This contract expires in 100 days (Feb 3, 2027).
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE - 2023-24 NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID STUDY (NPSAS: 2024) & POSTSECONDARY LONGITUDINAL STUDIES. NPSAS IS A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY THAT PROVIDES INFO ABOUT THE COSTS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND HOW STUDENTS AND FAMILIES PAY FOR THESE COSTS.
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2023-24 NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID STUDY (NPSAS: 2024) & POSTSECONDARY LONGITUDINAL STUDIES. NPSAS IS A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY THAT PROVIDES INFO ABOUT THE COSTS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND HOW STUDENTS AND FAMILIES PAY FOR THESE COSTS.
Context & Analysis
On Feb 15, 2022, Department of Education obligated $24,360,991.74 to RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE for 2023-24 national postsecondary student aid study (npsas: 2024) & postsecondary longitudinal studies. npsas is a cross-sectional study that provides info about the costs of postsecondary education and …. The award is classified under NAICS 541720 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. Competition extent: full and open competition with 1 offer received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in DURHAM, NC. The contract is scheduled through Feb 3, 2027 — approximately 3 months 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 Feb 3, 2027, in 3 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 19, 2026: 80/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 1 offer. 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 $24.4M, 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
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE has 15 other awards from Department of Education, totalling $97.0M, 2015–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Education awards in NAICS 541720 over the last 3 years.
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- AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES — 8 awards, $87.0M
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- MATHEMATICA INC. — 4 awards, $22.3M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 19, 2026.
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