National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) RFI

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) has issued a Request for Information to conduct market research and determine if sufficient interest and capability exists in the marketplace for The Review of Cost Structures for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). This notice is NOT a request for proposals (RFP), but is an invitation for potential offerors to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant knowledge, skills and capabilities. Information submitted in response to this Request for Information (RFI) may be used to assist the Department in finalizing its acquisition strategy.

Disclaimer: The Department will not pay for the provision of any information nor will it compensate any respondents for providing this information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will accrue as a result of the submission of a response or use of such information. This notice does not obligate the Government to award any contract to any interested party, nor does it restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach.

Feedback to Statement of Objectives (SOO) Instructions

The department is seeking feedback and input to the draft Statement of Objectives (SOO). Feedback and/or questions should reference the page number and paragraph when applicable. The finalized NAEP Alliance Performance Work Statement (PWS) has been included as a reference document.

Capability Statement Instructions

In response to the attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO), the Department hereby solicits capability statements from eligible, interested parties. Capability Statements shall be no longer than 3 pages (single-spaced, with a minimum of one-inch margins and 12 point font) and shall contain the basic information listed below.

BASIC INFORMATION

a) Company Name:

b) Address:

c) Point of Contact (include contact information such as a corporate email address and website URL):

d) Previous contract(s) performing same or similar services as identified in this notice overall contract value; Agency/Business Entity contracted with; brief overview of services performed:

e) GSA Holder? If yes, GSA Contract number:

f) Are you a small business/large business/not-for-profit/educational institution? Please also include all socioeconomic categories for your company:

CAPABILITY STATEMENT CONTENT AREAS (subject to 3 page limit)

The Department does not intend to post a Questions and Answers amendment to this notice. Instead, the Department intends to take those questions as items that will be utilized to strengthen the Department's RFP/Solicitation documents.

Respondents may be contacted for additional information and/or invited to discuss your approach/questions. A letter stating your interest or requesting a copy of the solicitation is NOT sufficient to determine contractor capability. Failure to respond to this market research does NOT prohibit vendors from responding to the resulting solicitation, should one be issued in the future.

NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME and no date has been established for the RFP issuance.

Capability Statement Submission Deadline

The deadline for submitting Capability Statements and Basic Information responses is October 21, 2022 by 2:00 P.M. (EST) via e-mail to the following: Arita.edwards@ed.gov, and cc: David.geary@ed.gov.

Primary Point of Contact: Arita Edwards Contracting Officer Arita.edwards@ed.gov

Secondary Point of Contact: David Geary Contracting Officer David.geary@ed.gov

Thank you,

David B. Geary

Contracting Officer/Team Lead

Education Sciences Contracts Group (ESCG)

Contracts & Acquisition Management

U.S. Department of Education

(303) 844-3147

CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION/GENERAL PROCUREMENT AND ACQUISITION