Regional educational laboratory FY21/FY22 acquisition
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 3 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- 91990020R0032
- Agency
- Department of Education
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Washington DC 20202 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education intends to award nine five-year contracts for Regional Educational Laboratory services across nine regions to support research, training, and technical assistance objectives. Interested parties must submit capability statements by September 2nd addressing their qualifications for a specific region, which will be evaluated based on experience, regional qualifications, and small business status. The Department will use responses to vendor questions submitted by August 26th to determine if set-asides are appropriate for each region's contract award.
No set-asides have been designated at this time. The contracts have a total period of performance of 60 months, and RELs will produce an unlimited number of research reports and white papers annually based on a review process estimated to average 4.5 months for proposals and 9-11 months for interim and final reports. Each REL will support the program through conducting applied research, evaluations, technical support, and dissemination activities across their assigned region. The NAICS code is 541511 and PSC code is R497, with incumbent contractors yet to be identified.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
The Department requests capability statements in order to evaluate what, if any, set aside determinations are appropriate for each region. The Department will not make a small business set aside determination for the program as a whole. Rather, we will rely on the information provided for each region in order to determine whether a set aside is appropriate for each region that will result in a contract award. This means that if you intend to submit more than one proposal (i.e., a proposal for more than one region), you are strongly encouraged to submit a capability statement for each region for which you will be submitting a proposal. We reserve the right to use other resources and information to inform our acquisition strategy.
The Department will not review generic capability statements because generic capability statements tell us nothing about your ability to execute a REL contract. Rather, we will only review capability statements that conform to the specifications provided below.
The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) intends to award nine 60-month contracts to qualified entities to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for nine of the 10 REL regions.[1] See Appendix A for the names of the regions and their constituent states or jurisdictions. Each REL will be part of a program of 10 RELs authorized under the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) of 2002, Part D, Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9564). The REL program is administered by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)[2] in the US Department of Education (the Department).
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The Department values an approach where substantive work in a meaningful capacity is performed by small business. Please see page 86 in the attached RFI, Section “Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Add your business to the Interested Vendors List and click on the Follow button, if you are interested in potential sub-contracting/teaming, and/or to receive further information on this solicitation.
The RFI deadline has been extended to 2pm EST on September 2, 2020.
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*** This update attaches the Responses to Vendor Questions for the RFI, Appendix E Review Process, and the Updated Guidance on Security Clearance.***
Update #2 ·
The Department requests capability statements in order to evaluate what, if any, set aside determinations are appropriate for each region. The Department will not make a small business set aside determination for the program as a whole. Rather, we will rely on the information provided for each region in order to determine whether a set aside is appropriate for each region that will result in a contract award. This means that if you intend to submit more than one proposal (i.e., a proposal for more than one region), you are strongly encouraged to submit a capability statement for each region for which you will be submitting a proposal. We reserve the right to use other resources and information to inform our acquisition strategy.
The Department will not review generic capability statements because generic capability statements tell us nothing about your ability to execute a REL contract. Rather, we will only review capability statements that conform to the specifications provided below.
The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) intends to award nine 60-month contracts to qualified entities to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for nine of the 10 REL regions.[1] See Appendix A for the names of the regions and their constituent states or jurisdictions. Each REL will be part of a program of 10 RELs authorized under the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) of 2002, Part D, Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9564). The REL program is administered by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)[2] in the US Department of Education (the Department).
** The Department values an approach where substantive work in a meaningful capacity is performed by small business. Please see page 86 in the attached RFI, Section “Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Add your business to the Interested Vendors List and click on the Follow button, if you are interested in potential sub-contracting/teaming, and/or to receive further information on this solicitation.**
**The RFI deadline has been extended to 2pm EST on September 2, 2020.**
Update #1 ·
The Department requests capability statements in order to evaluate what, if any, set aside determinations are appropriate for each region. The Department will not make a small business set aside determination for the program as a whole. Rather, we will rely on the information provided for each region in order to determine whether a set aside is appropriate for each region that will result in a contract award. This means that if you intend to submit more than one proposal (i.e., a proposal for more than one region), you are strongly encouraged to submit a capability statement for each region for which you will be submitting a proposal. We reserve the right to use other resources and information to inform our acquisition strategy.
The Department will not review generic capability statements because generic capability statements tell us nothing about your ability to execute a REL contract. Rather, we will only review capability statements that conform to the specifications provided below.
The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) intends to award nine 60-month contracts to qualified entities to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for nine of the 10 REL regions.[1] See Appendix A for the names of the regions and their constituent states or jurisdictions. Each REL will be part of a program of 10 RELs authorized under the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) of 2002, Part D, Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9564). The REL program is administered by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)[2] in the US Department of Education (the Department).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Appendix E Review Process.pdf | ||
| Responses to Vendor Questions from the RFI.pdf | ||
| Updated Guidance on Security Clearances.pdf | ||
| REL - RFI - final.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Regional educational laboratory FY21/FY22 acquisition | Award Notice | |
| Regional educational laboratory FY21/FY22 acquisition | Award Notice | |
| Regional educational laboratory FY21/FY22 acquisition | Award Notice | |
| Regional educational laboratory FY21/FY22 acquisition | Solicitation | |
| Regional educational laboratory FY21/FY22 acquisition | Pre-Solicitation |
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