Analytic Support and Research Management for Advancing Education Research

The U.S. Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER) intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action for a requirement of services to provide analytic support and research management of NCES education research and special education research activities. Specifically, we are looking for market participants that have capacity and capability to:

(1) prepare publications including education and special education research papers, issue briefs, research synthesis, and compendia;
(2) provide research management support, including cataloguing products from and details about grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts; and
(3) coordinate Technical Work Group (TWG) meetings.

It is estimated that over 250 new projects are funded each year in addition to over 700 ongoing projects.

The solicitation will be issued as a full and open competition. The applicable NAICS Code is 611710.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 6.1, Full and Open Competition, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). A fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded in September 2012 for a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will be exclusively available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at http://www.fbo.gov on or about May 8, 2012.

It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx as required by FAR 4. 1102.

The U.S. Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER) intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action for a requirement of services to provide analytic support and research management of NCES education research and special education research activities. Specifically, we are looking for market participants that have capacity and capability to:

(1) prepare publications including education and special education research papers, issue briefs, research synthesis, and compendia;
(2) provide research management support, including cataloguing products from and details about grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts; and
(3) coordinate Technical Work Group (TWG) meetings.

It is estimated that over 250 new projects are funded each year in addition to over 700 ongoing projects.

The solicitation will be issued as a full and open competition. The applicable NAICS Code is 611710, and the size standard is $7M.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 6.1, Full and Open Competition, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). A fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded in September 2012 for a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will be exclusively available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at http://www.fbo.gov on or about May 8, 2012.

It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx as required by FAR 4. 1102.