ED-SAT Solicitation (Replacement for the Department of Education MATO Program)

This amendment attaches the solicitation documents.

The Department of Education's current MATO program will expire on December 6, 2009. Attached is the request for proposals for the replacement: The Department of Education Streamlined Acquisition Tool (ED-SAT).

The purpose of the ED-SAT is to make available to customers a streamlined, competitively-priced contracting mechanism. This purpose will be achieved by creating pools of blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) that cover recurring needs of ED. Competition among the BPA holders within a given pool will help individual program offices meet their procurement needs in a cost-effective and expedited manner.

The ED-SAT will consist of a number of "pools" of BPAs. Each pool will represent a specific recurring need of the Department. To be eligible for a competition, a vendor must have a BPA specific to the pool corresponding to the requirement. The ED-SAT program will initially consist of three pools:

1. Policy, Program and Performance Analysis and Evaluation
2. Research and Assessment Design, Data Collection, and Analysis
3. Technical Assistance
As the needs of ED change and develop, additional pools can be created to satisfy recurring requirements.

The RFP and three attachments are contained in this announcement. Instructions regarding the delivery location, closing date, and contact information for questions are all contained in this solicitation package.