Department of Education

THE WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE: ORGANIZATION OF REPORTING OF EVIDENCE ON GRADUATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND NONACADEMIC OUTCOMES REQUIREMENT REVIEWS RESEARCH ON VARIOUS PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES IN EDUCATION, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING EDUCATORS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS.

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS WEB/TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

2019-20 NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID STUDY (NPSAS 2020). THE NPSAS 2020 CONTRACT IS DESIGNED TO FULFILL A REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF STUDIES, BASED LARGELY ON ADMINISTRATIVE DATA COLLECTIONS AND SOME STUDENT INTERVIEWS, TO COMPLY WITH THE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2008. THESE STUDIES ARE DESIGNED TO DESCRIBE (1) HOW STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FINANCE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND (2) STUDENTS' PERSISTENCE, ATTAINMENT, AND WORKFORCE OUTCOMES.

THIS IS A CONTRACT TO EXAMINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRIVING READERS COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY (SRCL) PROGRAM AND TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT (CLD) PROGRAM (WITH AN OPTION TO CONDUCT THE IMPACT EVALUATION, IN OPTION PERIOD I, IF DEEMED FEASIBLE).

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) CALL ORDER IS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOED) FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FSA) WITH CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS SUPPORT TO THE DOED ENTERPRISE CYBERSECURITY GROUP (ESG).

"CRITICAL FUNCTIONS"THE NCES TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM PROVIDES SUPPORT, ADMINISTRATION, AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR NCES AND ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE DISSEMINATION AND SURVEY COLLECTION WEBSITES; ENSURES THAT THE WEBSITES NCES HOSTS COMPLY WITH NCES STANDARDS, AGENCY AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES; TAKES THE LEAD IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS THAT ENSURE THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS DISSEMINATED ON THE WEBSITES; CONSULTS AND ADVISES ON TECHNICAL ISSUES AND STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION RELATED TO THE WEBSITES; IMPROVES WEBSITE ARCHITECTURE TO PROVIDE HIGHER QUALITY SERVICES; AND DEVELOPS NEW SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE WORKFLOW AND PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO THE NCES TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM IN ITS EFFORT TO DEVELOP, UPDATE, AND IMPROVE NCES WEBSITES.

: FEDERAL STUDENT AID'S VIRTUAL DATA CENTER, PROVIDING CENTRALIZED HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED SERVICES TO SUPPORT FEDERAL STUDENT AID MISSION OF SERVICING STUDENT LOANS.

THE IPEDS CONTRACT IS THE DEPARTMENTS CORE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM. THE IPEDS IS COMPRISED OF INSTITUTION-LEVEL DATA USED TO DESCRIBE TRENDS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE INSTITUTION, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF EVALUATION OF PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, PHASE I, TO LEARN WHAT PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 5 YEARS OLD ARE RECEIVING, AND THE FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING AN IMPACT STUDY ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS.

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS PLANNING AND COORDINATION CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION