Title 1 Pilot Evaluation

The purpose of this amendment is to post the solicitation. Interested offerors are instructed to read the solicitation in its entirety and comply accordingly..

The purpose of this amendment is to update the DRAFT Performance Work Statement..

The Department of Education Contracts and Acquisitions Management office located at 550 12th Street Southwest, Washington, D.C., 20202, intends to procure a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract to conduct an evaluation of up to two pilot programs authorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act: (1) Innovative Assessment and Accountability Demonstration Authority; (2) Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding. The evaluation will focus on describing implementation in initial pilot sites, challenges faced, and approaches to mitigating challenges; examine how key educational inputs, such as instructional practices and school-level spending, as well as student outcomes evolve during the pilot, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS), which shall be included in the solicitation.
This requirement will be to support the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) within the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) Institute of Education Sciences (IES),
The requirement will be competed on a Full and Open basis using FAR Part 15 procedures. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541720.
It is anticipated the solicitation will be issued electronically within 30 days after posting of this notice, and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (http://www.fbo.gov). Interested offerors are requested to submit their company information, via email, in response to the pre-solicitation notice.
Paper copies will not be made available. It is incumbent upon all interested offerors to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Any prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award, and information concerning SAM requirements may be viewed at https://www.sam.gov. Telephone requests for information will not be allowed and all questions regarding the solicitation must be emailed to ryan.battad@ed.gov, with a courtesy copy to Joseph Gibbs at joseph.gibbs@ed.gov. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, it does not restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs.
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