National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Alliance

Award Announcement

Award has been made to the following entities:

Task 1 Planning and Coordination
Contract # 91990019C0043
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$39,938,620

Task 2 Program Support Management
Contract # 91990019C0044
JLC Solutions, LLC
dba Management Strategies
10000 Windy Hollow Rd
Great Falls, VA 22066
$14,971,548

Task 3 Design, Analysis & Reporting
Contract # 91990019C0045
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$139,135,633

Task 4 Item Development
Contract # 91990019C0046
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$134,665,862

Task 5 Sampling and Data Collection
Contract # 91990019C0047
Westat, Inc.
1600 Research Blvd
Rockville, MD 20850
$416,565,892

Task 6 Support and Service Center
Contract # 91990019C0048
Westat, Inc.
1600 Research Blvd
Rockville, MD 20850
$48,029,973

Task 7 Materials, Distribution, Processing and Scoring
Contract # 91990019C0049
NCS Pearson, Inc.
2510 North Dodge St
Iowa City, IA 52245
$91,997,215

Task 8 Web/Technology Development, Operations and Maintenance
Contract # 91990019C0050
Fulcrum IT Services, LLC
5870 Trinity Parkway Ste 400
Centerville, VA 20120
$65,612,575

Task 9 Platform Development
Contract # 91990019C0051
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$148,283,964

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Award Announcement

Award has been made to the following entites:

Task 1 Planning and Coordination
Contract # 91990019C0043
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$39,938,620

Task 2 Program Support Management
Contract # 91990019C0044
JLC Solutions, LLC
dba Management Strategies
10000 Windy Hollow Rd
Great Falls, VA 22066
$14,971,548

Task 3 Design, Analysis & Reporting
Contract # 91990019C0045
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$139,135,633

Task 4 Item Development
Contract # 91990019C0046
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$134,665,862

Task 5 Sampling and Data Collection
Contract # 91990019C0047
Westat, Inc.
1600 Research Blvd
Rockville, MD 20850
$416,565,892

Task 6 Support and Service Center
Contract # 91990019C0048
Westat, Inc.
1600 Research Blvd
Rockville, MD 20850
$48,029,973

Task 7 Materials, Distribution, Processing and Scoring
Contract # 91990019C0049
NCS Pearson, Inc.
2510 North Dodge St
Iowa City, IA 52245
$91,997,215

Task 8 Web/Technology Development, Operations and Maintenance
Contract # 91990019C0050
Fulcrum IT Services, LLC
5870 Trinity Parkway Ste 400
Centerville, VA 20120
$65,612,575

Task 9 Platform Development
Contract # 91990019C0051
Educational Testing Service
660 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
$148,283,964

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Amendment 002 is issued to address questions and update applicable solicitation documents..

****SOLICITATION POSTING NOTICE***
The purpose of this notice is to issue the Request for Proposals (RFP Number 91990018R0018) for the the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Alliance. Refer to attachments for complete details and instructions.
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Alliance
***THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS****
(this Presolicitation Notice builds upon the NAEP Special Notice, which can be found under solicitation 91990018RNAEP)

This synopsis notice is posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.203(a).
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) anticipates release of a new Fiscal Year 2019 solicitation titled the "National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Alliance" on behalf of the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, U.S. history, and in technology and engineering literacy (TEL). The NAEP Alliance contracts will be solicited under a single Request for Proposal (RFP) to cover a full range of support for each contract component identified below. A team approach is critical to ensure a fully integrated approach to meet the needs of NAEP. The Department intends to enter into the following ten (10) contracts with qualified entities to establish an Alliance/team of contractors to carry out the NAEP Alliance:
1. Planning and Coordination - Full and Open Competition
2. Program Support Management - Small Business Set-Aside
3. Design, Analysis and Reporting - Full and Open Competition
4. Item Development - Full and Open Competition
5. Sampling and Data Collection - Full and Open Competition
6. NAEP Support and Service Center - Full and Open Competition
7. Materials, Distribution, Processing and Scoring - Full and Open Competition
8. Web/Technology Maintenance and Support - Full and Open Competition
9. NAEP Platform Development - Full and Open Competition
10. NAEP Data Warehouse - Small Business Set-Aside

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance of these contracts will be for a period of 60 months.
ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION STRATEGY
\The acquisition strategy will be a negotiated, competitive acquisition conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15.
POINTS of CONTACT for QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Questions or comments concerning this notice or its contents may be directed to 2018NAEPALLIANCE@ed.gov with a carbon copy to Endrias Leuleseged, Contract Specialist, via EMAIL ONLY to Endrias.Leuleseged@ed.gov, and Sabrina.Phillips@ed.gov, (Contracting Officer).

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The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Alliance
***THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS****
(this Presolicitation Notice builds upon the NAEP Special Notice, which can be found under solicitation 91990018RNAEP)

This synopsis notice is posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.203(a).
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) anticipates release of a new Fiscal Year 2019 solicitation titled the "National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Alliance" on behalf of the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, U.S. history, and in technology and engineering literacy (TEL). The NAEP Alliance contracts will be solicited under a single Request for Proposal (RFP) to cover a full range of support for each contract component identified below. A team approach is critical to ensure a fully integrated approach to meet the needs of NAEP. The Department intends to enter into the following ten (10) contracts with qualified entities to establish an Alliance/team of contractors to carry out the NAEP Alliance:
1. Planning and Coordination - Full and Open Competition
2. Program Support Management - Small Business Set-Aside
3. Design, Analysis and Reporting - Full and Open Competition
4. Item Development - Full and Open Competition
5. Sampling and Data Collection - Full and Open Competition
6. NAEP Support and Service Center - Full and Open Competition
7. Materials, Distribution, Processing and Scoring - Full and Open Competition
8. Web/Technology Maintenance and Support - Full and Open Competition
9. NAEP Platform Development - Full and Open Competition
10. NAEP Data Warehouse - Small Business Set-Aside

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance of these contracts will be for a period of 60 months.
ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION STRATEGY
The Department anticipates releasing the RFP in October of 2018. It is also anticipated that the acquisition strategy will be a negotiated, competitive acquisition conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15.
POINTS of CONTACT for QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Questions or comments concerning this notice or its contents may be directed to 2018NAEPALLIANCE@ed.gov with a carbon copy to Endrias Leuleseged, Contract Specialist, via EMAIL ONLY to Endrias.Leuleseged@ed.gov, and Sabrina.Phillips@ed.gov, (Contracting Officer).

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