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EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE - NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRESS DAR DESIGNS ALL PILOT AND FIELD TESTS, OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES ANALYZES DATA ENSURING REPORTING OF VALID RESULTS.
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRESS DAR DESIGNS ALL PILOT AND FIELD TESTS, OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES ANALYZES DATA ENSURING REPORTING OF VALID RESULTS.
Context & Analysis
On Oct 31, 2024, Department of Education obligated $33,226,260.32 to EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE for national assessment of education progress dar designs all pilot and field tests, operational assessments, and special studies analyzes data ensuring reporting of valid results.. The award is classified under NAICS 541720 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. Competition extent: full and open competition with 2 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in WASHINGTON, DC. The contract is scheduled through Oct 31, 2026 — approximately 1 month remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Education under NAICS 541720 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Oct 31, 2026, in 5 days. Recompete signal as of Oct 18, 2026: 53/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 2 offers. 61% of 136 awards in this market (Department of Education awards in NAICS 541720 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
- Award size
- At $33.2M, this award is larger than three in four of the 162 priced Department of Education awards in NAICS 541720 over the last 3 years (median $1.0M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE has 7 other awards from Department of Education, totalling $665.6M, 2024–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Education awards in NAICS 541720 over the last 3 years.
- WESTAT, INC. — 11 awards, $217.6M
- AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES — 8 awards, $87.0M
- WESTED — 2 awards, $39.9M
- MATHEMATICA INC. — 4 awards, $22.3M
- SRI INTERNATIONAL — 1 award, $19.8M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 18, 2026.
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