnaire Development

2.8 Assessment Development

2.9 Cognitive Labs and Focus Groups

2.4 Psychometric Analysis

2.4.1 Cognitive/Non-Cognitive Items

2.4.2 Process Data

2.3.1 Item Development: Non-Cognitive Items

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Development, identification, documentation of sources, and evaluation of non-cognitive items to be used in non-assessment data collections.

Support for Non-Cognitive Item Development This work includes reviewing recommendations from a content review panel (e.g., for content and data collection approaches, non-cognitive items that exist for the topic appropriate for the expected respondent type, and data collection mode), finding or developing non-cognitive items, documenting item sources, including information about the properties of the non-cognitive item and justification for its selection for the government study, and developing items for a variety of respondents (e.g., students, teachers, and parents) who represent diverse respondent groups.

2.4.1 Psychometric Analysis: Cognitive/Non-Cognitive Items

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Evaluating the effectiveness of cognitive/non-cognitive survey items and their interoperability with each other against baseline expectations.

Psychometric Report Development The psychometric report shall address whether the psychometric objectives of the assessment battery were not met, met, or exceeded, and include an in-depth description of the types of scores reported and included in the data file. This document shall follow an outline with minimum technical reporting sections as follows:

1. Introduction to the assessment

2. Population of inference and sample

3. Assessment frameworks, content and academic domains

4. Grade-to-grade definition of growth in the domains of interest

5. Item development

6. Form design

7. Validation study method and outcomes

8. Test administration personnel, test formats and protocols

9. Item and test analyses

10. Estimation of examinee scores and, if applicable, proficiency levels

11. Recommendations

Appendix A. Final Item selection and Form Specifications

Appendix B: Test and Subtest Information Functions and Other Graphs, Plots, and Charts

2.4.2 Psychometric Analysis: Process Data

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Evaluating process data, meta-data, and paradata.

Process Data Support Process data work means research using information contained in the log files collected by the computer system while students take assessments or tests on computers. This work must augment students' scores and provide additional information on students' interactions with the assessment and testing environment.

Provision of support in the piloting or testing of new survey and assessment items, especially open-ended or “constructed response” cognitive items, as well as new data collection formats or modes.

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W o rk

Cognitive Laboratory Studies for Item Development The contractor shall design and implement a cognitive laboratory research study to support development of NTPS, TFS and PFS items and/or usability testing. The cognitive laboratory research shall be directed towards an understanding of the following:

1. The extent to which the items are understood by respondents and how their answers might be interpreted,

2. The validity of the items, and/or

3. The extent to which the formatting and flow of the items is usable and understood by respondents.

Research may focus on items that have not been fielded before within the context of a larger questionnaire or may focus modifications to previously fielded items. This research will seek to identify any areas of ambiguity and confusion on the part of respondents.

Assessment Development Support

2.9 Cognitive Labs and Focus Groups

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Communications and Outreach

R e q u ir e m e n ts Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Communications activities to include strategic communications oversight, external communications support, and internal communications support.

3.1 Communications Planning and Management 3.2 External and Internal Communications Content

IES requires support to proactively identify ways to promote IES products through communications campaigns, as well as to track the success of those campaigns for future communications planning. This work may include, but is not limited to:

• Public and media relations support

• Providing editorial feedback on IES products

• Multimedia production

IES requires support for the day-to-day functions of a new Communications

Management Office (CMO). This work may include, but is not limited to:

• Audience research and targeting

• Brand development and analysis

• Communications tracking

• Drafting and updating CMO policies procedures, and guidelines as needed

Recruitment

R e q u ir e m e n ts Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Expert support to recruit educational entities and groups traditionally underrepresented in education research.

4.1 Recruitment for Education Sciences Activities

4.2 State Coordinators Recruitment Center

4.3 Centralized Contact List

Example activities will be provided for each of the highlighted requirements.

4.4 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Initiatives

4.1 Recruitment for Education Sciences Activities

E x a m p le

W o rk Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Assistance in the identification and recruitment of participants for IES-sponsored programs, surveys, and other education data collection activities. Recruitment targets include postsecondary institutions, professional organizations, schools, state and local education agencies, and other public or private enterprises to identify and recruit study participants to respond to surveys, participate in evaluations, and participate in other data collection activities concerning topics related to educational settings, as requested by individual IES Centers and divisions.

National Indian Education Study (NIES) Support Services NIES support services are designed to meet participation challenges so that selected schools participate in the study. Since 2007, all Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools serving students in grades 4 and/or 8 have been included in the NIES sample. The cooperation of schools and students must be obtained following the timeline set by the Sampling & Data Collection contractor.

The timely communication to all selected schools and their education agencies is critical to the success of the study. Focused recruitment of BIE schools for 2024 does not begin until 2023.

However, the contractor would be expected to share information related to the study in the years prior to the recruitment period with a variety of American Indian / Alaska Native constituencies

(including BIE schools) to help maximize awareness of the study and to better facilitate 2024 study participation leading up to recruitment period.

4.2 State Coordinators Recruitment Center

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Support to maintain and manage a national recruitment center to work with applicable stakeholders at the state and local level, as well as private organizations.

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National Recruitment Center Management Support This support entails maintaining and managing a national recruitment center to work in every state with schools, state and local education agencies, and other private organizations.

Recruitment targets are study participants to respond to research surveys, participate in program evaluations, and participate in other data collection activities.

Support for DEIA initiatives, to include training and professional development, strategic planning, data collection and analysis, grants management support, administrative and logistical support, and outreach and communications support.

E x a m p le

W o rk

DEIA Initiative Support IES’s ability to conduct and support high-quality research is dependent on our ability to attract, train, partner with, and support talented researchers, statisticians, and evaluators from all backgrounds. IES needs contractor support to conduct outreach to diverse communities of researchers. Potential activities include identifying potential communities of researchers who have not been historically funded by IES, conducting need-sensing activities with these communities, developing outreach plans, conducting outreach events, and developing outreach and collateral materials (print, multi-media, and/or virtual).

Recruitment

4.4 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Initiative Support

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

IES Operational Support

R e q u ir e m e n ts Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

General mission support to enable ongoing functions across the IES.

Example activities will be provided for each of the highlighted requirements.

5.2 Logistics Support

5.2.1 Event Planning

5.2.2 Help Desk Support

5.1 Project Management Support

5.1.1 Project Program Integration and Coordination

5.1.2 Business Case Quality Management Support

5.1.3 Institutional Monitoring and Modernization Activities

5.1.4 Compliance Support

5.1.2 Business Case Quality Management Support

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Technical project management of specified IES IT investment planning, processes, and performance reporting (e.g., the

Sample Surveys Division Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM) Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Support contract) to ensure that IES IT investments are well-monitored, accurate, and that they experience continuous improvement.

E x a m p le

W o rk

Quality Management Support This work might also include the following activities:

• Gathering and compiling information from project CORs;

• Drafting documents, budgets and/or reports for use in the Department's IT investment management system, FOLIO; and

• Working with IES project managers to ensure overall accurate management of IT spending and reporting.

5.2.1 Event Planning

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

This includes the provision of full logistical elements to plan, support, promote, and implement government-sponsored meetings, conferences, and other engagements as applicable.

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Center-Wide Teacher Panel (CTP) Event Support The contractor shall assist the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to maintain and support the CTP. Typical event support services may include, but is not limited to:

• Establishing and maintaining contact with qualified panel members

• Conducting background research on topics of relevance to CTP activities

• Developing materials to include meeting agendas, PowerPoint slide decks, talking points, brief surveys, and data collection tools for use at CTP meetings

• Scheduling and lead CTP virtual or in-person meetings

• Synthesizing and summarizing findings from CTP meetings

Q&A

Additional questions may be submitted in advance of the Small Business Industry Day via the web form provided on SAM.gov.

Note

Questions & Answers

IES has received the following questions through industry engagement activities, including the

Sources Sought Notice and industry Q&A web form.

Solicitation & Award Small Business

1. Does the Government anticipate requesting a separate proposal for each category or a single proposal that covers any and all of the categories?

A. The Government anticipates requiring separate technical proposals for each scope category. Section L of the RFP will provide further instruction to offerors.

2. [Does the Government] anticipate requiring a company to qualify for each Category, or will the contractor be allowed to pick and choose which category to bid against?

A. Vendors may choose which scope categories they bid on, and Offerors must submit a separate technical proposal for each scope category.

3. Will there be a separate pool of small businesses awarded as part of the IDIQ or will small businesses be competing against large businesses to be part of the IDIQ?

A. The Government anticipates Categories 1-4 will be comprised of a restricted and unrestricted pool with the restricted pool being open to small businesses only. Scope category 5 has been declared a small business set-aside.

IES has received the following questions through industry engagement activities, including the

Sources Sought Notice and industry Q&A web form.

Solicitation & Award Small Business

4. [In both the restricted and unrestricted pool] will Offerors be allowed to team with other firms?

A. Yes. The Government encourages teaming by both large and small businesses to strengthen an organization's capabilities.

5. For task orders [which include] work [across] multiple scope categories, would vendors who are awarded under only the primary category be eligible to bid (presuming of course that they could show they are also capable of completing the “nominal amount” of work related to the other category)?

A. Task orders will be issued to the most appropriate category. Vendors not awarded in the primary category will not be able to bid on the work as a prime, however they can serve as subcontractors to primes already awarded in that category.

6. Does ED/IES plan to release this as a full and open competition IDIQ? Or does ED/IES plan to release this as a BPA against the GSA MAS contract?

A. The Department intends to release PRESTO as a full and open ID/IQ.

IES has received the following questions through industry engagement activities, including the

Sources Sought Notice and industry Q&A web form.

Solicitation & Award Small Business

7. May some task orders be classified under multiple categories? If so, would eligible small businesses under any of the named categories be able to submit a proposal for the task?

A. The Department intends to release task orders under a primary scope category, and vendors responding to the task order will need to be awarded in the primary scope category. Please refer to the

Instructions to Offerors as this may be subject to change with the release of the RFP.

8. Will tasks be awarded during the competition of the vehicle (like done with ESSIN in 2011), or will task order RFPs be competed subsequent to awarding the vehicle (like last year's DAES contract)?

A. No task orders will be issued with the RFP. Task orders will be issued and awarded after the establishment of the PRESTO ID/IQ.

IES has received the following questions through industry engagement activities, including the

Sources Sought Notice and industry Q&A web form.

Solicitation & Award Small Business

9. Is there a preference for 8a firms or can any small business pursue the PRESTO Solicitation?

A. All small businesses are eligible to compete on the vehicle, regardless of their small business classification.

10.Does the Government envision a large business pool and a separate small business set-aside pool?

A. The Government anticipates Categories 1-4 will be comprised of a restricted and unrestricted pool with the restricted pool being open to small businesses only. Scope category 5 has been declared a small business set-aside.

11.When a small business set-aside task order is released, will all small businesses deemed eligible under a category be invited to submit a proposal in that category?

A. Yes, small businesses in the restricted pool will be invited to submit a proposal in the respective scope category.

Important Dates The activities below reflect key elements of IES’ industry engagement plan in anticipation of an RFP release in

Summer 2022.

Closed March 24th at

1:00 PM EST

Posted to SAM.gov

April 6, 2022 Today

April 21, 2022

Scheduled

April 26, 2022

Sources

Sought

Prerecorded

Industry Day

Live

Industry Day

Small Business

Industry Day

Estimated

Summer 2022

Release of

Solicitation

Visit SAM.gov (Notice ID: IESE220353AP) to stay informed and up to date on the PRESTO procurement status.

Appendix

Overview

The PRESTO contract vehicle will consist of five distinct scope categories with associated NAICS codes assigned to each category. Task orders will be awarded with a primary scope category, and only vendors awarded under that scope category will be able to bid.

Category Description Possible NAICS Code(s)

Education Sciences Support Activities IES requires expert support to conduct surveys and evaluations that collect data and produce data products to support the mission of IES.

• 518210

• 541720

Assessment Development Support IES requires expert support to develop assessment components for its sample survey studies and to develop and conduct large-scale assessments.

• 518210

• 541720

Communications and Outreach IES requires expert support for communications activities to include strategic communications oversight, external communications support, and internal communications support.

• 541611

• 541613

• 541612

• 541618

Recruitment IES requires expert support to recruit educational entities and groups traditionally underrepresented in education research on a national and international scale.

• 541611

• 541613

• 541612

• 541618

IES Operational Support IES requires expert support with project management, logistics, and subject matter expertise to enable ongoing functions across the IES.

• 541720

• 541512