Department of Education Contracts in Maryland

Agency State Spending Overview

The Department of Education has obligated $1,994,456,753 in federal contract spending performed in Maryland across 39 contract awards. Of these awards, 100% were competitively bid, meaning multiple companies submitted proposals for the work. Small businesses account for 0% of the agency's contract awards in the state. The top contractor receiving Department of Education dollars in Maryland is Westat, Inc. with $991.0M. This spending represents a significant portion of the federal government's economic activity in Maryland and supports jobs across multiple industry sectors.

Overview

Total Spending: $1,994,456,753

Contract Count: 39

Average Contract Size: $51.1M

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Top Contractors

Companies receiving the most Department of Education contract dollars in Maryland, ranked by total obligated value.

1. Westat, Inc. — $991.0M (15 contracts)
2. FMS Investment Corp — $516.8M (2 contracts)
3. Csra LLC — $284.4M (2 contracts)
4. PPS Infotech LLC — $98.7M (7 contracts)
5. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc — $42.4M (1 contracts)
6. Synergy Enterprises, Inc — $30.2M (4 contracts)
7. Optumserve Technology Services, Inc. — $14.6M (1 contracts)
8. LPE Associates, LLC — $5.5M (2 contracts)
9. LPE Strategy LLC — $3.7M (1 contracts)
10. A Square Group LLC — $3.6M (1 contracts)
11. LUX Consulting Group, Inc. — $2.5M (1 contracts)
12. THE Manhattan Strategy Group LLC — $629.4K (1 contracts)
13. Development Services Group, Inc — $449.2K (1 contracts)

Spending by Sector

How Department of Education's contract spending in Maryland is distributed across industry sectors.

• R&D: $944.0M (12 contracts)
• Other: $649.2M (16 contracts)
• IT: $401.3M (11 contracts)

Contracts

• "CRITICAL FUNCTIONS" IGF::CT::IGF THE SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION CONTRACTOR DESIGNS AND CONDUCTS THE SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AND PREPARES THE SAMPLING AND VARIANCE ESTIMATION WEIGHTS FOR THE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, PILOT TESTS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) FOR THE 2013-2017 ASSESSMENT CYCLES. ADDITIONALLY, THE SDC CONTRACTOR CONDUCTS THE NAEP HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY (HSTS). THE SDC CONTRACTOR SHALL PURSUE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE LINES OF METHODOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL INQUIRY FOR IMPROVING SAMPLING, DATA COLLECTION AND WEIGHTING METHODOLOGIES THAT WILL STRATEGICALLY POSITION NAEP AND THE HSTS TO MEET THE UPCOMING CHALLENGES IN THE NEXT DECADE SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY-BASED AND MULTI-STAGE ADAPTIVE TESTING; MAKING NAEP MORE EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT BY LINKING WITH OTHER STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS; AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE BROADEST RANGE OF STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. — $344.4M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTION" - IGF::CT::IGF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY PERFORMS COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES ON DEBTS RESULTING FROM NON-PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS MADE UNDER THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STUDENT AID LOAN PROGRAMS. — $284.2M
• NAEP 2008 -2012 SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECGTION — $242.5M
• PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY PERFORMS COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES ON DEBTS RESULTING FROM NON-PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS MADE UNDER THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STUDENT AID LOAN PROGRAMS. — $232.5M
• TIME AND MATERIALS TASK FOR ENTERPRISE DATA ARCHITECTURE ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES — $224.4M
• NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS - SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION — $124.1M
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ED'S COMPUTER NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE. — $60.0M
• THE DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY, KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2022 THROUGH 2023 PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, PRESCHOOL, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDIES. — $46.7M
• ERIC — $42.4M
• FIRST INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL CONTRACT PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING STUDY (PIRLS), AND PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ADULT COMPETENCIES (PIAAC). PIRLS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT FOCUSES ON THE READING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF FOURTH-GRADERS. PISA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS READING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE LITERACY, AS WELL AS, OCCASIONALLY, OTHER SUBJECTS SUCH AS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. PIAAC IS AN INTERNATIONAL HOUSEHOLD STUDY, WHICH IN CYCLE 1-2011-2017 MEASURED ADULTS BASIC SKILLS IN LITERACY, NUMERACY, LITERACY COMPONENTS, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN TECHNOLOGY-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. THIS NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) WITHIN THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES (IES) OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) CONTRACT PROVIDES SERVICES THAT WILL BE PART OF THE LARGER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM THAT NCES HAS PARTICIPATED IN THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD), THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (IEA), MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. — $42.0M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTION" IGF::CT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) SUPPORT AND SERVICE CENTER IS TO FULLY SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAEP PROGRAM THROUGHOUT STATES AND DISTRICTS. THE SERVICE CENTER WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT TO JURISDICTIONS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO NAEP STATE AND DISTRICT COORDINATORS. THE SERVICE CENTER WILL PROVIDE PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, AND MATERIALS FOR ALL PHASES OF THE VARIOUS NAEP ASSESSMENTS AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT COORDINATORS CAN COMPLETE THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF NAEP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES. STATE COORDINATORS ARE A LIAISON BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. THE COORDINATOR POSITION WITHIN THE STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES CREATES A CLOSER LINK BETWEEN A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THAT ARE SAMPLED TO PARTICIPATE IN NAEP ASSESSMENTS. THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AN INCREASED LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF NAEP WITHIN THEIR AGENCY, IN DISTRICTS, AND WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. — $32.2M
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CHILDREN'S EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY. THE ECLS-K:2011 WILL COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S SCHOOL, CLASSROOM, TEACHER, AND FAMILY. — $31.1M
• IGF::OT::IGF "OTHER FUNCTIONS" THIS CONTRACT IS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY, KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2010-2011, THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT (ECLS-K: 2011) AND DESIGNED FOR DATA COLLECTIONS FOR THE THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE YEARS. THE PURPOSE OF THE ECLS-K:2011 IS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CHILDREN EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY. — $28.2M
• EAI/ITA MAINTENANCE SERVICES — $27.2M
• THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE FEDERAL TAXPAYER INFORMATION (FTI) MODULE SUPPORT SERVICES. — $21.9M
• THIS TASK ORDER IS TRANSFERRED FROM PREVIOUS GSA SCHEDULE CONTRACT GS-35F-0372L AND IS FOR THE FULL RANGE OF TECHNICAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PAS IAM APPLICATIONS. — $21.1M
• NAAL FOLLOW-UP STUDY: REAL WORLD TASKS — $19.7M
• "OTHER FUNCTIONS" IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO FACILIATE THE US PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM FOR STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA) 2015. PISA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT FOCUSES ON 15-YEAR-OLDS' PERFORMANCE IN READING LITERACY, MATHEMATICS LITERACY, AND SCIENCE LITERACY EVERY THREE YEARS. PISA ALSO ASSESSES OTHER SUBJECTS, ALTHOUGH LESS FREQUENTLY, SUCH AS GENERAL PROBLEM-SOLVING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. PISA EMPHASIZES FUNCTIONAL SKILLS THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED AS THEY NEAR THE END OF MANDATORY SCHOOLING. — $16.7M
• PAS LIMITED SOURCE BRIDGE TASK ORDER — $15.8M
• THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) HAS A REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT AN IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION OF HOW STATES, SCHOOLS, AND DISTRICTS ARE USING TITLE I AND TITLE II FUNDS AND TO EXAMINE STUDENT OUTCOME TRENDS PRE- AND POST-REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA). — $15.6M

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Department of Education spend on contracts in Maryland?

Department of Education has $2.0B in federal contracts performed in Maryland across 39 awards.

What is the competition rate for Department of Education contracts in Maryland?

100% of Department of Education's contracts in Maryland were competitively awarded.

Which contractors win the most Department of Education work in Maryland?

The top contractors include Westat, Inc., FMS Investment Corp, Csra LLC.

What industries receive Department of Education contract dollars in Maryland?

Department of Education's spending spans R&D, Other, IT.

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