Wested Contracts with Department of Education

Relationship Overview

Total Contract Value: $269,397,310

Contract Count: 12

Average Contract Size: $22.4M

Sole Source Rate: 0%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

Other: $269.4M (12 contracts)

Contracts

REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY - WESTERN REGION — $45.4M
REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES (REL) 2012-2017. THE CONTRACTOR IN THE WEST REGION PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PERFORMS RESEARCH, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE REGION. — $35.2M
REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LAB — $32.0M
"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT (ESRA) MANDATES THAT THE DEPARTMENT AWARD AND ADMINISTER TEN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES (RELS). ESRA DEFINES THE TERM OF EACH REL, FIVE YEARS, AND THE CURRENT COHORT OF REL CONTRACTS EXPIRES JANUARY 2, 2017. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR REL WEST. EACH REL IS CHARGED WITH PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING THREE PRIMARY TASKS APPLIED RESEARCH WHERE EACH REL WILL ADDRESSES COMPLEX QUESTIONS ABOUT TEACHING, LEARNING, ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND EDUCATION ATTAINMENT TRAINING, COACHING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WHERE EACH REL WILL DESIGN THESE SERVICES TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS, AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE EDUCATION RESEARCH SECTOR. THE CONTENT OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THIS AREA OF WORK MUST BE CAREFULLY ASSESSED AGAINST THE RESEARCH BASE. DISSEMINATION WHERE REL DISSEMINATION FACILITATES THE WIDE SHARING OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH-RELATED INFORMATION TO SPARK NEW IDEAS, INTRODUCE INDIVIDUALS TO OTHERS WORKING ON SIMILAR ISSUES, AND REDUCE UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION. EACH TASK BUILDS ON THE OTHER, AND EACH INDIVIDUAL REL CONTRIBUTES TO AN OVERALL INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL STATES AND TERRITORIES. — $28.5M
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD THE REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY PROGRAM (REL), 2022 - 2027 FOR THE WESTERN REGION. — $23.5M
THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERFORM DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS, RISK ASSESSMENT, GRANTEE MONITORING, AS WELL AS THE OPERATIONS, SUSTAINMENT, DOCUMENTATION, TRAINING, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ON-LINE SYSTEM. — $23.3M
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD THE REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY PROGRAM 2022-2027 CYCLE FOR THE NORTHWEST REL — $20.0M
THE POLICY AND PROGRAM STUDIES SERVICE (PPSS) IN THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, EVALUATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) OFFICIALS WITH EVALUATIONS OF FEDERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (NCLB). MOST RECENTLY, PPSS HAS BEEN TASKED BY THE SECRETARY TO COORDINATE AN NCLB PROMISING PRACTICES INITIATIVE (PPI) THAT WILL FEATURE PRACTICES THAT APPEAR TO BE PROMISING BASED ON THE BEST EVIDENCE AVAILABLE. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE PPI, THIS TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR EVALUATIONS OF THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES IN PRIORITY AREAS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY. IN ORDER TO DESIGNATE A PRACTICE AS PROMISING, THE BODY OF STUDIES ON THE PRACTICE MUST MEET QUALITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY ED AND THE FINDINGS ACROSS STUDIES MUST INDICATE THAT THE PRACTICE RESULTS IN A DESIRED OUTCOME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO 1) CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING 256 EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND 2) TO CREATE PRACTICE DESCRIPTIONS, IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS AND CASE STUDIES FOR THOSE PRACTICES FOUND TO BE PROMISING. IF THIS CONTRACT IS EXTENDED FOR THE 2 OPTION YEARS, THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM THE TASKS OF THIS CONTRACT FOR 192 ADDITIONAL PRACTICES. PRACTICES THAT ARE FOUND TO BE PROMISING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET TO 1) INFORM THE WORK OF FEDERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTEES AND 2) GUIDE DECISION-MAKING IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY AT LARGE. — $17.8M
REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY — $14.9M
OII RESEARCH SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE — $13.8M
"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROCURE GRANTEE MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT'S CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE DATA COLLECTION AND GRANTEE MONITORING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES AND CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAMS. — $12.5M
THIS PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN TITLE IV, PART A, SUBPART 2, CHAPTER I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. — $2.4M

Frequently Asked Questions

How many contracts does Wested have with Department of Education?

Wested has 12 contracts with Department of Education worth a combined $269.4M.

What is the average contract size between Wested and Department of Education?

The average contract size is $22.4M.

What percentage of Wested's contracts with Department of Education are sole-source?

0% of the contracts are sole-source awards.