Council Of Chief State School Officers, Incorporated

The Council of Chief State School Officers, Incorporated (CCSSO), doing business as CCSSO, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as a key partner to federal education agencies. CCSSO provides policy guidance, technical assistance, and professional advisory services to support state education agencies and federal education initiatives. The organization has maintained an active presence in the federal marketplace since its registration in the System for Award Management in December 2001 and serves as both a prime contractor and grant recipient for various federal agencies.

CCSSO has secured eight prime federal contract awards totaling approximately $2.1 million across multiple federal agencies and program areas. The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded the largest contract, valued at $835,939.65, to provide capacity-building support for the implementation of College and Career Ready Standards across multiple curriculum areas, structured as a sole source award with a base period of one year and four option years extending through June 2029. The Bureau of Indian Education has been a consistent contracting partner, awarding CCSSO four separate contracts valued at $441,710, $287,500, $113,673, and $106,090 for membership services, statutory compliance advisory services, technical assistance, and professional development support. The National Assessment Governing Board, operating under the U.S. Department of Education, awarded two contracts totaling $377,811.71 for CCSSO's participation in and support of State Policy Task Force and Joint Policy Task Force initiatives. All contract awards to CCSSO have been issued on either sole source or non-set-aside competitive bases, with contract types structured as purchase orders and definitive contracts, reflecting CCSSO's established standing as a qualified provider for specialized education policy and technical assistance services.

CCSSO has participated in federal grant activities as both a sub-award recipient from prime grantees. The organization received sub-award grants from the Regents of the University of Minnesota for work with the National Assessment Center, awarded on October 4, 2023 and December 13, 2021, and from the University of Florida for cooperative agreement work focused on educator preparation and state education agency capacity building, awarded February 16, 2022. These grant sub-awards support CCSSO's strategic priorities in educator preparation, improving outcomes for students with disabilities and English learners, and advancing state education agency capacity in licensure, program approval, and data collection policies. The work builds upon CCSSO's participation in established federal initiatives such as the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center and leverages CCSSO's Network for Transforming Educator Preparation (NTEP) infrastructure to support state selection and assessment of education agency readiness for implementation of educator preparation models.